Patents by Inventor Masataka YANAGAWA

Masataka YANAGAWA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for evaluating activity of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
    Patent number: 11002728
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a method for evaluating a medicinal substance targeting a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating the activity of a GPCR comprising a step of bringing a target substance into contact with a cell expressing a GPCR on the cell membrane; and a step of determining the diffusive dynamics of the GPCR on the cell membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: RIKEN
    Inventors: Masataka Yanagawa, Yasushi Sako, Michio Hiroshima, Masato Yasui, Masahiro Ueda, Yuichi Togashi
  • METHOD FOR EVALUATING ACTIVITY OF G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR (GPCR)
    Publication number: 20180306779
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a method for evaluating a medicinal substance targeting a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating the activity of a GPCR comprising a step of bringing a target substance into contact with a cell expressing a GPCR on the cell membrane; and a step of determining the diffusive dynamics of the GPCR on the cell membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Masataka YANAGAWA, Yasushi SAKO, Michio HIROSHIMA, Masato YASUI, Masahiro UEDA, Yuichi TOGASHI