Patents by Inventor Ryutaro Teraoka

Ryutaro Teraoka 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).

  • Inhibitor of TGF-? activation reaction
    Patent number: 7732401
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a substance(s), especially a peptide(s) capable of inhibiting the TGF-? activation reaction. The present invention provides a peptide consisting of 11 to 50 amino acid residues, which comprises an amino acid sequence Gln-Ile-Leu-Ser-X1-X2-X3-X4-Ala-Ser-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein each of X1 to X4 independently represents any given amino acid residue, and X1-X2-X3-X4 is a sequence that is not Lys-Leu-Arg-Leu (SEQ ID NO: 12) and is not cleavable by proteases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Riken
    Inventors: Souichi Kojima, Ryutaro Teraoka
  • INHIBITOR OF TGF-BETA ACTIVATION REACTION
    Publication number: 20080280827
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a substance(s), especially a peptide(s) capable of inhibiting the TGF-? activation reaction. The present invention provides a peptide consisting of 11 to 50 amino acid residues, which comprises an amino acid sequence Gln-Ile-Leu-Ser-X1-X2-X3-X4-Ala-Ser-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein each of X1 to X4 independently represents any given amino acid residue, and X1-X2-X3-X4 is a sequence that is not Lys-Leu-Arg-Leu (SEQ ID NO: 12) and is not cleavable by proteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Souichi KOJIMA, Ryutaro TERAOKA