Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Yokoyama

Shigeyuki Yokoyama 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).

  • Patent number: 12275687
    Abstract: To provide a novel class-A GPCR antagonist, a production method therefor, or a novel compound that interacts with a Na+-water cluster binding site of a class-A GPCR. Used is a compound or a salt thereof comprising a structure comprising a class-A GPCR-binding compound linked to a functional group that can bind to a Na+-water cluster binding site of the class-A GPCR. Also used is a method for producing a class-A GPCR antagonist, comprising the step of linking one compound with another compound that can bind to a Na+-water cluster binding site of the class-A GPCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: RIKEN
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tetsuya Hori
  • Patent number: 11787877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment thereof as a human IgG antibody including at least one lysine derivative in a constant region of the human IgG antibody; a modified antibody or antibody fragment thereof, wherein the lysine derivative is modified; a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; a vector including the nucleic acid; a transformed cell obtained by introducing the vector into a host cell; a method for producing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; and a composition containing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: RIKEN, KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sakamoto, Kazumasa Ohtake, Yoshimi Yamaguchi, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tatsuo Yanagisawa, Akiko Matsumoto, Akifumi Kato, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Kaname Kimura, Masakazu Homma
  • Patent number: 11618777
    Abstract: In order to provide a membrane protein production method which does not require the step of solubilizing a membrane protein and which allows the membrane protein having an excellent quality to be obtained with a high yield, a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step (a) of preparing a reaction solution for cell-free protein synthesis, the reaction solution containing (i) a template nucleic acid which encodes the membrane protein, (ii) a lipid, and (iii) a detergent which is contained at a concentration equal to or higher than a critical micelle concentration; and a step (b) of synthesizing the membrane protein while the concentration of the detergent in the reaction solution is maintained at a concentration equal to or higher than a critical micelle concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20210324363
    Abstract: Obtained is: a method for efficiently producing a polypeptide containing a non-canonical amino acid; a method for incorporating a non-canonical amino acid into a polypeptide; a method for producing tRNA bound to a non-canonical amino acid; a a non-canonical amino acid incorporation system; a material for use in these methods; or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kensaku SAKAMOTO, Atsushi YAMAGUCHI, Fumie KIMURA, Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA, Tatsuo YANAGISAWA, Eiko SEKI, Mitsuo KURATANI
  • Publication number: 20210107997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment thereof as a human IgG antibody including at least one lysine derivative in a constant region of the human IgG antibody; a modified antibody or antibody fragment thereof, wherein the lysine derivative is modified; a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; a vector including the nucleic acid; a transformed cell obtained by introducing the vector into a host cell; a method for producing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; and a composition containing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicants: RIKEN, KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sakamoto, Kazumasa Ohtake, Yoshimi Yamaguchi, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tatsuo Yanagisawa, Akiko Matsumoto, Akifumi Kato, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Kaname Kimura, Masakazu Homma
  • Patent number: 10906990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment thereof as a human IgG antibody including at least one lysine derivative in a constant region of the human IgG antibody; a modified antibody or antibody fragment thereof, wherein the lysine derivative is modified; a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; a vector including the nucleic acid; a transformed cell obtained by introducing the vector into a host cell; a method for producing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; and a composition containing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: RIKEN, KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Sakamoto, Kazumasa Ohtake, Yoshimi Yamaguchi, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tatsuo Yanagisawa, Akiko Matsumoto, Akifumi Kato, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Kaname Kimura, Masakazu Homma
  • Publication number: 20200199168
    Abstract: To provide a novel class-A GPCR antagonist, a production method therefor, or a novel compound that interacts with a Na+-water cluster binding site of a class-A GPCR. Used is a compound or a salt thereof comprising a structure comprising a class-A GPCR-binding compound linked to a functional group that can bind to a Na+-water cluster binding site of the class-A GPCR. Also used is a method for producing a class-A GPCR antagonist, comprising the step of linking one compound with another compound that can bind to a Na+-water cluster binding site of the class-A GPCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA, Tetsuya HORI
  • Patent number: 10406141
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound capable of being used as an active ingredient of an anti-cancer agent. To provide an anti-cancer agent with few side effects, an object of the present invention is to provide a compound capable of selectively inhibiting the target, i.e., DOCK1, or a salt thereof. The pyridinone compound of the present invention is represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each represents C1-6 alkyl; and R3 is a group represented by, for example, Formula (3) below: wherein R5 in the group represented by Formula (3) is hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Fukui, Takehito Uruno, Motomu Kanai, Shigeki Matsunaga, Takahiro Shirai, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Teruki Honma, Mutsuko Niino, Daisuke Takaya
  • Publication number: 20190194286
    Abstract: In order to provide a membrane protein production method which does not require the step of solubilizing a membrane protein and which allows the membrane protein having an excellent quality to be obtained with a high yield, a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step (a) of preparing a reaction solution for cell-free protein synthesis, the reaction solution containing (i) a template nucleic acid which encodes the membrane protein, (ii) a lipid, and (iii) a detergent which is contained at a concentration equal to or higher than a critical micelle concentration; and a step (b) of synthesizing the membrane protein while the concentration of the detergent in the reaction solution is maintained at a concentration equal to or higher than a critical micelle concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190127488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment thereof as a human IgG antibody including at least one lysine derivative in a constant region of the human IgG antibody; a modified antibody or antibody fragment thereof, wherein the lysine derivative is modified; a nucleic acid including a nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; a vector including the nucleic acid; a transformed cell obtained by introducing the vector into a host cell; a method for producing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof; and a composition containing the antibody or antibody fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: RIKEN, KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku SAKAMOTO, Kazumasa OHTAKE, Yoshimi YAMAGUCHI, Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA, Tatsuo YANAGISAWA, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Akifumi KATO, Yasuhisa SHIRAISHI, Kaname KIMURA, Masakazu HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20180028515
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound capable of being used as an active ingredient of an anti-cancer agent. To provide an anti-cancer agent with few side effects, an object of the present invention is to provide a compound capable of selectively inhibiting the target, i.e., DOCK1, or a salt thereof. The pyridinone compound of the present invention is represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each represents C1-6 alkyl; and R3 is a group represented by, for example, Formula (3) below: wherein R5 in the group represented by Formula (3) is hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori FUKUI, Takehito URUNO, Motomu KANAI, Shigeki MATSUNAGA, Takahiro SHIRAI, Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA, Teruki HONMA, Mutsuko NIINO, Daisuke TAKAYA
  • Patent number: 9873879
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having higher specificity and binding activity against a target substance than those of nucleic acid aptamers obtained by conventional methods. The present invention provides a transcribable or replicable nucleic acid aptamer comprising a natural nucleotide and a non-natural nucleotide having an artificial base-pairable artificial base. The present invention also provides a method for sequencing a non-natural nucleotide-containing single-stranded nucleic acid molecule selected from a single-stranded nucleic acid library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Tagcyx Biotechnologies
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Rie Yamashige, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9857362
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently and conveniently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having high specificity for and high binding activity against a target substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TAGCYX BIOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20170298051
    Abstract: An AdipoR activator for activating both AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 is provided. A compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or the like, Y1 is (CHR2)a— or the like, X is CH or N, R1 is a C1-7 alkyl group, m is an integer of 0-4, Y2 is *—O—CH2—CONH—, *—CONH—(CH2)b—CO— or the like, Z is a cyclic group, B may be a substituent of the cyclic group represented by Z, and n is an integer of 0-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, RIKEN
    Inventors: Takashi KADOWAKI, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Miki Iwabu, Masato Iwabu, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Teruki Honma
  • Publication number: 20170073683
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having higher specificity and binding activity against a target substance than those of nucleic acid aptamers obtained by conventional methods. The present invention provides a transcribable or replicable nucleic acid aptamer comprising a natural nucleotide and a non-natural nucleotide having an artificial base-pairable artificial base. The present invention also provides a method for sequencing a non-natural nucleotide-containing single-stranded nucleic acid molecule selected from a single-stranded nucleic acid library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: TAGCYX BIOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Rie Yamashige, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9540650
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having higher specificity and binding activity against a target substance than those of nucleic acid aptamers obtained by conventional methods. The present invention provides a transcribable or replicable nucleic acid aptamer comprising a natural nucleotide and a non-natural nucleotide having an artificial base-pairable artificial base. The present invention also provides a method for sequencing a non-natural nucleotide-containing single-stranded nucleic acid molecule selected from a single-stranded nucleic acid library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TAGCYX BIOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Rie Yamashige, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20160299131
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently and conveniently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having high specificity for and high binding activity against a target substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: TAGCYX BIOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20160289680
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a method for efficiently and conveniently producing a nucleic acid aptamer, particularly, a DNA aptamer, having high specificity for and high binding activity against a target substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TAGCYX BIOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ichiro Hirao, Michiko Hirao, Shigeyuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20160214967
    Abstract: An AdipoR activator for activating both AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 is provided. A compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or the like, Y1 is (CHR2)a— or the like, X is CH or N, R1 is a C1-7 alkyl group, m is an integer of 0-4, Y2 is *—O—CH2—CONH—, *—CONH—(CH2)b—CO— or the like, Z is a cyclic group, B may be a substituent of the cyclic group represented by Z, and n is an integer of 0-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, RIKEN
    Inventors: Takashi KADOWAKI, Toshimasa YAMAUCHI, Miki IWABU, Masato IWABU, Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA, Teruki HONMA
  • Patent number: 9340790
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method of producing a recombinant bacterium for production of a non-natural protein, including: (1) expressing tRNA in a bacterium, which tRNA recognizes UAG codon; (2) expressing an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in the bacterium, which aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase acylates the tRNA with a non-natural amino acid or an ?-hydroxy acid; (3) (i) introducing a DNA construct into the bacterium, which DNA construct is for expressing, in the absence of a release factor for terminating translation at UAG codon, a function of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of genes each of which loses its function when a gene that codes for the release factor is defective and/or introducing an alteration into said at least one gene in a chromosome of the bacterium, which alteration is for expressing the function of said at least one gene in the absence of the release factor; and (4) causing the gene that codes for the release factor in the bacterium to be defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: RIKEN
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Takahito Mukai, Kensaku Sakamoto, Akiko Matsumoto