Patents by Inventor Takuya Shimamoto

Takuya Shimamoto 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: 5360894
    Abstract: This invention relates to a gene which codes for the IL-6 gene expression inducing nuclear factor C/EBP2 capable of binding sequence-specifically to the palindrome structure SEQ ID NO:2 located in the transcriptional regulatory region of the IL-6 gene; an expression plasmid with the C/EBP2 gene incorporated therein; an transformant harboring the expression plasmid; a recombinant C/EBP2 obtained by expressing the C/EBP2 gene; and a method of producing the recombinant C/EBP2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Tadamitsu Kishimoto
    Inventors: Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Toshio Hirano, Shizuo Akira, Hiroshi Isshiki, Osamu Tanabe, Shigemi Kinoshita, Takuya Shimamoto
  • Patent number: 5215892
    Abstract: This invention relates to a gene which codes for the IL-6 gene expression inducing nuclear factor C/EBP2 capable of binding sequence-specifically to the palindrome structure SEQ ID NO:2 located in the transcriptional regulatory region of the IL-6 gene; an expression plasmid with the C/EBP2 gene incorporated therein; an transformant harboring the expression plasmid; a recombinant C/EBP2 obtained by expressing the C/EBP2 gene; and a method of producing the recombinant C/EBP2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Tadamitsu Kishimoto
    Inventors: Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Toshio Hirano, Shizuo Akira, Hiroshi Isshiki, Osamu Tanabe, Shigemi Kinoshita, Takuya Shimamoto