Patents by Inventor Yayoi Obata

Yayoi Obata 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: 11773368
    Abstract: A problem of this invention it to provide a method for differentiate a primordial germ cell into a functional GV stage oocyte by in vitro culture. This invention relates to a method for differentiating a primordial germ cell into a functional GV stage oocyte by in vitro culture, comprising: (a) a step of producing a secondary follicle by culturing the primordial germ cell and supporting cells adjacent to the primordial germ cells under conditions that eliminate the effects of estrogen or a factor having a similar function to estrogen; (b) a step of partially dissociating cells between a granulosa cell layer and a thecal cell layer, wherein an oocyte, the granulosa cell layer, and the thecal cell layer constitute the produced secondary follicle; and (c) a step of differentiating the oocyte into a functional GV stage oocyte by culturing the oocyte, the granulosa cell layer, and the thecal cell layer that constitute the secondary follicle in a medium containing a high-molecular-weight compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL CORPORATED
    Inventors: Yayoi Obata, Yuji Hirao, Katsuhiko Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20180251729
    Abstract: A problem of this invention it to provide a method for differentiate a primordial germ cell into a functional GV stage oocyte by in vitro culture. This invention relates to a method for differentiating a primordial germ cell into a functional GV stage oocyte by in vitro culture, comprising: (a) a step of producing a secondary follicle by culturing the primordial germ cell and supporting cells adjacent to the primordial germ cells under conditions that eliminate the effects of estrogen or a factor having a similar function to estrogen; (b) a step of partially dissociating cells between a granulosa cell layer and a thecal cell layer, wherein an oocyte, the granulosa cell layer, and the thecal cell layer constitute the produced secondary follicle; and (c) a step of differentiating the oocyte into a functional GV stage oocyte by culturing the oocyte, the granulosa cell layer, and the thecal cell layer that constitute the secondary follicle in a medium containing a high-molecular-weight compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yayoi OBATA, Yuji HIRAO, Katsuhiko HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20100122364
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for constructing a nucleus-implanted egg, a parthenogenetic embryo and for producing a parthenogenetic mammal each having 2 haploid genome sets originating in mammalian ova, and provides methods of constructing a nucleus-implanted egg having a haploid genome set derived from primitive ovarian follicle egg (ng ovum) and a haploid genome set from MII phase (second meiosis metaphase) egg (fg ovum), a parthenogenetic embryo and a parthenogenetic mammal, including steps (1) introducing ng ovum into a nucleus-deleted deleted germinal vesicle stage (GV) egg, developing the obtained egg to MII phase by in vitro maturing and culturing to prepare a first nucleus-implanted egg, and (2) extracting MII phase chromosome from the first nucleus-implanted egg and introducing it into other fg ovum to prepare a second nucleus-implanted egg, wherein a ng or fg ovum from which an imprinted gene undergoing epigenetic modification during sperm generation is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Tomohiro KONO, Yayoi Obata, Manabu Kawahara
  • Patent number: 7659443
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for constructing a nucleus-implanted egg, a parthenogenetic embryo and for producing a parthenogenetic mammal each having 2 haploid genome sets originating in mammalian ova, and provides methods of constructing a nucleus-implanted egg having a haploid genome set derived from primitive ovarian follicle egg (ng ovum) and a haploid genome set from MII phase (second meiosis metaphase) egg (fg ovum), a parthenogenetic embryo and a parthenogenetic mammal, including steps (1) introducing ng ovum into a nucleus-deleted deleted germinal vesicle stage (GV) egg, developing the obtained egg to MII phase by in vitro maturing and culturing to prepare a first nucleus-implanted egg, and (2) extracting MII phase chromosome from the first nucleus-implanted egg and introducing it into other fg ovum to prepare a second nucleus-implanted egg, wherein a ng or fg ovum from which an imprinted gene undergoing epigenetic modification during sperm generation is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Tokyo University of Agriculture Educational Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kono, Yayoi Obata, Manabu Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20090031437
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for constructing a nucleus-implanted egg, a parthenogenetic embryo and for producing a parthenogenetic mammal each having 2 haploid genome sets originating in mammarian ova, and provides methods of constructing a nucleus-implanted egg having a haploid genome set derived from ng ovum and a haploid genome set from fg ovum, a parthenogenetic embryo and a parthenogenetic mammal, which includes the steps of (1) introducing a primitive ovarian follicle egg (ng ovum) into a nucleus-deleted egg in a germinal vesicle stage (GV stage egg) and then developing them to MII phase (second meiosis metaphase) by in vitro maturing and culturing to prepare a first nucleus-implanted egg, and (2) extracting MII phase chromosome from said first nucleus-implanted egg and introducing it into other MII phase egg (fg ovum) to prepare a second nucleus-implanted egg, wherein ovum from which an imprinted gene that undergoes gene modification posteriori during the generation of sperm is deleted
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Tokyo University of Agriculture
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kono, Yayoi Obata, Manabu Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20060212948
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of constructing a nucleus-implanted egg, a parthenogenetic embryo and a parthenogenetic mammal each having 2 haploid genome sets originating in mammarian ova, and provides methods of constructing a nucleus-implanted egg having a haploid genome set derived from ng ovum and a haploid genome set from fg ovum, a parthenogenetic embryo and a parthenogenetic mammal, which includes the steps of (1) introducing a primitive ovarian follicle egg (ng ovum) into a nucleus-deleted egg in a germinal vesicle stage (GV stage egg) and then developing them to MII phase (second meiosis metaphase) by in vitro maturing and culturing to prepare a first nucleus-implanted egg, and (2) extracting MII phase chromosome from said first nucleus-implanted egg and introducing it into other MII phase egg (fg ovum) to prepare a second nucleus-implanted egg, wherein ovum from which an imprinted gene that undergoes gene modification posteriori during the generation of sperm is deleted is used as the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kono, Yayoi Obata