Patents by Inventor Yu Ohki

Yu Ohki 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).

  • OLIGODENDROCYTE-SPECIFIC PROMOTER, MIRNA SPECIFIC TO PLP1 GENE,VECTOR INCLUDING SAID PROMOTER AND/OR MIRNA, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAID VECTOR
    Publication number: 20210087560
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vector capable of oligodendrocyte-specifically suppressing expression of the PLP1 gene for treating PMD caused by abnormality of the PLP1 gene, and a promoter and miRNA therefor, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the vector. The oligodendrocyte-specific promoter of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid having a sequence identity of at least 90% to a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. The miRNA of the present invention specific to the PLP1 gene comprises a pair of nucleotide sequences consisting of a specific antisense sequence and sense sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicants: NATIONAL CENTER OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ken Inoue, Heng Li, Takashi Okada, Yu Ohki, Makoto Koizumi