Patents by Inventor Yutaka Shimoyama

Yutaka Shimoyama 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).

  • Neural .alpha.-catenin
    Patent number: 5470966
    Abstract: To provide a new catenin concerning with the function of cell-cell adhesion, a gene encoding said catenin, and a use of said gene.Isolated neural .alpha.-catenin. A gene encoding neural .alpha.-catenin. A method of producing neural .alpha.-catenin by the method of genetic engineering. A method of controlling the function of cell-cell adhesion by using said gene. Antibodies capable of recognizing neural .alpha.-catenin. Amino acid sequense of said neural .alpha.-catenin and nucleotide sequence of said gene are also determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Hirano, Naomi Kimoto, Yutaka Shimoyama, Setsuo Hirohashi, Masatoshi Takeichi