US Patent Issued to TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL on March 25 for "Fusion protein of DCTN1 protein with RET protein" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,376, issued on March 25, was assigned to TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Fusion protein of DCTN1 protein with RET protein" was invented by Kohei Hayashi (Tsukuba, Japan) and Keiji Ishida (Tsukuba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a novel polypeptide wherein a portion of DCTN1 protein is fused to a portion of RET protein; a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide; a method for detecting the polynucleotide or the polypeptide; a method of screening for a compound that inhibits expression of the polynucleotide or expression and/or activity of the polypeptide; and a pharmaceutical composition containing a compoun...