Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Limited

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.

Osaka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Yoshihiro Taniguchi

Masato Horie

Yutaka Ohbuchi

Mikio Suzuki

Keiichi Okutomi

Kiyoto Goto

Yukihisa Ono

Yoshihisa Takaishi

Toshiko Kuwahara

Takuji Uesako

Masaaki Takai

Sachiko Manabe

Takahiro Asakuni

The invention provides a brain-specific gene useful in treating Alzheimer's disease, for instance, which comprises a nucleotide sequence cording for the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 and fragments thereof; an expression vector comprising the gene; a host cell comprising the expression vector; an expression product of the gene; an antibody against the product; a therapeutic and prophylactic composition for neurodegenerative disease; and the like.

Ly6h polypeptide

The invention provides a brain-specific gene useful in treating Alzheimer's disease, for instance, which comprises a nucleotide sequence cording for the amino acid sequence shown in SQ ID NO:1 and fragments thereof; an expression vector comprising the gene; a host cell comprising the expression vector; an expression product of the gene; an antibody against the product; a therapeutic and prophylactic composition for neurodegenerative disease; and the like.

Ly6H gene

Phenanthrene derivatives

Growing community of inventors

Tokushima, Japan

Yoshihiro Taniguchi