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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
Kozo Fujisaki, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido 080-8555, JP;
Hideyuki Nagasawa, Hokkaido, JP;
Ikuo Igarashi, Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroshi Suzuki, Hokkaido, JP;
Chihiro Sugimoto, Hokkaido, JP;
Gakunan Gen, Hokkaido, JP;
Kimie Kadota, Hokkaido, JP;
Noboru Inoue, Hokkaido, JP;
Naoaki Yokoyama, Hokkaido, JP;
Naotoshi Tsuji, Ibaraki, JP;
Kozo Fujisaki, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido 080-8555, JP;
Hideyuki Nagasawa, Hokkaido, JP;
Ikuo Igarashi, Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroshi Suzuki, Hokkaido, JP;
Chihiro Sugimoto, Hokkaido, JP;
Gakunan Gen, Hokkaido, JP;
Kimie Kadota, Hokkaido, JP;
Noboru Inoue, Hokkaido, JP;
Naoaki Yokoyama, Hokkaido, JP;
Naotoshi Tsuji, Ibaraki, JP;
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A novel galectin, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a vector and a transformant comprising the polynucleotide, an antibody against the galectin, and a screening method for screening a substance capable of modifying the galectin, are disclosed. According to the galectin, polynucleotide, or vector, it is possible, for example, to exterminate ticks, or to treat or prevent tick-borne infections such as rickettsiosis, filariasis, Q fever, African recurrent fever, or viral encephalitis.