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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Hiroyuki Yoshida, Odawara, JP;
Shintaro Inoue, Odawara, JP;
Shingo Sakai, Odawara, JP;
Aya Nagaoka, Odawara, JP;
Hiroyuki Yoshida, Odawara, JP;
Shintaro Inoue, Odawara, JP;
Shingo Sakai, Odawara, JP;
Aya Nagaoka, Odawara, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to KIAA1199, which is a novel factor involved in decomposition of hyaluronic acid, and to use thereof. More specifically, the invention is directed to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-promoting agent containing the KIAA1199 gene and a protein encoded by the gene; to a hyaluronic acid decomposition-inhibiting agent characterized by inhibiting the activity or expression thereof (including an siRNA or a monoclonal antibody); and to a method for screening a novel hyaluronic acid decomposition-controlling agent, in which the method contains employing the expression of KIAA1199 as an index.