M Yamamoto

Summary

Affiliation: National Defense Medical College
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Use of serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) technology
    M Yamamoto
    Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, 3 2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, 359 8513, Saitama, Japan
    J Immunol Methods 250:45-66. 2001
  2. ncbi Bach proteins belong to a novel family of BTB-basic leucine zipper transcription factors that interact with MafK and regulate transcription through the NF-E2 site
    T Oyake
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Mol Cell Biol 16:6083-95. 1996
  3. ncbi Mesodermal- vs. neuronal-specific expression of MafK is elicited by different promoters
    H Motohashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai, Japan
    Genes Cells 1:223-38. 1996
  4. ncbi Cloning of a coproporphyrinogen oxidase promoter regulatory element binding protein
    S Takahashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, 980 8575, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 273:596-602. 2000
  5. ncbi A combinatorial code for gene expression generated by transcription factor Bach2 and MAZR (MAZ-related factor) through the BTB/POZ domain
    A Kobayashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    Mol Cell Biol 20:1733-46. 2000
  6. ncbi Identification and characterization of genes associated with human hepatocellular carcinogenesis
    N Kondoh
    Department of Biochemistry II, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Cancer Res 59:4990-6. 1999
  7. ncbi Osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor exhibits hypocalcemic effects in normal mice and in hypercalcemic nude mice carrying tumors associated with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy
    T Akatsu
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
    Bone 23:495-8. 1998
  8. ncbi The promoter of mouse transcription repressor bach1 is regulated by Sp1 and trans-activated by Bach1
    J Sun
    Department of Biochemistry, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    J Biochem 130:385-92. 2001
  9. ncbi Regulation of transcription by dimerization of erythroid factor NF-E2 p45 with small Maf proteins
    K Igarashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Nature 367:568-72. 1994
  10. ncbi Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a new Cap'n' collar family transcription factor Nrf3
    A Kobayashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryomachi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    J Biol Chem 274:6443-52. 1999

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Publications35

  1. ncbi Use of serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) technology
    M Yamamoto
    Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, 3 2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, 359 8513, Saitama, Japan
    J Immunol Methods 250:45-66. 2001
    ..This may be another problem we have to keep in mind, when the profiles are compared for the identification of 'specific genes'...
  2. ncbi Bach proteins belong to a novel family of BTB-basic leucine zipper transcription factors that interact with MafK and regulate transcription through the NF-E2 site
    T Oyake
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Mol Cell Biol 16:6083-95. 1996
    ..The results suggest that members of the Bach family play important roles in coordinating transcription activation and repression by MafK...
  3. ncbi Mesodermal- vs. neuronal-specific expression of MafK is elicited by different promoters
    H Motohashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba ku, Sendai, Japan
    Genes Cells 1:223-38. 1996
    ....
  4. ncbi Cloning of a coproporphyrinogen oxidase promoter regulatory element binding protein
    S Takahashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, 980 8575, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 273:596-602. 2000
    ..These results indicate that Klp1 is a DNA sequence-specific transcription factor that regulates gene expression of genes that contain CPRE in their regulatory region...
  5. ncbi A combinatorial code for gene expression generated by transcription factor Bach2 and MAZR (MAZ-related factor) through the BTB/POZ domain
    A Kobayashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    Mol Cell Biol 20:1733-46. 2000
    ..The results provide a new perspective on the function of BTB/POZ domain factors and indicate that BTB/POZ domain-mediated oligomers of transcription factors may serve as combinatorial codes for gene expression...
  6. ncbi Identification and characterization of genes associated with human hepatocellular carcinogenesis
    N Kondoh
    Department of Biochemistry II, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Cancer Res 59:4990-6. 1999
    ..These transcripts are differentially regulated depending on cell-cell contact, serum growth factors, growth and differentiation status, and/or other mechanisms in premalignant and malignant liver cells...
  7. ncbi Osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor exhibits hypocalcemic effects in normal mice and in hypercalcemic nude mice carrying tumors associated with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy
    T Akatsu
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
    Bone 23:495-8. 1998
    ..Furthermore, it is suggested that OCIF has therapeutic potential for the treatment of hypercalcemic conditions such as malignancy-associated hypercalcemia...
  8. ncbi The promoter of mouse transcription repressor bach1 is regulated by Sp1 and trans-activated by Bach1
    J Sun
    Department of Biochemistry, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Kasumi Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
    J Biochem 130:385-92. 2001
    ..Such a positive feedback regulation by the repressor Bach1 may play an important role in maintaining the expression of Bach1 while consolidating repression of other genes with MARE...
  9. ncbi Regulation of transcription by dimerization of erythroid factor NF-E2 p45 with small Maf proteins
    K Igarashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Nature 367:568-72. 1994
    ....
  10. ncbi Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a new Cap'n' collar family transcription factor Nrf3
    A Kobayashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2 1 Seiryomachi, Aoba ku, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    J Biol Chem 274:6443-52. 1999
    ....
  11. ncbi GATA-1 transcription is controlled by distinct regulatory mechanisms during primitive and definitive erythropoiesis
    K Onodera
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 77, Japan
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94:4487-92. 1997
    ....
  12. ncbi Oxidative stress abolishes leptomycin B-sensitive nuclear export of transcription repressor Bach2 that counteracts activation of Maf recognition element
    H Hoshino
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo machi 2 1, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    J Biol Chem 275:15370-6. 2000
    ..The results suggest that Bach2 mediates nucleocytoplasmic communication to couple oxidative stress and transcription repression in mammalian cells...
  13. ncbi Differential regulation of coproporphyrinogen oxidase gene between erythroid and nonerythroid cells
    S Takahashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Blood 92:3436-44. 1998
    ..These results provide evidence for differential regulation of the promoter function of CPO gene between erythroid and nonerythroid cells...
  14. ncbi Long range interaction of cis-DNA elements mediated by architectural transcription factor Bach1
    C Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 8575, Japan
    Genes Cells 4:643-55. 1999
    ..Bach1 forms heterodimers with small Maf proteins through its leucine zipper and binds to Maf recognition elements (MARE)...
  15. ncbi Differential roles of GATA-1 and GATA-2 in growth and differentiation of mast cells
    H Harigae
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Genes Cells 3:39-50. 1998
    ..To address this question, the expression of GATA-1 and GATA-2 mRNAs and proteins were examined in three mouse mast cell progenitor lines as well as in mast cells isolated from both wild-type and GATA-1-deficient mice...
  16. ncbi Species-specific interaction of transcription factor p70 with the rDNA core promoter
    K Yamamoto
    Department of Biochemistry, Saitama Medical School, 38 Morohongo, Saitama, Moroyama, Iruma-gun, 350-0495, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 281:1001-5. 2001
    ..In contrast, human p70 no longer bound to the human core promoter when mouse SL1 was used. Thus, a species-specific interaction between p70 and SL1 may be involved in the promoter selection for rDNA transcription...
  17. ncbi Genetic and epigenetic events in human hepatocarcinogenesis
    N Kondoh
    Department of Biochemistry II, National Defense Medical College, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
    Int J Oncol 18:1271-8. 2001
    ....
  18. ncbi Enhanced expression of S8, L12, L23a, L27 and L30 ribosomal protein mRNAs in human hepatocellular carcinoma
    N Kondoh
    Second Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Anticancer Res 21:2429-33. 2001
    ..The expression of these mRNAs was also high in three human HCC cell lines (HuH-7, HepG2 and HLF), irrespective of the growth state. These results suggest that activation of these genes is an important manifestation of HCC phenotypes...
  19. ncbi Stimulation of MCM3 gene expression in osteoblast by low level laser irradiation
    M Yamamoto
    Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
    Lasers Med Sci 16:213-7. 2001
    ..These findings suggest that low-level laser irradiation may enhance DNA replication and play a role in stimulating proliferation of osteoblast through the enhancement of the MCM3 gene expression...
  20. ncbi Involvement of calcium-calmodulin protein kinase but not mitogen-activated protein kinase in light-induced phase delays and Per gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hamster
    S Yokota
    Department of Pharmacology and Brain Science Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
    J Neurochem 77:618-27. 2001
    ..These results suggest that gated induction of Per1 and/or Per2 genes through CaMKII-CREB/CRE accompanied with photic stimuli may be a critical step in phase shifting...
  21. ncbi Differentiation-dependent enhanced expression of protein phosphatase 2Cbeta in germ cells of mouse seminiferous tubules
    S Kato
    Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
    FEBS Lett 396:293-7. 1996
    ....
  22. ncbi Transforming growth factor-beta1 increases mRNA levels of osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor in osteoblastic/stromal cells and inhibits the survival of murine osteoclast-like cells
    T Murakami
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, Second Department of Biochemistry, National Defense Medical College, Namiki 3 2, Saitama, Tokorozawa, 359 8513, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 252:747-52. 1998
    ....
  23. ncbi Reactivation of rat insulin-like growth factor II gene during hepatocarcinogenesis
    T Ueno
    Department of Biochemistry, Kyushi University, Fukuoka, Japan
    Carcinogenesis 9:1779-83. 1988
    ..Consistently high levels of expression were observed in all primary tumors, but the relative promoter activity varied with the tumor. The significance of rIGFII reactivation was discussed in the light of the hepatocarcinogenesis...
  24. ncbi Developmental stage- and spermatogenic cycle-specific expression of transcription factor GATA-1 in mouse Sertoli cells
    K Yomogida
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan
    Development 120:1759-66. 1994
    ..These observations suggest that transcription factor GATA-1 is a developmental stage- and spermatogenic cycle-specific regulator of gene expression in Sertoli cells...
  25. ncbi Induction of murine intestinal and hepatic peroxiredoxin MSP23 by dietary butylated hydroxyanisole
    T Ishii
    Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance Center, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1 1 1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Carcinogenesis 21:1013-6. 2000
    ..The induction of MSP23 may be important to protect the cells and tissues against toxic electrophiles and reactive oxygen species...
  26. ncbi Structure of the gene encoding rat neutrophil chemo-attractant Gro
    K Konishi
    Department of Biochemistry, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
    Gene 126:285-6. 1993
    ..The 5'-flanking region of the gene contained a 'TATA'-like structure and an NF-kappa B-binding sequence...
  27. ncbi A distinct mRNA encoding a soluble form of ICAM-1 molecule expressed in human tissues
    T Wakatsuki
    Department of Biochemistry II, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Cell Adhes Commun 3:283-92. 1995
    ..Inflammatory cytokines displayed a complex pattern in the ICAM-1 mRNA expression depending on the combination of cytokines and the cultured cell lines used...
  28. ncbi Isolation and characterization of cDNA encoding mouse RNA polymerase II subunit RPB14
    Y Nishi
    Department of Biochemistry, Saitama Medical School, Iruma gun, Japan
    Gene 187:165-70. 1997
    ..A possible role of the alpha-motif [Dequard-Chablat, M., Riva, M., Carles, C. and Sentenac, A., J. Biol. Chem. 266 (1991) 15300-15307] in the protein-protein interaction between mRPA40 and mRPB14 is also discussed...
  29. ncbi Attenuation of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) by ethanol and cytoprotective effect of exogenous BDNF against ethanol damage in neuronal cells
    R Sakai
    Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    J Neural Transm 112:1005-13. 2005
    ..Exogenous BDNF was shown to have a protective effect against ethanol-induced damage in primary culture neurons from rat hippocampi...
  30. ncbi Comparison of hypocalcemic hypercalciuria between patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and those with gain-of-function mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor: is it possible to differentiate the two disorders?
    M Yamamoto
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:4583-91. 2000
    ....
  31. ncbi R411C mutation of the ALAS2 gene encodes a pyridoxine-responsive enzyme with low activity
    K Furuyama
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Br J Haematol 103:839-41. 1998
    ..These findings suggest that the R411C mutation accounts for low ALAS activity and a partial pyridoxine-responsiveness of the disease in the patient...
  32. ncbi Activity and expression of murine small Maf family protein MafK
    K Igarashi
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    J Biol Chem 270:7615-24. 1995
    ..mRNA for MafK is expressed in fractions enriched for hematopoietic stem cells as well as erythroid cells, suggesting that MafK plays an important regulatory role in hematopoiesis...
  33. ncbi Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes proliferation of rat glomerular visceral epithelial cells in vitro
    A Takeuchi
    Department of Pathology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Am J Pathol 141:107-16. 1992
    ..In a word, bFGF may be produced by vGEC and stored in the ECM, that is the GBM, and may be one factor that stimulates vGEC to proliferate when vGEC are injured and lost in vivo...
  34. ncbi Cloning and characterization of a novel erythroid cell-derived CNC family transcription factor heterodimerizing with the small Maf family proteins
    K Itoh
    Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Mol Cell Biol 15:4184-93. 1995
    ..In a transfection assay, ECH transactivates transcription depending on the presence of NF-E2 sites on the reporter gene plasmid. These results indicate that ECH is likely a key regulator of avian erythropoiesis...
  35. ncbi Functional analysis of multiple promoters of the rat insulin-like factor II gene
    T Matsuguchi
    Department of Biochemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1048:165-70. 1990
    ....