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Hypertension and dysregulated proinflammatory cytokine production in receptor activity-modifying protein 1-deficient miceKazutake Tsujikawa
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:16702-7. 2007..These results indicate that CGRP signaling through CLR/RAMP1 receptors plays a crucial role in the regulation of both blood pressure by vascular relaxation and proinflammatory cytokine production from dendritic cells...
Regulation of Lck and Fyn tyrosine kinase activities by transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase leukocyte common antigen-related moleculeKazutake Tsujikawa
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Mol Cancer Res 1:155-63. 2002..Our results indicate that Lck and Fyn would be substrates of LAR in immature thymocytes and that each LAR PTPase domain plays distinct functional roles in phosphorylation and dephosphorylation...
Distinct functions of the two protein tyrosine phosphatase domains of LAR (leukocyte common antigen-related) on tyrosine dephosphorylation of insulin receptorK Tsujikawa
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1 6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Mol Endocrinol 15:271-80. 2001..These results indicate that each domain of LAR plays distinct functional roles through phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in vivo...
Detection of CD45iota mRNA in murine Th1 but not Th2 clonesK Tsujikawa
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Immunobiology 201:506-14. 2000..These results suggested that CD45t might be an important isoform of CD45 for differentiation signaling of Th cells, and might be used as a marker to distinguish between Th1 and Th2 cells...
Expression and sub-cellular localization of human ABH family moleculesKazutake Tsujikawa
Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
J Cell Mol Med 11:1105-16. 2007..In some HeLa cells transfected with EmGFP-hABH5, dot-like fluorescence was also detected in the cytoplasm. These observations provide important information for the future annotation of the hABH family of molecules...
Three distinct domains of SSI-1/SOCS-1/JAB protein are required for its suppression of interleukin 6 signalingM Narazaki
Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2, Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95:13130-4. 1998..Based on these findings, we concluded that three distinct domains of SSI-1 (the pre-SH2 domain, the SH2 domain, and the SC-motif) cooperate in the suppression of interleukin 6 signaling...
Effective cancer targeting using an anti-tumor tissue vascular endothelium-specific monoclonal antibody (TES-23)Y Wakai
Department of Biopharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Jpn J Cancer Res 91:1319-25. 2000..Mice treated with the immunoconjugate showed improved survival with no side effects. This result indicates that common antigens may be found in different kinds of tumor endothelial cells, and that TES-23 might recognize these antigens...
IFN regulatory factor-1-mediated transcriptional activation of mouse STAT-induced STAT inhibitor-1 gene promoter by IFN-gammaH Saito
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, and Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
J Immunol 164:5833-43. 2000..These results demonstrated that IRF-1, which is induced by activation of Stat1, mediated transcriptional activation of the SSI-1 gene by IFN-gamma via VIRE...
Accelerated apoptosis of lymphocytes by augmented induction of Bax in SSI-1 (STAT-induced STAT inhibitor-1) deficient miceT Naka
Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, 2 2, Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95:15577-82. 1998..These findings suggest that SSI-1 prevents apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of Bax...
Impaired beta-cell function in the presence of reduced insulin sensitivity determines glucose tolerance status in acromegalic patientsS Kasayama
Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 52:549-55. 2000..In order to elucidate this issue, we investigated insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in acromegalic patients...
Progesterone, but not medroxyprogesterone, inhibits vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression in human vascular endothelial cellsM Otsuki
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School Medicine, Suita-city, Osaka, Japan
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 21:243-8. 2001..The contrasting effects of progesterone and MPA seem clinically important, inasmuch as MPA is a widely used progestin in the regimen of hormone replacement therapy...
Characterization of premature atherosclerosis of carotid arteries in acromegalic patientsM Otsuki
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Medical School (C-4, Osaka, Japan
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 54:791-6. 2001..Increased concentration of IGF-I might be involved in the lack of susceptibility to atherosclerosis in some acromegalic patients...
PPARalpha and GR differentially down-regulate the expression of nuclear factor-kappaB-responsive genes in vascular endothelial cellsX Xu
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (C-4, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Endocrinology 142:3332-9. 2001..These results strongly suggest the existence of a target gene-specific mechanism for the nuclear receptor-mediated down-regulation of nuclear factor-kappaB activity...
OmpC and OmpF are required for growth under hyperosmotic stress above pH 8 in Escherichia coliM Kaeriyama
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Lett Appl Microbiol 42:195-201. 2006..To investigate the requirement of outer membrane porins for osmotic adaptation at alkaline pH in Escherichia coli...
Cloning and functional analysis of new members of STAT induced STAT inhibitor (SSI) family: SSI-2 and SSI-3S Minamoto
Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 237:79-83. 1997..We also demonstrated the structure of human SSI-1...
Specific binding of TES-23 antibody to tumour vascular endothelium in mice, rats and human cancer tissue: a novel drug carrier for cancer targeting therapyS Tsunoda
Department of Biopharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Br J Cancer 81:1155-61. 1999..Thus, from a clinical view, TES-23 would be a novel drug carrier because of its high specificity to tumour vascular endothelium and its application to many types of cancer...
PGC7/Stella protects against DNA demethylation in early embryogenesisToshinobu Nakamura
Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine and Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Nat Cell Biol 9:64-71. 2007..These results demonstrate that PGC7/Stella is indispensable for the maintenance of methylation involved in epigenetic reprogramming after fertilization...
Adenosine deamination increases the survival under acidic conditions in Escherichia coliY Sun
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
J Appl Microbiol 112:775-81. 2012..The aim of this study was to examine whether nucleosides have a role in the survival under acidic conditions in Escherichia coli...
Carbon dioxide increases acid resistance in Escherichia coliL Sun
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Lett Appl Microbiol 40:397-400. 2005..SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study provides useful information for research into bacterial pathogenesis, fermentation and food preservation...
Insulin sensitivity independently influences brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity in non-diabetic subjectsS Kasayama
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, and Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
Diabet Med 22:1701-6. 2005..We also examined the effects of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 2-h glucose and plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) on PWV, as these two parameters are associated with atherosclerosis...
Interaction between DNA-cationic liposome complexes and erythrocytes is an important factor in systemic gene transfer via the intravenous route in mice: the role of the neutral helper lipidF Sakurai
Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Gene Ther 8:677-86. 2001..These results indicate that the interaction with erythrocytes depends on the properties of the cationic lipid vectors and this is an important factor for intravenous gene delivery using cationic lipid vectors...
Pharmacokinetic impact of SLCO1A2 polymorphisms on imatinib disposition in patients with chronic myeloid leukemiaY Yamakawa
Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Clin Pharmacol Ther 90:157-63. 2011..075) and the SLCO1A2 -361GG genotype (P = 0.005). These findings suggest that imatinib is transported into cells by OATP1A2, and that SLCO1A2 polymorphisms significantly affect imatinib pharmacokinetics...
Genetic analysis of protein C deficiency in nineteen Japanese families: five recurrent defects can explain half of the deficienciesT Miyata
Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Thromb Res 92:181-7. 1998..For the identification of the genetic defect in Japanese patients with protein C deficiency, screening of these recurrent defects by using restriction enzyme cleavage is a rational method...
Risk factors for asymptomatic atherosclerosis in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients without diabetic microvascular complicationsK Goya
Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Metabolism 52:1302-6. 2003..Conventional risk factors and diabetes treatment are independently associated with atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries in these patients...
DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testesSatomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa
Department of Pathology, Medical School, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamada oka 2 2 Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Genes Dev 22:908-17. 2008..Our data strongly suggest that MILI and MIWI2 play essential roles in establishing de novo DNA methylation of retrotransposons in fetal male germ cells...
Mouse germ cell-less as an essential component for nuclear integrityTohru Kimura
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita Shi, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Mol Cell Biol 23:1304-15. 2003....
Effects of the acyl chain composition of phosphatidylcholines on the stability of freeze-dried small liposomes in the presence of maltoseH Komatsu
Division of Drugs, National Institute of Health Sciences, Osaka, 540 0005, Japan
Chem Phys Lipids 113:29-39. 2001..These interactions were significant in the saturated or mixed chain liposomes but were markedly reduced in the DOPC liposomes...
Ameliorative effect of S-allylcysteine, a major thioallyl constituent in aged garlic extract, on learning deficits in senescence-accelerated miceN Nishiyama
Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Nutr 131:1093S-5S. 2001..These studies suggest that diet supplementation with SAC may reduce age-related learning disabilities and cognitive disorders in senescence-accelerated mice...
Autocrine stimulatory mechanism by transforming growth factor beta in human hepatocellular carcinomaK Matsuzaki
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
Cancer Res 60:1394-402. 2000..Our observations suggest that this constant suppression of the p15INK4B gene could be involved in the malignant progression of HCC...
Mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated enhancement of neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity in the dentate gyrus in vivo is dependent on the beta-adrenergic activityM Smriga
Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
J Neurosci Res 51:593-601. 1998....
Randomised, phase III trial of epoetin-β to treat chemotherapy-induced anaemia according to the EU regulationY Fujisaka
Respiratory Medicine, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Br J Cancer 105:1267-72. 2011....
Expression of sodium/proton antiporter NhaA at various pH values in Escherichia coliT Shijuku
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1 33, Yayoi cho, Inage Ku, Chiba 263 8522, Japan
Biochim Biophys Acta 1506:212-7. 2001..These results suggested that nhaA is induced only when a low level of internal sodium ions is not kept by NhaB and ChaA. Strains used in the previous study may have low active ChaA...
Blue-light hazard from CO2 arc welding of mild steelT Okuno
Hazard Evaluation and Epidemiology Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan, Nagao 6 21 1, Tama ku, Kawasaki 214 8585, Japan
Ann Occup Hyg 54:293-8. 2010..The objective was to quantify the blue-light hazard from CO(2) arc welding of mild steel...
Sperm equatorial segment protein 1, SPESP1, is required for fully fertile sperm in mouseYoshitaka Fujihara
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
J Cell Sci 123:1531-6. 2010..It was demonstrated that SPESP1 is necessary to produce the fully 'fusion competent' sperm...
Lats2 is an essential mitotic regulator required for the coordination of cell divisionNorikazu Yabuta
Department of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3 1 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
J Biol Chem 282:19259-71. 2007..These results suggest that Lats2 plays an essential mitotic role in coordinating accurate cytokinesis completion, governing the stabilization of other mitotic regulators...
Transforming growth factor-beta(2) polymorphisms are associated with childhood atopic asthmaK Hatsushika
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
Clin Exp Allergy 37:1165-74. 2007..Recent studies suggest that TGF-beta(2) is a predominant isoform expressed in severe asthma and it is also associated with airway remodelling...
Antitumor NK activation induced by the Toll-like receptor 3-TICAM-1 (TRIF) pathway in myeloid dendritic cellsTakashi Akazawa
Department of Immunology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer, Nakamichi 1 3 2, Higashinari ku, Osaka 537 8511, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:252-7. 2007..Thus, TICAM-1 in mDCs critically facilitated mDC-NK contact and activation of antitumor NK, resulting in the regression of low MHC-expressing tumors...
PGAP1 knock-out mice show otocephaly and male infertilityYasutaka Ueda
Department of Immunoregulation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
J Biol Chem 282:30373-80. 2007..Therefore, an extra acyl chain in GPI anchors caused severe deleterious effects to development and sperm function...
Fertilization: a sperm's journey to and interaction with the oocyteMasahito Ikawa
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
J Clin Invest 120:984-94. 2010..This Review focuses on the advantages of studying fertilization using gene-manipulated animals and highlights an emerging molecular mechanism of mammalian fertilization...
Sperm-egg interaction and gene manipulated animalsNaokazu Inoue
Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Soc Reprod Fertil Suppl 65:363-71. 2007..Here we describe various gene manipulated animals that are useful to elucidate the mechanism of fertilisation...
Cd52, known as a major maturation-associated sperm membrane antigen secreted from the epididymis, is not required for fertilization in the mouseRyo Yamaguchi
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Genes Cells 13:851-61. 2008..As a consequence, there was no difference in the litter size from the wild-type and Cd52-null males. Our results therefore indicate CD52 is not required for fertilization in the mouse either in vivo or in vitro...
Placenta-specific gene activation and inactivation using integrase-defective lentiviral vectors with the Cre/LoxP systemYuka Morioka
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Genesis 47:793-8. 2009..Since IDLV vectors can efficiently transduce a variety of cell types similarly to wild-type vectors, our IDLV-Cre strategy is potentially useful for a wide range of applications...
Targeted gene modification in mouse ES cells using integrase-defective lentiviral vectorsYuka Okada
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Genesis 47:217-23. 2009..Because lentiviral vectors can efficiently transduce a variety of stem cell types, our strategy has potential relevance for secure gene-manipulation in therapeutic applications...
Putative sperm fusion protein IZUMO and the role of N-glycosylationNaokazu Inoue
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 377:910-4. 2008..These data suggest that glycosylation is not essential for the function of IZUMO, but has a role in protecting it from fragmentation in cauda epididymis...
Mechanisms of sperm-egg interactions emerging from gene-manipulated animalsMasahito Ikawa
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Int J Dev Biol 52:657-64. 2008..In this review, information about sperm-egg interactions obtained from genetically manipulated animals is mainly revisited in order to propose a new vision...
The testes-specific bZip type transcription factor Tisp40 plays a role in ER stress responses and chromatin packaging during spermiogenesisIppei Nagamori
Department of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita City, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Genes Cells 11:1161-71. 2006..Taken together, we conclude that Tisp40 plays an important role in the unfolded protein response of the testis and in regulating the maturation of sperm head nuclei...
Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesisSatomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3 1 Yamada oka, Suita Shi, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Development 131:839-49. 2004..These data indicate that MILI is essential for the differentiation of spermatocytes...
Disruption of mouse CD46 causes an accelerated spontaneous acrosome reaction in spermNaokazu Inoue
Department of Immunology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Higashinari ku, Osaka 537 8511, Japan
Mol Cell Biol 23:2614-22. 2003..It was assumed that this increase caused the heightened fertilizing ability found in CD46(-/-) sperm. These data suggest that CD46 may have some role in regulating sperm acrosome reaction...
The immunoglobulin superfamily protein Izumo is required for sperm to fuse with eggsNaokazu Inoue
Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Nature 434:234-8. 2005..Human sperm also contain Izumo and addition of the antibody against human Izumo left the sperm unable to fuse with zona-free hamster eggs...
RECS1 deficiency in mice induces susceptibility to cystic medial degenerationHanjun Zhao
Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Genes Genet Syst 81:41-50. 2006..Taken together, we conclude that RECS1 is an endosomal/lysosomal membrane protein which plays protective roles in vascular remodeling...
Comparison of gene expression in male and female mouse blastocysts revealed imprinting of the X-linked gene, Rhox5/Pem, at preimplantation stagesShin Kobayashi
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3 1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Curr Biol 16:166-72. 2006..Moreover, Rhox5/Pem was expressed predominantly from the paternally inherited X chromosome, indicating sex differences in early epigenetic gene regulation...
Pluripotency of a single spermatogonial stem cell in miceMito Kanatsu-Shinohara
Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Biol Reprod 78:681-7. 2008..Thus, our study provides evidence that a single spermatogonial stem cell can acquire pluripotentiality but that conversion into a pluripotent cell type is accompanied by loss of spermatogenic potential...
Impaired urea accumulation in the inner medulla of mice lacking the urea transporter UT-A2Shinichi Uchida
Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Mol Cell Biol 25:7357-63. 2005..Thus, UT-A2 is important for maintaining a high concentration of urea in the inner medulla when urea supply to the kidney is limited...
FISH analysis of 142 EGFP transgene integration sites into the mouse genomeTomoko Nakanishi
Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-1, Suita Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
Genomics 80:564-74. 2002..This is the first report to analyze the transgene integration sites by producing more than 100 transgenic mouse lines...
Mouse sperm lacking cell surface hyaluronidase PH-20 can pass through the layer of cumulus cells and fertilize the eggDaichi Baba
Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305 8572, Japan
J Biol Chem 277:30310-4. 2002....
Deletion of SERP1/RAMP4, a component of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) translocation sites, leads to ER stressOsamu Hori
Department of Neuroanatomy, Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Science, 13 1 Takara machi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 920 8640, Japan
Mol Cell Biol 26:4257-67. 2006....
Sperm from the calmegin-deficient mouse have normal abilities for binding and fusion to the egg plasma membraneKazuo Yamagata
Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3 1, Suita, Osaka, 565 0871 Japan
Dev Biol 250:348-57. 2002..Because fertilin beta is absent from calmegin-deficient mice, these results also suggest that the role of fertilin beta in sperm-EPM interaction needs to be reevaluated...
A general method for gene knockdown in mice by using lentiviral vectors expressing small interfering RNAGustavo Tiscornia
Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:1844-8. 2003..We believe that this approach of generating "knockdown" mice will aid in functional genomics...
Restoration of spermatogenesis by lentiviral gene transfer: offspring from infertile miceMasahito Ikawa
Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:7524-9. 2002..We propose that lentiviral vectors can be used for gene therapy of male infertility without the risk of germ-line transmission...
Identification of the XPG region that causes the onset of Cockayne syndrome by using Xpg mutant mice generated by the cDNA-mediated knock-in methodNaoko Shiomi
Research Center for Radiation Safety, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Inage Ku, Chiba 263 8555, Japan
Mol Cell Biol 24:3712-9. 2004..The XpgD811stop homozygous mice, however, exhibited a slightly milder CS phenotype than did the Xpg null mutant mice, indicating that the XpgD811stop protein still retains some Xpg function that affects the severity of the CS phenotype...
Selective passage through the uterotubal junction of sperm from a mixed population produced by chimeras of calmegin-knockout and wild-type male miceTomoko Nakanishi
Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Biol Reprod 71:959-65. 2004..These findings indicate that the presence of wild-type sperm cannot compensate for the inability of calmegin-knockout sperm to enter the oviduct and that successful ascent into the oviduct depends on the capabilities of individual sperm...
The LIM homeobox gene, L3/Lhx8, is necessary for proper development of basal forebrain cholinergic neuronsTetsuji Mori
Department of Cell Science, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960 1295 Japan
Eur J Neurosci 19:3129-41. 2004..Neurotransmitter phenotypes other than cholinergic in the basal forebrain appeared intact. From these results, we suggested that L3/Lhx8 has a pivotal and specific role in the development and/or maintenance of BFCNs...
Aberrant distribution of ADAM3 in sperm from both angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace)- and calmegin (Clgn)-deficient miceRyo Yamaguchi
Genome Information Research Center, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565 0871, Japan
Biol Reprod 75:760-6. 2006..This diminished amount of ADAM3 in the Triton X-114 detergent-enriched phase may explain the inability of Clgn-/- and Ace-/- sperm to bind to the zona pellucida...
Production of knockout mice by random or targeted mutagenesis in spermatogonial stem cellsMito Kanatsu-Shinohara
Department of Molecular Genetics, Horizontal Medical Research Organization, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan tshinoha2virus kyoto u ac jp
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:8018-23. 2006..These results demonstrate the feasibility of altering genes in tissue-specific stem cells in a manner similar to embryonic stem cells and have important implications for gene therapy and animal transgenesis...
[How far was fertilization elucidated?]Naokazu Inoue
Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 50:1405-12. 2005
Distinct roles of IkappaB proteins in regulating constitutive NF-kappaB activityVinay Tergaonkar
Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Nat Cell Biol 7:921-3. 2005..We also show that in the absence of IkappaBalpha, IkappaBbeta and IkappaBepsilon proteins, cytoplasmic retention of NF-kappaB by other cellular proteins renders the pathway unresponsive to activation...
Progressive adipocyte hypertrophy in aquaporin-7-deficient mice: adipocyte glycerol permeability as a novel regulator of fat accumulationMariko Hara-Chikuma
Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Biol Chem 280:15493-6. 2005..Increasing AQP7 expression/function in adipocytes may reduce adipocyte volume and fat mass in obesity...
Innate versus learned odour processing in the mouse olfactory bulbKo Kobayakawa
Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113 0032, Japan
Nature 450:503-8. 2007..These results indicate that, in mice, aversive information is received in the olfactory bulb by separate sets of glomeruli, those dedicated for innate and those for learned responses...
Plexin-A1 and its interaction with DAP12 in immune responses and bone homeostasisNoriko Takegahara
Department of Molecular Immunology and CREST Program of JST, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3 1 Yamada oka, Suita, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Nat Cell Biol 8:615-22. 2006..These findings reveal an unexpected role for plexin-A1 and present a novel signalling mechanism for exerting the pleiotropic functions of semaphorins...
Neuromedin U has a novel anorexigenic effect independent of the leptin signaling pathwayReiko Hanada
Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka 839 0861, Japan
Nat Med 10:1067-73. 2004..These characteristic functions of NMU may provide new insight for understanding the pathophysiological basis of obesity...
Transgenesis by lentiviral vectors: lack of gene silencing in mammalian embryonic stem cells and preimplantation embryosAlexander Pfeifer
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:2140-5. 2002..Ability to transfer foreign genes into human ES cells has potential relevance for the development of gene and cell-based therapies...
