Tomoyo Okada

Summary

Affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Merlin/NF-2 mediates contact inhibition of growth by suppressing recruitment of Rac to the plasma membrane
    Tomoyo Okada
    Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Cell Biol 171:361-71. 2005
  2. ncbi Shedding light on Merlin's wizardry
    Tomoyo Okada
    Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Trends Cell Biol 17:222-9. 2007
  3. ncbi Loss of the tumor suppressor gene NF2, encoding merlin, constitutively activates integrin-dependent mTORC1 signaling
    Miguel A López-Lago
    Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 29:4235-49. 2009
  4. ncbi Restoration of C/EBPα in dedifferentiated liposarcoma induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
    Yuhsin V Wu
    Sarcoma Biology Laboratory, Sarcoma Disease Management Program, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Genes Chromosomes Cancer 51:313-27. 2012
  5. ncbi Single- and multiple-molecule dynamics of the signaling from H-Ras to cRaf-1 visualized on the plasma membrane of living cells
    Kayo Hibino
    Department of Systems and Human Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
    Chemphyschem 4:748-53. 2003

Collaborators

  • Samuel Singer
  • Filippo Giancotti
  • Yuhsin V Wu
  • Miguel A López-Lago
  • Kayo Hibino
  • Nicholas Socci
  • Rachael O'Connor
  • C Joy Somberg
  • Penelope Decarolis
  • Rula C Geha
  • Cristina Antonescu
  • Nick Socci
  • Miguel M Murillo
  • Tomonobu M Watanabe
  • Jun Kozuka
  • Atsuko Hikikoshi Iwane
  • Yasushi Sako
  • Tohru Kataoka
  • Toshio Yanagida

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Merlin/NF-2 mediates contact inhibition of growth by suppressing recruitment of Rac to the plasma membrane
    Tomoyo Okada
    Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Cell Biol 171:361-71. 2005
    ..These results provide a framework for understanding the tumor suppressor function of Merlin and indicate that Merlin mediates contact inhibition of growth by suppressing recruitment of Rac to matrix adhesions...
  2. ncbi Shedding light on Merlin's wizardry
    Tomoyo Okada
    Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Trends Cell Biol 17:222-9. 2007
    ..Here, we review these recent findings and their relevance to the tumor suppressor function of Merlin...
  3. ncbi Loss of the tumor suppressor gene NF2, encoding merlin, constitutively activates integrin-dependent mTORC1 signaling
    Miguel A López-Lago
    Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 29:4235-49. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Restoration of C/EBPα in dedifferentiated liposarcoma induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
    Yuhsin V Wu
    Sarcoma Biology Laboratory, Sarcoma Disease Management Program, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Genes Chromosomes Cancer 51:313-27. 2012
    ..These results demonstrate that loss of C/EBPα is an important factor in suppressing apoptosis and maintaining the dedifferentiated state in DDLS. Restoring C/EBPα may be a useful therapeutic approach for DDLS...
  5. ncbi Single- and multiple-molecule dynamics of the signaling from H-Ras to cRaf-1 visualized on the plasma membrane of living cells
    Kayo Hibino
    Department of Systems and Human Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
    Chemphyschem 4:748-53. 2003