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- PhD Biochemistry University of Tokyo
- Masters Biochemistry University of Tokyo
- Bachelors Biochemistry University of Tokyo
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- TAB2, a novel adaptor protein, mediates activation of TAK1 MAPKKK by linking TAK1 to TRAF6 in the IL-1 signal transduction pathway. (2000) (609)
- A gene encoding a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase is induced simultaneously with genes for a mitogen-activated protein kinase and an S6 ribosomal protein kinase by touch, cold, and water stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. (1996) (519)
- A yeast mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog (Mpk1p) mediates signalling by protein kinase C (1993) (383)
- Gene regulation by Y-box proteins: coupling control of transcription and translation. (1998) (311)
- MKK1 and MKK2, which encode Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitogen-activated protein kinase-kinase homologs, function in the pathway mediated by protein kinase C (1993) (309)
- Stimulatory effects of yeast and mammalian 14-3-3 proteins on the Raf protein kinase. (1994) (297)
- Isolation and characterization of yeast mutants deficient in adenylate cyclase and cAMP-dependent protein kinase. (1982) (289)
- IRA2, a second gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a protein with a domain homologous to mammalian ras GTPase-activating protein. (1990) (284)
- MSG5, a novel protein phosphatase promotes adaptation to pheromone response in S. cerevisiae. (1994) (246)
- Three genes in the human MHC class III region near the junction with the class II: gene for receptor of advanced glycosylation end products, PBX2 homeobox gene and a notch homolog, human counterpart of mouse mammary tumor gene int-3. (1994) (245)
- Phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein by cdk2. (1992) (222)
- IRA1, an inhibitory regulator of the RAS-cyclic AMP pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1989) (210)
- Isolation of ATMEKK1 (a MAP kinase kinase kinase)-interacting proteins and analysis of a MAP kinase cascade in Arabidopsis. (1998) (200)
- Isolation of a second yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene (GPA2) coding for guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory protein: studies on its structure and possible functions. (1988) (199)
- Yeast RLM1 encodes a serum response factor-like protein that may function downstream of the Mpk1 (Slt2) mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (1995) (198)
- Characterization of a serum response factor-like protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rlm1, which has transcriptional activity regulated by the Mpk1 (Slt2) mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (1997) (195)
- Localization and functional coupling of HGF and c-Met/HGF receptor in rat brain: implication as neurotrophic factor. (1995) (189)
- Cloning of a human cDNA encoding a CDC2-related kinase by complementation of a budding yeast cdc28 mutation. (1991) (186)
- Replication factor encoded by a putative oncogene, set, associated with myeloid leukemogenesis. (1995) (185)
- Novel proliferative effect of phospholipase A2 in Swiss 3T3 cells via specific binding site. (1991) (164)
- 14-3-3 proteins: potential roles in vesicular transport and Ras signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1995) (163)
- The distribution of tenascin-X is distinct and often reciprocal to that of tenascin-C (1994) (161)
- [Regulatory circuits for gene expression: the metabolism of galactose and phosphate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae]. (1984) (150)
- A 2-Mb YAC contig and physical map of the natural killer gene complex on mouse chromosome 6. (1997) (145)
- Differential tubulogenic and branching morphogenetic activities of growth factors: implications for epithelial tissue development. (1995) (144)
- Genetic and biochemical evidence that trehalase is a substrate of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in yeast. (1983) (144)
- The purification and characterization of the poison produced by Gonyaulax catenella in axenic culture. (1966) (144)
- NPK1, a tobacco gene that encodes a protein with a domain homologous to yeast BCK1, STE11, and Byr2 protein kinases (1993) (134)
- Control of cell division in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in adenylate cyclase and cAMP-dependent protein kinase. (1983) (133)
- Heat shock response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants altered in cyclic AMP-dependent protein phosphorylation (1987) (128)
- CDC33 encodes mRNA cap-binding protein eIF-4E of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1988) (128)
- Shaping and reshaping of salmonid genomes by amplification of tRNA-derived retroposons during evolution. (1991) (123)
- Dual regulation of the expression of the polyubiquitin gene by cyclic AMP and heat shock in yeast. (1988) (118)
- The oncoprotein Evi-1 represses TGF-beta signalling by inhibiting Smad3. (1998) (117)
- Role of STE genes in the mating factor signaling pathway mediated by GPA1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1988) (112)
- The Glc7 type 1 protein phosphatase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for cell cycle progression in G2/M (1994) (111)
- A Caenorhabditis elegans JNK signal transduction pathway regulates coordinated movement via type‐D GABAergic motor neurons (1999) (110)
- Template activating factor I, a novel host factor required to stimulate the adenovirus core DNA replication. (1993) (106)
- The tenascin gene family. (1994) (105)
- Regulation of the yeast pheromone response pathway by G protein subunits. (1990) (105)
- MSI1, a negative regulator of the RAS-cAMP pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1989) (99)
- Genetic control of galactokinase synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence for constitutive expression of the positive regulatory gene gal4 (1978) (98)
- Recessive mutations conferring resistance to carbon catabolite repression of galactokinase synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1983) (97)
- Rfc5, a small subunit of replication factor C complex, couples DNA replication and mitosis in budding yeast. (1996) (96)
- Rfc5, a replication factor C component, is required for regulation of Rad53 protein kinase in the yeast checkpoint pathway (1997) (96)
- Possible involvement of RAS-encoded proteins in glucose-induced inositolphospholipid turnover in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1986) (95)
- RSR1, a ras-like gene homologous to Krev-1 (smg21A/rap1A): role in the development of cell polarity and interactions with the Ras pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1992) (92)
- Cyclic AMP may not be involved in catabolite repression in Saccharomyes cerevisiae: evidence from mutants capable of utilizing it as an adenine source (1982) (86)
- Regulation of protein degradation in muscle by calcium. Evidence for enhanced nonlysosomal proteolysis associated with elevated cytosolic calcium. (1985) (82)
- A novel family of heparin-binding growth factors, pleiotrophin and midkine, is expressed in the developing rat cerebral cortex. (1994) (81)
- Identification of the structural gene and nonsense alleles for adenylate cyclase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1984) (80)
- The Drosophila p38 MAPK pathway is required during oogenesis for egg asymmetric development. (1999) (80)
- Terminal differentiation and senescence in the human melanocyte: repression of tyrosine-phosphorylation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 selectively defines the two phenotypes. (1994) (79)
- A boundary of long-range G + C% mosaic domains in the human MHC locus: pseudoautosomal boundary-like sequence exists near the boundary. (1995) (79)
- A novel yeast mutant defective in the processing of ras proteins: assessment of the effect of the mutation on processing steps. (1987) (77)
- Cluster of fibronectin type III repeats found in the human major histocompatibility complex class III region shows the highest homology with the repeats in an extracellular matrix protein, tenascin. (1992) (77)
- Yeast Gal11 protein mediates the transcriptional activation signal of two different transacting factors, Gal4 and general regulatory factor I/repressor/activator site binding protein 1/translation upstream factor. (1990) (75)
- Yeast MEK-dependent signal transduction: response thresholds and parameters affecting fidelity (1995) (75)
- Phosphatidylserine synthase from bacteria. (1997) (73)
- Function of positive regulatory gene gal4 in the synthesis of galactose pathway enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence that the GAL81 region codes for part of the gal4 protein (1980) (73)
- Protease M/neurosin mRNA is expressed in mature oligodendrocytes. (1999) (70)
- Cloning, sequencing, and expression in Escherichia coli of the Bacillus subtilis gene for phosphatidylserine synthase (1994) (67)
- Molecular cloning of novel leucine-rich repeat proteins and their expression in the developing mouse nervous system. (1996) (66)
- Isolation and characterization of dominant mutations resistant to carbon catabolite repression of galactokinase synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1981) (60)
- CIRP2, a major cytoplasmic RNA-binding protein in Xenopus oocytes. (2000) (57)
- Regulation of NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase by protein kinases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1984) (57)
- Genomic organization of the human adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase gene and its relationship to the placental leucine aminopeptidase/oxytocinase gene. (2001) (54)
- Differential expressions of the eph family of receptor tyrosine kinase genes (sek, elk, eck) in the developing nervous system of the mouse. (1995) (54)
- Structural analysis of mouse tenascin-X: evolutionary aspects of reduplication of FNIII repeats in the tenascin gene family. (1998) (53)
- HYS2, an essential gene required for DNA replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1995) (52)
- Synergistic activation by Ras and 14-3-3 protein of a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase named Ras-dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase stimulator. (1994) (51)
- Purification and properties of NADH oxidase from Bacillus megaterium. (1985) (51)
- The EGP1 gene may be a positive regulator of protein phosphatase type 1 in the growth control of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1995) (49)
- Easily releasable myofilaments from skeletal and cardiac muscles maintained in vitro. Role in myofibrillar assembly and turnover. (1981) (49)
- Molecular cloning and characterization of Kremen, a novel kringle-containing transmembrane protein. (2001) (49)
- Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and synapsin I-like protein in mouse insulinoma MIN6 cells. (1995) (48)
- Serine Proteinase Inhibitor 3 and Murinoglobulin I Are Potent Inhibitors of Neuropsin in Adult Mouse Brain* (2001) (48)
- A regulatory mechanism for the balanced synthesis of membrane phospholipid species in Escherichia coli. (1996) (48)
- Expression and transcriptional regulation of the human alpha1, 3-fucosyltransferase 4 (FUT4) gene in myeloid and colon adenocarcinoma cell lines. (2000) (46)
- GPA1Val-50 mutation in the mating-factor signaling pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1989) (46)
- Characterization of cyclic AMP-requiring yeast mutants altered in the catalytic subunit of protein kinase. (1984) (46)
- Unbalanced membrane phospholipid compositions affect transcriptional expression of certain regulatory genes in Escherichia coli (1997) (45)
- IRA2, a second gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a protein with a domain homologous to mammalian ras GTPase-activating protein (1990) (44)
- Gene for lysine tRNA1 may be a progenitor of the highly repetitive and transcribable sequences present in the salmon genome. (1986) (43)
- Cyclic AMP may not be involved in catabolite repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence from mutants unable to synthesize it (1983) (41)
- Reconstitution of the GTP-dependent adenylate cyclase from products of the yeast CYR1 and RAS2 genes in Escherichia coli. (1985) (41)
- Pharbin, a novel inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase, induces dendritic appearances in fibroblasts. (1999) (37)
- Necdin acts as a transcriptional repressor that interacts with multiple guanosine clusters. (2001) (36)
- Down-regulation of human sialyltransferase gene expression during in vitro human keratinocyte cell line differentiation. (1998) (36)
- Primary structures of the wild-type and mutant alleles encoding the phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase of Escherichia coli (1994) (35)
- Purification and identification of a major activator for p38 from osmotically shocked cells. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 by osmotic shock, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and H2O2. (1996) (34)
- Distinct Troponin T Genes Are Expressed in Embryonic/Larval Tail Striated Muscle and Adult Body Wall Smooth Muscle of Ascidian* (1996) (33)
- Purification, characterization and gene cloning of a novel glutamic acid-specific endopeptidase from Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600. (1992) (33)
- Interaction of super-repressible and dominant constitutive mutations for the synthesis of galactose pathway enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1977) (33)
- The yeast MOT2 gene encodes a putative zinc finger protein that serves as a global negative regulator affecting expression of several categories of genes, including mating-pheromone-responsive genes (1994) (32)
- Characterization of a cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase-deficient mutant in yeast. (1983) (32)
- Characterization of cyclic AMP-requiring yeast mutants altered in the regulatory subunit of protein kinase. (1982) (31)
- Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Stress-responsive Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-related Kinase from Tetrahymena Cells* (1999) (30)
- Tensin can induce JNK and p38 activation. (2000) (29)
- Acidic-phospholipid deficiency represses the flagellar master operon through a novel regulatory region in Escherichia coli. (1994) (28)
- Primary structure, genomic organization and expression of the major secretory protein of murine epididymis, ME1. (2000) (28)
- Localization of novel receptor tyrosine kinase genes of the eph family, MDK1 and its splicing variant, in the developing mouse nervous system. (1995) (27)
- Structure and chromosomal localization of a murine LIM/homeobox gene, Lhx8. (1998) (27)
- Regulation of repressible acid phosphatase by cyclic AMP in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1984) (25)
- Induction of DNA replication by transcription in the region upstream of the human c-myc gene in a model replication system (1996) (25)
- DNA replication from initiation zones of mammalian cells in a model system. (1994) (24)
- Outer plaque assembly and spore encapsulation are defective during sporulation of adenylate cyclase-deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1985) (23)
- Single-stranded-DNA-binding protein-dependent DNA unwinding of the yeast ARS1 region (1994) (23)
- Role of SGP2, a suppressor of a gpa1 mutation, in the mating-factor signaling pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1988) (22)
- Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of the complementary DNA for penicillolysin gene, plnC, and 18 kDa metalloendopeptidase gene from Penicillium citrinum. (1994) (22)
- Transcription factor Sp1 activates the expression of the mouse tenascin-X gene. (2000) (20)
- Partial purification and characterization of 'injurin-like' factor which stimulates production of hepatocyte growth factor. (1994) (20)
- Model system for DNA replication of a plasmid DNA containing the autonomously replicating sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1993) (19)
- Genetic interaction of DED1encoding a putative ATP-dependent RNA helicase with SRM1 encoding a mammalian RCC1 homolog in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1996) (19)
- Primary structure of bacteriophage M2 DNA polymerase: conserved segments within protein-priming DNA polymerases and DNA polymerase I of Escherichia coli. (1989) (18)
- A heat-labile serine proteinase from Penicillium citrinum. (1993) (18)
- Studies on cellulase produced by the phytopathogens. Purification and enzymatic properties of cellulase of Fusarium moniliforme. (1974) (18)
- Nuclear factor I represses the reverse-oriented transcription from the adenovirus type 5 DNA terminus. (1989) (18)
- Dominant mutations of Drosophila MAP kinase kinase and their activities in Drosophila and yeast MAP kinase cascades. (1997) (17)
- LIM-homeodomain gene family in neural development. (1997) (16)
- Stimulation of DNA synthesis by mouse DNA helicase B in a DNA replication system containing eukaryotic replication origins. (1995) (15)
- Retrovirus vectors designed for efficient transduction of cytotoxic or cytostatic genes (1999) (14)
- Progesterone inhibits transcriptional activation of human chorionic gonadotropin-α gene through protein kinase A pathway in trophoblast cells (2001) (14)
- Directed mutagenesis, Ser-56 to Pro, of Bacillus subtilis phosphatidylserine synthase drastically lowers enzymatic activity and relieves amplification toxicity in Escherichia coli. (1996) (14)
- Loading of a DNA helicase on the DNA unwinding element in the yeast replication origin: mechanism of DNA replication in a model system. (1994) (14)
- EWS represses cofilin 1 expression by inducing nuclear retention of cofilin 1 mRNA (2014) (13)
- Kinetics of pressure-induced inactivation of bovine liver glutamate dehydrogenase. (1986) (12)
- Aphidicolin-resistant mutants of bacteriophage phi 29: genetic evidence for altered DNA polymerase. (1986) (12)
- Molecular cloning and distinct developmental expression pattern of spliced forms of a novel zinc finger gene wiz in the mouse cerebellum. (1998) (12)
- Suppressors of a gpa1 mutation cause sterility in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1988) (12)
- Fluphenazine-resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in the cell division cycle (1986) (11)
- Characterization of a new termination signal for RNA polymerase III responsible for generation of a discrete-sized RNA transcribed from salmon total genomic DNA in a HeLa cell extract. (1989) (11)
- Growth hormone releasing factors in the brain and the gut: Chemistry, actions, and localization (1984) (11)
- Aphidicolin-resistant DNA polymerase of bacteriophage phi 29 APHr71 mutant is hypersensitive to phosphonoacetic acid and butylphenyldeoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate. (1990) (11)
- Purification and characterization of sulfur reductase from a moderately thermophilic bacterial strain, TI-1, that oxidizes iron. (1998) (10)
- Production of Fructo-Oligosaccharide-Rich Fructose Syrup (1993) (9)
- 14-3-3 protein family members have a regulatory role in retinoic acid-mediated induction of cytokeratins in F9 cells. (2000) (9)
- The role of G proteins in yeast signal transduction. (1988) (9)
- A lymphocyte antigen encoded by a locus closely linked to H-3 on the second chromosome of the mouse. (1983) (9)
- Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of neuropsin, a serine protease expressed in the limbic system of mouse brain. (1997) (9)
- Nuclear localization of the delta subunit of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in rat cerebellar granule cells. (1999) (8)
- Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence analysis of rat PCNA/cyclin cDNA. (1986) (8)
- Enrichment of Mutants Lacking the Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Screening with Methyl-α-d-Glucoside (1974) (8)
- Tripeptide, Arg-Gly-Asp, inhibits the transfection of protein-linked DNA of bacteriophage M2. (1988) (8)
- Spectrum of N4-aminocytidine mutagenesis. (1989) (7)
- Yeast mutants altered in the cAMP cascade system. (1988) (7)
- Acetamido group in the binding and catalysis of synthetic substances by lysozyme. (1970) (7)
- Pseudouridylic modification of a 6S RNA transcribed in vitro from highly repetitive and transcribable (Hirt) sequences of salmon total DNA. (1984) (7)
- Epithelial-cell-specific transcriptional regulation of human Galbeta1,3GalNAc/Galbeta1,4GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (hST3Gal IV) gene. (1999) (6)
- Role of retinoic acid in regulation of mRNA expression of CaBP-D28k in the cerebellum of the chicken. (1998) (6)
- The isolation and characterization of a trypsin inhibitor from Kintoki bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). (1978) (6)
- Receptor sequence in the terminal protein of bacteriophage M2 that interacts with an RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) sequence of the primer protein. (1991) (6)
- Tissue-specific DNA binding of nuclear proteins that bind to the adenovirus inverted terminal repeat. (1989) (6)
- CALCIUM AND STRETCH-DEPENDENT REGULATION OF PROTEIN TURNOVER AND MYOFIBRILLAR DISASSEMBLY IN MUSCLE (1980) (6)
- Genomic structure and transcriptional regulation of human Galbeta1,3GalNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (hST3Gal I) gene. (2001) (5)
- Differentiation elicits negative regulation of human beta-galactoside alpha2,6-sialyltransferase at the mRNA level in the HL-60 cell line. (1998) (5)
- Temporal and spatial expression of distinct troponin T genes in embryonic/larval tail striated muscle and adult body wall smooth muscle of ascidian. (1997) (5)
- Complementation assay of primer protein: gene expression systems of plasmid vectors support the infection of suppressor sensitive mutant phages M2 and phi 29. (1993) (5)
- Immunohistochemical localization of pleiotrophin and midkine in the lingual epithelium of the adult rat. (1998) (5)
- Inhibition of intestinal absorption of phenylalanine by phenylalaninol. (1975) (4)
- Gene structure and transcriptional regulation of human Gal beta1,4(3) GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase VI (hST3Gal VI) gene in prostate cancer cell line. (2001) (4)
- Transcriptional regulation of human beta-galactoside alpha2, 6-sialyltransferase (hST6Gal I) gene during differentiation of the HL-60 cell line. (2000) (4)
- In vivo phosphorylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ribosomal protein S10 by cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase (1986) (4)
- Structures and comparison of genomic and complementary DNAs of mouse MSSP, a c-Myc binding protein. (2000) (3)
- Down-regulation of human Galbeta1,3GalNAc/Galbeta1,4GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (hST3Gal IV) gene during differentiation of the HL-60 cell line. (1999) (3)
- Suppression of the lethal effect of acidic-phospholipid deficiency in Escherichia coli by Bacillus subtilis chromosomal locus ypoP. (1998) (2)
- Three-Dimensional Magnetically-Oriented Microcrystal Array: A Large Sample for Neutron Diffraction Analysis (2012) (1)
- Several aspects of total genomic DNA transcription in a HeLa cell extract. (1988) (1)
- Analysis of phage M13mp2 mutants produced from transfection of phage DNA having N4-aminocytosines at defined sequence positions. (1992) (1)
- In vitro mutagenesis by incorporation of N4-aminodeoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate. (1988) (1)
- Effect of cellulose residues and ash from a cellulose and paper mill on some soil physical, chemical and biological properties in pot experiments. (1994) (0)
- Molecular cloning of small G proteins specific for skeletal muscle cells and brain (1995) (0)
- [Case of familial spino-cerebellar degeneration with transient delirious state and grand mal seizure]. (1970) (0)
- [Structural changes of protein-nucleic acid complexes in oocytes and eggs]. (1999) (0)
- Pseudomonas syringae pv. spinaciae pv. nov., the causal agent of bacterial leaf spot of spinach [Spinacia oleracea] in Japan (1998) (0)
- Involvement of YkoN in production of a new phospholipid in Bacillus subtilis Marburg (2007) (0)
- DNA replication from initiation zones of mammalian cells in a model system (1994) (0)
- Regulation of ras-Interacting Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1993) (0)
- Growth Characteristics of Newly Isolated Xylose-Assimilating Bacterium and Accumulation of Green Plastic, Polyhydroxyalkanoate in the Genetic Engineered Strain (2016) (0)
- Mechanism of protein priming DNA replication of B.subtilis phage M2. (1992) (0)
- Characterization of a Novel Esterase YkoN from Bacillus subtilis Marburg (2007) (0)
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