K. Matsumura

Publication List Details

Period

1989 - 2006

Number

41

Co-Authors

An alpha 2-macroglobulin-like protein is the cue to gregarious settlement of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite (2006)

Dreanno, C., Matsumura, K., Dohmae, N., Takio, K., Hirota, H., Kirby, R.R., ...

Many benthic marine invertebrates, like barnacles, have a planktonic larval stage whose primary purpose is dispersal. How these species colonize suitable substrata is fundamental to understanding...

Decreased coumarin 7-hydroxylase activities and CYP2A6 expression levels in humans caused by genetic polymorphism in CYP2A6 promoter region (CYP2A6*9) (2003)

Kiyotani, K., Yamazaki, H., Fujieda, M., Iwano, S., Matsumura, K., Satarug, S., ...

One of seven poor metabolizers of coumarin found in Thai subjects was previously genotyped as heterozygote for the CYP2A6*4 (whole deletion) and CYP2A6*9. Thus, we aimed to investigate the...

Foreshock activity and its probabilistic relation to earthquake occurrence in Albania and the surrounding area (1999)

Peçi, V., Maeda, K., Matsumura, K., Irikura, K.

We investigate some characteristics of foreshock activity of moderate and large earthquakes which occurred in the present century in Albania and the surrounding area. Using a prediction algorithm,...

DEUTERATED-ACETYLENE DIMERS: THE TUNNELING MOTIONS OF (DCCD)$_{2}$, (DCCH)$_{2}$, DCCD-DCCH, DCCH-DCCD, HCCH-DCCD, AND HCCH-DCCH FROM THEIR MICROWAVE SPECTRA (1991)

Matsumura, K., Lovas, F. J., Suenram, R. D.

$^{1}$G. T. Fraser, R. D. Suenram, F. J. Lovas, A. S. Pine, J. T. Hougen, W. J. Lafferty, and J. S. Muenter, J. Chem. Phys. 89, 6028 (1988).""

ROTATIONAL SPECTRA OF THE H2O-HCCCCH AND HCCCCH-NH3 COMPLEXES (1990)

Matsumura, K., Lovas, F. J., Suenram, R. D.

$^{1}$ K. I. Peterson and W. Klemperer, J. Chem. Phys. 81, 3842 (1984). $^{2}$ G. T. Fraser, K. R. Leopold, and W. Klemperer, J. Chem. Phys. 80, 1423 (1984).

A STRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE $H_{2}S\cdot CO_{2}$ VAN DER WAALS COMPLEX (1989)

Rice, Jane K., Lovas, F. J., Suenram, R. D., Coudert, L. H., Matsumura, K., Stahl, W., ...

Author Institution: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000.; Molecular Spectroscopy, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.; Institute for Physical Chemistry, U. of Kiel; University of Arizona,...

A COUPLED LASER ABLATION PULSED FOURIER TRANSFORM MICROWAVE SPECTROMETER - INITIAL TESTS (1989)

Suenram, R. D., Lovas, F. J., Matsumura, K.

Author Institution: Molecular Spectroscopy Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology

THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM OF THE $Ar-SO_{2}$ VAN DER WAALS COMPLEX (1989)

Coudert, L. H., Matsumura, K., Lovas, F. J.

$^{1}$ R. L. DeLeon, A. Yokozeki, and J. S. Muenter, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 2044-2048 (1980). $^{2}$ J. T. Hougen, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 114, 395-426 (1985).

ROTATIONAL SPECTRUM AND STRUCTURE OF THE $H_{2}O-SO_{2}$ COMPLEX (1989)

Matsumura, K., Lovas, F. J., Suenram, R. D.

$^{1}$ J. Z. Gillies, C. W. Gillies, R. D. Suenram, and F. J. Lovas. (to be published). 2R. E. Bumgarner, D. J. Pauley, and S. G. Kukolich, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 3749 (1987).

VAN DER `WALLS COMPLEXES OF CHEMICALLY REACTIVE GASES: OZONE-ACETYLENE (1989)

Gillies, J. Z., Gillies, C. W., Lovas, F. J., Matsumura, K., Suenram, R. D.

Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Molecular Spectroscopy Division, National Institiute of Standards and Technology

Identification of the prfC gene, which encodes peptide-chain-release factor 3 of Escherichia coli.

Mikuni, O, Ito, K, Moffat, J, Matsumura, K, McCaughan, K, Nobukuni, T, ...

The termination of protein synthesis in bacteria requires two codon-specific polypeptide release factors, RF-1 and RF-2. A third factor, RF-3, which stimulates the RF-1 and RF-2 activities, was...

Reexamination of tetrodotoxin production by bacteria.

Matsumura, K

Vibrio alginolyticus has been reported as a good producer of tetrodotoxin (TTX), but the toxin extracted from this bacterium did not react to the monoclonal antibody against TTX. Surprisingly,...

Comparative characterization of release factor RF-3 genes of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Dichelobacter nodosus.

Kawazu, Y, Ito, K, Matsumura, K, Nakamura, Y

The termination of protein synthesis in bacteria requires two codon-specific release factors, RF-1 and RF-2. A gene for a third factor, RF-3, that stimulates the RF-1 and RF-2 activities has been...

Immunohistochemical analysis of dystrophin-associated proteins in Becker/Duchenne muscular dystrophy with huge in-frame deletions in the NH2-terminal and rod domains of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Burghes, A H, Mora, M, Tomé, F M, Morandi, L, Cornello, F, ...

The absence of dystrophin causes the drastic reduction of the dystrophin-associated proteins (DAPs) in the sarcolemma and the loss of the linkage between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the...

Deficiency of dystrophin-associated proteins in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients lacking COOH-terminal domains of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Tomé, F M, Ionasescu, V, Ervasti, J M, Anderson, R D, Romero, N B, ...

Dystrophin, the protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene, is a cytoskeletal protein tightly associated with a large oligomeric complex of sarcolemmal glycoproteins including...

Locations and properties of angiotensin II-responsive neurones in the circumventricular region of the duck brain.

Matsumura, K, Simon, E

1. In brain slice preparations from the hypothalamus of domestic ducks, single-unit activity was recorded extracellularly to investigate location and properties of angiotensin II (AngII)-responsive...

Increase in basal firing rate and sensitivity to angiotensin II in subfornical organ neurones of ducks adapted to salt water.

Matsumura, K, Simon, E

1. The influence of salt adaptation on spontaneous firing rate of subfornical organ (SFO) neurones and on their responsiveness to angiotensin II (AngII) (10(-10)-10(-7) M) were studied in vitro on...

Suppression of cold-induced thermogenesis in full-term pregnant rats.

Imai-Matsumara, K, Matsumura, K, Morimoto, A, Nakayama, T

1. Thermoregulation against cold exposure was studied in rats during pregnancy and early lactation, and compared with that of virgin rats. 2. When exposed to 0 degrees C for 60 min, rats which were...

Mild deficiency of dystrophin-associated proteins in Becker muscular dystrophy patients having in-frame deletions in the rod domain of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Nonaka, I, Tomé, F M, Arahata, K, Collin, H, Leturcq, F, ...

The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex spans the sarcolemma to provide a linkage between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix in skeletal muscle. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy...

Identification of the prfC gene, which encodes peptide-chain-release factor 3 of Escherichia coli.

Mikuni, O, Ito, K, Moffat, J, Matsumura, K, McCaughan, K, Nobukuni, T, ...

The termination of protein synthesis in bacteria requires two codon-specific polypeptide release factors, RF-1 and RF-2. A third factor, RF-3, which stimulates the RF-1 and RF-2 activities, was...

Reexamination of tetrodotoxin production by bacteria.

Matsumura, K

Vibrio alginolyticus has been reported as a good producer of tetrodotoxin (TTX), but the toxin extracted from this bacterium did not react to the monoclonal antibody against TTX. Surprisingly,...

Comparative characterization of release factor RF-3 genes of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Dichelobacter nodosus.

Kawazu, Y, Ito, K, Matsumura, K, Nakamura, Y

The termination of protein synthesis in bacteria requires two codon-specific release factors, RF-1 and RF-2. A gene for a third factor, RF-3, that stimulates the RF-1 and RF-2 activities has been...

Immunohistochemical analysis of dystrophin-associated proteins in Becker/Duchenne muscular dystrophy with huge in-frame deletions in the NH2-terminal and rod domains of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Burghes, A H, Mora, M, Tomé, F M, Morandi, L, Cornello, F, ...

The absence of dystrophin causes the drastic reduction of the dystrophin-associated proteins (DAPs) in the sarcolemma and the loss of the linkage between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the...

Deficiency of dystrophin-associated proteins in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients lacking COOH-terminal domains of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Tomé, F M, Ionasescu, V, Ervasti, J M, Anderson, R D, Romero, N B, ...

Dystrophin, the protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene, is a cytoskeletal protein tightly associated with a large oligomeric complex of sarcolemmal glycoproteins including...

Locations and properties of angiotensin II-responsive neurones in the circumventricular region of the duck brain.

Matsumura, K, Simon, E

1. In brain slice preparations from the hypothalamus of domestic ducks, single-unit activity was recorded extracellularly to investigate location and properties of angiotensin II (AngII)-responsive...

Increase in basal firing rate and sensitivity to angiotensin II in subfornical organ neurones of ducks adapted to salt water.

Matsumura, K, Simon, E

1. The influence of salt adaptation on spontaneous firing rate of subfornical organ (SFO) neurones and on their responsiveness to angiotensin II (AngII) (10(-10)-10(-7) M) were studied in vitro on...

Suppression of cold-induced thermogenesis in full-term pregnant rats.

Imai-Matsumara, K, Matsumura, K, Morimoto, A, Nakayama, T

1. Thermoregulation against cold exposure was studied in rats during pregnancy and early lactation, and compared with that of virgin rats. 2. When exposed to 0 degrees C for 60 min, rats which were...

Mild deficiency of dystrophin-associated proteins in Becker muscular dystrophy patients having in-frame deletions in the rod domain of dystrophin.

Matsumura, K, Nonaka, I, Tomé, F M, Arahata, K, Collin, H, Leturcq, F, ...

The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex spans the sarcolemma to provide a linkage between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix in skeletal muscle. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy...

The natural mediator for PMN emigration in inflammation. VIII. Production of leucoegresin-like chemotactic factor in reversed passive Arthus reactions in rats.

Nishiura, M, Matsumura, K, Hayashi, H

The mediation of tissue neutrophilia in the reversed passive Arthus reactions in rats was studied on extract from the skin lesions. Approximately 55 per cent of the neutrophil chemotactic activity in...

Detection of circulating toxocaral antigens in dogs by sandwich enzyme-immunoassay.

Matsumura, K, Kazuta, Y, Endo, R, Tanaka, K

This study describes the presence of circulating toxocaral antigens (CTA) in the sera of dogs infected with Toxocara canis (T. canis) by using a sandwich enzyme-immunoassay (SEIA). A specificity of...

Immunological studies on the settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC) of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite and its possible involvement in larva-larva interactions.

Matsumura, K, Nagano, M, Kato-Yoshinaga, Y, Yamazaki, M, Clare, A S, Fusetani, N

Immunological investigation has revealed that a settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC), which induces cypris settlement of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite, is synthesized during larval...

Age associated axonal features in HNPP with 17p11.2 deletion in Japan

Koike, H, Hirayama, M, Yamamoto, M, Ito, H, Hattori, N, Umehara, F, ...

Objective: To clarify age related changes in the clinicopathological features of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP) in Japanese patients with deletion of 17p11.2,...