Yokobori, Shin-ichi, Itoh, Takashi, Yoshinari, Shigeo, Nomura, Norimichi, Sako, Yoshihiko, Yamagishi, Akihiko, ...
Abstract Background We previously found the first examples of splicing of archaeal pre-mRNAs for homologs of the eukaryotic CBF5 protein (also known as dyskerin in humans) in Aeropyrum pernix,...
Kawahara, Kenji, Mogi, Tatsushi, Tanaka, Takeshi Q, Hata, Masayuki, Miyoshi, Hideto, Kita, Kiyoshi
In the intraerythrocytic stages of malaria parasites, mitochondria lack obvious cristae and are assumed to derive energy through glycolysis. For understanding of parasite energy metabolism in...
Siccanin Rediscovered as a Species-Selective Succinate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor (2009)
Mogi, Tatsushi, Kawakami, Takuro, Arai, Hiroyuki, Igarashi, Yasuo, Matsushita, Kazunobu, Mori, Mihoko, ...
To identify antibiotics targeting to respiratory enzymes, we carried out matrix screening of a structurally varied natural compound library with Pseudomonas aeruginosa membrane-bound respiratory...
Mogi, Tatsushi, Ano, Yoshitaka, Nakatsuka, Tomoko, Toyama, Hirohide, Muroi, Atsushi, Miyoshi, Hideto, ...
Cyanide-insensitive quinol oxidase (CioAB), a relative of cytochrome bd, has no spectroscopic features of hemes b595 and d in the wild-type bacteria and is difficult to purify for detailed...
Yoshinari, Shigeo, Shiba, Tomoo, Inaoka, Daniel-Ken, Itoh, Takashi, Kurisu, Genji, Harada, Shigeharu, ...
Archaeal splicing endonucleases (EndAs) are currently classified into three groups. Two groups require a single subunit protein to form a homodimer or homotetramer. The third group requires two...
Matsuzaki, Motomichi, Kuroiwa, Haruko, Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi, Kita, Kiyoshi, Nozaki, Hisayoshi
Plastids are widespread in plant and algal lineages. They are also exploited by some nonphotosynthetic protists, including malarial parasites, to support their diverse modes of life. However, cryptic...
Kimata-Ariga, Yoko, Kurisu, Genji, Kusunoki, Masami, Aoki, Sayaka, Sato, Dan, Kobayashi, Tamaki, ...
The human malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) possesses a plastid-derived organelle called the apicoplast, which is believed to employ metabolisms crucial for the parasite's survival. We cloned...
Kimata-Ariga, Yoko, Kurisu, Genji, Kusunoki, Masami, Aoki, Sayaka, Sato, Dan, Kobayashi, Tamaki, ...
The human malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) possesses a plastid-derived organelle called the apicoplast, which is believed to employ metabolisms crucial for the parasite’s survival. We...
Kimata-Ariga, Yoko, Kurisu, Genji, Kusunoki, Masami, Aoki, Sayaka, Sato, Dan, Kobayashi, Tamaki, ...
The human malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) possesses a plastid-derived organelle called the apicoplast, which is believed to employ metabolisms crucial for the parasite’s survival. We...
Arita, Masashi, Suematsu, Takuma, Osanai, Arihiro, Inaba, Takashi, Kamiya, Haruo, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
EF-Tu delivers aminoacyl-tRNAs to ribosomes in the translation system. However, unusual truncations found in some animal mitochondrial tRNAs seem to prevent recognition by a canonical EF-Tu. We...
Up-Regulation of Heme Biosynthesis during Differentiation of Neuro2a Cells (2006)
Shinjyo, Noriko, Kita, Kiyoshi
Heme is an iron-containing tetrapyrrole molecule that functions as a prosthetic group for proteins such as mitochondrial respiratory enzymes. Several studies have suggested that heme has essential...
Arita, Masashi, Suematsu, Takuma, Osanai, Arihiro, Inaba, Takashi, Kamiya, Haruo, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
EF-Tu delivers aminoacyl-tRNAs to ribosomes in the translation system. However, unusual truncations found in some animal mitochondrial tRNAs seem to prevent recognition by a canonical EF-Tu. We...
Arita, Masashi, Suematsu, Takuma, Osanai, Arihiro, Inaba, Takashi, Kamiya, Haruo, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
EF-Tu delivers aminoacyl-tRNAs to ribosomes in the translation system. However, unusual truncations found in some animal mitochondrial tRNAs seem to prevent recognition by a canonical EF-Tu. We...
Functional reconstitution of an archaeal splicing endonuclease in vitro (2005)
Yoshinari, Shigeo, Fujita, Shinji, Masui, Ryoji, Kuramitsu, Seiki, Yokobori, Shin-ichi, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7 is one of archaea whose entire genome has been sequenced. The genome sequence revealed that it possesses two open reading frames (ORFs) that are homologous to endA, a...
Tomitsuka, Eriko, Hirawake, Hiroko, Goto, Yu-ichi, Taniwaki, Masafumi, Harada, Shigeharu, Kita, Kiyoshi
Succinate-ubiquinone reductase (complex II) is an important enzyme complex in both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and aerobic respiration. A recent study showed that defects in human complex II are...
Ohtsuki, Takashi, Vinayak, Ravi, Watanabe, Yoh-ichi, Kita, Kiyoshi, Kawai, Gota, Watanabe, Kimitsuna
RNA samples corresponding to Ascaris suum mitochondrial tRNAMet were chemically and automatically synthesized in amounts sufficient for NMR measurement. Conventional and rapid deprotection methods...
Takeda, Shizu, Kita, Kiyoshi, Miyazaki, Hideyo, Natori, Shunji, Sekimizu, Kazuhisa
We purified a mitochondrial GTP-binding protein, MTG33, from a particulate fraction of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells [Takeda, S., Sagara, Y., Kita, K., Natori, S., and Sekimizu, K. (1993) J. Biochem....
Matsumoto, Naoki, Kita, Kiyoshi, Kojima, Somei, Yamamoto, Kazuo, Irimura, Tatsuro, Miyagi, Masaru, ...
p50 is phosphorylated in mitogen-stimulated T cells, and translocated from the membrane to the cytosol after activation of protein kinase C. Sequence analysis of p50 revealed that it is identical...
Nara, Takeshi, Matsumoto, Naoki, Janecharut, Tuenta, Matsuda, Hajime, Yamamoto, Kazuo, Irimura, Tatsuro, ...
We have demonstrated that a mouse monocional IgE antibody, SJ18ϵ, recognizes a 97 kDa surface molecule (Sj97) of Schistosoma japonlcum larvae and that the antibody Induces partial but...
Hirawake, Hiroko, Wang, Hua, Kuramochi, Toshiaki, Kojima, Somei, Kita, Kiyoshi
Complex II (succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is an important enzyme complex in both the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and the aerobic respiratory chains of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells and...
Effects of Heat on Intraosseous Blood Flow (1993)
Kohbu,Yoshihide, Takemasa,Seiichi, Shimada,Tomoaki, Ishikawa,Hitoshi, Yamaguchi,Michio, Kita,Kiyoshi
Purification of a GTP-Binding Protein Localized in Mitochondria (1993)
Takeda, Shizu, Sagara, Yasuhiro, Kita, Kiyoshi, Natori, Shunji, Sekimizu, Kazuhisa
A participate fraction consisting of heavy organelles such as nuclei and mitochondria was prepared from Ehrlich ascites tumor cells. From this fraction we have purified a GTP-binding protein with a...
Role of Adhesion Molecules in the Lymphoid Cell Distribution in Rheumatoid Synovial Membrane (1992)
Ishikawa,Hitoshi, Nishibayashi,Yasuro, Kita,Kiyoshi, Ohno,Osamu, Imura,Shigeaki
Surgical Treatment of Painful Bipartite Patella Associated with Young Athletes (1991)
Ishikawa,Hitoshi, Sakurai,Atsushi, Ohno,Osamu, Kita,Kiyoshi, Sato,Toshihisa
Property of Proximal Tibia in the Rat in Determination of Intraosseous Blood Flow (1991)
Kita,Kiyoshi, Kohbu,Yoshihide, Tanaka,Michiko, Kujime,Kenichi, Watanabe,Makoto, Ishikawa,Hitoshi
Cartilage Loss and Flexion Contracture in Osteoarthritic Knees (1991)
Kita,Kiyoshi, Maruyama,Takaki, Kurosaka,Masahiro, Hirohata,Kazushi
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow Associated with Baseball During Adolescence (1990)
Ishikawa,Hitoshi, Kuroda,Tsukasa, Sakurai,Atsushi, Shimada,Tomoaki, Kaneko,Tasuku, Kita,Kiyoshi, ...
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Medial Talar-Dome in an Elder Patient (1990)
Kita,Kiyoshi, Masuko,Hidehisa, Matsuda,Takanori, Watanabe,Makoto
Treatment Femoral Neck and Trochanteric Fractures (1989)
Kita,Kiyoshi, Mizuno,Kosaku, Hashimoto,Yasushi, Hirohata,Kazushi
KONISHI, Kiyoshi, OUCHI, Masato, KITA, Kiyoshi, HORIKOSHI, Isamu
A cytochrome b560-d complex, a terminal oxidase in the respiratory chain of Photobacterium phosphoreum grown under aerobic conditions, was purified to near homogeneity. The purified oxidase complex...
Ōmura, Satoshi, Miyadera, Hiroko, Ui, Hideaki, Shiomi, Kazuro, Yamaguchi, Yuuichi, Masuma, Rokuro, ...
Infections with parasitic helminths are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New drugs that are parasite specific and minimally toxic to the host are needed to counter these...
Miyadera, Hiroko, Shiomi, Kazuro, Ui, Hideaki, Yamaguchi, Yuichi, Masuma, Rokuro, Tomoda, Hiroshi, ...
Enzymes in the mitochondrial respiratory chain are involved in various physiological events in addition to their essential role in the production of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. The use of...
Proteomic Analysis of Phagocytosis in the Enteric Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Okada, Mami, Huston, Christopher D., Mann, Barbara J., Petri, William A., Kita, Kiyoshi, Nozaki, Tomoyoshi
Proteomic analysis of phagosomes isolated from Entamoeba histolytica by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry identified 85 proteins involved in surface recognition, actin cytoskeleton...
Yuasa, Keizo, Mi-Ichi, Fumika, Kobayashi, Tamaki, Yamanouchi, Masaya, Kotera, Jun, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
This is the first report of molecular characterization of a novel cyclic nucleotide PDE (phosphodiesterase), isolated from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and designated PfPDE1....
Arita, Masashi, Suematsu, Takuma, Osanai, Arihiro, Inaba, Takashi, Kamiya, Haruo, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
EF-Tu delivers aminoacyl-tRNAs to ribosomes in the translation system. However, unusual truncations found in some animal mitochondrial tRNAs seem to prevent recognition by a canonical EF-Tu. We...
Ōmura, Satoshi, Miyadera, Hiroko, Ui, Hideaki, Shiomi, Kazuro, Yamaguchi, Yuuichi, Masuma, Rokuro, ...
Infections with parasitic helminths are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New drugs that are parasite specific and minimally toxic to the host are needed to counter these...
Miyadera, Hiroko, Shiomi, Kazuro, Ui, Hideaki, Yamaguchi, Yuichi, Masuma, Rokuro, Tomoda, Hiroshi, ...
Enzymes in the mitochondrial respiratory chain are involved in various physiological events in addition to their essential role in the production of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. The use of...
Proteomic Analysis of Phagocytosis in the Enteric Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Okada, Mami, Huston, Christopher D., Mann, Barbara J., Petri, William A., Kita, Kiyoshi, Nozaki, Tomoyoshi
Proteomic analysis of phagosomes isolated from Entamoeba histolytica by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry identified 85 proteins involved in surface recognition, actin cytoskeleton...
Yuasa, Keizo, Mi-Ichi, Fumika, Kobayashi, Tamaki, Yamanouchi, Masaya, Kotera, Jun, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
This is the first report of molecular characterization of a novel cyclic nucleotide PDE (phosphodiesterase), isolated from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and designated PfPDE1....
Arita, Masashi, Suematsu, Takuma, Osanai, Arihiro, Inaba, Takashi, Kamiya, Haruo, Kita, Kiyoshi, ...
EF-Tu delivers aminoacyl-tRNAs to ribosomes in the translation system. However, unusual truncations found in some animal mitochondrial tRNAs seem to prevent recognition by a canonical EF-Tu. We...
Miura, Shinji, Tomitsuka, Eriko, Kamei, Yasutomi, Yamazaki, Tomomi, Kai, Yuko, Tamura, Mayumi, ...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator-1α (PGC-1α) is a key nuclear receptor co-activator for mitochondrial biogenesis. Here we report that overexpression of PGC-1α in skeletal...
Independent Evolution of Pyrimethamine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in Melanesia▿
Mita, Toshihiro, Tanabe, Kazuyuki, Takahashi, Nobuyuki, Tsukahara, Takahiro, Eto, Hideaki, Dysoley, Lek, ...
Pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has previously been shown to have emerged once in Southeast Asia, from where it spread to Africa. Pyrimethamine resistance in this parasite is known...
Inaoka, Daniel Ken, Takashima, Eizo, Osanai, Arihiro, Shimizu, Hironari, Nara, Takeshi, Aoki, Takashi, ...
The Trypanosoma cruzi dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, a key enzyme in pyrimidine de novo biosynthesis and redox homeostasis, was crystallized in complex with its first reaction product, orotate.
Matsumoto, Jun, Sakamoto, Kimitoshi, Shinjyo, Noriko, Kido, Yasutoshi, Yamamoto, Nao, Yagi, Kinpei, ...
Alveolar echinococcosis, which is due to the massive growth of larval Echinococcus multilocularis, is a life-threatening parasitic zoonosis distributed widely across the northern hemisphere....
Yoshinari, Shigeo, Shiba, Tomoo, Inaoka, Daniel-Ken, Itoh, Takashi, Kurisu, Genji, Harada, Shigeharu, ...
Archaeal splicing endonucleases (EndAs) are currently classified into three groups. Two groups require a single subunit protein to form a homodimer or homotetramer. The third group requires two...