Complete blockage of the mevalonate pathway results in male gametophyte lethality (2009)
Suzuki, Masashi, Nakagawa, Shoko, Kamide, Yukiko, Kobayashi, Keiko, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Hashinokuchi, Hiromi, ...
Plants have two isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways: the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the plastidic 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. Since the discovery of the MEP pathway,...
Yokoyama, Katsushi, Nogami, Hideki, Kabasawa, Mamiko, Ebihara, Sonomi, Shimowasa, Ai, Hashimoto, Keiko, ...
The DNA-binding mode of archaeal feast/famine-regulatory proteins (FFRPs), i.e. paralogs of the Esherichia coli leucine-responsive regulatory protein (Lrp), was studied. Using the method of...
REVIEW DNA recognition code of transcription factors (2008)
Masashi Suzuki, Steven E. Brenner, Mark Gerstein, Naoto Yagi
'TO whom correspondence should be addressed Key words: DNA binding1DNA-protein interactionlgene expression/molecular recognition
Masashi Suzuki, Steven E. Brenner
Abstract We have systematically compared structures of multi-helical DNA-binding domains (DBDs) which have been deter-mined by crystallography or NMR spectroscopy. All the known multi-helical DBDs...
REVIEW DNA recognition code of transcription factors (2007)
Masashi Suzuki, Steven E. Brenner, Mark Gerstein, Naoto Yagi
‘To whom correspondence should be addressed Key words: DNA bindingDNA-protein interactiordgene expressiordmolecular recognition
Japanese and English Cross-lingual Information Retrieval at DLUT (2007)
Seigo Tanimura T, Masashi Suzuki, Hiroshi Nakagawa T, Tatsunori Mori
We describe our cross-lingual retrieval system for cross-lingual information retrieval task of NTCIR2. The main part of our work is construction of bilingual dictionaries per academic field from a...
Plants Utilize Isoprene Emission as a Thermotolerance Mechanism (2007)
Sasaki, Kanako, Saito, Takuya, Lämsä, Mari, Oksman-Caldentey, Kirsi-Marja, Suzuki, Masashi, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, ...
Isoprene is a volatile compound emitted from leaves of many plant species in large quantities, which has an impact on atmospheric chemistry due to its massive global emission rate (5 × 1014 carbon g...
Kobayashi, Keiko, Suzuki, Masashi, Tang, Jianwei, Nagata, Noriko, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Seki, Hikaru, ...
Higher plants have two metabolic pathways for isoprenoid biosynthesis: the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the plastidal non-mevalonate (MEP) pathway. Despite the compartmentalization of these...
Lanosterol Synthase in Dicotyledonous Plants (2006)
Suzuki, Masashi, Xiang, Ting, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Seki, Hikaru, Saito, Kazuki, Muranaka, Toshiya, ...
Sterols are important as structural components of plasma membranes and precursors of steroidal hormones in both animals and plants. Plant sterols show a wide structural variety and significant...
Lanosterol Synthase in Dicotyledonous Plants (2006)
Suzuki, Masashi, Xiang, Ting, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Seki, Hikaru, Saito, Kazuki, Muranaka, Toshiya, ...
Sterols are important as structural components of plasma membranes and precursors of steroidal hormones in both animals and plants. Plant sterols show a wide structural variety and significant...
SHIRAI, Hiroshi, HIRAMATSU, Yoshinori, SUZUKI, Masashi
Target reconstruction algorithm from its monostatic radar cross section (RCS) has been proposed for polygonal cylinders with curved surfaces. This algorithm is based on our previous finding that the...
Altered DNA binding specificity of Arnt by selection of partner bHLH-PAS proteins (2004)
Kinoshita, Koshi, Kikuchi, Yasuo, Sasakura, Yukie, Suzuki, Masashi, Fujii-Kuriyama, Yoshiaki, Sogawa, Kazuhiro
The Ah receptor (AhR) and HLF are transcription factors involved in xenobiotic metabolism and hypoxic response, respectively. AhR and HLF heterodimerize with Arnt as the common partner, and bind to...
Akizawa, Tadao, Suzuki, Masashi, Akiba, Takashi, Nishizawa, Yoshiki, Ohashi, Yasuo, Ogata, Etsuro, ...
A trial on the long-term administration of 1,25-dihydroxy-22-oxavitamin D3 (22-oxacalcitoriol, OCT) was conducted among 124 patients with chronic renal failure on maintenance haemodialysis...
Suzuki, Masashi, Kato, Atsushi, Nagata, Noriko, Komeda, Yoshibumi
The cDNA clone RXF12, which encodes a xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8), was isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana. The C-terminal half of the amino acid sequence of the deduced protein, named AtXyn1, showed...
Takahashi, Hideki, Suzuki, Masashi, Natsuaki, Keiko, Shigyo, Takuma, Hino, Kumiko, Teraoka, Tohru, ...
A yellow strain of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) [CMV(Y)] induces a resistance response characterized by inhibition of virus systemic movement with development of necrotic local lesions in...
Kisu, Yasutomo, Ono, Tomoyuki, Shimofurutani, Naoko, Suzuki, Masashi, Esaka, Muneharu
A unique A/T-rich sequence (5'-AAAAAGTAAAAA-GTAAAAAAGTAAAAAG-3'), referred to as the AGTA repeat, is found in the silencer region of the pumpkin ascorbate oxidase gene. A cDNA for protein (AOBP) that...
DNA recognition code of transcription factors (1995)
Suzuki, Masashi, Brenner, Steven E., Gerstein, Mark, Yagi, Naoto
DNA recognition and superstructure formation by helix-turn-helix proteins (1995)
Suzuki, Masashi, Yagi, Naoto, Gerstein, Mark
The way helix-turn-helix proteins recognize DNA is analysed by comparing their sequences, structures, and binding specificities. Individual recognition helices in these proteins bind to four DNA base...
Stereochemical basis of DNA bending by transcription factors (1995)
Superstructure-formation of DNA plays an Important role In transcription regulation as well as In chromatln formation. To understand the stereochemical basis of DNA bending by proteins we analysed...
Aramaki, Hironori, Yagi, Naoto, Suzuki, Masashi
We report that some prokaryotic repressors including CamR and TetR belong to the same family. CamR and TetR bind to DNA using a multihelical DNA binding domain (DBD) at the N-termini of the proteins,...
Eto, Masumi, Ohmori, Toshihiro, Suzuki, Masashi, Furuya, Kenji, Morita, Fumi
A novel phosphorylation-dependent inhibitory protein (IP) of porcine aorta myosin light chain phosphatase (PA-MLCP) was purified to homogeneity from porcine aorta media. The molecular mass of IP was...
Tanahashi, Tadanori, Suzuki, Masashi, Itoh, Nobuyuki, Mitsui, Youji
We identified a protein with a molecular weight of about 44 kDa in an extract of rat regenerating liver. This protein was undetectable in normal, sham-operated, and completely regenerated liver. We...
DNA recognition by a {beta}-sheet (1995)
DNA recognition by a β-sheet is discussed in the light of crystal structures of the MetJ and Arc repressors. The DNA binding geometry of a β-sheet can be understood in terms of (i) close fitting of...
Stereochemical basis of DNA recognition by Zn fingers (1994)
Suzuki, Masashi, Gerstein, Mark, Yagi, Naoto
DNA-recognition rules for Zn fingers are discussed in terms of crystal structures. The rules can explain the DNA-binding characteristics of a number of Zn finger proteins for which there are no...
Solution structure of the DNA binding octapeptide repeat of the K10 gene product (1994)
Suzuki, Masashi, Neuhaus, David, Gerstein, Mark, Aimoto, Saburo
A putative transcription factor, the Drosophila K10 gene product, contains eight repeats of the octapeptide sequence SPNQQQHP or close variants. The solution structure of the K10 repeat was studied...
An NMR study on the DNA-binding SPKK motif and a model for its interaction with DNA (1993)
Suzuki, Masashi, Gerstein, Mark, Johnson, Tony
The solution structure of one and two repeats of the ‘SPKK’ DNA-binding motif is reported on the basis of NMR measurements. In dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) the major population (approximately 90%)...
Sea Urchin Protease Specific to the SPKK Motif in Histone (1990)
Suzuki, Masashi, Sugiura, Masayo, Ebashi, Setsuro
A protease activity specific to spermatogenous histories was found in the egg extract of sea urchin. The enzyme responsible for this activity, named SPKK protease because of its substrate...
Histone H1 Kinase Specific to the SPKK Motif (1990)
Suzuki, Masashi, Sohma, Hitoshi, Yazawa, Michio, Yagi, Kohichi, Ebashi, Setsuro
A protein kinase phosphorylating sea urchin spermatogenous histones, H1 and H2B, was found in sea urchin egg homogenate and purified. The kinase is activated by cAMP and is composed of two different...
Kuwayama, Hideto, Suzuki, Masashi, Koga, Ritsuko, Ebashi, Setsuro
1) Two protein components, 155 and 130 kDa in their electrophoretic molecular weights, respectively, were isolated in a homogeneous state from bovine aorta; they showed both the...
Dissociation and Reconstitution of a DNA Polymerase {alpha}-Primase Complex (1985)
SUZUKI, Masashi, ENOMOTO, Takemi, HANAOKA, Fumio, YAMADA, Masa-atsu
The conditions for dissociation of the DNA polymerase α-primase complex (DNA polymerase α1) have been examined. It was revealed that 50% ethylene glycol effectively dissociated the complex....
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
三木, 隆司, ミキ, タカシ, Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, シバサキ, タダオ, ...
The inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir6.1 forms K+ channels by coupling with a sulfonylurea receptor in reconstituted systems, but the physiological roles of Kir6.1-containing K+ channels have not...
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, Shibasaki, Tadao, 佐藤, 俊明, Sato, Toshiaki, ...
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
三木, 隆司, ミキ, タカシ, Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, シバサキ, タダオ, ...
The inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir6.1 forms K+ channels by coupling with a sulfonylurea receptor in reconstituted systems, but the physiological roles of Kir6.1-containing K+ channels have not...
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
三木, 隆司, ミキ, タカシ, Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, シバサキ, タダオ, ...
The inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir6.1 forms K+ channels by coupling with a sulfonylurea receptor in reconstituted systems, but the physiological roles of Kir6.1-containing K+ channels have not...
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, Shibasaki, Tadao, 佐藤, 俊明, Sato, Toshiaki, ...
Archaeal adaptation to higher temperatures revealed by genomic sequence of Thermoplasma volcanium
Kawashima, Tsuyoshi, Amano, Naoki, Koike, Hideaki, Makino, Shin-ichi, Higuchi, Sadaharu, Kawashima-Ohya, Yoshie, ...
The complete genomic sequence of the archaeon Thermoplasma volcanium, possessing optimum growth temperature (OGT) of 60°C, is reported. By systematically comparing this genomic sequence with the...
Masuta, Chikara, Ueda, Shigenori, Suzuki, Masashi, Uyeda, Ichiro
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tomato aspermy virus (TAV) belong to the Cucumovirus genus. They have a tripartite genome consisting of single-stranded RNAs, designated 1, 2, and 3. Previous studies...
Kodama, Satoru, Suenaga, Satoshi, Hirano, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, Mogi, Goro
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a major pathogen of otitis media. One of the outer membrane proteins of NTHI, P6, is an antigen common to all strains and is considered as a candidate for...
Sabirov, Albert, Kodama, Satoru, Hirano, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, Mogi, Goro
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major pathogen causing otitis media (OM). One of the outer membrane proteins of NTHi, P6, is a common antigen to all strains and is considered a...
Role of sarcolemmal KATP channels in cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice
Suzuki, Masashi, Sasaki, Norihito, Miki, Takashi, Sakamoto, Naoya, Ohmoto-Sekine, Yuki, Tamagawa, Masaji, ...
Recently it has been postulated that mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ (mitoKATP) channels rather than sarcolemmal KATP (sarcKATP) channels are important as end effectors and/or triggers of ischemic...
Koike, Hideaki, Ishijima, Sanae A., Clowney, Lester, Suzuki, Masashi
The classification feast/famine regulatory proteins (FFRPs) encompasses archaeal DNA-binding proteins with Escherichia coli transcription factors, the leucine-responsive regulatory protein and the...
Altered DNA binding specificity of Arnt by selection of partner bHLH–PAS proteins
Kinoshita, Koshi, Kikuchi, Yasuo, Sasakura, Yukie, Suzuki, Masashi, Fujii-Kuriyama, Yoshiaki, Sogawa, Kazuhiro
The Ah receptor (AhR) and HLF are transcription factors involved in xenobiotic metabolism and hypoxic response, respectively. AhR and HLF heterodimerize with Arnt as the common partner, and bind to...
Hamada, Hiromichi, Suzuki, Masashi, Yuasa, Shigeki, Mimura, Naoya, Shinozuka, Norihiro, Takada, Yuki, ...
Aberrant protein folding beyond the capacity of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control leads to stress response in the ER. The Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) receptor, a retrieval receptor for ER...
Archaeal adaptation to higher temperatures revealed by genomic sequence of Thermoplasma volcanium
Kawashima, Tsuyoshi, Amano, Naoki, Koike, Hideaki, Makino, Shin-ichi, Higuchi, Sadaharu, Kawashima-Ohya, Yoshie, ...
The complete genomic sequence of the archaeon Thermoplasma volcanium, possessing optimum growth temperature (OGT) of 60°C, is reported. By systematically comparing this genomic sequence with the...
Masuta, Chikara, Ueda, Shigenori, Suzuki, Masashi, Uyeda, Ichiro
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tomato aspermy virus (TAV) belong to the Cucumovirus genus. They have a tripartite genome consisting of single-stranded RNAs, designated 1, 2, and 3. Previous studies...
Kodama, Satoru, Suenaga, Satoshi, Hirano, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, Mogi, Goro
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a major pathogen of otitis media. One of the outer membrane proteins of NTHI, P6, is an antigen common to all strains and is considered as a candidate for...
Sabirov, Albert, Kodama, Satoru, Hirano, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, Mogi, Goro
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major pathogen causing otitis media (OM). One of the outer membrane proteins of NTHi, P6, is a common antigen to all strains and is considered a...
Role of sarcolemmal KATP channels in cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice
Suzuki, Masashi, Sasaki, Norihito, Miki, Takashi, Sakamoto, Naoya, Ohmoto-Sekine, Yuki, Tamagawa, Masaji, ...
Recently it has been postulated that mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ (mitoKATP) channels rather than sarcolemmal KATP (sarcKATP) channels are important as end effectors and/or triggers of ischemic...
Koike, Hideaki, Ishijima, Sanae A., Clowney, Lester, Suzuki, Masashi
The classification feast/famine regulatory proteins (FFRPs) encompasses archaeal DNA-binding proteins with Escherichia coli transcription factors, the leucine-responsive regulatory protein and the...
Altered DNA binding specificity of Arnt by selection of partner bHLH–PAS proteins
Kinoshita, Koshi, Kikuchi, Yasuo, Sasakura, Yukie, Suzuki, Masashi, Fujii-Kuriyama, Yoshiaki, Sogawa, Kazuhiro
The Ah receptor (AhR) and HLF are transcription factors involved in xenobiotic metabolism and hypoxic response, respectively. AhR and HLF heterodimerize with Arnt as the common partner, and bind to...
Hamada, Hiromichi, Suzuki, Masashi, Yuasa, Shigeki, Mimura, Naoya, Shinozuka, Norihiro, Takada, Yuki, ...
Aberrant protein folding beyond the capacity of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control leads to stress response in the ER. The Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) receptor, a retrieval receptor for ER...
粒状浸透殺虫剤のネダニに対する効果 : 浸透殺虫剤に関する研究XIII
野村, 健一, ノムラ, ケンイチ, Nomura, Ken'ichi, NOMURA, Ken'ichi, 鈴木, 政史, スズキ, マサシ, ...
浸透殺虫剤ジメトエート・エストックス・ダイシストンの各5%粒状剤の土壌施用は, ネダニ防除に効果が高く,...
粒状浸透殺虫剤のネダニに対する効果 : 浸透殺虫剤に関する研究XIII
鈴木, 政史, 牛山, 荘次, スズキ, マサシ, Suzuki, Masashi, ウシヤマ, ソウジ, Ushiyama, Sōji, ...
浸透殺虫剤ジメトエート・エストックス・ダイシストンの各5%粒状剤の土壌施用は, ネダニ防除に効果が高く,...
Mouse model of Prinzmetal angina by disruption of the inward rectifier Kir6.1
Miki, Takashi, Suzuki, Masashi, 柴崎, 忠雄, Shibasaki, Tadao, 佐藤, 俊明, Sato, Toshiaki, ...
粒状浸透殺虫剤のネダニに対する効果 : 浸透殺虫剤に関する研究XIII
野村, 健一, ノムラ, ケンイチ, Nomura, Ken'ichi, NOMURA, Ken'ichi, 鈴木, 政史, スズキ, マサシ, ...
浸透殺虫剤ジメトエート・エストックス・ダイシストンの各5%粒状剤の土壌施用は, ネダニ防除に効果が高く,...
経胸壁的カラードプラ法を用いた冠血流予備能計測による冠動脈病変の非侵襲的診断 : ドブタミン負荷とジピリダモール負荷の比較検討.
長谷川, 玲, 伏島, 堅二, 鈴木, 将, 桑原, 洋一, 増田, 善昭, ハセガワ, レイ, ...
ドブタミン(DOB)に対する冠血流速度の反応を明らかにするためにDOBを負荷し経胸壁カラードプラ法を用いて左前下行枝(LAD)の血流速度を計測し,...
経胸壁的カラードプラ法を用いた冠血流予備能計測による冠動脈病変の非侵襲的診断 : ドブタミン負荷とジピリダモール負荷の比較検討.
長谷川, 玲, 伏島, 堅二, 鈴木, 将, 桑原, 洋一, 増田, 善昭, ハセガワ, レイ, ...
ドブタミン(DOB)に対する冠血流速度の反応を明らかにするためにDOBを負荷し経胸壁カラードプラ法を用いて左前下行枝(LAD)の血流速度を計測し,...
Babiychuk, Elena, Bouvier-Navé, Pierrette, Compagnon, Vincent, Suzuki, Masashi, Muranaka, Toshiya, Van Montagu, Marc, ...
Sterols have multiple functions in all eukaryotes. In plants, sterol biosynthesis is initiated by the enzymatic conversion of 2,3-oxidosqualene to cycloartenol. This reaction is catalyzed by...
Roles of ERK and cPLA2 in the Angiotensin II-Mediated Biphasic Regulation of Na+-HCO3− Transport
Li, Yuehong, Yamada, Hideomi, Kita, Yoshihiro, Kunimi, Motoei, Horita, Shoko, Suzuki, Masashi, ...
Regulation of renal proximal transport by angiotensin II (Ang II) is biphasic: low concentrations (picomolar to nanomolar) stimulate reabsorption, but higher concentrations (nanomolar to micromolar)...
Dual biosynthetic pathways to phytosterol via cycloartenol and lanosterol in Arabidopsis
Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Suzuki, Masashi, Kikuchi, Jun, Saito, Kazuki, Muranaka, Toshiya
The differences between the biosynthesis of sterols in higher plants and yeast/mammals are believed to originate at the cyclization step of oxidosqualene, which is cyclized to cycloartenol in higher...
Albinism and cell viability in cycloartenol synthase deficient Arabidopsis
Babiychuk, Elena, Bouvier-Navé, Pierrette, Compagnon, Vincent, Suzuki, Masashi, Muranaka, Toshiya, Van Montagu, Marc, ...
Phenotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana that carry mutations in CYCLOARTENOL SYNTHASE 1 (CAS1) which is required in sterol biosynthesis have been described. Knockout mutant alleles are responsible of a...
Complete blockage of the mevalonate pathway results in male gametophyte lethality
Suzuki, Masashi, Nakagawa, Shoko, Kamide, Yukiko, Kobayashi, Keiko, Ohyama, Kiyoshi, Hashinokuchi, Hiromi, ...
Plants have two isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways: the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the plastidic 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. Since the discovery of the MEP pathway,...
Yokoyama, Katsushi, Nogami, Hideki, Kabasawa, Mamiko, Ebihara, Sonomi, Shimowasa, Ai, Hashimoto, Keiko, ...
The DNA-binding mode of archaeal feast/famine-regulatory proteins (FFRPs), i.e. paralogs of the Esherichia coli leucine-responsive regulatory protein (Lrp), was studied. Using the method of...