Motofumi Suzuki

Optical Anisotropy and Columnar Structure of Obliquely Deposited Thin Films Containing Fine Metal Particles. (9999)

Suzuki, Motofumi, Taga, Yasunori

Anisotropic optical properties and nanostructures of thin films prepared by oblique co-deposition of Ag and SiO(2) were studied. At low concentrations of Ag, a columnar structure grew towards the...

Significance of common variants on human chromosome 8q24 in relation to the risk of prostate cancer in native Japanese men (2009)

Liu, Miao, Kurosaki, Takayuki, Suzuki, Motofumi, Enomoto, Yutaka, Nishimatsu, Hiroaki, Arai, Tomio, ...

Abstract Background Common variants on human chromosome 8q24, rs1447295 (C/A) and rs6983267 (T/G), have been recently linked to the prevalence of prostate cancer in European and American populations....

Tailoring coupling of light to local plasmons by using Ag nanorods/structured dielectric/mirror sandwiches (2009)

Suzuki, Motofumi, Imai, Yoshikatsu, Tokunaga, Hiroki, Nakajima, Kaoru, Kimura, Kenji, Fukuoka, Takao, ...

The optical properties of the sandwich of Ag nanorod array (NRA)/structured dielectric layer/Ag mirror have been investigated theoretically and experimentally, where the structured dielectric layer...

Ag nanorod arrays tailored for surface-enhanced Raman imaging in the near-infrared region (2008)

Suzuki, Motofumi, Maekita, Wataru, Wada, Yoshinori, Nagai, Koji, Nakajima, Kaoru, Kimura, Kenji, ...

Using a dynamic oblique angle deposition technique, we demonstrate the direct formation of Ag nanorods with quasi-parallel major axes on a template layer of oxide having a strongly anisotropic...

Overexpression of the OsZIP4 zinc transporter confers disarrangement of zinc distribution in rice plants (2007)

Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Masuda, Hiroshi, Suzuki, Motofumi, Bashir, Khurram, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, ...

Zinc (Zn), an essential nutrient in cells, plays a vital role in controlling cellular processes such as growth, development, and differentiation. Although the mechanisms of Zn translocation in rice...

Vapor phase growth of Al whiskers induced by glancing angle deposition at high temperature (2006)

Suzuki, Motofumi, Nagai, Koji, Kinoshita, Sadamu, Nakajima, Kaoru, Kimura, Kenji, Okano, Tomoki, ...

The authors demonstrate the growth of unusual Al whiskers by glancing angle deposition on a high temperature (HT-GLAD) substrate, while the usual columnar structures completely disappear due to...

In-line aligned and bottom-up Ag nanorods for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (2006)

Suzuki, Motofumi, Maekita, Wataru, Wada, Yoshinori, Nakajima, Kaoru, Kimura, Kenji, Fukuoka, Takao, ...

We have demonstrated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy on arrays of Ag nanorods aligned in line by a dynamic oblique deposition technique. For the light polarized along the major axis of the...

Isolation and characterization of IRO2, a novel iron-regulated bHLH transcription factor in graminaceous plants (2006)

Ogo, Yuko, Itai, Reiko Nakanishi, Nakanishi, Hiromi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Kobayashi, Takanori, Suzuki, Motofumi, ...

To clarify the molecular mechanism that regulates iron (Fe) acquisition in graminaceous plants, a time-course analysis of gene expression during Fe deficiency stress was conducted using a rice 22K...

Isolation and characterization of IRO2, a novel iron-regulated bHLH transcription factor in graminaceous plants (2006)

Ogo, Yuko, Itai, Reiko Nakanishi, Nakanishi, Hiromi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Kobayashi, Takanori, Suzuki, Motofumi, ...

To clarify the molecular mechanism that regulates iron (Fe) acquisition in graminaceous plants, a time-course analysis of gene expression during Fe deficiency stress was conducted using a rice 22K...

Expression of iron-acquisition-related genes in iron-deficient rice is co-ordinately induced by partially conserved iron-deficiency-responsive elements (2005)

Kobayashi, Takanori, Suzuki, Motofumi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Itai, Reiko Nakanishi, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, ...

Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) utilize the iron chelators known as mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (MAs) to acquire iron from the rhizosphere. Synthesis of MAs and uptake of MA-chelated iron...

OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice (2005)

Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Motofumi, Kobayashi, Takanori, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, Mori, Satoshi, ...

Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for the normal growth of plants but information is scarce on the mechanisms whereby Zn is transported in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants. Four distinct genes, OsZIP4,...

OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice (2005)

Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Motofumi, Kobayashi, Takanori, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, Mori, Satoshi, ...

Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for the normal growth of plants but information is scarce on the mechanisms whereby Zn is transported in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants. Four distinct genes, OsZIP4,...

Expression of iron-acquisition-related genes in iron-deficient rice is co-ordinately induced by partially conserved iron-deficiency-responsive elements (2005)

Kobayashi, Takanori, Suzuki, Motofumi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Itai, Reiko Nakanishi, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, ...

Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) utilize the iron chelators known as mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (MAs) to acquire iron from the rhizosphere. Synthesis of MAs and uptake of MA-chelated iron...

Expression of iron-acquisition-related genes in iron-deficient rice is co-ordinately induced by partially conserved iron-deficiency-responsive elements (2005)

Kobayashi, Takanori, Suzuki, Motofumi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Itai, Reiko Nakanishi, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, ...

Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) utilize the iron chelators known as mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (MAs) to acquire iron from the rhizosphere. Synthesis of MAs and uptake of MA-chelated iron...

OsZIP4, a novel zinc-regulated zinc transporter in rice (2005)

Ishimaru, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Motofumi, Kobayashi, Takanori, Takahashi, Michiko, Nakanishi, Hiromi, Mori, Satoshi, ...

Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for the normal growth of plants but information is scarce on the mechanisms whereby Zn is transported in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants. Four distinct genes, OsZIP4,...

Age-Related Urinary Excretion of BK Polyomavirus by Nonimmunocompromised Individuals▿

Zhong, Shan, Zheng, Huai-Ying, Suzuki, Motofumi, Chen, Qin, Ikegaya, Hiroshi, Aoki, Naoto, ...

Two polyomaviruses, BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV), are ubiquitous in the human population, generally infecting children asymptomatically and then persisting in renal tissue. It is generally...

Deoxymugineic acid increases Zn translocation in Zn-deficient rice plants

Suzuki, Motofumi, Tsukamoto, Takashi, Inoue, Haruhiko, Watanabe, Satoshi, Matsuhashi, Shinpei, Takahashi, Michiko, ...

Deoxymugineic acid (DMA) is a member of the mugineic acid family phytosiderophores (MAs), which are natural metal chelators produced by graminaceous plants. Rice secretes DMA in response to Fe...