R. Kato

Publication List Details

Period

1981 - 2008

Number

77

Co-Authors

Online available since 2004/Apr/15 Image Reconstruction and Analysis of Three-Dimensional Fracture Surfaces Based on the Stereo Matching Method (2008)

M. Tanaka, Y. Kimura, A. Kayama, L. Chouanine, R. Kato, J. Taguchi

A computer program of the fractal analysis by the box-counting method was developed for the estimation of the fractal dimension of the three-dimensional fracture surface reconstructed by the stereo...

Effects of Zero-Mode Landau Level on Inter-Layer Magnetoresistance in Multilayer Massless Dirac Fermions System (2008)

Tajima, N., Sugawara, S., Kato, R., Nishio, Y., Kajita, K.

We have investigated inter-layer magnetoresistance in an organic massless Dirac Fermions system, $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$I$_3$, under hydrostatic pressure. This material exhibits the first...

Suppression of electronic susceptibility in metal-Mott insulator alternating material, (Me-3,5-DIP)[Ni(dmit)2]2 (2007)

Fujiyama, Shigeki, Shitade, A., Kanoda, K., Kosaka, Y., Yamamoto, H. M., Kato, R.

Frequency shifts and nuclear relaxations of 13C NMR of the metal-insulator alternating material, (Me-3,5-DIP)[Ni(dmit)2]2, are presented. The NMR absorption lines originating from metallic and...

Structural basis for recognition of high mannose type glycoproteins by mammalian transport lectin VIP36 (2007)

Satoh, T, Cowieson, NP, Hakamata, W, Ideo, H, Fukushima, K, Kurihara, M, ...

VIP36 functions as a transport lectin for trafficking certain high mannose type glycoproteins in the secretory pathway. Here we report the crystal structure of VIP36 exoplasmic/luminal domain...

Germline loss-of-function mutations in SPRED1 cause a neurofibromatosis-1 like phenotype (2007)

Brems, Hilde, Chmara, M, Sahbatou, M, Denayer, Ellen, Taniguchi, K, Kato, R, ...

We report germline loss- of- function mutations in SPRED1 in a newly identified autosomal dominant human disorder. SPRED1 is a member of the SPROUTY/ SPRED family(1) of proteins that act as negative...

Temperature dependent Luttinger surfaces (2005)

Ito, T., Chainani, A., Haruna, T., Kanai, K., Yokoya, T., Shin, S., ...

The Luttinger surface of an organic metal (TTF-TCNQ), possessing charge order and spin-charge separation, is investigated using temperature dependent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The...

P.1. Supraventricular Arrhythmias: P.1.22 Is Pacing Algorithm Effective for Suppression of Atrial Fibrillation? (2005)

Suga, C., Matsumoto, K., Kato, R., Uenishi, M., Namiki, T., Asano, Y., ...

Objectives We evaluated whether pacing algorithms (PA) triggered by onset mechanism (OM) of atrial fibrillation (AF) were actually effective. Methods Ten patients (5males, mean age...

P.2. Syncope, Pacemaker, CRT & ICD: P.2.7 Pacemaker Registry in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (2005)

Suga, C., Matsumoto, K., Kato, R., Kurita, A., Katsumoto, K., Endo, Y., ...

Objective Pacemaker Registry has been started since 2004 to establish a reliable source of pacemaker use in Saitama-prefecture having the fifth largest population in Japan. Method Patient...

Step Wandering Due to the Structural Difference of the Upper and the Lower Terraces (2004)

Kato, R., Uwaha, M., Saito, Y.

We consider the wandering instability of steps due to a gap in the lifetime of adatoms for evaporation on the upper and the lower terraces. Our study is meant to explain the step wandering observed...

Anaesthesia for awake craniotomy with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (2003)

Yamamoto, F., Kato, R., Sato, J., Nishino, T.

Airway management during awake craniotomy is a crucial part of the anaesthetic technique, but it remains the subject of debate. We report two cases of anaesthesia for awake craniotomy using...

Fermi Surface Study of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Organic Conductors by Magnetooptical Measurements (2002)

Oshima, Y., Ohta, H., Koyama, K., Motokawa, M., Yamamoto, H. M., Kato, R., ...

Magnetooptical measurements of several quasi-two-dimensional (q2D) organic conductors, which have simple Fermi surface structure, have been performed by using a cavity perturbation technique. Despite...

Observation of High-Order Harmonic Resonances in Magnetooptical Measurements of (BEDT-TTF)2Br(DIA) (2002)

Oshima, Y., Ohta, H., Koyama, K., Motokawa, M., Yamamoto, H. M., Kato, R.

Magnetooptical measurements of a quasi-two-dimensional (q2D) organic conductor (BEDT-TTF)2Br(DIA) (DIA=diiodoacetylene) were performed using a cavity perturbation technique with a millimeter vector...

Isoflurane-induced protection against myocardial stunning is independent of adenosine 1 (A1) receptor in isolated rat heart (2001)

Yao, L., Kato, R., Foëx, P.

Volatile anaesthetics can pharmacologically enhance the recovery of stunned myocardium, but the mechanism is still unknown. This study sought to determine whether isoflurane attenuates myocardial...

Fentanyl reduces infarction but not stunning via {delta}-opioid receptors and protein kinase C in rats (2000)

Kato, R., Foëx, P.

Langendorff rat hearts were used (i) to examine whether fentanyl reduces stunning, infarction or both, and (ii) to investigate if this protection is mediated by δ-opioid receptors and/or protein...

Process and Accelerated Aging Test of GANG Bonding for Gold-Plated TAB Outer Leads (1981)

M. Nitta, T. Tsuge, Y. Hiki, R. Kato

This paper presents the evaluation results of thermocompression GANG Bonding of gold-plated TAB outer leads to three kinds of metallized ceramic substrates. Gold-Selective Plating (GSP) substrates...

Transcriptional activation of a ras-like gene (kir) by oncogenic tyrosine kinases.

Cohen, L, Mohr, R, Chen, Y Y, Huang, M, Kato, R, Dorin, D, ...

We report the characterization of a member of the ras gene family that is overexpressed in cells transformed by abl tyrosine kinase oncogenes. The gene, named kir (for kinase-inducible ras-like), is...

Cytochrome b5 potentiation of cytochrome P-450 catalytic activity demonstrated by a vaccinia virus-mediated in situ reconstitution system.

Aoyama, T, Nagata, K, Yamazoe, Y, Kato, R, Matsunaga, E, Gelboin, H V, ...

A cDNA containing the full coding region of human cytochrome b5 was inserted into a vaccinia virus cDNA expression vector. Infection of human thymidine kinase-minus (TK-) 143 cells in culture with...

Mismatch DNA recognition protein from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Takamatsu, S, Kato, R, Kuramitsu, S

The mutS gene, implicated in DNA mismatch repair, was cloned from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8. Its nucleotide sequence encoded a 819-amino acid protein with a...

Thermostable repair enzyme for oxidative DNA damage from extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Mikawa, T, Kato, R, Sugahara, M, Kuramitsu, S

The mutM (fpg) gene, which encodes a DNA glycosylase that excises an oxidatively damaged form of guanine, was cloned from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8. Its nucleotide...

Domain organization and functional analysis of Thermus thermophilus MutS protein.

Tachiki, H, Kato, R, Masui, R, Hasegawa, K, Itakura, H, Fukuyama, K, ...

MutS protein binds to DNA and specifically recognizes mismatched or small looped out heteroduplex DNA. In order to elucidate its structure-function relationships, the domain structure of Thermus...

Characterization of a thermostable DNA photolyase from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB27.

Kato, R, Hasegawa, K, Hidaka, Y, Kuramitsu, S, Hoshino, T

The photolyase gene from Thermus thermophilus was cloned and sequenced. The characteristic absorption and fluorescence spectra of the purified T. thermophilus photolyase suggested that the protein...

Pressure promotes DNA synthesis in rat cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.

Hishikawa, K, Nakaki, T, Marumo, T, Hayashi, M, Suzuki, H, Kato, R, ...

High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis. In this study, we examined the effects of pressure on cell proliferation and DNA synthesis in cultured rat vascular smooth...

An essential gene, ESR1, is required for mitotic cell growth, DNA repair and meiotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Kato, R, Ogawa, H

A new mutant, which was sensitive to both methyl-methanesulfonate (MMS) and ultra-violet light (UV) and defective in meiotic recombination, was isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene, ESR1,...

Epithelial myoepithelial tumour of the tracheal gland.

Horinouchi, H, Ishihara, T, Kawamura, M, Kato, R, Kikuchi, K, Kobayashi, K, ...

A case of epithelial myoepithelial tumour originating from the tracheal gland in a 57 year old woman is described. The tumour was removed by segmental tracheal resection and end-to-end anastomosis....

Functional shift from muscarinic to nicotinic cholinergic receptors involved in inositol trisphosphate and cyclic GMP accumulation during the primary culture of adrenal chromaffin cells.

Nakaki, T, Sasakawa, N, Yamamoto, S, Kato, R

Specificities of cholinergic receptors for the accumulation of inositol trisphosphates (InsP3) and cyclic GMP and mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ in relation to culture periods were investigated...

Measurement by in vivo brain microdialysis of nitric oxide release in the rat cerebellum.

Shintani, F, Kanba, S, Nakaki, T, Sato, K, Yagi, G, Kato, R, ...

Using a new method which combines a brain microdialysis technique and measurement of nitrite/nitrate levels by the Griess reaction, it has been proven that activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)...

Grayanotoxin opens Na channels from inside the squid axonal membrane.

Seyama, I, Yamada, K, Kato, R, Masutani, T, Hamada, M

External application of alpha-dihydro-grayanotoxin II (alpha-H2-GTX II) to squid giant axon under nonperfused condition caused substantial membrane depolarization. Intracellular perfusion of the...

Characterization and expression of hepatic sulfotransferase involved in the metabolism of N-substituted aryl compounds.

Yamazoe, Y, Ozawa, S, Nagata, K, Gong, D W, Kato, R

An aryl sulfotransferase, whose cDNA was isolated from the rat liver library, was found to catalyze bioactivation of minoxidil through N-O-sulfation and N-sulfation of a carcinogenic heterocyclic...

N-hydroxylation of carcinogenic and mutagenic aromatic amines.

Kato, R, Kamataki, T, Yamazoe, Y

N-Hydroxylation and mutagenic activation of heterocyclic aromatic amines from protein pyrolysis products were studied in rat liver microsomes and nuclei, rat hepatocytes and various species of...

Transcriptional activation of a ras-like gene (kir) by oncogenic tyrosine kinases.

Cohen, L, Mohr, R, Chen, Y Y, Huang, M, Kato, R, Dorin, D, ...

We report the characterization of a member of the ras gene family that is overexpressed in cells transformed by abl tyrosine kinase oncogenes. The gene, named kir (for kinase-inducible ras-like), is...

Cytochrome b5 potentiation of cytochrome P-450 catalytic activity demonstrated by a vaccinia virus-mediated in situ reconstitution system.

Aoyama, T, Nagata, K, Yamazoe, Y, Kato, R, Matsunaga, E, Gelboin, H V, ...

A cDNA containing the full coding region of human cytochrome b5 was inserted into a vaccinia virus cDNA expression vector. Infection of human thymidine kinase-minus (TK-) 143 cells in culture with...

Mismatch DNA recognition protein from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Takamatsu, S, Kato, R, Kuramitsu, S

The mutS gene, implicated in DNA mismatch repair, was cloned from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8. Its nucleotide sequence encoded a 819-amino acid protein with a...

Thermostable repair enzyme for oxidative DNA damage from extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Mikawa, T, Kato, R, Sugahara, M, Kuramitsu, S

The mutM (fpg) gene, which encodes a DNA glycosylase that excises an oxidatively damaged form of guanine, was cloned from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8. Its nucleotide...

Domain organization and functional analysis of Thermus thermophilus MutS protein.

Tachiki, H, Kato, R, Masui, R, Hasegawa, K, Itakura, H, Fukuyama, K, ...

MutS protein binds to DNA and specifically recognizes mismatched or small looped out heteroduplex DNA. In order to elucidate its structure-function relationships, the domain structure of Thermus...

Characterization of a thermostable DNA photolyase from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB27.

Kato, R, Hasegawa, K, Hidaka, Y, Kuramitsu, S, Hoshino, T

The photolyase gene from Thermus thermophilus was cloned and sequenced. The characteristic absorption and fluorescence spectra of the purified T. thermophilus photolyase suggested that the protein...

Pressure promotes DNA synthesis in rat cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.

Hishikawa, K, Nakaki, T, Marumo, T, Hayashi, M, Suzuki, H, Kato, R, ...

High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis. In this study, we examined the effects of pressure on cell proliferation and DNA synthesis in cultured rat vascular smooth...

An essential gene, ESR1, is required for mitotic cell growth, DNA repair and meiotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Kato, R, Ogawa, H

A new mutant, which was sensitive to both methyl-methanesulfonate (MMS) and ultra-violet light (UV) and defective in meiotic recombination, was isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene, ESR1,...

Epithelial myoepithelial tumour of the tracheal gland.

Horinouchi, H, Ishihara, T, Kawamura, M, Kato, R, Kikuchi, K, Kobayashi, K, ...

A case of epithelial myoepithelial tumour originating from the tracheal gland in a 57 year old woman is described. The tumour was removed by segmental tracheal resection and end-to-end anastomosis....

Functional shift from muscarinic to nicotinic cholinergic receptors involved in inositol trisphosphate and cyclic GMP accumulation during the primary culture of adrenal chromaffin cells.

Nakaki, T, Sasakawa, N, Yamamoto, S, Kato, R

Specificities of cholinergic receptors for the accumulation of inositol trisphosphates (InsP3) and cyclic GMP and mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ in relation to culture periods were investigated...

Measurement by in vivo brain microdialysis of nitric oxide release in the rat cerebellum.

Shintani, F, Kanba, S, Nakaki, T, Sato, K, Yagi, G, Kato, R, ...

Using a new method which combines a brain microdialysis technique and measurement of nitrite/nitrate levels by the Griess reaction, it has been proven that activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)...

Grayanotoxin opens Na channels from inside the squid axonal membrane.

Seyama, I, Yamada, K, Kato, R, Masutani, T, Hamada, M

External application of alpha-dihydro-grayanotoxin II (alpha-H2-GTX II) to squid giant axon under nonperfused condition caused substantial membrane depolarization. Intracellular perfusion of the...

Characterization and expression of hepatic sulfotransferase involved in the metabolism of N-substituted aryl compounds.

Yamazoe, Y, Ozawa, S, Nagata, K, Gong, D W, Kato, R

An aryl sulfotransferase, whose cDNA was isolated from the rat liver library, was found to catalyze bioactivation of minoxidil through N-O-sulfation and N-sulfation of a carcinogenic heterocyclic...

N-hydroxylation of carcinogenic and mutagenic aromatic amines.

Kato, R, Kamataki, T, Yamazoe, Y

N-Hydroxylation and mutagenic activation of heterocyclic aromatic amines from protein pyrolysis products were studied in rat liver microsomes and nuclei, rat hepatocytes and various species of...

Increase of pentobarbitone metabolism induced in rats pretreated with some centrally acting compounds

Kato, R., Chiesara, E.

Rats treated with phenobarbitone, phenaglycodol, glutethimide, nikethamide, meprobamate, chlorbutol and chlorpromazine showed an increased metabolism of pentobarbitone and, at the same time, a...

Serum concentration of 7S collagen and prognosis in patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome.

Kawamura, M, Yamasawa, F, Ishizaka, A, Kato, R, Kikuchi, K, Kobayashi, K, ...

BACKGROUND--7S collagen, an N-terminal peptide of type IV collagen, is a primary constituent of the basement membrane. To evaluate whether the serum concentration of 7S collagen reflects the severity...

The location of constitutional neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) splice site mutations is associated with the severity of NF2

Baser, M, Kuramoto, L, Woods, R, Joe, H, Friedman, J, Wallace, A, ...

Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) patients with constitutional splice site NF2 mutations have greater variability in disease severity than NF2 patients with other types of mutations; the cause of this...

Thoracic duct cyst in supraclavicular region.

Maruyama, M., Kobayashi, S., Kasuga, Y., Fujimori, M., Yokoyama, S., Shingu, K., ...

A 28-year-old female attended an outpatient clinic in October, 1989, because of a tumor in the left supraclavicular fossa, detected in a health examination. Following exploratory puncture of the...