T. Fujii

Publication List Details

Period

1981 - 9999

Number

292

Co-Authors

Static and Fatigue Fracture Characteristics of Rubber Modified Epoxy Adhesives. (9999)

Hosaka, Y., Miyazaki, K., Fujii, T., O-kubo, H., Nejigaki, K.

This paper presents the static and fatigue fracture characteristics of a rubber modified epoxy adhesives under Mode I loading. The fracture toughness under static loading is measured using Double...

A momentum-dependent perspective on quasiparticle interference in Bi_{2}Sr_{2}CaCu_{2}O_{8+\delta} (2009)

Vishik, I. M., Moritz, B., Nowadnick, E. A., Lee, W. S., Tanaka, K., Sasagawa, T., ...

Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) probes the momentum-space electronic structure of materials, and provides invaluable information about the high-temperature superconducting cuprates....

Field cooling memory effect in Bi2212 and Bi2223 single crystals (2009)

Shaltiel, D., Rosenstein, B., Shapiro, B. Ya., Golosovsky., M., Shapiro, I., ...

A memory effect in the Josephson vortex system created by magnetic field in the highly anisotropic superconductors Bi2212 and Bi2223 is demonstrated using microwave power absorption. This surprising...

Characteristics of light reflected from a dense ionization wave with a tunable velocity (2009)

Zhidkov, A., Esirkepov, T., Fujii, T., Nemoto, K., Koga, J., Bulanov, S. V.

An optically-dense ionization wave (IW) produced by two femtosecond laser pulses focused cylindrically and crossing each other is shown to be an efficient coherent x-ray converter. The resulting...

Tritium release from ceramic breeder materials deposited with noble metals. (2009)

Mochizuki, K., Munakata, K., Shinozaki, T., Knitter, R., Bekris, N., Fujii, T., ...

14th Internat.Conf.on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-14), Sapporo, J, September 7-12, 2009

study of isotope exchange reactions on ceramic breeder materials deposited with noble metal. (2009)

Mochizuki, K., Munakata, K., Wajima, T., Hara, K., Wada, K., Shinozaki, T., ...

9th Internat.Symp.on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-9), Dalian, China, October 11-16, 2009

Online available since 2006/Oct/01 ‘Top-Down ’ Approaches for the Study of Single-Cells: Micro-Engineering and Electrical Phenotype (2008)

V. Senez, T. Akalin, S. Arscott, N. E. Bourzgui, B. Bocquet, T. Fujii, ...

Abstract. Single-cell analysis is a very important field of research and is currently at the frontier of physical and biological sciences. Understanding how the phenotype of a single-cell arises from...

Preparation and characterization of epitaxial Fe2-xTixO3 films with various Ti concentrations (0.5 < x < 1.0) (2008)

Takada, Y., Nakanishi, M., Fujii, T., Takada, J., Muraoka, Y.

An ilmenite-hematite solid solution ( Fe2-xTixO3 ) is one of the candidates for practical magnetic semiconductors with a high Curie temperature. We have prepared well-crystallized epitaxial...

Enhancement of Superconducting Transition Temperature due to the strong Antiferromagnetic Spin Fluctuations in Non-centrosymmetric Heavy-fermion Superconductor CeIrSi3 :A 29Si-NMR Study under Pressure (2008)

Mukuda, H., Fujii, T., Ohara, T., Harada, A., Yashima, M., Kitaoka, Y., ...

We report a 29Si-NMR study on the pressure-induced superconductivity (SC) in an antiferromagnetic (AFM) heavy-fermion compound CeIrSi3 without inversion symmetry. In the SC state at P=2.7-2.8 GPa,...

Two homologous Agr-like quorum-sensing systems cooperatively control adherence, cell morphology, and cell viability properties in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 (2008)

Fujii, T., Ingham, C.J., Nakayama, J., Beerthuyzen, M.M., Kunuki, R., Molenaar, D., ...

A two-component regulatory system of Lactobacillus plantarum, encoded by genes designated lamK and lamR (hpk10 and rrp10), was studied. The lamK and lamR genes encode proteins which are highly...

Cysteine-390 is the binding site of luminous substance with symplectin, a photoprotein from Okinawan squid, Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis. (2008)

Isobe, M, Kuse, M, Tani, N, Fujii, T, Matsuda, T

Symplectin is a photoprotein from a luminous squid, Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis. It has a luminous substrate, dehydrocoelenterazine (DCZ), linked through a thioether bond with a cysteine residue....

JVN observations of H2O masers around the evolved star IRAS 22480+6002 (2007)

Imai, H., Fujii, T., Omodaka, T., Deguchi, S.

We report on the H2O maser distributions around IRAS 22480+6002 (=IRC+60370) observed with the Japanese VLBI Network (JVN) at three epochs spanning 2 months. This object was identified as a K-type...

Differential involvement of regions of rostral prefrontal cortex (Brodmann area 10) in time - and event - based prospective memory (2007)

Okuda, J., Fujii, T., Ohtake, H., Tsukiura, T., Yamadori, A., Frith, C.D., ...

Rostral prefrontal cortex (approximating Brodmann area 10) has been shown repeatedly to have a role in the maintenance and realization of delayed intentions that are triggered by event cues (i.e.,...

An SiO Maser Search off the Galactic Plane (2007)

Deguchi, S., Fujii, T., Ita, Y., Imai, H., Izumiura, H., Kameya, O., ...

We have searched for the SiO J=1--0 v= 1 and 2 maser lines at ~ 43 GHz in 277 2MASS/MSX/IRAS sources off the Galactic plane (|b|> 3 deg), which resulted in 119 (112 new) detections. Among the new...

Tritium release from lithium silicate pebbles produced from lithium hydroxide. (2007)

Munakata, K., Shinozaki, T., Inoue, K., Kajii, S., Shinozaki, Y., Knitter, R., ...

8th Internat.Symp.on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-8), Heidelberg, September 30 - October 5, 2007

Tritium release from lithium orthosilicate pebbles deposited with palladium. (2007)

Munakata, K., Shinozaki, T., Inoue, K., Kajii, S., Shinozaki, Y., Knitter, R., ...

13th Internat.Conf.on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-13), Nice, F, December 10- 14, 2007

Distinct Fermi-Momentum Dependent Energy Gaps in Deeply Underdoped Bi2212 (2006)

Tanaka, Kiyohisa, Lee, W. S., Lu, D. H., Fujimori, A., Fujii, T., ...

We use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy applied to deeply underdoped cuprate superconductors Bi2Sr2(Ca,Y)Cu2O8 (Bi2212) to reveal the presence of two distinct energy gaps exhibiting...

Universal Scaling Behavior of Anomalous Hall Effect and Anomalous Nernst Effect in Itinerant Ferromagnets (2006)

Miyasato, T., Abe, N., Fujii, T., Asamitsu, A., Onoda, S., Onose, Y., ...

Anomalous Hall effect (AHE) and anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) in a variety of ferromagnetic metals including pure metals, oxides, and chalcogenides, are studied to obtain unified understandings of...

Out-of-plane thermopower of strongly correlated layered systems: an application to Bi_2(Sr,La)_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta} (2006)

Silk, T. W., Terasaki, I., Fujii, T., Schofield, A. J.

We calculate the out-of-plane thermopower in a quasi-two dimensional system, and argue that this quantity is an effective probe of the asymmetry of the single-particle spectral function. We find that...

Silica Deposition in Abaxial Epidermis before the Opening of Leaf Blades of Pleioblastus chino (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) (2006)

MOTOMURA, H., FUJII, T., SUZUKI, M.

• Background and Aims Silica deposition is one of the important characteristics of the family Poaceae. The distribution, deposition process and physiology of silica in this family have been...

Silica Deposition in Abaxial Epidermis before the Opening of Leaf Blades of Pleioblastus chino (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) (2006)

MOTOMURA, H., FUJII, T., SUZUKI, M.

• Background and Aims Silica deposition is one of the important characteristics of the family Poaceae. The distribution, deposition process and physiology of silica in this family have been...

Static magnetic order in metallic K$_{0.49}$CoO$_{2}$ (2005)

Sugiyama, J., Nozaki, H., Ikedo, Y., Mukai, K., Brewer, J. H., Ansaldo, E. J., ...

By means of muon spin spectroscopy, we have found that K$_{0.49}$CoO$_2$ crystals undergo successive magnetic transitions from a high-T paramagnetic state to a magnetic ordered state below 60 K and...

Dynamic relaxation of magnetic clusters in a ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As epilayer (2005)

Hamaya, K., Koike, T., Taniyama, T., Fujii, T., Kitamoto, Y., Yamazaki, Y.

A new scenario of the mechanism of intriguing ferromagnetic properties in Mn-doped magnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As is examined in detail. We find that magnetic features seen in zero-field cooled and...

Alkaline phosphatase encapsulated in gellan-chitosan hybrid capsules (2005)

Fujii, T, Ogiwara, D, Ohkawa, K, Yamamoto, H

This is a preprint of an article published in [Fujii, T; Ogiwara, D; Ohkawa, K; Yamamoto, H.,Alkaline phosphatase encapsulated in gellan-chitosan hybrid capsules,MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE,Vol...

Multi-epoch VERA Observations of H2O masers in OH 43.8-0.1 (2005)

Honma, M., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y. K., Fujii, T., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., ...

We report on the multi-epoch observations of H2O maser emission in star forming region OH 43.8-0.1 carried out with VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA). The large-scale maser distributions...

A novel human hair protein fiber prepared by watery hybridization spinning (2005)

Hirao, Y, Ohkawa, K, Yamamoto, H, Fujii, T

This is a preprint of an article published in [Hirao, Y; Ohkawa, K; Yamamoto, H; Fujii, T.,A novel human hair protein fiber prepared by watery hybridization spinning,MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND...

An agr-like two-component regulatory system in Lactobacillus plantarum is involved in production of a novel cyclic peptide and regulation of adherence (2005)

Sturme, M.H.J., Nakayama, J., Molenaar, D., Murakami, Y., Kunugi, R., Fujii, T., ...

We have analyzed a locus on the annotated Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 genome that showed homology to the staphylococcal agr quorum-sensing system and designated it lam for Lactobacillus agr-like...

INVESTIGATION OF AN ARC GUN, (2005)

Fujii,T., Palmer,E. P., Grow,R. W.

To satisfy needs for a superior hypervelocity gun, a study was made of the possibility of converting the electrical energy in a capacitor bank to kinetic energy of a projectile through the use of an...

Hysteretic current-voltage characteristics and resistance switching at an epitaxial oxide Schottky junction SrRuO$_{3}$/SrTi$_{0.99}$Nb$_{0.01}$O$_{3}$ (2004)

Fujii, T., Kawasaki, M., Sawa, A., Akoh, H., Kawazoe, Y., Tokura, Y.

Transport properties have been studied for a perovskite heterojunction consisting of SrRuO$_{3}$ (SRO) film epitaxially grown on SrTi$_{0.99}$Nb$_{0.01}$O$_{3}$ (Nb:STO) substrate. The SRO/Nb:STO...

Hysteretic current-voltage characteristics and resistance switching at a rectifying Ti/Pr$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ interface (2004)

Sawa, A., Fujii, T., Kawasaki, M., Tokura, Y.

We have characterized the vertical transport properties of epitaxial layered structures composed of Pr$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ (PCMO) sandwiched between SrRuO$_{3}$ (SRO) bottom electrode and...

SiO Maser Survey of IRAS Sources in the Inner Galactic Disk (2004)

Deguchi, S., Fujii, T., Glass, I. S., Imai, H., Ita, Y., Izumiura, H., ...

We have surveyed 401 color selected IRAS sources in the Galactic disk in the SiO J=1--0 v= 1 and 2 maser lines at 43 GHz, resulting in 254 (239 new) detections. The observed sources lie mostly in a...

VERA Observation of the W49N H2O Maser Outburst in 2003 October (2004)

Honma, M., Choi, Y. K., Bushimata, T., Fujii, T., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., ...

We report on a strong outburst of the W49N H2O maser observed with VERA. Single-dish monitoring with VERA 20 m telescopes detected a strong outburst of the maser feature at V_LSR = -30.7 km/s in 2003...

Thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric layered cobalt oxides measured by the Harman method (2004)

Satake, A., Tanaka, H., Ohkawa, T., Fujii, T., Terasaki, I.

In-plane thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric layered cobalt oxides has been measured using the Harman method, in which thermal conductivity is obtained from temperature gradient induced by...

Neural correlates of context memory with real-world events (2004)

Fujii, T., Suzuki, M., Okuda, J., Ohtake, H., Tanji, K., Yamaguchi, K., ...

There has been little evidence for the difference in the retrieval processes of when and where something happened, one of the important factors in understanding episodic memory. We used positron...

SiO Maser Survey of the Large-Amplitude Variables in the Galactic Center (2004)

Deguchi, S., Imai, H., Fujii, T., Glass, I. S., Ita, Y., Izumiura, H., ...

We have surveyed ~400 known large-amplitude variables within 15' of the galactic center in the SiO J=1--0 v=1 and 2 maser lines at 43 GHz, resulting in 179 detections. SiO lines were also detected...

Chemical composition of UV-bright star ZNG 4 in the globular cluster M13 (2004)

Ambika, S., Parthasarathy, M., Aoki, W., Fujii, T., Nakada, Y., Ita, Y., ...

We present a detailed model-atmosphere analysis of ZNG 4, a UV-bright star in the globular cluster M13. From the analysis of a high resolution ($ R \approx 45,000 $) spectrum of the object, we derive...

Silica Deposition in Relation to Ageing of Leaf Tissues in Sasa veitchii (Carriere) Rehder (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) (2004)

MOTOMURA, H., FUJII, T., SUZUKI, M.

• Background and Aims Silica deposition is one of the important characteristics of plants in the family Poaceae. There have been many investigations into the distribution, deposition and...

Changes in brain activation patterns associated with learning of Korean words by Japanese: an fMRI study (2003)

Lee, H., Fujii, T., Okuda, J., Tsukiura, T., Umetsu, A., Suzuki, M., ...

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore the change in brain activation associated with the learning of Korean words written in Han-gul characters (K-words) by young Japanese...

Thinking of the future and past: the roles of the frontal pole and the medial temporal lobes (2003)

Okuda, J., Fujii, T., Ohtake, H., Tsukiura, T., Tanji, K., Suzuki, K., ...

Human lesion data have indicated that the frontal polar area might be critically involved in having an insight into one’s future. Retrospective memory mediated by medial temporal lobes and related...

Defect reduction in (11(2)over-bar0) a-plane gallium nitride via lateral epitaxial overgrowth by hydride vapor-phase epitaxy (2003)

Haskell, B A, Wu, F, Craven, M D, Matsuda, S, Fini, P T, Fujii, T, ...

This letter reports on the reduction in extended-defect densities in a-plane (11 (2) over bar0) GaN films achieved via lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO) by hydride vapor phase-epitaxy. A variety of...

First Fringe Detection with VERA's Dual-Beam System and its Phase Referencing Capability (2003)

Honma, M., Fujii, T., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., ...

We present the results of first dual-beam observations with VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry). The first dual-beam observations of a pair of H2O maser sources W49N and OH43.8-0.1 have been...

BCS-like Bogoliubov Quasiparticles in High-Tc Superconductors Observed by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (2003)

Matsui, H., Sato, T., Takahashi, T., Ding, H., ...

We performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on triple-layered high-Tc cuprate Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+delta. We have observed the full energy dispersion (electron and hole...

Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Gnathostoma nipponicum (2003)

H. Ikadai, T. Fujii, T. Nagai, K. Yoshioka, J. Nagasao, N. Kudo, ...

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced against the proteins of advanced third-stage larvae (AdL3) of Gnathostoma nipponicum. Six mAbs (Gn2C3, Gn2H3, Gn4C3, Gn4E9, Gn5H1, and Gn10B7) were obtained...

Encoding-related brain activity during deep processing of verbal materials: a PET study (2002)

Fujii, T., Okuda, J., Tsukiura, T., Ohtake, H., Suzuki, M., Kawashima, R., ...

The recent advent of neuroimaging techniques provides an opportunity to examine brain regions related to a specific memory process such as episodic memory encoding. There is, however, a possibility...

Time-dependent contribution of the hippocampal complex when remembering the past: a PETstudy (2002)

Tsukiura, T., Fujii, T., Okuda, J., Ohtake, H., Kawashima, R., Itoh, M., ...

Previous studies of brain-damaged patients and functional neuro-imaging have consistently shown the importance of the hippocampal complex, i.e. the hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus, in episodic...

Medial temporal lobe activation during context-dependent relational processes in episodic retrieval: an fMRI study (2002)

Tsukiura, T., Fujii, T., Takahashi, T., Xiao, R., Sugiura, M., Okuda, J., ...

Previous studies have reported that the medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures contribute to the processing of relations among multiple stimuli in episodic encoding. There have been few studies,...

Neural basis of temporal context memory: a functional MRI study (2002)

Suzuki, M., Fujii, T., Tsukiura, T., Okuda, J., Umetsu, A., Nagasaka, T., ...

Temporal context information is crucial to understanding human episodic memory. Human lesion and neuroimaging data indicate that prefrontal regions are important for retrieving temporal context...

Brain activation during the fist-edge-palm test: a functional MRI study (2002)

Umetsu, A., Okuda, J., Fujii, T., Tsukiura, T., Nagasaka, T., Yanagawa, I., ...

The purpose of our study is to clarify, using functional MRI, brain regions activated during the fist-edge-palm task (FEP) compared to relatively simple hand motor tasks using either the right or the...

In-plane anisotropy on the transport properties in the modulated Bi_2O_2-based conductors Bi-2212 and Bi-Sr-Co-O (2002)

Fujii, T., Terasaki, I., Watanabe, T., Matsuda, A.

We investigated the in-plane anisotropy on the resistivity and thermopower of the Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta} (Bi-2212) and Bi-Sr-Co-O (BiCo) single crystals. In Bi-2212, the b-axis resistivity is...

Detections of SiO Masers from the Large-Amplitude Variables in the Galactic Nuclear Disk (2002)

Imai, H., Deguchi, S., Fujii, T., Glass, I. S., Ita, Y., Izumiura, H., ...

We have surveyed known large-amplitude variables within 15' of the Galactic center in the SiO J=1-0 v=1 and 2 maser lines at 43 GHz, resulting in 79 detections and 58 non-detections. The detection...

The role of the basal forebrain in episodic memory retrieval: a positron emission tomography study (2002)

Fujii, T., Okuda, J., Tsukiura, T., Ohtake, H., Miura, R., Fukatsu, R., ...

Human lesion data indicate that the basal forebrain or orbitofrontal cortex, or both, as well as medial temporal and diencephalic structures, is important for normal memory and that its disruption...

Electroslag Remelting. (2002)

Poirier,D. R., Kou,S., Fujii,T., Flemings,M. C.

This report describes research on macrosegregation in ingots produced by the electroslag remelting (ESR) process. The work is on determining the severity of segregation in small experimental ingots,...

Sulfide Inclusions in Electroslag Remelted Steels. (2002)

Boldy,M. D., Fujii,T., Poirier,D. R., Flemings,M. C.

The relationships among heat treatment, sulfide inclusion distribution and chemistry were investigated in this work, and the problem of overheating found to be directly related to these parameters. A...

Neural basis of the retrieval of people's names: evidence form brain-damaged patients and fMRI (2002)

Tsukiura, T., Fujii, T., Fukatsu, R., Otsuki, T., Okuda, J., Umetsu, A., ...

The aim of this study was to identify the neuroanatomical basis of the retrieval of people's names. Lesion data showed that patients with language-dominant temporal lobectomy had impairments in their...

IUE and ISO observations of the bipolar proto-planetary nebula Hen 401 (IRAS 10178-5958) (2001)

Parthasarathy, M, García-Lario, P, Gauba, G, De Martino, D, Nakada, Y, Fujii, T, ...

We present ultraviolet (IUE) and infrared (ISO) observations of the bipolar proto-planetary nebula Hen 401 which, combined with previously available optical and near infrared data, are used to...

SiO maser survey of AGB stars in the North Galactic Cap (2001)

Ita, Y, Deguchi, S, Fujii, T, Kameya, O, Miyoshi, M, Nakada, Y, ...

A SiO maser survey in the J=1-0, v=1 and 2 transitions has been made for IRAS sources in the North Galactic Cap b > 30o) with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope. The sources were selected on the basis...

Quasiparticles and Energy Scaling in Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_{n-1}$Cu$_n$O$_{2n+4}$ ($\it{n}$=1-3): Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (2001)

Sato, T., Matsui, H., Nishina, S., Takahashi, T., Fujii, T., Watanabe, T., ...

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has been performed on the single- to triple-layered Bi-family high-{\it T$_c$} superconductors (Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_{n-1}$Cu$_n$O$_{2n+4}$,...

UV (IUE) spectra of the central stars of high latitude planetary nebulae Hb7 and Sp3 (2001)

Gauba, G, Parthasarathy, M, Nakada, Y, Fujii, T

We present an analysis of the UV (IUE) spectra of the central stars of Hb7 and Sp3. Comparison with the IUE spectrum of the standard star HD 93205 leads to a spectral classification of O3V for these...

UV (IUE) spectra of the central stars of high latitude planetary nebulae Hb7 and Sp3 (2001)

Gauba, Geetanjali, Parthasarathy, M., Nakada, Y., Fujii, T.

We present an analysis of the UV (IUE) spectra of the central stars of Hb7 and Sp3. Comparison with the IUE spectrum of the standard star HD 93205 leads to a spectral classification of O3V for these...

Neuroanatomical discrimination between manipulating and maintaining processes involved in verbal working memory; a functional MRI study (2001)

Tsukiura, T., Fujii, T., Takahashi, T., Xiao, R., Inase, M., Iijima, T., ...

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate neural correlates of processes concerning store and manipulation in verbal working memory. We prepared a revised lag 1 digit span,...

Judging semantic and episodic incongruity: a magnetoencephalographic study (2001)

Suzuki, K., Okuda, J., Otsuka, Y., Sugawara, A., Hatanaka, K., Nakasato, N., ...

Evoked magnetic fields over the entire head were measured during a semantic judgment task, in which conditions of the pre-test learning session were manipulated. Subjects learnt related and unrelated...

Cytokine and immunogenetic profiles in Japanese patients with adult Still's disease. Association with chronic articular disease (2001)

Fujii, T., Nojima, T., Yasuoka, H., Satoh, S., Nakamura, K., Kuwana, M., ...

Objective. To determine cytokines and MHC class II alleles in Japanese patients with adult Still's disease (ASD) and clarify the association between those profiles and chronic articular...

Differentiation Processes of Deccan Trap Basalts: Contribution from Geochemistry and Experimental Petrology (2001)

SANO, T., FUJII, T., DESHMUKH, S. S., FUKUOKA, T., ARAMAKI, S.

The Deccan Traps basalts can be divided into sub-groups based on the inferred type and/or amount of contamination. The elemental characteristics of Ba, Sr, TiO2 and Zr/Nb are used to classify the...

Soluble HLA-G influences the release of cytokines from allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells in culture (2001)

Kanai, T., Fujii, T., Kozuma, S., Yamashita, T., Miki, A., Kikuchi, A., ...

Exquisitely regulated cytokine balance during early pregnancy is thought to be necessary for promoting survival of the fetal allograft. Our previous studies have demonstrated that membrane-bound...

Edge Singularity for the Optically Induced Kondo Effect in a Quantum Dot (2000)

Fujii, T., Furusaki, A., Kawakami, N., Sigrist, M.

We analyze the optically induced Kondo effect in the absorption spectrum for a quantum dot with an even number of electrons, for which the Kondo effect does not occur in the ground state. The Kondo...

Dynamically Induced Multi-Channel Kondo Effect (2000)

Fujii, T., Kawakami, N.

We study how the multi-channel Kondo effect is dynamically induced to affect the photoemission and the inverse photoemission spectrum when an electron is emitted from (or added to) the completely...

Critical Properties in Dynamical Charge Correlation Function for the One-Dimensional Mott Insulator (1999)

Fujii, T., Kawakami, N.

Critical properties in the dynamical charge correlation function for the one-dimensional Mott insulator are studied. By properly taking into account {\it the final-state interaction} between the...

In situ XPS analysis of various iron oxide films grown by NO2-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (1999)

Fujii, T., Sawatzky, G.A., Voogt, F.C., Hibma, T., Okada, K.

We report on a systematic analysis of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) core- and valence-level spectra of clean and well-characterized iron oxide films, i.e., a-Fe2O3, y-Fe2O3, Fe3- dO4, and...

Critical Properties in Photoemmision Spectra for One Dimensional Orbitally Degenerate Mott Insulator (1998)

Fujii, T., Tsukamoto, Y., Kawakami, N.

Critical properties in photoemission spectra for the one-dimensional Mott insulator with orbital degeneracy are studied by exploiting the integrable {\it t-J} model, which is a supersymmetric...

Coarsening of SiO2 Particles in Copper and MnS Inclusions in Steel. (1998)

Fujii, T., Poirier, D. R., Flemings, M. C.

A model to simulate the diffusion-controlled coarsening and dissolution kinetics of particles within a metallic matrix is formulated. with an arbitrary size distribution of particles, the model can...

Formation of Plate-Like Lanthanum-Beta-Aluminate Crystal in Ce-TZP Matrix. (1998)

Miura, M., Hongoh, H., Yogo, T., Hirano, S., Fujii, T.

The reaction route and morphology of lanthanum-beta-aluminate (LBA) crystals formed in Ce-TZP matrix were studied by examining the crystal phase changes and the microstructures in relation to the...

Composition Dependence of Lattice Spacing for Low Dislocation Density Undoped Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski GaAs Crystals. (1998)

Usuda, K., Yasuami, S., Fujii, T., Higashi, Y., Kawata, H.

Crystals with varied composition were pulled by the As-partial-pressure controlled liquid encapsulated Czochralski method. The dislocation density was found to be as low a 2x10**3/cm**2 at the cores...

Critical Properties of Spectral Functions for the 1D Anisotropic t-J Models with an Energy Gap (1997)

Fujii, T., Tsukamoto, Y., Kawakami, N.

We exactly calculate the momentum-dependent critical exponents for spectral functions in the one-dimensional anisotropic t-J models with a gap either in the spin or charge excitation spectrum. Our...

Amorphous Oxide Films of the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 System Coexisting Ferromagnetism and Ferroelectricity Prepared by Gel-Coating (1997)

Fujii, T., Wada, T., Tokunaga, Y., Kawahito, K., Inoue, M., Kajima, A., ...

Magnetic and dielectric properties of films with the ternary oxide system Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 prepared by coating gel-solutions synthesized by the glycol-gel process on either glass plates or low...

Growth and Properties of Multilayered Ba- and Sr-Ferrites' Films (1997)

Fujii, T., Kato, H., Miura, Y., Takada, J.

Thin films of c-axis oriented Ba- and Sr-hexaferrits (BaM and SrM) were prepared by reactive evaporation method without any post heat treatments. Subsequently growth of BaM/SrM multilayered films was...

Magnetite Fe3-δO4 : a Stoichiometry and Structure Analysis of MBE Grown Thin Films Using NO2 as the Oxidising Source (1997)

Voogt, F., Hibma, T., Smulders, P., Niesen, L., Fujii, T., ...

Epitaxial single crystalline films of iron oxides have been grown on MgO(100) substrates by means of MBE. Natural Fe or 57Fe was evaporated from alumina crucibles, and oxidised simultaneously with a...

Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect of YIG Films with Random Multilayer Structures (1997)

Inoue, M., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T.

Magneto-optical Faraday effect of Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films with random multilayer structures was analyzed by using the random matrix approach. It was found that the random...

Amorphous Oxide Films of the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 System Coexisting Ferromagnetism and Ferroelectricity Prepared by Gel-Coating (1997)

Fujii, T., Wada, T., Tokunaga, Y., Kawahito, K., Inoue, M., Kajima, A., ...

Magnetic and dielectric properties of films with the ternary oxide system Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 prepared by coating gel-solutions synthesized by the glycol-gel process on either glass plates or low...

Growth and Properties of Multilayered Ba- and Sr-Ferrites' Films (1997)

Fujii, T., Kato, H., Miura, Y., Takada, J.

Thin films of c-axis oriented Ba- and Sr-hexaferrits (BaM and SrM) were prepared by reactive evaporation method without any post heat treatments. Subsequently growth of BaM/SrM multilayered films was...

Magnetite Fe3-δO4 : a Stoichiometry and Structure Analysis of MBE Grown Thin Films Using NO2 as the Oxidising Source (1997)

Voogt, F., Hibma, T., Smulders, P., Niesen, L., Fujii, T., ...

Epitaxial single crystalline films of iron oxides have been grown on MgO(100) substrates by means of MBE. Natural Fe or 57Fe was evaporated from alumina crucibles, and oxidised simultaneously with a...

Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect of YIG Films with Random Multilayer Structures (1997)

Inoue, M., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T.

Magneto-optical Faraday effect of Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films with random multilayer structures was analyzed by using the random matrix approach. It was found that the random...

Amorphous Oxide Films of the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 System Coexisting Ferromagnetism and Ferroelectricity Prepared by Gel-Coating (1997)

Fujii, T., Wada, T., Tokunaga, Y., Kawahito, K., Inoue, M., Kajima, A., ...

Magnetic and dielectric properties of films with the ternary oxide system Bi2O3-Fe2O3-PbTiO3 prepared by coating gel-solutions synthesized by the glycol-gel process on either glass plates or low...

Growth and Properties of Multilayered Ba- and Sr-Ferrites' Films (1997)

Fujii, T., Kato, H., Miura, Y., Takada, J.

Thin films of c-axis oriented Ba- and Sr-hexaferrits (BaM and SrM) were prepared by reactive evaporation method without any post heat treatments. Subsequently growth of BaM/SrM multilayered films was...

Magnetite Fe3-δO4 : a Stoichiometry and Structure Analysis of MBE Grown Thin Films Using NO2 as the Oxidising Source (1997)

Voogt, F., Hibma, T., Smulders, P., Niesen, L., Fujii, T., ...

Epitaxial single crystalline films of iron oxides have been grown on MgO(100) substrates by means of MBE. Natural Fe or 57Fe was evaporated from alumina crucibles, and oxidised simultaneously with a...

Magneto-Optical Faraday Effect of YIG Films with Random Multilayer Structures (1997)

Inoue, M., Yamamoto, T., Fujii, T.

Magneto-optical Faraday effect of Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films with random multilayer structures was analyzed by using the random matrix approach. It was found that the random...

redD and actII-ORF4, Pathway-Specific Regulatory Genes for Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), Are Transcribed In Vitro by an RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme Containing σhrdD (1996)

Fujii, T., Gramajo, H.C., Takano, E., Bibb, M.J.

redD and actII-ORF4, regulatory genes required for synthesis of the antibiotics undecylprodigiosin and actinorhodin by Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), were transcribed in vitro by an RNA polymerase...

Measurement of inclusive particle spectra and test of MLLA prediction in e+e- annihilation at \Sqrt s = 58 GeV (1995)

Itoh, R, Yamauchi, M, Yamaguchi, A, Abe, K, Abe, T, Adachi, I, ...

Inclusive momentum spectra are measured for all charged particles and for each of \pi^{\pm}, K^{\pm}, K^0/\overline{K^0}, and p/\overline{p} in hadronic events produced via e^+e^- annihilation at...

Fresh pumice from the Central Indian Basin: A Krakatau 1883 signature (1995)

Mudholkar, A.V., Fujii, T.

The occurrence of pumice in the Central Indian Basin (CIB) has been a controversy. Some are of the opinion that these pumices are erupted from a volcano along the Ninetyeast ridge while others...

Design of Low Threshold and Temperature Insensitive 1.3 (1995)

Surface Emitting, H. Shoji, K. Otsubo, T. Fujii, M. Matsuda, H. Ishikawa

high-reflectivity mirrors at 1.3 µm. Refractive index difference between InGaAs and InAlAs on InGaAs substrate can be much larger than that between InP and InGaAsP on InP substrate. This results in...

Low-Threshold, High-Temperature Operation of Surface Emitting Laser toward Optical Interconnection by Wavelength Domain Addressing (1994)

H. Shoji, Shoji Otsubo, M. Matsuda, T. Fujii, H. Ishikawa

ed In 0:2 Ga 0:8 As quantum wells separated by 10 nm GaAs barriers. The top DBR is 25 pairs of p-doped GaAs/AlAs, while the bottom DBR is 22.5 pairs of n-doped GaAs/AlAs. Note that Al 0:5 Ga 0:5 As...

Fuzzy control of SMES for levelling load power fluctuation based on Lukasiewicz logic (1991)

Funabiki, S., Fujii, T.

Provided that superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) is located near the consumer in the power system, levelling of fluctuating load power and compensation of reactive power can be achieved....

EFFECT OF THE TRIPLE JUNCTION ON GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDING IN ALUMINUM TRICRYSTALS (1988)

Miura, S., Hashimoto, S., Fujii, T.

Aluminum tricrystals were crept at 773K under a constant stress in order to investigate the effect of the triple junction on high temperature deformation. It has been demonstrated that grain-boundary...

EFFECT OF THE TRIPLE JUNCTION ON GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDING IN ALUMINUM TRICRYSTALS (1988)

Miura, S., Hashimoto, S., Fujii, T.

Aluminum tricrystals were crept at 773K under a constant stress in order to investigate the effect of the triple junction on high temperature deformation. It has been demonstrated that grain-boundary...

EFFECT OF THE TRIPLE JUNCTION ON GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDING IN ALUMINUM TRICRYSTALS (1988)

Miura, S., Hashimoto, S., Fujii, T.

Aluminum tricrystals were crept at 773K under a constant stress in order to investigate the effect of the triple junction on high temperature deformation. It has been demonstrated that grain-boundary...

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE OF In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As RESONANT TUNNELING BARRIERS GROWN BY MBE (1987)

Muto, S., Inata, T., Sugiyama, Y., Nakata, Y., Fujii, T., Hiyamizu, S.

The quantum-well-width dependence of negative differential resistance (NOR) of an InGaAs/InAlAs resonant tunneling barrier (RTB) structure, latticematched to InP substrates, was studied. The best NDR...

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE OF In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As RESONANT TUNNELING BARRIERS GROWN BY MBE (1987)

Muto, S., Inata, T., Sugiyama, Y., Nakata, Y., Fujii, T., Hiyamizu, S.

The quantum-well-width dependence of negative differential resistance (NOR) of an InGaAs/InAlAs resonant tunneling barrier (RTB) structure, latticematched to InP substrates, was studied. The best NDR...

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE OF In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As RESONANT TUNNELING BARRIERS GROWN BY MBE (1987)

Muto, S., Inata, T., Sugiyama, Y., Nakata, Y., Fujii, T., Hiyamizu, S.

The quantum-well-width dependence of negative differential resistance (NOR) of an InGaAs/InAlAs resonant tunneling barrier (RTB) structure, latticematched to InP substrates, was studied. The best NDR...

A New Library Program for Generating Augmented Jacobi Polynomials for Texture Calculations (1981)

J. I. Ohsugi, T. Fujii

A new library program for generating augmented Jacobi polynomials for texture analysis is presented. By using this program, the spatial orientation distribution maps for the three-dimensional texture...

Autoantibodies to calpastatin (an endogenous inhibitor for calcium-dependent neutral protease, calpain) in systemic rheumatic diseases.

Mimori, T, Suganuma, K, Tanami, Y, Nojima, T, Matsumura, M, Fujii, T, ...

We identified an autoantibody that reacts with calpastatin [an inhibitor protein of the calcium-dependent neutral protease calpain (EC 3.4.22.17)]. In early immunoblot studies, sera from patients...

Rapid, Quantitative PCR Monitoring of Growth of Clostridium botulinum Type E in Modified-Atmosphere-Packaged Fish

Kimura, B., Kawasaki, S., Nakano, H., Fujii, T.

A rapid, quantitative PCR assay (TaqMan assay) which quantifies Clostridium botulinum type E by amplifying a 280-bp sequence from the botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E) gene is described. With this...

Partial Purification of a Na+ -ATPase from the Plasma Membrane of the Marine Alga Heterosigma akashiwo.

Shono, M., Wada, M., Fujii, T.

A Na+ -ATPase was partially purified from plasma membranes of the marine alga Heterosigma akashiwo. The plasma membranes of H. akashiwo cells were collected by differential centrifugation with...

Inhibitory effect of erythromycin on interleukin 8 production by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-stimulated THP-1 cells.

Fujii, T, Kadota, J, Morikawa, T, Matsubara, Y, Kawakami, K, Iida, K, ...

We have recently reported that long-term administration of erythromycin at a low dose reduced the number of neutrophils and concentrations of interleukin 8 (IL-8) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in...

Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: expression of ethanol tolerance and the FAD2 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana.

Kajiwara, S, Shirai, A, Fujii, T, Toguri, T, Nakamura, K, Ohtaguchi, K

The Arabidopsis thaliana delta-12 fatty acid desaturase gene (FAD2) was overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by using the GAL1 promoter. S. cerevisiae harboring the FAD2 gene was capable of...

Effect of aeration and unsaturated fatty acids on expression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae alcohol acetyltransferase gene.

Fujii, T, Kobayashi, O, Yoshimoto, H, Furukawa, S, Tamai, Y

The reduction of acetate ester synthesis by aeration and the addition of unsaturated fatty acids to the medium has been reported to be the result of the reduction in alcohol acetyltransferase...

Purification of Citrobacter freundii DNA gyrase and inhibition by quinolones.

Aoyama, H, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Fujimaki, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

DNA gyrase is a bacterial enzyme which catalyzes the ATP-dependent negative supercoiling of DNA. It is the accepted target of quinolones. The enzyme from Citrobacter freundii IID976 was purified by...

Clinical isolate of Citrobacter freundii highly resistant to new quinolones.

Aoyama, H, Fujimaki, K, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Inoue, M, Hirai, K, ...

About 30% of 150 recent clinical isolates of Citrobacter freundii were resistant to greater than or equal to 3.13 micrograms of norfloxacin and ofloxacin per ml. Study of one quinolone-resistant...

Quinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens.

Fujimaki, K, Fujii, T, Aoyama, H, Sato, K, Inoue, Y, Inoue, M, ...

The uptakes of norfloxacin by quinolone-resistant and -susceptible strains of Serratia marcescens were almost the same and 50% inhibitory concentrations for DNA gyrase and the MICs of quinolones were...

Evidence for apoptosis of murine macrophages by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans infection.

Kato, S, Muro, M, Akifusa, S, Hanada, N, Semba, I, Fujii, T, ...

The gram-negative bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is considered an important etiological agent in periodontal diseases. In this study, we show that A. actinomycetemcomitans strains are...

Purification and properties of DNA gyrase from a fluoroquinolone-resistant strain of Escherichia coli.

Sato, K, Inoue, Y, Fujii, T, Aoyama, H, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

Subunit A and B proteins of DNA gyrase were separately purified from fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli GN14181 (MIC of ofloxacin, 100 micrograms/ml) and susceptible strain KL-16. The...

The pcsA gene is identical to dinD in Escherichia coli.

Ohmori, H, Saito, M, Yasuda, T, Nagata, T, Fujii, T, Wachi, M, ...

The pcsA68 mutant of Escherichia coli is a cold-sensitive mutant which forms long filaments with a large nucleoid in the central region at 20 degrees C. We here show that (i) the coding region for...

redD and actII-ORF4, pathway-specific regulatory genes for antibiotic production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), are transcribed in vitro by an RNA polymerase holoenzyme containing sigma hrdD.

Fujii, T, Gramajo, H C, Takano, E, Bibb, M J

redD and actII-ORF4, regulatory genes required for synthesis of the antibiotics undecylprodigiosin and actinorhodin by Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), were transcribed in vitro by an RNA polymerase...

Purification and properties of inducible penicillin beta-lactamase isolated from Alcaligenes faecalis.

Fujii, T, Sato, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

An inducible penicillin beta-lactamase was purified from a strain of Alcaligenes faecalis resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. The purified enzyme preparation gave a single protein band on...

Biochemical properties of beta-lactamase produced by Flavobacterium odoratum.

Sato, K, Fujii, T, Okamoto, R, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

A constitutively produced beta-lactamase was purified from Flavobacterium odoratum GN14053. The purified enzyme gave a single protein band on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point...

Purification and properties of a beta-lactamase produced by Branhamella catarrhalis.

Yokota, E, Fujii, T, Sato, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

A beta-lactamase from Branhamella catarrhalis was purified by column chromatography. The purified enzyme hydrolyzed penicillins, such as ampicillin, carbenicillin, and piperacillin, more rapidly than...

Application of a ribosomal DNA integration vector in the construction of a brewer's yeast having alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase activity.

Fujii, T, Kondo, K, Shimizu, F, Sone, H, Tanaka, J, Inoue, T

An integration plasmid, pIARL28, containing the ribosomal DNA gene as a homologous recombination sequence was constructed for introduction of the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene into brewer's...

Molecular cloning, sequence analysis, and expression of the yeast alcohol acetyltransferase gene.

Fujii, T, Nagasawa, N, Iwamatsu, A, Bogaki, T, Tamai, Y, Hamachi, M

The ATF1 gene, which encodes alcohol acetyltransferase (AATase), was cloned from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and brewery lager yeast (Saccharomyces uvarum). The nucleotide sequence of the ATF1 gene...

Nucleotide sequence and expression of the Enterobacter aerogenes alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene in brewer's yeast.

Sone, H, Fujii, T, Kondo, K, Shimizu, F, Tanaka, J, Inoue, T

The nucleotide sequence of a 1.4-kilobase DNA fragment containing the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene of Enterobacter aerogenes was determined. The sequence contains an entire protein-coding...

Some properties of subunits of DNA gyrase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and its nalidixic acid-resistant mutant.

Inoue, Y, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Hirai, K, Inoue, M, Iyobe, S, ...

Subunits A and B of DNA gyrase were purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and its mutant, which was resistant to nalidixic acid. Inhibition tests of DNA gyrases reconstituted with a combination...

LiCl treatment releases a nickase implicated in genetic transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Fujii, T, Naka, D, Toyoda, N, Seto, H

When cells competent for genetic transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae which could bind and enable entry of extracellular DNA molecules were treated with LiCl, they released a nickase that...

PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RNA STIMULATING GROWTH OF THE SEMINAL VESICLE*

Fujii, T., Villee, C. A.

RNA prepared from the seminal vesicles of intact adult rats, or of testosterone-treated castrate adult rats, produced a 30 per cent increase in the weight of the seminal vesicle and a 25 per cent...

Biochemical properties of beta-lactamase produced by Legionella gormanii.

Fujii, T, Sato, K, Miyata, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

beta-Lactamase was purified from a strain of Legionella gormanii. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was 25,000, and its isoelectric point was 10.5. The enzyme hydrolyzed...

Protein kinase C zeta subspecies from rat brain: its structure, expression, and properties.

Ono, Y, Fujii, T, Ogita, K, Kikkawa, U, Igarashi, K, Nishizuka, Y

The primary structure of the zeta subspecies of rat brain protein kinase C was deduced from its overlapping cDNAs. The zeta subspecies of protein kinase C consists of 592 amino acid residues with the...

Phorbol ester binding to protein kinase C requires a cysteine-rich zinc-finger-like sequence.

Ono, Y, Fujii, T, Igarashi, K, Kuno, T, Tanaka, C, Kikkawa, U, ...

Protein kinase C normally has a tandem repeat of a characteristic cysteine-rich sequence in C1, the conserved region of the regulatory domain. These sequences resemble the DNA-binding zinc finger...

Rapid and simple method for preparation of genomic DNA from easily obtainable clotted blood.

Kanai, N, Fujii, T, Saito, K, Tokoyama, T

A method was developed for the preparation of genomic DNA from clotted blood that is usually discarded after extraction, for other laboratory tests. The method, which involves proteinase K digestion,...

Sphingosine enhances platelet aggregation through an increase in phospholipase C activity by a protein kinase C-independent mechanism.

Hashizume, T, Sato, T, Fujii, T

Sphingosine (a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C) at 5-10 microM, which are concentrations lower than those that inhibit this enzyme activity, enhanced the aggregation of rabbit platelets induced...

Differential responses of intestinal glucose transporter mRNA transcripts to levels of dietary sugars.

Miyamoto, K, Hase, K, Takagi, T, Fujii, T, Taketani, Y, Minami, H, ...

Dietary sugars are known to stimulate intestinal glucose transport activity, but the specific signals involved are unknown. The Na(+)-dependent glucose co-transporter (SGLT1), the liver-type...

Functional expression of rat thioredoxin reductase: selenocysteine insertion sequence element is essential for the active enzyme.

Fujiwara, N, Fujii, T, Fujii, J, Taniguchi, N

Mammalian thioredoxin reductase (TR) is a flavoprotein catalysing reduction of oxidized thioredoxin in an NADPH-dependent manner, and contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue near the C-terminus. We...

Mortality and morbidity rates, postoperative course, quality of life, and prognosis after extended radical lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer. Comparison of three-field lymphadenectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy.

Fujita, H, Kakegawa, T, Yamana, H, Shima, I, Toh, Y, Tomita, Y, ...

PURPOSE: The authors evaluated the efficacy of extended radical (three-field) lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer compared with less radical (two-field) lymphadenectomy. STUDY SUBJECTS AND ANALYTIC...

EAT-20, a novel transmembrane protein with EGF motifs, is required for efficient feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Shibata, Y, Fujii, T, Dent, J A, Fujisawa, H, Takagi, S

The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans is a neuromuscular organ responsible for feeding, concentrating food by its pumping movement. A class of mutants, the eat mutants, are defective in this...

Mortality and survival for Down syndrome in Japan.

Masaki, M, Higurashi, M, Iijima, K, Ishikawa, N, Tanaka, F, Fujii, T, ...

Mortality and survival data for 1,052 Japanese patients with Down syndrome who were born between 1966 and 1975 were analyzed. The survival rate at age 10 was estimated to be about 86%. Mortality in...

Autoantibodies to calpastatin (an endogenous inhibitor for calcium-dependent neutral protease, calpain) in systemic rheumatic diseases.

Mimori, T, Suganuma, K, Tanami, Y, Nojima, T, Matsumura, M, Fujii, T, ...

We identified an autoantibody that reacts with calpastatin [an inhibitor protein of the calcium-dependent neutral protease calpain (EC 3.4.22.17)]. In early immunoblot studies, sera from patients...

Rapid, Quantitative PCR Monitoring of Growth of Clostridium botulinum Type E in Modified-Atmosphere-Packaged Fish

Kimura, B., Kawasaki, S., Nakano, H., Fujii, T.

A rapid, quantitative PCR assay (TaqMan assay) which quantifies Clostridium botulinum type E by amplifying a 280-bp sequence from the botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E) gene is described. With this...

Partial Purification of a Na+ -ATPase from the Plasma Membrane of the Marine Alga Heterosigma akashiwo.

Shono, M., Wada, M., Fujii, T.

A Na+ -ATPase was partially purified from plasma membranes of the marine alga Heterosigma akashiwo. The plasma membranes of H. akashiwo cells were collected by differential centrifugation with...

Inhibitory effect of erythromycin on interleukin 8 production by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-stimulated THP-1 cells.

Fujii, T, Kadota, J, Morikawa, T, Matsubara, Y, Kawakami, K, Iida, K, ...

We have recently reported that long-term administration of erythromycin at a low dose reduced the number of neutrophils and concentrations of interleukin 8 (IL-8) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in...

Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: expression of ethanol tolerance and the FAD2 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana.

Kajiwara, S, Shirai, A, Fujii, T, Toguri, T, Nakamura, K, Ohtaguchi, K

The Arabidopsis thaliana delta-12 fatty acid desaturase gene (FAD2) was overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by using the GAL1 promoter. S. cerevisiae harboring the FAD2 gene was capable of...

Effect of aeration and unsaturated fatty acids on expression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae alcohol acetyltransferase gene.

Fujii, T, Kobayashi, O, Yoshimoto, H, Furukawa, S, Tamai, Y

The reduction of acetate ester synthesis by aeration and the addition of unsaturated fatty acids to the medium has been reported to be the result of the reduction in alcohol acetyltransferase...

Purification of Citrobacter freundii DNA gyrase and inhibition by quinolones.

Aoyama, H, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Fujimaki, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

DNA gyrase is a bacterial enzyme which catalyzes the ATP-dependent negative supercoiling of DNA. It is the accepted target of quinolones. The enzyme from Citrobacter freundii IID976 was purified by...

Clinical isolate of Citrobacter freundii highly resistant to new quinolones.

Aoyama, H, Fujimaki, K, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Inoue, M, Hirai, K, ...

About 30% of 150 recent clinical isolates of Citrobacter freundii were resistant to greater than or equal to 3.13 micrograms of norfloxacin and ofloxacin per ml. Study of one quinolone-resistant...

Quinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens.

Fujimaki, K, Fujii, T, Aoyama, H, Sato, K, Inoue, Y, Inoue, M, ...

The uptakes of norfloxacin by quinolone-resistant and -susceptible strains of Serratia marcescens were almost the same and 50% inhibitory concentrations for DNA gyrase and the MICs of quinolones were...

Evidence for apoptosis of murine macrophages by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans infection.

Kato, S, Muro, M, Akifusa, S, Hanada, N, Semba, I, Fujii, T, ...

The gram-negative bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is considered an important etiological agent in periodontal diseases. In this study, we show that A. actinomycetemcomitans strains are...

Purification and properties of DNA gyrase from a fluoroquinolone-resistant strain of Escherichia coli.

Sato, K, Inoue, Y, Fujii, T, Aoyama, H, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

Subunit A and B proteins of DNA gyrase were separately purified from fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli GN14181 (MIC of ofloxacin, 100 micrograms/ml) and susceptible strain KL-16. The...

The pcsA gene is identical to dinD in Escherichia coli.

Ohmori, H, Saito, M, Yasuda, T, Nagata, T, Fujii, T, Wachi, M, ...

The pcsA68 mutant of Escherichia coli is a cold-sensitive mutant which forms long filaments with a large nucleoid in the central region at 20 degrees C. We here show that (i) the coding region for...

redD and actII-ORF4, pathway-specific regulatory genes for antibiotic production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), are transcribed in vitro by an RNA polymerase holoenzyme containing sigma hrdD.

Fujii, T, Gramajo, H C, Takano, E, Bibb, M J

redD and actII-ORF4, regulatory genes required for synthesis of the antibiotics undecylprodigiosin and actinorhodin by Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), were transcribed in vitro by an RNA polymerase...

Purification and properties of inducible penicillin beta-lactamase isolated from Alcaligenes faecalis.

Fujii, T, Sato, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

An inducible penicillin beta-lactamase was purified from a strain of Alcaligenes faecalis resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. The purified enzyme preparation gave a single protein band on...

Biochemical properties of beta-lactamase produced by Flavobacterium odoratum.

Sato, K, Fujii, T, Okamoto, R, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

A constitutively produced beta-lactamase was purified from Flavobacterium odoratum GN14053. The purified enzyme gave a single protein band on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point...

Purification and properties of a beta-lactamase produced by Branhamella catarrhalis.

Yokota, E, Fujii, T, Sato, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

A beta-lactamase from Branhamella catarrhalis was purified by column chromatography. The purified enzyme hydrolyzed penicillins, such as ampicillin, carbenicillin, and piperacillin, more rapidly than...

Application of a ribosomal DNA integration vector in the construction of a brewer's yeast having alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase activity.

Fujii, T, Kondo, K, Shimizu, F, Sone, H, Tanaka, J, Inoue, T

An integration plasmid, pIARL28, containing the ribosomal DNA gene as a homologous recombination sequence was constructed for introduction of the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene into brewer's...

Molecular cloning, sequence analysis, and expression of the yeast alcohol acetyltransferase gene.

Fujii, T, Nagasawa, N, Iwamatsu, A, Bogaki, T, Tamai, Y, Hamachi, M

The ATF1 gene, which encodes alcohol acetyltransferase (AATase), was cloned from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and brewery lager yeast (Saccharomyces uvarum). The nucleotide sequence of the ATF1 gene...

Nucleotide sequence and expression of the Enterobacter aerogenes alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene in brewer's yeast.

Sone, H, Fujii, T, Kondo, K, Shimizu, F, Tanaka, J, Inoue, T

The nucleotide sequence of a 1.4-kilobase DNA fragment containing the alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase gene of Enterobacter aerogenes was determined. The sequence contains an entire protein-coding...

Some properties of subunits of DNA gyrase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and its nalidixic acid-resistant mutant.

Inoue, Y, Sato, K, Fujii, T, Hirai, K, Inoue, M, Iyobe, S, ...

Subunits A and B of DNA gyrase were purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and its mutant, which was resistant to nalidixic acid. Inhibition tests of DNA gyrases reconstituted with a combination...

LiCl treatment releases a nickase implicated in genetic transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Fujii, T, Naka, D, Toyoda, N, Seto, H

When cells competent for genetic transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae which could bind and enable entry of extracellular DNA molecules were treated with LiCl, they released a nickase that...

PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RNA STIMULATING GROWTH OF THE SEMINAL VESICLE*

Fujii, T., Villee, C. A.

RNA prepared from the seminal vesicles of intact adult rats, or of testosterone-treated castrate adult rats, produced a 30 per cent increase in the weight of the seminal vesicle and a 25 per cent...

Biochemical properties of beta-lactamase produced by Legionella gormanii.

Fujii, T, Sato, K, Miyata, K, Inoue, M, Mitsuhashi, S

beta-Lactamase was purified from a strain of Legionella gormanii. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was 25,000, and its isoelectric point was 10.5. The enzyme hydrolyzed...

Protein kinase C zeta subspecies from rat brain: its structure, expression, and properties.

Ono, Y, Fujii, T, Ogita, K, Kikkawa, U, Igarashi, K, Nishizuka, Y

The primary structure of the zeta subspecies of rat brain protein kinase C was deduced from its overlapping cDNAs. The zeta subspecies of protein kinase C consists of 592 amino acid residues with the...

Phorbol ester binding to protein kinase C requires a cysteine-rich zinc-finger-like sequence.

Ono, Y, Fujii, T, Igarashi, K, Kuno, T, Tanaka, C, Kikkawa, U, ...

Protein kinase C normally has a tandem repeat of a characteristic cysteine-rich sequence in C1, the conserved region of the regulatory domain. These sequences resemble the DNA-binding zinc finger...

Rapid and simple method for preparation of genomic DNA from easily obtainable clotted blood.

Kanai, N, Fujii, T, Saito, K, Tokoyama, T

A method was developed for the preparation of genomic DNA from clotted blood that is usually discarded after extraction, for other laboratory tests. The method, which involves proteinase K digestion,...

Sphingosine enhances platelet aggregation through an increase in phospholipase C activity by a protein kinase C-independent mechanism.

Hashizume, T, Sato, T, Fujii, T

Sphingosine (a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C) at 5-10 microM, which are concentrations lower than those that inhibit this enzyme activity, enhanced the aggregation of rabbit platelets induced...

Differential responses of intestinal glucose transporter mRNA transcripts to levels of dietary sugars.

Miyamoto, K, Hase, K, Takagi, T, Fujii, T, Taketani, Y, Minami, H, ...

Dietary sugars are known to stimulate intestinal glucose transport activity, but the specific signals involved are unknown. The Na(+)-dependent glucose co-transporter (SGLT1), the liver-type...

Functional expression of rat thioredoxin reductase: selenocysteine insertion sequence element is essential for the active enzyme.

Fujiwara, N, Fujii, T, Fujii, J, Taniguchi, N

Mammalian thioredoxin reductase (TR) is a flavoprotein catalysing reduction of oxidized thioredoxin in an NADPH-dependent manner, and contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue near the C-terminus. We...

Mortality and morbidity rates, postoperative course, quality of life, and prognosis after extended radical lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer. Comparison of three-field lymphadenectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy.

Fujita, H, Kakegawa, T, Yamana, H, Shima, I, Toh, Y, Tomita, Y, ...

PURPOSE: The authors evaluated the efficacy of extended radical (three-field) lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer compared with less radical (two-field) lymphadenectomy. STUDY SUBJECTS AND ANALYTIC...

EAT-20, a novel transmembrane protein with EGF motifs, is required for efficient feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Shibata, Y, Fujii, T, Dent, J A, Fujisawa, H, Takagi, S

The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans is a neuromuscular organ responsible for feeding, concentrating food by its pumping movement. A class of mutants, the eat mutants, are defective in this...

Mortality and survival for Down syndrome in Japan.

Masaki, M, Higurashi, M, Iijima, K, Ishikawa, N, Tanaka, F, Fujii, T, ...

Mortality and survival data for 1,052 Japanese patients with Down syndrome who were born between 1966 and 1975 were analyzed. The survival rate at age 10 was estimated to be about 86%. Mortality in...

Characterization of the fourth component of complement in the serum of the clawed frog Xenopus laevis.

Fujii, T, Sekizawa, A, Katagiri, C

The 202,000 MW protein XC, which is distinct from C3 but is essential for antibody-dependent haemolytic activity against SRBC, was obtained from Xenopus plasma following polyethylene glycol...

Methotrexate treatment in patients with adult onset Still's disease—retrospective study of 13 Japanese cases

Fujii, T., Akizuki, M., Kameda, H., Matsumura, M., Hirakata, M., Yoshida, T., ...

OBJECTIVE—To evaluate methotrexate treatment in patients with active adult onset Still's disease (AOSD).
METHODS—Methotrexate was initially given as a single weekly oral dose of 5 mg and...

High frequency of K-ras mutations in human colorectal hyperplastic polyps.

Otori, K, Oda, Y, Sugiyama, K, Hasebe, T, Mukai, K, Fujii, T, ...

BACKGROUND: Hyperplastic polyps are common benign colorectal polyps, and are thought to have little association with malignant tumours in the colorectum. However, several reports suggest that some...

Clinicopathological differences between colonic and rectal carcinomas: are they based on the same mechanism of carcinogenesis?

Konishi, K, Fujii, T, Boku, N, Kato, S, Koba, I, Ohtsu, A, ...

BACKGROUND—There is a difference in the location of colorectal mucosal lesions and invasive cancers.
AIMS—To ascertain whether the location of colorectal neoplasms reflects the carcinogenesis...

Immunological development of preterm infants in early infancy

Zhang, B, Ohtsuka, Y, Fujii, T, Baba, H, Okada, K, Shoji, H, ...

To evaluate the immunological development of preterm infants, especially in early infancy, we examined the serum cytokine levels and the expression of Th2 and Th1 chemokine receptors, CCR4 and CCR5,...

Phenotypic characterization of T cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and peripheral blood of patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis; the importance of cytotoxic T cells

KAWAKAMI, K, KADOTA, J, IIDA, K, FUJII, T, SHIRAI, R, MATSUBARA, Y, ...

We investigated the contribution of T cells in diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) by identifying T cell subsets in BALF of 36 patients with DPB, before and after long-term treatment with macrolide...

The transmembrane form of TNF-α drives autoantibody production in the absence of CD154: studies using MRL/Mp-Faslpr mice

Fujii, T, Okada, M, Mimori, T, Craft, J

It is generally accepted that the interaction between CD40 and its ligand (CD154) plays a decisive role in contact-dependent help for T and B cells. In CD154-deficient MRL/Mp-Faslpr (MRL/lpr) mice,...

FR 113680: a novel tripeptide substance P antagonist with NK1 receptor selectivity.

Morimoto, H., Murai, M., Maeda, Y., Hagiwara, D., Miyake, H., Matsuo, M., ...

1. We have discovered a novel tripeptide substance P (SP) antagonist, FR 113680 [N alpha-[N alpha-(N alpha-acetyl-L-threonyl)-N'-formyl-D- tryptophyl]-N-methyl-N-phenylmethyl-L-phenylalaninamide]. In...

Pharmacological profile of a high affinity dipeptide NK1 receptor antagonist, FK888.

Fujii, T., Murai, M., Morimoto, H., Maeda, Y., Yamaoka, M., Hagiwara, D., ...

1. In our search for compounds that inhibit the binding of [3H]-substance P (SP) to guinea-pig lung membranes, the dipeptide SP antagonist, FK888, was developed by chemical modification of the parent...

Significance of IL-1β and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB)

KADOTA, J., MATSUBARA, Y., ISHIMATSU, Y., ASHIDA, M., ABE, K., SHIRAI, R., ...

We evaluated the effect of erythromycin therapy on pulmonary function tests and the airway inflammatory response of patients with DPB. The number of neutrophils in BALF obtained from DPB patients was...

Potentiation of the bronchoprotective effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide, isoprenaline, and theophylline against histamine challenge in anaesthetised guinea pigs by adrenomedullin.

Kanazawa, H., Kawaguchi, T., Fujii, T., Shoji, S., Hirata, K., Kudoh, S., ...

BACKGROUND: Adrenomedullin is a hypotensive peptide recently discovered in human phaeochromocytoma which has been found to inhibit bronchoconstriction induced by histamine and acetylcholine. This...

Long term effect of erythromycin therapy in patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Fujii, T, Kadota, J, Kawakami, K, Iida, K, Shirai, R, Kaseda, M, ...

BACKGROUND--Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a chronic infection of the lower respiratory tract common among the Japanese people, with a persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in the late stage and...

Characterisation and clinical usefulness of CA130 antigen recognised by monoclonal antibodies, 130-22 and 145-9, in ovarian cancers.

Kobayashi, H., Ohi, H., Fujii, T., Terao, T.

A new cancer-associated antigen CA130, recognised by two monoclonal antibodies (moABs) 130-22 and 145-9, was often found to be present at high levels in the sera of patients with ovarian cancer....

Saturation of tumour cell surface receptors for urokinase-type plasminogen activator by amino-terminal fragment and subsequent effect on reconstituted basement membranes invasion.

Kobayashi, H., Ohi, H., Shinohara, H., Sugimura, M., Fujii, T., Terao, T., ...

Single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (pro-uPA) is bound to a specific surface receptor on ovarian cancer HOC-I cells that is incompletely saturated. Saturation of uncovered receptors by...

Serum CA125 level is a good prognostic indicator in lung cancer.

Kimura, Y., Fujii, T., Hamamoto, K., Miyagawa, N., Kataoka, M., Iio, A.

The serum CA125 level was determined by a one-step immunoradiometric assay method in patients with lung cancer. Increased serum CA125 levels were observed in 37.8% of patients with squamous cell...

Abnormal Fhit expression is an independent poor prognostic factor for cervical cancer

Takizawa, S, Nakagawa, S, Nakagawa, K, Yasugi, T, Fujii, T, Kugu, K, ...

We analysed the expression of the fragile histidine triad (FHIT) gene in cervical cancer to evaluate its clinical relevance in relation to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. A total of 73 women...

Can ABCF2 protein expression predict the prognosis of uterine cancer?

Nishimura, S, Tsuda, H, Miyagi, Y, Hirasawa, A, Suzuki, A, Kataoka, F, ...

Uterine cervical and endometrial cancers are common malignant solid neoplasms for which there are no useful prognostic markers. In this study, we evaluate the relationship between ATP-binding...