T. Takano

Publication List Details

Period

1980 - 2009

Number

128

Co-Authors

Spin squeezing of a cold atomic ensemble with the nuclear spin of one-half (2008)

Takano, T., Fuyama, M., Namiki, R., Takahashi, Y.

To establish an applicable system for advanced quantum information processing between light and atoms, we have demonstrated the quantum non-demolition (QND) measurement with a collective spin of cold...

ICRC 2001 Likelihood Analysis of sub-TeV Gamma-rays from RXJ1713-39 with CANGAROO-II (2008)

R. Suzuki, D. L. Swaby, K. Takano, T. Takano, F. Tokanai, K. Tsuchiya, ...

Abstract. We have detected gamma-rays from RXJ1713−39 in the energy range between 400 GeV and 5 TeV using a new kind of analysis: likelihood analysis. The statistical significance of the...

DECIGO pathfinder (2008)

Ando, M., Kawamura, Seiji, Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECIGO pathfinder (DPF) is a milestone satellite mission for DECIGO (DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) which is a future space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna: DECIGO (2008)

Kawamura, Seiji, Ando, M., Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected to open a new window of observation for gravitational...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna - DECIGO (2008)

Kawamura, Seiji, Ando, M., Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. The goal of DECIGO is to detect gravitational waves from various kinds of...

The intermediate silicon layers detector at CDFII: Design and progress (2007)

N. Bacchetta, A. Barbaro-galtieri, A. Basti, F. Bedeschi, D. Bisello, ...

The Intermediate Silicon Layers Detector is presently being built as part of the CDF upgrades to prepare for the next Tevatron data taking run, scheduled to start in the year 2000. The ISL will be...

Design of a 2×2 Scintillating Tile Package for the SDC Barrel Electromagnetic Tile/Fiber Calorimeter (2007)

K. Hara, S. Kim, H. Maekoba, H. Minato, Y. Miyamoto, I. Nakano, ...

Introduction The Solenoidal Detector Collaboration (SDC) detector [1], designed to be built at the Superconducting Super Collider, employed a scintillating tile/fiber technique [2] for the central...

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 453 (2000) 84}88 (2007)

Intermediate Silicon Layers, A. Basti, F. Bedeschi, D. Bisello, S. Blusk, W. P. Caskey, ...

The Intermediate Silicon Layers (ISL) detector is currently being built as part of the CDF II detector upgrade project. The ISL detector will signi"cantly improve tracking in the central region...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna - DECIGO (2006)

Kawamura, Seiji, Nakamura, T., Ando, M., Seto, N., Tsubono, K., Numata, K., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. It aims at detecting various kinds of gravitational waves between 1 mHz and...

Fast polarimetry system for the application to spin quantum non-demolition measurement (2005)

Takeuchi, M., Takano, T., Ichihara, S., Yamaguchi, A., Kumakura, M., Yabuzaki, T., ...

We report the development of a fast pulse polarimeter for the application to quantum non-demolition measurement of atomic spin (Spin QND). The developed system was tunable to the atomic resonance of...

Paramagnetic Faraday rotation with spin-polarized ytterbium atoms (2005)

Takeuchi, M., Takano, T., Ichihara, S., Takasu, Y., Kumakura, M., Yabuzaki, T., ...

We report observation of the paramagnetic Faraday rotation of spin-polarized ytterbium (Yb) atoms. As the atomic samples, we used an atomic beam, released atoms from a magneto-optical trap (MOT), and...

Spin Squeezing via One-Axis Twisting with Coherent Light (2004)

Takeuchi, M., Ichihara, S., Takano, T., Kumakura, M., Yabuzaki, T., Takahashi, Y.

We propose a new method of spin squeezing of atomic spin, based on the interactions between atoms and off-resonant light which are known as paramagnetic Faraday rotation and fictitious magnetic field...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

Abazov, V. M., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., Acharya, B. S., ...

The results based on 1992-95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Measurement of the average time-integrated mixing probability of b-flavored hadrons produced at the Fermilab Tevatron (2004)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We have measured the number of like-sign (LS) and opposite-sign (OS) lepton pairs arising from double semileptonic decays of b and (b) over bar hadrons, pair produced at the Fermilab Tevatron...

Inclusive double-Pomeron exchange at the Fermilab tevatron (p)over-barp collider (2004)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report results from a study of events with a double-Pomeron exchange topology produced in (p) over barp collisions at roots=1800 GeV. The events are characterized by a leading antiproton and a...

Search for Kaluza-Klein graviton emission in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.8 TeV using the missing energy signature (2004)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report on a search for direct Kaluza-Klein graviton production in a data sample of 84 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at roots=1.8 TeV, recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab. We...

Search for pair production of scalar top quarks in R-parity violating decay modes in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.8 TeV (2004)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We present the results of a search for pair production of scalar top quarks ((t) over tilde (1)) in an R-parity violating supersymmetry scenario in 106 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

M. Abazov, V., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., S. Acharya, B., ...

The results based on 1992–95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

M. Abazov, V., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., S. Acharya, B., ...

The results based on 1992–95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., S. Acharya, B., ...

The results based on 1992–95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., S. Acharya, B., ...

The results based on 1992–95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Combination of CDF and D0 results on the W boson mass and width (2004)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abdesselam, A., Abolins, M., Abramov, V., S. Acharya, B., ...

The results based on 1992–95 data (Run 1) from the CDF and D0 experiments on the measurements of the W boson mass and width are presented, along with the combined results. We report a Tevatron...

Momentum distribution of charged particles in jets in dijet events in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.8 TeV and comparisons to perturbative QCD predictions (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

Inclusive momentum distributions of charged particles in restricted cones around jet axes were measured in dijet events with invariant dijet masses in the range 80 to 600 GeV/c(2). Events were...

Search for lepton flavor violating decays of a heavy neutral particle in p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.8 TeV (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report on a search for a high mass, narrow width particle that decays directly to emu, etau, or mutau. We use approximately 110 pb(-1) of data collected with the Collider Detector at Fermilab from...

Search for the supersymmetric partner of the top quark in dilepton events from p(p)over-bar collisions at root s=1.8 TeV (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We have searched for pair production of the supersymmetric partner of the top quark (stop) in 107 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at roots=1.8 TeV collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab...

Central pseudorapidity gaps in events with a leading antiproton at the Fermilab tevatron (p)over-barp collider (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report a measurement of the fraction of events with a large pseudorapidity gap Deltaeta within the pseudorapidity region available to the proton dissociation products X in (p) over bar +p-->(p)...

Search for associated production of Upsilon and vector boson in p(p)over-bar collisions at root(s)over-bar=1.8 TeV (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We present a search for associated production of the Y(1S) and a vector boson in 83 pb(-1) of p (p) over bar collisions at roots=1.8 TeV collected by the CDF experiment in 1994-1995. We find no...

Search for long-lived charged massive particles in p(p)over-bar collision at root s=1.8 TeV (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report a search for the production of long-lived charged massive particles in a data sample of 90 pb(-1) of roots = 1.8 TeV p (p) over bar collisions recorded by the Collider Detector at Fermilab....

Search for a W-' boson decaying to a top and bottom quark pair in 1.8 TeV p(p)over-bar collisions (2003)

Acosta, D., Affolder, T., Akimoto, H., Albrow, M. G., Ambrose, D., Amidei, D., ...

We report the results of a search for a W-' boson produced in p (p) over bar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.8 TeV using a 106 pb(-1) data sample recorded by the Collider Detector at...

Novel autoantibodies to pituitary gland specific factor 1a in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2003)

Tanaka, S., Tatsumi, K., Tomita, T., Kimura, M., Takano, T., Yoshikawa, H., ...

Objective. We recently identified a new protein, pituitary gland specific factor 1a (PGSF1a), that is specifically transcribed in the pituitary gland. In our investigation of...

Observation of gamma-rays greater than 10 TeV from Markarian 421 (2002)

Okumura, K., Asahara, A., Bicknell, G. V., Edwards, P. G., Enomoto, R., Gunji, S., ...

We have observed Markarian 421 in January and March 2001 with the CANGAROO-II imaging Cherenkov telescope during an extraordinarily high state at TeV energies. From 14 hours observations at very...

Search for gamma-rays above 10 TeV from Markarian 421 in a high state with the CANGAROO-II telescope (2001)

Okumura, K., Enomoto, R., Asahara, A., Bicknell, G. V., Edwards, P. G., Gunji, S., ...

A preliminary result from Markarian 421 observations in the energy region above 10 TeV with the CANGAROO-II 10 m telescope is presented. In January 2001, the HEGRA group reported that Markarian 421...

Temporal and spatial dispersion of repolarization during premature impulse propagation in human intact ventricular muscle: Comparison between single vs double premature stimulation (2000)

Shimizu, S., Kobayashi, Y., Miyauchi, Y., Ohmura, K., Atarashi, H., Takano, T.

Aims This study was performed to determine whether or not the kinetics of action potential duration restitution during double premature stimuli (S3) differ from that during single premature stimuli...

ACUTE INHIBITION OF LIPID TRANSPORT IN RAT INTESTINAL LYMPH BY ETHANOL ADMINISTRATION (1992)

HAYASHI, H., NAKATA, K., MOTOHASHI, Y., TAKANO, T.

To observe the effect of acute ethanol ingestion on stable lipid transport in intestinal lymph, three groups of mesenteric lymph fistula rats were prepared. In group A rats, lipid emulsion containing...

PROPERTIES AND PRACTICAL RESULTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COATING PRODUCED BY LOW TEMPERATURE CVD PROCESS (1991)

Ichijo, S., Tamura, K., Takano, T., Nakao, A., Hirahara, T.

In forming tungsten carbide layer by low temperature and vacuum CVD, uniformity of film thickness, adhesion and gloss achieved when the effective zone of coating set is increased to ∅450 ×...

PROPERTIES AND PRACTICAL RESULTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COATING PRODUCED BY LOW TEMPERATURE CVD PROCESS (1991)

Ichijo, S., Tamura, K., Takano, T., Nakao, A., Hirahara, T.

In forming tungsten carbide layer by low temperature and vacuum CVD, uniformity of film thickness, adhesion and gloss achieved when the effective zone of coating set is increased to ∅450 ×...

PROPERTIES AND PRACTICAL RESULTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COATING PRODUCED BY LOW TEMPERATURE CVD PROCESS (1991)

Ichijo, S., Tamura, K., Takano, T., Nakao, A., Hirahara, T.

In forming tungsten carbide layer by low temperature and vacuum CVD, uniformity of film thickness, adhesion and gloss achieved when the effective zone of coating set is increased to ∅450 ×...

Geometric configuration around GL 2591 - an infrared reflection nebula and a CS molecular disk. (1987)

Yamashita, T., Sato, S., Tamura, M., Suzuki, H., Kaifu, N., Takano, T., ...

Original article can be found at: http://www.adsabs.harvard.edu/ Copyright Astronomical Society of Japan [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]

Molecular basis of a null mutation in soybean lipoxygenase 2: substitution of glutamine for an iron-ligand histidine.

Wang, W H, Takano, T, Shibata, D, Kitamura, K, Takeda, G

We have investigated the nucleotide sequence and expression of lox2, a mutant form of the gene encoding lipoxygenase 2, an enzyme responsible for unpleasant flavors in soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr.]...

Nucleotide sequence of the beta-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase gene of alkalophilic Bacillus sp. strain 1011 and similarity of its amino acid sequence to those of alpha-amylases.

Kimura, K, Kataoka, S, Ishii, Y, Takano, T, Yamane, K

The nucleotide sequence of the gene for cyclodextrin glucanotransferase of alkalophilic Bacillus sp. strain 1011 was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence at the NH2-terminal side of the enzyme...

Molecular cloning, DNA nucleotide sequencing, and expression in Bacillus subtilis cells of the Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase gene.

Takano, T, Fukuda, M, Monma, M, Kobayashi, S, Kainuma, K, Yamane, K

The gene for cyclodextrin glucanotransferase from Bacillus macerans was cloned in an Escherichia coli bacteriophage, lambda D69, and was recloned in a Bacillus subtilis plasmid, pUB110. Starting from...

Sequence analysis of the heat-labile enterotoxin subunit B gene originating in human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Yamamoto, T, Tamura, T, Ryoji, M, Kaji, A, Yokota, T, Takano, T

In this study, we determined the amino-terminal coding sequence, covering the signal peptide and the amino-terminus of the mature peptide, of the heat-labile enterotoxin subunit B (LT-B) gene...

Induction of senescence-like phenotypes by forced expression of hic-5, which encodes a novel LIM motif protein, in immortalized human fibroblasts.

Shibanuma, M, Mochizuki, E, Maniwa, R, Mashimo, J, Nishiya, N, Imai, S, ...

The hic-5 gene encodes a novel protein with Zn finger-like (LIM) motifs, the expression of which increases during cellular senescence. The ectopic expression of hic-5 in nontumorigenic immortalized...

Calcineurin-dependent nuclear translocation of a murine transcription factor NFATx: molecular cloning and functional characterization.

Liu, J, Koyano-Nakagawa, N, Amasaki, Y, Saito-Ohara, F, Ikeuchi, T, Imai, S, ...

Members of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) are involved in the induction of a number of cytokine genes. We report here cDNA cloning and chromosomal localization of a murine homologue...

Polymorphism for the number of tandemly multiplicated glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase genes in Drosophila melanogaster.

Takano, T, Kusakabe, S, Koga, A, Mukai, T

A 26-kilobase-pair region encompassing the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (sn-glycerol-3-phosphate:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.8) locus in Drosophila melanogaster from two natural...

Structure of a B-DNA dodecamer: conformation and dynamics.

Drew, H R, Wing, R M, Takano, T, Broka, C, Tanaka, S, Itakura, K, ...

The crystal structure of the synthetic DNA dodecamer d(CpGpCpGpApApTpTpCpGpCpG) has been refined to a residual error of R = 17.8% at 1.9-A resolution (two-sigma data). The molecule forms slightly...

Retrovirus-related sequences in human DNA: detection and cloning of sequences which hybridize with the long terminal repeat of baboon endogenous virus.

Noda, M, Kurihara, M, Takano, T

Human DNA sequences which hybridized with the long terminal repeats (LTR) of baboon type C virus M7 were detected by non-stringent blot hybridization. About 7 to 10 discrete bands of the LTR-related...

Long terminal repeat (LTR)-derived recombination of retroviral DNA: sequence analyses of an aberrant clone of baboon endogenous virus DNA which carries an inversion from the LTR to the gag region.

Tamura, T, Takano, T

Nucleotide sequences of a cloned proviral DNA of baboon endogenous virus M7 were analyzed, which carried an internal inversion. The inversion of 2.2 kilobase pairs was occurred between the junction...

Structure of the baboon endogenous virus genome: cloning of circular virus DNA in bacteriophage lambda.

Noda, M, Wagatsuma, M, Tamura, T, Takano, T, Matsubara, K

Linear, small and large circular forms of unintegrated viral DNAs were detected in Hirt supernatant fraction of human cultured cells infected with baboon endogenous virus M7. The circular M7 DNAs...

Structure of the baboon endogenous virus genome: nucleotide sequences of the long terminal repeat.

Tamura, T, Noda, M, Takano, T

The entire nucleotide sequence of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of baboon endogenous virus (BaEV) M7 was determined, which consisted of 554 base pairs (bp). At both ends of the LTR, 13 bp sequences,...

Mechanisms whereby exogenous adenine nucleotides improve rabbit renal proximal function during and after anoxia.

Mandel, L J, Takano, T, Soltoff, S P, Murdaugh, S

When a suspension of rabbit proximal tubules is subjected to anoxia, ATP falls by 80-90% during 40 min of anoxia, and upon reoxygenation (reox) the cells only recover 25-50% of their initial ATP....

Identification and characterization of a proton pump on lysosomes by fluorescein-isothiocyanate-dextran fluorescence.

Ohkuma, S, Moriyama, Y, Takano, T

Fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated dextran was introduced preferentially into hepatic lysosomes by intraperitoneal injection into rats. The pH in isolated lysosomes, measured by fluorescein...

Polyamine and differentiation: induction of ornithine decarboxylase by parathyroid hormone is a good marker of differentiated chondrocytes.

Takigawa, M, Ishida, H, Takano, T, Suzuki, F

The activity of ornithine decarboxylase (OD-Case:L-ornithine carboxy-lyase, EC 4.1.1.17) in rabbit costal chondrocytes in culture increased markedly after addition of parathyroid hormone (PTH),...

Redox conformation changes in refined tuna cytochrome c.

Takano, T, Dickerson, R E

Tuna ferrocytochrome c and ferricytochrome c have been refined independently at high resolution (1.5 A and 1.8 A) to crystallographic residual errors of 17.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Small but...

Colony-stimulating factor 1 expression is down-regulated during the adipocyte differentiation of H-1/A marrow stromal cells and induced by cachectin/tumor necrosis factor.

Umezawa, A, Tachibana, K, Harigaya, K, Kusakari, S, Kato, S, Watanabe, Y, ...

We isolated clonal sublines of the established mouse marrow stromal cell line, H-1. These clonal sublines underwent differentiation into adipocytes in various degrees. One subline, H-1/A, underwent...

Intracellular respiratory dysfunction and cell injury in short-term anoxia of rabbit renal proximal tubules.

Takano, T, Soltoff, S P, Murdaugh, S, Mandel, L J

The effects of short-term anoxia and hypoxia were studied in a rabbit proximal renal tubule suspension in order to avoid the hemodynamic consequences of clamp-induced ischemia. The suspension was...

Fate of viral RNA of murine leukemia virus after infection.

Takano, T, Hatanaka, M

[3H]Uridine-labeled Rauscher leukemia virus was used to infect mouse embryo fibroblasts. After the infected cells were separated into nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions nucleic acid was extracted by...

Neutrophil-mediated changes in vascular permeability are inhibited by topical application of aspirin-triggered 15-epi-lipoxin A4 and novel lipoxin B4 stable analogues.

Takano, T, Clish, C B, Gronert, K, Petasis, N, Serhan, C N

Neutrophil (PMN) activation is critical in inflammation and reperfusion injury, suggesting that PMN-directed therapies may be of clinical use. Here, leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-induced PMN influx in ear...

Expression of human platelet-activating factor receptor gene in EoL-1 cells following butyrate-induced differentiation.

Izumi, T, Kishimoto, S, Takano, T, Nakamura, M, Miyabe, Y, Nakata, M, ...

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent lipid mediator of allergic inflammation through its interaction with eosinophils. Expression of the PAF receptor is modulated by many agents, including...

Prolonged activation of phospholipase D in Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing platelet-activating-factor receptor lacking cytoplasmic C-terminal tail.

Liu, B, Nakashima, S, Adachi, T, Ito, Y, Takano, T, Shimizu, T, ...

The mechanism and role of phospholipase D (PLD) activation by platelet-activating factor (PAF) were examined with Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing wild-type PAF receptor (WT-H cells) and...

Cytosolic phospholipase A2-alpha associates with plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear membrane in glomerular epithelial cells.

Liu, J, Takano, T, Papillon, J, Khadir, A, Cybulsky, A V

Eicosanoids mediate complement-dependent glomerular epithelial injury in experimental membranous nephropathy. The release of arachidonic acid from phospholipids by cytosolic phospholipase A(2)...

Presence of Active and Inactive Molecules of a Cell Wall-Associated Proteinase in Lactobacillus helveticus CP790

Yamamoto, N., Akino, A., Takano, T., Shishido, K.

Monoclonal antibodies against a cell wall-associated 45-kDa proteinase from Lactobacillus helveticus CP790 were prepared and used for an immunoblotting analysis of the cell wall extract of CP790....

Immortalization-susceptible elements and their binding factors mediate rejuvenation of regulation of the type I collagenase gene in simian virus 40 large T antigen-transformed immortal human fibroblasts.

Imai, S, Fujino, T, Nishibayashi, S, Manabe, T, Takano, T

Dramatic changes occur in expression of the type I collagenase gene during the process of immortalization in simian virus 40 large T antigen-transformed human fibroblasts (S. Imai and T. Takano,...

Molecular basis of a null mutation in soybean lipoxygenase 2: substitution of glutamine for an iron-ligand histidine.

Wang, W H, Takano, T, Shibata, D, Kitamura, K, Takeda, G

We have investigated the nucleotide sequence and expression of lox2, a mutant form of the gene encoding lipoxygenase 2, an enzyme responsible for unpleasant flavors in soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr.]...

Nucleotide sequence of the beta-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase gene of alkalophilic Bacillus sp. strain 1011 and similarity of its amino acid sequence to those of alpha-amylases.

Kimura, K, Kataoka, S, Ishii, Y, Takano, T, Yamane, K

The nucleotide sequence of the gene for cyclodextrin glucanotransferase of alkalophilic Bacillus sp. strain 1011 was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence at the NH2-terminal side of the enzyme...

Molecular cloning, DNA nucleotide sequencing, and expression in Bacillus subtilis cells of the Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase gene.

Takano, T, Fukuda, M, Monma, M, Kobayashi, S, Kainuma, K, Yamane, K

The gene for cyclodextrin glucanotransferase from Bacillus macerans was cloned in an Escherichia coli bacteriophage, lambda D69, and was recloned in a Bacillus subtilis plasmid, pUB110. Starting from...

Sequence analysis of the heat-labile enterotoxin subunit B gene originating in human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Yamamoto, T, Tamura, T, Ryoji, M, Kaji, A, Yokota, T, Takano, T

In this study, we determined the amino-terminal coding sequence, covering the signal peptide and the amino-terminus of the mature peptide, of the heat-labile enterotoxin subunit B (LT-B) gene...

Induction of senescence-like phenotypes by forced expression of hic-5, which encodes a novel LIM motif protein, in immortalized human fibroblasts.

Shibanuma, M, Mochizuki, E, Maniwa, R, Mashimo, J, Nishiya, N, Imai, S, ...

The hic-5 gene encodes a novel protein with Zn finger-like (LIM) motifs, the expression of which increases during cellular senescence. The ectopic expression of hic-5 in nontumorigenic immortalized...

Calcineurin-dependent nuclear translocation of a murine transcription factor NFATx: molecular cloning and functional characterization.

Liu, J, Koyano-Nakagawa, N, Amasaki, Y, Saito-Ohara, F, Ikeuchi, T, Imai, S, ...

Members of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) are involved in the induction of a number of cytokine genes. We report here cDNA cloning and chromosomal localization of a murine homologue...

Polymorphism for the number of tandemly multiplicated glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase genes in Drosophila melanogaster.

Takano, T, Kusakabe, S, Koga, A, Mukai, T

A 26-kilobase-pair region encompassing the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (sn-glycerol-3-phosphate:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.8) locus in Drosophila melanogaster from two natural...

Structure of a B-DNA dodecamer: conformation and dynamics.

Drew, H R, Wing, R M, Takano, T, Broka, C, Tanaka, S, Itakura, K, ...

The crystal structure of the synthetic DNA dodecamer d(CpGpCpGpApApTpTpCpGpCpG) has been refined to a residual error of R = 17.8% at 1.9-A resolution (two-sigma data). The molecule forms slightly...

Retrovirus-related sequences in human DNA: detection and cloning of sequences which hybridize with the long terminal repeat of baboon endogenous virus.

Noda, M, Kurihara, M, Takano, T

Human DNA sequences which hybridized with the long terminal repeats (LTR) of baboon type C virus M7 were detected by non-stringent blot hybridization. About 7 to 10 discrete bands of the LTR-related...

Long terminal repeat (LTR)-derived recombination of retroviral DNA: sequence analyses of an aberrant clone of baboon endogenous virus DNA which carries an inversion from the LTR to the gag region.

Tamura, T, Takano, T

Nucleotide sequences of a cloned proviral DNA of baboon endogenous virus M7 were analyzed, which carried an internal inversion. The inversion of 2.2 kilobase pairs was occurred between the junction...

Structure of the baboon endogenous virus genome: cloning of circular virus DNA in bacteriophage lambda.

Noda, M, Wagatsuma, M, Tamura, T, Takano, T, Matsubara, K

Linear, small and large circular forms of unintegrated viral DNAs were detected in Hirt supernatant fraction of human cultured cells infected with baboon endogenous virus M7. The circular M7 DNAs...

Structure of the baboon endogenous virus genome: nucleotide sequences of the long terminal repeat.

Tamura, T, Noda, M, Takano, T

The entire nucleotide sequence of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of baboon endogenous virus (BaEV) M7 was determined, which consisted of 554 base pairs (bp). At both ends of the LTR, 13 bp sequences,...

Mechanisms whereby exogenous adenine nucleotides improve rabbit renal proximal function during and after anoxia.

Mandel, L J, Takano, T, Soltoff, S P, Murdaugh, S

When a suspension of rabbit proximal tubules is subjected to anoxia, ATP falls by 80-90% during 40 min of anoxia, and upon reoxygenation (reox) the cells only recover 25-50% of their initial ATP....

Identification and characterization of a proton pump on lysosomes by fluorescein-isothiocyanate-dextran fluorescence.

Ohkuma, S, Moriyama, Y, Takano, T

Fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated dextran was introduced preferentially into hepatic lysosomes by intraperitoneal injection into rats. The pH in isolated lysosomes, measured by fluorescein...

Polyamine and differentiation: induction of ornithine decarboxylase by parathyroid hormone is a good marker of differentiated chondrocytes.

Takigawa, M, Ishida, H, Takano, T, Suzuki, F

The activity of ornithine decarboxylase (OD-Case:L-ornithine carboxy-lyase, EC 4.1.1.17) in rabbit costal chondrocytes in culture increased markedly after addition of parathyroid hormone (PTH),...

Redox conformation changes in refined tuna cytochrome c.

Takano, T, Dickerson, R E

Tuna ferrocytochrome c and ferricytochrome c have been refined independently at high resolution (1.5 A and 1.8 A) to crystallographic residual errors of 17.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Small but...

Immortalization-susceptible elements and their binding factors mediate rejuvenation of regulation of the type I collagenase gene in simian virus 40 large T antigen-transformed immortal human fibroblasts.

Imai, S, Fujino, T, Nishibayashi, S, Manabe, T, Takano, T

Dramatic changes occur in expression of the type I collagenase gene during the process of immortalization in simian virus 40 large T antigen-transformed human fibroblasts (S. Imai and T. Takano,...

Colony-stimulating factor 1 expression is down-regulated during the adipocyte differentiation of H-1/A marrow stromal cells and induced by cachectin/tumor necrosis factor.

Umezawa, A, Tachibana, K, Harigaya, K, Kusakari, S, Kato, S, Watanabe, Y, ...

We isolated clonal sublines of the established mouse marrow stromal cell line, H-1. These clonal sublines underwent differentiation into adipocytes in various degrees. One subline, H-1/A, underwent...

Intracellular respiratory dysfunction and cell injury in short-term anoxia of rabbit renal proximal tubules.

Takano, T, Soltoff, S P, Murdaugh, S, Mandel, L J

The effects of short-term anoxia and hypoxia were studied in a rabbit proximal renal tubule suspension in order to avoid the hemodynamic consequences of clamp-induced ischemia. The suspension was...

Fate of viral RNA of murine leukemia virus after infection.

Takano, T, Hatanaka, M

[3H]Uridine-labeled Rauscher leukemia virus was used to infect mouse embryo fibroblasts. After the infected cells were separated into nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions nucleic acid was extracted by...

Neutrophil-mediated changes in vascular permeability are inhibited by topical application of aspirin-triggered 15-epi-lipoxin A4 and novel lipoxin B4 stable analogues.

Takano, T, Clish, C B, Gronert, K, Petasis, N, Serhan, C N

Neutrophil (PMN) activation is critical in inflammation and reperfusion injury, suggesting that PMN-directed therapies may be of clinical use. Here, leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-induced PMN influx in ear...

Expression of human platelet-activating factor receptor gene in EoL-1 cells following butyrate-induced differentiation.

Izumi, T, Kishimoto, S, Takano, T, Nakamura, M, Miyabe, Y, Nakata, M, ...

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent lipid mediator of allergic inflammation through its interaction with eosinophils. Expression of the PAF receptor is modulated by many agents, including...

Prolonged activation of phospholipase D in Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing platelet-activating-factor receptor lacking cytoplasmic C-terminal tail.

Liu, B, Nakashima, S, Adachi, T, Ito, Y, Takano, T, Shimizu, T, ...

The mechanism and role of phospholipase D (PLD) activation by platelet-activating factor (PAF) were examined with Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing wild-type PAF receptor (WT-H cells) and...

Cytosolic phospholipase A2-alpha associates with plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear membrane in glomerular epithelial cells.

Liu, J, Takano, T, Papillon, J, Khadir, A, Cybulsky, A V

Eicosanoids mediate complement-dependent glomerular epithelial injury in experimental membranous nephropathy. The release of arachidonic acid from phospholipids by cytosolic phospholipase A(2)...

Presence of Active and Inactive Molecules of a Cell Wall-Associated Proteinase in Lactobacillus helveticus CP790

Yamamoto, N., Akino, A., Takano, T., Shishido, K.

Monoclonal antibodies against a cell wall-associated 45-kDa proteinase from Lactobacillus helveticus CP790 were prepared and used for an immunoblotting analysis of the cell wall extract of CP790....

Monoclonal antibody EMR1a/212D recognizing site of deposition of extracellular lipid in atherosclerosis: purification and characterization of the antigen.

Nakagami, K., Shimazaki, O., Sato, R., Komine, Y., Ohkuma, S., Takano, T.

The monoclonal antibody EMR1a/212D, which recognizes the extracellular matrix in which lipids are deposited in atherosclerotic lesions, was developed previously. The macromolecule containing the...

Increased serum concentrations of advanced glycation end products: a marker of coronary artery disease activity in type 2 diabetic patients

Kiuchi, K, Nejima, J, Takano, T, Ohta, M, Hashimoto, H, BAXTER, G

OBJECTIVE—To assess whether the concentrations of serum advanced glycation end products (AGE) in diabetic patients with obstructive coronary artery disease differ from those in type 2 diabetic...

Evidence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus of the presence of antibodies against RNA-dependent DNA polymerase of baboon endogenous virus.

Okamoto, T, Tamura, T, Takano, T

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) in six out of 30 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) strongly inhibited the activity of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase (RDPase) of baboon endogenous virus, M7, while...

Quantitative Southern blot analysis in the dystrophin gene of Japanese patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy: a high frequency of duplications.

Hiraishi, Y, Kato, S, Ishihara, T, Takano, T

Eighty-four unrelated patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy in Japan were studied by quantitative Southern blot analysis with dystrophin cDNA probes. We found partial deletions and...

Identification of carriers of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy by a novel method based on detection of junction fragments in the dystrophin gene.

Yamagishi, H, Kato, S, Hiraishi, Y, Ishihara, T, Hata, J, Matsuo, N, ...

We developed a Southern blotting based method that uses rare cutting restriction endonucleases and electrophoresis of single stranded DNA to detect junction fragments resulting from the rearranged...

The national financial adjustment policy and the equalisation of health levels among prefectures

Takano, T, Nakamura, K

STUDY OBJECTIVES—The objectives of this study were to examine (1) trends concerning financial assistance from the national government to local governments, (2) trends regarding death rates and life...

An analysis of health levels and various indicators of urban environments for Healthy Cities projects

Takano, T, Nakamura, K

STUDY OBJECTIVES—(1) To identify and to categorise the various city indicators that are related to health levels; (2) to demonstrate the extent of the influence on health of these categorised...

Urban residential environments and senior citizens' longevity in megacity areas: the importance of walkable green spaces

Takano, T, Nakamura, K, Watanabe, M

Study objectives: To study the association between greenery filled public areas that are nearby a residence and easy to walk in and the longevity of senior citizens in a densely populated, developed...

Variation of health status among people living on boats in Hue, Vietnam

Quang, N. K., Takano, T., Nakamura, K., Watanabe, M., Inose, T., Fukuda, Y., ...

Objectives: To examine patterns of disease and injury in people living on boats in Hue City, Vietnam, and their relations to socioeconomic conditions, sanitary practices, disease prevention...

Restricted expression of oncofetal fibronectin mRNA in thyroid papillary and anaplastic carcinoma: an in situ hybridization study.

Takano, T., Matsuzuka, F., Miyauchi, A., Yokozawa, T., Liu, G., Morita, S., ...

Restricted expression of oncofetal fibronectin mRNA in the tissues of thyroid papillary and anaplastic carcinoma has recently been shown by both Northern blot analysis and reverse transcriptase...

BRAFV600E mutation in anaplastic thyroid carcinomas and their accompanying differentiated carcinomas

Takano, T, Ito, Y, Hirokawa, M, Yoshida, H, Miyauchi, A

Frequency of a BRAFV600E mutation in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, which is thought to be derived mainly from papillary carcinoma by multi-step carcinogenesis, is much lower than that in papillary...

Clinical outcome and risk factors for recurrence in borderline ovarian tumours

Yokoyama, Y, Moriya, T, Takano, T, Shoji, T, Takahashi, O, Nakahara, K, ...

We investigated the long-term prognosis of borderline ovarian tumours and determined risk factors for recurrence. One hundred and twenty-one borderline ovarian tumours treated between 1994 and 2003...

Gene expression profiles in thyroid carcinomas

Takano, T, Hasegawa, Y, Matsuzuka, F, Miyauchi, A, Yoshida, H, Higashiyama, T, ...

The gene expression profiles of human thyroid carcinomas were analysed by serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) which allows quantitative and simultaneous analysis of a large number of...

Quantitative measurement of thyroglobulin mRNA in peripheral blood of patients after total thyroidectomy

Takano, T, Miyauchi, A, Yoshida, H, Hasegawa, Y, Kuma, K, Amino, N

Previous studies have reported the clinical usefulness of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection of thyroglobulin (TG) mRNA in the peripheral blood of patients with...