Tadayoshi Shiba

Mammalian Sox15 Gene: Promoter Analysis and Implications for Placental Evolution (2008)

Kayo Yamada, Hiromi Kanda, Takashi Aihara, Nobuhiko Takamatsu, Tadayoshi Shiba, Michihiko Ito

Sox15 belongs to the Sox (Sry-type HMG box) protein family, which is involved in placental development and muscle regeneration. Previously, we showed that the Sox15 gene is highly expressed in the...

Isolation and characterization of recombinant Drosophila Copia aspartic proteinase (2006)

Athauda, Senarath B. P., Yoshioka, Katsuji, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takahashi, Kenji

The wild type Copia Gag precursor protein of Drosophila melanogaster expressed in Escherichia coli was shown to be processed autocatalytically to generate two daughter proteins with molecular masses...

Genome sequence of an industrial microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis: Deducing the ability of producing secondary metabolites

Ōmura, Satoshi, Ikeda, Haruo, Ishikawa, Jun, Hanamoto, Akiharu, Takahashi, Chigusa, Shinose, Mayumi, ...

Streptomyces avermitilis is a soil bacterium that carries out not only a complex morphological differentiation but also the production of secondary metabolites, one of which, avermectin, is...

JSAP1, a Novel Jun N-Terminal Protein Kinase (JNK)-Binding Protein That Functions as a Scaffold Factor in the JNK Signaling Pathway

Ito, Michihiko, Yoshioka, Katsuji, Akechi, Mizuho, Yamashita, Shinya, Takamatsu, Nobuhiko, Sugiyama, Kenji, ...

The major components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are MAPK, MAPK kinase (MAPKK), and MAPKK kinase (MAPKKK). Recent rapid progress in identifying members of MAPK cascades...

Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

Shirai, Mutsunori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Kimoto, Mitsuaki, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Kishi, Fumio, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a widespread pathogen of humans causing pneumonia and bronchitis. There are many reports of an association between C.pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. We determined...

Complete genome sequence of Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic flesh-eater

Shimizu, Tohru, Ohtani, Kaori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Ohshima, Kenshiro, Yamashita, Atsushi, Shiba, Tadayoshi, ...

Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacterium that causes life-threatening gas gangrene and mild enterotoxaemia in humans, although it colonizes as normal intestinal...

The complete genomic sequence of Mycoplasma penetrans, an intracellular bacterial pathogen in humans

Sasaki, Yuko, Ishikawa, Jun, Yamashita, Atsushi, Oshima, Kenshiro, Kenri, Tsuyoshi, Furuya, Keiko, ...

The complete genomic sequence of an intracellular bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma penetrans HF-2 strain, was determined. The HF-2 genome consists of a 1 358 633 bp single circular chromosome...

Genome Sequence of an M3 Strain of Streptococcus pyogenes Reveals a Large-Scale Genomic Rearrangement in Invasive Strains and New Insights into Phage Evolution

Nakagawa, Ichiro, Kurokawa, Ken, Yamashita, Atsushi, Nakata, Masanobu, Tomiyasu, Yusuke, Okahashi, Nobuo, ...

Group Astreptococcus (GAS) is a gram-positive bacterial pathogen that causes various suppurative infections and nonsuppurative sequelae. Since the late 1980s, streptococcal toxic-shock like syndrome...

The complete genomic sequence of Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152

Ishikawa, Jun, Yamashita, Atsushi, Mikami, Yuzuru, Hoshino, Yasutaka, Kurita, Haruyo, Hotta, Kunimoto, ...

We determined the genomic sequence of Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152, a clinical isolate, and revealed the molecular basis of its versatility. The genome consists of a single circular chromosome of...

CpG methylation at the USF-binding site is important for the liver-specific transcription of the chipmunk HP-27 gene

Fujii, Gen, Nakamura, Yuki, Tsukamoto, Daisuke, Ito, Michihiko, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takamatsu, Nobuhiko

The chipmunk hibernation-specific HP-27 gene is expressed specifically in the liver and has a CpG-poor promoter. To reveal how the liver-specific transcription of the HP-27 gene is regulated, we...

Genome sequence of an industrial microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis: Deducing the ability of producing secondary metabolites

Ōmura, Satoshi, Ikeda, Haruo, Ishikawa, Jun, Hanamoto, Akiharu, Takahashi, Chigusa, Shinose, Mayumi, ...

Streptomyces avermitilis is a soil bacterium that carries out not only a complex morphological differentiation but also the production of secondary metabolites, one of which, avermectin, is...

JSAP1, a Novel Jun N-Terminal Protein Kinase (JNK)-Binding Protein That Functions as a Scaffold Factor in the JNK Signaling Pathway

Ito, Michihiko, Yoshioka, Katsuji, Akechi, Mizuho, Yamashita, Shinya, Takamatsu, Nobuhiko, Sugiyama, Kenji, ...

The major components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are MAPK, MAPK kinase (MAPKK), and MAPKK kinase (MAPKKK). Recent rapid progress in identifying members of MAPK cascades...

Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

Shirai, Mutsunori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Kimoto, Mitsuaki, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Kishi, Fumio, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a widespread pathogen of humans causing pneumonia and bronchitis. There are many reports of an association between C.pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. We determined...

Complete genome sequence of Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic flesh-eater

Shimizu, Tohru, Ohtani, Kaori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Ohshima, Kenshiro, Yamashita, Atsushi, Shiba, Tadayoshi, ...

Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacterium that causes life-threatening gas gangrene and mild enterotoxaemia in humans, although it colonizes as normal intestinal...

The complete genomic sequence of Mycoplasma penetrans, an intracellular bacterial pathogen in humans

Sasaki, Yuko, Ishikawa, Jun, Yamashita, Atsushi, Oshima, Kenshiro, Kenri, Tsuyoshi, Furuya, Keiko, ...

The complete genomic sequence of an intracellular bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma penetrans HF-2 strain, was determined. The HF-2 genome consists of a 1 358 633 bp single circular chromosome...

Genome Sequence of an M3 Strain of Streptococcus pyogenes Reveals a Large-Scale Genomic Rearrangement in Invasive Strains and New Insights into Phage Evolution

Nakagawa, Ichiro, Kurokawa, Ken, Yamashita, Atsushi, Nakata, Masanobu, Tomiyasu, Yusuke, Okahashi, Nobuo, ...

Group Astreptococcus (GAS) is a gram-positive bacterial pathogen that causes various suppurative infections and nonsuppurative sequelae. Since the late 1980s, streptococcal toxic-shock like syndrome...

The complete genomic sequence of Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152

Ishikawa, Jun, Yamashita, Atsushi, Mikami, Yuzuru, Hoshino, Yasutaka, Kurita, Haruyo, Hotta, Kunimoto, ...

We determined the genomic sequence of Nocardia farcinica IFM 10152, a clinical isolate, and revealed the molecular basis of its versatility. The genome consists of a single circular chromosome of...

CpG methylation at the USF-binding site is important for the liver-specific transcription of the chipmunk HP-27 gene

Fujii, Gen, Nakamura, Yuki, Tsukamoto, Daisuke, Ito, Michihiko, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takamatsu, Nobuhiko

The chipmunk hibernation-specific HP-27 gene is expressed specifically in the liver and has a CpG-poor promoter. To reveal how the liver-specific transcription of the HP-27 gene is regulated, we...

Isolation and characterization of recombinant Drosophila Copia aspartic proteinase

Athauda, Senarath B. P., Yoshioka, Katsuji, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takahashi, Kenji

The wild type Copia Gag precursor protein of Drosophila melanogaster expressed in Escherichia coli was shown to be processed autocatalytically to generate two daughter proteins with molecular masses...

Isolation and characterization of recombinant Drosophila Copia aspartic proteinase

Athauda, Senarath B. P., Yoshioka, Katsuji, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takahashi, Kenji

The wild type Copia Gag precursor protein of Drosophila melanogaster expressed in Escherichia coli was shown to be processed autocatalytically to generate two daughter proteins with molecular masses...

Isolation and characterization of recombinant Drosophila Copia aspartic proteinase

Athauda, Senarath B. P., Yoshioka, Katsuji, Shiba, Tadayoshi, Takahashi, Kenji

The wild type Copia Gag precursor protein of Drosophila melanogaster expressed in Escherichia coli was shown to be processed autocatalytically to generate two daughter proteins with molecular masses...

A W-linked DM-domain gene, DM-W, participates in primary ovary development in Xenopus laevis

Yoshimoto, Shin, Okada, Ema, Umemoto, Hirohito, Tamura, Kei, Uno, Yoshinobu, Nishida-Umehara, Chizuko, ...

In the XX/XY sex-determining system, the Y-linked SRY genes of most mammals and the DMY/Dmrt1bY genes of the teleost fish medaka have been characterized as sex-determining genes that trigger...