Takashi Shiina

The major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) class IIB region has greater genomic structural flexibility and diversity in the quail than the chicken (2006)

Hosomichi, Kazuyoshi, Shiina, Takashi, Suzuki, Shingo, Tanaka, Masayuki, Shimizu, Sayoko, Iwamoto, Shigehisa, ...

Abstract Background The quail and chicken major histocompatibility complex ( Mhc ) genomic regions have a similar overall organization but differ markedly in that the quail has an expanded number of...

Construction of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library and a preliminary genome survey (2006)

Luo, Meizhong, Kim, HyeRan, Kudrna, Dave, Sisneros, Nicholas B, Lee, So-Jeong, Mueller, Christopher, ...

Abstract Background Sharks are members of the taxonomic class Chondrichthyes, the oldest living jawed vertebrates. Genomic studies of this group, in comparison to representative species in other...

The genomic sequence and comparative analysis of the rat major histocompatibility complex (2004)

Hurt,Peter, Walter,Lutz, Sudbrak,Ralf, Klages,Sven, Mueller,Ines, Shiina,Takashi, ...

We have determined the sequence of a 4-Mb interval on rat chromosome 20p12 that encompasses the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This is the first report of a finished sequence for a...

The genomic sequence and comparative analysis of the rat major histocompatibility complex (2004)

Hurt, Peter, Walter, Lutz, Sudbrak, Ralf, Klages, Sven, Mueller, Ines, Shiina, Takashi, ...

We have determined the sequence of a 4-Mb interval on rat chromosome 20p12 that encompasses the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This is the first report of a finished sequence for a...

Molecular dynamics of MHC genesis unraveled by sequence analysis of the 1,796,938-bp HLA class I region

Shiina, Takashi, Tamiya, Gen, Oka, Akira, Takishima, Nobusada, Yamagata, Tetsushi, Kikkawa, Eri, ...

The intensely studied MHC has become the paradigm for understanding the architectural evolution of vertebrate multigene families. The 4-Mb human MHC (also known as the HLA complex) encodes genes...

Circadian-Regulated Transcription of the psbD Light-Responsive Promoter in Wheat Chloroplasts1

Nakahira, Yoichi, Baba, Kyoko, Yoneda, Akito, Shiina, Takashi, Toyoshima, Yoshinori

The level of mRNAs derived from the plastid-encoded psbD light-responsive promoter (LRP) is controlled by a circadian clock(s) in wheat (Triticum aestivum). The circadian oscillations in the psbD LRP...

Comparative sequencing of human and chimpanzee MHC class I regions unveils insertions/deletions as the major path to genomic divergence

Anzai, Tatsuya, Shiina, Takashi, Kimura, Natsuki, Yanagiya, Kazuyo, Kohara, Sakae, Shigenari, Atsuko, ...

Despite their high degree of genomic similarity, reminiscent of their relatively recent separation from each other (≈6 million years ago), the molecular basis of traits unique to humans vs. their...

Genomic Anatomy of a Premier Major Histocompatibility Complex Paralogous Region on Chromosome 1q21–q22

Shiina, Takashi, Ando, Asako, Suto, Yumiko, Kasai, Fumio, Shigenari, Atsuko, Takishima, Nobusada, ...

Human chromosomes 1q21–q25, 6p21.3–22.2, 9q33–q34, and 19p13.1–p13.4 carry clusters of paralogous loci, to date best defined by the flagship 6p MHC region. They have presumably been created...

Blue light-induced transcription of plastid-encoded psbD gene is mediated by a nuclear-encoded transcription initiation factor, AtSig5

Tsunoyama, Yuichi, Ishizaki, Yoko, Morikawa, Kazuya, Kobori, Maki, Nakahira, Yoichi, Takeba, Go, ...

Light is one of the most important environmental factors regulating expression of photosynthesis genes. The plastid psbD gene encoding the photosystem II reaction center protein D2 is under the...

The Genomic Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Rat Major Histocompatibility Complex

Hurt, Peter, Walter, Lutz, Sudbrak, Ralf, Klages, Sven, Müller, Ines, Shiina, Takashi, ...

We have determined the sequence of a 4-Mb interval on rat chromosome 20p12 that encompasses the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This is the first report of a finished sequence for a...

Genomic evolution of MHC class I region in primates

Fukami-Kobayashi, Kaoru, Shiina, Takashi, Anzai, Tatsuya, Sano, Kazumi, Yamazaki, Masaaki, Inoko, Hidetoshi, ...

To elucidate the origins of the MHC-B-MHC-C pair and the MHC class I chain-related molecule (MIC)A-MICB pair, we sequenced an MHC class I genomic region of humans, chimpanzees, and rhesus monkeys and...

Structural dynamics of cereal mitochondrial genomes as revealed by complete nucleotide sequencing of the wheat mitochondrial genome

Ogihara, Yasunari, Yamazaki, Yukiko, Murai, Koji, Kanno, Akira, Terachi, Toru, Shiina, Takashi, ...

The application of a new gene-based strategy for sequencing the wheat mitochondrial genome shows its structure to be a 452 528 bp circular molecule, and provides nucleotide-level evidence of...

Rapid Evolution of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Genes in Primates Generates New Disease Alleles in Humans via Hitchhiking Diversity

Shiina, Takashi, Ota, Masao, Shimizu, Sayoko, Katsuyama, Yoshihiko, Hashimoto, Nami, Takasu, Miwa, ...

A plausible explanation for many MHC-linked diseases is lacking. Sequencing of the MHC class I region (coding units or full contigs) in several human and nonhuman primate haplotypes allowed an...

Molecular dynamics of MHC genesis unraveled by sequence analysis of the 1,796,938-bp HLA class I region

Shiina, Takashi, Tamiya, Gen, Oka, Akira, Takishima, Nobusada, Yamagata, Tetsushi, Kikkawa, Eri, ...

The intensely studied MHC has become the paradigm for understanding the architectural evolution of vertebrate multigene families. The 4-Mb human MHC (also known as the HLA complex) encodes genes...

Circadian-Regulated Transcription of the psbD Light-Responsive Promoter in Wheat Chloroplasts1

Nakahira, Yoichi, Baba, Kyoko, Yoneda, Akito, Shiina, Takashi, Toyoshima, Yoshinori

The level of mRNAs derived from the plastid-encoded psbD light-responsive promoter (LRP) is controlled by a circadian clock(s) in wheat (Triticum aestivum). The circadian oscillations in the psbD LRP...

Comparative sequencing of human and chimpanzee MHC class I regions unveils insertions/deletions as the major path to genomic divergence

Anzai, Tatsuya, Shiina, Takashi, Kimura, Natsuki, Yanagiya, Kazuyo, Kohara, Sakae, Shigenari, Atsuko, ...

Despite their high degree of genomic similarity, reminiscent of their relatively recent separation from each other (≈6 million years ago), the molecular basis of traits unique to humans vs. their...

Genomic Anatomy of a Premier Major Histocompatibility Complex Paralogous Region on Chromosome 1q21–q22

Shiina, Takashi, Ando, Asako, Suto, Yumiko, Kasai, Fumio, Shigenari, Atsuko, Takishima, Nobusada, ...

Human chromosomes 1q21–q25, 6p21.3–22.2, 9q33–q34, and 19p13.1–p13.4 carry clusters of paralogous loci, to date best defined by the flagship 6p MHC region. They have presumably been created...

Blue light-induced transcription of plastid-encoded psbD gene is mediated by a nuclear-encoded transcription initiation factor, AtSig5

Tsunoyama, Yuichi, Ishizaki, Yoko, Morikawa, Kazuya, Kobori, Maki, Nakahira, Yoichi, Takeba, Go, ...

Light is one of the most important environmental factors regulating expression of photosynthesis genes. The plastid psbD gene encoding the photosystem II reaction center protein D2 is under the...

The Genomic Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Rat Major Histocompatibility Complex

Hurt, Peter, Walter, Lutz, Sudbrak, Ralf, Klages, Sven, Müller, Ines, Shiina, Takashi, ...

We have determined the sequence of a 4-Mb interval on rat chromosome 20p12 that encompasses the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC). This is the first report of a finished sequence for a...

Genomic evolution of MHC class I region in primates

Fukami-Kobayashi, Kaoru, Shiina, Takashi, Anzai, Tatsuya, Sano, Kazumi, Yamazaki, Masaaki, Inoko, Hidetoshi, ...

To elucidate the origins of the MHC-B-MHC-C pair and the MHC class I chain-related molecule (MIC)A-MICB pair, we sequenced an MHC class I genomic region of humans, chimpanzees, and rhesus monkeys and...

Structural dynamics of cereal mitochondrial genomes as revealed by complete nucleotide sequencing of the wheat mitochondrial genome

Ogihara, Yasunari, Yamazaki, Yukiko, Murai, Koji, Kanno, Akira, Terachi, Toru, Shiina, Takashi, ...

The application of a new gene-based strategy for sequencing the wheat mitochondrial genome shows its structure to be a 452 528 bp circular molecule, and provides nucleotide-level evidence of...

Rapid Evolution of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Genes in Primates Generates New Disease Alleles in Humans via Hitchhiking Diversity

Shiina, Takashi, Ota, Masao, Shimizu, Sayoko, Katsuyama, Yoshihiko, Hashimoto, Nami, Takasu, Miwa, ...

A plausible explanation for many MHC-linked diseases is lacking. Sequencing of the MHC class I region (coding units or full contigs) in several human and nonhuman primate haplotypes allowed an...

Genomic structure around joining segments and constant regions of swine T-cell receptor α/δ (TRA/TRD) locus

Uenishi, Hirohide, Hiraiwa, Hideki, Yamamoto, Ryuji, Yasue, Hiroshi, Takagaki, Yohtaroh, Shiina, Takashi, ...

A complete genomic region of 131·2 kb including the swine T-cell receptor α/δ constant region (TRAC/TRDC) and joining segments (TRAJ/TRDJ) was sequenced. The structure of this region was...

An isoform of Arabidopsis myosin XI interacts with small GTPases in its C-terminal tail region

Hashimoto, Kohsuke, Igarashi, Hisako, Mano, Shoji, Takenaka, Chikako, Shiina, Takashi, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi, ...

Myosin XI, a class of myosins expressed in plants is believed to be responsible for cytoplasmic streaming and the translocation of organelles and vesicles. To gain further insight into the...

Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERVK9) Structural Polymorphism With Haplotypic HLA-A Allelic Associations

Kulski, Jerzy K., Shigenari, Atsuko, Shiina, Takashi, Ota, Masao, Hosomichi, Kazuyoshi, James, Ian, ...

The frequency and HLA-A allelic associations of a HERVK9 DNA structural polymorphism located in close proximity to the highly polymorphic HLA-A gene within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)...