Member - Department of Biochemistry Kindai University Faculty of Medicine

Professor：Hitoshi Okada

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Associate Professor：Takeshi Ueda

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Ueda T, Nakata Y, Yamasaki N, Oda H, Sentani K, Kanai A, Onishi N, Ikeda K, Sera Y, Honda Z, Tanaka K, Sata M, Ogawa S, Yasui W, Saya H, Takita J, Honda H. ALK R1275Q perturbs extracellular matrix, enhances cell invasion, and leads to the development of neuroblastoma in cooperation with MYCN. Oncogene 2016

Ueda T, Nakata Y, Nagamachi A, Yamasaki N, Kanai A, Sera Y, Sasaki M, Matsui H, Honda Z, Oda H, Wolff L, Inaba T, Honda H. Propagation of trimethylated H3K27 regulated by polycomb protein EED is required for embryogenesis, hematopoietic maintenance, and tumor suppression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016

Ueda T, Nagamachi A, Takubo K, Yamasaki N, Matsui H, Kanai A, Nakata Y, Ikeda K Konuma T, Oda H, Wolff L, Honda Z, Wu X, Helin K, Iwama A, Suda T, Inaba T, Honda H. Fbxl10 overexpression in murine hematopoietic stem cells induces leukemia involving metabolic activation and upregulation of Nsg2. Blood 2015

Berger T, Ueda T, Arpaia E, Chio II, Shirdel EA, Jurisica I, Hamada K, You-Ten A, Haight J, Wakeham A, Cheung CC, Mak TW. Flotillin-2 deficiency leads to reduced lung metastases in a mouse breast cancer model. Oncogene 2013

Ueda T, Sanada M, Matsui H, Yamasaki N, Honda ZI, Shih LY, Mori H, Inaba T, Ogawa S, Honda H. EED mutants impair polycomb repressive complex 2 in myelodysplastic syndrome and related neoplasms. Leukemia 2012

Ueda T, Sasaki M, Elia AJ, Chio II, Hamada K, Fukunaga R, Mak TW. Combined deficiency for MAP kinase-interacting kinase 1 and 2 (Mnk1 and Mnk2) delays tumor development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010

Ueda T, Watanabe-Fukunaga R, Ogawa H, Fukuyama H, Higashi Y, Nagata S, Fukunaga R. Critical role of the p400/mDomino chromatin-remodeling ATPase in embryonic hematopoiesis. Genes Cells 2007

Ueda T, Watanabe-Fukunaga R, Fukuyama H, Nagata S, Fukunaga R. Mnk2 and Mnk1 are essential for constitutive and inducible phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E but not for cell growth or development. Mol Cell Biol 2004

Lecturer：Akiyoshi Komuro

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Komuro A, Raja E, Iwata C, Soda M, Isogaya K, InoY, Todo T, Aburatani H, Suzuki H, Ranjit M, Morikawa M, Natsume A, Mukasa A, Saito N, Okada H, Mano H, Miyazono K, Koinuma D.: Identification of a novel fusion gene HMGA2-EGFR in glioblastoma. International Journal of Cancer. 142(8) 1627-1639. (2018)

Raja E, Komuro A, Tanabe R, Sakai S, Ino Y, Saito N, Todo T, Morikawa M, Aburatani H, Koinuma D, Iwata C, Miyazono K.: Bone morphogenetic protein signaling mediated by ALK-2 and DLX2 regulates apoptosis in glioma-initiating cells. Oncogene. 36(35):4963-497. (2017)

Tong KI, Ota K, Komuro A, Ueda T, Ito A, Koch AC, Okada H.: Attenuated DNA damage repair delays therapy-related myeloid neoplasms in a mouse model. Cell death & disease. 7(10):e2401. (2016)

Kawabata KC, Ehata S, Komuro A, Takeuchi K, Miyazono K.: TGF-b-induced apoptosis of B-cell lymphoma Ramos cells through reduction of MS4A1/CD20.

Oncogne. 32 (16), 2096-2106. (2013)

Johansson E, Komuro A, Iwata C, Hagiwara A, Fuse Y, Watanabe A, Morishita Y, Aburatani H, Funa K, Kano MR, Miyazono K: Exogenous introduction of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 reduces accelerated growth of TGF-β-disrupted diffuse-type gastric carcinoma. Cancer Sci. 101 (11): 2398-2403. (2010)

Komuro A, Yashiro M, Iwata C, Morishita Y, Johansson E, Matsumoto Y, Watanabe A, Aburatani H, Miyoshi H, Kiyono K, Shirai Y, Suzuki IH, Hirakawa K, Kano RM, Miyazono K.: Diffuse-Type Gastric Carcinoma: Progression, Angiogenesis, and Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling. J Natl Cancer Inst. 101(8): 592-604. (2009)

Ikushima H, Komuro A, Isogaya K, Shinozaki M, Hellman U, Miyazawa K, Miyazono K.: An Id-like molecule, HHM, is a synexpression group-restricted regulator of TGF-beta signaling. EMBO J. 27: 2955-2965. (2008)

Komuro A, Imamura T, Saitoh M, Yoshida Y, Yamori T, Miyazono K, Miyazawa K.: Negative Regulation of Transforming Growth Factor-b (TGF-b) Signaling by WW Domain-containing Protein 1 (WWP1). Oncogene. 23: 6914-6923. (2004)

Assistant Professor：Masahiko Honda

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Honda M, Tsuchimochi H, Hitach K, Ohno S (2019): Vgll2 is required for functional adaptations of skeletal muscle induced by chronic overload. J Cell Physiol. Feb6 doi: 10.1002/jcp.28239 [Epub ahead of print]

Hudoyo AW, Hirase T, Tandelillin A, Honda M, Shirai M, Cheng J, Morisaki H, Morisaki T.(2017): Role of AMPD2 in impaired glucose tolerance induced by high fructose diet. Mol Genet Metab Rep. 13:23-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2017.07.006. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Honda M, Hidaka K, Fukada SI, Sugawa R, Shirai M, Ikawa M, Morisaki T.(2017): Vestigial-like 2 contributes to normal muscle fiber type distribution in mice. Sci Rep. 7(1):7168. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07149-0.

Honda M, Kurisaki A, Ohnuma K, Okochi H, Hamazaki TS, Asashima M.(2006): N-cadherin is a useful marker for the progenitor of cardiomyocytes differentiated from mouse ES cells in serum-free condition. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 351(4):877-882.

Honda M, Hamazaki TS, Komazaki S, Kagechika H, Shudo K, Asashima M.(2005): RXR agonist enhances the differentiation of cardiomyocytes derived from embryonic stem cells in serum-free conditions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 333(4):1334-40.

 Assistant Professor：Ryoichi Sugisawa

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 Doran, CG., Sugisawa, R., Carty, M., Roche, F., Fergus, C., Hokamp, K., Kelly, VP. and
Bowie, AG. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SARM1 knockout and epitope tagged mice reveal that
SARM1 does not regulate nuclear transcription, but is expressed in macrophages. JBC.
16;297(6):101417. (2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101417

Carty, M., Kearney, J., Shanahan, KA., Hams, E., Sugisawa, R., Connolly, D., Doran, CG.,
Muñoz-Wolf, N., Gürtler, C., Fitzgerald, KA., Lavelle, EC., Fallon, PG. and Bowie, AG. Cell
survival and cytokine release after inflammasome activation is regulated by the Toll-IL-1R
protein SARM. Immunity. 18;50(6), 1412-1424. (2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.04.005

Sugisawa, R., Komatsu, G., Hiramoto, E., Takeda, N., Yamamura, K., Arai, S. and Miyazaki,
T. Independent modes of disease repair by AIM protein distinguished in AIM-felinized mice.
Sci Rep. 8, 13157. (2018) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31580-6

Sugisawa, R., Hiramoto, E., Matsuoka, S., Iwai, S., Takai, R., Yamazaki, T., Mori, N., Okada,
Y., Takeda, N., Yamamura, K., Arai, T., Arai, S. and Miyazaki, T. Impact of feline AIM on the
susceptibility of cats to renal disease. Sci Rep. 6: 35251. (2016) DOI: 10.1038/srep35251

Arai, S., Kitada, K., Yamazaki, T., Takai, R., Zhang, X., Tsugawa, Y., Sugisawa, R.,
Matsumoto, A., Mori, M., Yoshihara, Y., Doi, K., Maehara, N., Kusunoki, S., Takahata, A.,
Noiri, E., Suzuki, Y., Yahagi, N., Nishiyama, A., Gunaratnam, L., Takano, T. and Miyazaki, T.
Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage protein enhances intraluminal debris clearance and
ameliorates acute kidney injury in mice. Nat Med. 22: 183-193. (2016) DOI:
10.1038/nm.4012