Hiroshi Asahina

The XPA protein is a zinc metalloprotein with an ability to recognize various kinds of DNA damage

Hiroshi Asahina, Isao Kuraoka, Masahiro Shirakawa et al. · Mutation Research/DNA Repair · 1994 · 155 citations

Dna Damage, Xpa Protein, Natural Sciences +8

Identification and characterization of xpac protein, the gene product of the human XPAC (xeroderma pigmentosum group A complementing) gene.

Naoyuki Miura, Iwai Miyamoto, Hiroshi Asahina et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 50 citations · Full text

Microinjection of partially purified protein factor restores DNA damage specifically in group A of xeroderma pigmentosum cells.

Masaru Yamaizumi, Teppei Sugano, Hiroshi Asahina et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 31 citations · Full text

Cell-free repair of UV-damaged simian virus 40 chromosomes in human cell extracts. II. Defective DNA repair synthesis by xeroderma pigmentosum cell extracts.

Chikahide Masutani, Kaoru Sugasawa, Hiroshi Asahina et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · 27 citations · Full text

Dna Damage, Genetics, Molecular Biology +16

Expression of a mammalian DNA photolyase confers light-dependent repair activity and reduces mutations of UV-irradiated shuttle vectors in xeroderma pigmentosum cells

Hiroshi Asahina, Zhen-Bo Han, Masanobu Kawanishi et al. · Mutation Research/DNA Repair · 1999 · 25 citations

Genome Instability, Reduces Mutations, Photochemistry +9