Taurine depletion caused by knocking out the taurine transporter gene leads to cardiomyopathy with cardiac atrophy

Takashi Ito, Yasushi Kimura, Yoriko Uozumi, +10

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Taurine Transporter GeneCardiomyopathyHeart FailureCardiac MuscleMedicine +6

NMR analysis of lignins in CAD-deficient plants. Part 1. Incorporation of hydroxycinnamaldehydes and hydroxybenzaldehydes into lignins

Hoon Kim, John Ralph, Fachuang Lu, +8

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Taurine inhibits apoptosis by preventing formation of the Apaf-1/caspase-9 apoptosome

Tomoka Takatani, Kyôko Takahashi, Yoriko Uozumi, +7

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

ApoptosisCell DeathOxidative StressMm TaurineDegenerative Pathology +15

Expression of taurine transporter is regulated through the TonE (tonicity-responsive element)/TonEBP (TonE-binding protein) pathway and contributes to cytoprotection in HepG2 cells

Takashi Ito, Yasushi Fujio, Mayo Hirata, +5

Biochemical Journal

Taut GeneGeneticsEpigeneticsCellular PhysiologyTranscriptional Regulation +20

Red-brown color of lignified tissues of transgenic plants with antisense CAD gene: Wine-red lignin from coniferyl aldehyde

Takayoshi Higuchi, Takashi Ito, Toshiaki Umezawa, +2

Journal of Biotechnology

BiologyPlant PhysiologyEngineeringGeneticsAntisense Cad Gene +7

Atrogin-1 ubiquitin ligase is upregulated by doxorubicin via p38-MAP kinase in cardiac myocytes

Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Yuki Hoshino, Takashi Ito, +8

Cardiovascular Research

Taurine prevents the ischemia-induced apoptosis in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through Akt/caspase-9 pathway

Tomoka Takatani, Kyôko Takahashi, Yoriko Uozumi, +5

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

InflammationCardiac MuscleCardiomyopathyHeart FailureMolecular Physiology +13

Role of Mitochondria and Endoplasmic Reticulum in Taurine-Deficiency-Mediated Apoptosis

Chian Ju Jong, Takashi Ito, Howard Prentice, +2

Nutrients

InflammationMitochondrial Oxidative StressMitochondrial Taurine ContentMitochondrial FunctionMedicine +13

Dorfin Localizes to Lewy Bodies and Ubiquitylates Synphilin-1

Takashi Ito, Jun Niwa, Nozomi Hishikawa, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Molecular BiologyCytoskeletonLarge InclusionsAutophagyDegenerative Pathology +14

Taurine attenuates the development of hepatic steatosis through the inhibition of oxidative stress in a model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in vivo and in vitro

Shigeru Murakami, Ayuko Ono, Azusa Kawasaki, +2

Amino Acids

Metabolic SyndromeHepatologyBiochemistryMedicineLiver Physiology +10