Ectopic expression of MITF, a gene for Waardenburg syndrome type 2, converts fibroblasts to cells with melanocyte characteristics

Masayoshi Tachibana, Kazuhisa Takeda, Yoshitaka Nobukuni, +5

Nature Genetics

FibrosisConverts FibroblastsDisease MechanismEctopic ExpressionGenetics +4

Mutations in the PIT-1 gene in children with combined pituitary hormone deficiency

Kohji Ohta, Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, +5

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Developmental BiologyPituitary GlandHuman GrowthPit-1 GeneGenetics +6

Analyses of loss-of-function mutations of the MITF gene suggest that haploinsufficiency is a cause of Waardenburg syndrome type 2A.

Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Atsushi Watanabe, Kumiko Takeda, +2

PubMed Central

Interiotherins C and D, Two New Lignans from <i>Kadsura</i> <i>i</i><i>nterior</i> and Antitumor-Promoting Effects of Related Neolignans on Epstein−Barr Virus Activation

Dao-Feng Chen, Shun-Xiang Zhang, Mutsuo Kozuka, +10

Journal of Natural Products

Characterization of the Human Glucocorticoid Receptor Promoter

Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Catharine L. Smith, Gordon L. Hager, +1

Biochemistry

Characterization of the gene encoding human pituitary-specific transcription factor, Pit-1

Kohji Ohta, Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, +5

Gene

Transcriptional RegulationDevelopmental BiologyPituitary GlandGeneticsGene Regulation +8

Nonthermal effects of mobile-phone frequency microwaves on uteroplacental functions in pregnant rats

Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ichiyo Matsuzaki, Kotaro Hatta, +3

Reproductive Toxicology

Uteroplacental FunctionsNonthermal EffectsFetal MedicineMobile-phone Frequency MicrowavesMaternal Health +6

Chemopreventive effects of emodin and cassiamin B in mouse skin carcinogenesis

Junko Koyama, Izumi Morita, Kiyoshi Tagahara, +5

Cancer Letters

Chemoprevention StrategyCassiamin BMedicineOncogenic AgentChemopreventive Effects +10

Maple syrup urine disease. Complete defect of the E1 beta subunit of the branched chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex due to a deletion of an 11-bp repeat sequence which encodes a mitochondrial targeting leader peptide in a family with the disease.

Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Izumi Akaboshi, +4

Journal of Clinical Investigation

GeneticsPathology11-Bp Repeat SequenceMolecular GeneticsDisease Gene Identification +16

Complete primary structure of the transacylase (E2b) subunit of the human branched chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex

Yoshitaka Nobukuni, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Fumio Endo, +1

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Cellular EnzymologyBiochemistryNatural SciencesComplete Primary StructureMolecular Biology +3