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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
(1) Helicobacter pylori CagA and gastric carcinogenesisUpon translocation into host gastric epithelial cells, H. pylori virulence factor CagA undergoes tyrosine phosphorylation by Src family kinases. We found that the tyrosine-phosphorylated CagA protein specifically binds to SHP-2 or Csk and deregulates the catalytic activity. CagA-activated SHP-2 elicited sustained-activation of Erk MAP kinase and thereby induced cell-morphological transformation, elevated cell motility as well as abnormal cell growth. SHP-2 binds to the EPIYA-containing region of CagA, which shows a significant sequence difference between Western and East Asian CagA species. As a result, East Asian CagA species exhibited stronger SHP-2 binding activity and greater pathological activity than Western CagA species.(2) Function and regulation of the pRB family tumor suppressor proteins.We found that the cell cycle-inhibitory activity of the pRB family proteins (pRB, p107 and p130) is collectively regulated by cyclin E a … More nd cyclin D-dependent phosphorylation. We also found that p107 plays a major role in the growth arrest of cells in S-phase in response to DNA damage. Furthermore, we found that pRB family proteins are capable of transcriptionally inducing cyclin D1 regardless of their phosphorylation status.(3) Molecular cloning and analysis of ESXR1We isolated a new human gene, ESXR1, which encodes a paired-like homeoprotein ESXR1. In cells, ESXR1 is proteolytically processed into an N-terminal homeo domain-containing fragment and a C-terminal fragment. The C-terminal fragment localized to the cytoplasm and induced M-phase arrest by inhibiting degradation of M-phase cyclins. On the other hand, the N-terminal fragment localized to the nucleus and acted as a transcriptional repressor. Through genome-wide screening using DNA microarray, we identified the K-ras gene as one of the ESXR1 target genes. Ectopic expression of the ESXR1 N-terminal fragment specifically inhibited growth of human cancer cells that carry gain-of-function mutations in the K-ras gene. Less
All 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Other
All Journal Article (64 results) Book (6 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results) Publications (11 results)
Oncogene
J.Biol.Chem
Oncogene (in press)
J.Biol.Chem. (in press)
J.Infect.Dis 189
Pages: 820-827
FEMS Immunol.Med.Microbiol 40
Pages: 81-87
J.Biol.Chem. 279
Pages: 17205-17216
J.Clin.Microbiol 42
Pages: 2508-2517
Cancer Science 95
Pages: 442-447
Gastroenterology 126
Pages: 1926-1927
Oncogene 23
Pages: 6590-6602
Microbes Infect 6
Pages: 150-156
Nat.Rev.Cancer 4
Pages: 688-694
J.Infect.Dis. 189
FEMS Immunol.Med.Microbiol. 40
J.Clin.Microbiol. 42
10013723150
Microbes Infect. 6
Nature Rev.Cancer 4
Discovery Medicine 4
Pages: 476-481
血液・腫瘍科 48
Pages: 235-242
細胞工学 23
Pages: 551-555
実験医学 22
Pages: 1808-1813
Surgery Frontier 11
Pages: 24-27
J.Biol.Chem 278
Pages: 3664-3670
J.Infect.Dis 187
Pages: 334-337
Pages: 14897-14905
Microbes Infect 5
Pages: 143-150
Pathol.Biol 51
Pages: 393-394
Aliment.Pharmacol.Ther 18
Pages: 1-6
Oncogene 22
Pages: 8337-8342
J.Biol.Chem. 278
J.Infect.Dis. 187
Microbes Infect. 5
(2003) Pathol.Biol. 51
Aliment.Pharmacol.Ther. 18
Science 295
Pages: 683-686
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 99
Pages: 14428-14433
Cytokine 17
Pages: 91-97
Keio J.Med 51
Pages: 26-32
130000879575
Science.106747 (2001)Science 295
Keio J.Med. 51
J.Biol.Chem 276
Pages: 11362-11370
Pages: 17559-17567
J.Biol.Chem. 276
J.Biol.Chem 275
Pages: 6546-6552
Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm 267
Pages: 947-952
Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm 268
Pages: 530-534
Jpn.J.Cancer Res 93
Pages: 527-533
J.Biol.Chem. 275
Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm. 267
Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm. 268
Jpn.J.Cancer Res. 93