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The Cerebro-Cerebellum as a Locus of Forward Model: A Review by Tanaka, Hirokazu, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Lee, Jongho, Kakei, Shinji

“…This review surveys physiological, behavioral, and morphological evidence converging to the view of the cerebro-cerebellum as loci of internal forward models…”
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Diversity and Evolution of Ascorbate Peroxidase Functions in Chloroplasts: More Than Just a Classical Antioxidant Enzyme? by Maruta, Takanori, Sawa, Yoshihiro, Shigeoka, Shigeru, Ishikawa, Takahiro

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have dual functions in plant cells as cytotoxic molecules and emergency signals. The balance between the production and…”
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Evolution of alternative biosynthetic pathways for vitamin C following plastid acquisition in photosynthetic eukaryotes by Wheeler, Glen, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Pornsaksit, Varissa, Smirnoff, Nicholas

“…Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an enzyme co-factor in eukaryotes that also plays a critical role in protecting photosynthetic eukaryotes against damaging…”
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Chloroplast dehydroascorbate reductase and glutathione cooperatively determine the capacity for ascorbate accumulation under photooxidative stress conditions by Hamada, Akane, Tanaka, Yasuhiro, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Maruta, Takanori

“…SUMMARY Ascorbate is an indispensable redox buffer essential for plant growth and stress acclimation. Its oxidized form, dehydroascorbate (DHA), undergoes…”
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Crystal structure of the superconducting phase of sulfur hydride by Einaga, Mari, Sakata, Masafumi, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Shimizu, Katsuya, Eremets, Mikhail I., Drozdov, Alexander P., Troyan, Ivan A., Hirao, Naohisa, Ohishi, Yasuo

“…The discovery of a superconducting temperature of roughly 200 K in hydrogen sulfide has attracted widespread attention. Now, the crystal structure of this…”
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Recent Advances in Ascorbate Biosynthesis and the Physiological Significance of Ascorbate Peroxidase in Photosynthesizing Organisms by ISHIKAWA, Takahiro, SHIGEOKA, Shigeru

“…Ascorbate (AsA), the most abundant water-soluble redox compound in plants and eukaryotic algae, has multiple functions. There is compelling genetic evidence…”
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Activation of ascorbate metabolism by nitrogen starvation and its physiological impacts in Arabidopsis thaliana by Iwagami, Takumi, Ogawa, Takahisa, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Maruta, Takanori

“…Redox homeostasis is crucial for plant acclimation to nutrient-deficient conditions, but its molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, the…”
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Biochemical and Functional Profiling of Thioredoxin-Dependent Cytosolic GPX-like Proteins in Euglena gracilis by Raihan, Md Topu, Ishikawa, Takahiro

“…Unlike plants and animals, the phytoflagellate lacks catalase and contains a non-selenocysteine glutathione peroxidase-like protein (EgGPXL), two…”
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Two genes in Arabidopsis thaliana encoding GDP- l-galactose phosphorylase are required for ascorbate biosynthesis and seedling viability by Dowdle, John, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Gatzek, Stephan, Rolinski, Susanne, Smirnoff, Nicholas

“…Plants synthesize ascorbate from guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-mannose via l-galactose/ l-gulose, although uronic acids have also been proposed as precursors…”
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Wax Ester Fermentation and Its Application for Biofuel Production by Inui, Hiroshi, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Tamoi, Masahiro

“…In Euglena cells under anaerobic conditions, paramylon, the storage polysaccharide, is promptly degraded and converted to wax esters. The wax esters…”
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Effects of inhalable gene transfection as a novel gene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma by Ichikawa, Misa, Muramatsu, Naomi, Matsunaga, Wataru, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Okuda, Tomoyuki, Okamoto, Hirokazu, Gotoh, Akinobu

“…Gene therapy using vectors has attracted attention in recent years for the treatment of cancers caused by gene mutations. Besides, new treatments are…”
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The d‐mannose/l‐galactose pathway is the dominant ascorbate biosynthetic route in the moss Physcomitrium patens by Sodeyama, Tsubasa, Nishikawa, Hitoshi, Harai, Kenji, Takeshima, Daiki, Sawa, Yoshihiro, Maruta, Takanori, Ishikawa, Takahiro

“…Summary Ascorbate is an abundant and indispensable redox compound in plants. Genetic and biochemical studies have established the d‐mannose/l‐galactose…”
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Search for the Decomposition Process of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene by an Evolutionary Algorithm by Ishikawa, Takahiro, Kusakabe, Koichi, Makino, Yuto, Sakamoto, Satoshi, Okuyama, Naoto

“…In this paper, we explored stable states in the system of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) crystal with a few additional hydrogen radicals (Hadd’s) using a…”
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The cerebro-cerebellum: Could it be loci of forward models? by Ishikawa, Takahiro, Tomatsu, Saeka, Izawa, Jun, Kakei, Shinji

“…•A forward model transforms a motor command into a prediction of the sensory outcome of a movement.•Input/output of the cerebro-cerebellum (CbC) connected with…”
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Dehydroascorbate Reductases and Glutathione Set a Threshold for High-Light-Induced Ascorbate Accumulation by Terai, Yusuke, Ueno, Hiromi, Ogawa, Takahisa, Sawa, Yoshihiro, Miyagi, Atsuko, Kawai-Yamada, Maki, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Maruta, Takanori

“…Plants require a high concentration of ascorbate as a redox buffer for survival under stress conditions, such as high light. Dehydroascorbate reductases…”
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Superconducting H5S2 phase in sulfur-hydrogen system under high-pressure by Ishikawa, Takahiro, Nakanishi, Akitaka, Shimizu, Katsuya, Katayama-Yoshida, Hiroshi, Oda, Tatsuki, Suzuki, Naoshi

“…Recently, hydrogen sulfide was experimentally found to show the high superconducting critical temperature ( T c ) under high-pressure. The superconducting T c…”
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Zinc Increases ABCA1 by Attenuating Its Clearance Through the Modulation of Calmodulin Activity by Lu, Rui, Ishikawa, Takahiro, Tanaka, Mamoru, Tsuboi, Tomoe, Yokoyama, Shinji

“…Aim: We previously revealed that Ca＋＋-activated calmodulin binds to ABCA1 by the region near the PEST sequence and retards its calpain-mediated degradation to…”
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Suppression of DYRK ortholog expression affects wax ester fermentation in Euglena gracilis by Kimura, Mitsuhiro, Ishikawa, Takahiro

“…In the microalga Euglena gracilis , the storage polysaccharide paramylon (β-1,3-D-glucan) is degraded to glucose, and finally converted to wax esters under…”
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Mechanical characterization of aesthetic orthodontic brackets by the dynamic indentation method by IWASAKI, Taro, NAGATA, Shunsuke, ISHIKAWA, Takahiro, TANIMOTO, Yasuhiro

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the mechanical properties, such as the dynamic hardness and indentation elastic modulus, of commercially…”
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Long-term body weight change assessed by non-contact load cells under the bed in older people with and without eating assistance: a preliminary study by Ishikawa, Takahiro, Sakai, Ikuko, Amemiya, Ayumi, Komatsu, Ryou, Sakuraba, Shoko, Isono, Shiroh

“…Utilizing automatic daily body weight (BW) measurements may be helpful for assessing nutritional status and detecting underlying diseases particularly in older…”
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