Search Results - "KOMAZAWA, Nobuyasu"
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Disruption of Stat3 reveals a critical role in both the initiation and the promotion stages of epithelial carcinogenesis
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-09-2004)“…Constitutive activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) has been found in a wide spectrum of human malignancies. Here, we have…”
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Involvement of connective tissue–type mast cells in Th1 immune responses via Stat4 expression
Published in Blood (01-02-2005)“…Mast cells are the sentinels of immune systems and, like other immuno-competent cells, they are produced by hematopoietic stem cells. We analyzed the…”
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Tumorigenesis facilitated by Pten deficiency in the skin: Evidence of p53‐Pten complex formation on the initiation phase
Published in Cancer science (01-08-2004)“…Pten, a tumor suppressor gene, is mutated in various human cancers and in hereditary cancer syndromes, such as Cowden disease. We have previously developed a…”
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Keratinocyte-specific Pten deficiency results in epidermal hyperplasia, accelerated hair follicle morphogenesis and tumor formation
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-02-2003)“…PTEN is a tumor suppressor gene mutated in many human cancers. We used the Cre-loxP system to generate a keratinocyte-specific null mutation of Pten in mice…”
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme is a GPI-anchored protein releasing factor crucial for fertilization
Published in Nature medicine (01-02-2005)“…The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a key regulator of blood pressure. It is known to cleave small peptides, such as angiotensin I and bradykinin and…”
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Reduced expression of IL-12 receptor β2 and IL-18 receptor α genes in natural killer cells and macrophages derived from B6-mi/mi mice
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-01-2005)“…The mi transcriptional factor (MITF) is a basic helix–loop–helix leucine zipper-type transcriptional factor. The mi mutant allele encodes an abnormal MITF, in…”
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Enhanced insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure and thermogenesis in adipose-specific Pten suppression in mice
Published in Nature medicine (01-11-2004)“…Pten is an important phosphatase, suppressing the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/Akt pathway. Here, we generated adipose-specific Pten-deficient (AdipoPten-KO)…”
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Reduced expression of IL-12 receptor [beta]2 and IL-18 receptor [alpha] genes in natural killer cells and macrophages derived from B6-mi/mi mice
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-01-2005)“…The mi transcriptional factor (MITF) is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper-type transcriptional factor. The mi mutant allele encodes an abnormal MITF, in…”
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Reduced expression of IL-12 receptor beta2 and IL-18 receptor alpha genes in natural killer cells and macrophages derived from B6-mi/mi mice
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-01-2005)“…The mi transcriptional factor (MITF) is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper-type transcriptional factor. The mi mutant allele encodes an abnormal MITF, in…”
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Ahnak/Desmoyokin Is Dispensable for Proliferation, Differentiation, and Maintenance of Integrity in Mouse Epidermis
Published in Journal of investigative dermatology (01-10-2004)“…Desmoyokin was first isolated from bovine muzzle epidermis and thought to be an epidermal desmosome-related protein. We previously demonstrated that the…”
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