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What triggers differential DNA methylation of genes and TEs: contribution of body methylation? by Inagaki, S, Kakutani, T

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are epigenetically silenced with extensive DNA methylation. The silent epigenetic marks should, however, be excluded from active…”
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Epi-alleles in plants: Inheritance of epigenetic information over generations by Kakutani, T. (National Inst. of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka (Japan))

“…Epigenetic modification of plant gene and transposon activity, which correlates with their methylation, is often heritable over many generations. Such…”
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Developmental abnormalities and epimutations associated with DNA hypomethylation mutations by Kakutani, T. (Washington University, St. Louis, MO.), Jeddeloh, J.A, Flowers, S.K, Munakata, K, Richards, E.J

“…A number of aberrant morphological phenotypes were noted during propagation of the Arabidopsis thaliana DNA hypomethylation mutant, ddm1, by repeated…”
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Genomic localization of endogenous mobile CACTA family transposons in natural variants of Arabidopsis thaliana by Miura, A, Kato, M, Watanabe, K, Kawabe, A, Kotani, H, Kakutani, T

“…The differentiation between gene-rich and transposon-rich (gene-poor) regions is a common feature of plant genomes. This may be due to preferential integration…”
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Control of development and transposon movement by DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana by Kakutani, T, Kato, M, Kinoshita, T, Miura, A

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Propofol inhibits phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate-induced, protein kinase C-mediated contraction of rat aortic smooth muscle by Yu, J., Kakutani, T., Mizumoto, K., Hasegawa, A., Hatano, Y.

“…Background:  Propofol induces dose‐dependent vasodilation and hypotension in the clinical situation, and protein kinase C (PKC)‐mediated Ca2+ sensitization…”
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Comparison of the effects of isoflurane and sevoflurane on protein tyrosine phosphorylation-mediated vascular contraction by Yu, J., Mizumoto, K., Kakutani, T., Hasegawa, A., Ogawa, K., Hatano, Y.

“…Background:  Isoflurane induces greater effects on vasodilation and decreasing blood pressure than sevoflurane. Tyrosine kinase‐catalyzed protein tyrosine…”
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Linear DNA intermediates of the Tto1 retrotransposon in Gag particles accumulated in stressed tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana by Takeda, Shin, Sugimoto, Kazuhiko, Kakutani, Tetsuji, Hirochika, Hirohiko

“…Summary The active transcription of some plant retrotransposons under diverse stress conditions suggests active transposition. However, transposition has been…”
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Pharmacokinetic characteristics and therapeutic effects of mitomycin C-dextran conjugates after intratumoural injection by Nomura, Takehiko, Saikawa, Akira, Morita, Satoko, Sakaeda (ne Kakutani), Toshiyuki, Yamashita, Fumiyoshi, Honda, Kazuo, Yoshinobu Takakura, Hashida, Mitsuru

“…The pharmacokinetics and therapeutic effects of macromolecular prodrugs of mitomycin C (MMC), MMC-dextran conjugates (MMC-D) were studied after intratumoural…”
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Heritable epigenetic mutation of a transposon-flanked Arabidopsis gene due to lack of the chromatin-remodeling factor DDM1 by Saze, Hidetoshi, Kakutani, Tetsuji

“…Epigenetically silent transposons and repeats constitute a substantial proportion of eukaryotic genomes, but their impact on cellular gene function remains…”
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The complete nucleotide sequence of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (SH strain) genomic RNA by Ugaki, M, Tomiyama, M, Kakutani, T, Hidaka, S, Kiguchi, T, Nagata, R, Sato, T, Motoyoshi, F, Nishiguchi, M

“…1 National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, 2-1-2 Kan-nondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 2 Hokkaido Central Agricultural Experiment Station, Naganuma,…”
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Autocatalytic differentiation of epigenetic modifications within the Arabidopsis genome by Inagaki, Soichi, Miura-Kamio, Asuka, Nakamura, Yasukazu, Lu, Falong, Cui, Xia, Cao, Xiaofeng, Kimura, Hiroshi, Saze, Hidetoshi, Kakutani, Tetsuji

“…In diverse eukaryotes, constitutively silent sequences, such as transposons and repeats, are marked by methylation at histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9me). Although…”
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Ambisense segment 3 of rice stripe virus: the first instance of a virus containing two ambisense segments by Kakutani, Tetsuji, Hayano, Yuriko, Hayashi, Takaharu, Minobe, Yuzo

“…National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan The complete nucleotide sequence of rice stripe virus (RSV) segment 3 shows that it…”
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Arabidopsis HDA6 regulates locus-directed heterochromatin silencing in cooperation with MET1 by To, Taiko Kim, Kim, Jong-Myong, Matsui, Akihiro, Kurihara, Yukio, Morosawa, Taeko, Ishida, Junko, Tanaka, Maho, Endo, Takaho, Kakutani, Tetsuji, Toyoda, Tetsuro, Kimura, Hiroshi, Yokoyama, Shigeyuki, Shinozaki, Kazuo, Seki, Motoaki

“…Heterochromatin silencing is pivotal for genome stability in eukaryotes. In Arabidopsis, a plant-specific mechanism called RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM)…”
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One-Way Control of FWA Imprinting in Arabidopsis Endosperm by DNA Methylation by Kinoshita, Tetsu, Miura, Asuka, Choi, Yeonhee, Kinoshita, Yuki, Cao, Xiaofeng, Jacobsen, Steven E., Fischer, Robert L., Kakutani, Tetsuji

“…The Arabidopsis FWA gene was initially identified from late-flowering epigenetic mutants that show ectopic FWA expression associated with heritable…”
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Control of FWA gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana by SINE-related direct repeats by Kinoshita, Yuki, Saze, Hidetoshi, Kinoshita, Tetsu, Miura, Asuka, Soppe, Wim J.J, Koornneef, Maarten, Kakutani, Tetsuji

“…A unique feature of late-flowering fwa epigenetic mutations is that the phenotype is caused by ectopic expression of the homeobox gene FWA. During normal…”
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Ambisense segment 4 of rice stripe virus: possible evolutionary relationship with phleboviruses and uukuviruses (Bunyaviridae) by Kakutani, Tetsuji, Hayano, Yuriko, Hayashi, Takaharu, Minobe, Yuzo

“…Department of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan The complete nucleotide sequence…”
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Effect of Na+ on Ca2+-binding on the plasma membrane of barley mesophyll cells: an electrophoretic study by Murata, Y, Fujita, M, Nakatani, T, Obi, I, Kakatani, T

“…Characteristics of Ca2+-binding on the plasma membrane of barley mesophyll cells were studied by a microelectrophoretic method. The results indicated that Na+…”
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Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis by Kakutani, Tetsuji, Miura, Asuka, Yonebayashi, Shoji, Watanabe, Koichi, Toyama, Tomoko, Shimada, Hiroaki

“…A major component of the large genomes of higher plants and vertebrates comprises transposable elements and their derivatives, which potentially reduce the…”
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Ca2+ regulation of outward rectifying K+ channel in the plasma membrane of tobacco [Nicotiana tabacum] cultured cells in suspension: A role of the K+ channel in mitigation of salt-stress effects by external Ca2 by Murata, Y. (Okayama Univ. (Japan)), Yoshihashi, M, Obi, I, Kakutani, T

“…The patch-clamp technique was used to study effect of the Ca(2+) on K(+) channels in the plasma membrane of protoplasts isolated from tobacco (Nicotiana…”
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