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Nebulin and N-WASP Cooperate to Cause IGF-1-Induced Sarcomeric Actin Filament Formation by Takano, Kazunori, Watanabe-Takano, Haruko, Suetsugu, Shiro, Kurita, Souichi, Tsujita, Kazuya, Kimura, Sumiko, Karatsu, Takashi, Takenawa, Tadaomi, Endo, Takeshi

“…Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) induces skeletal muscle maturation and enlargement (hypertrophy). These responses require protein synthesis and myofibril…”
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Silk Fibroin of Bombyx mori Is Secreted, Assembling a High Molecular Mass Elementary Unit Consisting of H-chain, L-chain, and P25, with a 6:6:1 Molar Ratio by Inoue, Satoshi, Tanaka, Kazunori, Arisaka, Fumio, Kimura, Sumiko, Ohtomo, Kohei, Mizuno, Shigeki

“…Silk fibroin produced by the silkwormBombyx mori consists of a heavy chain, a light chain, and a glycoprotein, P25. The heavy and light chains are linked by a…”
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Actin capping proteins, CapZ (β-actinin) and tropomodulin in amphioxus striated muscle by Bao, Yulong, Kake, Takei, Hanashima, Akira, Nomiya, Yui, Kubokawa, Kaoru, Kimura, Sumiko

“…CapZ (β-actinin) and tropomodulin (Tmod) are capping proteins involved in the maintenance of thin filaments in vertebrate skeletal muscles. In this study, we…”
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Genomic- and protein-based approaches for connectin (titin) identification in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis by Hanashima, Akira, Ogasawara, Michio, Nomiya, Yui, Sasaki, Tomoko, Bao, Yulong, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Determining the complete primary structure of large proteins is difficult because of the large sequence size and low sequence homology among animals, as is the…”
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Characterization of amphioxus nebulin and its similarity to human nebulin by Hanashima, Akira, Kubokawa, Kaoru, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Identification of a large molecule in muscle is important but difficult to approach by protein chemistry. In this study we isolated nebulin cDNA from the…”
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Amphioxus Connectin Exhibits Merged Structure as Invertebrate Connectin in I-Band Region and Vertebrate Connectin in A-Band Region by Ohtsuka, Satoshi, Hanashima, Akira, Kubokawa, Kaoru, Bao, Yulong, Tando, Yukiko, Kohmaru, Junki, Nakaya, Hiroyuki, Maruyama, Koscak, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Connectin is an elastic protein found in vertebrate striated muscle and in some invertebrates as connectin-like proteins. In this study, we determined the…”
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Structure of the amphioxus nebulin gene and evolution of the nebulin family genes by Hanashima, Akira, Kubokawa, Kaoru, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Nebulin family genes are believed to have diverged from a single gene during the evolution of vertebrates. We determined the structure of the amphioxus nebulin…”
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A comparative proteome analysis of human metaphase chromosomes isolated from two different cell lines reveals a set of conserved chromosome‐associated proteins by Takata, Hideaki, Uchiyama, Susumu, Nakamura, Naoko, Nakashima, Shoko, Kobayashi, Shouhei, Sone, Takefumi, Kimura, Sumiko, Lahmers, Sunshine, Granzier, Henk, Labeit, Siegfried, Matsunaga, Sachihiro, Fukui, Kiichi

“…A comparative proteome analysis of human metaphase chromosomes between a typical epithelial‐like cell, HeLa S3, and a lymphoma‐type cell, BALL‐1, was…”
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Muscle-specific Calpain, p94, Responsible for Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A, Associates with Connectin through IS2, a p94-specific Sequence (∗) by Sorimachi, Hiroyuki, Kinbara, Kayoko, Kimura, Sumiko, Takahashi, Miwako, Ishiura, Shoichi, Sasagawa, Noboru, Sorimachi, Noriko, Shimada, Hiroko, Tagawa, Kazuhiko, Maruyama, Koscak, Suzuki, Koichi

“…p94, a muscle-specific member of calpain family, is unique in that it undergoes rapid and exhaustive autolysis with a half-life of less than 1 h resulting in…”
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Chicken Breast Muscle Connectin: Passive Tension and I-Band Region Primary Structure by Noguchi, Hiroshi, Takemori, Shigeru, Kajiwara, Junpei, Kimura, Masako, Maruyama, Koscak, Kimura, Sumiko

“…We performed cDNA cloning of chicken breast muscle connectin. Together with previous results, our analysis elucidated a 24.2 kb sequence encoding the amino…”
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Ectopic dermal ridge configurations on the interdigital webbings and postaxial marginal portion of the hindlimb in Hammertoe mutant mice (Hm) by Kimura, Sumiko, Schaumann, Blanka A., Shiota, Kohei

“…The effects of the hereditary malformation of Hammertoe mutant mice (gene symbol Hm) on the digital pads and dermal ridge configurations on their hindlimbs…”
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Protruding masticatory (superfast) myosin heads from staggered thick filaments of dog jaw muscle revealed by X-ray diffraction by Yamaguchi, Maki, Takemori, Shigeru, Kimura, Masako, Tanishima, Yuichiro, Nakayoshi, Tomoko, Kimura, Sumiko, Ohno, Tetsuo, Yagi, Naoto, Hoh, Joseph F.Y, Umazume, Yoshiki

“…To characterize the structure of jaw muscle fibres expressing masticatory (superfast) myosin, X-ray diffraction patterns of glycerinated fibres of dog masseter…”
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Purification of native p94, a muscle-specific calpain, and characterization of its autolysis by Kinbara, K, Ishiura, S, Tomioka, S, Sorimachi, H, Jeong, S Y, Amano, S, Kawasaki, H, Kolmerer, B, Kimura, S, Labeit, S, Suzuki, K

“…p94, a skeletal muscle-specific calpain, has attracted much attention because its gene is responsible for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A. p94, however,…”
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Ectopic dermal ridge configurations on the interdigital webbings of Hammertoe mutant mice (Hm): Another possible role of programmed cell death in limb development by Kimura, Sumiko, Schaumann, Blanka A., Shiota, Kohei

“…BACKGROUND The mechanism underlying the development of aberrant phalangeal pads and dermal ridge configurations in malformed limbs is not well understood. The…”
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Identification of high molecular weight proteins in squid muscle by western blotting analysis and postmortem rheological changes by Kasamatsu, C. (Ochanomizu Univ., Tokyo (Japan). Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences), Kimura, S, Kagawa, M, Hatae, K

“…The high molecular weight protein connectin (also called titin) in Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) mantle muscle was identified by western blotting…”
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Partial sequence of connectin-like 1200K-protein in obliquely striated muscle of a polychaete (Annelida): evidence for structural diversity from vertebrate and invertebrate connectins by Izawa, Noboru, Fukuzawa, Atsushi, Kanzawa, Nobuyuki, Kawamura, Yuuki, Maruyama, Koscak, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Vertebrate striated muscle contains the giant elastic protein connectin that maintains the position of the A-band at the center of the sarcomere during…”
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Sequential changes of programmed cell death in developing fetal mouse limbs and its possible roles in limb morphogenesis by Kimura, Sumiko, Shiota, Kohei

“…Apoptotic cell death in the developing limb of mouse fetuses was examined sequentially on days 11–15 of gestation by means of Nile blue (NB) sulfate staining…”
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Transcripts of the nebulin gene from Ciona heart and their implications for the evolution of nebulin family genes by Nishikawa, Akira, Hanashima, Akira, Nakayama, Satoshi, Ogasawara, Michio, Kimura, Sumiko

“…Nebulin is a 770 kDa protein that is localized along the thin filaments of skeletal muscles in vertebrates. It is also present in the striated muscles of…”
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Connectin: from regular to giant sizes of sarcomeres by Maruyama, K, Kimura, S

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Tropomodulins: Pointed-end capping proteins that regulate actin filament architecture in diverse cell types by Yamashiro, Sawako, Gokhin, David S., Kimura, Sumiko, Nowak, Roberta B., Fowler, Velia M.

“…Tropomodulins are a family of four proteins (Tmods 1–4) that cap the pointed ends of actin filaments in actin cytoskeletal structures in a developmentally…”
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