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New Perspectives on Chloroplast Protein Import by Nakai, Masato

“…Abstract Virtually all chloroplasts in extant photosynthetic eukaryotes derive from a single endosymbiotic event that probably occurred more than a billion…”
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The TIC complex uncovered: The alternative view on the molecular mechanism of protein translocation across the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts by Nakai, Masato

“…Chloroplasts must import thousands of nuclear-encoded preproteins synthesized in the cytosol through two successive protein translocons at the outer and inner…”
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Reply: The Revised Model for Chloroplast Protein Import by Nakai, Masato

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YCF1: A Green TIC: Response to the de Vries et al. Commentary by Nakai, Masato

“…This response to a recent Commentary article by de Vries et al. highlights critical errors in the annotation and identification of Ycf1 homologs in the…”
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Tic12, a 12-kDa essential component of the translocon at the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts in Arabidopsis by Zhao, Xueyang, Higa, Takeshi, Nakai, Masato

“…The complexes translocon at the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts and translocon at the inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts (TIC) mediate preprotein…”
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Uncovering the Protein Translocon at the Chloroplast Inner Envelope Membrane by Kikuchi, Shingo, Bédard, Jocelyn, Hirano, Minako, Hirabayashi, Yoshino, Oishi, Maya, Imai, Midori, Takase, Mai, Ide, Toru, Nakai, Masato

“…Chloroplasts require protein translocons at the outer and inner envelope membranes, termed TOC and TIC, respectively, to import thousands of cytoplasmically…”
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A Ycf2-FtsHi Heteromeric AAA-ATPase Complex Is Required for Chloroplast Protein Import by Kikuchi, Shingo, Asakura, Yukari, Imai, Midori, Nakahira, Yoichi, Kotani, Yoshiko, Hashiguchi, Yasuyuki, Nakai, Yumi, Takafuji, Kazuaki, Bédard, Jocelyn, Hirabayashi-Ishioka, Yoshino, Mori, Hitoshi, Shiina, Takashi, Nakai, Masato

“…Chloroplasts import thousands of nucleus-encoded preproteins synthesized in the cytosol through the TOC and TIC translocons on the outer and inner envelope…”
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Tenofovir–disoproxil–fumarate modulates lipid metabolism via hepatic CD36/PPAR-alpha activation in hepatitis B virus infection by Suzuki, Kazuharu, Suda, Goki, Yamamoto, Yoshiya, Furuya, Ken, Baba, Masaru, Nakamura, Akinobu, Miyoshi, Hideaki, Kimura, Megumi, Maehara, Osamu, Yamada, Ren, Kitagataya, Takashi, Yamamoto, Koji, Shigesawa, Taku, Nakamura, Akihisa, Ohara, Masatsugu, Kawagishi, Naoki, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Ohnishi, Shunsuke, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Background Entecavir and tenofovir–disoproxil–fumarate are first-line nucleos(t)ide analogs (NA) for treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections; however,…”
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A distinct class of GTP-binding proteins mediates chloroplast protein import in Rhodophyta by Baek, Sanghun, Imamura, Sousuke, Higa, Takeshi, Nakai, Yumi, Tanaka, Kan, Nakai, Masato

“…Chloroplast protein import is mediated by translocons named TOC and TIC on the outer and inner envelope membranes, respectively. Translocon constituents are…”
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Durable response without recurrence to Tolvaptan improves long-term survival by Nakai, Masato, Suda, Goki, Kubo, Akinori, Tokuchi, Yoshimasa, Kitagataya, Takashi, Yamada, Ren, Shigesawa, Taku, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Nakamura, Akihisa, Kawagishi, Naoki, Ohara, Masatsugu, Umemura, Machiko, Sho, Takuya, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Background Decompensated liver cirrhosis patients with refractory ascites or pleural effusion have a poor prognosis. Tolvaptan has been used for treating water…”
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Prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma using age and liver stiffness on transient elastography after hepatitis C virus eradication by Nakai, Masato, Yamamoto, Yoshiya, Baba, Masaru, Suda, Goki, Kubo, Akinori, Tokuchi, Yoshimasa, Kitagataya, Takashi, Yamada, Ren, Shigesawa, Taku, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Nakamura, Akihisa, Sho, Takuya, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Furuya, Ken, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is a useful tool for assessing advanced liver fibrosis, an important risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following…”
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Thio-modification of Yeast Cytosolic tRNA Requires a Ubiquitin-related System That Resembles Bacterial Sulfur Transfer Systems by Nakai, Yumi, Nakai, Masato, Hayashi, Hideyuki

“…The wobble uridine in yeast cytosolic tRNALys2UUU and tRNAGlu3UUC undergoes a thio-modification at the second position (s2 modification) and a…”
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Effect of switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide on lipid profiles in patients with hepatitis B by Suzuki, Kazuharu, Suda, Goki, Yamamoto, Yoshiya, Abiko, Satoshi, Kinoshita, Kenji, Miyamoto, Shuichi, Sugiura, Ryo, Kimura, Megumi, Maehara, Osamu, Yamada, Ren, Kitagataya, Takashi, Shigesawa, Taku, Ohara, Masatsugu, Kawagishi, Naoki, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…For long-term treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, switching from tenofovir-disoproxil-fumarate (TDF) to tenofovir-alafenamide (TAF) may prevent…”
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Baseline elevated serum angiopoietin-2 predicts long-term non-regression of liver fibrosis after direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C by Kawagishi, Naoki, Suda, Goki, Kimura, Megumi, Maehara, Osamu, Yamada, Ren, Tokuchi, Yoshimasa, Kubo, Akinori, Kitagataya, Takashi, Shigesawa, Taku, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Ohara, Masatsugu, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Kudo, Yusuke, Nishida, Mutsumi, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…We previously revealed that Angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) predicts non-regression of liver fibrosis based on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) at 24 weeks after…”
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Analysis of the optimal psoas muscle mass index cut‐off values, as measured by computed tomography, for the diagnosis of loss of skeletal muscle mass in Japanese people by Ohara, Masatsugu, Suda, Goki, Kimura, Megumi, Maehara, Osamu, Shimazaki, Tomoe, Shigesawa, Taku, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Nakamura, Akihisa, Kawagishi, Naoki, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Kobayashi, Tomoe, Uebayashi, Minoru, Takagi, Ryo, Yokota, Isao, Shimamura, Tsuyoshi, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Aim This study aimed to determine the optimal psoas muscle mass index (PMI) cut‐off values for diagnosis of skeletal muscle mass loss. Methods We evaluated PMI…”
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Fibroblast growth factor-2-mediated FGFR/Erk signaling supports maintenance of cancer stem-like cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Maehara, Osamu, Suda, Goki, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Ohnishi, Shunsuke, Komatsu, Yoshito, Sato, Fumiyuki, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Shimazaki, Tomoe, Kimura, Megumi, Asano, Ayaka, Fujimoto, Yoshiyuki, Ohashi, Shinya, Kagawa, Shingo, Kinugasa, Hideaki, Naganuma, Seiji, Whelan, Kelly A, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Nakagawa, Koji, Takeda, Hiroshi, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…In esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), a subset of cells defined by high expression of CD44 and low expression of CD24 has been reported to possess…”
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Tri-antennary tri-sialylated mono-fucosylated glycan of alpha-1 antitrypsin as a non-invasive biomarker for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a novel glycobiomarker for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by Ogawa, Koji, Kobayashi, Takashi, Furukawa, Jun-ichi, Hanamatsu, Hisatoshi, Nakamura, Akihisa, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Kawagishi, Naoki, Ohara, Masatsugu, Umemura, Machiko, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Suda, Goki, Morikawa, Kenichi, Baba, Masaru, Furuya, Ken, Terashita, Katsumi, Kobayashi, Tomoe, Onodera, Manabu, Horimoto, Takahiro, Shinada, Keisuke, Tsunematsu, Seiji, Tsunematsu, Izumi, Meguro, Takashi, Mitsuhashi, Tomoko, Hato, Megumi, Higashino, Kenichi, Shinohara, Yasuro, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a progressive form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that may lead to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular…”
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Hepatitis C virus eradication by direct‐acting antivirals causes a simultaneous increase in the prevalence of fatty liver and hyper low‐density lipoprotein cholesterolemia without an increase in body weight by Tokuchi, Yoshimasa, Suda, Goki, Kawagishi, Naoki, Ohara, Masatsugu, Kohya, Risako, Sasaki, Takashi, Yoda, Tomoka, Maehara, Osamu, Ohnishi, Shunsuke, Kubo, Akinori, Yoshida, Sonoe, Fu, Qingjie, Yang, Zijian, Hosoda, Shunichi, Kitagataya, Takashi, Suzuki, Kazuharu, Nakai, Masato, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Ogawa, Koji, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Aim Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been reported to cause liver steatosis. Thus, eradicating HCV with direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) is expected to…”
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Efficacy and safety of daclatasvir and asunaprevir combination therapy in chronic hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C by Suda, Goki, Kudo, Mineo, Nagasaka, Atsushi, Furuya, Ken, Yamamoto, Yoshiya, Kobayashi, Tomoe, Shinada, Keisuke, Tateyama, Miki, Konno, Jun, Tsukuda, Yoko, Yamasaki, Kazushi, Kimura, Megumi, Umemura, Machiko, Izumi, Takaaki, Tsunematsu, Seiji, Sato, Fumiyuki, Terashita, Katsumi, Nakai, Masato, Horimoto, Hiromasa, Sho, Takuya, Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru, Morikawa, Kenichi, Ogawa, Koji, Sakamoto, Naoya

“…Background HCV infection in chronic hemodialysis patients is high, has a poor prognosis and high risk of renal graft failure, and requires nosocomial infection…”
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tRNA Wobble Modification Affects Leaf Cell Development in Arabidopsis thaliana by Nakai, Yumi, Horiguchi, Gorou, Iwabuchi, Kosei, Harada, Akiko, Nakai, Masato, Hara-Nishimura, Ikuko, Yano, Takato

“…The tRNA modification at the wobble position of Lys, Glu and Gln (wobbleU* modification) is responsible for the fine-tuning of protein translation efficiency…”
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