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The polypeptide encoded by the cDNA for human cell surface antigen Fas can mediate apoptosis by Itoh, N, Yonehara, S, Ishii, A, Yonehara, M, Mizushima, S, Sameshima, M, Hase, A, Seto, Y, Nagata, S

“…Mouse anti-Fas monoclonal antibody has a cytolytic activity on human cells that express the antigen. Complementary DNAs encoding the cell surface antigen Fas…”
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Change in the actin cytoskeleton during seismonastic movement of Mimosa pudica by Kanzawa, N.(Sophia Univ., Tokyo (Japan). Faculty of Science and Technology), Hoshino, Y, Chiba, M, Hoshino, D, Kobayashi, H, Kamasawa, N, Kishi, Y, Osumi, M, Sameshima, M, Tsuchiya, T

“…The seismonastic movement of Mimosa pudica is triggered by a sudden loss of turgor pressure. In the present study, we compared the cell cytoskeleton by…”
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Cell shape regulation and co-translocation of actin and adenosyl homocysteinase in response to intermediate hypertonicity by Yamada, Yohko, Sameshima, Masazumi

“…Abstract Hypertonic stimulation induced association of S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) with the F-actin-rich cell cortex in Dictyostelium. At…”
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Regulation of Ammonia Homeostasis by the Ammonium Transporter AmtA in Dictyostelium discoideum by Yoshino, Ryuji, Morio, Takahiro, Yamada, Yoko, Kuwayama, Hidekazu, Sameshima, Masazumi, Tanaka, Yoshimasa, Sesaki, Hiromi, Iijima, Miho

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Visualization of the reconstituted FRGY2–mRNA complexes by electron microscopy by Matsumoto, Ken, Tanaka, Kimio J, Aoki, Kazuma, Sameshima, Masazumi, Tsujimoto, Masafumi

“…Xenopus oocytes store large quantities of translationally dormant mRNA in the cytoplasm as storage messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). The Y-box…”
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Hyperosmotic stress‐induced reorganization of actin bundles in Dictyostelium cells over‐expressing cofilin by Aizawa, Hiroyuki, Katadae, Maiko, Maruya, Mikako, Sameshima, Masazumi, Murakami‐Murofushi, Kimiko, Yahara, Ichiro

“…Background Cofilin is a low‐molecular weight actin‐modulating protein, which binds to, severs, and depolymerizes actin filaments in vitro. Aip1, an…”
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A Green Fluorescent Protein-actin Fusion Protein Dominantly Inhibits Cytokinesis, Cell Spreading, and Locomotion in Dictyostelium by Aizawa, Hiroyuki, Sameshima, Masazumi, Yahara, Ichiro

“…We transformed Dictyostelium discoideum cells by a vector for expression of a chimerical fusion protein consisting of Aequorea Victoria green fluorescent…”
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The Formation of Actin Rods Composed of Actin Tubules in Dictyostelium discoideum Spores by Sameshima, Masazumi, Kishi, Yoshiro, Osumi, Masako, Minamikawa-Tachino, Reiko, Mahadeo, Dana, Cotter, David A.

“…A newtype of actin rod formed in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm, as well as tyrosine phosphorylation of actin, is implicated in the maintenance of dormancy…”
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Cofilin‐2, a novel type of cofilin, is expressed specifically at aggregation stage of Dictyostelium discoideum development by Aizawa, Hiroyuki, Kishi, Yoshiro, Iida, Kazuko, Sameshima, Masazumi, Yahara, Ichiro

“…Background A conventional cofilin, cofilin‐1 in Dictyostelium discoideum plays significant roles in cell proliferation, phagocytosis, chemotactic movement and…”
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Novel Actin Cytoskeleton: Actin Tubules by Sameshima, Masazumi, Kishi, Yoshiro, Osumi, Masako, Mahadeo, Dana, Cotter, David A

“…In spores of Dictyostelium discoideum three actin filaments are bundled to form a novel tubular structure and the tubules are then organized into rods. These…”
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Glucose-Induced Pathways for Actin Tyrosine Dephosphorylation during Dictyostelium Spore Germination by Kishi, Yoshiro, Mahadeo, Dana, Cervi, David N., Clements, Chris, Cotter, David A., Sameshima, Masazumi

“…In the presence of germination signals, dormant spores of Dictyostelium discoideum rapidly germinate to start a new life cycle. Previously we have shown that…”
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Disappearance of the surface sheath from Dictyostelium discoideum Sorus during late culmination by Sameshima, M

“…After the aggregation stage of Dictyostelium discoideum, the cell mass is surrounded with the thin surface sheath. There is a difference in opinion in the work…”
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The MADS-box transcription factor SrfA is required for actin cytoskeleton organization and spore coat stability during Dictyostelium sporulation by Escalante, Ricardo, Yamada, Yohko, Cotter, David, Sastre, Leandro, Sameshima, Masazumi

“…The MADS-box transcription factor SrfA is involved in spore differentiation in Dictyostelium [Development 125 (1998) 3801]. Mutant spores show an altered…”
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Novel Actin Rods Appeared in Spores of Dictyostelium discoideum by Sameshima, Masazumi, Chijiiwa, Yoshie, Kishi, Yoshiro, Hashimoto, Yoshichi

“…When spores of Dictyostelium discoideum matured through normal development were stained with rhodamine-phalloidin, rod-shaped fluorescence was found across the…”
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Hypertonic signal promotes stability of Dictyostelium spores via a PKA-independent pathway by Yamada, Yohko, Sameshima, Masazumi

“…Differentiation of Dictyostelium spores initiates with rapid encapsulation of prespore cells under the control of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), followed…”
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Safe Specimen Preparation for Electron Microscopy of Pathogenic Fungi by Freeze-substitution after Glutaraldehyde Fixation by Yamaguchi, Masashi, Ohkusu, Misako, Sameshima, Masazumi, Kawamoto, Susumu

“…A safe method is described for observing ultrastructure of highly infectious fungi by ultrathin sectioning electron microscopy. The fungal cells were first…”
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Preparation of Dictyostelium discoideum for Electron Microscopy by Sameshima, Masazumi

“…Dictyostelium discoideum grew and differentiated normally on cellulosedialysis membranes placed on agar plates. This permitted the examina-tion of cells at…”
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Differential interference microscopy of intranuclear actin rods in Dictyostelium discoideum spores by Kishi, Y, Chijiiwa, Y, Sameshima, M, Hashimoto, Y

“…In this work, intranuclear rod-shaped structures that appeared in NC-4 spores matured without stress conditions were examined with a differential interference…”
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Correlation of Axenic Linkage Groups with the Position of the Microtubule-Organizing Center in Aggregating Dictyostelium by Sameshima, Masazumi, Imai, Yoshihisa, Fujimoto, Hirotaka, Hashimoto, Yohichi

“…Positioning of the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC)in Dictyostelium discoideum was found to be genetically regulated. We examined the wild-type strain NC-4…”
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Tyrosine phosphorylation in plant bending by Tsuchiya, Takahide, Kameyama, Kazuhisa, Kishi, Yoshiro, Yoshimura, Masanori, Kanzawa, Nobuyuki, Sameshima, Masazumi

“…The phosphorylation of the amino acid tyrosine in animal proteins acts as an on-off switch in numerous pathways that regulate growth, differentiation and…”
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