PJA Ser. B Reviews by Discipline

Medical Sciences

Progress in muscular dystrophy research with special emphasis on gene therapy
Hideo SUGITA and Shin’ichi TAKEDA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 748-756 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Structures and application of oligosaccharides in human milk
Akira KOBATA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 731-747 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Interleukin 6 in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: a personal memoir
Toshio HIRANO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 717-730 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Reminiscence of 40-year research on nitrogen metabolism
Akira ICHIHARA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 707-716 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Transthyretin-related familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy—Progress in Kumamoto, Japan (1967–2010)—
Shukuro ARAKI and Yukio ANDO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 694-706 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
ATP synthase: from single molecule to human bioenergetics
Yasuo KAGAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 667-693 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Conversion of brain cytosol profile from fetal to adult type during the perinatal period: Taurine-NAA exchange
Tsutomu NAKADA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 630-642 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Cell adhesion molecules nectins and associating proteins: Implications for physiology and pathology
Hisakazu OGITA, Yoshiyuki RIKITAKE, Jun MIYOSHI and Yoshimi TAKAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 621-629 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Semaphorins and their receptors: Novel features of neural guidance molecules
Atsushi KUMANOGOH and Hitoshi KIKUTANI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 611-620 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
The discovery of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and its significance for cell biology, life sciences and clinical medicine
Toshikazu NAKAMURA and Shinya MIZUNO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 588-610 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
The trail of my studies on glycoproteins from enterokinase to tumor markers
Ikuo YAMASHINA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 578-587 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Pancreatic β-cell signaling: toward better understanding of diabetes and its treatment
Susumu SEINO, Tadao SHIBASAKI and Kohtaro MINAMI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 563-577 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Autoimmune and infectious skin diseases that target desmogleins
Masayuki AMAGAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 524-537 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Phosphoinositide-binding interface proteins involved in shaping cell membranes
Tadaomi TAKENAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 509-523 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
N-myristoylated proteins, key components in intracellular signal transduction systems enabling rapid and flexible cell responses
Nobuhiro HAYASHI and Koiti TITANI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 494-508 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Neural stem cells and strategies for the regeneration of the central nervous system
Hideyuki OKANO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 438-450 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Intracellular trafficking of ceramide by ceramide transfer protein
Kentaro HANADA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 426-437 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Midkine, a heparin-binding cytokine with multiple roles in development, repair and diseases
Takashi MURAMATSU
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 410-425 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Coordinated regulation of circadian rhythms and homeostasis by the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Hachiro NAKAGAWA and Nobuaki OKUMURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 391-409 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Pyridylamination as a means of analyzing complex sugar chains
Sumihiro HASE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 378-390 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Clinical studies on rising and re-rising neurological diseases in Japan —A personal contribution—
Akihiro IGATA

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Spatiotemporal dynamics of Ca²⁺ signaling and its physiological roles
Masamitsu IINO

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A new paradigm of bacteria-gut interplay brought through the study of Shigella
Chihiro SASAKAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 229-243 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Initial studies of the cytoplasmic FABP superfamily
Teruo ONO and Shoji ODANI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 220-228 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Establishment of a concept of visceral fat syndrome and discovery of adiponectin
Yuji MATSUZAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 131-141 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Molecular approach to human leukemia: Isolation and characterization of the first human retrovirus HTLV-1 and its impact on tumorigenesis in Adult T-cell Leukemia
Mitsuaki YOSHIDA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 117-130 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Inside view of cell locomotion through single-molecule: fast F-/G-actin cycle and G-actin regulation of polymer restoration
Naoki WATANABE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 62-83 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
The biochemical study on the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease
Kazutomo IMAHORI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 54-61 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Molecular mechanisms of the physiological functions of the aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor, a multifunctional regulator that senses and responds to environmental stimuli
Yoshiaki FUJII-KURIYAMA and Kaname KAWAJIRI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 40-53 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Unique features of animal mitochondrial translation systems – The non-universal genetic code, unusual features of the translational apparatus and their relevance to human mitochondrial diseases –
Kimitsuna WATANABE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, 11-39 (2010) [abstract] [PDF]
Reflections on protein splicing: structures, functions and mechanisms
Yasuhiro ANRAKU and Yoshinori SATOW
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 409-421 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Chemistry and biosynthesis of isoprenylated flavonoids from Japanese mulberry tree
Taro NOMURA, Yoshio HANO and Toshio FUKAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 391-408 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Various facets of vertebrate cilia: motility, signaling, and role in adult neurogenesis
Shihhui HUANG, Yuki HIROTA and Kazunobu SAWAMOTO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 324-336 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Transforming growth factor-β signaling in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and progression of cancer
Kohei MIYAZONO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 314-323 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus utilizes lipid droplet for production of infectious virus
Kazuya OGAWA, Takayuki HISHIKI, Yuko SHIMIZU, Kenji FUNAMI, Kazuo SUGIYAMA, and Yusuke MIYANARI, Kunitada SHIMOTOHNO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 217-228 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Pathogen recognition by innate immunity and its signaling
Shizuo AKIRA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 143-156 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Discovery of α-Klotho unveiled new insights into calcium and phosphate homeostasis
Yo-ichi NABESHIMA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 125-141 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
The origin of the Japanese race based on genetic markers of immunoglobulin G
Hideo MATSUMOTO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 69-82 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Evolution of non-coding regulatory sequences involved in the developmental process: Reflection of differential employment of paralogous genes as highlighted by Sox2 and group B1 Sox genes
Yusuke KAMACHI, Makiko IWAFUCHI, Yuichi OKUDA, Tatsuya TAKEMOTO, Masanori UCHIKAWA and Hisato KONDOH
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 55-68 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
The proteasome: Overview of structure and functions
Keiji TANAKA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, 12-36 (2009) [abstract] [PDF]
Studies on the paramyxovirus accessory genes by reverse genetics in the Sendai virus–mouse system
Takemasa SAKAGUCHI, Atsushi KATO, Katsuhiro KIYOTANI, Tetsuya YOSHIDA and Yoshiyuki NAGAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 439-451 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Contributions to osteoclast biology from Japan
Tatsuo SUDA and Naoyuki TAKAHASHI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 419-438 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Aberrant expression of sialidase and cancer progression
Taeko MIYAGI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 407-418 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Discovery of bisulfite-mediated cytosine conversion to uracil, the key reaction for DNA methylation analysis — A personal account
Hikoya HAYATSU
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 321-330 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Glycine cleavage system: reaction mechanism, physiological significance, and hyperglycinemia
Goro KIKUCHI, Yutaro MOTOKAWA, Tadashi YOSHIDA and Koichi HIRAGA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 246-263 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Platelet aggregation in the formation of tumor metastasis
Takashi TSURUO and Naoya FUJITA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 189-198 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Chemical carcinogenesis studies in nonhuman primates
Shozo TAKAYAMA, Unnur P. THORGEIRSSON and Richard H. ADAMSON
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 176-188 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Reverse genetic studies of mitochondrial DNA-based diseases using a mouse model
Kazuto NAKADA, Akitsugu SATO and Jun-Ichi HAYASHI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 155-165 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Tetrodotoxin—A brief history—
Toshio NARAHASHI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 147-154 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Evolving genetic code
Takeshi OHAMA, Yuji INAGAKI, Yoshitaka BESSHO and Syozo OSAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, 58-74 (2008) [abstract] [PDF]
Physiology and pathophysiology of prostanoid receptors
Shuh NARUMIYA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 296-319 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Molecular aspects of poliovirus pathogenesis
Akio NOMOTO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 266-275 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Studies on the foundation and development of diagnostic ultrasound
Toshio WAGAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 256-265 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Autofluorescence endoscopy for the gastrointestinal tract
Hisao TAJIRI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 248-255 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Development of mast cells
Yukihiko KITAMURA, Keisuke OBOKI and Akihiko ITO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 164-174 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Charged particle radiotherapy at the Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center: Characteristics, technology and clinical results
Mitsuyuki ABE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 151-163 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Interaction between the immune system and bone metabolism: an emerging field of osteoimmunology
Hiroshi TAKAYANAGI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 136-143 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Biochemical principle of Limulus test for detecting bacterial endotoxins
Sadaaki IWANAGA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 110-119 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Phenotypic reversion in analbuminemic rats due to an altered splicing mechanism
Hiroyasu ESUMI and Takashi SUGIMURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 101-109 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Novel function of lipids as a pheromone from the Harderian gland of golden hamster
Yousuke SEYAMA and Yasunobu UCHIJIMA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 77-96 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Contributions to the field of neurotransmitters by Japanese scientists, and reflections on my own research
Masanori OTSUKA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 47-64 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
The role of mammalian autophagy in protein metabolism
Noboru MIZUSHIMA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, 39-46 (2007) [abstract] [PDF]
Our research on proton pumping ATPases over three decades: their biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology
Masamitsu FUTAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 416-438 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
The catecholamine system in health and disease —Relation to tyrosine 3-monooxygenase and other catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes—
Toshiharu NAGATSU
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 388-415 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Phylogenetic studies of dogs with emphasis on Japanese and Asian breeds
Yuichi TANABE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 375-387 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Mechanisms of a tumor marker, glutathione transferase P, expression during hepatocarcinogenesis of the rat
Masami MURAMATSU and Masaharu SAKAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 339-352 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Nanoanalysis of the arthropod neuro-toxins
Terumi NAKAJIMA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 297-310 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Molecular devices for high fidelity of DNA replication and gene expression
Mutsuo SEKIGUCHI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 278-296 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Prevention of carcinogenesis and cancer metastasis by bovine lactoferrin
Hiroyuki TSUDA, Katsumi FUKAMACHI, Jiegou XU, Kazunori SEKINE, Shigetoshi OHKUBO, Nobuo TAKASUKA and Masaaki IIGO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 208-215 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Hepatic stellate cells: Three-dimensional structure, localization, heterogeneity and development
Kenjiro WAKE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 155-164 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
8-Hydroxyguanine: From its discovery in 1983 to the present status
Susumu NISHIMURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 127-141 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
AID to overcome the limitations of genomic information by introducing somatic DNA alterations
Tasuku HONJO, Masamichi MURAMATSU, Hitoshi NAGAOKA, Kazuo KINOSHITA and Reiko SHINKURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 104-120 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Genetic basis for the lack of N-glycolylneuraminic acid expression in human tissues and its implication to human evolution
Akemi SUZUKI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 93-103 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Chiral poly-rare earth metal complexes in asymmetric catalysis
Masakatsu SHIBASAKI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 72-85 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Kawasaki disease
Tomisaku KAWASAKI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 59-71 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Endothelin and endothelial dysfunction
Tomoh MASAKI and Tatsuya SAWAMURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, 17-24 (2006) [abstract] [PDF]
Opening the gate of glycobiology in the field of N-linked sugar chains
Akira KOBATA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 418-433 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia: Pathophysiological studies
Keiya TADA and Shigeo KURE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 411-417 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Non-canonical hydrogen bonds in genetic information flow
Eiko OHTSUKA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 393-402 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Organization and function of glycosphingolipids in membrane
Senitiroh HAKOMORI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 189-203 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
The discovery of zinc fingers and their development for practical applications in gene regulation
Aaron KLUG
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 87-102 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Studies on erythrocyte glycolipids
Tamio YAMAKAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 52-63 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Type I interferon system and IRF family of transcription factors in host defense regulation
Tadatsugu TANIGUCHI and Akinori TAKAOKA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, 1-13 (2005) [abstract] [PDF]
Vitamin D and bone -How does vitamin D regulate bone formation and resorption?-
Tatsuo SUDA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, 407-421 (2004) [abstract] [PDF]
Fine structural dynamics showing functional changes of anterior pituitary cells in the rat
Kazumasa KUROSUMI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, 259-268 (2004) [abstract] [PDF]
Human genetic deficits in glycan formation
Tamao ENDO
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, 128-139 (2004) [abstract] [PDF]
Nucleotide sequence changes in human genome: detection by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis
Takao SEKIYA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, 92-102 (2004) [abstract] [PDF]
Functional glycomics and evidence for gain- and loss-of-functions of target proteins for glycosyltransferases involved in N-glycan biosynthesis: their pivotal roles in growth and development, cancer metastasis and antibody therapy against cancer
Naoyuki TANIGUCHI, Jianguo GU, Motoko TAKAHASHI and Eiji MIYOSHI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, 82-91 (2004) [abstract] [PDF]
Structure and function of the feast/famine regulatory proteins, FFRPs
Masashi SUZUKI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 274-289 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Reconstruction of the urinary tract after cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Tadao KAKIZOE
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 190-196 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Genetic basis of glioma progression
Hiroko OHGAKI and Paul KLEIHUES
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 78-85 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Outline of disease gene hunting approaches in the Millennium Genome Project of Japan
Teruhiko YOSHIDA and Kimio YOSHIMURA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 34-50 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Epidemiology of the major cancers in the Asian Pacific
Malcolm MOORE, Kazuo TAJIMA and Hiroyuki TSUDA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 27-33 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Evolving perspective of the pathogenesis of globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe disease)
Kunihiko SUZUKI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, 1-8 (2003) [abstract] [PDF]
Physiological significance and molecular genetics of red cell enzymes involved in the ribonucleotide metabolism
Hitoshi KANNO, Hisaichi FUJII and Shiro MIWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 78, 287-292 (2002) [abstract] [PDF]
Green tea and cancer prevention
Hirota FUJIKI and Masami SUGANUMA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 78, 263-270 (2002) [abstract] [PDF]
General remarks concerning magnetic attachments in dentistry
Yoshinobu TANAKA, Yoshinori NAKAMURA and Kazumoto HOSHIAI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 78, 97-105 (2002) [abstract] [PDF]
Epidermosides. Structure and function of skin-specific glycolipids
Sumiko HAMANAKA, Minoru SUZUKI, Akemi SUZUKI and Tamio YAMAKAWA
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 77, 51-56 (2002) [abstract] [PDF]
Melatonin Study, Classic and Modern
Wataru MORI
Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 72, 220-222 (1997) [abstract] [PDF]