PJA Ser. B Reviews by Discipline

Biology

• Cellular senescence as a source of chronic microinflammation that promotes the aging process
  Makoto NAKANISHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 101, No. 4, 224-237 (2025) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Common and distinct features of diverse macrophage populations in the central nervous system
  Takahiro MASUDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 101, No. 4, 216-223 (2025) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Multi-region processing during sleep for memory and cognition
  Salma E. SAID and Daisuke MIYAMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 101, No. 3, 107-128 (2025) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Mechanisms of autophagosome formation
  Yuko FUJIOKA and Nobuo N. NODA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 101, No. 1, 32-40 (2025) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of developmental synapse elimination in the cerebellum: Involvement of autism spectrum disorder-related genes
  Takaki WATANABE and Masanobu KANO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 100, No. 9, 508-523 (2024) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Imaging-based chemogenetics for dissecting neural circuits in nonhuman primates
  Takafumi MINAMIMOTO, Yuji NAGAI and Kei OYAMA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 100, No. 8, 476-489 (2024) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Whole-genome sequencing analysis of volvocine green algae reveals the molecular genetic basis for the diversity and evolution of sex
  Hisayoshi NOZAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO and Kohei TAKAHASHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 100, No. 8, 465-475 (2024) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Recent methodological advances towards single-cell proteomics
  Sooyeon KIM, Latiefa KAMARULZAMAN and Yuichi TANIGUCHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 8, 306-327 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Unraveling the mysteries of dendritic spine dynamics: Five key principles shaping memory and cognition
  Haruo KASAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 8, 254-305 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• A new era of isotope ecology: Nitrogen isotope ratio of amino acids as an approach for unraveling modern and ancient food web
  Naohiko OHKOUCHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 5, 131-154 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Cohesin organization, dynamics, and subdomain functions revealed by genetic suppressor screening
  Xingya XU and Mitsuhiro YANAGIDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 3, 61-74 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Functional genomics in plant abiotic stress responses and tolerance: From gene discovery to complex regulatory networks and their application in breeding
  Kazuo SHINOZAKI and Kazuko YAMAGUCHI-SHINOZAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 8, 470-492 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The UHRF protein family in epigenetics, development, and carcinogenesis
  Motoko UNOKI and Hiroyuki SASAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 8, 401-415 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Central regulation of body fluid homeostasis
  Masaharu NODA and Takashi MATSUDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 7, 283-324 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Multiple roles of endocytosis and autophagy in intracellular remodeling during oocyte-to-embryo transition
  Ken SATO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 5, 207-221 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular physiology regulating cold tolerance and acclimation of Caenorhabditis elegans
  Misaki OKAHATA, Haruka MOTOMURA, Akane OHTA and Atsushi KUHARA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 3, 126-139 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Possibilities and challenges of small molecule organic compounds for the treatment of repeat diseases
  Kazuhiko NAKATANI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 1, 30-48 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Structural studies of functional nucleosome complexes with transacting factors
  Hitoshi KURUMIZAKA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 1, 1-14 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Polyphosphate-dependent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) kinase: A novel missing link in human mitochondria
  Kousaku MURATA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 8, 479-498 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Optical manipulation of molecular function by chromophore-assisted light inactivation
  Kiwamu TAKEMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 4, 197-209 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) plays crucial roles in multiple biological systems through polyubiquitination-mediated NF-κB activation
  Mizuki YAMAMOTO, Jin GOHDA, Taishin AKIYAMA and Jun-ichiro INOUE
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 4, 145-160 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Multi-dimensional diffusion process of allele frequencies in population genetics
  Hideki INNAN and Takahiro SAKAMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 3, 134-143 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Diverse ubiquitin codes in the regulation of inflammatory signaling
  Fumiyo IKEDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 9, 431-439 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The significance of gene expression dynamics in neural stem cell regulation
  Ryoichiro KAGEYAMA, Shohei OCHI, Risa SUEDA and Hiromi SHIMOJO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 8, 351-363 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular and cellular basis of left–right asymmetry in vertebrates
  Hiroshi HAMADA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 7, 273-296 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The piRNA pathway in Drosophila ovarian germ and somatic cells
  Kaoru SATO and Mikiko C. SIOMI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 1, 32-42 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Forward genetic approach for behavioral neuroscience using animal models
  Hiromasa FUNATO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 1, 10-31 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Autophagic degradation of the endoplasmic reticulum
  Hitoshi NAKATOGAWA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 1, 1-9 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Sialic acid derivatization for glycan analysis by mass spectrometry
  Takashi NISHIKAZE
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 9, 523-537 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• A Japanese history of the Human Genome Project
  Yoshiyuki SAKAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 8, 441-458 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The underlying mechanisms of vertebrate seasonal reproduction
  Ying-Jey GUH, Takako K. TAMAI and Takashi YOSHIMURA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 343-357 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Roles of protrudin at interorganelle membrane contact sites
  Michiko SHIRANE
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 312-320 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The basic repeating modules of the cerebral cortical circuit
  Toshihiko HOSOYA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 303-311 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Mammalian O-mannosyl glycans: Biochemistry and glycopathology
  Tamao ENDO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 1, 39-51 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• MPF-based meiotic cell cycle control: Half a century of lessons from starfish oocytes
  Takeo KISHIMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 94, No. 4, 180-203 (2018) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Exploring peptide hormones in plants: identification of four peptide hormone-receptor pairs and two post-translational modification enzymes
  Yoshikatsu MATSUBAYASHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 94, Mo. 2, 59-74 (2018) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Dynamic mechanisms driving conformational conversions of the β and ε subunits involved in rotational catalysis of F1-ATPase
  Hideo AKUTSU
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 8, 630-647 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular mechanisms and physiological roles of Atg5/Atg7-independent alternative autophagy
  Satoko ARAKAWA, Shinya HONDA, Hirofumi YAMAGUCHI and Shigeomi SHIMIZU
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 6, 378-385 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Organization and dynamics of yeast mitochondrial nucleoids
  Isamu MIYAKAWA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 5, 339-359 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Days weaving the lagging strand synthesis of DNA — A personal recollection of the discovery of Okazaki fragments and studies on discontinuous replication mechanism —
  Tsuneko OKAZAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 5, 322-338 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Single molecule detection, thermal fluctuation and life
  Toshio YANAGIDA and Yoshiharu ISHII
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 2, 51-63 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Peroxisome biogenesis and human peroxisome-deficiency disorders
  Yukio FUJIKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 92, No. 10, 463-477 (2016) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Chloroplast and nuclear photorelocation movements
  Masamitsu WADA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 92, No. 9, 387-411 (2016) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Theoretical approaches for the dynamics of complex biological systems from information of networks
  Atsushi MOCHIZUKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 92, No. 8, 255-264 (2016) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Signaling, transcriptional regulation, and asynchronous pattern formation governing plant xylem development
  Hiroo FUKUDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 92, No. 3, 98-107 (2016) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The unfolded protein response: the dawn of a new field
  Kazutoshi MORI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 91, No. 9, 469-480 (2015) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Development of the field of structural physiology
  Yoshinori FUJIYOSHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 91, No. 9, 447-468 (2015) [Abstract and Full Text]
• MAP kinase cascades regulating axon regeneration in C. elegans
  Strahil Iv. PASTUHOV, Naoki HISAMOTO and Kunihiro MATSUMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 91, No. 3, 63-75 (2015) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Gene regulatory systems that control gene expression in the Ciona embryo
  Yutaka SATOU and Kaoru S. IMAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 91, No. 2, 33-51 (2015) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Ribosomal RNA gene repeats, their stability and cellular senescence
  Takehiko KOBAYASHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 90, No. 4, 119-129 (2014) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Studies on hydrogenase
  Tatsuhiko YAGI and Yoshiki HIGUCHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 89, No. 1, 16-33 (2013) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular genetics, physiology and biology of self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae
  Masao WATANABE, Keita SUWABE and Go SUZUKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 88, No. 10, 519-535 (2012) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Structural studies of large nucleoprotein particles, vaults
  Hideaki TANAKA and Tomitake TSUKIHARA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 88, No. 8, 416-433 (2012) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Tubulin-dynein system in flagellar and ciliary movement
  Hideo MOHRI, Kazuo INABA, Sumio ISHIJIMA and Shoji A. BABA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 88, No. 8, 397-415 (2012) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The selective elimination of messenger RNA underlies the mitosis–meiosis switch in fission yeast
  Masayuki YAMAMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, No. 8, 788-797 (2010) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Mechanisms of organelle division and inheritance and their implications regarding the origin of eukaryotic cells
  Tsuneyoshi KUROIWA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, No. 5, 455-471 (2010) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Endangered vascular plants in Japan —Present status and a proposal for conservation—
  Kunio IWATSUKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, No. 8, 275-286 (2008) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Spherophylon, the concept of life at a level higher than that of the individual
  Kunio IWATSUKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, No. 8, 270-277 (2006) [Abstract and Full Text]
• In Vitro organogenesis using amphibian pluripotent cells
  Koji OKABAYASHI and Makoto ASASHIMA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, No. 7, 197-207 (2006) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Blue metal complex pigments involved in blue flower color
  Kosaku TAKEDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 82, No. 4, 142-154 (2006) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Looking for cell-cell adhesion molecules: a cadherin story
  Masatoshi TAKEICHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, No. 8, 321-328 (2005) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Stability in ecological microcosm
  Yasushi KURIHARA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, No. 7, 327-335 (2004) [Abstract and Full Text]