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Taku OzakiKansai University of Welfare Sciences Verified email at tamateyama.ac.jp Cited by 250 |
[HTML][HTML] Why do Japanese people use masks against COVID-19, even though masks are unlikely to offer protection from infection?
Wearing masks against 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) is beneficial in suppressing pandemic
spread, not through preventing the wearer from being infected but by preventing the wearer …
spread, not through preventing the wearer from being infected but by preventing the wearer …
Emerging functional cross-talk between the Keap1-Nrf2 system and mitochondria
…, P Ye, T Matsumiya, K Tanji, T Ozaki - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) was originally identified as a positive
regulator of drug detoxifying enzyme gene expression during exposure to environmental …
regulator of drug detoxifying enzyme gene expression during exposure to environmental …
[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial m-calpain plays a role in the release of truncated apoptosis-inducing factor from the mitochondria
T Ozaki, T Yamashita, S Ishiguro - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2009 - Elsevier
Calpains, calcium-dependent cysteine proteases, are involved in a variety of cellular processes.
We have reported on the characteristics of mitochondrial μ-calpain and have shown that …
We have reported on the characteristics of mitochondrial μ-calpain and have shown that …
Characteristics of mitochondrial calpains
T Ozaki, H Tomita, M Tamai, S Ishiguro - Journal of biochemistry, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Calpains are considered to be cytoplasmic enzymes, although several studies have shown
that calpain-like protease activities also exist in mitochondria. We partially purified …
that calpain-like protease activities also exist in mitochondria. We partially purified …
[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of serine 349 of p62 in Alzheimer's disease brain
K Tanji, Y Miki, T Ozaki, A Maruyama… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2014 - Springer
Background Extensive research on p62 has established its role in oxidative stress, protein
degradation and in several diseases such as Paget’s disease of the bone, frontotemporal …
degradation and in several diseases such as Paget’s disease of the bone, frontotemporal …
[HTML][HTML] Restoration of the majority of the visual spectrum by using modified Volvox channelrhodopsin-1
H Tomita, E Sugano, N Murayama, T Ozaki… - Molecular Therapy, 2014 - cell.com
We previously showed that blind rats whose vision was restored by gene transfer of
Chlamydomonas channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) could only detect wavelengths less than 540 nm …
Chlamydomonas channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) could only detect wavelengths less than 540 nm …
[HTML][HTML] ERp57-associated mitochondrial μ-calpain truncates apoptosis-inducing factor
T Ozaki, T Yamashita, S Ishiguro - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2008 - Elsevier
Calpains, calcium-dependent neutral cystein proteases, are involved in a variety of cellular
processes. We have previously shown the characteristics of mitochondrial μ-calpain even …
processes. We have previously shown the characteristics of mitochondrial μ-calpain even …
[HTML][HTML] Emerging regulatory role of Nrf2 in iron, heme, and hemoglobin metabolism in physiology and disease
S Kasai, J Mimura, T Ozaki, K Itoh - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Iron has played an important role in energy production since the beginning of life, as iron-catalyzed
redox reactions are required for energy production. Oxygen, a highly efficient …
redox reactions are required for energy production. Oxygen, a highly efficient …
[HTML][HTML] Ribosome binding protein GCN1 regulates the cell cycle and cell proliferation and is essential for the embryonic development of mice
…, F Sugiyama, S Takahashi, T Sato, T Ozaki… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Amino acids exert many biological functions, serving as allosteric regulators and
neurotransmitters, as constituents in proteins and as nutrients. GCN2-mediated phosphorylation of …
neurotransmitters, as constituents in proteins and as nutrients. GCN2-mediated phosphorylation of …
Activation of mitochondrial calpain and release of apoptosis-inducing factor from mitochondria in RCS rat retinal degeneration
S Mizukoshi, M Nakazawa, K Sato, T Ozaki… - Experimental eye …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present study was performed to investigate changes of cytosolic and mitochondrial
calpain activities, and effects of intravitreously injected calpain inhibitor on photoreceptor …
calpain activities, and effects of intravitreously injected calpain inhibitor on photoreceptor …