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  1. Heparan sulfate is a clearance receptor for aberrant extracellular proteins

    Article • The Journal of Cell Biology, February 2020, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  2. TORC1, Tel1/Mec1, and Mpk1 regulate autophagy induction after DNA damage in budding yeast

    Article • Cellular Signalling, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  3. Identification of a factor controlling lysosomal homeostasis using a novel lysosomal trafficking probe

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  4. Cucurbitacin B Exerts Antiaging Effects in Yeast by Regulating Autophagy and Oxidative Stress

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, June 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  5. Phosphatase-dependent fluctuations in DNA-damage checkpoint activation at partially defective telomeres

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  6. Reversible DNA damage checkpoint activation at the pre‐senescent stage in telomerase‐deficient cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Genes to Cells, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  7. A nuclear membrane-derived structure associated with Atg8 is involved in the sequestration of selective cargo, the Cvt complex, during autophagosome formation in yeast

    Article • Autophagy, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  8. A substrate localization model for the selective regulation of TORC1 downstream pathways

    Article • Communicative & Integrative Biology, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  9. Forced lipophagy reveals that lipid droplets are required for early embryonic development in mouse

    Article • Development, February 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  10. Use of CK-548 and CK-869 as Arp2/3 complex inhibitors directly suppresses microtubule assembly both in vitro and in vivo

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  11. Vacuole-mediated selective regulation of TORC1-Sch9 signaling following oxidative stress

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, December 2017, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  12. Dissection of ubiquitinated protein degradation by basal autophagy

    Article • FEBS Letters, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  13. Peroxisome biogenesis: a novel inducible PEX19 splicing variant is involved in early stages of peroxisome proliferation

    Article • The Journal of Biochemistry, December 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  14. Availability of Amino Acids Extends Chronological Lifespan by Suppressing Hyper-Acidification of the Environment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  15. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Article • Autophagy, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor CIRO ISIDORO, Dr Akira Matsuura, Prof Hirokazu Arimoto, Professor Marc Diederich, Maria Vaccaro, Professor Abdel Halim Harrath, Professor Hyun Kyu Song, Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Regina Menezes, Dr Janos KristonVizi, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Professor Marc Lecuit, Leonardo Travassos, Prof Robert Bryson-Richardson, Isabelle Dugail, PD Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Werner J Kovacs, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Dr Reinhard Dechant, Dr. Sandra Moreno, Maurizio Molinari, Dr Vasilis J Promponas, Professor Günther Weindl, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Maria João Sousa, Dr Janna Morrison, Professor Mark Cragg, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Dr Eleonora García Véscovi, Paula Ludovico, Professor Jean-François Beaulieu, Shile Huang

  16. Parishin fromGastrodia elataExtends the Lifespan of Yeast via Regulation of Sir2/Uth1/TOR Signaling Pathway

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  17. Dynamic relocation of the TORC1-Gtr1/2-Ego1/2/3 complex is regulated by Gtr1 and Gtr2

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, November 2015, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  18. A novel interplay between the Fanconi anemia core complex and ATR-ATRIP kinase during DNA cross-link repair

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  19. A Steroidal Saponin from Ophiopogon japonicus Extends the Lifespan of Yeast via the Pathway Involved in SOD and UTH1

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  20. The Role of Autophagy in Genome Stability through Suppression of Abnormal Mitosis under Starvation

    Article • PLoS Genetics, January 2013, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  21. Anti-Aging Effects of Hesperidin onSaccharomyces cerevisiaeviaInhibition of Reactive Oxygen Species andUTH1Gene Expression

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  22. Control of Telomeric DNA Replication: Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology

    Article • August 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  23. Ganodermasides C and D, Two New Anti-Aging Ergosterols from Spores of the Medicinal MushroomGanoderma lucidum

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  24. Ganodermasides A and B, two novel anti-aging ergosterols from spores of a medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum on yeast via UTH1 gene

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  25. Cell Size Regulation during Telomere-Directed Senescence inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  26. The Yeast Tor Signaling Pathway Is Involved in G2/M Transition via Polo-Kinase

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2008, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  27. Dimerization of the ATRIP Protein through the Coiled-Coil Motif and Its Implication to the Maintenance of Stalled Replication Forks

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, September 2005, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  28. Late S Phase-Specific Recruitment of Mre11 Complex Triggers Hierarchical Assembly of Telomere Replication Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Molecular Cell, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  29. Amino-terminal domain of ATRIP contributes to intranuclear relocation of the ATR-ATRIP complex following DNA damage

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2004, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  30. ATR-dependent phosphorylation of ATRIP in response to genotoxic stress

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, October 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  31. Reciprocal Association of the Budding Yeast ATM-Related Proteins Tel1 and Mec1 with Telomeres In Vivo

    Article • Molecular Cell, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  32. A novel allele of fission yeast rad11 that causes defects in DNA repair and telomere length regulation

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  33. Fission yeast Rhp51 is required for the maintenance of telomere structure in the absence of the Ku heterodimer

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, September 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  34. Competition between the Rad50 Complex and the Ku Heterodimer Reveals a Role for Exo1 in Processing Double-Strand Breaks but Not Telomeres

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, August 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  35. A Novel Mitochondrial Carnitine-acylcarnitine Translocase Induced by Partial Hepatectomy and Fasting

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  36. Loss of p27Kip1 accelerates DNA replication after partial hepatectomy in mice

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, May 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  37. Progressive rearrangement of telomeric sequences added to both the ITR ends of the yeast linear pGKL plasmid

    Article • Biological Procedures Online, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  38. Apg10p, a novel protein-conjugating enzyme essential for autophagy in yeast

    Article • The EMBO Journal, October 1999, Wiley

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  39. Schizosaccharomyces pombe stt3+ is a functional homologue ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae STT3 which regulates oligosaccharyltransferase activity

    Article • Yeast, April 1999, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  40. Y'-Help1, a DNA Helicase Encoded by the Yeast Subtelomeric Y' Element, Is Induced in Survivors Defective for Telomerase

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 1998, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  41. Article • Nature Genetics, October 1998, Nature

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  42. Analyses of APG13 gene involved in autophagy in yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Gene, June 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  43. Apg1p, a novel protein kinase required for the autophagic process in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Gene, June 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  44. TLP1: A Gene Encoding a Protein Component of Mammalian Telomerase Is a Novel Member of WD Repeats Family

    Article • Cell, March 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  45. Structural and functional analyses of APG5 a gene involved in autophagy in yeast

    Article • Gene, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  46. Novel System for Monitoring Autophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, May 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  47. Genetic interaction between the Ras-CAMP pathway and the Dis2s1/Glc7 protein phosphatase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  48. Characterization of the MKS1 gene, a new negative regulator of the Ras-cyclic AMP pathway in Saccharomyces cerevislae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, April 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  49. Characterization of the cyrl-2 UGA mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura