cAMP is involved in signaling appressorium formation in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea. However, null mutations in a protein kinase A (PKA) catalytic subunit gene, CPKA, do not block… (More)
Soot particles, which are aggregated carbonaceous spherules with graphitic structures, are major aerosol constituents that result from burning of fossil fuel, biofuel, and biomass. Their properties… (More)
We studied the roles of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3K)-protein kinase B/Akt-BAD cascade in both cisplatin-resistant Caov-3 and -sensitive A2780 human ovarian cancer cell lines. Treatment… (More)
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society…
2000
A single molecule of F1-ATPase is by itself a rotary motor in which a central gamma-subunit rotates against a surrounding cylinder made of alpha3beta3-subunits. Driven by the three betas that… (More)
1998 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium…
1998
We discuss how the radiation pattern of a reduced ground plane tapered slot antenna (TSA) is improved by varying the dimensions of a corrugated structure present at the edge of the TSA substrate.… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2001
Filamentous fungi are a large group of diverse and economically important microorganisms. Large-scale gene disruption strategies developed in budding yeast are not applicable to these organisms… (More)
Rapid transport of lactate from activated brain regions to blood, perhaps reflecting enhanced metabolite trafficking, would prevent local trapping of labeled metabolites of [6-14C]glucose and cause… (More)
We examined menstrual cycle-dependent changes in the expression of human endometrial epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha), and epidermal growth factor receptor… (More)
Malaria, caused by infection with Plasmodium spp., is a life cycle-specific disease that includes liver injury at the erythrocyte stage of the parasite. In this study, we have investigated the… (More)
Three hyperthermophilic sulfur-dependent heterotrophs were isolated from a shallow submarine hydrothermal system at an inlet of Kodakara-jima island, Kagoshima, Japan. The isolates grew at 60 to 97… (More)