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  1. Article ; Online: Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and an Anti-tuberculosis Drug.

    Tanaka, Yuya / Kobayashi, Takehiko / Shimizu, Shigeki / Kurahara, Yu

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-19
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 32371-8
    ISSN 1349-7235 ; 0021-5120 ; 0918-2918
    ISSN (online) 1349-7235
    ISSN 0021-5120 ; 0918-2918
    DOI 10.2169/internalmedicine.3144-23
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  2. Article ; Online: Replication fork blocking deficiency leads to a reduction of rDNA copy number in budding yeast.

    Murai, Taichi / Yanagi, Shuichi / Hori, Yutaro / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    iScience

    2024  Volume 27, Issue 3, Page(s) 109120

    Abstract: The ribosomal RNA genes are encoded as hundreds of tandem repeats, known as the rDNA, in eukaryotes. Maintaining these copies seems to be necessary, but copy number changes in an active manner have been reported in only frogs, flies, ...

    Abstract The ribosomal RNA genes are encoded as hundreds of tandem repeats, known as the rDNA, in eukaryotes. Maintaining these copies seems to be necessary, but copy number changes in an active manner have been reported in only frogs, flies,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109120
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  3. Article ; Online: Efficacy of an oscillating positive expiratory pressure device in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease.

    Kurahara, Yu / Tanaka, Yuya / Kobayashi, Takehiko / Yoshida, Shiomi / Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari

    Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy

    2024  

    Abstract: Patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) often suffer from chronic symptoms such as sputum production, which reduces quality of life. Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices are used in physiotherapy to promote ...

    Abstract Patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) often suffer from chronic symptoms such as sputum production, which reduces quality of life. Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices are used in physiotherapy to promote the clearance of respiratory secretions. We report two cases of improved lung function and improved scores on the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) and the Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS) after the use of OPEP in patients with MAC-PD where treatment with guideline-based therapy, including amikacin liposome inhalation suspension, had proved ineffective for symptoms. Use of OPEP might maximize the efficacy of therapy and thereby improves outcomes in patients with MAC-PD. It is important to use both guideline-based therapy and OPEP, especially in patients whose health-related quality of life is affected by sputum symptoms. Further prospective studies are warranted to assess the benefit of adding OPEP to guidelines concerning therapy for patients with MAC-PD and sputum symptoms.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 1355399-9
    ISSN 1437-7780 ; 1341-321X
    ISSN (online) 1437-7780
    ISSN 1341-321X
    DOI 10.1016/j.jiac.2024.01.001
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  4. Article ; Online: Regulatory processes that maintain or alter ribosomal DNA stability during the repair of programmed DNA double-strand breaks.

    Sasaki, Mariko / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    Genes & genetic systems

    2022  Volume 98, Issue 3, Page(s) 103–119

    Abstract: Organisms have evolved elaborate mechanisms that maintain genome stability. Deficiencies in these mechanisms result in changes to the nucleotide sequence as well as copy number and structural variations in the genome. Genome instability has been ... ...

    Abstract Organisms have evolved elaborate mechanisms that maintain genome stability. Deficiencies in these mechanisms result in changes to the nucleotide sequence as well as copy number and structural variations in the genome. Genome instability has been implicated in numerous human diseases. However, genomic alterations can also be beneficial as they are an essential part of the evolutionary process. Organisms sometimes program genomic changes that drive genetic and phenotypic diversity. Therefore, genome alterations can have both positive and negative impacts on cellular growth and functions, which underscores the need to control the processes that restrict or induce such changes to the genome. The ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) is highly abundant in eukaryotic genomes, forming a cluster where numerous rDNA copies are tandemly arrayed. Budding yeast can alter the stability of its rDNA cluster by changing the rDNA copy number within the cluster or by producing extrachromosomal rDNA circles. Here, we review the mechanisms that regulate the stability of the budding yeast rDNA cluster during repair of DNA double-strand breaks that are formed in response to programmed DNA replication fork arrest.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; DNA Replication ; Genomic Instability ; DNA Repair
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-04
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1323536-9
    ISSN 1880-5779 ; 1341-7568
    ISSN (online) 1880-5779
    ISSN 1341-7568
    DOI 10.1266/ggs.22-00046
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  5. Article ; Online: Spt4 promotes cellular senescence by activating non-coding RNA transcription in ribosomal RNA gene clusters.

    Yokoyama, Masaaki / Sasaki, Mariko / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    Cell reports

    2023  Volume 42, Issue 1, Page(s) 111944

    Abstract: Genome instability can drive aging in many organisms. The ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) cluster is one of the most unstable regions in the genome and the stability of this region impacts replicative lifespan in budding yeast. To understand the underlying ... ...

    Abstract Genome instability can drive aging in many organisms. The ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) cluster is one of the most unstable regions in the genome and the stability of this region impacts replicative lifespan in budding yeast. To understand the underlying mechanism, we search for yeast mutants with stabler rDNA and longer lifespans than wild-type cells. We show that absence of a transcription elongation factor, Spt4, results in increased rDNA stability, reduced levels of non-coding RNA transcripts from the regulatory E-pro promoter in the rDNA, and extended replicative lifespan in a SIR2-dependent manner. Spt4-dependent lifespan restriction is abolished in the absence of non-coding RNA transcription at the E-pro locus. The amount of Spt4 increases and its function becomes more important as cells age. These findings suggest that Spt4 is a promising aging factor that accelerates cellular senescence through rDNA instability driven by non-coding RNA transcription.
    MeSH term(s) Genes, rRNA/genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; Cellular Senescence/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; RNA, Untranslated/genetics ; Transcription, Genetic ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Transcriptional Elongation Factors/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; RNA, Untranslated ; SPT4 protein, S cerevisiae ; Nuclear Proteins ; Transcriptional Elongation Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2649101-1
    ISSN 2211-1247 ; 2211-1247
    ISSN (online) 2211-1247
    ISSN 2211-1247
    DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111944
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  6. Article ; Online: Regulation of ribosomal RNA gene copy number, transcription and nucleolus organization in eukaryotes.

    Hori, Yutaro / Engel, Christoph / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 6, Page(s) 414–429

    Abstract: One of the first biological machineries to be created seems to have been the ribosome. Since then, organisms have dedicated great efforts to optimize this apparatus. The ribosomal RNA (rRNA) contained within ribosomes is crucial for protein synthesis and ...

    Abstract One of the first biological machineries to be created seems to have been the ribosome. Since then, organisms have dedicated great efforts to optimize this apparatus. The ribosomal RNA (rRNA) contained within ribosomes is crucial for protein synthesis and maintenance of cellular function in all known organisms. In eukaryotic cells, rRNA is produced from ribosomal DNA clusters of tandem rRNA genes, whose organization in the nucleolus, maintenance and transcription are strictly regulated to satisfy the substantial demand for rRNA required for ribosome biogenesis. Recent studies have elucidated mechanisms underlying the integrity of ribosomal DNA and regulation of its transcription, including epigenetic mechanisms and a unique recombination and copy-number control system to stably maintain high rRNA gene copy number. In this Review, we disucss how the crucial maintenance of rRNA gene copy number through control of gene amplification and of rRNA production by RNA polymerase I are orchestrated. We also discuss how liquid-liquid phase separation controls the architecture and function of the nucleolus and the relationship between rRNA production, cell senescence and disease.
    MeSH term(s) RNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; Eukaryota/genetics ; Genes, rRNA/genetics ; DNA Copy Number Variations ; Gene Dosage ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
    Chemical Substances RNA, Ribosomal ; DNA, Ribosomal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2031313-5
    ISSN 1471-0080 ; 1471-0072
    ISSN (online) 1471-0080
    ISSN 1471-0072
    DOI 10.1038/s41580-022-00573-9
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  7. Article ; Online: Establishment of an "in saccharo" experimental system.

    Iida, Tetsushi / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    Genes & genetic systems

    2021  Volume 96, Issue 3, Page(s) 107–118

    Abstract: Many proteins form complexes that function in reaction pathways. Therefore, to understand protein function, it is necessary to reconstitute complexes and pathways in vitro. However, it is not straightforward to achieve full activity in reconstituted ... ...

    Abstract Many proteins form complexes that function in reaction pathways. Therefore, to understand protein function, it is necessary to reconstitute complexes and pathways in vitro. However, it is not straightforward to achieve full activity in reconstituted systems. To address this problem, we present a yeast system named "in saccharo" analysis, which uses budding yeast for simultaneous expression and analysis of many kinds of non-host proteins, such as human proteins. For this purpose, vectors that can accommodate many genes are required. Here, we describe the construction of a chromosome vector by insertion of unique barcode sequences (BCs) into the ribosomal RNA gene repeat (rDNA). Each unit of the rDNA has a BC that is used as the target for integration of an external gene. Because rDNA is naturally capable of maintaining many repetitive copies, the vector is expected to retain the numerous external genes that may be required for reconstitution of functional protein complexes and reaction pathways. Consistent with this prediction, we were able to clone three human genes that form the RNA silencing pathway, which has no functional equivalent in budding yeast, and to demonstrate functionality in this in saccharo analysis system.
    MeSH term(s) Chromosomes ; DNA, Ribosomal ; Humans ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-10
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1323536-9
    ISSN 1880-5779 ; 1341-7568
    ISSN (online) 1880-5779
    ISSN 1341-7568
    DOI 10.1266/ggs.21-00004
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  8. Article ; Online: Cryo-EM structures of RAD51 assembled on nucleosomes containing a DSB site.

    Shioi, Takuro / Hatazawa, Suguru / Oya, Eriko / Hosoya, Noriko / Kobayashi, Wataru / Ogasawara, Mitsuo / Kobayashi, Takehiko / Takizawa, Yoshimasa / Kurumizaka, Hitoshi

    Nature

    2024  Volume 628, Issue 8006, Page(s) 212–220

    Abstract: RAD51 is the central eukaryotic recombinase required for meiotic recombination and mitotic repair of double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs) ...

    Abstract RAD51 is the central eukaryotic recombinase required for meiotic recombination and mitotic repair of double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs)
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; DNA/chemistry ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA/ultrastructure ; DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded ; DNA Repair/genetics ; Nucleosomes/chemistry ; Nucleosomes/metabolism ; Nucleosomes/ultrastructure ; Protein Subunits/chemistry ; Protein Subunits/metabolism ; Rad51 Recombinase/chemistry ; Rad51 Recombinase/metabolism ; Rad51 Recombinase/ultrastructure ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Mutation ; Protein Domains ; Histones/chemistry ; Histones/metabolism ; Histones/ultrastructure ; Protein Binding
    Chemical Substances DNA (9007-49-2) ; Nucleosomes ; Protein Subunits ; RAD51 protein, human (EC 2.7.7.-) ; RAD51 protein, S cerevisiae (EC 2.7.7.-) ; Rad51 Recombinase (EC 2.7.7.-) ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; Histones
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07196-4
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  9. Article: Concomitant Recurrent Pneumothorax and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient.

    Takimoto, Takayuki / Kobayashi, Takehiko / Minomo, Shojiro

    Cureus

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 10, Page(s) e30850

    Abstract: Chest pain is one of the major causes of emergency room visits. Here, we present the case of a patient with chest pain who developed recurrent pneumothorax and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). An 80-year-old man, receiving supplemental oxygen for chronic ... ...

    Abstract Chest pain is one of the major causes of emergency room visits. Here, we present the case of a patient with chest pain who developed recurrent pneumothorax and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). An 80-year-old man, receiving supplemental oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), presented to the emergency room with chest pain and dyspnea. On examination, his chest pain was initially assessed to be secondary to recurrent pneumothorax. However, on further evaluation, an electrocardiogram (ECG) showed ST-segment elevation along with elevated troponin levels. Ultimately, he was diagnosed with TC. ECG, if indicated by echocardiography, should be considered to detect concomitant heart disease when dealing with pneumothorax. TC should be recognized as a cardiac disease that can be caused by pneumothorax.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.30850
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  10. Article ; Online: Changed life course upon defective replication of ribosomal RNA genes.

    Hattori, Mei / Horigome, Chihiro / Aspert, Théo / Charvin, Gilles / Kobayashi, Takehiko

    Genes & genetic systems

    2023  Volume 97, Issue 6, Page(s) 285–295

    Abstract: Genome instability is a major cause of aging. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, instability of the ribosomal RNA gene repeat (rDNA) is known to shorten replicative lifespan. In yeast, rDNA instability in an aging cell is associated with ... ...

    Abstract Genome instability is a major cause of aging. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, instability of the ribosomal RNA gene repeat (rDNA) is known to shorten replicative lifespan. In yeast, rDNA instability in an aging cell is associated with accumulation of extrachromosomal rDNA circles (ERCs) which titrate factors critical for lifespan maintenance. ERC accumulation is not detected in mammalian cells, where aging is linked to DNA damage. To distinguish effects of DNA damage from those of ERC accumulation on senescence, we re-analyzed a yeast strain with a replication initiation defect in the rDNA, which limits ERC multiplication. In aging cells of this strain (rARS-∆3) rDNA became unstable, as in wild-type cells, whereas significantly fewer ERCs accumulated. Single-cell aging analysis revealed that rARS-∆3 cells follow a linear survival curve and can have a wild-type replicative lifespan, although a fraction of the cells stopped dividing earlier than wild type. The doubling time of rARS-∆3 cells appears to increase in the final cell divisions. Our results suggest that senescence in rARS-∆3 is linked to the accumulation of DNA damage as in mammalian cells, rather than to elevated ERC level. Therefore, this strain should be a good model system to study ERC-independent aging.
    MeSH term(s) Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Genes, rRNA ; Cellular Senescence/genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; DNA Replication/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA, Ribosomal ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-02
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1323536-9
    ISSN 1880-5779 ; 1341-7568
    ISSN (online) 1880-5779
    ISSN 1341-7568
    DOI 10.1266/ggs.22-00100
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