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  1. Article: An integrated microfluidic bubble pocket for long-term perfused three-dimensional intestine-on-a-chip model.

    Lee, Kang Kug Paul / Matsu-Ura, Toru / Rosselot, Andrew E / Broda, Taylor R / Wells, James M / Hong, Christian I

    Biomicrofluidics

    2021  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 14110

    Abstract: Perfused three-dimensional (3D) cultures enable long- ... ...

    Abstract Perfused three-dimensional (3D) cultures enable long-term
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-1058
    ISSN 1932-1058
    DOI 10.1063/5.0036527
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  2. Article ; Online: WNT Takes Two to Tango: Molecular Links between the Circadian Clock and the Cell Cycle in Adult Stem Cells.

    Matsu-Ura, Toru / Moore, Sean R / Hong, Christian I

    Journal of biological rhythms

    2017  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 5–14

    Abstract: Like two dancers, the circadian clock and cell cycle are biological oscillators engaged in bidirectional communication, resulting in circadian clock-gated cell division cycles in species ranging from cyanobacteria to mammals. The identified mechanisms ... ...

    Abstract Like two dancers, the circadian clock and cell cycle are biological oscillators engaged in bidirectional communication, resulting in circadian clock-gated cell division cycles in species ranging from cyanobacteria to mammals. The identified mechanisms for this phenomenon have expanded beyond intracellular molecular coupling components to include intercellular connections. However, detailed molecular mechanisms, dynamics, and physiological functions of the circadian clock and cell cycle as coupled oscillators remain largely unknown. In this review, we discuss current understanding of this connection in light of recent findings that have uncovered intercellular coupling between the circadian clock in Paneth cells and the cell cycle in intestinal stem cells via WNT signaling. This extends the impact of circadian rhythms regulating the timing of cell divisions beyond the intracellular domain of homogenous cell populations into dynamic, multicellular systems. In-depth understanding of the molecular links and dynamics of these two oscillators will identify potential targets and temporal regimens for effective chronotherapy.
    MeSH term(s) Adult Stem Cells/metabolism ; Adult Stem Cells/physiology ; Animals ; Cell Cycle/physiology ; Circadian Clocks/physiology ; Circadian Rhythm/physiology ; Humans ; Wnt Proteins/metabolism ; Wnt Signaling Pathway/physiology
    Chemical Substances Wnt Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 896387-3
    ISSN 1552-4531 ; 0748-7304
    ISSN (online) 1552-4531
    ISSN 0748-7304
    DOI 10.1177/0748730417745913
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  3. Article ; Online: Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 3 Regulates Neuronal Growth Cone Sensitivity to Guidance Signals.

    Chan, Carmen / Ooashi, Noriko / Akiyama, Hiroki / Fukuda, Tetsuko / Inoue, Mariko / Matsu-Ura, Toru / Shimogori, Tomomi / Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko / Kamiguchi, Hiroyuki

    iScience

    2020  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 100963

    Abstract: During neurodevelopment, the growth cone deciphers directional information from extracellular guidance cues presented as shallow concentration gradients via signal amplification. However, it remains unclear how the growth cone controls this amplification ...

    Abstract During neurodevelopment, the growth cone deciphers directional information from extracellular guidance cues presented as shallow concentration gradients via signal amplification. However, it remains unclear how the growth cone controls this amplification process during its navigation through an environment in which basal cue concentrations vary widely. Here, we identified inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100963
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  4. Article: Efficient gene editing in

    Matsu-Ura, Toru / Baek, Mokryun / Kwon, Jungin / Hong, Christian

    Fungal biology and biotechnology

    2015  Volume 2, Page(s) 4

    Abstract: Background: Efficient gene editing is a critical tool for investigating molecular mechanisms of cellular processes and engineering organisms for numerous purposes ranging from biotechnology to medicine. Recently developed RNA-guided CRISPR/Cas9 ... ...

    Abstract Background: Efficient gene editing is a critical tool for investigating molecular mechanisms of cellular processes and engineering organisms for numerous purposes ranging from biotechnology to medicine. Recently developed RNA-guided CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been used for efficient gene editing in various organisms, but has not been tested in a model filamentous fungus,
    Findings: In this report, we demonstrate efficient gene replacement in a model filamentous fungus,
    Conclusion: CRISPR/Cas9 system works efficiently in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-07-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2806612-1
    ISSN 2054-3085
    ISSN 2054-3085
    DOI 10.1186/s40694-015-0015-1
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  5. Article ; Online: Dual-FRET imaging of IP

    Matsu-Ura, Toru / Shirakawa, Hideki / Suzuki, Kenichi G N / Miyamoto, Akitoshi / Sugiura, Kotomi / Michikawa, Takayuki / Kusumi, Akihiro / Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko

    Scientific reports

    2019  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 4829

    Abstract: In most species, fertilization induces ... ...

    Abstract In most species, fertilization induces Ca
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Calcium/metabolism ; Calcium Signaling/physiology ; Cations, Divalent/metabolism ; Female ; Fertilization/physiology ; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ; Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry ; Genes, Reporter/genetics ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism ; Intravital Microscopy ; Luminescent Proteins/chemistry ; Luminescent Proteins/genetics ; Male ; Mice ; Microinjections ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Sf9 Cells ; Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic ; Spodoptera ; Type C Phospholipases/metabolism ; Zygote/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Proteins ; Cations, Divalent ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Luminescent Proteins ; yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria ; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate (85166-31-0) ; Type C Phospholipases (EC 3.1.4.-) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-40931-w
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  6. Article ; Online: Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Type 3 Regulates Neuronal Growth Cone Sensitivity to Guidance Signals

    Carmen Chan / Noriko Ooashi / Hiroki Akiyama / Tetsuko Fukuda / Mariko Inoue / Toru Matsu-ura / Tomomi Shimogori / Katsuhiko Mikoshiba / Hiroyuki Kamiguchi

    iScience, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp - (2020)

    2020  

    Abstract: Summary: During neurodevelopment, the growth cone deciphers directional information from extracellular guidance cues presented as shallow concentration gradients via signal amplification. However, it remains unclear how the growth cone controls this ... ...

    Abstract Summary: During neurodevelopment, the growth cone deciphers directional information from extracellular guidance cues presented as shallow concentration gradients via signal amplification. However, it remains unclear how the growth cone controls this amplification process during its navigation through an environment in which basal cue concentrations vary widely. Here, we identified inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor type 3 as a regulator of axonal sensitivity to guidance cues in vitro and in vivo. Growth cones lacking the type 3 subunit are hypersensitive to nerve growth factor (NGF), an IP3-dependent attractive cue, and incapable of turning toward normal concentration ranges of NGF to which wild-type growth cones respond. This is due to globally, but not asymmetrically, activated Ca2+ signaling in the hypersensitive growth cones. Remarkably, lower NGF concentrations can polarize growth cones for turning if IP3 receptor type 3 is deficient. These data suggest a subtype-specific IP3 receptor function in sensitivity adjustment during axon navigation. : Biological Sciences; Neuroscience; Molecular Neuroscience; Cellular Neuroscience Subject Areas: Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience, Cellular Neuroscience
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Subject code 612
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Attenuation of teratoma formation by p27 overexpression in induced pluripotent stem cells.

    Matsu-ura, Toru / Sasaki, Hiroshi / Okada, Motoi / Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko / Ashraf, Muhammad

    Stem cell research & therapy

    2016  Volume 7, Page(s) 30

    Abstract: Background: Pluripotent stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells, have a great potential for regenerative medicine. Induced pluripotent stem cells, in particular, are suitable for replacement of tissue by autologous ... ...

    Abstract Background: Pluripotent stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells, have a great potential for regenerative medicine. Induced pluripotent stem cells, in particular, are suitable for replacement of tissue by autologous transplantation. However, tumorigenicity is a major risk in clinical application of both embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. This study explores the possibility of manipulating the cell cycle for inhibition of tumorigenicity.
    Methods: We genetically modified mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (miPSCs) to overexpress p27 tumor suppressor and examined their proliferation rate, gene expression, cardiac differentiation, tumorigenicity, and therapeutic potential in a mouse model of coronary artery ligation.
    Results: Overexpression of p27 inhibited cell division of miPSCs, and that inhibition was dependent on the expression level of p27. p27 overexpressing miPSCs had pluripotency characteristics but lost stemness earlier than normal miPSCs during embryoid body and teratoma formation. These cellular characteristics led to none or smaller teratoma when the cells were injected into nude mice. Transplantation of both miPSCs and p27 overexpressing miPSCs into the infarcted mouse heart reduced the infarction size and improved left ventricular function.
    Conclusions: The overexpression of p27 attenuated tumorigenicity by reducing proliferation and earlier loss of stemness of miPSCs. The overexpression of p27 did not affect pluripotency and differentiation characteristics of miPSC. Therefore, regulation of the proliferation rate of miPSCs offers great therapeutic potential for repair of the injured myocardium.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Carcinogenesis/metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27/genetics ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27/metabolism ; Embryoid Bodies/metabolism ; G1 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints ; Gene Expression ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/physiology ; Male ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Nude ; Myocardial Infarction/therapy ; Myocardium/pathology ; Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects ; Teratoma/etiology ; Teratoma/metabolism ; Teratoma/pathology
    Chemical Substances Cdkn1b protein, mouse ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 (147604-94-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2548671-8
    ISSN 1757-6512 ; 1757-6512
    ISSN (online) 1757-6512
    ISSN 1757-6512
    DOI 10.1186/s13287-016-0286-3
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  8. Article ; Online: Dual-FRET imaging of IP3 and Ca2+ revealed Ca2+-induced IP3 production maintains long lasting Ca2+ oscillations in fertilized mouse eggs

    Toru Matsu-ura / Hideki Shirakawa / Kenichi G. N. Suzuki / Akitoshi Miyamoto / Kotomi Sugiura / Takayuki Michikawa / Akihiro Kusumi / Katsuhiko Mikoshiba

    Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2019  Volume 11

    Abstract: Abstract In most species, fertilization induces Ca2+ transients in the egg. In mammals, the Ca2+ rises are triggered by phospholipase Cζ (PLCζ) released from the sperm; IP3 generated by PLCζ induces Ca2+ release from the intracellular Ca2+ store through ... ...

    Abstract Abstract In most species, fertilization induces Ca2+ transients in the egg. In mammals, the Ca2+ rises are triggered by phospholipase Cζ (PLCζ) released from the sperm; IP3 generated by PLCζ induces Ca2+ release from the intracellular Ca2+ store through IP3 receptor, termed IP3-induced Ca2+ release. Here, we developed new fluorescent IP3 sensors (IRIS-2s) with the wider dynamic range and higher sensitivity (Kd = 0.047–1.7 μM) than that we developed previously. IRIS-2s employed green fluorescent protein and Halo-protein conjugated with the tetramethylrhodamine ligand as fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) donor and acceptor, respectively. For simultaneous imaging of Ca2+ and IP3, using IRIS-2s as the IP3 sensor, we developed a new single fluorophore Ca2+ sensor protein, DYC3.60. With IRIS-2s and DYC3.60, we found that, right after fertilization, IP3 concentration ([IP3]) starts to increase before the onset of the first Ca2+ wave. [IP3] stayed at the elevated level with small peaks followed after Ca2+ spikes through Ca2+ oscillations. We detected delays in the peak of [IP3] compared to the peak of each Ca2+ spike, suggesting that Ca2+-induced regenerative IP3 production through PLC produces small [IP3] rises to maintain [IP3] over the basal level, which results in long lasting Ca2+ oscillations in fertilized eggs.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: DNA Replication Is Required for Circadian Clock Function by Regulating Rhythmic Nucleosome Composition.

    Liu, Xiao / Dang, Yunkun / Matsu-Ura, Toru / He, Yubo / He, Qun / Hong, Christian I / Liu, Yi

    Molecular cell

    2017  Volume 67, Issue 2, Page(s) 203–213.e4

    Abstract: Although the coupling between circadian and cell cycles allows circadian clocks to gate cell division and DNA replication in many organisms, circadian clocks were thought to function independently of cell cycle. Here, we show that DNA replication is ... ...

    Abstract Although the coupling between circadian and cell cycles allows circadian clocks to gate cell division and DNA replication in many organisms, circadian clocks were thought to function independently of cell cycle. Here, we show that DNA replication is required for circadian clock function in Neurospora. Genetic and pharmacological inhibition of DNA replication abolished both overt and molecular rhythmicities by repressing frequency (frq) gene transcription. DNA replication is essential for the rhythmic changes of nucleosome composition at the frq promoter. The FACT complex, known to be involved in histone disassembly/reassembly, is required for clock function and is recruited to the frq promoter in a replication-dependent manner to promote replacement of histone H2A.Z by H2A. Finally, deletion of H2A.Z uncoupled the dependence of the circadian clock on DNA replication. Together, these results establish circadian clock and cell cycle as interdependent coupled oscillators and identify DNA replication as a critical process in the circadian mechanism.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Circadian Clocks ; Circadian Rhythm ; DNA Replication ; DNA, Fungal/chemistry ; DNA, Fungal/genetics ; DNA, Fungal/metabolism ; Fungal Proteins/genetics ; Fungal Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal ; High Mobility Group Proteins/genetics ; High Mobility Group Proteins/metabolism ; Histones/genetics ; Histones/metabolism ; Neurospora/genetics ; Neurospora/metabolism ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Nucleosomes/chemistry ; Nucleosomes/genetics ; Nucleosomes/metabolism ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/genetics ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Protein Conformation ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Time Factors ; Transcription, Genetic ; Transcriptional Elongation Factors/genetics ; Transcriptional Elongation Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances DNA, Fungal ; FRQ protein, Neurospora crassa ; Fungal Proteins ; High Mobility Group Proteins ; Histones ; Nucleosomes ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; Transcriptional Elongation Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1415236-8
    ISSN 1097-4164 ; 1097-2765
    ISSN (online) 1097-4164
    ISSN 1097-2765
    DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.05.029
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  10. Article ; Online: Phospholipase C-β1 and β4 contribute to non-genetic cell-to-cell variability in histamine-induced calcium signals in HeLa cells.

    Ishida, Sachiko / Matsu-Ura, Toru / Fukami, Kiyoko / Michikawa, Takayuki / Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko

    PloS one

    2014  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) e86410

    Abstract: A uniform extracellular stimulus triggers cell-specific patterns of Ca(2+) signals, even in genetically identical cell populations. However, the underlying mechanism that generates the cell-to-cell variability remains unknown. We monitored cytosolic ... ...

    Abstract A uniform extracellular stimulus triggers cell-specific patterns of Ca(2+) signals, even in genetically identical cell populations. However, the underlying mechanism that generates the cell-to-cell variability remains unknown. We monitored cytosolic inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) concentration changes using a fluorescent IP3 sensor in single HeLa cells showing different patterns of histamine-induced Ca(2+) oscillations in terms of the time constant of Ca(2+) spike amplitude decay and the Ca(2+) oscillation frequency. HeLa cells stimulated with histamine exhibited a considerable variation in the temporal pattern of Ca(2+) signals and we found that there were cell-specific IP3 dynamics depending on the patterns of Ca(2+) signals. RT-PCR and western blot analyses showed that phospholipase C (PLC)-β1, -β3, -β4, -γ1, -δ3 and -ε were expressed at relatively high levels in HeLa cells. Small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of PLC isozymes revealed that PLC-β1 and PLC-β4 were specifically involved in the histamine-induced IP3 increases in HeLa cells. Modulation of IP3 dynamics by knockdown or overexpression of the isozymes PLC-β1 and PLC-β4 resulted in specific changes in the characteristics of Ca(2+) oscillations, such as the time constant of the temporal changes in the Ca(2+) spike amplitude and the Ca(2+) oscillation frequency, within the range of the cell-to-cell variability found in wild-type cell populations. These findings indicate that the heterogeneity in the process of IP3 production, rather than IP3-induced Ca(2+) release, can cause cell-to-cell variability in the patterns of Ca(2+) signals and that PLC-β1 and PLC-β4 contribute to generate cell-specific Ca(2+) signals evoked by G protein-coupled receptor stimulation.
    MeSH term(s) Blotting, Western ; Calcium Signaling/drug effects ; Calcium Signaling/physiology ; Cytosol/metabolism ; DNA Primers/genetics ; HeLa Cells ; Histamine/metabolism ; Histamine/pharmacology ; Humans ; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism ; Isoenzymes/metabolism ; Phospholipase C beta/metabolism ; RNA Interference ; RNA, Small Interfering/genetics ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Chemical Substances DNA Primers ; Isoenzymes ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ; Histamine (820484N8I3) ; Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate (85166-31-0) ; Phospholipase C beta (EC 3.1.4.11)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0086410
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