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  1. Article ; Online: Selective Genome Packaging Mechanisms of Influenza A Viruses.

    Noda, Takeshi

    Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 7

    Abstract: The genome of influenza A virus (IAV) comprises eight segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNAs. The genome packaging mechanism of IAV was a long-standing enigma, but it is now widely accepted that IAV packages one copy of each of the eight viral ... ...

    Abstract The genome of influenza A virus (IAV) comprises eight segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNAs. The genome packaging mechanism of IAV was a long-standing enigma, but it is now widely accepted that IAV packages one copy of each of the eight viral RNA (vRNA) segments in a selective manner. Accumulating evidence over the last decade suggests that the eight unique vRNAs are selected via intersegment interactions mediated by their segment-specific genome packaging signals; however, the characteristics of these RNA-based interactions largely remain unknown. This review summarizes our current knowledge of IAV selective genome packaging and the possible mechanisms underlying the selection of the eight unique vRNAs.
    MeSH term(s) Genome, Viral ; Influenza A virus/genetics ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; Virus Assembly
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ISSN 2157-1422
    ISSN (online) 2157-1422
    DOI 10.1101/cshperspect.a038497
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  2. Article ; Online: Foreword- A Decade of Cross-Boundary Cooperation: UICC-ARO and the University of Tokyo.

    Noda, Tetsuo

    Japanese journal of clinical oncology

    2021  Volume 51, Issue 12 Suppl 2, Page(s) i1

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; International Cooperation ; Neoplasms ; Tokyo
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 190978-2
    ISSN 1465-3621 ; 0368-2811
    ISSN (online) 1465-3621
    ISSN 0368-2811
    DOI 10.1093/jjco/hyab016
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  3. Article ; Online: Stochastic resonance in sparse neuronal network: functional role of ongoing activity to detect weak sensory input in awake auditory cortex of rat.

    Noda, Takahiro / Takahashi, Hirokazu

    Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 1

    Abstract: The awake cortex is characterized by a higher level of ongoing spontaneous activity, but it has a better detectability of weak sensory inputs than the anesthetized cortex. However, the computational mechanism underlying this paradoxical nature of awake ... ...

    Abstract The awake cortex is characterized by a higher level of ongoing spontaneous activity, but it has a better detectability of weak sensory inputs than the anesthetized cortex. However, the computational mechanism underlying this paradoxical nature of awake neuronal activity remains to be elucidated. Here, we propose a hypothetical stochastic resonance, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of weak sensory inputs through nonlinear relations between ongoing spontaneous activities and sensory-evoked activities. Prestimulus and tone-evoked activities were investigated via in vivo extracellular recording with a dense microelectrode array covering the entire auditory cortex in rats in both awake and anesthetized states. We found that tone-evoked activities increased supralinearly with the prestimulus activity level in the awake state and that the SNR of weak stimulus representation was optimized at an intermediate level of prestimulus ongoing activity. Furthermore, the temporally intermittent firing pattern, but not the trial-by-trial reliability or the fluctuation of local field potential, was identified as a relevant factor for SNR improvement. Since ongoing activity differs among neurons, hypothetical stochastic resonance or "sparse network stochastic resonance" might offer beneficial SNR improvement at the single-neuron level, which is compatible with the sparse representation in the sensory cortex.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Auditory Cortex/physiology ; Wakefulness/physiology ; Reproducibility of Results ; Neurons/physiology ; Vibration
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1077450-6
    ISSN 1460-2199 ; 1047-3211
    ISSN (online) 1460-2199
    ISSN 1047-3211
    DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhad428
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  4. Article ; Online: Filovirus helical nucleocapsid structures.

    Hu, Shangfan / Noda, Takeshi

    Microscopy (Oxford, England)

    2022  Volume 72, Issue 3, Page(s) 178–190

    Abstract: Filoviruses are filamentous enveloped viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae, in the order Mononegavirales. Some filovirus members, such as Ebola virus and Marburg virus, cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. The filovirus ...

    Abstract Filoviruses are filamentous enveloped viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae, in the order Mononegavirales. Some filovirus members, such as Ebola virus and Marburg virus, cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. The filovirus ribonucleoprotein complex, called the nucleocapsid, forms a double-layered helical structure in which a non-segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA genome is encapsidated by the nucleoprotein (NP), viral protein 35 (VP35), VP24, VP30 and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (L). The inner layer consists of the helical NP-RNA complex, acting as a scaffold for the binding of VP35 and VP24 that constitute the outer layer. Recent structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy have advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanism of filovirus nucleocapsid formation. Here, we review the key characteristics of the Ebola virus and Marburg virus nucleocapsid structures, highlighting the similarities and differences between the two viruses. In particular, we focus on the structure of the helical NP-RNA complex, the RNA binding mechanism and the NP-NP interactions in the helix. The structural analyses reveal a possible mechanism of nucleocapsid assembly and provide potential targets for the anti-filovirus drug design.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Nucleocapsid/chemistry ; Nucleocapsid/metabolism ; Ebolavirus/chemistry ; Ebolavirus/metabolism ; Marburgvirus/chemistry ; Marburgvirus/metabolism ; Viral Proteins/analysis ; Viral Proteins/chemistry ; Viral Proteins/metabolism ; RNA/analysis ; RNA/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Viral Proteins ; RNA (63231-63-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2707496-1
    ISSN 2050-5701 ; 2050-5698
    ISSN (online) 2050-5701
    ISSN 2050-5698
    DOI 10.1093/jmicro/dfac049
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  5. Article ; Online: Unsaturated polyurethanes degradable by conjugate substitution reactions with amines and carboxylate anions.

    Noda, Takumi / Tanaka, Anri / Akae, Yosuke / Kohsaka, Yasuhiro

    RSC advances

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 29, Page(s) 20336–20341

    Abstract: Main-chain scission of polymers induces a significant decrease in molecular weight and accompanying changes in physical properties and is important for applications in materials engineering, such as in photoresists and adhesive dismantling. In this study, ...

    Abstract Main-chain scission of polymers induces a significant decrease in molecular weight and accompanying changes in physical properties and is important for applications in materials engineering, such as in photoresists and adhesive dismantling. In this study, we focused on methacrylates substituted with carbamate groups at the allylic positions for the purpose of developing a mechanism that efficiently cleaves the main chain in response to chemical stimuli. Dimethacrylates substituted with hydroxy groups at the allylic positions were synthesized by the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction of diacrylates and aldehydes. The polyaddition with diisocyanates afforded a series of poly(conjugated ester-urethane)s. These polymers underwent a conjugate substitution reaction with diethylamine or acetate anion at 25 °C, resulting in main-chain scission accompanied by decarboxylation. A side reaction by the re-attack of the liberated amine end to the methacrylate skeleton proceeded, whereas it was suppressed for the polymers with an allylic substitute of the phenyl group. Therefore, the methacrylate skeleton substituted with phenyl and carbamate groups at the allylic position is an excellent decomposition point that induces selective and quantitative main-chain scission with weak nucleophiles, such as carboxylate anions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2046-2069
    ISSN (online) 2046-2069
    DOI 10.1039/d3ra03461e
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  6. Article ; Online: Regulation of Autophagy through TORC1 and mTORC1.

    Noda, Takeshi

    Biomolecules

    2017  Volume 7, Issue 3

    Abstract: Autophagy is an intracellular protein-degradation process that is conserved across eukaryotes including yeast and humans. Under nutrient starvation conditions, intracellular proteins are transported to lysosomes and vacuoles via membranous structures ... ...

    Abstract Autophagy is an intracellular protein-degradation process that is conserved across eukaryotes including yeast and humans. Under nutrient starvation conditions, intracellular proteins are transported to lysosomes and vacuoles via membranous structures known as autophagosomes, and are degraded. The various steps of autophagy are regulated by the target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1/mTORC1). In this review, a history of this regulation and recent advances in such regulation both in yeast and mammals will be discussed. Recently, the mechanism of autophagy initiation in yeast has been deduced. The autophagy-related gene 13 (Atg13) and the unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (Ulk1) are the most crucial substrates of TORC1 in autophagy, and by its dephosphorylation, autophagosome formation is initiated. Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of Atg13 is regulated spatially inside the cell. Another TORC1-dependent regulation lies in the expression of autophagy genes and vacuolar/lysosomal hydrolases. Several transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulations are controlled by TORC1, which affects autophagy activity in yeast and mammals.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Autophagy ; Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog/metabolism ; Autophagy-Related Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/metabolism ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Transport
    Chemical Substances Autophagy-Related Proteins ; Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (EC 2.7.11.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom7030052
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  7. Article ; Online: Interactive effects of two rodent species on the seed dispersal of Japanese walnut.

    Okawa, Ryunosuke / Saitoh, Takashi / Noda, Takashi

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 18098

    Abstract: The effects of seed dispersers on plant fitness (seed dispersal effectiveness, SDE) have been evaluated based on the number (quantity) and recruitment probability (quality) of dispersed seeds. Although seeds of most zoochorous species are dispersed by ... ...

    Abstract The effects of seed dispersers on plant fitness (seed dispersal effectiveness, SDE) have been evaluated based on the number (quantity) and recruitment probability (quality) of dispersed seeds. Although seeds of most zoochorous species are dispersed by two or more animal species, which may interact with each other, SDE has often been studied assuming a one-plant and one-animal species system. We compared the SDE of Japanese walnut (Juglans ailanthifolia) between squirrel-only and squirrel-mouse sites in natural forests of Hokkaido, Japan, and found that the SDE from the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), considered a primary seed disperser, was altered by an alternative seed disperser species, the Japanese wood mouse (Apodemus speciosus). Seed removal rates at the squirrel-mouse site were significantly higher than those at the squirrel-only site, and both dispersed seeds and seedlings were less aggregated, with a strongly repulsive relationship with adult conspecific trees at the squirrel-mouse site. Seedlings established themselves at a location with fewer medium-sized trees (< 10 cm DBH) at the squirrel-mouse site. These results suggest that the interactive effect of the rodent species affects the SDE of Japanese walnut.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Feeding Behavior ; Juglans ; Sciuridae ; Seed Dispersal ; Seedlings ; Seeds ; Japan ; Behavior, Animal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-23
    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/s41598-023-44513-9
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  8. Article: Molecular characterization of Satsuma mandarin (

    Hasan, Nazmul / Tokuhara, Naoki / Noda, Takayuki / Kotoda, Nobuhiro

    Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan)

    2023  Volume 40, Issue 1, Page(s) 51–62

    Abstract: Shortening the juvenility is a burning issue in breeding fruit trees such as Satsuma mandarin ( ...

    Abstract Shortening the juvenility is a burning issue in breeding fruit trees such as Satsuma mandarin (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-27
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2210142-1
    ISSN 1347-6114 ; 1342-4580
    ISSN (online) 1347-6114
    ISSN 1342-4580
    DOI 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.0122a
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  9. Article: Tartary Buckwheat Bran: A Review of Its Chemical Composition, Processing Methods and Food Uses.

    Noda, Takahiro / Ishiguro, Koji / Suzuki, Tatsuro / Morishita, Toshikazu

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 10

    Abstract: Tartary buckwheat ( ...

    Abstract Tartary buckwheat (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants12101965
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  10. Article ; Online: Research note changes in the number of outpatient visits in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Machida, Munehito / Nishioka, Yuichi / Noda, Tatsuya / Imamura, Tomoaki

    BMC research notes

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) 70

    Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to determine the change in the number of outpatient visits in Japan since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, using data on the outpatient claims submitted by medical institutions to insurers in 2019 and 2020, from the ... ...

    Abstract Objective: This study aimed to determine the change in the number of outpatient visits in Japan since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, using data on the outpatient claims submitted by medical institutions to insurers in 2019 and 2020, from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Check-ups. We calculated the total number of outpatient visits, and number of visits for individual diseases according to the International Classification of Diseases-10 codes on the claim form.
    Results: The number of outpatient visits per million people decreased by 9.98% in 2020 compared to 2019. Of the diseases included in the analysis, 71 showed a decrease in the number of visits by ≥ 1%. There were significant decreases in the number of visits related to infectious diseases (influenza, acute bronchitis, and acute laryngitis, etc.), and chronic diseases (hemorrhoids, cystic kidney disease, dyspepsia, and chronic sinusitis, etc.). The observed decreased rate of outpatient visit might have been due to, a decrease in the incidence of disease, a decreased frequency of visit by patients with the disease, or both. Our analysis method using actual health insurance claim data can be applied worldwide, where researchers have access to national information on health insurance claims.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Outpatients ; Japan/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Insurance, Health ; Chronic Disease
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2413336-X
    ISSN 1756-0500 ; 1756-0500
    ISSN (online) 1756-0500
    ISSN 1756-0500
    DOI 10.1186/s13104-023-06336-9
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