Natsuko Kawano
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Recent Articles
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Sunamoto M, Morohoshi K, Sato B, Mihashi R, Inui M, Yamada M, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2025 Feb;
26(3).
PMID: 39941161
Complement factor B (CFB) is a crucial component for the activation of the alternative pathway due to the formation of the C3 convertase with C3b, which further produces C3b to...
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Kang W, Sugiyama K, Katano D, Horiike S, Morimoto H, Sato B, et al.
MicroPubl Biol
. 2023 Oct;
2023.
PMID: 37799198
The mechanism by which seemingly normal sperm cause infertility is still under debate. Although CD9 is expressed in male reproductive tissues, its role in male fertility remains unclear. To address...
3.
Nakamura T, Takasu N, Sakazume S, Matsumoto Y, Kawano N, Pendergast J, et al.
Heliyon
. 2023 Jul;
9(6):e16970.
PMID: 37484286
Many female mammals have recurring cycles of ovulation and sexual behaviors that are regulated by reproductive hormones and confer reproductive success. In addition to sexual behaviors, circadian behavioral rhythms of...
4.
Suzuki M, Nakamura A, Matsumoto Y, Kang W, Ichinose M, Kawano N, et al.
J Vet Med Sci
. 2023 Jul;
85(9):912-920.
PMID: 37438116
An endogenous retrovirus-derived membrane protein, syncytin (SYN), contributes to placental function via trophoblast fusion. Multinuclear trophoblasts (syncytiotrophoblasts) physically and functionally mediate the interaction between fetal and maternal vessels in various...
5.
Sato B, Kim J, Morohoshi K, Kang W, Miyado K, Tsuruta F, et al.
Biomolecules
. 2023 May;
13(4).
PMID: 37189334
Proteasomes are highly sophisticated protease complexes that degrade non-lysosomal proteins, and their proper regulation ensures various biological functions such as spermatogenesis. The proteasome-associated proteins, PA200 and ECPAS, are predicted to...
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Katano D, Kang W, Harada Y, Kawano N, Miyado M, Saito T, et al.
Biomolecules
. 2023 May;
13(4).
PMID: 37189325
In bacteria, polymers of inorganic phosphates, particularly linear polyphosphate, are used as alternative phosphate donors for adenosine triphosphate production. A six-chain form of sodium metaphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP), is believed...
7.
Takezawa Y, Iwai M, Fujiki Y, Yokomizo R, Kishigami H, Miyado M, et al.
Lab Invest
. 2023 Mar;
103(3):100026.
PMID: 36925206
Repeated implantation failure is a major cause of infertility among healthy women. Uterine β-catenin (CTNNB1) plays a critical role in implantation. However, the role of embryonic CTNNB1 during implantation remains...
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Kang W, Katano D, Kawano N, Miyado M, Miyado K
MicroPubl Biol
. 2022 Jun;
2022.
PMID: 35663411
The sperm consumes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to maintain the cellular function, viability, acrosome reaction (AR), and motility. Extra-mitochondrial citrate synthase (eCS) catalyzes citrate production in the sperm head, and thus...
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Kang W, Ishida E, Amita M, Tatsumi K, Yonezawa H, Yohtsu M, et al.
Nutrients
. 2022 May;
14(10).
PMID: 35631296
Supporting cells of oocytes, i.e., cumulus cells, control oocyte quality, which determines fertilization success. Therefore, the transformation of mature and immature cumulus cells (MCCs and ICCs, respectively) into dysmature cumulus...
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Shimada T, Murayama R, Mashima T, Kawano N, Ishihama A
Microbiology (Reading)
. 2022 Apr;
168(4).
PMID: 35438626
Genomic SELEX screening was performed to identify the binding sites of YiaU, an uncharacterized LysR family transcription factor, on the K-12 genome. Five high-affinity binding targets of YiaU were identified,...