Masakazu Kamata

Increased levels of Wee-1 kinase in G(2) are necessary for Vpr- and gamma irradiation-induced G(2) arrest.

Nuclear localization of Vpr is crucial for the efficient replication of HIV-1 in primary CD4+ T cells.

Importin-alpha promotes passage through the nuclear pore complex of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr.

A novel role for Vpr of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 as a regulator of the splicing of cellular pre-mRNA.

Cell-based chemical genetic screen identifies damnacanthal as an inhibitor of HIV-1 Vpr induced cell death.

Novel nuclear import of Vpr promoted by importin alpha is crucial for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication in macrophages.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr interacts with spliceosomal protein SAP145 to mediate cellular pre-mRNA splicing inhibition.

Stable reduction of CCR5 by RNAi through hematopoietic stem cell transplant in non-human primates.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr binds to the N lobe of the Wee1 kinase domain and enhances kinase activity for CDC2.

Regulation of prostate-specific antigen expression by the junctional adhesion molecule A.

Enhanced transthyretin tetramer stability following expression of an amyloid disease transsuppressor variant in mammalian cells.

Reassessing the role of APOBEC3G in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of quiescent CD4+ T-cells.

Characterization of a potent non-cytotoxic shRNA directed to the HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5.

Virion-associated Vpr of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 triggers activation of apoptotic events and enhances fas-induced apoptosis in human T cells.

Targeted transduction via CD4 by a lentiviral vector uses a clathrin-mediated entry pathway.

Inhibition of HIV-1 infection by a unique short hairpin RNA to chemokine receptor 5 delivered into macrophages through hematopoietic progenitor cell transduction.

Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells bearing an anti-HIV transgene by a lentiviral vector carrying an internal murine leukemia virus promoter.

Live cell monitoring of hiPSC generation and differentiation using differential expression of endogenous microRNAs.

Engineering HIV-1-resistant T-cells from short-hairpin RNA-expressing hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in humanized BLT mice.

c-Met-dependent multipotent labyrinth trophoblast progenitors establish placental exchange interface.

High-throughput screening of effective siRNAs using luciferase-linked chimeric mRNA.

Deep sequencing reveals low incidence of endogenous LINE-1 retrotransposition in human induced pluripotent stem cells.

CREB regulates memory allocation in the insular cortex.

Ectopic expression of anti-HIV-1 shRNAs protects CD8(+) T cells modified with CD4ζ CAR from HIV-1 infection and alleviates impairment of cell proliferation.

Modulation of Gene Expression by Polymer Nanocapsule Delivery of DNA Cassettes Encoding Small RNAs.

HIV-specific Immunity Derived From Chimeric Antigen Receptor-engineered Stem Cells.

Specific Elimination of Latently HIV-1 Infected Cells Using HIV-1 Protease-Sensitive Toxin Nanocapsules.

A shared neural ensemble links distinct contextual memories encoded close in time.