Publications

  1. Abe Y, Kofman ER, Ouyang Z, Cruz-Becerra G, Spann NJ, Seidman JS, Troutman TD, Stender JD, Taylor H, Fan W, Link VM, Shen Z,Sakai J, Downes M, Evans RM, Kadonaga JT, Rosenfeld MG, Glass CK.
    A TLR4/TRAF6-dependent signaling pathway mediates NCoR coactivator complex formation for inflammatory gene activation.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A,121, e2316104121, 2024 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  2. Takahashi H, Ito R, Sakai J.
    Environmental factor reversibly determines cellular identity through opposing Integrators that unify epigenetic and transcriptional pathways.
    Bioessays, e2300084, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  3. Abe Y, Kofman ER, Almeida M, Ouyang Z, Ponte F, Mueller J R, Cruz-Becerra G, Sakai M, Prohaska TA, Spann NJ, Resende-Coelho A, Seidman JS, Stender JD, Taylor H, Fan W, Link VM, Cobo I, Schlachetzki JCM, Hamakubo T, Jepsen K, Sakai J, Downes M, Evans RM, Yeo GW, Kadonaga JT, Manolagas SC, Rosenfeld MG, Glass CK .
    RANK ligand converts the NCoR/HDAC3 co-repressor to a PGC1β- and RNA-dependent co-activator of osteoclast gene expression
    Mol Cell, 83, 3421-3437, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  4. Nakahara R, Aki S, Sugaya M, Hirose H, Kato M, Maeda K, Sakamoto DM, Kojima Y, Nishida M, Ando R, Muramatsu M, Pan M, Tsuchida R, Matsumura Y, Yanai H, Takano H, Yao R, Sando S, Shibuya M, Sakai J, Kodama T, Kidoya H, Shimamura T, Osawa T.
    Hypoxia activates SREBP2 through Golgi disassembly in bone marrow-derived monocytes for enhanced tumor growth
    Embo j, 5, 370–384, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  5. Ono Y, Ito R, Arai K, Singh G, Saitoh T, Russell RB, Raimondi F, Aoki J, Sakai J, Inoue A.
    Chemogenetic activation of G(12) signaling enhances adipose tissue browning
    Nature Metabolism, e114032, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  6. Suzuki T, Komatsu T, Shibata H, Tanioka A, Vargas D, Kawabata-Iwakawa R, Miura F, Masuda S, Hayashi M, Tanimura-Inagaki K, Morita S, Kohmaru J, Adachi K, Tobo M, Obinata H, Hirayama T, Kimura H, Sakai J, Nagasawa H, Itabashi H, Hatada I, Ito T, Inagaki T.
    Crucial role of iron in epigenetic rewriting during adipocyte differentiation mediated by JMJD1A and TET2 activity
    Nucleic Acids Res, 51, 6120-6142, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  7. Matsumura Y, Fan-Yan Wei, Sakai J*.
    Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease 
    Nature Metabolism, 5, 370–384, 2023 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  8. Takahashi H, Yang G, Yoneshiro T, Abe Y, Ito R, Yang C, Nakazono J, Okamoto-Katsuyama M, Uchida A, Arai M, Jin H, Choi H, Tumenjargal M, Xie S, Zhang J, Sagae H, Zhao Y, Yamaguchi R, Nomura Y, Shimizu Y, Yamada K, Yasuda S, Kimura H, Tanaka T, Wada Y, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Zhu MS, Inagaki T, Osborne TF, Kawamura T, Ishihama Y, Matsumura Y, Sakai J*.
    MYPT1-PP1β phosphatase negatively regulates both chromatin landscape and co-activator recruitment for beige adipogenesis
    Nat Commun,13, 5715, 2022 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  9. Pan M, Zorbas C, Sugaya M, Ishiguro K, Kato M, Nishida M, Zhang HF, Candeias MM, Okamoto A, Ishikawa T, Soga T, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Matsumura Y, Suzuki T, Proud CG, Lafontaine DLJ, Osawa T.
    Glutamine deficiency in solid tumor cells confers resistance to ribosomal RNA synthesis inhibitors
    Nat Commun,13, 3706, 2022 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  10. Matsumura Y, Timothy F Osborne, Sakai J*.
    Epigenetic and environmental regulation of adipocyte function
    The Journal of Biochemistry, 172, 9-16, 2022 [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  11. Murakami K, Sasaki Y,  Asahiyama M, Yano W, Takizawa T, Kamiya W, Matsumura Y, Anai M, Osawa T, Jean-Charles Fruchart, Jamila Fruchart-Najib,  Aburatani H, Sakai J, Kodama T, Tanaka T
    Selective PPARα Modulator Pemafibrate and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Tofogliflozin Combination Treatment Improved Histopathology in Experimental Mice Model of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
    Cells , 11, 720, 2022 Feb [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  12. Matsumura Y, Ito R, Yajima Y, Yamaguchi R, Tanaka T, Kawamura T, Magoori K, Abe Y, Uchida A, Yoneshiro T, Hirakawa H, Zhang J, Arai M, Yang C, Yang G, Takahashi H, Fujihashi H, Nakaki R, Yamamoto S, Ota S, Tsutsumi S, Inoue S, Kimura H, Wada Y, Kodama T, Inagaki T, Osborne TF, Aburatani H, Node K, Sakai J*.
    Spatiotemporal dynamics of SETD5-containing NCoR-HDAC3 complex determines enhancer activation for adipogenesis.
    Nature Commun , 12, 7045, 2021  [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  13. Sugiyama T, Murao N, Kadowaki H, Takao K, Miyakawa T, Matsushita Y, Katagiri T, Futatsugi A, Shinmyo Y, Kawasaki H, Sakai J, Shiomi K, Nakazato M, Takeda K, Mikoshiba K, Ploegh H.L, Ichijo H, Nishitoh H.
    ERAD components Derlin-1 and Derlin-2 are essential for postnatal brain development and motor function.
    iScience, 24, 102758, 2021 July  [DOI] [Journal Web Site]
  14. Suzuki T, Hayashi M, Komatsu T, Tanioka A, Nagasawa M, Tanimura-Inagaki K, Mohammad Sharifur Rahman, Masuda S, Yusa K, Sakai J, Shibata H, Inagaki T.
    Measurement of the nuclear concentration of α-ketoglutarate during adipocyte differentiation by using a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based biosensor with nuclear localization signals.
    Endocrine Journal 68, 1429-1438, 2021. [DOI]
  15. Yoneshiro T, Kataoka N, Walejko JM, Ikeda K, Brown Z, Yoneshiro M, Crown SB, Osawa T, Sakai J, McGarrah RW, White PJ, Nakamura K, Kajimura S.
    Metabolic flexibility via mitochondrial BCAA carrier SLC25A44 is required for optimal fever.
    eLife , 10:e66865, 2021 May  [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  16. Zhang J*, Matsumura Y*,**, Kano Y, Yoshida A, Kawamura T, Hirakawa H, Inagaki T, Tanaka T, Kimura H, Yanagi S, Fukami K, Doi T, Osborne TF, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J**. (* equal contribution, ** corresponding author)
    Ubiquitination dependent and independent repression of target genes by SETDB1 reveals a context dependent role for its methyltransferase activity during adipogenesis.
    Gene to Cells , 26, 513-529, 2021 May  [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  17. Muramatsu M, Osawa T, Miyamura Y, Nakagawa S, Tanaka T, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Ryeom S, Minami T.
    Loss of Down syndrome critical region-1 leads to cholesterol metabolic dysfunction that exaggerates hypercholesterolemia in ApoE-null background.
    J Biol Chem, 296,100697, 2021 Apr  [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  18. Shiono A, Sasaki H, Sekine R, Abe Y, Matsumura Y, Inagaki T, Tanaka T, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Takagi H.
    PPARα activation directly upregulates thrombomodulin in the diabetic retina.
    Sci Rep. 2020 July 2; 10(1):10837.  [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  19. Sasaki Y, Asahiyama M, Tanaka T, Yamamoto S, Murakami K, Kamiya W1, Matsumura Y, Osawa T, Anai M, Fruchart JC, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Kodama T.
    Pemafibrate, a selective PPARα modulator, prevents non-alcoholic steatohepatitis development without reducing the hepatic triglyceride content.
    Sci Rep. 2020 May 8;10:7818. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  20. Sasaki Y, Raza-Iqbal S, Tanaka T, Murakami K, Anai M, Osawa T, Matsumura Y, Sakai J, Kodama T.
    Gene Expression Profiles Induced by a Novel Selective Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α Modulator (SPPARMα) Pemafibrate.
    Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Nov 13;20(22):5682. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  21. Osawa T, Shimamura T, Saito K, Hasegawa Y, Ishii N, Nishida M, Ando R, Kondo A, Anwar M, Tsuchida R, Hino S, Sakamoto A, Igarashi K, Saitoh K, Kato K, Endo K, Yamano S, Kanki Y, Matsumura Y, Minami T, Tanaka T, Anai M, Wada Y, Wanibuchi H, Hayashi M, Hamada A, Yoshida M, Yachida S, Nakao M, Sakai J, Aburatani H, Shibuya M, Hanada K, Miyano S, Soga T, Kodama T.
    Phosphoethanolamine Accumulation Protects Cancer Cells under Glutamine Starvation through Downregulation of PCYT2.
    Cell Rep. 2019 Oct, 1;29 :89-103.e7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  22. Nagai N, Ohguchi H, Nakaki R, Matsumura Y, Kanki Y, Sakai J, Aburatani H, Minami T.
    Downregulation of ERG and FLI1 expression in endothelial cells triggers endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
    PLoS Genet. 2018 Nov 30;14(11):e1007826.. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007826. eCollection 2018 Nov. [DOI] [PubMed][Journal Web Site]
  23. Tachibana K, Yuzuriha T, Tabata R, Fukuda S, Maegawa T, Takahashi R, Tanimoto K, Tsujino H, Nunomura K, Lin B, Matsuura Y, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Kobayashi T, Ishimoto K, Miyachi H, Doi T.
    Discovery of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) activators with a ligand-screening system using a human PPARα-expressing cell line. J Biol Chem.2018 May 15, 293(26):10333-10343, doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.002077 [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  24. Abe Y, Fujiwara Y, Takahashi H, Matsumura Y, Sawada T, Jiang S, Nakaki R, Uchida A, Nagao N, Naito M, Kajimura S, Kimura H, Osborne TF, Aburatani H, Kodama T, Inagaki T, Sakai J* (* corresponding authors).
    Histone demethylase JMJD1A coordinates acute and chronic adaptation to cold stress via thermogenic phospho-switch.
    Nat Commun.2018 Apr 19;9(1):1566. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03868-8. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  25. Yamamoto R, Osawa T, Sasaki Y, Yamamoto S, Anai M, Izumi K, Matsumura , Sakai J, Aburatani H, Mizokami A, Kodama T, Tanaka T.
    Overexpression of p54(nrb)/NONO induces differential EPHA6 splicing and contributes to castration-resistant prostate cancer growth.
    Oncotarget. 2018 Jan 8;9(12):10510-10524. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24063. eCollection 2018 Feb 13. [Journal Web Site]
  26. Ishimoto K, Hayase A, Kumagai F, Kawai M, Okuno H, Hino N, Okada Y, Kawamura T, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Tachibana K, Doi T.
    Degradation of human Lipin-1 by BTRC E3 ubiquitin ligase.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Jun 17;488(1):159-164. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.159. Epub 2017 May 5. [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  27. Nakatsuka T, Tateishi K, Kudo Y, Yamamoto K, Nakagawa H, Fujiwara H, Takahashi R, Miyabayashi K, Asaoka Y, Tanaka Y, Ijichi H, Hirata Y, Otsuka M, Kato M, Sakai J, Tachibana M, Aburatani H, Shinkai Y, Koike K.
    Impact of histone demethylase KDM3A-dependent AP-1 transactivity on hepatotumorigenesis induced by PI3K activation.
    Oncogene. 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.222. [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  28. Yeyati PL, Schiller R, Mali G, Kasioulis I, Kawamura A, Adams IR, Playfoot C, Gilbert N, van Heyningen V, Wills J, von Kriegsheim A, Finch A, Sakai J, Schofield CJ, Jackson IJ, Mill P.
    KDM3A coordinates actin dynamics with intraflagellar transport to regulate cilia stability.
    J Cell Biol. 2017 Feb 28. pii: jcb.201607032. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201607032. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28246120 [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  29. Kondo A, Yamamoto S, Nakaki R, Shimamura T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Yoshida T, Aburatani H, Osawa T.
    Extracellular Acidic pH Activates the Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein 2 to Promote Tumor Progression.
    Cell Rep. Feb 28;18(9):2228-2242. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.006. [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  30. Asano L, Watanabe M, Ryoden Y, Usuda K, Yamaguchi T, Khambu B, Takashima M, Sato SI, Sakai J, Nagasawa K, Uesugi M
    Vitamin D Metabolite, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Regulates Lipid Metabolism by Inducing Degradation of SREBP/SCAP
    Cell Chemical Biology 2017 [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  31. Okamoto K, Yamasaki M, Takao K, Soya S, Iwasaki M, Sasaki K, Magoori K, Sakakibara I, Miyakawa T, Mieda M, Watanabe M, Sakai J, Yanagisawa M, Sakurai T.
    QRFP-Deficient Mice Are Hypophagic, Lean, Hypoactive and Exhibit Increased Anxiety-Like Behavior.
    PLoS One 2016 11, e0164716 [DOI] [PubMed]
  32. Ishimoto K, Kawamata N, Uchihara Y, Okubo M, Fujimoto R, Gotoh E, Kakinouchi K, Mizohata E, Hino N, Okada Y, Mochizuki Y, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Inoue T, Tachibana K, Doi T
    Ubiquitination of Lysine 867 of the Human SETDB1 Protein Upregulates Its Histone H3 Lysine 9 (H3K9) Methyltransferase Activity
    PLoS One 2016 11, e0165766 [DOI] [PubMed]
  33. Hachiya R, Shiihashi T, Shirakawa I, Iwasaki Y, Matsumura Y, Oishi Y, Nakayama Y, Miyamoto Y, Manabe I, Ochi K, Tanaka M, Goda N, Sakai J, Suganami T, Ogawa Y.
    The H3K9 methyltransferase Setdb1 regulates TLR4-mediated inflammatory responses in macrophages.
    Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 28. doi: 10.1038/srep28845. [DOI] [PubMed]
  34. Inagaki T,Sakai J, Kajimura S
    Transcriptional and epigenetic control of Brown/Beige adipocyte development
    Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2016 Jun 2. doi: 10.1038/nrm.2016.62. [Epub ahead of print] [DOI] [PubMed]
  35. Ohguchi H, Hideshima T, Bhasin MK, Gorgun GT, Santo L, Cea M, Mimura N, Suzuki R, Tai Y-T, Carrasco RD, Raje N, Richardson PG, Harigae H, Sanda T, Sakai J, Anderson KC
    The KDM3A-KLF2-IRF4 axis maintains myeloma cell survival.
    Nature Commun. 2016 Jan 5;7:10258. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10258. [DOI] [PubMed]
  36. Matsumura Y*, Nakaki R, Inagaki T, Yoshida A, Kano Y, Kimura H, Tanaka T, Tsutsumi S, Nakao M, Doi T, Fukami K, Osborne TF, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J* (* corresponding authors)
    H3K4/H3K9me3 Bivalent Chromatin Domains Targeted by Lineage-specific DNA Methylation Pauses Adipocyte Differentiation
    Mol Cell. 2015 Nov 19;60(4):584-96. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.10.025. [DOI] [PubMed]
  37. Tachibana K, Gotoh E, Kawamata N, Ishimoto K, Uchihara Y, Iwanari H, Sugiyama A, Kawamura T, Mochizuki Y, Tanaka T, Sakai J, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Analysis of the subcellular localization of the human histone methyltransferase SETDB1.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2015 Aug 18. pii: S0006-291X(15)30455-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.08.065. [Epub ahead of print] [DOI] [PubMed]
  38. Raza-Iqbal S, Tanaka T, Anai M, Inagaki T, Matsumura Y, Ikeda K, Taguchi A, Gonzalez FJ, Sakai J, Kodama T.
    Transcriptome Analysis of K-877 (a Novel Selective PPARα Modulator (SPPARMα))-Regulated Genes in Primary Human Hepatocytes and the Mouse Liver.
    J Atheroscler Thromb.. 2015 Aug 26;22(8):754-72. doi: 10.5551/jat.28720. Epub 2015 Jun 4. PMID: 26040752 Free Article [DOI] [PubMed]
  39. Abe Y1, Rozqie R1, Matsumura Y, Kawamura T, Nakaki R, Tsurutani Y, Tanimura-Inagaki K, Shiono A, Magoori K, Nakamura K, Ogi S, Kajimura S, Kimura H, Tanaka T, Fukami K, Osborne TF, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Inagaki* T, Sakai* J. JMJD1A is a signal-sensing scaffold that regulates acute chromatin dynamics via SWI/SNF association for thermogenesis. (1 equal contribution, * corresponding authors)
    “JMJD1A is a signal-sensing scaffold that regulates acute chromatin dynamics via SWI/SNF association for thermogenesis”
    Nature Comm. 6:7052, 2015 [DOI] [PubMed]
  40. Inagaki T1,2, Iwasaki S1, Matsumura Y, Kawamura T, Tanaka T, Abe Y, Yamasaki A, Tsurutani Y, Yoshida A, Chikaoka Y, Nakamura K, Magoori K, Nakaki R, Osborne TF, Fukami K, Aburatani H, Kodama T, Sakai J2 (1 equal contribution, 2 corresponding authors)
    The FBXL10/KDM2B Scaffolding Protein Associates with Novel Polycomb Repressive Complex-1 to Regulate Adipogenesis
    J Biol Chem. 2015 Feb 13;290(7):4163-77. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.626929. Epub 2014 Dec 22. [DOI] [PubMed]
  41. Tanaka T, Tahara-Hanaoka S, Nabekura T, Ikeda K, Jiang S, Tsutsumi S, Inagaki T, Magoori K, Higurashi T, Takahashi H, Tachibana K, Tsurutani Y, Raza S, Anai M, Minami T, Wada Y, Yokote K, Doi T, Hamakubo T, Johan A, J. GF, Nakajima A, Aburatani H, Naito M, Shibuya A, Kodama T, Sakai J* (* corresponding authors)
    PPAR beta/delta activation of CD300a controls intestinal immunity.
    Scientific Reports 4, 5412, 2014. [DOI] [PubMed]
  42. Maejima T, Inoue T, Kanki Y, Kohro T, Li G, Ohta Y, Kimura H, Kobayashi M, Taguchi A, Tsutsumi S, Iwanari H, Yamamoto S, Aruga H, Dong S, Stevens JF, Poh HM, Yamamoto K, Kawamura T, Mimura I, Suehiro J, Sugiyama A, Kaneki K, Shibata H, Yoshinaka Y, Doi T, Asanuma A, Tanabe S, Tanaka T, Minami T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Nozaki N, Aburatani H, Nangaku M, Ruan X, Tanabe H, Ruan Y, Ihara S, Endo A, Kodama T, Wada Y.
    Direct Evidence for Pitavastatin Induced Chromatin Structure Change in the KLF4 Gene in Endothelial Cells
    PLoS One. 2014 May 05;9(5):e96005 [Epub ahead of print]PLoS One. [DOI] [PubMed]
  43. Matsumura Y, Sakai J, Skach WR.
    Endoplasmic reticulum protein quality control is determined by cooperative interactions between Hsp/c70 and the CHIP E3 ligase
    J Biol Chem. 2013 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] [DOI] [PubMed]
  44. Tachibana K, Takeuchi K, Inada H, Sugimoto K, Ishimoto K, Yamashita M, Maegawa T, Yamasaki D, Osada S, Tanaka T, Rakugi H, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Human mannose-binding lectin 2 is directly regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors via a peroxisome proliferator responsive element.
    J Biochem. 2013, 154, 265-273. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvt050. Epub 2013 May 27. [DOI] [PubMed]
  45. Mimura I, Nangaku M, Kanki Y, Tsutsumi S, Inoue T, Kohro T, Yamamoto S, Fujita T, Shimamura T, Suehiro JI, Taguchi A, Kobayashi M, Tanimura K, Inagaki T, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Aburatani H, Kodama T, Wada Y.
    Dynamic change of the chromatin conformation in response to hypoxia enhances the expression of GLUT3 (SLC2A3) by cooperative interaction of HIF1 and KDM3A.
    Mol Cell Biol. 32, 3018-3032, 2012 [Epub 2012 May 29.] [DOI] [PubMed]
  46. Nakae J, Cao Y, Hakuno F, Takemori H, Kawano Y, Sekioka R, Abe T, Kiyonari H, Tanaka T, Sakai J, Takahashi SI, Itoh H.
    Novel repressor regulates insulin sensitivity through interaction with Foxo1.
    EMBO J. 31, 2275-2295, 2012. [Epub 2012 Apr 17] [DOI] [PubMed]
  47. Waki H, Nakamura M, Yamauchi T, Wakabayashi K, Yu J, Hirose-Yotsuya L, Take K, Sun W, Iwabu M, Okada-Iwabu M, Fujita T, Aoyama T, Tsutsumi S, Ueki K, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author), Aburatani H*, Kadowaki T*.
    Global mapping of cell type-specific open chromatin by FAIRE-seq reveals the regulatory role of the NFI family in adipocyte differentiation.
    PLoS Genet. 2011 Oct;7(10):e1002311. Epub 2011 Oct 20. [DOI] [PubMed]
  48. Matsumura Y, David LL, Skach WR.
    Role of Hsc70 binding cycle in CFTR folding and endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation.
    Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Aug 15;22(16):2797-809. Epub 2011 Jun 22. [DOI] [PubMed]
  49. Yamasaki D, Kawabe N, Nakamura H, Tachibana K, Ishimoto K, Tanaka T, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Fenofibrate suppresses growth of the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell via PPARalpha-independent mechanisms.
    Eur J Cell Biol. 2011 Aug;90(8):657-64. Epub 2011 Apr 21. [DOI] [PubMed]
  50. Ishimoto K, Tachibana K, Hanano I, Yamasaki D, Nakamura H, Kawai M, Urano Y, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Sterol-regulatory-element-binding protein 2 and nuclear factor Y control human farnesyl diphosphate synthase expression and affect cell proliferation in hepatoblastoma cells.
    Biochem J. 2010 Jul 15;429(2):347-57. [DOI] [PubMed]
  51. Kuwahara A, Hirabayashi Y, Knoepfler PS, Taketo MM, Sakai J, Kodama T, Gotoh Y.
    Wnt signaling and its downstream target N-myc regulate basal progenitors in the developing neocortex.
    Development. 2010 Apr;137(7):1035-44. [DOI] [PubMed]
  52. Okamura M, Inagaki T, Tanaka T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Role of histone methylation and demethylation in adipogenesis and obesity.
    Organogenesis. 2010 Jan-Mar;6(1):24-32. [PubMed]
  53. Tachibana K, Takeuchi K, Inada H, Yamasaki D, Ishimoto K, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Regulation of the human SLC25A20 expression by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha in human hepatoblastoma cells.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Nov 20;389(3):501-5. Epub 2009 Sep 11. [DOI] [PubMed]
  54. Kamisuki S, Mao Q, Abu-Elheiga L, Gu Z, Kugimiya A, Kwon Y, Shinohara T, Kawazoe Y, Sato S, Asakura K, Choo HY, Sakai J, Wakil SJ, Uesugi M.
    A small molecule that blocks fat synthesis by inhibiting the activation of SREBP.
    Chem Biol. 2009 Aug 28;16(8):882-92. [DOI] [PubMed]
  55. Ishimoto K, Nakamura H, Tachibana K, Yamasaki D, Ota A, Hirano K, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Sterol-mediated regulation of human lipin 1 gene expression in hepatoblastoma cells.
    J Biol Chem. 2009 Aug 14;284(33):22195-205. Epub 2009 Jun 24. [DOI] [PubMed]
  56. Inagaki T, Tachibana M, Magoori K, Kudo H, Tanaka T, Okamura M, Naito M, Kodama T, Shinkai Y, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Obesity and metabolic syndrome in histone demethylase JHDM2a-deficient mice.
    Genes Cells. 2009 Aug;14(8):991-1001. Epub 2009 Jul 15. [DOI] [PubMed]
  57. Wakabayashi K, Okamura M, Tsutsumi S, Nishikawa NS, Tanaka T, Sakakibara I, Kitakami J, Ihara S, Hashimoto Y, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma/retinoid X receptor alpha heterodimer targets the histone modification enzyme PR-Set7/Setd8 gene and regulates adipogenesis through a positive feedback loop.
    Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;29(13):3544-55. Epub 2009 May 4. [DOI] [PubMed]
  58. Okamura M, Kudo H, Wakabayashi K, Tanaka T, Nonaka A, Uchida A, Tsutsumi S, Sakakibara I, Naito M, Osborne TF, Hamakubo T, Ito S, Aburatani H, Yanagisawa M, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    COUP-TFII acts downstream of Wnt/beta-catenin signal to silence PPARgamma gene expression and repress adipogenesis.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 7;106(14):5819-24. Epub 2009 Mar 23. [DOI] [PubMed]
  59. Kazawa T, Kawasaki T, Sakamoto A, Imamura M, Ohashi R, Jiang S, Tanaka T, Iwanari H, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Naito M.
    Expression of liver X receptor alpha and lipid metabolism in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-induced human monocyte-derived macrophage.
    Pathol Int. 2009 Mar;59(3):152-60. [DOI] [PubMed]
  60. Sakakibara I, Fujino T, Ishii M, Tanaka T, Shimosawa T, Miura S, Zhang W, Tokutake Y, Yamamoto J, Awano M, Iwasaki S, Motoike T, Okamura M, Inagaki T, Kita K, Ezaki O, Naito M, Kuwaki T, Chohnan S, Yamamoto TT, Hammer RE, Kodama T, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Fasting-induced hypothermia and reduced energy production in mice lacking acetyl-CoA synthetase 2.
    Cell Metab. 2009 Feb;9(2):191-202. [DOI] [PubMed]
  61. Tachibana K, Anzai N, Ueda C, Katayama T, Yamasaki D, Kirino T, Takahashi R, Ishimoto K, Komori H, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Ueda Y, Arai H, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Regulation of the human PDZK1 expression by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha.
    FEBS Lett. 2008 Nov 26;582(28):3884-8. Epub 2008 Oct 26. [DOI] [PubMed]
  62. Inagaki T, Lin VY, Goetz R, Mohammadi M, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA.
    Inhibition of growth hormone signaling by the fasting-induced hormone FGF21.
    Cell Metab. 2008 Jul;8(1):77-83. [DOI] [PubMed]
  63. Ohguchi H, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Magoori K, Kudo H, Kim I, Daigo K, Sakakibara I, Okamura M, Harigae H, Sasaki T, Osborne TF, Gonzalez FJ, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha contributes to thyroid hormone homeostasis by cooperatively regulating the type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase gene with GATA4 and Kruppel-like transcription factor 9.
    Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jun;28(12):3917-31. Epub 2008 Apr 21. [DOI] [PubMed]
  64. Iguchi H, Urashima Y, Inagaki Y, Ikeda Y, Okamura M, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Yamamoto TT, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    SOX6 suppresses cyclin D1 promoter activity by interacting with beta-catenin and histone deacetylase 1, and its down-regulation induces pancreatic beta-cell proliferation.
    J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun 29;282(26):19052-61. Epub 2007 Apr 4. [DOI] [PubMed]
  65. Takahashi S, Tanaka T, Sakai J.
    New therapeutic target for metabolic syndrome: PPARdelta.
    Endocr J. 2007 Jun;54(3):347-57. Epub 2007 Apr 3. [PubMed]
  66. Sumi K, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Magoori K, Urashima Y, Ohashi R, Ohguchi H, Okamura M, Kudo H, Daigo K, Maejima T, Kojima N, Sakakibara I, Jiang S, Hasegawa G, Kim I, Osborne TF, Naito M, Gonzalez FJ, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Cooperative interaction between hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha and GATA transcription factors regulates ATP-binding cassette sterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8.
    Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;27(12):4248-60. Epub 2007 Apr 2. [DOI] [PubMed]
  67. Sakamoto A, Kawasaki T, Kazawa T, Ohashi R, Jiang S, Maejima T, Tanaka T, Iwanari H, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Naito M.
    Expression of liver X receptor alpha in rat fetal tissues at different developmental stages.
    J Histochem Cytochem. 2007 Jun;55(6):641-9. Epub 2007 Mar 6. [DOI] [PubMed]
  68. Inagaki T, Dutchak P, Zhao G, Ding X, Gautron L, Parameswara V, Li Y, Goetz R, Mohammadi M, Esser V, Elmquist JK, Gerard RD, Burgess SC, Hammer RE, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA.
    Endocrine regulation of the fasting response by PPARalpha-mediated induction of fibroblast growth factor 21.
    Cell Metab. 2007 Jun;5(6):415-25. [DOI] [PubMed]
  69. Tachibana K, Katayama T, Ueda C, Sumitomo M, Tagami M, Ishimoto K, Yamasaki D, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Obika S, Imanishi T, Doi T.
    Antisense activity of 2′,4′-BNA targeted to PPAR gamma in THP-1 and HCT116 cells.
    Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf). 2007;(51):441-2. [DOI] [PubMed]
  70. Ishimoto K, Tachibana K, Sumitomo M, Omote S, Hanano I, Yamasaki D, Watanabe Y, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Identification of human low-density lipoprotein receptor as a novel target gene regulated by liver X receptor alpha.
    FEBS Lett. 2006 Sep 4;580(20):4929-33. Epub 2006 Aug 14. [DOI] [PubMed]
  71. Takahashi S, Tanaka T, Kodama T, Sakai J.
    Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARdelta), a novel target site for drug discovery in metabolic syndrome.
    Pharmacol Res. 2006 Jun;53(6):501-7. Epub 2006 Mar 29. [DOI] [PubMed]
  72. Takayasu S, Sakurai T, Iwasaki S, Teranishi H, Yamanaka A, Williams SC, Iguchi H, Kawasawa YI, Ikeda Y, Sakakibara I, Ohno K, Ioka RX, Murakami S, Dohmae N, Xie J, Suda T, Motoike T, Ohuchi T, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    A neuropeptide ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR103 regulates feeding, behavioral arousal, and blood pressure in mice.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 9;103(19):7438-43. Epub 2006 Apr 28. [DOI] [PubMed]
  73. Tanaka T, Jiang S, Hotta H, Takano K, Iwanari H, Sumi K, Daigo K, Ohashi R, Sugai M, Ikegame C, Umezu H, Hirayama Y, Midorikawa Y, Hippo Y, Watanabe A, Uchiyama Y, Hasegawa G, Reid P, Aburatani H, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Naito M, Kodama T.
    Dysregulated expression of P1 and P2 promoter-driven hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha in the pathogenesis of human cancer.
    J Pathol. 2006 Apr;208(5):662-72. [DOI] [PubMed]
  74. Inagaki T, Moschetta A, Lee YK, Peng L, Zhao G, Downes M, Yu RT, Shelton JM, Richardson JA, Repa JJ, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA.
    Regulation of antibacterial defense in the small intestine by the nuclear bile acid receptor.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Mar 7;103(10):3920-5. Epub 2006 Feb 10. [DOI] [PubMed]
  75. Tachibana K, Anzai N, Ueda C, Katayama T, Kirino T, Takahashi R, Yamasaki D, Ishimoto K, Tanaka T, Hamakubo T, Ueda Y, Arai H, Sakai J, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Analysis of PPAR alpha function in human kidney cell line using siRNA.
    Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf). 2006;(50):257-8. [DOI] [PubMed]
  76. Iguchi H, Ikeda Y, Okamura M, Tanaka T, Urashima Y, Ohguchi H, Takayasu S, Kojima N, Iwasaki S, Ohashi R, Jiang S, Hasegawa G, Ioka RX, Magoori K, Sumi K, Maejima T, Uchida A, Naito M, Osborne TF, Yanagisawa M, Yamamoto TT, Kodama T,  Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    SOX6 attenuates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by repressing PDX1 transcriptional activity and is down-regulated in hyperinsulinemic obese mice.
    J Biol Chem. 2005 Nov 11;280(45):37669-80. Epub 2005 Sep 7. [DOI] [PubMed]
  77. Tachibana K, Kobayashi Y, Tanaka T, Tagami M, Sugiyama A, Katayama T, Ueda C, Yamasaki D, Ishimoto K, Sumitomo M, Uchiyama Y, Kohro T, Sakai J, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Doi T.
    Gene expression profiling of potential peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) target genes in human hepatoblastoma cell lines inducibly expressing different PPAR isoforms.
    Nucl Recept. 2005 Oct 3;3:3. Epub 2005 Oct 3. [DOI] [PubMed]
  78. Inagaki T, Choi M, Moschetta A, Peng L, Cummins CL, McDonald JG, Luo G, Jones SA, Goodwin B, Richardson JA, Gerard RD, Repa JJ, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA.
    Fibroblast growth factor 15 functions as an enterohepatic signal to regulate bile acid homeostasis.
    Cell Metab. 2005 Oct;2(4):217-25. [DOI] [PubMed]
  79. Ikeda Y, Iguchi H, Nakata M, Ioka RX, Tanaka T, Iwasaki S, Magoori K, Takayasu S, Yamamoto TT, Kodama T, Yada T, Sakurai T, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Identification of N-arachidonylglycine, U18666A, and 4-androstene-3,17-dione as novel insulin Secretagogues.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Aug 5;333(3):778-86. [DOI] [PubMed]
  80. Iwasaki T, Takahashi S, Takahashi M, Zenimaru Y, Kujiraoka T, Ishihara M, Nagano M, Suzuki J, Miyamori I, Naiki H, Sakai J, Fujino T, Miller NE, Yamamoto TT, Hattori H.
    Deficiency of the very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: insulin dependency of the VLDL receptor.
    Endocrinology. 2005 Aug;146(8):3286-94. Epub 2005 May 5. [DOI] [PubMed]
  81. Oike Y, Akao M, Yasunaga K, Yamauchi T, Morisada T, Ito Y, Urano T, Kimura Y, Kubota Y, Maekawa H, Miyamoto T, Miyata K, Matsumoto S, Sakai J, Nakagata N, Takeya M, Koseki H, Ogawa Y, Kadowaki T, Suda T.
    Angiopoietin-related growth factor antagonizes obesity and insulin resistance.
    Nat Med. 2005 Apr;11(4):400-8. Epub 2005 Mar 20. [DOI] [PubMed]
  82. Yamamoto J, Ikeda Y, Iguchi H, Fujino T, Tanaka T, Asaba H, Iwasaki S, Ioka RX, Kaneko IW, Magoori K, Takahashi S, Mori T, Sakaue H, Kodama T, Yanagisawa M, Yamamoto TT, Ito S, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    A Kruppel-like factor KLF15 contributes fasting-induced transcriptional activation of mitochondrial acetyl-CoA synthetase gene AceCS2.
    J Biol Chem. 2004 Apr 23;279(17):16954-62. Epub 2004 Feb 10. [DOI] [PubMed]
  83. Takahashi S, Sakai J, Fujino T, Hattori H, Zenimaru Y, Suzuki J, Miyamori I, Yamamoto TT.
    The very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor: characterization and functions as a peripheral lipoprotein receptor.
    J Atheroscler Thromb. 2004;11(4):200-8. [PubMed]
  84. Tanaka T, Yamamoto J, Iwasaki S, Asaba H, Hamura H, Ikeda Y, Watanabe M, Magoori K, Ioka RX, Tachibana K, Watanabe Y, Uchiyama Y, Sumi K, Iguchi H, Ito S, Doi T, Hamakubo T, Naito M, Auwerx J, Yanagisawa M, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta induces fatty acid beta-oxidation in skeletal muscle and attenuates metabolic syndrome.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 23;100(26):15924-9. Epub 2003 Dec 15. [DOI] [PubMed]
  85. Fujino T, Ikeda Y, Osborne TF, Takahashi S, Yamamoto TT, Sakai J.
    Sources of Acetyl-CoA: Acetyl-CoA Synthetase 1 and 2.
    Curr Med Chem. 2003;3(3):207-210. [DOI]
  86. Takahashi S, Sakai J, Fujino T, Miyamori I, Yamamoto TT.
    The very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor–a peripheral lipoprotein receptor for remnant lipoproteins into fatty acid active tissues.
    Mol Cell Biochem. 2003 Jun;248(1-2):121-7. [PubMed]
  87. Magoori K, Kang MJ, Ito MR, Kakuuchi H, Ioka RX, Kamataki A, Kim DH, Asaba H, Iwasaki S, Takei YA, Sasaki M, Usui S, Okazaki M, Takahashi S, Ono M, Nose M, Sakai J, Fujino T, Yamamoto TT.
    Severe hypercholesterolemia, impaired fat tolerance, and advanced atherosclerosis in mice lacking both low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 and apolipoprotein E.
    J Biol Chem. 2003 Mar 28;278(13):11331-6. Epub 2002 Dec 31. [DOI] [PubMed]
  88. Ioka RX, Kang MJ, Kamiyama S, Kim DH, Magoori K, Kamataki A, Ito Y, Takei YA, Sasaki M, Suzuki T, Sasano H, Takahashi S, Sakai J, Fujino T, Yamamoto TT.
    Expression cloning and characterization of a novel glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high density lipoprotein-binding protein, GPI-HBP1.
    J Biol Chem. 2003 Feb 28;278(9):7344-9. Epub 2002 Dec 20. [DOI] [PubMed]
  89. Fujino T, Asaba H, Kang MJ, Ikeda Y, Sone H, Takada S, Kim DH, Ioka RX, Ono M, Tomoyori H, Okubo M, Murase T, Kamataki A, Yamamoto J, Magoori K, Takahashi S, Miyamoto Y, Oishi H, Nose M, Okazaki M, Usui S, Imaizumi K, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author), Yamamoto TT*.
    Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) is essential for normal cholesterol metabolism and glucose-induced insulin secretion.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jan 7;100(1):229-34. Epub 2002 Dec 30. [DOI] [PubMed]
  90. Gong JS, Sawamura N, Zou K, Sakai J, Yanagisawa K, Michikawa M.
    Amyloid beta-protein affects cholesterol metabolism in cultured neurons: implications for pivotal role of cholesterol in the amyloid cascade.
    J Neurosci Res. 2002 Nov 1;70(3):438-46. [DOI] [PubMed]
  91. Kamataki A, Takahashi S, Masamura K, Iwasaki T, Hattori H, Naiki H, Yamada K, Suzuki J, Miyamori I, Sakai J, Fujino T, Yamamoto TT.
    Remnant lipoprotein particles are taken up into myocardium through VLDL receptor–a possible mechanism for cardiac fatty acid metabolism.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2002 May 10;293(3):1007-13. [DOI] [PubMed]
  92. Fujino T, Takei YA, Sone H, Ioka RX, Kamataki A, Magoori K, Takahashi S, Sakai J, Yamamoto TT.
    Molecular identification and characterization of two medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetases, MACS1 and the Sa gene product.
    J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 21;276(38):35961-6. Epub 2001 Jul 24. [DOI] [PubMed]
  93. Ikeda Y, Yamamoto J, Okamura M, Fujino T, Takahashi S, Takeuchi K, Osborne TF, Yamamoto TT, Ito S, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).
    Transcriptional regulation of the murine acetyl-CoA synthetase 1 gene through multiple clustered binding sites for sterol regulatory element-binding proteins and a single neighboring site for Sp1.
    J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 7;276(36):34259-69. Epub 2001 Jul 2. [DOI] [PubMed]
  94. Sakai J, Rawson RB.
    The sterol regulatory element-binding protein pathway: control of lipid homeostasis through regulated intracellular transport.
    Curr Opin Lipidol. 2001 Jun;12(3):261-6. Review. [PubMed]
  95. Kosaka S, Takahashi S, Masamura K, Kanehara H, Sakai J, Tohda G, Okada E, Oida K, Iwasaki T, Hattori H, Kodama T, Yamamoto T, Miyamori I.
    Evidence of macrophage foam cell formation by very low-density lipoprotein receptor: interferon-gamma inhibition of very low-density lipoprotein receptor expression and foam cell formation in macrophages.
    Circulation. 2001 Feb 27;103(8):1142-7. [DOI] [PubMed]
  96. Lund EG, Kerr TA, Sakai J, Li WP, Russell DW.
    cDNA cloning of mouse and human cholesterol 25-hydroxylases, polytopic membrane proteins that synthesize a potent oxysterol regulator of lipid metabolism.
    J Biol Chem. 1998 Dec 18;273(51):34316-27. [DOI] [PubMed]
  97. Sakai J, Rawson RB, Espenshade PJ, Cheng D, Seegmiller AC, Goldstein JL, Brown MS.
    Molecular identification of the sterol-regulated luminal protease that cleaves SREBPs and controls lipid composition of animal cells.
    Mol Cell. 1998 Oct;2(4):505-14. [DOI] [PubMed]
  98. Iijima H, Miyazawa M, Sakai J, Magoori K, Ito MR, Suzuki H, Nose M, Kawarabayasi Y, Yamamoto TT.
    Expression and characterization of a very low density lipoprotein receptor variant lacking the O-linked sugar region generated by alternative splicing.
    J Biochem. 1998 Oct;124(4):747-55. [PubMed]
  99. Duncan EA, Davé UP, Sakai J, Goldstein JL, Brown MS.
    Second-site cleavage in sterol regulatory element-binding protein occurs at transmembrane junction as determined by cysteine panning.
    J Biol Chem. 1998 Jul 10;273(28):17801-9. [DOI] [PubMed]
  100. Sakai J, Nohturfft A, Goldstein JL, Brown MS.
    Cleavage of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) at site-1 requires interaction with SREBP cleavage-activating protein. Evidence from in vivo competition studies.
    J Biol Chem. 1998 Mar 6;273(10):5785-93. [DOI] [PubMed]
  101. Rawson RB, Zelenski NG, Nijhawan D, Ye J, Sakai J, Hasan MT, Chang TY, Brown MS, Goldstein JL.
    Complementation cloning of S2P, a gene encoding a putative metalloprotease required for intramembrane cleavage of SREBPs.
    Mol Cell. 1997 Dec;1(1):47-57. [DOI] [PubMed]
  102. Sakai J, Nohturfft A, Cheng D, Ho YK, Brown MS, Goldstein JL.
    Identification of complexes between the COOH-terminal domains of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) and SREBP cleavage-activating protein.
    J Biol Chem. 1997 Aug 8;272(32):20213-21. [DOI] [PubMed]
  103. Duncan EA, Brown MS, Goldstein JL, Sakai J.
    Cleavage site for sterol-regulated protease localized to a leu-Ser bond in the lumenal loop of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2.
    J Biol Chem. 1997 May 9;272(19):12778-85. [DOI] [PubMed]
  104. Sakai J, Duncan EA, Rawson RB, Hua X, Brown MS, Goldstein JL.
    Sterol-regulated release of SREBP-2 from cell membranes requires two sequential cleavages, one within a transmembrane segment.
    Cell. 1996 Jun 28;85(7):1037-46. [DOI] [PubMed]
  105. Hua X, Sakai J, Brown MS, Goldstein JL.
    Regulated cleavage of sterol regulatory element binding proteins requires sequences on both sides of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
    J Biol Chem. 1996 Apr 26;271(17):10379-84. [DOI] [PubMed]
  106. Kim DH, Iijima H, Goto K, Sakai J, Ishii H, Kim HJ, Suzuki H, Kondo H, Saeki S, Yamamoto T.
    Human apolipoprotein E receptor 2. A novel lipoprotein receptor of the low density lipoprotein receptor family predominantly expressed in brain.
    J Biol Chem. 1996 Apr 5;271(14):8373-80. [DOI] [PubMed]
  107. Wang X, Zelenski NG, Yang J, Sakai J, Brown MS, Goldstein JL.
    Cleavage of sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) by CPP32 during apoptosis.
    EMBO J. 1996 Mar 1;15(5):1012-20. [PubMed]
  108. Hua X, Sakai J, Ho YK, Goldstein JL, Brown MS.
    Hairpin orientation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 in cell membranes as determined by protease protection.
    J Biol Chem. 1995 Dec 8;270(49):29422-7. [DOI] [PubMed]
  109. Yamamoto T, Hoshino A, Takahashi S, Kawarabayasi Y, Iijima H, Sakai J.
    The role of the very low density lipoprotein receptor in the metabolism of plasma lipoproteins containing ApoE.
    Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1995 Jan 17;748:217-24; discussion 224-5. [DOI] [PubMed]
  110. Yamamoto T, Sakai J.
    The VLDL receptor and related molecules: Role and function.
    Atherosclerosis X. Amsterdam 1995:457-460.
  111. Jokinen E, Sakai J, Yamamoto T, Hobbs HH.
    CGG triple repeat polymorphism in VLDL receptor (VLDL-R) gene.
    Hum Mol Genet. 1994 Mar;3(3):521. No abstract available. [DOI] [PubMed]
  112. Sakai J, Hoshino A, Takahashi S, Miura Y, Ishii H, Suzuki H, Kawarabayasi Y, Yamamoto T.
    Structure, chromosome location, and expression of the human very low density lipoprotein receptor gene.
    J Biol Chem. 1994 Jan 21;269(3):2173-82. [PubMed]
  113. Yamamoto T, Takahashi S, Sakai J, Kawarabayasi Y.
    The very low density lipoprotein receptor A second lipoprotein receptor that may mediate uptake of fatty acids into muscle and fat cells.
    Trends Cardiovasc Med. 1993 Jul-Aug;3(4):144-8. [DOI] [PubMed]
  114. Takahashi S, Kawarabayasi Y, Nakai T, Sakai J, Yamamoto T.
    Rabbit very low density lipoprotein receptor: a low density lipoprotein receptor-like protein with distinct ligand specificity.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Oct 1;89(19):9252-6. [PubMed]


Selected Publications

  1. Sasaki Y, Asahiyama M, Tanaka T, Yamamoto S, Murakami K, Kamiya W1, Matsumura Y, Osawa T, Anai M, Fruchart JC, Aburatani H, Sakai J, Kodama T. Pemafibrate, a selective PPARα modulator, prevents non-alcoholic steatohepatitis development without reducing the hepatic triglyceride content. Sci Rep. 2020 May 8;10:7818. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  2. Abe Y, Fujiwara Y, Takahashi H, Matsumura Y, Sawada T, Jiang S, Nakaki R, Uchida A, Nagao N, Naito M, Kajimura S, Kimura H, Osborne TF, Aburatani H, Kodama T, Inagaki T, Sakai J* (* corresponding authors).  Histone demethylase JMJD1A coordinates acute and chronic adaptation to cold stress via thermogenic phospho-switch. Nat Commun. 2018 Apr 19;9(1):1566. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03868-8. [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  3. Asano L, Watanabe M, Ryoden Y, Usuda K, Yamaguchi T, Khambu B, Takashima M, Sato SI, Sakai J, Nagasawa K, Uesugi M. Vitamin D Metabolite, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Regulates Lipid Metabolism by Inducing Degradation of SREBP/SCAP. Cell Chemical Biology 2017 [DOI] [PubMed] [Journal Web Site]
  4. Inagaki T,Sakai J, Kajimura S. Transcriptional and epigenetic control of Brown/Beige adipocyte development. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2016 Jun 2. doi: 10.1038/nrm.2016.62. [Epub ahead of print] [DOI] [PubMed]
  5. Matsumura Y*, Nakaki R, Inagaki T, Yoshida A, Kano Y, Kimura H, Tanaka T, Tsutsumi S, Nakao M, Doi T, Fukami K, Osborne TF, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J* (* corresponding authors). H3K4/H3K9me3 Bivalent Chromatin Domains Targeted by Lineage-specific DNA Methylation Pauses Adipocyte Differentiation. Mol Cell. 2015 Nov 19;60(4):584-96. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.10.025. [DOI] [PubMed]
  6. Abe Y1, Rozqie R1, Matsumura Y, Kawamura T, Nakaki R, Tsurutani Y, Tanimura-Inagaki K, Shiono A, Magoori K, Nakamura K, Ogi S, Kajimura S, Kimura H, Tanaka T, Fukami K, Osborne TF, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Inagaki* T, Sakai* J. (1 equal contribution, * corresponding authors) JMJD1A is a signal-sensing scaffold that regulates acute chromatin dynamics via SWI/SNF association for thermogenesis. Nature Comm. 6:7052, 2015 [DOI] [PubMed]
  7. Kamisuki S, Mao Q, Abu-Elheiga L, Gu Z, Kugimiya A, Kwon Y, Shinohara T, Kawazoe Y, Sato S, Asakura K, Choo HY, Sakai J, Wakil SJ, Uesugi M. A small molecule that blocks fat synthesis by inhibiting the activation of SREBP. Chem Biol. 2009 Aug 28;16(8):882-92. [DOI] [PubMed]
  8. Inagaki T, Tachibana M, Magoori K, Kudo H, Tanaka T, Okamura M, Naito M, Kodama T, Shinkai Y, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). Obesity and metabolic syndrome in histone demethylase JHDM2a-deficient mice. Genes Cells. 2009 Aug;14(8):991-1001. Epub 2009 Jul 15. [DOI] [PubMed]
  9. Wakabayashi K, Okamura M, Tsutsumi S, Nishikawa NS, Tanaka T, Sakakibara I, Kitakami J, Ihara S, Hashimoto Y, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma/retinoid X receptor alpha heterodimer targets the histone modification enzyme PR-Set7/Setd8 gene and regulates adipogenesis through a positive feedback loop. Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;29(13):3544-55. Epub 2009 May 4. [DOI] [PubMed]
  10. Okamura M, Kudo H, Wakabayashi K, Tanaka T, Nonaka A, Uchida A, Tsutsumi S, Sakakibara I, Naito M, Osborne TF, Hamakubo T, Ito S, Aburatani H, Yanagisawa M, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). COUP-TFII acts downstream of Wnt/beta-catenin signal to silence PPARgamma gene expression and repress adipogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 7;106(14):5819-24. Epub 2009 Mar 23. [DOI] [PubMed]
  11. Sakakibara I, Fujino T, Ishii M, Tanaka T, Shimosawa T, Miura S, Zhang W, Tokutake Y, Yamamoto J, Awano M, Iwasaki S, Motoike T, Okamura M, Inagaki T, Kita K, Ezaki O, Naito M, Kuwaki T, Chohnan S, Yamamoto TT, Hammer RE, Kodama T, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). Fasting-induced hypothermia and reduced energy production in mice lacking acetyl-CoA synthetase 2. Cell Metab. 2009 Feb;9(2):191-202. [DOI] [PubMed]
  12. Ohguchi H, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Magoori K, Kudo H, Kim I, Daigo K, Sakakibara I, Okamura M, Harigae H, Sasaki T, Osborne TF, Gonzalez FJ, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha contributes to thyroid hormone homeostasis by cooperatively regulating the type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase gene with GATA4 and Kruppel-like transcription factor 9. Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jun;28(12):3917-31. Epub 2008 Apr 21. [DOI] [PubMed]
  13. Sumi K, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Magoori K, Urashima Y, Ohashi R, Ohguchi H, Okamura M, Kudo H, Daigo K, Maejima T, Kojima N, Sakakibara I, Jiang S, Hasegawa G, Kim I, Osborne TF, Naito M, Gonzalez FJ, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). Cooperative interaction between hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha and GATA transcription factors regulates ATP-binding cassette sterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;27(12):4248-60. Epub 2007 Apr 2. [DOI] [PubMed]
  14. Takayasu S, Sakurai T, Iwasaki S, Teranishi H, Yamanaka A, Williams SC, Iguchi H, Kawasawa YI, Ikeda Y, Sakakibara I, Ohno K, Ioka RX, Murakami S, Dohmae N, Xie J, Suda T, Motoike T, Ohuchi T, Yanagisawa M, Sakai J*(* corresponding author). A neuropeptide ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR103 regulates feeding, behavioral arousal, and blood pressure in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 9;103(19):7438-43. Epub 2006 Apr 28. [DOI] [PubMed]
  15. Tanaka T, Yamamoto J, Iwasaki S, Asaba H, Hamura H, Ikeda Y, Watanabe M, Magoori K, Ioka RX, Tachibana K, Watanabe Y, Uchiyama Y, Sumi K, Iguchi H, Ito S, Doi T, Hamakubo T, Naito M, Auwerx J, Yanagisawa M, Kodama T, Sakai J*(* corresponding author).  Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta induces fatty acid beta-oxidation in skeletal muscle and attenuates metabolic syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Dec 23;100(26):15924-9. Epub 2003 Dec 15. [DOI] [PubMed]
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その他

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