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  1. GPLD1 functions as a scavenger chaperone mediating lysosomal degradation of extracellular aberrant proteins

    Article • July 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  2. Regulatory dynamics of Sch9 in response to cytosolic acidification: From spatial reconfiguration to cellular adaptation to stresses

    Article • iScience, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  3. Regulatory Dynamics of Sch9 in Response to Cytosolic Acidification: From Spatial Reconfiguration to Cellular Adaptation to Stresses

    Article • March 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  4. Isoquercitrin from Apocynum venetum L. Exerts Antiaging Effects on Yeasts via Stress Resistance Improvement and Mitophagy Induction through the Sch9/Rim15/Msn Signaling Pathway

    Article • Antioxidants, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  5. Yeast Tor complex 1 phosphorylates eIF4E‐binding protein, Caf20

    Article • Genes to Cells, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  6. A novel autophagy inhibitor, bTBT, disturbs autophagosome formation

    Article • Autophagy Reports, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  7. CCPG1 recognizes endoplasmic reticulum luminal proteins for selective ER-phagy

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, April 2023, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  8. Alpha 2-macroglobulin acts as a clearance factor in the lysosomal degradation of extracellular misfolded proteins

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  9. Artificial control of mating type and repeated mating to produce polyploid cells in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • STAR Protocols, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  10. Serine metabolism contributes to cell survival by regulating extracellular pH and providing an energy source in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Yeast, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  11. Gentirigeoside B from Gentiana rigescens Franch Prolongs Yeast Lifespan via Inhibition of TORC1/Sch9/Rim15/Msn Signaling Pathway and Modification of Oxidative Stress and Autophagy

    Article • Antioxidants, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  12. Ultrawideband and High-Resolution Terahertz Spectroscopy: Structural Identification of Glucose

    Article • Photonics, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  13. Haploinsufficiency of the sex-determining genes at MATα restricts genome expansion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • iScience, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  14. Genomic profile of radiation-induced early-onset mouse B-cell lymphoma recapitulates features of Philadelphia chromosome-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia in humans

    Article • Carcinogenesis, April 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  15. Disruption of actin dynamics induces autophagy of the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT

    Article • Cell Death Discovery, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  16. Inokosterone from Gentiana rigescens Franch Extends the Longevity of Yeast and Mammalian Cells via Antioxidative Stress and Mitophagy Induction

    Article • Antioxidants, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  17. Protocol for quantification of the lysosomal degradation of extracellular proteins into mammalian cells

    Article • STAR Protocols, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  18. Labeling and measuring stressed mitochondria using a PINK1-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  19. A New Geniposidic Acid Derivative Exerts Antiaging Effects through Antioxidative Stress and Autophagy Induction

    Article • Antioxidants, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  20. Ehretiquinone from Onosma bracteatum Wall Exhibits Antiaging Effect on Yeasts and Mammals through Antioxidative Stress and Autophagy Induction

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  21. Early induction and increased risk of precursor B-cell neoplasms after exposure of infant or young-adult mice to ionizing radiation

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  22. Gentiopicroside, a Secoiridoid Glycoside from Gentiana rigescens Franch, Extends the Lifespan of Yeast via Inducing Mitophagy and Antioxidative Stress

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  23. Heparan sulfate is a clearance receptor for aberrant extracellular proteins

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, February 2020, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  24. TORC1, Tel1/Mec1, and Mpk1 regulate autophagy induction after DNA damage in budding yeast

    Article • Cellular Signalling, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  25. Identification of a factor controlling lysosomal homeostasis using a novel lysosomal trafficking probe

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  26. Cucurbitacin B Exerts Antiaging Effects in Yeast by Regulating Autophagy and Oxidative Stress

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, June 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  27. Phosphatase-dependent fluctuations in DNA-damage checkpoint activation at partially defective telomeres

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  28. Reversible DNA damage checkpoint activation at the pre‐senescent stage in telomerase‐deficient cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Genes to Cells, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  29. A nuclear membrane-derived structure associated with Atg8 is involved in the sequestration of selective cargo, the Cvt complex, during autophagosome formation in yeast

    Article • Autophagy, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  30. A substrate localization model for the selective regulation of TORC1 downstream pathways

    Article • Communicative & Integrative Biology, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  31. Forced lipophagy reveals that lipid droplets are required for early embryonic development in mouse

    Article • Development, February 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  32. Use of CK-548 and CK-869 as Arp2/3 complex inhibitors directly suppresses microtubule assembly both in vitro and in vivo

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  33. Vacuole-mediated selective regulation of TORC1-Sch9 signaling following oxidative stress

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, December 2017, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  34. Dissection of ubiquitinated protein degradation by basal autophagy

    Article • FEBS Letters, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  35. Peroxisome biogenesis: a novel inducible PEX19 splicing variant is involved in early stages of peroxisome proliferation

    Article • The Journal of Biochemistry, December 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  36. Availability of Amino Acids Extends Chronological Lifespan by Suppressing Hyper-Acidification of the Environment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • PLOS One, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  37. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Article • Autophagy, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor CIRO ISIDORO, Dr Akira Matsuura, Prof Hirokazu Arimoto, Professor Marc Diederich, Maria Vaccaro, Professor Abdel Halim Harrath, Professor Hyun Kyu Song, Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Regina Menezes, Dr Janos KristonVizi, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Professor Marc Lecuit, Leonardo Travassos, Prof Robert Bryson-Richardson, Isabelle Dugail, PD Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Werner J Kovacs, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Dr Reinhard Dechant, Dr. Sandra Moreno, Maurizio Molinari, Dr Vasilis J Promponas, Professor Günther Weindl, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Maria João Sousa, Dr Janna Morrison, Professor Mark Cragg, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Dr Eleonora García Véscovi, Paula Ludovico, Professor Jean-François Beaulieu, Shile Huang, Professor George Perry, Professor Godefridus J Peters, Shuo-Chien Ling, Professor Jiwu Wei, Deepak Shukla

  38. Parishin fromGastrodia elataExtends the Lifespan of Yeast via Regulation of Sir2/Uth1/TOR Signaling Pathway

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  39. Dynamic relocation of the TORC1-Gtr1/2-Ego1/2/3 complex is regulated by Gtr1 and Gtr2

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, November 2015, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  40. A novel interplay between the Fanconi anemia core complex and ATR-ATRIP kinase during DNA cross-link repair

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  41. A Steroidal Saponin from Ophiopogon japonicus Extends the Lifespan of Yeast via the Pathway Involved in SOD and UTH1

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  42. The Role of Autophagy in Genome Stability through Suppression of Abnormal Mitosis under Starvation

    Article • PLoS Genetics, January 2013, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  43. Anti-Aging Effects of Hesperidin onSaccharomyces cerevisiaeviaInhibition of Reactive Oxygen Species andUTH1Gene Expression

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  44. Control of Telomeric DNA Replication: Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology

    Article • August 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  45. Ganodermasides C and D, Two New Anti-Aging Ergosterols from Spores of the Medicinal MushroomGanoderma lucidum

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  46. Ganodermasides A and B, two novel anti-aging ergosterols from spores of a medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum on yeast via UTH1 gene

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  47. Cell Size Regulation during Telomere-Directed Senescence inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  48. The Yeast Tor Signaling Pathway Is Involved in G2/M Transition via Polo-Kinase

    Article • PLOS One, May 2008, PLOS

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  49. Dimerization of the ATRIP Protein through the Coiled-Coil Motif and Its Implication to the Maintenance of Stalled Replication Forks

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, September 2005, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  50. Late S Phase-Specific Recruitment of Mre11 Complex Triggers Hierarchical Assembly of Telomere Replication Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Molecular Cell, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  51. Amino-terminal domain of ATRIP contributes to intranuclear relocation of the ATR-ATRIP complex following DNA damage

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2004, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  52. ATR-dependent phosphorylation of ATRIP in response to genotoxic stress

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, October 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  53. Reciprocal Association of the Budding Yeast ATM-Related Proteins Tel1 and Mec1 with Telomeres In Vivo

    Article • Molecular Cell, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  54. A novel allele of fission yeast rad11 that causes defects in DNA repair and telomere length regulation

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  55. Fission yeast Rhp51 is required for the maintenance of telomere structure in the absence of the Ku heterodimer

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, September 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  56. Competition between the Rad50 Complex and the Ku Heterodimer Reveals a Role for Exo1 in Processing Double-Strand Breaks but Not Telomeres

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, August 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Akira Matsuura, Kazunori Tomita

  57. A Novel Mitochondrial Carnitine-acylcarnitine Translocase Induced by Partial Hepatectomy and Fasting

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  58. Loss of p27Kip1 accelerates DNA replication after partial hepatectomy in mice

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, May 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  59. Progressive rearrangement of telomeric sequences added to both the ITR ends of the yeast linear pGKL plasmid

    Article • Biological Procedures Online, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  60. Apg10p, a novel protein-conjugating enzyme essential for autophagy in yeast

    Article • The EMBO Journal, October 1999, Wiley

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  61. Schizosaccharomyces pombe stt3+ is a functional homologue ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae STT3 which regulates oligosaccharyltransferase activity

    Article • Yeast, April 1999, Wiley

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  62. Y'-Help1, a DNA Helicase Encoded by the Yeast Subtelomeric Y' Element, Is Induced in Survivors Defective for Telomerase

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 1998, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  63. Article • Nature Genetics, October 1998, Nature

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  64. Analyses of APG13 gene involved in autophagy in yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Gene, June 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  65. Apg1p, a novel protein kinase required for the autophagic process in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Gene, June 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  66. TLP1: A Gene Encoding a Protein Component of Mammalian Telomerase Is a Novel Member of WD Repeats Family

    Article • Cell, March 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  67. Structural and functional analyses of APG5 a gene involved in autophagy in yeast

    Article • Gene, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  68. Novel System for Monitoring Autophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, May 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Akira Matsuura

  69. Genetic interaction between the Ras-CAMP pathway and the Dis2s1/Glc7 protein phosphatase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  70. Characterization of the MKS1 gene, a new negative regulator of the Ras-cyclic AMP pathway in Saccharomyces cerevislae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, April 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura

  71. Characterization of the cyrl-2 UGA mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akira Matsuura