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  1. Age‐related telomere attrition in the human putamen

    Article • Aging Cell, May 2023, Wiley

    Kazunori Tomita

  2. Increased fidelity of protein synthesis extends lifespan

    Article • Cell Metabolism, November 2021, Elsevier

    Kazunori Tomita

  3. Selective Elimination of Osteosarcoma Cell Lines with Short Telomeres by Ataxia Telangiectasia and Rad3-Related Inhibitors

    Article • ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, October 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Kazunori Tomita

  4. Selective Elimination of Osteosarcoma Cell Lines with Short Telomeres by ATR Inhibitors

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Kazunori Tomita

  5. Pseudouridylation defect due to DKC1 and NOP10 mutations causes nephrotic syndrome with cataracts, hearing impairment, and enterocolitis

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    David Long, Kazunori Tomita

  6. Homozygous OB-fold variants in telomere protein TPP1 are associated with dyskeratosis congenita–like phenotypes

    Article • Blood, September 2018, American Society of Hematology

    Kazunori Tomita

  7. How long does telomerase extend telomeres? Regulation of telomerase release and telomere length homeostasis

    Article • Current Genetics, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazunori Tomita

  8. LARP7 family proteins have conserved function in telomerase assembly

    Article • Nature Communications, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazunori Tomita

  9. Fission yeast Ccq1 is a modulator of telomerase activity

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazunori Tomita

  10. The telomere bouquet facilitates meiotic prophase progression and exit in fission yeast

    Article • Cell Discovery, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazunori Tomita

  11. Fundamental mechanisms of telomerase action in yeasts and mammals: understanding telomeres and telomerase in cancer cells

    Article • Open Biology, March 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Kazunori Tomita

  12. Telomeres, Telomerase and Cancer

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Kazunori Tomita

  13. Sequential and counter-selectable cassettes for fission yeast

    Article • BMC Biotechnology, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazunori Tomita

  14. Use of theHPRTgene to study nuclease-induced DNA double-strand break repair

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazunori Tomita

  15. Telomere protein Rap1 is a charge resistant scaffolding protein in chromosomal bouquet formation

    Article • BMC Biology, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazunori Tomita

  16. Telomeres and centromeres have interchangeable roles in promoting meiotic spindle formation

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, February 2015, Rockefeller University Press

    Kazunori Tomita

  17. Telomerase Activation after Recruitment in Fission Yeast

    Article • Current Biology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Kazunori Tomita

  18. Chemical genetic analyses of quantitative changes in Cdk1 activity during the human cell cycle

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, March 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazunori Tomita

  19. A single internal telomere tract ensures meiotic spindle formation

    Article • EMBO Reports, January 2013, EMBO

    Kazunori Tomita

  20. Fission yeast Ccq1 is telomerase recruiter and local checkpoint controller

    Article • Genes & Development, December 2008, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Kazunori Tomita

  21. The Telomere Bouquet Controls the Meiotic Spindle

    Article • Cell, July 2007, Elsevier

    Kazunori Tomita

  22. The Meiotic Chromosomal Bouquet: SUN Collects Flowers

    Article • Cell, April 2006, Elsevier

    Kazunori Tomita

  23. Fission Yeast Dna2 Is Required for Generation of the Telomeric Single-Strand Overhang

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, November 2004, ASM Journals

    Kazunori Tomita

  24. Sequence-Specific Binding of theSchizosaccharomyces pombe His1 Protein to Fission Yeast Telomeric DNA

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, September 2004, Wiley

    Kazunori Tomita

  25. Fission yeast Arp6 is required for telomere silencing, but functions independently of Swi6

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, January 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazunori Tomita

  26. 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

  27. Molecular Characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe nbs1+ Gene Involved in DNA Repair and Telomere Maintenance

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

    Kazunori Tomita

  28. 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

  29. 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