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Shinji Ito

The University of Tokyo
Verified email at mist.iu-tokyo.ac.jp
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[PDF][PDF] Intestinal hypoxia-inducible transcription factors are essential for iron absorption following iron deficiency

YM Shah, T Matsubara, S Ito, SH Yim, FJ Gonzalez - Cell metabolism, 2009 - cell.com
Iron deficiency and iron overload are among the most prevalent nutritional disorders worldwide.
Duodenal cytochrome b (DcytB) and divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) are regulators …

[HTML][HTML] Differential regulation of bile acid homeostasis by the farnesoid X receptor in liver and intestine

I Kim, SH Ahn, T Inagaki, M Choi, S Ito, GL Guo… - Journal of lipid …, 2007 - ASBMB
Bile acid concentrations are controlled by a feedback regulatory pathway whereby activation
of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) represses transcription of both the CYP7A1 gene, …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular cloning and expression analyses of mouse βklotho, which encodes a novel Klotho family protein

S Ito, S Kinoshita, N Shiraishi, S Nakagawa… - Mechanisms of …, 2000 - Elsevier
We report here the identification of mouse βklotho (βkl), which encodes a type I membrane
protein with high resemblance to Klotho (KL). Both βKL and KL consist of two internal repeats …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired negative feedback suppression of bile acid synthesis in mice lacking βKlotho

S Ito, T Fujimori, A Furuya, J Satoh… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Clin Investig
We have generated a line of mutant mouse that lacks βKlotho, a protein that structurally
resembles Klotho. The synthesis and excretion of bile acids were found to be dramatically …

Relevant use of Klotho in FGF19 subfamily signaling system in vivo

…, Y Yamazaki, T Tanaka, S Ito… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
α-Klotho (α-Kl) and its homolog, β-Klotho (β-Kl) are key regulators of mineral homeostasis
and bile acid/cholesterol metabolism, respectively. FGF15/ humanFGF19, FGF21, and FGF23, …

Hypoxia-inducible factor augments experimental colitis through an MIF–dependent inflammatory signaling cascade

YM Shah, S Ito, K Morimura, C Chen, SH Yim… - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Colon epithelial cells are critical for barrier function and contain a
highly developed immune response. A previous study has shown hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) …

Polyglycerol grafting shields nanoparticles from protein corona formation to avoid macrophage uptake

Y Zou, S Ito, F Yoshino, Y Suzuki, L Zhao, N Komatsu - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Upon contact with biofluids, proteins are quickly adsorbed onto the nanoparticle (NP) surface
to form a protein corona, which initiates the opsonization and facilitates the rapid clearance …

The PPARα-humanized mouse: a model to investigate species differences in liver toxicity mediated by PPARα

…, T Nagano, Y Shah, C Cheung, S Ito… - Toxicological …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
To determine the impact of the species difference between rodents and humans in response
to peroxisome proliferators (PPs) mediated by peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor (…

[PDF][PDF] Global landscape and regulatory principles of DNA methylation reprogramming for germ cell specification by mouse pluripotent stem cells

…, K Kurimoto, Y Yabuta, M Yamaji, J Satoh, S Ito… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Specification of primordial germ cells (PGCs) activates epigenetic reprogramming for
totipotency, the elucidation of which remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we uncover …

Identification of a novel mouse membrane-bound family 1 glycosidase-like protein, which carries an atypical active site structure

S Ito, T Fujimori, Y Hayashizaki… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2002 - Elsevier
We have identified a novel mouse gene klph (Klotho-LPH related protein; where LPH stands
for lactase-phlorizin hydrolase) that encodes a novel mammalian family 1 glycosidase-like …