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Sato, Katsuya; Ueda, Ryoshiro*; Hase, Yoshihiro; Narumi, Issey*; Ono, Yutaka
JAEA-Review 2015-022, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2014, P. 100, 2016/02
Ueda, Ryoshiro*; Sato, Katsuya; Hayashi, Hidenori*; Narumi, Issey*; Ono, Yutaka
JAEA-Review 2015-022, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2014, P. 101, 2016/02
Ueda, Ryoshiro; Sato, Katsuya; Hayashi, Hidenori*; Narumi, Issey*; Ono, Yutaka
JAEA-Review 2014-050, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2013, P. 118, 2015/03
Sato, Katsuya; Ueda, Ryoshiro; Hase, Yoshihiro; Narumi, Issey*; Ono, Yutaka
JAEA-Review 2014-050, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2013, P. 117, 2015/03
Oba, Hirofumi*; Sato, Katsuya*; Yanagisawa, Tadashi*; Narumi, Issei
Gene, 363, p.133 - 141, 2005/12
Times Cited Count:35 Percentile:55.49(Genetics & Heredity)Three transcriptional start points for the were located at positions -156, -154 and -22 upstream from the translation initiation site. The amount of the three extended products increased in cells exposed to 2-kGy followed by a 0.5-h post-incubation, suggesting the existence of at least two radiation responsive promoters for expression. A luciferase reporter assay revealed that the distal promoter is located between positions -208 and -156 from the translation initiation site, while the proximal promoter is located between positions -57 and -22. The region located between positions -57 and -38 was indispensable for proximal promoter activity. Site-directed mutagenesis of a thymine positioned at -33 resulted in severe impairment of promoter activity, and suggested that the thymine functions as a master base for the proximal radiation responsive promoter. The results also suggested that up-regulation of expression by the gene product is triggered at the promoter level.
Tanaka, Masashi*; Narumi, Issei; Funayama, Tomoo; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Watanabe, Hiroshi*; Matsunaga, Tsukasa*; Nikaido, Osamu*; Yamamoto, Kazuo*
Journal of Bacteriology, 187(11), p.3693 - 3697, 2005/06
Times Cited Count:47 Percentile:62.08(Microbiology)no abstracts in English
Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Narumi, Issei; Sato, Katsuya; Funayama, Tomoo; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Kitayama, Shigeru; Watanabe, Hiroshi*
Uchu Seibutsu Kagaku, 18(3), p.134 - 135, 2004/11
no abstracts in English
Narumi, Issei; Sato, Katsuya; Cui, S.*; Funayama, Tomoo; Kitayama, Shigeru; Watanabe, Hiroshi*
Molecular Microbiology, 54(1), p.278 - 285, 2004/10
Times Cited Count:133 Percentile:91.40(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)The extraordinary radiation resistance of results from the efficient capacity of the bacterium to repair DNA double-strand breaks. By analyzing the DNA damage repair-deficient mutant, KH311, a unique radiation-inducible gene (designated ) responsible for loss of radiation resistance was identified. Investigations in vitro showed that the gene product of (PprA) preferentially bound to double-stranded DNA carrying strand breaks, inhibited exonuclease III activity, and stimulated the DNA end-joining reaction catalyzed by ATP-dependent and NAD-dependent DNA ligases. These results suggest that has a radiation-induced nonhomologous end-joining repair mechanism in which PprA plays a critical role.
Islam, M. S.*; Hua, Y.*; Oba, Hirofumi; Sato, Katsuya; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Yanagisawa, Tadashi*; Narumi, Issei
Genes and Genetic Systems, 78(5), p.319 - 327, 2003/10
Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:27.52(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)no abstracts in English
Battista, J. R.*; Cox, M. M.*; Daly, M. J.*; Narumi, Issei; Radman, M.*; Sommer, S.*
Science, 302(24), p.567 - 568, 2003/10
no abstracts in English
Narumi, Issei
Hoshasen To Chikyu Kankyo; Seitaikei Eno Eikyo O Kangaeru, p.113 - 122, 2003/09
no abstracts in English
Narumi, Issei
Iden, 57(5), p.57 - 62, 2003/09
no abstracts in English
Narumi, Issei
Trends in Microbiology, 11(9), p.422 - 425, 2003/09
Times Cited Count:51 Percentile:89.95(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)no abstracts in English
Hua, Y.*; Narumi, Issei; Gao, G.*; Tian, B.*; Sato, Katsuya; Kitayama, Shigeru; Shen, B.*
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 306(2), p.354 - 360, 2003/06
Times Cited Count:152 Percentile:95.78(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)We have identified a unique deinococcal gene, , as a general switch for downstream DNA repair and protection pathways, from a natural mutant, in which is disrupted by a transposon. Complete functional disruption of the gene in wild-type leads to dramatic sensitivity to ionizing radiation. Radioresistance of the disruptant could be fully restored by complementation with . In response to radiation stress, PprI can significantly and specifically induce the gene expression of and and enhance the enzyme activities of catalases. These results strongly suggest that PprI plays a crucial role in regulating multiple DNA repair and protection pathways in response to radiation stress.
Narumi, Issei
Science & Technology Journal, 12(5), p.50 - 51, 2003/05
no abstracts in English
Kitayama, Shigeru; Narumi, Issei; Funayama, Tomoo; Watanabe, Hiroshi
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 67(3), p.613 - 616, 2003/03
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:13.16(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)no abstracts in English
Nashida, Hiromi*; Narumi, Issei
Microbiology, 148(9), p.2911 - 2914, 2002/09
The extremely radioresistant bacterium has the related homologous genes to bacterial lysine biosyntheses both through the aminoadipate pathway and the diaminopimelate pathway. We disrupted and/or . The is homologous to that is essential for the aminoadipate pathway. The is homologous to that is essential for the diaminopimelate pathway. Each disruptant of , , and and grew in a minimal medium, as well as wild-type. This result shows that employs a unique way for lysine biosynthesis.
Narumi, Issei; Sato, Katsuya; Kikuchi, Masahiro
JAERI-Conf 2002-005, p.158 - 171, 2002/03
is characterized by its extraordinary resistance to the lethal and mutagenic effects of ionizing and ultraviolet irradiations and many other DNA-damaging agents. By analyzing a DNA repair-deficient mutant strain, we discovered that a novel protein participates in the extreme radiation resistance of . The protein (designated PprA for promoting prominent repair) can recognize DNA strand breaks. Further, PprA would protect irradiation-damaged DNA from exonuclease activity and consequent degradation and thereby ensure DNA repair processes could function. Beside DNA-binding ability, PprA can promote the activities of DNA ligase and RecA, suggesting that PprA functions as a DNA repair-promoting protein to potentiate the effectiveness of DNA repair. These properties enable PprA to use the widespread application and .
Kikuchi, Masahiro; Narumi, Issei; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko
JAERI-Conf 2002-005, P. 185, 2002/03
The most striking feature of the radioresistant bacterium is that it can mend over 100 double-strand breaks of genomic DNA during post-irradiation incubation. This process can be clearly visualized using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). By a combination of protein synthesis inhibition treatment and PFGE analysis, it was possible to estimate an initial period required for induction of DNA repair proteins (induction time) and a total period required for completing DNA repair (repair time). PFGE is a powerful tool to analyze DNA damage and its repair process.
Sato, Katsuya; Kikuchi, Masahiro; Narumi, Issei
JAERI-Conf 2002-005, p.172 - 184, 2002/03
a DNA damage response mechanism. However, the damage response is poorly understood in . By investigating the function of deinococcal proteins, we found that, unlike in , LexA is not involved in the regulation of RecA in . This, in turn, led us to speculate that has an alternative DNA damage response mechanism with which to control expression. Recently, we discovered that a novel protein regulates the expression of gene. The novel regulatory protein (designated as PprI) also control the induction of gene following irradiation. Thus, possesses unique mechanisms of DNA damage recognition and repair gene induction.