… To clarify the biological relevance of 13-hydroxylation, it will be necessary to identify genes
encoding GA13ox(s). Recombinant TaGA3ox2 protein (a GA3ox from wheat) exhibits a weak …

… Yamaguchi profiled the effects of MSG on a variety of foods … (Yamaguchi and Kobori 1993).
In this experiment, subjects were asked to put 10 mL of a taste solution in their mouths for 20 s…

Glutamate receptors are important in neural plasticity, neural development and
neurodegeneration. N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-…

Individual cellular clocks in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the circadian center, are
integrated into a stable and robust pacemaker with a period length of about 24 hours. We used …

Background Although many studies have found an association between Helicobacter pylori
infection and the development of gastric cancer, many aspects of this relation remain …

With data from 33 nations, we illustrate the differences between cultures that are tight (have
many strong norms and a low tolerance of deviant behavior) versus loose (have weak social …

… However, it should be noted that the bioactive form(s) of this new hormone class has not
been clarified in the current study. Extensive survey of natural strigolactones as seed …

The number of deaths from colorectal cancer in Japan continues to increase. Colorectal
cancer deaths exceeded 50,000 in 2016. In the 2019 edition, revision of all aspects of …

A new human gene encoding a receptor-type tyrosine kinase was isolated by a weak cross-hybridization
with v-ros oncogene. A cDNA of about 7.7 kb carried a 4.2 kb open reading …

… Yoshihisa Kashima and Susumu Yamaguchi equally contributed to the project reported
in this article. The project was funded by the Matsushita Foundation, Japan. We thank Harry …