YASUHARA(KAKIUCHI) Noriko

College of Humanities and Sciences Department of BiosciencesProfessor

Degree

  • Ph.D., The University of Osaka, Mar. 2001

Research Keyword

  • chromatin
  • importinα
  • 核-細胞質間分子輸送
  • 情報伝達制御
  • 初期胚発生
  • 細胞分化
  • imortin α
  • 胚発生
  • 核-細胞質間蛋白質輸送

Field Of Study

  • Life sciences, Molecular biology
  • Life sciences, Developmental biology
  • Life sciences, Cell biology

Career

  • Apr. 2024 - Present
    日本大学, 文理学部生命科学科, 教授
  • Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2024
    Nihon University, 文理学部生命科学科, Associate professor
  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2016
    国立研究開発法人 医薬基盤・健康・栄養研究所, 研究員
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2014
    Osaka University, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教、研究員

Paper

  • ★Single-molecule microscopy reveals that importin α slides along DNA while transporting cargo molecules.
    Trishit Banerjee; Kazuya Jibiki; Hinata Sugasawa; Saori Kanbayashi; Taiki Niikura; Eriko Mano; Shigeru Chaen; Takashi S Kodama; Satoshi Takahashi; Noriko Yasuhara; Kiyoto Kamagata
    Biochemical and biophysical research communications, Feb. 2025, Refereed
    Corresponding
  • ★Biochemical propensity mapping for structural and functional anatomy of importin α IBB domain
    Kazuya Jibiki; Mo-yan Liu; Chao-sen Lei; Takashi S. Kodama; Chojiro Kojima; Toshimichi Fujiwara; Noriko Yasuhara
    Genes to Cells, Dec. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
    Corresponding
  • ★Importin α2 association with chromatin: Direct DNA binding via a novel DNA‐binding domain
    Kazuya Jibiki; Takashi S. Kodama; Atsushi Suenaga; Yota Kawase; Noriko Shibazaki; Shin Nomoto; Seiya Nagasawa; Misaki Nagashima; Shieri Shimodan; Renan Kikuchi; Mina Okayasu; Ruka Takashita; Rashid Mehmood; Noriko Saitoh; Yoshihiro Yoneda; Ken‐ichi Akagi; Noriko Yasuhara
    Genes to Cells, Sep. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
    Corresponding
  • Plexin Domain Containing 2, a Protein Specifically Expressed and Elevated in Human Pancreatic Cancer Tissue and Serum, Influences Cell Proliferation by Correlating With Cortactin.
    Junya Tsuboi; Akiko Eguchi; Hiroyuki Inoue; Masako Ichishi; Masatomo Go; Ryo Okajima; Noriko Yasuhara; Ryo Nakagawa; Mina Tempaku; Kiyora Izuoka; Takamitsu Tanaka; Kenji Nose; Naohiko Yoshizawa; Yoshifumi Hirokawa; Reiko Yamada; Kyosuke Tanaka; Takeshi Kawamura; Tetsuji Yamaguchi; Yoshiyuki Takei; Motoh Iwasa; Takefumi Yamashita; Masatoshi Watanabe; Hayato Nakagawa
    Cancer medicine, Dec. 2025
  • Integrative Molecular Analysis of DNA Methylation Dynamics Unveils Molecules with Prognostic Potential in Breast Cancer
    Rashid Mehmood; Alanoud Alsaleh; Muzamil Y. Want; Ijaz Ahmad; Sami Siraj; Muhammad Ishtiaq; Faizah A. Alshehri; Muhammad Naseem; Noriko Yasuhara
    BioMedInformatics, Jun. 2023
  • Importin alpha family NAAT/IBB domain: Functions of a pleiotropic long chameleon sequence
    Kazuya Jibiki; Takashi S. Kodama; Noriko Yasuhara
    Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, Jan. 2023
    Last
  • Systems genomics of nucleoporins provides prognostic insights into breast cancer
    Rashid Mehmood; Kazuya Jibiki; Zakeya J. Alsafwani; Muhammad Naseem; Noriko Yasuhara
    Advancements in Life Science, May 2022, Refereed, Not invited
    Last
  • Molecular profiling of nucleocytoplasmic transport factor genes in breast cancer.
    Mehmood R; Jibiki K; Shibazaki N; Yasuhara N.
    Heliyon, Jan. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
    Last
  • Importins in the maintenance and lineage commitment of ES cells.
    Noriko Yasuhara; Yoshihiro Yoneda.
    Neurochem Int., May 2017, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Aptamers that bind specifically to human KPNA2 (importin-α1) and efficiently interfere with nuclear transport.
    Yasuhara N; Kumar PK.
    Journal of Biochemistry, Nov. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Transcriptional program of Kpna2/Importin-α2 regulates cellular differentiation-coupled circadian clock development in mammalian cells.
    Umemura Y; Koike N; Matsumoto T; Yoo SH; Chen Z; Yasuhara N; Takahashi JS; Yagita K.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A., Nov. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
  • Structural basis for the selective nuclear import of the C2H2 zinc-finger protein Snail by importin beta
    Saehae Choi; Eiki Yamashita; Noriko Yasuhara; Jinsue Song; Se-Young Son; Young Han Won; Hye Rim Hong; Yoon Sik Shin; Toshihiro Sekimoto; Il Yeong Park; Yoshihiro Yoneda; Soo Jae Lee
    ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Apr. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
  • Importin Alpha Subtypes Determine Differential Transcription Factor Localization in Embryonic Stem Cells Maintenance
    Noriko Yasuhara; Ryosuke Yamagishi; Yoshiyuki Arai; Rashid Mehmood; Chihiro Kimoto; Toshiharu Fujita; Kenichi Touma; Azumi Kaneko; Yasunao Kamikawa; Tetsuji Moriyama; Toshio Yanagida; Hiroki Kaneko; Yoshihiro Yoneda
    Developmental Cell, Jul. 2013, Refereed, Not invited
  • Improvement in protocol to generate homogeneous glutamatergic neurons from mouse embryonic stem cells reduced apoptosis
    Ryosuke Fujiki; Akinobu Sato; Katsuhiko Hata; Fumi Tashiro; Noriko Yasuhara; Jun-ichi Miyazaki; Yoshihiro Yoneda; Masashi Fujitani; Toshihide Yamashita
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2013, Refereed, Not invited
  • Cross-talk between distinct nuclear import pathways enables efficient nuclear import of E47 in conjunction with its partner transcription factors
    Rashid Mehmood; Noriko Yasuhara; Masahiro Fukumoto; Souichi Oe; Taro Tachibana; Yoshihiro Yoneda
    MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, Oct. 2011, Refereed, Not invited
  • Cell type-specific transcriptional regulation of the gene encoding importin-alpha 1
    Yasunao Kamikawa; Noriko Yasuhara; Yoshihiro Yoneda
    EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH, Aug. 2011, Refereed, Not invited
  • Axotomy induces axonogenesis in hippocampal neurons by a mechanism dependent on importin beta
    Ryo Ohara; Katsuhiko Hata; Noriko Yasuhara; Rashid Mehmood; Yoshihiro Yoneda; Masanori Nakagawa; Toshihide Yamashita
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Feb. 2011, Refereed, Not invited
  • Molecular Basis for the Recognition of Phosphorylated STAT1 by Importin alpha 5
    Jonathan Nardozzi; Nikola Wenta; Noriko Yasuhara; Uwe Vinkemeier; Gino Cingolani
    JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Sep. 2010, Refereed, Not invited
  • Synergistic nuclear import of NeuroD1 and its partner transcription factor, E47, via heterodimerization
    Rashid Mehmood; Noriko Yasuhara; Souichi Oe; Masahiro Nagai; Yoshihiro Yoneda
    EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH, Jun. 2009, Refereed, Not invited
  • Triggering neural differentiation of ES cells by subtype switching of importin-α.
    Yasuhara N; Shibazaki N; Tanaka S; Nagai M; Kamikawa Y; Oe S; Asally M; Kamachi Y; Kondoh H; Yoneda Y.
    Nat Cell Biol., Jan. 2007, Refereed, Not invited
  • Importin alpha/beta-mediated nuclear protein import is regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner
    N Yasuhara; E Takeda; H Inoue; Kotera, I; Y Yoneda
    EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH, Jul. 2004, Refereed, Not invited
  • Identification of Ewing's sarcoma gene product as a glycoprotein using a monoclonal antibody that recognizes an immunodeterminant containing O-linked N-acetylglucosamine moiety
    Y Matsuoka; Y Matsuoka; S Shibata; N Yasuhara; Y Yoneda
    HYBRIDOMA AND HYBRIDOMICS, Aug. 2002, Refereed, Not invited
  • Programmed cell death triggered by insect steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone, in the anterior silk gland of the silkworm, Bombyx mori
    J Terashima; N Yasuhara; M Iwami; S Sakurai
    DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION, Nov. 2000, Refereed, Not invited
  • Bis, a Bcl-2-binding protein that synergizes with Bcl-2 in preventing cell death
    JH Lee; T Takahashi; N Yasuhara; J Inazawa; S Kamada; Y Tsujimoto
    ONCOGENE, Nov. 1999, Refereed, Not invited
  • Synergistic anti-apoptotic activity between Bcl-2 and SMN implicated in spinal muscular atrophy
    H Iwahashi; Y Eguchi; N Yasuhara; T Hanafusa; Y Matsuzawa; Y Tsujimoto
    NATURE, Nov. 1997, Refereed, Not invited
  • A functional role for death proteases in s-Myc- and c-Myc-mediated apoptosis
    S Kagaya; C Kitanaka; Noguchi, I; T Mochizuki; A Sugiyama; A Asai; N Yasuhara; Y Eguchi; Y Tsujimoto; Y Kuchino
    MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, Nov. 1997, Refereed, Not invited
  • Evidence against a functional site for Bcl-2 downstream of caspase cascade in preventing apoptosis
    N Yasuhara; S Sahara; S Kamada; Y Eguchi; Y Tsujimoto
    ONCOGENE, Oct. 1997, Refereed, Not invited
  • Essential role of active nuclear transport in apoptosis
    N Yasuhara; Y Eguchi; T Tachibana; N Imamoto; Y Yoneda; Y Tsujimoto
    GENES TO CELLS, Jan. 1997, Refereed, Not invited

MISC

  • 核―細胞質間分子輸送による細胞の高次機能制御
    上川泰直、安原徳子、米田悦啓
    実験医学, 2010, Not refereed, Not invited
  • The role of the nuclear transport system in cell differentiation
    Noriko Yasuharaa; Masahiro Oka; Yoshihiro Yoneda
    SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, Jul. 2009, Refereed, Not invited
  • 細胞分化と核―細胞質間分子輸送システム
    安原徳子、岡正啓、米田悦啓
    最新医学, Mar. 2009, Not refereed, Not invited
  • 核―細胞質間蛋白質輸送と高次生命現象
    安原徳子、米田悦啓
    生体の科学, 2008, Not refereed, Not invited
  • 細胞分化を制御する核輸送受容体 importinα
    安原徳子 米田悦啓
    蛋白質核酸酵素, May 2007, Not refereed, Not invited
  • 細胞周期依存的な能動核タンパク質輸送システムの制御とメカニズム
    安原徳子; 武田英里; 井上仁美; 小寺一平; 米田悦啓
    日本分子生物学会年会プログラム・講演要旨集, 2003

Books and other publications

  • Regulation of Downstream Targets - Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, Volume 134
    Kazuya Jibiki; Takashi S Kodama; Noriko Yasuhara, Contributor, Chapter Seven - Importin alpha family NAAT/IBB domain: Functions of a pleiotropic long chameleon sequence.
    Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, Mar. 2023
    9780443131813

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • Importin α proteins differentially localize in cytoplasm
    柴崎典子、地引和也、岡安美奈、安原徳子
    MBSJ2020, Dec. 2020, Not invited
  • A nuclear transport receptor importin α2 associates with chromatin via novel DNA binding domain, NAAT
    安原徳子
    MBSJ2020, Dec. 2020, Invited
  • 新規ドメインを介した核輸送因子importinαのDNA結合様式解析
    地引和也
    第93回日本生化学会大会, Sep. 2020, Not invited
  • 核輸送因子importin αのクロマチン結合解析
    地引 和也、野本 心、川瀬 陽太、 斉藤 典子、末永 敦、児玉 高志、 安原 徳子
    第72回日本細胞生物学会大会, Jun. 2020, Not invited
  • 核輸送因子importin α2はDNAとの結合を介して遺伝子の発現に関わる
    地引和也、安原徳子
    第42回日本分子生物学会年会, Dec. 2019, Not invited
  • 核輸送因子によるクロマチン結合を介した遺伝子発現制御
    安原徳子
    第42回日本分子生物学会年会, Dec. 2019, 日本分子生物学会, Invited
  • 未分化ES細胞において核輸送因子importin α2は多数のゲノム領域に結合する
    地引和也
    第92回日本生化学会大会, Sep. 2019, Not invited

Research Themes

  • Development of NASH-HCC treatment targeting novel gene regulatory functions of nuclear transport receptor proteins
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2026
    江口 暁子; 安原 徳子
  • 核輸送因子による新たなDNAターゲッティング機構の解明
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2025
    安原 徳子
  • 核輸送因子局在化ゾーンによる細胞核内外オルガネラ連携
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 01 Apr. 2018 - 31 Mar. 2020
    安原 徳子
  • The role of the nucleocytoplasmic transport during embryogenesis
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 01 Apr. 2015 - 31 Mar. 2018
    YASUHARA Noriko
  • Mechanisms of nuclear transport factor/nucleoporin-mediated chromatin regulation
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 28 Jun. 2013 - 31 Mar. 2018
    YONEDA Yoshihiro
  • Control of transcription factors and epigenetic factors via nuclear transport and its application to targeted therapy
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2017
    KANEKO Hiroki; YONEDA Yoshihiro; YASUHARA Noriko; KONDOU Yutaka; OKUZAKI Daisuke; YAMAGISHI Ryosuke; SHIMADA Jiro
  • An integrative understanding of physiological processes based on the functional analysis of nuclear transport factors, importins
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 31 May 2012 - 31 Mar. 2015
    YONEDA Yoshihiro; OKA Masahiro; YASUHARA Noriko
  • the mechanism of development regulated by the nucleocytoplasmic transport
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 01 Apr. 2012 - 31 Mar. 2015
    YASUHARA Noriko; TAKAOKA Kastuyoshi
  • 胚発生過程における遺伝情報場への分子輸送の時空間制御
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 01 Apr. 2011 - 31 Mar. 2013
    安原 徳子
  • Study for a novel mechanism of developmental regulation via nucleocytoplasmic transport
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2009 - 2011
    YASUHARA Noriko
  • 初期胚発生における遺伝情報場への分子輸送の時空間制御
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 2009 - 2010
    安原 徳子