2016

1. Katsuragi Y, Ichimura Y, Komatsu M.
   Regulation of the Keap1–Nrf2 pathway by p62/SQSTM1

   Curr Opin Toxicol. 1:54-61

2. Yasuda D, Nakajima M, Yuasa A, Obata R, Takahashi K, Ohe T, Ichimura Y, Komatsu M, Yamamoto M, Imamura R, Kojima H, Okabe T, Nagano T, Mashino T.
   Synthesis of Keap1-phosphorylated p62 and Keap1-Nrf2 protein-protein interaction inhibitors and their inhibitory activity..

   Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 15;26(24):5956-5959

3. Lee DH, Han DH, Nam KT, Park JS, Kim SH, Lee M, Kim G, Min BS, Cha BS, Lee YS, Sung SH, Jeong H, Ji HW, Lee MJ, Lee JS, Lee HY, Chun Y, Kim J, Komatsu M, Lee YH, Bae SH.
   Ezetimibe, an NPC1L1 inhibitor, is a potent Nrf2 activator that protects mice from diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

   Free Radic Biol Med. 99:520-532

4. Dragich JM, Kuwajima T, Hirose-Ikeda M, Yoon MS, Eenjes E, Bosco JR, Fox LM, Lystad AH, Oo TF, Yarygina O, Mita T, Waguri S, Ichimura Y, Komatsu M, Simonsen A, Burke RE, Mason CA, Yamamoto A.
   Autophagy linked FYVE (Alfy/WDFY3) is required for establishing neuronal connectivity in the mammalian brain.

   Elife. e14810

5. Muona M, Ishimura R, Laari A, Ichimura Y, Linnankivi T, Keski-Filppula R, Herva R, Rantala H, Paetau A, Pöyhönen M, Obata M, Uemura T, Karhu T, Bizen N, Takebayashi H, McKee S, Parker MJ, Akawi N, McRae J, Hurles ME; DDD Study., Kuismin O, Kurki MI, Anttonen AK, Tanaka K, Palotie A, Waguri S, Lehesjoki AE, Komatsu M.
   Biallelic Variants in UBA5 Link Dysfunctional UFM1 Ubiquitin-like Modifier Pathway to Severe Infantile-Onset Encephalopathy.

   Am J Hum Genet. 99(3):683-694

6. Saito T, Ichimura Y, Taguchi K, Suzuki T, Mizushima T, Takagi K, Hirose Y, Nagahashi M, Iso T, Fukutomi T, Ohishi M, Endo K, Uemura T, Nishito Y, Okuda S, Obata M, Kouno T, Imamura R, Tada Y, Obata R, Yasuda D, Takahashi K, Fujimura T, Pi J, Lee MS, Ueno T, Ohe T, Mashino T, Wakai T, Kojima H, Okabe T, Nagano T, Motohashi H, Waguri S, Soga T, Yamamoto M, Tanaka K, Komatsu M.
   p62/Sqstm1 promotes malignancy of HCV-positive hepatocellular carcinoma through Nrf2-dependent metabolic reprogramming.

   Nat Commun. 7:12030

7. Yang H, Ni HM, Guo F, Ding Y, Shi YH, Lahiri P, Fröhlich LF, Rülicke T, Smole C, Schmidt VC, Zatloukal K, Cui Y, Komatsu M, Fan J, Ding WX.
   Sequestosome-1/p62 is Associated with Autophagic Removal of Excess Hepatic Endoplasmic Reticulum in Mice.

   J Biol Chem. 291(36):18663-18674

8. Popineau L, Morzyglod L, Carré N, Caüzac M, Bossard P, Prip-Buus C, Lenoir V, Ragazzon B, Fauveau V, Robert L, Guilmeau S, Postic C, Komatsu M, Canonne-Hergaux F, Guillou H, Burnol AF.
   A novel Grb14-mediated cross-talk between insulin and p62/Nrf2 pathways regulates liver lipogenesis and selective insulin resistance.

   Mol Cell Biol. 36(16):2168-2181

9. Habisov S, Huber J, Ichimura Y, Akutsu M, Rogova N, Loehr F, McEwan DG, Johansen T, Dikic I, Doetsch V, Komatsu M, Rogov VV, Kirkin V.
   Structural and functional analysis of a novel interaction motif within UFM1-activating enzyme 5 (UBA5) required for binding to ubiquitin-like proteins and ufmylation.

   J Biol Chem. 291:9025-41

10. Liu G, Zhong M, Guo C, Komatsu M, Xu J, Wang Y, Kitazato K.
    Autophagy is involved in regulating influenza A virus RNA and protein synthesis associated with both modulation of Hsp90 induction and mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway.

    Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 72:100-108.

11. Wang S, Ni HM, Dorko K, Kumer SC, Schmitt TM, Nawabi A, Komatsu M, Huang H, Ding WX.
    Increased hepatic receptor interacting protein kinase 3 expression due to impaired proteasomal functions contributes to alcohol-induced steatosis and liver injury.

    Oncotarget oncotarget.6893

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