- 著者
- Ken YAMAGUCHI Kenichi URAKAMI Takeshi NAGASHIMA Yuji SHIMODA Shumpei OHNAMI Sumiko OHNAMI Keiichi OHSHIMA Tohru MOCHIZUKI Keiichi HATAKEYAMA Masakuni SERIZAWA Yasuto AKIYAMA Kouji MARUYAMA Hirohisa KATAGIRI Yuji ISHIDA Kaoru TAKAHASHI Seiichiro NISHIMURA Masanori TERASHIMA Taiichi KAWAMURA Yusuke KINUGASA Yushi YAMAKAWA Tetsuro ONITSUKA Yasuhisa OHDE Takashi SUGINO Ichiro ITO Hiroyuki MATSUBAYASHI Yasue HORIUCHI Maki MIZUGUCHI Mutsumi YAMAZAKI Kengo INOUE Kimiko WAKAMATSU Misato SUGIYAMA Katsuhiko UESAKA Masatoshi KUSUHARA
- 出版者
- バイオメディカルリサーチプレス
- 雑誌
- Biomedical Research (ISSN:03886107)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.37, no.4, pp.259-264, 2016-08-01 (Released:2016-08-20)
- 参考文献数
- 25
- 被引用文献数
- 7
Using whole exome sequencing data obtained from 1,685 Japanese cancer patients, we examined genetic variations of germline TP53 and found 10 types of non-synonymous single nucleotide variants. In the present study, we focused on 6 patients with germline D49H mutation located in the transactivation domain 2 of p53 protein, since the mutation seemed to be prevalent in cancer patients and to be pathogenic. According to the initial survey for family history of the proband with the germline TP53 D49H mutation, one osteosarcoma patient and his pedigree fulfill the criteria for Li-Fraumeni-like syndrome and the 2009 Chompret criteria for germline TP53 mutation screening. Since this patient possesses double germline mutations of TP53 D49H and A159D, further studies are required to evaluate contribution of the D49H mutation in this morbidity. The remaining 5 patients had family histories of cancer, but none fulfills the criteria either for the Li-Fraumeni/Li-Fraumeni-like syndromes or the 2009 Chompret criteria for germline TP53 mutation screening. It is possible to postulate that the germline TP53 D49H mutation is likely to be low-penetrant in some pedigrees. The present study also indicates that the survey for the germline TP53 mutation plays an important role in clinical practice as it will prevent mistaking cancer patients with unusual heredities for sporadic cases.
- 著者
- Takahiko Nakazono Ken Yamaguchi Ryoko Egashira Mizuki Iyadomi Kazuya Fujiki Sachiho Takayanagi Masanobu Mizuguchi Hiroyuki Irie
- 出版者
- Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- 雑誌
- Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences (ISSN:13473182)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.rev.2021-0098, (Released:2022-03-17)
- 参考文献数
- 60
The anterior mediastinum is the most common location of mediastinal tumors, and thymic epithelial tumors are the most common mediastinal tumors. It is important to differentiate thymic epithelial tumors from malignant lymphomas and malignant germ cell tumors because of the different treatment strategies. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging can provide additional information on the differential diagnosis. Chemical shift imaging can detect tiny fat tissues in the lesion and is useful in differentiating thymic hyperplasia from other solid tumors such as thymomas. MRI findings reflect histopathological features of mediastinal tumors, and a comprehensive evaluation of MRI sequences is important for estimation of the histopathological features of the tumor. In this manuscript, we describe the MRI findings of anterior mediastinal solid tumors and the role of MRI in the differential diagnosis.
- 著者
- Keiichic Ohshima Sachiyo Takeda Mariko Hirose Yasuto Akiyama Kazuaki Iguchi Minoru Hoshino Ken Yamaguchi Tohru Mochizuki
- 出版者
- バイオメディカルリサーチプレス
- 雑誌
- Biomedical Research (ISSN:03886107)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.33, no.3, pp.191-199, 2012 (Released:2012-07-05)
- 参考文献数
- 29
- 被引用文献数
- 1 6
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) contains a nuclear localization signal (NLS) sequence within 87-107. NLS sequences are generally capable of penetrating cellular membranes due to a richness of basic amino acid residues, and thus have been used as cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) to translocate biologically active peptides/proteins into cells. The NLS sequence of PTHrP is not exception to this finding; however, PTHrP(87-107) contains 2 acidic glutamate residues at 99 and 101 within the basic amino acid stretch, which is not commonly observed in other CPPs such as HIV-1 Tat(48-60). In this study, we indicated structure-function relationship of the PTHrP NLS to understand the effect of acidic glutamate residues on cell permeability and intracellular localization. We chemically synthesized PTHrP(87-107) and its N-terminally truncated analogues. Their intracellular localization pattern was analyzed by microscopy, radioimmunoassay, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Although all analogues were translocated into cells, internalization by the cytoplasm and/or nucleus was length-dependent; specifically, PTHrP(97-107), PTHrP(95-107), and PTHrP(93-107) were more frequently localized in the cytoplasm. We assume that reduction in the net positive charge within PTHrP NLS analogues resulted in increased cytoplasm- translocation activity. We propose that PTHrP(97-107) is a useful carrier peptide for delivery and expression of cargo molecules in the cytoplasm.