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K. Oka, S. Fujioka, Y. Kawamura, Y. Komohara, T. Chujo, K. Sekiguchi, Y. Yamamura, Y. Oiwa, N. Omamiuda-Ishikawa, S. Komaki, Y. Sutoh, S. Sakurai, K. Tomizawa, H. Bono, A. Shimizu, , K. Miura
This study shows naked mole-rats (NMRs) resist chemical carcinogenesis through reduced inflammatory responses linked to necroptosis deficiency.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2021Cancer Biology
Y. Kawamura, K. Oka, M. Takamori, Y. Sugiura, Y. Oiwa, S. Fujioka, S. Homma, S. Miyawaki, M. Narita, T. Fukuda, M. Suematsu, H. Bono, H. Okano, K. Miura
This study identifies senescent cell death as a mechanism contributing to the aging resistance in naked mole-rats, linking low antioxidant defense with suppressed senescent cell accumulation.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2020Cell Biology
Y. Oiwa, K. Oka, H. Yasui, K. Higashikawa, H. Bono, Y. Kawamura, S. Miyawaki, A. Watarai, T. Kikusui, A. Shimizu, H. Okano, Y. Kuge, K. Kimura, Y. Okamatsu-Ogura, K. Miura
This study investigates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in naked mole-rats, showing ADRB3-dependent thermogenic activity and its role in thermoregulation in non-cold environments.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2020Zoology
Y. Katsu, S. Kohno, K. Oka, X. Lin, S. Otake, N. E. Pillai, W. Takagi, S. Hyodo, B. Venkatesh, M. E. Baker
The paper analyzes the activation of elephant shark mineralocorticoid receptor by corticosteroids and progesterone, finding that aldosterone is absent in cartilaginous fishes and progesterone activates shark MR but not human MR.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2018Evolutionary Biology
The paper examines steroid activation of mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs) across species, finding differences in agonist activity and regulatory mechanisms between full-length and truncated MRs.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2018Evolutionary Biology