Distinct roles of the receptor tyrosine kinases Tie-1 and Tie-2 in blood vessel formation

…, U Deutsch, K Wolburg-Buchholz, Y Fujiwara… - Nature, 1995 - nature.com
TIE-1 and Tie-2 define a new class of receptor tyrosine kinases that are specifically expressed
in developing vascular endothelial cells. To study the functions of Tie-1 and Tie-2 during …

[HTML][HTML] EZH1 mediates methylation on histone H3 lysine 27 and complements EZH2 in maintaining stem cell identity and executing pluripotency

X Shen, Y Liu, YJ Hsu, Y Fujiwara, J Kim, X Mao… - Molecular cell, 2008 - cell.com
Trimethylation on H3K27 (H3K27me3) mediated by Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2)
has been linked to embryonic stem cell (ESC) identity and pluripotency. EZH2, the catalytic …

Arrested development of embryonic red cell precursors in mouse embryos lacking transcription factor GATA-1.

Y Fujiwara, CP Browne, K Cunniff… - Proceedings of the …, 1996 - National Acad Sciences
The X chromosome-linked transcription factor GATA-1 is expressed specifically in erythroid,
mast, megakaryocyte, and eosinophil lineages, as well as in hematopoietic progenitors. …

Essential role for the peroxiredoxin Prdx1 in erythrocyte antioxidant defence and tumour suppression

…, DP Dubey, JL Abraham, RT Bronson, Y Fujiwara… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species are involved in many cellular metabolic and signalling processes
1 and are thought to have a role in disease, particularly in carcinogenesis and ageing 2 . We …

[HTML][HTML] FOG, a multitype zinc finger protein, acts as a cofactor for transcription factor GATA-1 in erythroid and megakaryocytic differentiation

AP Tsang, JE Visvader, CA Turner, Y Fujiwara, C Yu… - Cell, 1997 - cell.com
The hematopoietic transcription factor GATA-1 is essential for development of the erythroid
and megakaryocytic lineages. Using the conserved zinc finger DNA-binding domain of GATA-…

BCL11A enhancer dissection by Cas9-mediated in situ saturating mutagenesis

…, SP Garcia, S Luc, R Kurita, Y Nakamura, Y Fujiwara… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Enhancers, critical determinants of cellular identity, are commonly recognized by correlative
chromatin marks and gain-of-function potential, although only loss-of-function studies can …

[HTML][HTML] The T cell leukemia oncoprotein SCL/tal-1 is essential for development of all hematopoietic lineages

C Porcher, W Swat, K Rockwell, Y Fujiwara, FW Alt… - Cell, 1996 - cell.com
The T cell leukemia oncoprotein SCL/tal-1, a basic–helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is
required for production of embryonic red blood cells in the mouse yolk sac. To define roles in …

[HTML][HTML] A lineage‐selective knockout establishes the critical role of transcription factor GATA‐1 in megakaryocyte growth and platelet development

RA Shivdasani, Y Fujiwara, MA McDevitt… - The EMBO journal, 1997 - embopress.org
Transcription factor GATA‐1 is essential for red blood cell maturation and, therefore, for survival
of developing mouse embryos. GATA‐1 is also expressed in megakaryocytes, mast cells…

Identification of a ferrireductase required for efficient transferrin-dependent iron uptake in erythroid cells

…, A McDonald, J Chen, JJ Sharp, Y Fujiwara… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
The reduction of iron is an essential step in the transferrin (Tf) cycle, which is the dominant
pathway for iron uptake by red blood cell precursors. A deficiency in iron acquisition by red …

[HTML][HTML] A critical role for DNA end-joining proteins in both lymphogenesis and neurogenesis

Y Gao, Y Sun, KM Frank, P Dikkes, Y Fujiwara, KJ Seidl… - Cell, 1998 - cell.com
XRCC4 was identified via a complementation cloning method that employed an ionizing
radiation (IR)-sensitive hamster cell line. By gene-targeted mutation, we show that XRCC4 …