YASUO KITAJIMA

Last Updated :2024/09/03

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University, Assistant Professor
E-mail
kitajimahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I am investigating the mechanisms of skeletal muscle homeostasis from the fields of skeletal muscle and stem cells.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2020/12/01, Excellent Young Researchers, Excellent Young Researchers
  • 2020/12/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
  • 2019/04, 2020/11, Kumamoto University, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics
  • 2016/04, 2019/03
  • 2014/04, 2016/03, Tohoku University

Academic Degrees

  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Research Fields

  • Biology;Biological Science;Cell biology
  • Biological Sciences;Laboratory animal science;Laboratory animal science
  • Complex systems;Health / Sports science;Sports science

Research Keywords

  • muscle stem cell

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SOCIETY OF JAPAN
  • JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOMEDICAL GERONTOLOGY
  • THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar
  2. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar
  3. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research
  4. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Research
  5. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar
  6. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar
  7. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research
  8. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research
  9. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Immunology
  10. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Immunology
  11. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Immunology
  12. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Immunology

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Hoxa10 mediates positional memory to govern stem cell function in adult skeletal muscle, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 7(24), 202106
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  2. Efficient Isolation of Lymphocytes and Myogenic Cells from the Tissue of Muscle Regeneration, CELLS, 11(11), 202206
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  3. siRNA knockdown of alanine aminopeptidase impairs myoblast proliferation and differentiation, Experimental Cell Research, 20201201
  4. The ubiquitin-proteasome system in regulation of the skeletal muscle homeostasis and atrophy: from basic science to disorders., The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 70(1), 40-40, 20200916
  5. The Body Region Specificity in Murine Models of Muscle Regeneration and Atrophy, Acta Physiologica, 202101
  6. Inducible Rpt3, a Proteasome Component, Knockout in Adult Skeletal Muscle Results in Muscle Atrophy, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 8, 20200902
  7. Damaged Myofiber-Derived Metabolic Enzymes Act as Activators of Muscle Satellite Cells, Stem Cell Reports, 202009
  8. A Modified Pre-plating Method for High-Yield and High-Purity Muscle Stem Cell Isolation From Human/Mouse Skeletal Muscle Tissues, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 8, 20200813
  9. AMPK complex activation promotes sarcolemmal repair in dysferlinopathy, Molecular Therapy, 28(4), 1133-1153, 20200408
  10. Aberrant axon branching via Fos-B dysregulation in FUS-ALS motor neurons., EBioMedicine, 45, 362-378, 201907
  11. The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Is Indispensable for the Maintenance of Muscle Stem Cells., Stem cell reports, 11(6), 1523-1538, 20181211
  12. Antagonizing bone morphogenetic protein 4 attenuates disease progression in a rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis., Experimental neurology, 307, 164-179, 201809
  13. Visualization of PAX7 protein dynamics in muscle satellite cells in a YFP knock-in-mouse line., Skeletal muscle, 8(1), 26, 201808
  14. Histone H3.3 sub-variant H3mm7 is required for normal skeletal muscle regeneration., Nature communications, 9(1), 1400, 201804
  15. Aberrant astrocytic expression of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan receptors in a rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 96(2), 222-233, 201802
  16. Notch1 and Notch2 Coordinately Regulate Stem Cell Function in the Quiescent and Activated States of Muscle Satellite Cells., Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 36(2), 278-285, 201802
  17. Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway induced by prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 deficiency enhances the effect of running training in mice, ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA, 220(1), 99-112, 201705
  18. Nrf2-Mediated Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Metabolism, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 36(11), 1655-1672, 201606
  19. Metabolome Analysis of Muscle Atrophy, 37, 213-220, 201606
  20. Prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 deficiency promotes skeletal muscle fiber-type transition via a calcineurin/NFATc1-dependent pathway., Skeletal muscle, 6, 5-5, 2016
  21. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)., Autophagy, 12(1), 1-222, 2016
  22. Visualizing the Functional Heterogeneity of Muscle Stem Cells., Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1516, 183-193, 2016
  23. The serine protease inhibitor camostat inhibits influenza virus replication and cytokine production in primary cultures of human tracheal epithelial cells., Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, 33, 66-74, 201508
  24. Proteasome dysfunction induces muscle growth defects and protein aggregation., Journal of cell science, 127(Pt 24), 5204-17, 20141215
  25. Similar perceived exertion during slow jogging at walking speed, 25(1), 19-27, 201402
  26. Characterization of contraction-induced IL-6 up-regulation using contractile C2C12 myotubes., Endocrine journal, 60(2), 137-147, 2013
  27. Puromycin sensitive aminopeptidase is required for C2C12 myoblast proliferation and differentiation, Journal of Cellular Physiology, 202107

Publications such as books

  1. 2017/03, Role of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in Skeletal Muscle, Role of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in Skeletal Muscle, Springer Nature, 2017/03, Contributor, kitajima yasuo

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)), 2021, 2023
  2. 2020/12, 2025/03
  3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 2020/04, 2024/03
  4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Physiological roles and mechanisms of a novel high density lipoprotein (HDL) production system in skeletal muscle., 2020/03, 2024/03
  5. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, 2018/04, 2021/03
  6. 2020/04
  7. 2020/04
  8. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Challenging Research (Exploratory), 2017/06/30, 2020/03/31
  9. 2018/04, 2019/03
  10. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2016/04, 2019/03
  11. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Elucidation of role of proteasome system in regulation of skeletal muscle mass, 2015/04, 2019/03
  12. 2017/04, 2018/03
  13. 2016/04, 2017/03
  14. 2015/04, 2016/03
  15. 2015/04, 2016/03
  16. 2013/04, 2014/03