Nobuaki Furuno

Last Updated :2023/12/04

Affiliations, Positions
Amphibian Research Center, Associate Professor
E-mail
nfurunohiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Science, Kyushu University

Research Keywords

  • Biological cience in space
  • Xenopus
  • oocyte maturation

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2023, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, The life science of amphibians
  2. 2023, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Biological Sciences A
  3. 2023, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  4. 2023, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Biology
  5. 2023, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  6. 2023, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  7. 2023, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Seminar for Amphibian Biology
  8. 2023, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology I
  9. 2023, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology III
  10. 2023, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practice for Fundamental Biology IV
  11. 2023, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Basic Biology
  12. 2023, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Cellular life science
  13. 2023, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology A
  14. 2023, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Basic Biology B
  15. 2023, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Integrated Life Sciences

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Xenopus Resources: Transgenic, Inbred and Mutant Animals, Training Opportunities, and Web-Based Support, FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY, 10, 20190425
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  2. Disruption of Thyroid Hormone Function by Environmental Pollutants, Journal of Health Science, 55(2), 147-160, 20090401
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  3. Intravital staining to detect mineralization in Xenopus tropicalis during and after metamorphosis, DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION, 64(7), 368-378, 202209
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  4. Geography-Dependent Horizontal Gene Transfer from Vertebrate Predators to Their Prey, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 39(4), 20220410
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  5. Involvement of Gtr1p in the oxidative stress response in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 598, 107-112, 20220402
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  6. Better than mere attraction - adhesive properties of skin secretion in the Common Rain Frog, Breviceps adspersus, SALAMANDRA, 58(1), 43-51, 20220215
  7. A novel vanadium transporter of the Nramp family expressed at the vacuole of vanadium-accumulating cells of the ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS, 1810(4), 457-464, 201104
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  8. The C-terminal Seven Amino Acids in the Cytoplasmic Retention Signal Region of Cyclin B2 are Required for Normal Bipolar Spindle Formation in Xenopus Oocytes and Embryos, Molecular Cancer Research, 1, 589-597, 20030401
  9. Effects of strong magnetic fields on amphibian development and gene expression, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 45(7), 6055-6056, 20060401
  10. Isolation and characterization of the active cDNA of the human cell cycle gene(RCC1) involved in the regulation of onset of chromosome condensation., Genes and Development, 1, 585-593, 19870401
  11. Replacement of maternal 40S rRNA precursor in early embryos of Xenopus laevis., Cell Structure and Function, 13, 113-122, 19880401
  12. Overexpression of the cytoplasmic retention signal region of cyclin B2, but not cyclin B1, inhibits bipolar spindle formation in Xenopus oocytes, Biology of the Cell, 90, 509-518, 19980401
  13. Feasibility study of the automated sequencing machines using a cosmid clone contained the human genomic DNA., Proceeding The 7th Seminar on Science and Technology Molecular Biology, 7(1), 191-202, 19880401
  14. Molecular cloning of human genes that complement the temperature-sensitive cell cycle mutants of BHK-21 cells. Cell Cycle Control in Eukaryotes., Cold Spring Harbor Symposium Quantum Biology, 1(1), 169-175, 19880401
  15. Vertebral abnormalities following heat shock in Xenopus laevis., Development= Growth and Differentiation, 31(1), 65-70, 19890401
  16. Correlation between physiological and transforming activities of the c-mos proto-oncogene product and identification on an essential Mos domain for these activities., Japanese Journal of Cancer Research, 82, 250-253, 19910401
  17. ★, Complete Nucleotide Sequence of the Human RCC1 Gene Involved in Coupling between DNA replication and Mitosis, Genomics, 11, 459-461, 19910401
  18. Molecular cloning of the human gene, CCG2, that complements the BHK-derived temperature-sensitive cell cycle mutant tsBN6, Journal of Cell Science, 100, 35-43, 19910401
  19. Differential occurrence of CSF-like activity and transforming activity of Mos during the cell cycle in fibroblasts., EMBO Journal, 11, 2447-2456, 19920401
  20. Degradation of Mos by the N-terminal proline (Pro2)-dependent ubiqitin pathway on fertilization of Xenopus egg, EMBO Journal, 12, 4021-4027, 19930401
  21. ★, Suppression of DNA replication via Mos function during meiotic division in Xenopus oocytes., EMBO Journal, 13, 2399-2410, 19940401
  22. Meiotic cell cycle in Xenopus oocytes is independent of cdk2 kinase., EMBO Journal, 16, 3860-3865, 19970401
  23. Isolation of a cDNA encoding the Xenopus homologue of mammalian Cdc25A that can induce meiotic maturation of oocytes., Gene, 178, 111-114, 19960401
  24. Effects of gravity on the amphibian life cycle--morphological and molecular biological analyses of early development, morphogenesis and metamorphosis, Space Utliz. Res, 21, 270-273, 20050101
  25. ★, Human Cyclin A Is Required for Mitosis until Mid Prophase., Journal of Cell Biology, 147, 295-306, 19990401
  26. ★, The effects of hypergravity on bipolar spindle formation of meiosis II in Xenopus oocytes, Biological science in space, 20, 92-94, 20060401
  27. Effects of hypergravity environments on amphibian development, gene expression and apoptosis, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A145, 65-72, 20060401
  28. Effects of hypergravity on pituitary-target organ axes in the frog, Xenopus laevis, Space Utilization Research, 22, 231-234, 20060401
  29. Effects of the hypergravity on oocyte maturation of Xenopus laevis, Space Utilization Research, 22, 228-230, 20060401
  30. Effects of hypergravity on pituitary-target organs in the frog, Xenopus laevis, Biological Science in Space, 20, 40-43, 20060401
  31. Influence of hypergravity and high magnetic field on the development and gene expression of Xenopus laevis, MAG-06-55, 20060401
  32. The C-terminal seven amino acids in the cytoplasmic retention signal region of cyclin B2 are required for normal bipolar spindle formation in Xenopus oocytes and embryos, MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH, 1(8), 589-597, 200306
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  33. ★, Expression of cell-cycle regulators during Xenopus oogenesis, GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS, 3(2), 165-168, 200305
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  34. Effects of strong static magnetic fields on amphibian development and gene expression, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS, 45(7), 6055-6056, 200607
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  35. Effects of hypergravity environments on amphibian development, gene expression and apoptosis, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 145(1), 65-72, 200609
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  36. Identification and biochemical analysis of a homolog of a sulfate transporter from a vanadium-rich ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS, 1790(10), 1295-1300, 200910
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  37. Disruption of Thyroid Hormone Function by Environmental Pollutants, JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE, 55(2), 147-160, 200904
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  38. The subcellular localization of cyclin B2 is required for bipolar spindle formation during Xenopus oocyte maturation, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 422(4), 770-775, 20120615
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  39. Amino acid residues required for Gtr1p-Gtr2p complex formation and its interactions with the Ego1p-Ego3p complex and TORC1 components in yeast, GENES TO CELLS, 19(6), 449-463, 201406
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  40. Analysys of the head-defects caused by hypergravity in early Xenopus embyos., Biol. Sci. Space, 26, 1-6, 20121215
  41. High efficiency TALENs enable F0 functional analysis by targeted gene disruption in Xenopus laevis embryos., Biology Open, 2, 448-452, 20130515
  42. Hypergravity specifically affects anterior head formation in early Xenopus embyos., Biol. Sci. in Space, 26, 47-52, 2012
  43. Identification and comparative analyses of Siamois cluster genes in the Xenopus laevis and tropicalis., Developmental Biology, 426, 374-383, 2017
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  44. Efects of hypergravity on oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis., Biological Science in Space, 22, 242-244, 2006
  45. Identification and comparative analyses of Siamois cluster genes in Xenopus laevis and tropicalis, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 426(2), 374-383, 20170615
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  46. RagA, an mTORC1 activator, interacts with a hedgehog signaling protein, WDR35/IFT121, GENES TO CELLS, 24(2), 151-161, 201902
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  47. Involvement of Myt1 kinase in the G2 phase of the first cell cycle in Xenopus laevis, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 515(1), 139-144, 20190612
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  48. Exceptional Enlargement of the Mitochondrial Genome Results from Distinct Causes in Different Rain Frogs (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENOMICS, 2020, 20200123
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  49. WDR35 is involved in subcellular localization of acetylated tubulin in 293T cells, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 547, 169-175, 20210402
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  50. Generation of no-yellow-pigment Xenopus tropicalis by slc2a7 gene knockout, Developmental Dynamics, 250, 1-12, 20210115
  51. Generation of no-yellow-pigment Xenopus tropicalis by slc2a7 gene knockout, Developmental Dynamics, 250, 1-12, 20210115
  52. Generation of no-yellow-pigment Xenopus tropicalis by slc2a7 gene knockout, DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS, 250(10), 1420-1431, 202110
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External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

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  10. KAKENHI, Functional analysis of Cyclin A/Cdk2 for chromosome condensation, 2001, 2002
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  11. KAKENHI, CELL CYCLE CONTROL IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT, 1998, 2002
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