[HTML][HTML] Aurora-A and an interacting activator, the LIM protein Ajuba, are required for mitotic commitment in human cells

T Hirota, N Kunitoku, T Sasayama, T Marumoto… - Cell, 2003 - cell.com
Aurora family kinases contribute to regulation of mitosis. Using RNA interference in
synchronized HeLa cells, we now show that Aurora-A is required for mitotic entry. We found that …

[PDF][PDF] CENP-A phosphorylation by Aurora-A in prophase is required for enrichment of Aurora-B at inner centromeres and for kinetochore function

N Kunitoku, T Sasayama, T Marumoto, D Zhang… - Developmental cell, 2003 - cell.com
The Aurora (Ipl1)-related kinases are universal regulators of mitosis. We now show that
Aurora-A, in addition to Aurora-B, regulates kinetochore function in human cells. A two-hybrid …

Roles of aurora‐A kinase in mitotic entry and G2 checkpoint in mammalian cells

T Marumoto, T Hirota, T Morisaki, N Kunitoku… - Genes to …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background : Various mitotic events are controlled by Cdc2‐cyclin B and other mitotic kinases.
Aurora/Ipl1‐related mitotic kinases were proved to play key roles in mitotic progression in …

Cre-loxP-controlled periodic Aurora-A overexpression induces mitotic abnormalities and hyperplasia in mammary glands of mouse models

D Zhang, T Hirota, T Marumoto, M Shimizu, N Kunitoku… - Oncogene, 2004 - nature.com
Aurora-A, a serine/threonine mitotic kinase, was reported to be overexpressed in various
human cancers, and its overexpression induces aneuploidy, centrosome amplification and …

Suprasellar hemangioblastoma in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease confirmed by germline mutation study: case report and review of the literature

T Goto, T Nishi, N Kunitoku, K Yamamoto, I Kitamura… - Surgical neurology, 2001 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Hemangioblastoma (HBL) in the suprasellar region is extremely rare. CASE
DESCRIPTION A suprasellar mass was found in a 33-year-old woman with retinal HBL and …

The tumor suppressor WARTS activates the Omi/HtrA2-dependent pathway of cell death

…, T Hirota, SI Iida, T Hara, S Honda, N Kunitoku… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Drosophila tumor suppressor WARTS (Wts) is an evolutionally conserved serine/threonine
kinase and participates in a signaling complex that regulates both proliferation and apoptosis …

Over‐expression of Aurora‐A targets cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein and promotes mRNA polyadenylation of Cdk1 and cyclin B1

T Sasayama, T Marumoto, N Kunitoku, D Zhang… - Genes to …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aurora‐A is a centrosomal serine‐threonine kinase that regulates mitosis. Over‐expression
of Aurora‐A has been found in a wide range of tumors and has been implicated in …

MR imaging features of a scalp plexiform schwannoma

K Yamada, M Harada, N Kunitoku… - American journal …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Radiologic findings of a case with scalp plexiform schwannoma—an unusual variant of the
benign, solitary schwannoma in the skin—are reported. T2-weighted MR imaging exhibited …

Pineal germinomas with granulomatous inflammation Report of two cases and review of the literature

M Murakami, J Kuratsu, M Kochi, N Kunitoku… - Neurosurgical …, 1998 - thejns.org
The authors report on two cases of pineal germinomas with granulomatous inflammation (granulomatous
germinomas). Macroscopically, both tumors were relatively hard and grayish in …

[CITATION][C] Abolition of postapoplectic hemichorea by Vo‐complex thalamotomy: Long‐term follow‐up study

S Goto, N Kunitoku, T Hamasaki… - … : official journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We report a patient with hemichorea following subthalamic hemorrhage. Vo‐complex
thalamotomy abolished the choreic movements for over 4 years of follow‐up.© 2001 …