Publications by authors named "Takuya Iijima"
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- - In the KEAP1-NRF2 system, KEAP1 detects oxidative and electrophilic stresses using unique bonds, raising questions about how these sensors work in living organisms and whether they sense different types of stress through similar or distinct mechanisms.
- - Research utilizing genetically modified mice indicated that while a lack of certain selenoproteins leads to heightened NRF2 activation, removing critical KEAP1 cysteine residues prevents this activation, suggesting differentiated roles in stress sensing.
- - The study found that a single modification in KEAP1 can substantially impact its function and identified human genetic variations that affect oxidative stress sensors, but not electrophilic sensors, emphasizing the KEAP1 system's reliability in responding to oxidative stress.
To assist in detection of offshore spawning activities of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica and facilitate interpretation of results of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis in their spawning area, we examined the eDNA concentration released by each life history stage of artificially reared Japanese eels in the laboratory using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). We also compared eDNA concentrations between before and after artificially induced spawning activities. eDNA was not detected from three 30 L seawater tanks containing each single fertilized egg, but eDNA was found from other tanks each containing single individuals of larval stages (preleptocephalus and leptocephalus), juvenile stages (glass eel, elver and yellow eel) or adult stage (silver eel).
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