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10086
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Overview

Shiro Bannai is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a demonstrated interest in subfields such as Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

The scientist's areas of study encompass several key topics, including:

  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications

Shiro Bannai has contributed to the scientific literature with publications predominantly appearing in the International Journal of Cancer. One notable paper authored by Bannai is titled "Loss of the cystine/glutamate antiporter in melanoma abrogates tumor metastasis and markedly increases survival rates of mice," published in 2020 in the International Journal of Cancer. This work has been cited 61 times, indicating its reach within the relevant research community.

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, reflecting a range of research interactions. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Mami Sato
  • Kunishige Onuma
  • Mio Domon
  • Shun Hasegawa
  • Ami Suzuki

Best Publications

  • Transcription Factor Nrf2 Coordinately Regulates a Group of Oxidative Stress-inducible Genes in Macrophages

    Tetsuro Ishii;Ken Itoh;Satoru Takahashi;Hideyo Sato

  • Cloning and Expression of a Plasma Membrane Cystine/Glutamate Exchange Transporter Composed of Two Distinct Proteins

    Hideyo Sato;Michiko Tamba;Tetsuro Ishii;Shiro Bannai

  • Maintenance of neuronal glutathione by glial cells.

    Jun‐ichi Sagara;Kenji Miura;Shiro Bannai

  • Electrophile response element-mediated induction of the cystine/glutamate exchange transporter gene expression.

    Hiromi Sasaki;Hideyo Sato;Kazumi Kuriyama-Matsumura;Kanako Sato

  • Redox Imbalance in Cystine/Glutamate Transporter-deficient Mice

    Hideyo Sato;Hideyo Sato;Ayako Shiiya;Mayumi Kimata;Kanako Maebara

  • Role of membrane transport in metabolism and function of glutathione in mammals.

    Shiro Bannai;Shiro Bannai;Noriko Tateishi;Noriko Tateishi

  • Transport of cystine and cysteine in mammalian cells.

    Shiro Bannai

  • The ferroptosis inducer erastin irreversibly inhibits system x c − and synergizes with cisplatin to increase cisplatin’s cytotoxicity in cancer cells

    Mami Sato;Ryosuke Kusumi;Shinji Hamashima;Sho Kobayashi

  • The cystine/cysteine cycle: a redox cycle regulating susceptibility versus resistance to cell death.

    A Banjac;T Perisic;H Sato;H Sato;A Seiler

  • Mechanism of growth stimulation of L1210 cells by 2-mercaptoethanol in vitro. Role of the mixed disulfide of 2-mercaptoethanol and cysteine.

    T Ishii;S Bannai;Y Sugita

  • Cloning and characterization of a 23-kDa stress-induced mouse peritoneal macrophage protein.

    T Ishii;M Yamada;H Sato;M Matsue

  • Uptake of Glutamate and Cystine in C‐6 Glioma Cells and in Cultured Astrocytes

    Yukie Cho;Shiro Bannai

  • System xc− and Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Cooperatively Rescue Glutathione Deficiency

    Pankaj Kumar Mandal;Alexander Seiler;Tamara Perisic;Pirkko Kölle

  • Molecular Cloning and Expression of Human xCT, the Light Chain of Amino Acid Transport System xc¯

    Hideyo Sato;Michiko Tamba;Kazumi Kuriyama-Matsumura;Suzuka Okuno

  • Glutathione Efflux from Cultured Astrocytes

    Jun‐ichi Sagara;Nobuo Makino;Shiro Bannai

  • Role of cystine transport in intracellular glutathione level and cisplatin resistance in human ovarian cancer cell lines.

    S Okuno;H Sato;K Kuriyama-Matsumura;M Tamba

  • Regulation of glutathione levels in mouse spleen lymphocytes by transport of cysteine.

    Tetsuro Ishii;Yoshiki Sugita;Shiro Bannai

  • Transcriptional control of cystine/glutamate transporter gene by amino acid deprivation

    Hideyo Sato;Shinobu Nomura;Kanako Maebara;Kanako Sato

  • Cystine uptake and glutathione level in fetal brain cells in primary culture and in suspension.

    Jun-ichi Sagara;Kenji Miura;Shiro Bannai

  • Distribution of cystine/glutamate exchange transporter, system x(c)-, in the mouse brain.

    Hideyo Sato;Michiko Tamba;Suzuka Okuno;Kanako Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuro Ishii
Tetsuro Ishii University of Tsukuba
Ken Itoh
Ken Itoh Hirosaki University
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
David S. Leake
David S. Leake University of Reading
Marcus Conrad
Marcus Conrad Helmholtz Zentrum München
Kazuhisa Nakayama
Kazuhisa Nakayama Kyoto University
Jeremy D. Pearson
Jeremy D. Pearson King's College London
Georg W. Bornkamm
Georg W. Bornkamm Technical University of Munich
Hidehiro Mizusawa
Hidehiro Mizusawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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