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Akinori Kashimura
Researcher at Kogakuin University
Publications - 14
Citations - 355
Akinori Kashimura is an academic researcher from Kogakuin University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chitin & Chitinase. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications receiving 265 citations.
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Acidic mammalian chitinase is a proteases-resistant glycosidase in mouse digestive system
Misa Ohno,Masahiro Kimura,Haruko Miyazaki,Kazuaki Okawa,Riho Onuki,Chiyuki Nemoto,Eri Tabata,Satoshi Wakita,Akinori Kashimura,Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Yasusato Sugahara,Nobuyuki Nukina,Nobuyuki Nukina,Nobuyuki Nukina,Peter O. Bauer,Fumitaka Oyama +15 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) can function as a protease-resistant major glycosidase under the conditions of stomach and intestine and degrade chit in substrates to produce (GlcNAc)2, a source of carbon, nitrogen and energy.
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Chitin digestibility is dependent on feeding behaviors, which determine acidic chitinase mRNA levels in mammalian and poultry stomachs.
Eri Tabata,Akinori Kashimura,Azusa Kikuchi,Hiromasa Masuda,Ryo Miyahara,Yusuke Hiruma,Satoshi Wakita,Misa Ohno,Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Yasusato Sugahara,Vaclav Matoska,Peter O. Bauer,Fumitaka Oyama +12 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that feeding behavior affects Chia expression levels as well as chitinolytic activity of the enzyme, and determines chitin digestibility in the particular animals.
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Gastric and intestinal proteases resistance of chicken acidic chitinase nominates chitin-containing organisms for alternative whole edible diets for poultry
Eri Tabata,Akinori Kashimura,Satoshi Wakita,Misa Ohno,Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Yasusato Sugahara,Yoshihiro Kino,Vaclav Matoska,Peter O. Bauer,Fumitaka Oyama +9 more
TL;DR: Functional similarity of chicken Chia with the mouse enzyme suggests that chitin-containing organisms can be used for alternative poultry diets not only as whole edible resources but also as enhancers of their nutritional value.
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Protein A-mouse acidic mammalian chitinase-V5-His expressed in periplasmic space of Escherichia coli possesses chitinase functions comparable to CHO-expressed protein.
Akinori Kashimura,Kazuaki Okawa,Kotarou Ishikawa,Yuta Kida,Kokoro Iwabuchi,Yudai Matsushima,Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Yasusato Sugahara,Fumitaka Oyama +8 more
TL;DR: The E. coli-expressed Protein A-mouse AMCase-V5-His fusion protein possesses chitinase functions comparable to the CHO-expressive AMCase and can be used to elucidate detailed biomedical functions of the mouse AMCase.
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Loss and Gain of Human Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Activity by Nonsynonymous SNPs.
Kazuaki Okawa,Misa Ohno,Akinori Kashimura,Masahiro Kimura,Yuki Kobayashi,Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Yasusato Sugahara,Minori Kamaya,Yoshihiro Kino,Peter O. Bauer,Fumitaka Oyama +10 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that human AMCase has lost its chitinolytic activity by integration of nsSNPs during evolution and that the enzyme can be reactivated by introducing amino acids conserved in the mouse counterpart.