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Yuichi Takakuwa

Researcher at Tufts University

Publications -  62
Citations -  2856

Yuichi Takakuwa is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Calmodulin & Membrane protein. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 62 publications receiving 2709 citations.

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Identification of a functional role for lipid asymmetry in biological membranes: Phosphatidylserine-skeletal protein interactions modulate membrane stability

TL;DR: It is documented that maintenance of asymmetric distribution of phospholipids resulted in improved membrane mechanical stability and enabled a functional role of lipid asymmetry in regulating membrane material properties to be documented.
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Modulation of Erythrocyte Membrane Mechanical Function by Protein 4.1 Phosphorylation

TL;DR: It is shown that the phosphorylation of 4.1R by PKC results in its decreased ability to form a ternary complex with spectrin and actin as well as dissociation of glycophorin C from the membrane skeleton, and a marked decrease in membrane mechanical stability.
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Regulation of CD44-protein 4.1 interaction by Ca2+ and calmodulin. Implications for modulation of CD44-ankyrin interaction.

TL;DR: It is reported here that protein 4.1 binds to the cytoplasmic domain of CD44 with a dissociation constant on the order of 10−7 m and that Ca2+ and calmodulin reduce the affinity of this interaction.