H. Yuasa

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1. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2; a new enzyme in the kynurenine pathway.

   H. Ball, H. Yuasa, Christopher J. D. Austin, S. Weiser +1 more

   2009International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology274 citations

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2. Tryptophan-Catabolizing Enzymes – Party of Three

   H. Ball, F. Jusof, S. Bakmiwewa, N. Hunt +1 more

   2014Frontiers in Immunology148 citations Open access

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3. Evolution of Vertebrate Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenases

   H. Yuasa, Miwa Takubo, A. Takahashi, T. Hasegawa +2 more

   2007Journal of Molecular Evolution133 citations

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4. Human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 has substrate specificity and inhibition characteristics distinct from those of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1

   G. Pantouris, Martynas Serys, H. Yuasa, H. Ball +1 more

   2014Amino Acids122 citations

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5. Biochemical characteristics and inhibitor selectivity of mouse indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2

   Christopher J. D. Austin, B. M. Mailu, G. Maghzal, Á. Sánchez-Pérez +8 more

   2010Amino Acids70 citations

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6. Characterization and evolution of vertebrate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases IDOs from monotremes and marsupials.

   H. Yuasa, H. Ball, Y. Ho, Christopher J. D. Austin +5 more

   2009Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry66 citations

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7. 1-L-methyltryptophan is a more effective inhibitor of vertebrate IDO2 enzymes than 1-D-methyltryptophan.

   H. Yuasa, H. Ball, Christopher J. D. Austin, N. Hunt

   2010Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry65 citations

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8. Low efficiency IDO2 enzymes are conserved in lower vertebrates, whereas higher efficiency IDO1 enzymes are dispensable

   H. Yuasa, K. Mizuno, H. Ball

   2015The FEBS Journal51 citations

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9. Efficient tryptophan-catabolizing activity is consistently conserved through evolution of TDO enzymes, but not IDO enzymes.

   H. Yuasa, H. Ball

   2015Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution34 citations

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10. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometric composition of the 400 kDa hemoglobin from the pogonophoran Oligobrachia mashikoi and the primary structures of three major globin chains.

    H. Yuasa, Brian N. Green, Takashi Takagi, Norio Suzuki +2 more

    1996Biochimica et Biophysica Acta34 citations

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11. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenases with very low catalytic activity are well conserved across kingdoms: IDOs of Basidiomycota.

    H. Yuasa, H. Ball

    2013Fungal Genetics and Biology33 citations

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12. Cloning and sequencing of three C-type lectins from body surface mucus of the land slug, Incilaria fruhstorferi.

    H. Yuasa, E. Furuta, A. Nakamura, Takashi Takagi

    1998Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry29 citations

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13. Molecular Evolution and Characterization of Fungal Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenases

    H. Yuasa, H. Ball

    2011Journal of Molecular Evolution25 citations

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14. The evolution of three types of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenases in fungi with distinct molecular and biochemical characteristics.

    H. Yuasa, H. Ball

    2012Gene24 citations

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15. Comparison of the sequences of Turbo and Sulculus indoleamine dioxygenase-like myoglobin genes.

    Tomohiko Suzuki, K. Yokouchi, H. Kawamichi, Yasufumi Yamamoto +2 more

    2003Gene23 citations

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16. The structural organization of ascidian Halocynthia roretzi troponin I genes.

    H. Yuasa, K. Kawamura, Hiroaki Yamamoto, T. Takagi

    2002Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)23 citations

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17. Structural organization of lower marine nonvertebrate calmodulin genes.

    H. Yuasa, Tomohiko Suzuki, M. Yazawa

    2001Gene23 citations

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18. Molecular evolution of bacterial indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.

    H. Yuasa, Akiko Ushigoe, H. Ball

    2011Gene22 citations

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19. Diversity of the troponin C genes during chordate evolution.

    H. Yuasa, J. Cox, Takashi Takagi

    1998Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)22 citations Open access

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20. Primary structure of Tetrahymena hemoglobins.

    Takashi Takagi, Hisashi Iwaasa, H. Yuasa, K. Shikama +2 more

    1993Biochimica et Biophysica Acta22 citations

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21. Convergent evolution. The gene structure of Sulculus 41 kDa myoglobin is homologous with that of human indoleamine dioxygenase.

    Tomohiko Suzuki, H. Yuasa, K. Imai

    1996Biochimica et Biophysica Acta21 citations

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22. Phylogenetic Position of the Japanese River Otter Lutra nippon Inferred from the Nucleotide Sequence of 224 bp of the Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene

    Tomohiko Suzuki, H. Yuasa, Y. Machida

    1996Zoological Science18 citations Open access

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23. High l‐Trp affinity of indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenase 1 is attributed to two residues located in the distal heme pocket

    H. Yuasa

    2016The FEBS Journal17 citations

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24. Identification of Ca2+‐dependent calmodulin‐binding proteins in rat spermatogenic cells as complexes of the heat‐shock proteins

    M. Moriya, M. Ochiai, H. Yuasa, N. Suzuki +1 more

    2004Molecular Reproduction and Development14 citations

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25. Genomic structure of the sponge, Halichondria okadai calcyphosine gene.

    H. Yuasa, A. Nakatomi, Tomohiko Suzuki, M. Yazawa

    2002Gene14 citations

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26. The genomic structure of the scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis, troponin C gene: a hypothesis for the evolution of troponin C.

    H. Yuasa, Takashi Takagi

    2000Gene14 citations

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27. Structure of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, troponin C gene.

    H. Yuasa, Shigeru Sato, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Takashi Takagi

    1997Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)14 citations

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28. The structural organization of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, calmodulin genes. The vicissitude of introns during the evolution of calmodulin genes.

    H. Yuasa, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Takashi Takagi

    1999Gene13 citations

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29. Do molluscs possess indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase?

    H. Yuasa, Tomohiko Suzuki

    2005Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry12 citations

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30. Genomic structure of the amphioxus calcium vector protein.

    H. Yuasa, J. Cox, Takashi Takagi

    1999Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)12 citations Open access

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31. The giant extracellular hemoglobin from the polychaete Neanthes diversicolor. The cDNA-derived amino acid sequence of linker chain L2 and the exon/intron boundary conserved in linker genes.

    Tomohiko Suzuki, Tomoko Ohta, H. Yuasa, Takashi Takagi

    1994Biochimica et Biophysica Acta12 citations

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32. Characterization and evolution of vertebrate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases IDOs from monotremes and marsupials.

    H. Yuasa, H. Ball, Y. Ho, Christopher J. D. Austin +5 more

    2009Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry11 citations

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33. Novel Specificity of IDO Enzyme Involved in the Biosynthesis of Mating Pheromone in the Ciliate Blepharisma stoltei.

    M. Sugiura, H. Yuasa, T. Harumoto

    2017Protist9 citations

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34. Bacterial expression and characterization of molluscan IDO-like myoglobin.

    H. Yuasa, T. Hasegawa, Takahiro Nakamura, Tomohiko Suzuki

    2007Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry9 citations

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35. Metazoan tryptophan indole-lyase: Are they still active?

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    2022Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry8 citations Open access

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36. Methylene blue and ascorbate interfere with the accurate determination of the kinetic properties of IDO2

    H. Yuasa, R. Stocker

    2021The FEBS Journal8 citations Open access

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37. Primary structure of troponin I isoforms from the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi.

    H. Yuasa, Shigeru Sato, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Takashi Takagi

    1997Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)8 citations

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38. A comprehensive comparison of the metazoan tryptophan degrading enzymes.

    H. Yuasa

    2019Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics7 citations

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39. Genomic structure of the sandworm, Perinereis vancaurica tetradentata, troponin C.

    H. Yuasa, T. Takagi

    2001Gene7 citations

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40. A single amino acid residue regulates the substrate affinity and specificity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.

    H. Yuasa, M. Sugiura, T. Harumoto

    2018Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics6 citations

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41. Human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 has substrate specificity and inhibition characteristics distinct from those of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1

    G. Pantouris, Martynas Serys, H. Yuasa, H. Ball +1 more

    2014Amino Acids5 citations

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42. Unusual Evolution of Cephalopod Tryptophan Indole-Lyases

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    2023Journal of Molecular Evolution3 citations

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43. Inhibitory effect of ascorbate on tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase.

    H. Yuasa

    2022Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)2 citations

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44. Biochemical and kinetic properties of three indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenases of Aspergillus fumigatus: mechanism of increase in the apparent Km by ascorbate

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    2024The FEBS Journal0 citations Open access

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45. A new aspect of molecular evolution of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. Season 9: Four IDO isoforms from the ciliate, Blepharisma stoltei

    H. Yuasa, M. Sugiura, T. Harumoto

    20170 citations

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46. STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE TROPONIN C SUPERFAMILY GENES(Biochemistry)(Proceedings of the Seventy-Third Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan)

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    20020 citations

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47. The reaction of Aplysia myoglobin with hydrogen peroxide: Different roles of the distal histidine and Tyr-42 in the formation of verdoheme

    G. Tajima, A. Matsuoka, H. Yuasa, T. Takagi +1 more

    19990 citations

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48. THE RELATION BETWEEN PROTOCHORDATE AND VERTEBRATE TROPONIN CS(Physiology)(Proceedings of the Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan)

    H. Yuasa, T. Takagi

    19980 citations

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