Name
  Mitsuyasu Kato
   
Affiliation
 

University of Tsukuba , Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Experimental Pathology, Field of Molecular Pathology, Doctoral Program in Life System Medical Sciences ( Institute of Basic Medical Sciences)

   
Title
 

Professor

   
Academic degrees
 

MD (Tohoku University)
PhD (Tohoku University)
   
Research Fields
 

Experimental Pathology, Molecular Cell Biology

   
Research Subjects
 

Roles of transforming growth factor-βin cancer and other human diseases

   
Academic Society Membership
 

-Committee member, Japanese Society of Pathology
-Committee member, Japanese Cancer Association
-Molecular Biology Society of Japan
   
Academic Publications
 

Suzuki H , et al . c-Ski inhibits the TGF- βsignaling pathway through stabilization of inactive Smad complexes on Smad binding elements. Oncogene. 2004; 23: 5068-5076.

 

Itoh F, et al . Synergy and antagonism between Notch and BMP receptor signaling pathways in endothelial cells. EMBO J., 2004; 23: 541-551.

 

Sasaki T, et al . Lymphoid enhancer factor 1 makes cells resistant to transforming growth factor- β;-induced repression of c- myc . Cancer Res. 2003; 63: 801-806.

 

Hamamoto T, et al . Compound disruption of Smad2 accelerates malignant progression of intestinal tumors in Apc knockout mice. Cancer Res. 2002; 62: 5955-5961.

 

Yagi K, et al . c-myc is a downstream target of Smad pathway. J. Biol. Chem. 2002; 277: 854-861.

   
Awards
 

 

   
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E-mail Address
 

mit-katomd.tsukuba.ac.jp
[Education and Experience]
1985.3
Graduated from Tohoku University School of Medicine
1986.4
Pathologist, Sendai City Hospital
1987.4
Associate, Tohoku University School of Medicine
1990.9
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala Branch , Sweden
1995.4
Associate, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
2000.10
Associate Member, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
2002.4
Professor, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba