20 Publications
2013
Branched oligopeptides form nanocapsules with lipid vesicle characteristics.
Sukthankar, Pinakin⋅Gudlur, Sushanth⋅Avila, L A⋅Whitaker, Susan K⋅Katz, Benjamin B⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Gao, Jian⋅Thapa, Prem⋅Moore, David⋅Iwamoto, Takeo⋅Chen, Jianhan and Tomich, John M
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, vol. 29, (no. 47), pp. 14648-54, 2013/Nov/26. | Journal Article
2012
Human β2-glycoprotein I attenuates mouse intestinal ischemia/reperfusion induced injury and inflammation.
Tomasi, Maurizio⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Pope, Michael R⋅Gudlur, Sushanth⋅Tomich, John M and Fleming, Sherry
Molecular immunology, vol. 52, (no. 3-4), pp. 207-16, 2012/Oct. | Journal Article
 
Peptide nanovesicles formed by the self-assembly of branched amphiphilic peptides.
Gudlur, Sushanth⋅Gudlur, Sushanth⋅Sukthankar, Pinakin⋅Sukthankar, Pinakin⋅Gao, Jian⋅Gao, Jian⋅Avila, L Adriana⋅Avila, L A⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Chen, Jianhan⋅Chen, Jianhan⋅Iwamoto, Takeo⋅Iwamoto, Takeo⋅Tomich, John M and Tomich, John M
PloS one, vol. 7, (no. 9), pp. e45374, 2012. | Journal Article
2011
Comparative Proteomics Uncovers the Signature of Natural Selection Acting on the Ejaculate Proteomes of Two Cricket Species Isolated by Postmating, Prezygotic Phenotypes
Marshall, Jeremy L⋅Huestis, Diana L⋅Garcia, Christopher⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Wheeler, Shanda⋅Noh, Suegene⋅Tomich, John M and Howard, Daniel J
Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 28, (no. 1), Jan 2011. | Journal Article
2009
A fratricidal mechanism is responsible for eDNA release and contributes to biofilm development of Enterococcus faecalis
Thomas, Vinai C⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Harms, Nathan⋅Thurlow, Lance⋅Tomich, John M⋅Hancock*, Lynn E and Hancock, Lynn E
Molecular Microbiology, vol. 72, (no. 4), pp. 1022-1036, 2009. | Journal Article
 
Identification, RNAi Knockdown, and Functional Analysis of an Ejaculate Protein that Mediates a Postmating, Prezygotic Phenotype in a Cricket
Marshall, Jeremy⋅Huestis, Diana L⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Wheeler, Shanda⋅Oppert, Cris⋅Marshall, Susan A⋅Tomich, John M⋅Oppert, Brenda and Michalak, Pawel
PLoS ONE, vol. 4, (no. 10), pp. e7537, 2009. | Journal Article
 
Tribolium castaneum larval gut transcriptome and proteome: A resource for the study of the coleopteran gut.
Morris, Kaley⋅Lorenzen, Marcé⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Tomich, John M⋅Oppert, Cris⋅Elpidina, Elena N⋅Vinokurov, Konstantin⋅Jurat Fuentes, Juan L⋅Fabrick, Jeff and Oppert, Brenda
Journal of proteome research, vol. 8, (no. 8), pp. 3889-98, 2009/Aug. | Journal Article
2008
Critical role of specific ions for ligand-induced changes regulating pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki and Roche, Thomas E
Biochemistry, vol. 47, (no. 8), pp. 2298-311, 2008/Feb/26. | Journal Article
 
Design of 11-Residue Peptides with Unusual Biophysical Properties: Induced Secondary Structure in the Absence of Water
Mo, Xiaoqun⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Warner, Matt⋅Al-Rawi, Ahlam N⋅Iwamoto, Takeo⋅Rahman, Talat S⋅Sun, Xiuzhi and Tomich, John M
Biophysical Journal, vol. 94, (no. 5), pp. 1807-1817, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Specific ion influences on self-association of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2 (PDHK2), binding of PDHK2 to the L2 lipoyl domain, and effects of the lipoyl group-binding site inhibitor, Nov3r.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Yan, Xiaohua and Roche, Thomas E
Biochemistry, vol. 47, (no. 8), pp. 2312-24, 2008/Feb/26. | Journal Article
 
Structures of the human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex cores: a highly conserved catalytic center with flexible N-terminal domains.
Yu, Xuekui⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Tsen, Hua⋅Stoops, James K⋅Roche, Thomas E and Zhou, Z. H
Structure (London, England : 1993), vol. 16, (no. 1), pp. 104-14, 2008/Jan. | Journal Article
2007
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase regulatory mechanisms and inhibition in treating diabetes, heart ischemia, and cancer
Roche, Thomas E and Hiromasa, Yasuaki
Cellular and molecular life sciences CMLS., vol. 64, (no. 7-8), pp. 830-849, 2007. | Journal Article
2006
Ligand-induced Effects on Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Isoform 2
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Hu, Liangyan and Roche, Thomas E
Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 281, (no. 18), pp. 12568-12579, 2006. | Journal Article
2004
Formation of a complex of the catalytic subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase isoform 1 (PDP1c) and the L2 domain forms a Ca2+ binding site and captures PDP1c as a monomer.
Turkan, Ali⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki and Roche, Thomas E
Biochemistry, vol. 43, (no. 47), pp. 15073-85, 2004/Nov/30. | Journal Article
 
Organization of the cores of the mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase complex formed by E2 and E2 plus the E3-binding protein and their capacities to bind the E1 and E3 components.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Fujisawa, Tetsuro⋅Aso, Yoichi and Roche, Thomas E
The Journal of biological chemistry, vol. 279, (no. 8), pp. 6921-33, 2004/Feb/20. | Journal Article
 
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2 activity stimulated by speeding up the rate of dissociation of ADP.
Bao, Haiying⋅Kasten, Shane A⋅Yan, Xiaohua⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki and Roche, Thomas E
Biochemistry, vol. 43, (no. 42), pp. 13442-51, 2004/Oct/26. | Journal Article
2003
Denaturation of the Bacillus stearothermophilus Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in the Presence of Guanidine-HCl at Low Temperature
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Meno, K. and Aso, Yoichi
Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, vol. 47, (no. 2), pp. 387-394, 2003. | Journal Article
 
Facilitated interaction between the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2 and the dihydrolipoyl acetyltransferase.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki and Roche, Thomas E
The Journal of biological chemistry, vol. 278, (no. 36), pp. 33681-93, 2003/Sep/5. | Journal Article
2000
Thermally induced disintegration of the Bacillus stearothermophilus dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Aso, Yoichi⋅Yamashita, Shoji and Meno, K
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, vol. 64, (no. 9), pp. 1923-9, 2000/Sep. | Journal Article
1997
Further studies on thermal denaturation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex from Bacillus stearothermophilus.
Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Aso, Yoichi⋅Yamashita, Shoji⋅Aikawa, Y and Ishiguro, M
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, vol. 61, (no. 7), pp. 1126-32, 1997/Jul. | Journal Article