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(Last updated : 2025-03-04 13:01:24)
Akiko Fukushima
Faculty of Nutrition
Professor
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■ E-Mail Address
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■ Education
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1985/04～1989/03
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Department of Health & Nutrition, Undergraduate School of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, Graduated,
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1992/04～1994/03
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〔Master degree program〕 Nutrition Sciences Degree Program,, Graduate Schools of Nutrition Sciences, Graduate School of Kagawa Nutrition University, Completed,
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1994/04～1998/03
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〔Doctoral course〕 Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Saitama Medical University, Completed, Ph.D
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■ Career
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1989/04～1994/03
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Kagawa Nutrition University Faculty of Nutrition
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2000/04～2003/03
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Kagawa Nutrition University Faculty of Nutrition Research Associate
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2003/04～2006/03
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Kagawa Nutrition University Faculty of Nutrition Assistant Professor
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2006/04～2015/03
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Kagawa Nutrition University Faculty of Nutrition Associate Professor
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5.
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2015/04～
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Kagawa Nutrition University Faculty of Nutrition Professor
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■ Courses Previously Taught
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Advanced Lectures on Molecular Biology（Graduate School of Kagawa Nutrition University）
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Advanced Lectures on Molecular Nutrition（Graduate School of Kagawa Nutrition University）
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■ Research Interests/Keywords
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Biofunction and bioprocess engineering, Molecular biology, Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living (Key Word：Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Gene Expression)
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■ Qualifications
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1991/03/30
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Medical Technologists
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■ Publications
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Journal Articles
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Lactase decline in weaning rats is regulated at the transcriptional level and not caused by termination of milk ingestion.
(Collaboration)
1997/09
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Journal Articles
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Transcriptional regulation of rat calbindin expression during development determined by bacterially expressed protein.
(Collaboration)
1998/02
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Journal Articles
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UTF1, a novel transcriptional coactivator expressed in pluripotent embryonic stem cells and extra-embryonic cells.
(Collaboration)
1998/04
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Journal Articles
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Characterization of functional domains of an embryonic stem cell coactivator UTF1 which are conserved and essential for potentiation of ATF-2 activity.
(Collaboration)
1998/10
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Journal Articles
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Carboxy-terminally truncated form of a coactivator UTF1 stimulates transcription from a variety of gene promoters through the TATA Box.
(Collaboration)
1999/05
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Journal Articles
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The gene for the embryonic stem cell coactivator UTF1 carries a regulatory element which selectivity interact with a complex composed of Oct3/4 and Sox-2.
(Collaboration)
1999/08
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Journal Articles
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Isolation and characterization of the fission yeast gene rpa42+, which encodes a subunit shared by RNA polymerases I and III.
(Collaboration)
1999/12
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Journal Articles
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Structural analyses of the UTF1 gene encoding a transcriptional coactivator expressed in pluripotent embryonic stem cells.
(Collaboration)
2001/07
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Journal Articles
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Chronic docosahexaenoic acid intake enhances expression of gene for uncoupling protein 3 and affects pliotropic mRNA levels in skeltal muscle of aged C57BL/6NJcl mice.
(Collaboration)
2001/10
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Journal Articles
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The effect of fructo- oligosaccharides was analyzed by cDNA expression arrays.
(Collaboration)
2004/02
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Journal Articles
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The specific expression patterns of lactase, sucrase and calbindin-D9k in weaning rats are regulated at the transcriptional level.
(Collaboration)
2004/08
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Journal Articles
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Serotonin transporter polymorphisms affect human blood glucose control.
(Collaboration)
2005/09
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Journal Articles
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Expression of calbindin-D9k, VDR and Cdx-2 messenger RNA in the process by which fructooligosaccharides increase calcium absorption in rats.
(Collaboration)
2005/12
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Journal Articles
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Human nutrigenomics of membrane transporters and receptors to control metabolic syndrome.
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2007/01
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Journal Articles
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Short-chain fatty acids induce intestinal transient receptor potential vanilloid type 6 expression in rats and Caco-2 cells.
(Collaboration)
2009/01
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Journal Articles
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Short-chain Fatty acids increase the level of calbindin-d9k messenger RNA in caco-2 cells.
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2012/08
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Journal Articles
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Folic acid supplementation reduced depression score in young Japanese women with depression-susceptible genetic polymorphisms.
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2014/08
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Journal Articles
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Association between Sleep Duration and Personality-Gene Variants: Sleep Duration is Longer in S/S Homozygotes of Serotonin Transporter than in L Allele Genotypes
(Collaboration)
2015/07
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5 display
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All display(18)
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■ Grants
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2007/04～2010/03
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Effect of vitamin K on the calcium channel (TRPV) and calbindin-D9k genes in the gastrointestinal tract of rats and Caco-2 cells.
(Key Word : gene expression, rat, calcium channel, vitamin K, calcium absorption)
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2012/04～2014/03
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Relations of the microRNA to the lactase gene expression in the weaning period.
(Key Word : lactase, microRNA, transcription, weaning period)
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■ Memberships
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1992～
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Molecular Biology Society of Japan
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1999～
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Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science
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1999～
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Japanese Biochemical Society
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2005/10～
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Japanese Association of Medical Technologists
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2013/08～
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Japanese association of medical technology education
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2005/10～
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Saitama Association of Medical Technologists
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5 display
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All display(6)
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■ Prizes,Honors,and Awards
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1.
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2007/03
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The 18th Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation "Incentive Research Grant
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