* Corrresponding

32. Lee, M. and *Takeuchi-Tomita, N. 

Reconstitution of Mammalian Mitochondrial Translation System Capable of Long Polypeptide Synthesis. 

Methods Mol. Biol.  2661, 233-255, 2023

31. Nagai R, Xu Y, Liu C, Shimabukuro A and *Takeuchi-Tomita, N. 

In vitro reconstitution of yeast translation system capable of synthesizing long polypeptide and recapitulating programmed ribosome stalling. 

Methods Protoc.   4, 45, 2021

30. Lee M , Matsunaga N, Akabane S , Yasuda I, Ueda T and *Takeuchi-Tomita N. 

Reconstitution of mammalian mitochondrial translation system capable of correct initiation and long polypeptide synthesis from leaderless mRNA.

Nucleic Acids Res. 49(1):371-382, 2021

29. Abe T, Nagai R, Shimazaki S, Kondo S, Nishimura S, Sakaguchi Y, Suzuki T, Imataka H, Tomita K, *Takeuchi-Tomita N.  

In vitro yeast reconstituted translation system reveals function of eIF5A for synthesis of long polypeptide 

J. Biochem.  167(5):451-462, 2020

28. Abe T, Nagai R, Imataka H, *Takeuchi-Tomita N.

Reconstitution of yeast translation elongation and termination in vitro utilizing CrPV IRES-containing mRNA 

J. Biochem.  167(5):441-450, 2020

27. Hayashi H, Nagai R, Abe T, Wada M, Ito K, *Takeuchi-Tomita N.

Tight interaction of eEF2 in the presence of Stm1 on ribosome.

J. Biochem. 163(3):177-185, 2018

26. *Takeuchi N, Nierhaus KH.

Response to the Formal Letter of Z. Chrzanowska-Lightowlers and R. N. Lightowlers Regarding Our Article "Ribosome Rescue and Translation Termination at Non-Standard Stop Codons by ICT1 in Mammalian Mitochondria".

PLoS Genet. 11(6):e1005218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005218, 2015

25: Akabane S, Ueda T, Nierhaus KH, *Takeuchi N.

Ribosome rescue and translation termination at non-standard stop codons by ICT1 in mammalian mitochondria.

PLoS Genet. 10(9):e1004616. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004616, 2014 

24. Yano T, Takeuchi-Tomita N, Ueda T, Haas RH.

Pyrrole-imidazole polyamide, a synthetic DNA-binding compound, is effective at increasing levels of wild-type mtDNA in both cybrid cells and MELAS patient-derived fibroblast cells with the MELAS A3243G mutation by a selective promotion of wild-type replication. 

Mitochondrion 13(6)924-925, 2013

23. Hayashi R, Takeuchi N, Ueda T.

Nuclear Respiratory Factor 2β (NRF-2β) Recruits NRF-2α to the Nucleus by Binding to Importin-α:β via an Unusual Monopartite-Type Nuclear Localization Signal.

J Mol Biol; 425(18):3536-48, 2013

22. Kotani T, Akabane S, Takeyasu K, Ueda T and *Takeuchi N.

Human G-proteins, ObgH1 and Mtg1, associate with the large mitochondrial ribosome subunit and are involved in translation and assembly of respiratory complexes.

Nucleic Acids Res. 41(6):3713-22, 2013

21. Kurata S., Shen B., Liu JO., Takeuchi N., Kaji A. and Kaji H.

Possible steps of complete disassembly of post-termination complex by yeast eEF3 deduced from inhibition by translocation inhibitors.

Nucleic Acids Res. 41(1):264-76, 2013

20. Häuser R, Pech M, Kijek J, Yamamoto H, Titz B, Naeve F, Tovchigrechko A, Yamamoto K, Szaflarski W, Takeuchi N, Stellberger T, Diefenbacher ME, Nierhaus KH, Uetz P.

RsfA (YbeB) Proteins Are Conserved Ribosomal Silencing Factors.

PLoS Genet. 8(7):e1002815, 2012

19. Suzuki T., Miyauchi K., Suzuki T., Yokobori S., Shigi N., Kondow A., Takeuchi N., Yamagishi A., Watanabe K.

Taurine-containing uridine modifications in tRNA anticodons are required to decipher non-universal genetic codes in ascidian mitochondria.

J Biol Chem., 286,35494-8, 2011

18. Akama K., Christian BE., Jones CN., *Takeuchi N., and Spremulli LL.

Analysis of the Functional Consequences of Lethal Mutations in Mitochondrial Translational Elongation Factors.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta , 1802,692-698, 2010

17. Suematsu T., Yokobori SI., Morita H., Yoshinari S., Ueda T., Kita K., *Takeuchi N., Watanabe YI.

A bacterial elongation factor G homolog exclusively functions in ribosome recycling in the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi.

Mol Microbiol. , 75,1445 - 1454, 2010

16. Tsuboi M., Morita H.,Nozaki Y.,Akama K., Ueda T.,Ito K.,Nierhaus KH., and *Takeuchi N. 

EF-G2mt is an Exclusive Recycling Factor in Mammalian Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis.

Molecular Cell, 28,502-10, 2009

15. Ishizawa T., Nozaki Y., Ueda T., *Takeuchi N.

The human mitochondrial translation release factor HMRF1L is methylated in the GGQ motif by the methyltransferase HMPrmC.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 373, 99-103, 2008

14. Nozaki Y., Matsunaga N., Ishizawa T., Ueda T., *Takeuchi N.

HMRF1L is a human mitochondrial translation release factor involved in the decoding of the termination codons UAA and UAG.

Genes Cells. 13, 429-38, 2008

13. Yamashita R., Suzuki Y., Takeuchi N., Wakaguri H., Ueda T., Sugano S., Nakai K.

Comprehensive detection of human terminal oligo-pyrimidine (TOP) genes and analysis of their characteristics.

Nucleic Acids Res. 36, 3707-15, 2008

12. Takeda JI., Suzuki Y., Sakate R., Sato Y., Seki M., Irie T., Takeuchi N., Ueda T., Nakao M., Sugano S., Gojobori T., Imanishi T.

Low conservation and species-specific evolution of alternative splicing in humans and mice: comparative genomics analysis using well-annotated full-length cDNAs.

Nucleic Acids Res., 36(20):6386-95, 2008

11. Hayashi R., Ueda T., Farwell MA., *Takeuchi N.

Nuclear respiratory factor 2 activates transcription of human mitochondrial translation initiation factor 2 gene.

Mitochondrion, 7, 195-203, 2007 

10. Suzuki H., Ueda T., Taguchi H., *Takeuchi N.

Chaperone properties of mammalian mitochondrial translation elongation factor Tu.

J Biol Chem., 282, 4076-84, 2007

9. Tomita K., Fukai S., Ishitani R., Ueda T., Takeuchi N., Vassylyev DG., Nureki O.

Structural basis for template-independent RNA polymerization.

Nature. 430, 700-4, 2004

8. Spencer AC., Heck A., Takeuchi N., Watanabe K., Spremulli LL.

Characterization of the Human Mitochondrial Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase.

Biochemistry.43, 9743-54, 2004

7. Okabe M., Tomita K., Ishitani R., Ishii R., Arisaka F., Takeuchi N., Nureki O., Yokoyama S.

Divergent evolution of trinucleotide polymerization revealed by an archaeal CCA-adding enzyme structure.

EMBO J. 22, 5918-5927, 2003

6. *Takeuchi N., Ueda T.

Down-regulation of the mitochondrial translation system during terminal differentiation of HL-60 cells by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-1-phorbol-13-acetate: comparison with the cytoplasmic translation system.

J Biol Chem., 278, 45318-24, 2003

5. Takeuchi N., Vial L., Panvert M., Schmitt E., Watanabe K., Mechulam Y., Blanquet S.

Recognition of tRNAs by Methionyl-tRNA transformylase from mammalian mitochondria.

J Biol Chem. 276,20064-8, 2001

4. Yokogawa T., Shimada N., Takeuchi N., Benkowski L., Suzuki T., Omori A., Ueda T., Nishikawa K., Spremulli LL., Watanabe K.

Characterization and tRNA recognition of mammalian mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase.

J Biol Chem., 275, 19913-20, 2000

3. Takeuchi N., Ueda T., Watanabe K.

Expression and characterization of bovine mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA transformylase.

J Biochem., 124, 1069-71, 1998

2. Takeuchi N., Kawakami M., Omori A., Ueda T., Spremulli LL., Watanabe K.

Mammalian mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA transformylase from bovine liver. Purification, characterization, and gene structure.

J Biol Chem., 273, 15085-90 1998

1. Takeuchi N., Kawakami M., Ueda T., Spremulli LL., Watanabe K.

Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA transformylase from bovine liver.

Nucleic Acids Symp Ser. 37, 195-6, 1997