2024-

1. Yamaguchi H, González-Duarte RJ, Qin XY, Abe Y, Takada I, Charroy B, Cázares-Ordoñez V, Uno S, Makishima M, Esumi M. Transglutaminase 2 stimulates cell proliferation and modulates transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathway independently of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Mol Sci 26: 5497, 2025
2. Takada I, Hidano S, Nakagawa T, Nakagawa S, Makishima M, Takahashi S. The role of ESS2/DGCR14: Is it an essential factor in splicing and transcription? Int J Mol Sci 26: 4056, 2025
3. Yuuki Y, Katafuchi T, Kazama T, Matsumoto T, Makishima M. C3H10T1/2 mesenchymal stem cell line as a new in vitro tool for studying adipocyte dedifferentiation. Biology 14: 444, 2025
4. Endo-Umeda K, Makishima M. Exploring the roles of liver X receptors in lipid metabolism and immunity in atherosclerosis. Biomolecules 15: 579, 2025
5. Kiaei N, Malik A, Idahosa SO, Lee K, Endo-Umeda K, Makishima M, Kawamura A, Higuchi S. Python-derived 16α-hydroxylated bile acid, pythocholic acid is a ligand for TGR5, not farnesoid X receptors and vitamin D receptors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 751: 141453, 2025
6. Suzuki Y, Hayashi K, Goto F, Nomura Y, Fujimoto C, Makishima M. Premature senescence is regulated by crosstalk among TFEB, the autophagy lysosomal pathway and ROS derived from damaged mitochondria in NaAsO2-exposed auditory cells. Cell Death Discov 10: 382, 2024
7. Ishizawa M, Takano M, Kittaka A, Matsumoto T, Makishima M. 2α-Substituted vitamin D derivatives effectively enhance the osteoblast differentiation of dedifferentiated fat cells. Biomolecules 14: 706, 2024
8. Tanaka Y, Fujihara M, Takamura Y, Kawasaki M, Nakano S, Makishima M, Kakuta H. Simple fluorescence labeling method enables detection of intracellular distribution and expression level of retinoid X receptors. ACS Med Chem Lett 15: 640-645, 2024
9. Ohni S, Yamaguchi H, Hirotani Y, Nakanishi Y, Midorikawa Y, Sugitani M, Nakayama T, Makishima M, Esumi M. Complex phenotypic heterogeneity of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma with a homogenous TERT promoter mutation. Am J Transl Res 16: 690-699, 2024