Ritsuko Narasaki , PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Notre Dame

Education

BS, Tokyo Noko Uiversity, 1992

MA, Tokyo Noko University, 1994

PhD, Tokyo Noko University, 1998

Address
W. M. Keck Center for Transgene Research
230 Raclin-Carmichael Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Contact
Phone: (574) 631-2316
Fax: (574) 631-4048
E-mail: Ritsuko.Narasaki.1@nd.edu

Research Interests

Dr. Narasaki's research interests are elucidating role of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 in angiogenesis, particularly with respect to its interaction with vitronectin.

Selected Recent Publications

Wang L, Narasaki R, Kitano Y, Hasumi K.  (2009)  Ascorbic acid conversion to erythroascorbic acid, mediated by ubiquitin.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun.  384:210-214.

Kumagai S, Narasaki R, Hasumi K.  (2008)  Glucose-dependent active ATP depletion by koningic acid kills high-glycolytic cells.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun.   365:362-368.

Narasaki R, Kuribayashi H, Shimizu K, Imamura D, Sato T, Hasumi K.  (2005)  Bacillolysin MA, a novel bacterial metalloproteinase that produces angiostatin-like fragments from plasminogen and activates protease zymogens in the coagulation and fibrinolysis systems.  J Biol Chem.   280:14278-14287.

Wu W, Narasaki R, Maeda F, Hasumi K.  (2004)  Glucosyldiacylglycerol enhances reciprocal activation of prourokinase and plasminogen.  Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.   68:1549-1556.