Hayashi Y, Zhang Y, Yokota A, Yan X, Liu J, Choi K, Li B, Sashida G, Peng Y, Xu Z, Huang R, Zhang L, Freudiger GM, Wang J, Dong Y, Zhou Y, Wang J, Wu L, Bu J, Chen A, Zhao X, Sun X, Chetal K, Olsson A, Watanabe M, Romick-Rosendale LE, Harada H, Shih LY, Tse W, Bridges JP, Caligiuri MA, Huang T, Zheng Y, Witte DP, Wang QF, Qu CK, Salomonis N, Grimes HL, Nimer SD, Xiao Z, Huang G. Pathobiological Pseudohypoxia as a Putative Mechanism Underlying Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Cancer Discov. 2018 Nov;8(11):1438-1457. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-17-1203. Epub 2018 Aug 23.
Shingai N, Harada Y, Iizuka H, Ogata Y, Doki N, Ohashi K, Hagihara M, Komatsu N, Harada H. Impact of splicing factor mutations on clinical features in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Int J Hematol. 2018 Dec;108(6):598-606. doi: 10.1007/s12185-018-2551-y. Epub 2018 Oct 23
Cao-Sy L, Obara N, Sakamoto T, Kato T, Hattori K, Sakashita S, Nannya Y, Ogawa S, Harada H, Sakata-Yanagimoto M, Nishikii H, Chiba S. Prominence of nestin-expressing Schwann cells in bone marrow of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with severe fibrosis. Int J Hematol. 2019 Jan 10. doi: 10.1007/s12185-018-02576-9. [Epub ahead of print]
Harada H. Guest Editorial: Understanding of MPN and MDS/MPN based on molecular pathogenesis and clinical aspects. Int J Hematol. 2017;105(6):709-10. doi:10.1007/s12185-017-2244-y
Takaoka K, Kawazu M, Koya J, Yoshimi A, Masamoto Y, Maki H, Toya T, Kobayashi T, Nannya Y, Arai S, Ueno T, Ueno H, Suzuki K, Harada H, Manabe A, Hayashi Y, Mano H, Kurokawa M. A germline HLTF mutation in familial MDS induces DNA damage accumulation through impaired PCNA polyubiquitination. Leukemia. 2019 Jan 29. doi: 10.1038/s41375-019-0385-0. [Epub ahead of print]
Hayashi Y, Yokota A, Harada H, Gang H. Hypoxia / Pseudohypoxia-mediated Activation of HIF1A in Cancer. Cancer Sci. 2019 in press
Hayashi Y, Harada Y, Kagiyama Y, Nishikawa S, Ding Y, Imagawa J, Shingai N, Kato N, Kitaura J, Hokaiwado S, Maemoto Y, Ito Y, Matsui H, Kitabayashi I, Iwama A, Komatsu N, Kitamura T, Harada H. NUP98-HBO1-Fusion Generates Phenotypically and Genetically Relevant Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Pathogenesis. Blood Adv. 2019 in press
Cao-Sy L, Obara N, Sakamoto T, Kato T, Hattori K, Sakashita S, Nannya Y, Ogawa S, Harada H, Sakata-Yanagimoto M, Nishikii H, Chiba S. Prominence of nestin-expressing Schwann cells in bone marrow of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with severe fibrosis. Int J Hematol. 2019 Mar;109(3):309-318. doi: 10.1007/s12185-018-02576-9. Epub 2019 Jan 10.
Kawabata KC, Hayashi Y, Inoue D, Meguro H, Sakurai H, Fukuyama T, Tanaka Y, Asada S, Fukushima T, Nagase R, Takeda R, Harada Y, Kitaura J, Goyama S, Harada H, Aburatani H, Kitamura T. High expression of ABCG2 induced by EZH2 disruption plays pivotal roles in MDS pathogenesis. Leukemia. 2018 32(2):419-428; doi: 10.1038/leu.2017.227
Sakurai H, Harada Y, Ogata Y, Kagiyama Y, Shingai N, Doki N, Ohashi K, Kitamura T, Komatsu N, Harada H. Overexpression of RUNX1 short isoform has an important role in the development of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood Advances. 2017 1(18):1382-1386; doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016002725
Hayashi Y, Harada Y, Huang G, Harada H. Myeloid neoplasms with germ line RUNX1 mutation. Int J Hematol. 2017 106(2):183-188. doi: 10.1007/s12185-017-2258-5.
Harada H. Guest Editorial: Understanding of MPN and MDS/MPN based on molecular pathogenesis and clinical aspects. Int J Hematol. 2017;105(6):709-10. doi:10.1007/s12185-017-2244-y
Kobayashi S, Kobayashi A, Osawa Y, Nagao S, Takano K, Okada Y, Tachi N, Teramoto M, Kawamura T, Horiuchi T, Kato S, Maekawa T, Yamamura T, Watanabe J, Harada Y, Harada H, Sato K, Kimura F. Donor cell leukemia arising from preleukemic clones with a novel germline DDX41 mutation after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Leukemia. 2017;31(4):1020-2. doi:10.1038/leu.2017.44
Yoshimi A, Toya T, Nannya Y, Takaoka K, Kirito K, Ito E, Nakajima H, Hayashi Y, Takahashi T, Moriya-Saito A, Suzuki K, Harada H, Komatsu N, Usuki K, Ichikawa M, Kurokawa M. Spectrum of clinical and genetic features of patients with inherited platelet disorder with suspected predisposition to hematological malignancies: a nationwide survey in Japan. Ann Oncol 27(5):887-95, 2016. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdw066
Sashida G, Wang C, Tomioka T, Oshima M, Aoyama K, Kanai A, Mochizuki-Kashio M, Harada H,Shimoda K, Iwama A. The loss of Ezh2 drives the pathogenesis of myelofibrosis and sensitizestumor-initiating cells to bromodomain inhibition. J Exp Med 2016 [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1084/jem.20151121.
Sakurai M, Kasahara H, Yoshida K, Yoshimi A, Kunimoto H, Watanabe N, Shiraishi Y, Chiba K, Tanaka H, Harada Y, Harada H, Kawakita T, Kurokawa M, Miyano S, Takahashi S, Ogawa S, Okamoto S, Nakajima H: Genetic basis of myeloid transformation in familial platelet disorder/acute myeloid leukemia patients with haploinsufficient RUNX1 allele. Blood Cancer J 6: e392, 2016. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.81.
Jang JH, Harada H, Shibayama H, Shimazaki R, Kim HJ, Sawada K, Mitani K: A randomized controlled trial comparing darbepoetin alfa doses in red blood cell transfusion-dependent patients with low- or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Int J Hematol 102(4): 401-412, 2015. doi: 10.1007/s12185-015-1862-5.
Hirano T, Yoshikawa R, Harada H, Harada Y, Ishida A, Yamazaki T. Long noncoding RNA, CCDC26, controls myeloid leukemia cell growth through regulation of KIT expression. Molecular cancer. 14(1):90, 2015. doi:10.1186/s12943-015-0364-7
Harada H, Harada Y. Recent advances in myelodysplastic syndromes: molecular pathogenesis and its implications for targeted therapies. Cancer Sci. 106(4) 329-336, 2015. doi:10.1111/cas.12614
Inoue D, Kitaura J, Matsui H, Hou H-A, Chou W-C, Nagamachi A, Kawabata K, Togami K, Nagase R, Horikawa S, Saika M, Micol J-B, Hayashi Y, Harada Y, Harada H, Inaba T, Tien H-F, Abdel-Wahab O, Kitamura T. SETBP1 mutations drive leukemic transformation in ASXL1-mutated MDS. Leukemia 29(4):847-57, 2015. doi:10.1038/leu.2014.301
Togami K, Kitaura J, Uchida T, Inoue D, Nishimura K, Kawabata KC, Nagase R, Horikawa S, Izawa K, Fukuyama T, Nakahara F, Oki T, Harada Y, Harada H, Aburatani H, Kitamura T. A C-terminal mutant of C/EBPalpha (C/EBPalpha-C) down-regulates Csf1r, a potent accelerator in the progression of AML with C/EBPalpha-C. Exp Hematol 43(4):300-8, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.exphem.2014.11.011
Sakurai M, Kunimoto H, Watanabe N, Fukuchi Y, Yuasa S, Yamazaki S, Nishimura T, Sadahira K, Fukuda K, Okano H, Nakauchi H, Morita Y, Matsumura I, Kudo K, Ito E, Ebihara Y, Tsuji K, Harada Y, Harada H, Okamoto S, Nakajima H. Impaired hematopoietic differentiation of RUNX1-mutated induced pluripotent stem cells derived from FPD/AML patients. Leukemia 28(12):2344-54, 2014.
Lam K, Muselman A, Du R, Harada Y, Scholl AG, Yan M, Matsuura S, Weng S, Harada H, Zhang DE: Hmga2 is a direct target gene of RUNX1 and regulates expansion of myeloid progenitors in mice. Blood 124(14):2203-12, 2014.
Yoshimi A, Toya T, Kawazu M, Ueno T, Tsukamoto A, Iizuka H, Nakagawa M, Nannya Y, Arai S, Harada H, Usuki K, Hayashi Y, Ito E, Kirito K, Nakajima H, Ichikawa M, Mano H, Kurokawa M:Recurrent CDC25C mutations drive malignant transformation in FPD/AML. Nat Commun 2014 Aug 27;5:4770. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5770.
Sashida G, Harada H, Matsui H, Oshima M, Yui M, Harada Y, Tanaka S, Mochizuki-Kashio M, Wang C, Saraya A, Muto T, Hayashi Y, Suzuki K, Nakajima H, Inaba T, Koseki H, Huang G, Kitamura T,Iwama A: Ezh2 loss promotes development of myelodysplastic syndrome but attenuates its predisposition to leukaemic transformation. Nat Commun 2014 Jun 23;5:4177. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5177.
Nakahara F, Kitaura J, Uchida T, Nishida C, Togami K, Inoue D, Matsukawa T, Kagiyama Y, Enomoto Y, Kawabata KC, Chen-Yi L, Komeno Y, Izawa K, Oki T, Nagae G, Harada Y, Harada H, Otsu M, Aburatani H, Heissig B, Hattori K, Kitamura T. Hes1 promotes blast crisis in chronic myelogenous leukemia through MMP-9 upregulation in leukemic cells. Blood 123(25):3932-42, 2014.
Uchida T, Kitaura J, Nakahara F, Togami K, Inoue D, Maehara A, Nishimura K, Kawabata KC, Doki N, Kakihana K, Yoshioka K, Izawa K, Oki T, Sada A, Harada Y, Ohashi K, Katayama Y, Matsui T, Harada H, Kitamura T. Hes1 upregulation contributes to the development of FIP1L1-PDGRA-positive leukemia in blast crisis. Exp Hematol 42(5):369-379, 2014.
Inoue D, Kitaura J, Togami K, Nishimura K, Enomoto Y, Uchida T, Kagiyama Y, Kawabata KC,Nakahara F, Izawa K, Oki T, Maehara A, Isobe M, Tsuchiya A, Harada Y, Harada H, Ochiya T,Aburatani H, Kimura H, Thol F, Heuser M, Levine RL, Abdel-Wahab O, Kitamura T. Myelodysplastic syndromes are induced by histone methylation-altering ASXL1 mutations. J Clin Invest 123(11):4627–4640, 2013.
Imagawa J, Harada Y, Shimomura T, Tanaka H, Okikawa Y, Harada H. High early death rate in elderly patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with all-trans retinoic acid combined chemotherapy. Int J Hematol 98(2):264-266,2013.
Harada Y, Inoue D, Ding Y, Imagawa J, Doki N, Matsui H, Yahata T, Matsushita H, Ando K, SashidaG, Iwama A, Kitamura T, Harada H: RUNX1/AML1 mutant collaborates with BMI1 overexpression in the development of human and murine myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood 121(17):3434-3446, 2013.
Imagawa J, Tanaka H, Matsumoto K, Morita K, Harada Y, Harada H: A sharp fluctuation in peripheral blood cells shortly after dasatinib administration. Int J Hematol 96(2):194-199, 2012.
Nitta H, Harada Y, Hyodo H, Kimura A, Harada H: Expansion of CD8+/perforin+ T-cells predicts response to ciclosporin A therapy in patients with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia. Br J Haematol 157(5):641-645, 2012.
Oki T, Kitaura J, Watanabe-Okochi N, Nishimura K, Maehara A, Uchida T, Komeno Y, Nakahara F, Harada Y, Sonoki T, Harada H, Kitamura T: Aberrant expression of RasGRP1 cooperates with gain-of-function NOTCH1 mutations in T-cell leukemogenesis. Leukemia 26(5):1038-1045, 2012.
Matsuda A, Taniwaki M, Jinnai I, Harada H, Watanabe M, Suzuki K, Yanagita S, Suzuki T, Yoshida Y,Kimura A, Tsudo M, Tohyama K, Takatoku M, Ozawa K: Morphologic analysis in myelodysplasticsyndromes with del(5q) treated with lenalidomide. A Japanese multiinstitutional study. Leuk Res.36(5): 575-580, 2012.
Satoh Y, Matsumura I, Tanaka H, Harada H, Harada Y, Matsui K, Shibata M, Mizuki M, Kanakura Y:C-terminal mutation of RUNX1 attenuates the DNA-damage repair response in hematopoietic stem cells. Leukemia 26(2): 303-311, 2012.
Doki N, Kitaura J, Inoue D, Kato N, Kagiyama Y, Uchida T, Togami K, Isobe M, Ito S, Maehara A, Izawa K, Oki T, Harada Y, Nakahara F, Harada H, Kitamura T: Fyn is not essential for Bcr-Abl-induced leukemogenesis in mouse bone marrow transplantation models. Int J Hematol 95(2):167-175, 2012.
Nitta H, Harada Y, Okikawa Y, Fujii M, Arihiro K, Kimura A, Harada H: Good’s syndrome-associated pure red cell aplasia with myelodysplastic syndrome. Intern Med 50: 2011-2014, 2011.
Harada Y, Harada H: Molecular mechanisms that produce secondary MDS/AML by RUNX1/AML1 point mutations.J Cell Biochem 112(2): 425-432, 2011.
Kato N, Kitaura J, Doki N, Komeno Y, Watanabe-Okochi N, Togami K, Nakahara F, Oki T, Enomoto Y, Fukuchi Y, Nakajima H, Harada Y, Harada H, Kitamura T: Two types of C/EBPα mutations play distinct but collaborative roles in leukemogenesis: lessons from clinical data and BMT models.Blood 117(1): 221-233, 2011.
Imagawa J, Harada Y, Shimomura T, Tanaka H, Okikawa Y, Hyodo H, Kimura A, Harada H: Clinical and genetic features of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms after chemotherapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Blood 116(26): 6018-6022, 2010.
Komeno Y, Kitaura J, Watanabe-Okochi N, Kato N, Oki T, Nakahara F, Harada Y, Harada H, Shinkura R, Nagaoka H, Hayashi Y, Honjo T, Kitamura T: AID-induced T-lymphoma or B-leukemia/lymphoma in a mouse BMT model. Leukemia 24(5), 1018-24, 2010.
Nakahara F, Sakata-Yanagimoto M, Komeno Y, Kato N, Uchida T, Haraguchi K, Kumano K, Harada Y, Harada H, Kitaura J, Ogawa S, Kurokawa M, Kitamura T, Chiba S: Hes1 immortalizes committed progenitors and plays a role in blast crisis transition in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Blood 115(14), 2872-2881, 2010.
Imagawa J, Harada Y, Yoshida T, Sakai A, Sasaki N, Kimura A, Harada H: Giant granulocytic sarcoma of the vagina concurrent with acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22) translocation. Int J Hematol 92: 553-555, 2010.
Ding Y, Harada Y, Imagawa J, Kimura A, Harada H: AML1/RUNX1 point mutation possibly promotes leukemic transformation in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood 114(25), 5201-5205, 2009. July, 12, 2016
Harada H, Watanabe M, Suzuki K, Yamagata S, Suzuki T, Yoshida Y, Kimura A, Tsudo M, Matsuda A, Tohyama K, Taniwaki M, Takeshita K, Takatoku M, Ozawa K: Lenalidomide is active in Japanese patients with symptomatic anemia in low- or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes with a deletion 5q abnormality. Int J Hematol 90(3), 353-360, 2009.
Watanabe-Okochi N, Oki T, Komeno Y, Kato N, Yuji K, Ono R, Harada Y, Harada H, Hayashi Y, Nakajima H, Nosaka T, Kitaura J, Kitamura T. Possible involvement of RasGRP4 in leukemogenesis. Int J Hematol 89(4), 470-481, 2009.
Harada Y, Harada H: Molecular Pathways Mediating MDS/AML with Focus on AML1/RUNX1 Point Mutations. J Cell Physiol 220(1), 16-20, 2009.
Zharlyganova D, Harada H, Harada Y, Shinkarev S, Zhumadilov Z, Zhunusova A, Tchaizhunusova NJ, Apsalikov KN, Kemaikin V, Zhumadilov K, Kawano N, kimura A, Hoshi M: High frequency of AML1/RUNX1 point mutations in radiation-associated myelodysplastic syndrome around Semiparatinsk Nuclear Test Site. J Radiat Res 49(5), 549-555, 2008.
Hirabayashi K, Kawano N, Ohtaki M, Harada Y, Harada H, Muldagaliyev T, Apsalikov K, Hoshi M: Health status of radiation exposed residents living near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site besed on health assessment by interview. Hiroshima J Med Sci 57(1), 27-35, 2008.
Watanabe-Okochi N, Kitaura J, Ono R, Harada H, Harada Y, Komeno Y, Nakajima H, Nosaka T,Inaba T, Kitamura T: AML1 mutations induced MDS and MDS/AML in a mouse BMT model. Blood 111(8), 4297-4308, 2008.
Li X-L, Arai Y, Harada H, Shima Y, Yoshida H, Rokudai S, Aikawa Y, Kimura A, Kitabayashi I: Mutations of the HIPK2 gene in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome impair AML1- and p53-mediated transcription. Oncogene 26(51), 7231-7239, 2007.
Niimi H, Harada H, Harada Y, Ding Y, Imagawa J, Inaba T, Kyo T, Kimura A: Hyperactivation of the RAS signaling pathway in myelodysplastic syndrome with AML1/RUNX1 point mutations. Leukemia 20(4), 635-644, 2006.
Harada H, Harada Y, Kimura A: Implications of somatic mutations in the AML1/RUNX1 gene in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS): Future molecular therapeutic directions for MDS. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 6, 553-563, 2006.
Harada H, Harada Y, Kimura A: Point mutations in the AML1/RUNX1 gene associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Acta Medica Nagasakiensia 50, 91-95, 2005.
Harada H, Harada Y: Point mutations in the AML1/RUNX1 gene associated with myelodysplastic syndrome. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr 15(3), 183-196, 2005.
Imashuku S, Kakazu N, Ueda I, Morimoto A, Harada H, Teramura T, Tamura S, Fukushima-Nakase Y, Kuroda H: Response to imatinib mesylate in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome associated with cyclic eosinophil oscillations. Int J Hematol 81(4), 310-314, 2005.
Harada H, Harada Y, Niimi H, Kyo T, Kimura A, Inaba T: High incidence of somatic mutations in the AML1/RUNX1 gene in myelodysplastic syndrome and low blast percentage myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia. Blood 103(6), 2316-2324, 2004. July, 12, 2016
Sultana TA, Harada H, Ito K, Tanaka H, Kyo T, Kimura A: Expression and functional analysis of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptors on CD34++ cells in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and MDS-acute myeloid leukaemia. Br J Haematol 121(1), 63-75, 2003.
Harada H, Harada Y, Tanaka H, Kimura A, Inaba T: Implications of somatic mutations in the AML1 gene in radiation-associated and therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome / acute myeloid leukemia. Blood 101(2), 673-680, 2003.
Taniguchi K, Kobayashi M, Harada H, Hiraoka A, Tanihiro M, Takata N, Kimura A: Human neutrophil antigen-2a expression on neutrophils from healthy adults in western Japan. Transfusion 42(5),651-657,2002.
Amann JM, Nip J, Strom DK, Lutterbach B, Harada H, Lenny N, Downing JR, Meyers S, Hiebert SW: ETO, a target of t(8;21) in acute leukemia, makes distinct contacts with multiple histone deacetylases and binds mSin3A through its oligomerization domain. Mol Cell Biol 21(19), 6470-6483, 2001.
Harada Y, Harada H, Downing JR, Kimura A: A hematopoietic-specific transmembrane protein, Art-1, is possibly regulated by AML1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 284(3), 714-722, 2001.
Harada H, Harada Y, O’Brien DP, Rice DS, Naeve CW, Downing JR: HERF1, a novel hematopoiesisspecific RING finger protein, is required for terminal differentiation of erythroid cells. Mol Cell Biol 19(5), 3808-3815, 1999.
Okuda T, Cai Z, Yang S, Lenny N, Lyu CJ, van Deursen JM, Harada H, Downing JR: Expression of a knocked-in AML1-ETO leukemia gene inhibits the establishment of normal definitive hematopoiesis and directly generates dysplastic hematopoietic progenitors. Blood 91(9), 3134-3143, 1998.
Harada H, Harada Y, Eguchi M, Dohy H, Kamada N: Characterization of acute leukemia with t(4;12). Leuk Lymphoma 25(1-2), 47-53, 1997.
Harada H, Asou H, Kyo T, Asaoku H, Iwato K, Dohy H, Oda K, Harada Y, Kita K, Kamada N: A specific chromosome abnormality of t(4;12)(q11-12;p13) in CD7+ acute leukaemia. Br J Haematol 90(4), 850-854, 1995.
Huang N, Kawano MM, Harada H, Harada Y, Sakai A, Kuramoto A, Niwa O: Heterogeneous expression of a novel MPC-1 antigen on myeloma cells: Possible involvement of MPC-1 antigen in the adhesion of mature myeloma cells to bone marrow stroma cells. Blood 82(12), 3721-3729, 1993.
Kawano MM, Huang N, Harada H, Harada Y, Sakai A, Tanaka H, Iwato K, Kuramoto A: Identification of immature and mature myeloma cells in the bone marrow of human myelomas. Blood 82(2), 564-570, 1993.
Harada H, Kawano MM, Huang N, Harada Y, Iwato K, Tanabe O, Tanaka H, Sakai A, Asaoku H, Kuramoto A: Phenotypic difference of normal plasma cells from mature myeloma cells. Blood 81(10), 2658-2663, 1993