Maiko Yokota

Role in the Selectivity of Neonicotinoids of Insect-Specific Basic Residues in Loop D of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist Binding Site

Masaru Shimomura, Maiko Yokota, Makoto Ihara et al. · Molecular Pharmacology · 2006 · 126 citations

Roles of loop C and the loop B–C interval of the nicotinic receptor α subunit in its selective interactions with imidacloprid in insects

Masaru Shimomura, Maiko Yokota, Kazuhiko Matsuda et al. · Neuroscience Letters · 2004 · 76 citations

Biology, Selective Interactions, Pheromone Biochemistry +6

Splice-Variant- and Stage-Specific RNA Editing of the<i>Drosophila</i>GABA Receptor Modulates Agonist Potency

Andrew K. Jones, Steven D. Buckingham, Magdalini Papadaki et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 65 citations · Full text

Engineering, Xenopus Laevis Oocytes, Genetics +18

Insect-vertebrate chimeric nicotinic acetylcholine receptors identify a region, loop B to the N-terminus of the Drosophila Dα2 subunit, which contributes to neonicotinoid sensitivity

Masaru Shimomura, Hitoshi Satoh, Maiko Yokota et al. · Neuroscience Letters · 2005 · 40 citations

Biology, Drosophila Dα2 Subunit, Pheromone Biochemistry +7

Combinatorial mutations in loops D and F strongly influence responses of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to imidacloprid

Masaru Shimomura, Maiko Yokota, M OKUMURA et al. · Brain Research · 2003 · 39 citations

Molecular Pharmacology, Loops D, Signal Transduction +9