Molecular properties of apelin: tissue distribution and receptor binding

Yuji Kawamata, Yugo Habata, Shoji Fukusumi, +8

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

Protein FunctionSignal TransductionMolecular PhysiologyG Protein-coupled ReceptorMedicine +4

Apelin, the natural ligand of the orphan receptor APJ, is abundantly secreted in the colostrum

Yugo Habata, Ryo Fujii, Masaki Hosoya, +10

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

Natural LigandMolecular PhysiologyAutoimmune DiseaseSignal TransductionG Protein-coupled Receptor +6

Apelin, the Natural Ligand of the Orphan Seven-Transmembrane Receptor APJ, Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Entry

Mark J. Cayabyab, Shuji Hinuma, Michael Farzan, +11

Journal of Virology

Fractional catabolic rates of myosin and actin estimated by urinary excretion of<i>N^T</i>-methylhistidine: the effect of dietary protein level on catabolic rates under conditions of restricted food intake

Naoki Nishizawa, Mamoru Shimbo, Shin-ichi Hareyama, +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

NutritionFood IntakeFractional Catabolic RatesExperimental NutritionBody Composition +14

Light-Dependent Iron Transport into Isolated Barley Chloroplasts

N. Bughio, M Takahashi, Esturo Yoshimura, +2

Plant and Cell Physiology

Plant PhysiologyPhotorespirationBotanyBiosynthesisPhotosynthesis +14

Fractional flux rates of<i>N^τ</i>-methylhistidine in skin and gastrointestine: the contribution of these tissues to urinary excretion of<i>N^τ</i>-methylhistidine in the rat

Naoki Nishizawa, Takao Noguchi, Shin-ichi Hareyama, +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

Chronic Administration of the Metastin/Kisspeptin Analog KISS1-305 or the Investigational Agent TAK-448 Suppresses Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Function and Depletes Plasma Testosterone in Adult Male Rats

Hisanori Matsui, Akira Tanaka, Kotaro Yokoyama, +10

Endocrinology

Chronic AdministrationKisspeptin AnalogsReproductive BiologySocial SciencesReproductive Endocrinology +17

N^τ-Methylhistidine content of organs and tissues of cattle and an attempt to estimate fractional catabolic and synthetic rates of myofibrillar proteins of skeletal muscle during growth by measuring urinary output of N^τ-methylhistidine

Naoki Nishizawa, Yusuke Toyoda, Takao Noguchi, +3

British Journal Of Nutrition

NutritionMuscle FunctionFractional CatabolicMyofibrillar ProteinsSkeletal Muscle Protein +23

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Investigational Nonapeptide KISS1R Agonists with Testosterone-Suppressive Activity

Taiji Asami, Naoki Nishizawa, Hisanori Matsui, +10

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Testosterone-suppressive ActivityPharmacotherapyGastrointestinal Peptide HormoneCompound 26Biological Evaluation +16

Total Synthesis of (−)-Tetrodotoxin from <scp>d</scp>-Glucose: A New Route to Multi-Functionalized Cyclitol Employing the Ferrier(II) Reaction toward (−)-Tetrodotoxin

Shoji Akai, Hidehito Seki, Naoki Sugita, +7

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Bioorganic ChemistryEngineeringOrganic ChemistryAbstract Total SynthesisNew Route +14