Toru Nakano

Characterization of the piRNA Complex from Rat Testes

Nelson C. Lau, Anita G. Seto, Jin‐Kuk Kim et al. · Science · 2006 · 942 citations

Structure and Chromosomal Localization of the Human Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF1) Gene

Michio Shirozu, Toru Nakano, Johji Inazawa et al. · Genomics · 1995 · 622 citations

Chromatin, Human Cell, Chromatin Structure +6

Statins Protect Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells From Inorganic Phosphate-Induced Calcification by Restoring Gas6-Axl Survival Pathway

Bo‐Kyung Son, Koichi Kozaki, Katsuya Iijima et al. · Circulation Research · 2006 · 204 citations · Full text

Gas6/Axl-PI3K/Akt pathway plays a central role in the effect of statins on inorganic phosphate-induced calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells

Bo‐Kyung Son, Koichi Kozaki, Katsuya Iijima et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 2006 · 148 citations

Central Role, Molecular Physiology, Signal Transduction +13

Gas6 induces Akt/mTOR-mediated mesangial hypertrophy in diabetic nephropathy

Kojiro Nagai, Takeshi Matsubara, Akira Mima et al. · Kidney International · 2005 · 147 citations · Full text

Akt/mtor-mediated Mesangial Hypertrophy, Medicine, Diabetes +5