Phosphorylation of a twitchin-related protein controls catch and calcium sensitivity of force production in invertebrate smooth muscle

Marion J. Siegman, Daisuke Funabara, Shigeharu Kinoshita, +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Muscle FunctionEngineeringCytoskeletonMechanotransductionForce Generators +16

Unphosphorylated twitchin forms a complex with actin and myosin that may contribute to tension maintenance in catch

Daisuke Funabara, Chieko Hamamoto, Koji Yamamoto, +7

Journal of Experimental Biology

Protein SecretionMuscle FunctionMolecular BiologyCytoskeletonCellular Physiology +17

Twitchin from Molluscan Catch Muscle

Daisuke Funabara, Shugo Watabe, Susan U. Mooers, +5

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Muscle FunctionMolecular BiologyCatch StateCytoskeletonMechanotransduction +19

Novel Genes Participating in the Formation of Prismatic and Nacreous Layers in the Pearl Oyster as Revealed by Their Tissue Distribution and RNA Interference Knockdown

Daisuke Funabara, Fumito Ohmori, Shigeharu Kinoshita, +10

PLoS ONE

GeneticsMolecular GeneticsGenomicsPearl OysterRna Interference Knockdown +15

Phosphorylation of Molluscan Twitchin by the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase^,

Daisuke Funabara, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Shugo Watabe, +3

Biochemistry

Isolation and characterization of a novel 45 kDa calponin-like protein from anterior byssus retractor muscle of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Daisuke Funabara, Misako Nakaya, Shugo Watabe

Fisheries Science

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Two Isoforms of Trypsinogen from Anchovy Pyloric Ceca

Md. Nazmul Ahsan, Daisuke Funabara, Shugo Watabe

Marine Biotechnology

Anchovy Pyloric CecaBiochemistryBiochemical TaxonomyMolecular GeneticsMolecular Cloning +3

Myosin Loop 2 Is Involved in the Formation of a Trimeric Complex of Twitchin, Actin, and Myosin

Daisuke Funabara, Rika Osawa, Miki Ueda, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Comparison of Two Pearl Sacs Formed in the Same Recipient Oyster with Different Genetic Background Involved in Yellow Pigmentation in Pinctada fucata

Mikihiro Shinohara, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Enkong Tang, +7

Marine Biotechnology

BiologySame Recipient OysterEngineeringMarine GenomicsNatural Sciences +7

Genome-Wide Survey of Genes Encoding Muscle Proteins in the Pearl Oyster,<i>Pinctada fucata</i>

Daisuke Funabara, Daiki Watanabe, Nori Satoh, +1

ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE