Pikachurin, a dystroglycan ligand, is essential for photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation

Shigeru Sato, Yoshihiro Omori, Kimiko Katoh, +15

Nature Neuroscience

Photoreceptor CellSignal TransductionG Protein-coupled ReceptorNatural SciencesMolecular Biology +7

Anti-cachectic effect of ghrelin in nude mice bearing human melanoma cells

Takeshi Hanada, Koji Toshinai, Naoko Kajimura, +7

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Anti-cachectic EffectSignal TransductionNude MiceMedicineHuman Melanoma Cells +7

Elevated Serum Interleukin-6 Levels in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

Shoichi Okada, Takuji Okusaka, Hiroshi Ishii, +5

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Pancreatic CancerAutoimmune DiseaseCancer CachexiaMedicineImmunology +7

Negative regulation of ciliary length by ciliary male germ cell-associated kinase (Mak) is required for retinal photoreceptor survival

Yoshihiro Omori, Taro Chaya, Kimiko Katoh, +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cryptic Dimer Interface and Domain Organization of the Extracellular Region of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 1

Yuji Tsuji, Yoshimi Shimada, Tomoko Takeshita, +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Presynaptic Dystroglycan–Pikachurin Complex Regulates the Proper Synaptic Connection between Retinal Photoreceptor and Bipolar Cells

Yoshihiro Omori, Fumiyuki Araki, Taro Chaya, +11

Journal of Neuroscience

Upregulation of ghrelin expression in cachectic nude mice bearing human melanoma cells

Takeshi Hanada, Koji Toshinai, Yukari Date, +5

Metabolism

Signal TransductionCell SignalingMelanomaImmunologyCachectic Nude Mice +8

A Method for Observing Silver-Stained Osteocytes <i>In Situ</i> in 3-μm Sections Using Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy Tomography

Hiroshi Kamioka, Sakhr A. Murshid, Yoshihito Ishihara, +7

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Tissue EngineeringEngineeringMicroscopyBiomedical EngineeringOrthopaedic Surgery +14

Lrit1, a Retinal Transmembrane Protein, Regulates Selective Synapse Formation in Cone Photoreceptor Cells and Visual Acuity

Akiko Ueno, Yoshihiro Omori, Yuko Sugita, +10

Cell Reports

Synaptic TransmissionCellular NeurobiologyGanglion CellRetinaVisual Acuity +15

Three-dimensional structure of non-activated cGMP phosphodiesterase 6 and comparison of its image with those of activated forms

Naoko Kajimura, Matsuyo Yamazaki, Kosuke Morikawa, +2

Journal of Structural Biology

Proteinlipid InteractionBiochemistryProtein FoldingNatural SciencesThree-dimensional Structure +6