Yasuo Okamoto

Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners

Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita, Kazuhito Tsuboi et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2004 · 800 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +14

Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Cell Death in MCF7 by a Novel Inhibitor of Neutral Sphingomyelinase

Chiara Luberto, Daniel F. Hassler, Paola Signorelli et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2002 · 329 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +15

Molecular Characterization of N-Acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing Acid Amidase, a Novel Member of the Choloylglycine Hydrolase Family with Structural and Functional Similarity to Acid Ceramidase

Kazuhito Tsuboi, Yongxin Sun, Yasuo Okamoto et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2005 · 328 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12

Role of hepatic STAT3 in brain-insulin action on hepatic glucose production

Hiroshi Inoue, Wataru Ogawa, Akihiro Asakawa et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2006 · 293 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Neuroscience +16

Biosynthesis of anandamide and N-palmitoylethanolamine by sequential actions of phospholipase A2 and lysophospholipase D

Yongxin Sun, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Yasuo Okamoto et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2004 · 235 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Enzymology +11