Skn-1a (Pou2f3) specifies taste receptor cell lineage

Ichiro Matsumoto, Makoto Ohmoto, Masataka Narukawa, +2

Nature Neuroscience

Developmental BiologyMolecular PhysiologySignal TransductionSignaling PathwayReceptor (Biochemistry) +3

Taste characterisation of green tea catechins

Masataka Narukawa, Hironobu Kimata, Chiaki Noga, +1

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Food ChemistryTaste CellsSensory Science (Food Sensory Science)FlavoromicsTannin +10

Two Distinct Determinants of Ligand Specificity in T1R1/T1R3 (the Umami Taste Receptor)

Yasuka Toda, Tomoya Nakagita, Takashi Hayakawa, +5

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Activation of TRPV1 and TRPA1 by Black Pepper Components

Yukiko Okumura, Masataka Narukawa, Yusaku Iwasaki, +4

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Member 1Medicinal ChemistrySignal TransductionBiochemistryFunctional Selectivity +12

Evaluation of the bitterness of green tea catechins by a cell-based assay with the human bitter taste receptor hTAS2R39

Masataka Narukawa, Chiaki Noga, Yohei Ueno, +3

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

MedicineBioanalysisCell-based AssayPhytopharmacologyToxicology +6

Importance of the liver in plasma clearance of hepatocyte growth factors in rats

K. X. Liu, Yukio Kato, Masataka Narukawa, +5

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

PathologyTracer 125I-hgfCirrhosisBioanalysisToxicology +25

Hypothalamic neuronal circuits regulating hunger-induced taste modification

Ou Fu, Yuu Iwai, Masataka Narukawa, +8

Nature Communications

TMC4 is a novel chloride channel involved in high-concentration salt taste sensation

Yoichi Kasahara, Masataka Narukawa, Yoshiro Ishimaru, +11

The Journal of Physiological Sciences

Specific Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Royal Jelly Activate TRPA1

Yuko Terada, Masataka Narukawa, Tatsuo Watanabe

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Trpa1 ActivationMolecular PhysiologyBiochemistryLipid MetabolismFatty Acids +8

Diallyl sulfides in garlic activate both TRPA1 and TRPV1

Kanako Koizumi, Yusaku Iwasaki, Masataka Narukawa, +5

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

BiochemistryNatural SciencesMechanism Of ActionSecondary MetaboliteDiallyl Sulfides +2