Takashi Okuda

Identification and characterization of the high-affinity choline transporter

Takashi Okuda, Tatsuya Haga, Yoshikatsu Kanai et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2000 · 325 citations

High-affinity Choline Transporter, Biochemistry, Membrane Transport +4

Trehalose transporter 1, a facilitated and high-capacity trehalose transporter, allows exogenous trehalose uptake into cells

Takahiro Kikawada, Ayako Saito, Yasushi Kanamori et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 271 citations · Full text

Proteinlipid Interaction, Protein Secretion, Trehalose Permeability +18

Vitrification is essential for anhydrobiosis in an African chironomid, <i>Polypedilum vanderplanki</i>

Minoru Sakurai, Takao Furuki, Ken‐ichi Akao et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 248 citations · Full text

Dehydration-induced expression of LEA proteins in an anhydrobiotic chironomid

Takahiro Kikawada, Yuichi Nakahara, Yasushi Kanamori et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2006 · 222 citations

Biosynthesis, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +4

Mechanism allowing an insect to survive complete dehydration and extreme temperatures

Masahiko Watanabe, Takahiro Kikawada, Nobuko Minagawa et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2002 · 212 citations · Full text

Biology, Body Water, Insect Biomechanics +14