Molecular Characterization and Tissue Distribution of a New Organic Anion Transporter Subtype (oatp3) That Transports Thyroid Hormones and Taurocholate and Comparison with oatp2

Takaaki Abe, Masayuki Kakyo, Hiroyuki Sakagami, +8

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Rac1 is required for the formation of three germ layers during gastrulation

Kazuhiro Sugihara, Norio Nakatsuji, Kenji Nakamura, +8

Oncogene

Germ LayersDevelopmental BiologyGeneticsMolecular BiologyMedicine +1

Localization of mRNAs of voltage-dependent Ca2+-channels: four subtypes of α1- and β-subunits in developing and mature rat brain

Osamu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Sakagami, Hisatake Kondo

Molecular Brain Research

Mature Rat BrainBrain DevelopmentSynaptic TransmissionNeurotransmissionCellular Neurobiology +16

ERK5 activation of MEF2-mediated gene expression plays a critical role in BDNF-promoted survival of developing but not mature cortical neurons

Lidong Liu, Jane E. Cavanaugh, Yupeng Wang, +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Brain DevelopmentCell DeathSynaptic SignalingSocial SciencesErk5 Protection +20

Altered emotional behavioral responses in mice lacking brain‐type fatty acid‐binding protein gene

Yuji Owada, Soha Abdelkawi Abdelwahab, Noriko Kitanaka, +16

European Journal of Neuroscience

Kinase-Dead Knock-In Mouse Reveals an Essential Role of Kinase Activity of Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II  in Dendritic Spine Enlargement, Long-Term Potentiation, and Learning

Yoko Yamagata, Shizuka Kobayashi, Tatsuya Umeda, +12

Journal of Neuroscience

Synaptic TransmissionStructural PlasticityCellular NeurobiologyCellular PhysiologySocial Sciences +18

Fluorescent labeling of both GABAergic and glycinergic neurons in vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT)–Venus transgenic mouse

Y. Wang, Tetsuya Kakizaki, Hiroyuki Sakagami, +7

Neuroscience

Synaptic TransmissionGlycinergic NeuronsNeurotransmitterNeurotransmissionCellular Neurobiology +15

CDKL5 controls postsynaptic localization of GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in the hippocampus and regulates seizure susceptibility

Kosuke Okuda, Shizuka Kobayashi, Masahiro Fukaya, +15

Neurobiology of Disease

Synaptic PlasticitySeizure SusceptibilityPostsynaptic LocalizationNeurophysiologyNeuropharmacology +9

COX-2 and Prostaglandin EP3/EP4 Signaling Regulate the Tumor Stromal Proangiogenic Microenvironment via CXCL12-CXCR4 Chemokine Systems

Hiroshi Katoh, Kanako Hosono, Yoshiya Ito, +11

American Journal Of Pathology

Cancer ResearchMedicineImmunologyCxcl12-cxcr4 Chemokine SystemsBiological Microenvironments +6

Regulation of Long-Term Potentiation by H-Ras through NMDA Receptor Phosphorylation

Toshiya Manabe, Atsu Aiba, Atsushi Yamada, +4

Journal of Neuroscience