Kaoruko Takahashi

Human skin responses to UV radiation: pigment in the upper epidermis protects against DNA damage in the lower epidermis and facilitates apoptosis

Yuji Yamaguchi, Kaoruko Takahashi, Barbara Z. Zmudzka et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2006 · 201 citations

Ultraviolet Light, Dna Damage, Lower Epidermis +16

SOX9 is a key player in ultraviolet B-induced melanocyte differentiation and pigmentation

Thierry Passeron, Julio C. Valencia, Corine Bertolotto et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 139 citations · Full text

Key Player, Signal Transduction, Developmental Biology +15

Characterization of human epiplakin: RNAi-mediated epiplakin depletion leads to the disruption of keratin and vimentin IF networks

Shyh-Ing Jang, Alexandr Kalinin, Kaoruko Takahashi et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2005 · 59 citations

Molecular Regulation, Molecular Biology, Keratin Intermediate Filaments +21

Sorting of Pmel17 to melanosomes through the plasma membrane by AP1 and AP2: evidence for the polarized nature of melanocytes

Julio C. Valencia, Hidenori Watabe, An Chi et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2006 · 56 citations · Full text

Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cytoskeleton +23

The effects of topically applied glycolic acid and salicylic acid on ultraviolet radiation-induced erythema, DNA damage and sunburn cell formation in human skin

Andrija Kornhauser, Rongrong Wei, Yuji Yamaguchi et al. · Journal of Dermatological Science · 2009 · 51 citations

Skin Cancer, Phototoxicity, Skin Pharmacology +8