Extrasynaptic NMDARs oppose synaptic NMDARs by triggering CREB shut-off and cell death pathways

Giles E. Hardingham, Yuko Fukunaga, Hilmar Bading

Nature Neuroscience

Synaptic PlasticityMolecular PhysiologyNeurophysiologySynaptic NmdarsSynaptic Transmission +9

PINK1 autophosphorylation upon membrane potential dissipation is essential for Parkin recruitment to damaged mitochondria

Kei Okatsu, Toshihiko Oka, Masahiro Iguchi, +17

Nature Communications

Determination of reduced and total ubiquinones in biological materials by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

Tadashi Okamoto, Yuko Fukunaga, Yukako Ida, +1

Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications

Total UbiquinonesBiochemistryBioassay-guided IsolationElectrochemical DetectionMedicine +10

Structural and Functional Basis for LILRB Immune Checkpoint Receptor Recognition of HLA-G Isoforms

Kimiko Kuroki, Haruki Matsubara, Ryo Kanda, +12

The Journal of Immunology

HlaHistocompatibilityCrystal StructureLymphocyte DevelopmentHla Immunogenetics +24

The long-term immunosuppressive effects of disulfide-linked HLA-G dimer in mice with collagen-induced arthritis

Kimiko Kuroki, Kaoru Hirose, Yuki Okabe, +10

Human Immunology

InflammationRheumatologyRheumatoid DisorderAnti-inflammatoryInflammatory Disease +11

Distinct HIV-1 Escape Patterns Selected by Cytotoxic T Cells with Identical Epitope Specificity

Yuichi Yagita, Nozomi Kuse, Kimiko Kuroki, +19

Journal of Virology

Identical Epitope SpecificityCytotoxic T CellsT-regulatory CellHla ImmunogeneticsImmunology +16

Alpha-synuclein facilitates to form short unconventional microtubules that have a unique function in the axonal transport

Shiori Toba, Mingyue Jin, Masami Yamada, +13

Scientific Reports

Effects of a Mixture of Peptidase Inhibitors (Amastatin, Captopril and Phosphoramidon) on Met-Enkephalin-, β-Endorphin-, Dynorphin-(l-13)- and Electroacupuncture-Induced Antinociception in Rats

Shiroh Kishioka, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Yuko Fukunaga, +2

The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Pain DisordersPain MedicineNeuropathic PainMolecular PainPharmacotherapy +20

GFP‐based evaluation system of recombinant expression through the secretory pathway in insect cells and its application to the extracellular domains of class C GPCRs

Yuji Ashikawa, Makoto Ihara, Noriko Matsuura, +3

Protein Science

Protein SecretionClass C GpcrsProtein AssemblyMolecular BiologyProtein Expression +19

Quantitative Properties of Plasma Corticosterone Elevation Induced by Naloxone-Precipitated Withdrawal in Morphine-Dependent Rats

Shiroh Kishioka, Shigeru Nishida, Yuko Fukunaga, +1

The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Naloxone-precipitated WithdrawalPharmacotherapyQuantitative PropertiesMorphine-dependent RatsHeroin +17