Original papers

2011

Kaneko K, Miyabe Y, Takayasu A, Fukuda S, Miyabe C, Ebisawa M, Yokoyama W, Watanabe K, Imai T, Muramoto K, Terashima Y, Sugihara T, Matsushima K, Miyasaka N, Nanki T. Chemerin activates fibroblast-like synoviocytes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Res Ther. Sep 29;13(5):R158. (2011) [Epub]

Fusaoka-Nishioka E, Shimono C, Taniguchi Y, Togawa A, Yamada A, Inoue E, Onodera H, Sekiguchi K, Imai T. Differential effects of laminin isoforms on axon and dendrite development in hippocampal neurons.
Neurosci Res. Dec;71(4):421-6. (2011) [Epub 2011 Sep 6]

Sasai K, Sukezane T, Yanagita E, Nakagawa H, Hotta A, Itoh T, Akagi T. Oncogene-Mediated Human Lung Epithelial Cell Transformation Produces Adenocarcinoma Phenotypes In vivo.
Cancer Res. Apr 1;71(7):2541-9. (2011) [Epub 2011 Mar 29]

Hida Y, Fukaya M, Hagiwara A, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Yoshioka T, Kitajima I, Inoue E, Watanabe M, Ohtsuka T. Prickle2 is localized in the postsynaptic density and interacts with PSD-95 and NMDA receptors in the brain.
J Biochem. Jun;149(6):693-700. (2011) [Epub 2011 Feb 15]

2010

Tagi T, Matsui T, Kikuchi S, Hoshi S, Ochiai T, Kokuba Y, Kinoshita-Ida Y, Kisumi-Hayashi F, Morimoto K, Imai T, Imoto I, Inazawa J, Otsuji E. Dermokine as a novel biomarker for early-stage colorectal cancer.
J Gastroenterol. Dec;45(12):1201-11. (2010) [Epub 2010 Jul 21]

Muguruma K, Nishiyama A, Ono Y, Miyawaki H, Mizuhara E, Hori S, Kakizuka A, Obata K, Yanagawa Y, Hirano T, Sasai Y. Ontogeny-recapitulating generation and tissue integration of ES cell-derived Purkinje cells.
Nat Neurosci. Oct;13(10):1171-80. (2010) [Epub 2010 Sep 12]

Hoshino A, Iimura T, Ueha S, Hanada S, Maruoka Y, Mayahara M, Suzuki K, Imai T, Ito M, Manome Y, Yasuhara M, Kirino T, Yamaguchi A, Matsushima K, Yamamoto K. Deficiency of chemokine receptor CCR1 causes osteopenia due to impaired functions of osteoclasts and osteoblasts.
J Biol Chem. Sep 10;285(37):28826-37. (2010) [Epub 2010 Jun 22]

Miyata T, Ono Y, Okamoto M, Masaoka M, Sakakibara A, Kawaguchi A, Hashimoto M, Ogawa M. Migration, early axonogenesis, and Reelin-dependent layer-forming behavior of early/posterior-born Purkinje cells in the developing mouse lateral cerebellum.
Neural Dev. Sep 1;5:23. (2010)

Ono Y, Nakatani T, Minaki Y and Kumai M. The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Nato3 controls neurogenic activity in mesencephalic floor plate cells.
Development. Jun;137(11):1897-906. (2010)

Kaieda S, Matsui C, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Ikegami T. Structural basis of the recognition of the SAMP motif of adenomatous polyposis coli by the Src-homology 3 domain.
Biochemistry. Jun 29;49(25):5143-53. (2010)

Hotta A, Kawakatsu T, Nakatani T, Sato T, Matsui C, Sukezane T, Akagi T, Hamaji T, Grigoriev I, Akhmanova A, Takai Y, Mimori-Kiyosue Y. Laminin-based cell adhesion anchors microtubule plus ends to the epithelial cell basal cortex through LL5alpha/beta.
J Cell Biol. May 31;189(5):901-17. (2010)

Muto S, Hata M, Taniguchi J, Tsuruoka S, Moriwaki K, Saitou M, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Fujimura A, Imai M, Kusano E, Tsukita S, Furuse M. Claudin-2-deficient mice are defective in the leaky and cation-selective paracellular permeability properties of renal proximal tubules.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Apr 27;107(17):8011-6. (2010) [Epub 2010 Apr 12]

Nakatani T, Kumai M, Mizuhara E, Minaki Y, Ono Y. Lmx1a and Lmx1b cooperate with Foxa2 to coordinate the specification of dopaminergic neurons and control of floor plate cell differentiation in the developing mesencephalon.
Dev Biol. Mar 1;339(1):101-13. (2010) [Epub 2009 Dec 24]

Mizuhara E, Minaki Y, Nakatani T, Kumai M, Inoue T, Muguruma K, Sasai Y, Ono Y. Purkinje cells originate from cerebellar ventricular zone progenitors positive for Neph3 and E-cadherin.
Dev Biol. Feb 15;338(2):202-14. (2010) [Epub 2009 Dec 11]

2009

Koizumi K, Saitoh Y, Minami T, Takeno N, Tsuneyama K, Miyahara T, Nakayama T, Sakurai H, Takano Y, Nishimura M, Imai T, Yoshie O, Saiki I. Role of CX3CL1/Fractalkine in Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Resorption.
J Immunol. Dec 15;183(12):7825-31. (2009) [Epub 2009 Nov 18]

Mori D, Yamada M, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Shirai Y, Suzuki A, Ohno S, Saya H, Wynshaw-Boris A, Hirotsune S. An essential role of the aPKC-Aurora A-NDEL1 pathway in neurite elongation by modulation of microtubule dynamics.
Nat Cell Biol. Sep;11(9):1057-68. (2009) [Epub 2009 Aug 9]

Jönsson ME, Ono Y, Björklund A, Thompson LH. Identification of transplantable dopamine neuron precursors at different stages of midbrain neurogenesis.
Exp Neurol. Sep;219(1):341-54. (2009) [Epub 2009 Jun 23]

Inoue E, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Togawa A, Matsui C, Arita K, Katahira-Tayama S, Sato T, Yamauchi E, Oda Y, Takai Y. Synaptic activity prompts gamma-secretase-mediated cleavage of EphA4 and dendritic spine formation.
J Cell Biol. May 4;185(3):551-64. (2009)

Tanaka-Okamoto M, Hori K, Ishizaki H, Hosoi A, Itoh Y, Wei M, Wanibuchi H, Mizoguchi A, Nakamura H, Miyoshi J. Increased susceptibility to spontaneous lung cancer in mice lacking LIM-domain only 7.
Cancer Sci. Apr;100(4):608-16. (2009) [Epub 2009 Feb 2]

Abe A, Fukui H, Fujii S, Kono T, Mukawa K, Yoshitake N, Sekikawa A, Ichikawa K, Tomita S, Yamagishi H, Imai Y, Shinoda M, Ishizaki H, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Kubota K, Miyoshi J, Takai Y, Fujimori T. Role of Necl-5 in the pathophysiology of colorectal lesions induced by dimethylhydrazine and/or dextran sodium sulphate.
J. Pathol. Jan, 217(1):42-53. (2009)

2008

Yamada M, Toba S, Yoshida Y, Haratani K, Mori D, Yano Y, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Nakamura T, Itoh K, Fushiki S, Setou M, Wynshaw-Boris A, Torisawa T, Toyoshima YY, Hirotsune S. LIS1 and NDEL1 coordinate the plus-end-directed transport of cytoplasmic dynein.
EMBO J. Oct 8;27(19):2471-83. (2008) [Epub 2008 Sep 11]

Matsui C, Kaieda S, Ikegami T, Mimori-Kiyosue Y. Identification of a Link between the SAMP Repeats of APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) Tumor Suppressor and the SH3 Domain of DDEF.
J Biol Chem. Nov 21;283(47):33006-20. (2008) [Epub 2008 Sep 11]

Holmes FE, Arnott N, Vanderplank P, Kerr NC, Longbrake EE, Popovich PG, Imai T, Combadière C, Murphy PM, Wynick D. Intra-neural administration of fractalkine attenuates neuropathic pain-related behaviour.
J Neurochem. Jul;106(2):640-9. (2008) [Epub 2008 Apr 12]

Fujiwara T, Kawakatsu T, Tayama S, Kobayashi Y, Sugiura N, Kimata K, Takai Y. Hyaluronan-CD44 pathway regulates orientation of mitotic spindle in normal epithelial cells.
Genes Cells. Jul;13(7):759-70. (2008) [Epub 2008 May 30]

Minaki Y, Nakatani T, Mizuhara E, Inoue T, Ono Y. Identification of a novel transcriptional corepressor, Corl2, as a cerebellar Purkinje cell-selective marker.
Gene Expr Patterns. Jul;8(6):418-23. (2008) [Epub 2008 Apr 26]

Katsuno T, Umeda K, Matsui T, Hata M, Tamura A, Itoh M, Takeuchi K, Fujimori T, Nabeshima YI, Noda T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Deficiency of Zonula Occludens-1 Causes Embryonic Lethal Phenotype Associated with Defected Yolk Sac Angiogenesis and Apoptosis of Embryonic Cells.
Mol Biol Cell. Jun;19(6):2465-2475. (2008) [Epub 2008 Mar 19]

Amano H, Ikeda W, Kawano S, Kajita M, Tamaru Y, Inoue N, Minami Y, Yamada A, Takai Y. Interaction and localization of Necl-5 and PDGF receptor beta at the leading edges of moving NIH3T3 cells: Implications for directional cell movement.
Genes Cells. Mar;13(3):269-84. (2008)

Hayashi H, Morizane A, Koyanagi M, Ono Y, Sasai Y, Hashimoto N, Takahashi J. Meningeal cells induce dopaninergic neurons from embryonic stem cells.
Euro. J Neurosci. Jan;27(2):261-8. (2008)

Morimoto K, Satoh-Yamaguchi K, Hamaguchi A, Inoue Y, Takeuchi M, Okada M, Ikeda W, Takai Y, Imai T. Interaction of cancer cells with platelets mediated by Necl-5/poliovirus receptor enhances cancer cell metastasis to the lungs.
Oncogene. Jan 10;27(3):264-73. (2008)

2007

Mizutani N, Sakurai T, Shibata T, Uchida K, Fujita J, Kawashima R, Kawamura YI, Toyama-Sorimachi N, Imai T, Dohi T. Dose-dependent differential regulation of cytokine secretion from macrophages by fractalkine.
J Immunol. Dec 1;179(11):7478-87. (2007)

Kotake Y, Sagane K, Owa T, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Shimizu H, Uesugi M, Ishihama Y, Iwata M, Mizui Y. Splicing factor SF3b as a target of the antitumor natural product pladienolide.
Nat Chem Biol. Sep;3(9):570-5. (2007)

Ono Y, Nakatani T, Sakamoto Y, Mizuhara E, Minaki Y, Kumai M, Hamaguchi A, Nishimura M, Inoue Y, Hayashi H, Takahashi J, Imai T. Differences in neurogenic potential in floor plate cells along an anteroposterior location: midbrain dopaminergic neurons originate from mesencephalic floor plate cells.
Development. Sep;134(17):3213-25. (2007)

Nishimura K, Kitamura Y, Inoue T, Umesono Y, Yoshimoto K, Takeuchi K, Taniguchi T, Agata K. Identification and distribution of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)-positive neurons in the planarian Dugesia japonica.
Neurosci Res. Sep;59(1):101-6. (2007)

Nakatani T, Minaki Y, Kumai M, Ono Y. Helt determines GABAergic over glutamatergic neuronal fate by repressing Ngn genes in the developing mesencephalon.
Development. Aug;134(15):2783-93. (2007)

Kobayashi T, Okamoto S, Iwakami Y, Nakazawa A, Hisamatsu T, Chinen H, Kamada N, Imai T, Goto H, Hibi T. Exclusive increase of CX3CR1+CD28-CD4+ T cells in inflammatory bowel disease and their recruitment as intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Inflamm Bowel Dis. Jul;13(7):837-46. (2007)

Nishimura K, Kitamura Y, Inoue T, Umesono Y, Sano S, Yoshimoto K, Inden M, Takata K, Taniguchi T, Shimohama S, Agata K. Reconstruction of dopaminergic neural network and locomotion function in planarian regenerates.
Dev Neurobiol. Jul;67(8):1059-78. (2007)

Inoue T, Hayashi T, Takeuchi K, Agata K. Clathrin-mediated endocytic signals are required for the regeneration of, as well as homeostasis in, the planarian CNS.
Development. May;134(9):1679-89. (2007)

Takahashi K, Yoshida N, Murakami N, Kawata K, Ishizaki H, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Miyoshi J, Zinn AR, Shime H, Inoue N. Dynamic Regulation of p53 Subnuclear Localization and Senescence by MORC3.
Mol Biol Cell. May;18(5):1701-9. (2007)

Sugihara-Mizuno Y, Adachi M, Kobayashi Y, Hamazaki Y, Nishimura M, Imai T, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Molecular characterization of angiomotin/JEAP family proteins: interaction with MUPP1/Patj and their endogenous properties.
Genes Cells. Apr;12(4):473-86. (2007)

Higa S, Tokoro T, Inoue E, Kitajima I, Ohtsuka T. The active zone protein CAST directly associates with Ligand-of-Numb protein X.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Mar 16;354(3):686-92. (2007)

Tokoro T, Higa S, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Inoue E, Kitajima I, Ohtsuka T. Localization of the Active Zone Proteins CAST, ELKS, and Piccolo at Neuromuscular Junctions.
NeuroReport. Mar 5;18:313-316. (2007)

Fukumoto K, Kikuchi S, Itoh N, Tamura A, Hata M, Yamagishi H, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Effects of genetic backgrounds on hyperbilirubinemia in radixin-deficient mice due to different expression levels of Mrp3.
Biochim Biophys Acta. Mar;1772(3):298-306. (2007)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Matsui C, Sasaki H, Tsukita S. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein regulates epithelial cell migration and morphogenesis via PDZ domain-based interactions with plasma membranes.
Genes Cells. Feb;12(2):219-33. (2007)

Nishimoto G, Sasaki G, Yaoita E, Nameta M, Li H, Furuse K, Fujinaka H, Yoshida Y, Mitsudome A, Yamamoto T. Molecular characterization of water-selective AQP (EbAQP4) in hagfish: insight into ancestral origin of AQP4.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. Jan;292(1):R644-51. (2007)

Ueha S, Murai M, Yoneyama H, Kitabatake M, Imai T, Shimaoka T, Yonehara S, Ishikawa S, Matsushima K. Intervention of MAdCAM-1 or fractalkine alleviates graft-versus-host reaction associated intestinal injury while preserving graft-versus-tumor effects.
J Leukoc Biol. Jan;81(1):176-85. (2007)

2006

Adachi M, Inoko A, Hata M, Furuse K, Umeda K, Itoh M, Tsukita S. Normal establishment of epithelial tight junctions in mice and cultured cells lacking expression of ZO-3, a tight-junction MAGUK protein.
Mol Cell Biol. Dec;26(23):9003-15. (2006)

Ishizaki H, Togawa A, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Hori K, Nishimura M, Hamaguchi A, Imai T, Takai Y, Miyoshi J. Defective chemokine-directed lymphocyte migration and development in the absence of Rho guanosine diphosphate-dissociation inhibitors alpha and beta.
J Immunol. Dec 15;177(12):8512-21. (2006)

Matsui T, Kinoshita-Ida Y, Hayashi-Kisumi F, Hata M, Matsubara K, Chiba M, Katahira-Tayama S, Morita K, Miyachi Y, Tsukita S. Mouse homologue of skin-specific retroviral-like aspartic protease involved in wrinkle formation.
J Biol Chem. Sep 15;281(37):27512-25. (2006)

Inagaki M, Irie K, Ishizaki H, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Miyoshi J, Takai Y. Role of cell adhesion molecule nectin-3 in spermatid development.
Genes Cells. Sep;11(9):1125-32. (2006)

Umeda K, Ikenouchi J, Katahira-Tayama S, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Nakayama M, Matsui T, Tsukita S, Furuse M, Tsukita S. ZO-1 and ZO-2 independently determine where claudins are polymerized in tight-junction strand formation.
Cell. Aug 25;126(4):741-54. (2006)

Yamada A, Fujita N, Sato T, Okamoto R, Ooshio T, Hirota T, Morimoto K, Irie K, Takai Y. Requirement of nectin, but not cadherin, for formation of claudin-based tight junctions in annexin II-knockdown MDCK cells.
Oncogene. Aug 24;25(37):5085-102. (2006)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Grigoriev I, Sasaki H, Matsui C, Akhmanova A, Tsukita S, Vorobjev I. Mammalian CLASPs are required for mitotic spindle organization and kinetochore alignment.
Genes Cells. Aug;11(8):845-57. (2006)

Lansbergen G, Grigoriev I, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Ohtsuka T, Higa S, Kitajima I, Demmers J, Galjart N, Houtsmuller AB, Grosveld F, Akhmanova A. CLASPs attach microtubule plus ends to the cell cortex through a complex with LL5beta.
Dev Cell. Jul;11(1):21-32. (2006)

Inoue E, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue M, Kitajima I, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. ELKS, a protein structurally related to the active zone protein CAST, is involved in Ca2+-dependent exocytosis from PC12 cells.
Genes Cells. Jun;11(6):659-72. (2006)

Fusaoka E, Inoue T, Mineta K, Agata K, Takeuchi K. Structure and function of primitive immunoglobulin superfamily neural cell adhesion molecules: a lesson from studies on planarian.
Genes Cells. May;11(5):541-55. (2006)

Inoue E, Mochida S, Takagi H, Higa S, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue M, Yao I, Takeuchi K, Kitajima I, Setou M, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. SAD: a presynaptic kinase associated with synaptic vesicles and the active zone cytomatrix that regulates neurotransmitter release.
Neuron. Apr 20;50(2):261-75. (2006)

Ohmori K, Fukui F, Kiso M, Imai T, Yoshie O, Hasegawa H, Matsushima K, Kannagi R. Identification of cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen as sialyl 6-sulfo Lewis X, a selectin ligand expressed on a subset of skin-homing helper memory T cells.
Blood. Apr 15;107(8):3197-204. (2006)

Deguchi-Tawarada M, Inoue E, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue M, Kitajima I, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. Active zsone protein CAST is a component of conventional and ribbon synapses in mouse retina.
J Comp Neurol. Apr 1;495(4):480-96. (2006)

Honda T, Sakisaka T, Yamada T, Kumazawa N, Hoshino T, Kajita M, Kayahara T, Ishizaki H, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Mizoguchi A, Manabe T, Miyoshi J, Takai Y. Involvement of nectins in the formation of puncta adherentia junctions and the mossy fiber trajectory in the mouse hippocampus.
Mol Cell Neurosci. Feb;31(2):315-25. (2006)

2005

Ikenouchi J, Furuse M, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Tricellulin constitutes a novel barrier at tricellular contacts of epithelial cells.
J Cell Biol. Dec 19;171(6):939-45. (2005)

Komiya S, Shimizu M, Ikenouchi J, Yonemura S, Matsui T, Fukunaga Y, Liu H, Endo F, Tsukita S, Nagafuchi A. Apical membrane and junctional complex formation during simple epithelial cell differentiation of F9 cells.
Genes Cells. Nov;10(11):1065-80. (2005)

Suzuki F, Nanki T, Imai T, Kikuchi H, Hirohata S, Kohsaka H, Miyasaka N. Inhibition of CX3CL1 (fractalkine) improves experimental autoimmune myositis in SJL/J mice.
J Immunol. Nov 15;175(10):6987-96. (2005)

Hagiwara A, Fukazawa Y, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Ohtsuka T, Shigemoto R. Differential distribution of release-related proteins in the hippocampal CA3 area as revealed by freeze-fracture replica labeling.
J Comp Neurol. Aug 22;489(2):195-216. (2005)

Kanaya H, Takeya R, Takeuchi K, Watanabe N, Jing N, Sumimoto H. Fhos2, a novel formin-related actin-organizing protein, probably associates with the nestin intermediate filament.
Genes Cells. Jul;10(7):665-78. (2005)

Kawagishi R, Tahara M, Morishige K, Sakata M, Tasaka K, Ikeda W, Morimoto K, Takai Y, Murata Y. Expression of nectin-2 in mouse granulosa cells.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Jul 1;121(1):71-6. (2005)

Ohara-Imaizumi M, Ohtsuka T, Matsushima S, Akimoto Y, Nishiwaki C, Nakamichi Y, Kikuta T, Nagai S, Kawakami H, Watanabe T, Nagamatsu S. ELKS, a protein structurally related to the active zone-associated protein CAST, is expressed in pancreatic beta cells and functions in insulin exocytosis: interaction of ELKS with exocytotic machinery analyzed by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.
Mol Biol Cell. Jul;16(7):3289-300. (2005)

Minaki Y, Mizuhara E, Morimoto K, Nakatani T, Sakamoto Y, Inoue Y, Satoh K, Imai T, Takai Y, Ono Y. Migrating postmitotic neural precursor cells in the ventricular zone extend apical processes and form adherens junctions near the ventricle in the developing spinal cord.
Nurosci Res. Jul;52(3):250-62. (2005)

Yuba-Kubo A, Kubo A, Hata M, Tsukita S. Gene knockout analysis of two gamma-tubulin isoforms in mice.
Dev Biol. Jun 15;282(2):361-73. (2005)

Mizuhara E, Nakatani T, Minaki Y, Sakamoto Y, Ono Y, Takai Y. MAGI1 recruits Dll1 to cadherin-based adherens junctions and stabilizes it on the cell surface.
J Biol Chem. Jul 15;280(28):26499-507. (2005)

Okamoto K, Takeuchi K, Agata K. Neural projections in planarian brain revealed by fluorescent dye tracing.
Zoolog Sci. May;22(5):535-46. (2005)

Kiyozumi D, Osada A, Sugimoto N, Weber CN, Ono Y, Imai T, Okada A, Sekiguchi K. Identification of a novel cell-adhesive protein spatiotemporally expressed in the basement membrane of mouse developing hair follicle.
Exp Cell Res. May 15;306(1):9-23. (2005)

Inoue A, Hasegawa H, Kohno M, Ito MR, Terada M, Imai T, Yoshie O, Nose M, Fujita S. Antagonist of fractalkine (CX3CL1) delays the initiation and ameliorates the progression of lupus nephritis in MRL/lpr mice.
Arthritis Rheum. May;52(5):1522-33. (2005)

Sawai H, Park YW, Roberson J, Imai T, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. T cell costimulation by fractalkine-expressing synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Rheum. May;52(5):1392-401. (2005)

Miyazaki T, Ono M, Qu WM, Zhang MC, Mori S, Nakatsuru S, Nakamura Y, Sawasaki T, Endo Y, Nose M. Implication of allelic polymorphism of osteopontin in the development of lupus nephritis in MRL/lpr mice.
Eur J Immunol. May;35(5):1510-20. (2005)

Nakamura H, Mukai M, Komatsu K, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Itoh Y, Ishizaki H, Tatsuta M, Inoue M, Miyoshi J. Transforming growth factor-beta1 induces LMO7 while enhancing the invasiveness of rat ascites hepatoma cells.
Cancer Lett. Mar 18;220(1):95-9. (2005)

Miyamoto T, Morita K, Takemoto D, Takeuchi K, Kitano Y, Miyakawa T, Nakayama K, Okamura Y, Sasaki H, Miyachi Y, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Tight junctions in Schwann cells of peripheral myelinated axons: a lesson from claudin-19-deficient mice.
J Cell Biol. May 9;169(3):527-38. (2005)

Inagaki M, Irie K, Ishizaki H, Tanaka-Okamoto M, Morimoto K, Inoue E, Ohtsuka T, Miyoshi J, Takai Y. Roles of cell-adhesion molecules nectin 1 and nectin 3 in ciliary body development.
Development. Apr;132(7):1525-37. (2005)

Li HP, Honma S, Miki T, Takeuchi Y, Takeuchi K, Kawano H. Multiple defects in the formation of rat cortical axonal pathways following prenatal X-ray irradiation.
Eur J Neurosci. Apr;21(7):1847-58. (2005)

Tamura A, Kikuchi S, Hata M, Katsuno T, Matsui T, Hayashi H, Suzuki Y, Noda T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Achlorhydria by ezrin knockdown: defects in the formation/expansion of apical canaliculi in gastric parietal cells.
J Cell Biol. Apr 11;169(1):21-8. (2005)

Sasakura H, Inada H, Kuhara A, Fusaoka E, Takemoto D, Takeuchi K, Mori I. Maintenance of neuronal positions in organized ganglia by SAX-7, a Caenorhabditis elegans homologue of L1.
EMBO J. Apr 6;24(7):1477-88. (2005)

Kakunaga S, Ikeda W, Itoh S, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Ohtsuka T, Mizoguchi A, Takai Y. Nectin-like molecule-1/TSLL1/SynCAM3: a neural tissue-specific immunoglobulin-like cell-cell adhesion molecule localizing at non-junctional contact sites of presynaptic nerve terminals, axons and glia cell processes.
J Cell Sci. Mar 15;118(Pt 6):1267-77. (2005)

Mizuhara E, Nakatani T, Minaki Y, Sakamoto Y, Ono Y. Corl1, a novel neuronal lineage-specific transcriptional corepressor for the homeodomain transcription factor Lbx1.
J Biol Chem. Feb 4;280(5):3645-55. (2005)

Osada A, Kiyozumi D, Tsutsui K, Ono Y, Weber CN, Sugimoto N, Imai T, Okada A, Sekiguchi K. QBRICK, a Novel Cell-adhesive Protein Expressed in the Basement Membrane of the Developing Hair Follicle.
Exp Cell Res. Feb 1;303(1):148-59. (2005)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Grigoriev I, Lansbergen G, Sasaki H, Matsui C, Severin F, Galjart N, Grosveld F, Vorobjev I, Tsukita S, Akhmanova A. CLASP1 and CLASP2 bind to EB1 and regulate microtubule plus-end dynamics at the cell cortex.
J Cell Biol. Jan 3;168(1):141-53. (2005)

2004

Nanki T, Urasaki Y, Imai T, Nishimura M, Muramoto K, Kubota T, Miyasaka N. Inhibition of fractalkine ameliorates murine collagen-induced arthritis.
J Immunol. Dec 1;173(11):7010-6. (2004)

Ohnishi H, Nakahara T, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Tsukita S, Furuse M. JACOP, a novel plaque protein localizing at the apical junctional complex with sequence similarity to cingulin.
J Biol Chem. Oct 29;279(44):46014-22. (2004)

Umeda K, Matsui T, Nakayama M, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Establishment and Characterization of Cultured Epithelial Cells Lacking Expression of ZO-1.
J Biol Chem. Oct 22;279(43):44785-94. (2004)

Kitajiri S, Miyamoto T, Mineharu A, Sonoda N, Furuse K, Hata M, Sasaki H, Mori Y, Kubota T, Ito J, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Compartmentalization established by claudin-11-based tight junctions in stria vascularis is required for hearing through generation of endocochlear potential.
J Cell Sci. Oct 1;117(Pt 21):5087-96. (2004)

Sugimoto K, Ohata M, Miyoshi J, Ishizaki H, Tsuboi N, Masuda A, Yoshikai Y, Takamoto M, Sugane K, Matsuo S, Shimada Y, Matsuguchi T. A serine/threonine kinase, Cot/Tpl2, modulates bacterial DNA-induced IL-12 production and Th cell differentiation.
J Clin Invest. Sep;114(6):857-66. (2004)

Okabe N, Shimizu K, Ozaki-Kuroda K, Nakanishi H, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Katsumaru H, Murakami F, Takai Y. Contacts between the commissural axons and the floor plate cells are mediated by nectins.
Dev Biol. Sep 15;273(2):244-56. (2004)

Kakunaga S, Ikeda W, Shingai T, Fujito T, Yamada A, Minami Y, Imai T, Takai Y. Enhancement of serum- and platelet-derived growth factor-induced cell proliferation by Necl-5/Tage4/poliovirus receptor/CD155 through the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK signaling.
J Biol Chem. Aug 27;279(35):36419-25. (2004)

Kitajiri S, Fukumoto K, Hata M, Sasaki H, Katsuno T, Nakagawa T, Ito J, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Radixin deficiency causes deafness associated with progressive degeneration of cochlear stereocilia.
J Cell Biol. Aug 16;166(4):559-70. (2004)

Matsui T, Hayashi-Kisumi F, Kinoshita Y, Katahira S, Morita K, Miyachi Y, Ono Y, Imai T, Tanigawa Y, Komiya T, Tsukita S. Identification of novel keratinocyte-secreted peptides dermokine-alpha/-beta and a new stratified epithelium-secreted protein gene complex on human chromosome 19q13.1.
Genomics. Aug;84(2):384-97. (2004)

Ooshio T, Irie K, Morimoto K, Fukuhara A, Imai T, Takai Y. Involvement of LMO7 in the association of two cell-cell adhesion molecules, nectin and E-cadherin, through afadin and alpha-actinin in epithelial cells.
J Biol Chem. Jul 23;279(30):31365-73. (2004)

Izumi G, Sakisaka T, Baba T, Tanaka S, Morimoto K, Takai Y. Endocytosis of E-cadherin regulated by Rac and Cdc42 small G proteins through IQGAP1 and actin filaments.
J Cell Biol. Jul 19;166(2):237-48. (2004)

Ikeda W, Kakunaga S, Takekuni K, Shingai T, Satoh K, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Imai T, Takai Y. Nectin-like Molecule-5/Tage4 Enhances Cell Migration in an Integrin-dependent, Nectin-3-independent Manner.
J Biol Chem. Apr 23;279(17):18015-25. (2004)

Nakatani T, Mizuhara E, Minaki Y, Sakamoto Y, Ono Y. Helt, a novel basic-helix-loop-helix transcriptional repressor expressed in the developing central nervous system.
J Biol Chem. Apr 16;279(16):16356-67. (2004)

Yoshikawa M, Nakajima T, Matsumoto K, Okada N, Tsukidate T, Iida M, Otori N, Haruna S, Moriyama H, Imai T, Saito H. TNF-alpha and IL-4 regulate expression of fractalkine (CX3CL1) as a membrane-anchored proadhesive protein and soluble chemotactic peptide on human fibroblasts.
FEBS Lett. Mar 12;561(1-3):105-10. (2004)

Ohtani N, Ohtani H, Nakayama T, Naganuma H, Sato E, Imai T, Nagura H, Yoshie O. Infiltration of CD8(+) T cells containing RANTES/CCL5(+) cytoplasmic granules in actively inflammatory lesions of human chronic gastritis.
Lab Invest. Mar;84(3):368-75. (2004)

Takao-Rikitsu E, Mochida S, Inoue E, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Inoue M, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. Physical and functional interaction of the active zone proteins, CAST, RIM1, and Bassoon, in neurotransmitter release.
J Cell Biol. Jan;19164(2):301-311. (2004)

Deguchi-Tawarada M, Inoue E, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue M, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. CAST2: identification and characterization of a protein structurally related to the presynaptic cytomatrix protein CAST.
Genes Cells. Jan;9(1):15-23. (2004)

2003

Yamada A, Irie K, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Ohtsuka T, Takai Y. Nectin-dependent localization of synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) at the puncta adherentia junctions formed between the mossy fibre terminals and the dendrites of pyramidal cells in the CA3 area of the mouse hippocampus.
Genes Cells. Dec;8(12):985-94. (2003)

Shingai T, Ikeda W, Kakunaga S, Morimoto K, Takekuni K, Itoh S, Satoh K, Takeuchi M, Imai T, Monden M, Takai Y. Implications of nectin-like molecule 2/IGSF4/RA175/SgIGSF/TSLC1/SynCAM1 in cell-cell adhesion and transmembrane protein localization in epithelial cells.
J Biol Chem. Sep 12;278(37):35421-7. (2003)

Ikeda W, Kakunaga S, Itoh S, Shingai T, Takekuni K, Satoh K, Inoue Y, Hamaguchi A, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Imai T, Takai Y. Tage4/Nectin-like molecule-5 heterophilically trans-interacts with cell adhesion molecule Nectin-3 and enhances cell migration.
J Biol Chem. Jul 25;278(30):28167-72. (2003)

Kawabe H, Sakisaka T, Yasumi M, Shingai T, Izumi G, Nagano F, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Takeuchi M, Nakanishi H, Takai Y. A novel rabconnectin-3-binding protein that directly binds a GDP/GTP exchange protein for Rab3A small G protein implicated in Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis of neurotransmitter.
Genes Cells. Jun;8(6):537-46. (2003)

Morita K, Sasaki H, Furuse K, Furuse M, Tsukita S, Miyachi Y. Expression of claudin-5 in dermal vascular endothelia.
Exp Dermatol. Jun;12(3):289-95. (2003)

Inagaki M, Irie K, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Ikeda W, Ohtsuka T, Takeuchi M, Takai Y. Nectin-dependent localization of ZO-1 at puncta adhaerentia junctions between the mossy fiber terminals and the dendrites of the pyramidal cells in the CA3 area of adult mouse hippocampus.
J Comp Neurol. Jun 9;460(4):514-24. (2003)

Asano A, Asano K, Sasaki H, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Claudins in Caenorhabditis elegans: their distribution and barrier function in the epithelium.
Curr Biol. Jun 17;13(12):1042-6. (2003)

Katayama H, Satoh K, Takeuchi M, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Oda Y, Nagasu T. Optimization of in-gel protein digestion system in combination with thin-gel separation and negative staining in 96-well plate format.
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 17(10):1071-8. (2003)

Yamada A, Miyazaki T, Lu LM, Ono M, Ito MR, Terada M, Mori S, Hata K, Nozaki Y, Nakatsuru S, Nakamura Y, Onji M, Nose M. Genetic basis of tissue specificity of vasculitis in MRL/lpr mice.
Arthritis Rheum. May;48(5):1445-51. (2003)

Nitta T, Hata M, Gotoh S, Seo Y, Sasaki H, Hashimoto N, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5-deficient mice.
J Cell Biol. May 12;161(3):653-60. (2003)

Sasaki H, Matsui C, Furuse K, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Dynamic behavior of paired claudin strands within apposing plasma membranes.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Apr 1;100(7):3971-6. (2003)

Yasumi M, Shimizu K, Honda T, Takeuchi M, Takai Y. Role of each immunoglobulin-like loop of nectin for its cell-cell adhesion activity.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Feb 28;302(1):61-6. (2003)

Takekuni K, Ikeda W, Fujito T, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Monden M, Takai Y. Direct binding of cell polarity protein PAR-3 to cell-cell adhesion molecule nectin at neuroepithelial cells of developing mouse.
J Biol Chem. Feb 21;278(8):5497-500. (2003)

Asada M, Irie K, Morimoto K, Yamada A, Ikeda W, Takeuchi M, Takai Y. ADIP, a novel Afadin- and alpha-actinin-binding protein localized at cell-cell adherens junctions.
J Biol Chem. Feb 7;278(6):4103-11. (2003)

Yoneda O, Imai T, Nishimura M, Miyaji M, Mimori T, Okazaki T, Domae N, Fujimoto H, Minami Y, Kono T, Bloom ET, Umehara H. Membrane-bound form of fractalkine induces IFN-gamma production by NK cells.
Eur J Immunol. Jan;33(1):53-8. (2003)

2002

Nanki T, Imai T, Nagasaka K, Urasaki Y, Nonomura Y, Taniguchi K, Hayashida K, Hasegawa J, Yoshie O, Miyasaka N. Migration of CX3CR1-positive T cells producing type 1 cytokines and cytotoxic molecules into the synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Rheum. Nov;46(11):2878-83. (2002)

Ohtsuka T, Takao-Rikitsu E, Inoue E, Inoue M, Takeuchi M, Matsubara K, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Satoh K, Morimoto K, Nakanishi H, Takai Y. Cast: a novel protein of the cytomatrix at the active zone of synapses that forms a ternary complex with RIM1 and munc13-1.
J Cell Biol. Aug 5;158(3):577-90. (2002)

Kikuchi S, Hata M, Fukumoto K, Yamane Y, Matsui T, Tamura A, Yonemura S, Yamagishi H, Keppler D, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Radixin deficiency causes conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with loss of Mrp2 from bile canalicular membranes.
Nat Genet. Jul;31(3):320-5. (2002)

Yonemura S, Matsui T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Rho-dependent and -independent activation mechanisms of ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins: an essential role for polyphosphoinositides in vivo.
J Cell Sci. Jun 15;115(Pt 12):2569-80. (2002)

Nishimura M, Umehara H, Nakayama T, Yoneda O, Hieshima K, Kakizaki M, Dohmae N, Yoshie O, Imai T. Dual functions of fractalkine/CX3C ligand 1 in trafficking of perforin+/granzyme B+ cytotoxic effector lymphocytes that are defined by CX3CR1 expression.
J Immunol. Jun 15;168(12):6173-80. (2002)

Morita K, Furuse M, Yoshida Y, Itoh M, Sasaki H, Tsukita S, Miyachi Y. Molecular architecture of tight junctions of periderm differs from that of the maculae occludentes of epidermis.
J Invest Dermatol. Jun;118(6):1073-9. (2002)

Fong AM, Alam SM, Imai T, Haribabu B, Patel DD. CX3CR1 tyrosine sulfation enhances fractalkine-induced cell adhesion.
J Biol Chem. May 31;277(22):19418-23. (2002)

Furuse M, Hata M, Furuse K, Yoshida Y, Haratake A, Sugitani Y, Noda T, Kubo A, Tsukita S. Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier: a lesson from claudin-1-deficient mice.
J Cell Biol. Mar 18;156(6):1099-111. (2002)

Kamogawa J, Terada M, Mizuki S, Nishihara M, Yamamoto H, Mori S, Abe Y, Morimoto K, Nakatsuru S, Nakamura Y, Nose M. Arthritis in MRL/lpr mice is under the control of multiple gene loci with an allelic combination derived from the original inbred strains.
Arthritis Rheum. Apr;46(4):1067-74. (2002)

Nagano F, Kawabe H, Nakanishi H, Shinohara M, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Takeuchi M, Sasaki T, Takai Y. Rabconnectin-3, a novel protein that binds both GDP/GTP exchange protein and GTPase-activating protein for Rab3 small G protein family.
J Biol Chem. Mar 22;277(12):9629-32. (2002)

Satoh K, Takeuchi M, Oda Y, Deguchi-Tawarada M, Sakamoto Y, Matsubara K, Nagasu T, Takai Y. Identification of activity-regulated proteins in the postsynaptic density fraction.
Genes Cells. Feb;7(2):187-97. (2002)

Nishimura M, Kakizaki M, Ono Y, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Inoue Y, Imai T, Takai Y. JEAP, a novel component of tight junctions in exocrine cells.
J Biol Chem. Feb 15;277(7):5583-7. (2002)

Hamazaki Y, Itoh M, Sasaki H, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Multi-PDZ domain protein 1 (MUPP1) is concentrated at tight junctions through its possible interaction with claudin-1 and junctional adhesion molecule.
J Biol Chem. Jan 4;277(1):455-61. (2002)

2001

Kawabe H, Nakanishi H, Asada M, Fukuhara A, Morimoto K, Takeuchi M, Takai Y. Pilt, a novel peripheral membrane protein at tight junctions in epithelial cells.
J Biol Chem. Dec 21;276(51):48350-5. (2001)

Itoh M, Sasaki H, Furuse M, Ozaki H, Kita T, Tsukita S. Junctional adhesion molecule (JAM) binds to PAR-3: a possible mechanism for the recruitment of PAR-3 to tight junctions.
J Cell Biol. Aug 6;154(3):491-7. (2001)

Ishikawa H, Tamura A, Matsui T, Sasaki H, Hakoshima T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Structural conversion between open and closed forms of radixin: low-angle shadowing electron microscopy.
J Mol Biol. Jul 27;310(5):973-8. (2001)

Hamada K, Shimizu T, Matsui T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S, Hakoshima T. Crystallographic characterization of the radixin FERM domain bound to the cytoplasmic tail of the adhesion protein ICAM-2.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. Jun;57(Pt 6):891-2. (2001)

Hamada K, Seto A, Shimizu T, Matsui T, Takai Y, Tsukita S, Tsukita S, Hakoshima T. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of RhoGDI in complex with the radixin FERM domain.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. Jun;57(Pt 6):889-90. (2001)

Umehara H, Goda S, Imai T, Nagano Y, Minami Y, Tanaka Y, Okazaki T, Bloom ET, Domae N. Fractalkine, a CX3C-chemokine, functions predominantly as an adhesion molecule in monocytic cell line THP-1.
Immunol Cell Biol. Jun;79(3):298-302. (2001)

Harrison JK, Fong AM, Swain PA, Chen S, Yu YR, Salafranca MN, Greenleaf WB, Imai T, Patel DD. Mutational analysis of the fractalkine chemokine domain. Basic amino acid residues differentially contribute to CX3CR1 binding, signaling, and cell adhesion.
J Biol Chem. Jun 15;276(24):21632-41. (2001)

Tanaka M, Miyoshi J, Ishizaki H, Togawa A, Ohnishi K, Endo K, Matsubara K, Mizoguchi A, Nagano T, Sato M, Sasaki T, Takai Y. Role of Rab3 GDP/GTP exchange protein in synaptic vesicle trafficking at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Mol Biol Cell. May;12(5):1421-30. (2001)

Patel DD, Koopmann W, Imai T, Whichard LP, Yoshie O, Krangel MS. Chemokines have diverse abilities to form solid phase gradients.
Clin Immunol. Apr;99(1):43-52. (2001)

Furuse M, Furuse K, Sasaki H, Tsukita S. Conversion of zonulae occludentes from tight to leaky strand type by introducing claudin-2 into Madin-Darby canine kidney I cells.
J Cell Biol. Apr 16;153(2):263-72. (2001)

Kawasaki S, Takizawa H, Yoneyama H, Nakayama T, Fujisawa R, Izumizaki M, Imai T, Yoshie O, Homma I, Yamamoto K, Matsushima K. Intervention of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine attenuates the development of allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in mice.
J Immunol. Feb 1;166(3):2055-62. (2001)

Hashida H, Takabayashi A, Adachi M, Imai T, Kondo K, Kohno N, Yamaoka Y, Miyake M. The novel monoclonal antibody MH8-4 inhibiting cell motility recognizes integrin alpha 3: inverse of its expression with metastases in colon cancer.
Int J Oncol. Jan;18(1):89-95. (2001)

2000

Saitou M, Furuse M, Sasaki H, Schulzke JD, Fromm M, Takano H, Noda T, Tsukita S. Complex phenotype of mice lacking occludin, a component of tight junction strands.
Mol Biol Cell. Dec;11(12):4131-42. (2000)

Nose M, Terada M, Nishihara M, Kamogawa J, Miyazaki T, Qu W, Mori S, Nakatsuru S. Genome analysis of collagen disease in MRL/lpr mice: polygenic inheritance resulting in the complex pathological manifestations.
Int J Cardiol. Aug 31;75 Suppl 1:S53-61; discussion S63. (2000)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Shiina N, Tsukita S. The dynamic behavior of the APC-binding protein EB1 on the distal ends of microtubules.
Curr Biol. Jul 13;10(14):865-8. (2000)

Qu WM, Miyazaki T, Terada M, Lu LM, Nishihara M, Yamada A, Mori S, Nakamura Y, Ogasawara H, Yazawa C, Nakatsuru S, Nose M. Genetic dissection of vasculitis in MRL/lpr lupus mice: a novel susceptibility locus involving the CD72c allele.
Eur J Immunol. Jul;30(7):2027-37. (2000)

Ono Y, Nakanishi H, Nishimura M, Kakizaki M, Takahashi K, Miyahara M, Satoh-Horikawa K, Mandai K, Takai Y. Two actions of frabin: direct activation of Cdc42 and indirect activation of Rac.
Oncogene. Jun 22;19(27):3050-8. (2000)

Imai T. Chemokine expression in insect cells.
Methods Mol Biol. 138:23-32. (2000)

Imai T. Cloning of novel chemokines using a signal sequence trap method.
Methods Mol Biol. 138:11-21. (2000)

Goda S, Imai T, Yoshie O, Yoneda O, Inoue H, Nagano Y, Okazaki T, Imai H, Bloom ET, Domae N, Umehara H. CX3C-chemokine, fractalkine-enhanced adhesion of THP-1 cells to endothelial cells through integrin-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
J Immunol. Apr 15;164(8):4313-20. (2000)

Yoneda O, Imai T, Goda S, Inoue H, Yamauchi A, Okazaki T, Imai H, Yoshie O, Bloom ET, Domae N, Umehara H. Fractalkine-mediated endothelial cell injury by NK cells.
J Immunol. Apr 15;164(8):4055-62. (2000)

1999

Kamogawa J, Terada M, Nishihara M, Mizuki S, Mori S, Nakatsuru S, Nakamura Y, Nose M. Susceptibility loci to autoimmune arthritis in MRL/lpr mice.
Jpn J Clin Immun. Dec;22(6):487-90. (1999)

Nishihara M, Terada M, Kamogawa J, Ohashi Y, Mori S, Nakatsuru S, Nakamura Y, Nose M. Genetic basis of autoimmune sialadenitis in MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice: additive and hierarchical properties of polygenic inheritance.
Arthritis Rheum. Dec;42(12):2616-23. (1999)

Nakatsuru S, Terada M, Nishihara M, Kamogawa J, Miyazaki T, Qu WM, Morimoto K, Yazawa C, Ogasawara H, Abe Y, Fukui K, Ichien G, Ito MR, Mori S, Nakamura Y, Nose M. Genetic dissection of the complex pathological manifestations of collagen disease in MRL/lpr mice.
Pathol Int. Nov;49(11):974-82. (1999)

Kubo A, Sasaki H, Yuba-Kubo A, Tsukita S, Shiina N. Centriolar satellites: molecular characterization, ATP-dependent movement toward centrioles and possible involvement in ciliogenesis.
J Cell Biol. Nov 29;147(5):969-80. (1999)

Hiiragi T, Sasaki H, Nagafuchi A, Sabe H, Shen SC, Matsuki M, Yamanishi K, Tsukita S. Transglutaminase type 1 and its cross-linking activity are concentrated at adherens junctions in simple epithelial cells.
J Biol Chem. Nov 26;274(48):34148-54. (1999)

Furuse M, Sasaki H, Tsukita S. Manner of interaction of heterogeneous claudin species within and between tight junction strands.
J Cell Biol. Nov 15;147(4):891-903. (1999)

Kubota K, Furuse M, Sasaki H, Sonoda N, Fujita K, Nagafuchi A, Tsukita S. Ca(2+)-independent cell-adhesion activity of claudins, a family of integral membrane proteins localized at tight junctions.
Curr Biol. Sep 23;9(18):1035-8. (1999)

Sonoda N, Furuse M, Sasaki H, Yonemura S, Katahira J, Horiguchi Y, Tsukita S. Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin fragment removes specific claudins from tight junction strands: Evidence for direct involvement of claudins in tight junction barrier.
J Cell Biol. Oct 4;147(1):195-204. (1999)

Morita K, Sasaki H, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Endothelial claudin: claudin-5/TMVCF constitutes tight junction strands in endothelial cells.
J Cell Biol. Oct 4;147(1):185-94. (1999)

Morita K, Sasaki H, Fujimoto K, Furuse M, Tsukita S. Claudin-11/OSP-based tight junctions of myelin sheaths in brain and Sertoli cells in testis.
J Cell Biol. May 3;145(3):579-88. (1999)

Reviews

2009

Nishimura M, Kuboi Y, Muramoto K, Kawano T, Imai T. Chemokines as novel therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. Sep;1173:350-6. (2009)

2004

Umehara H, Bloom ET, Okazaki T, Nagano Y, Yoshie O, Imai T. Fractalkine in vascular biology: from basic research to clinical disease.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. Jan;24(1):34-40. (2004)

2003

Takai Y, Shimizu K, Ohtsuka T. The roles of cadherins and nectins in interneuronal synapse formation.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. Oct;13(5):520-6. (2003)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Tsukita S. "Search-and-capture" of microtubules through plus-end-binding proteins (+TIPs).
J Biochem (Tokyo). Sep;134(3):321-6. (2003)

2001

Umehara H, Bloom E, Okazaki T, Domae N, Imai T. Fractalkine and vascular injury.
Trends Immunol. Nov;22(11):602-7. (2001)

Umehara H, Imai T. Role of fractalkine in leukocyte adhesion and migration and in vascular injury.
Drug News Perspect. Oct;14(8):460-4. (2001)

Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Tsukita S. Where is APC going?
J Cell Biol. Sep 17;154(6):1105-9. (2001)

Yoshie O, Imai T, Nomiyama H. Chemokines in immunity.
Adv Immunol. 78:57-110. (2001)

2000

Nose M, Nishihara M, Kamogawa J, Terada M, Nakatsuru S. Genetic basis of autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr mice: dissection of the complex pathological manifestations and their susceptibility loci.
Rev Immunogenet. 2(1):154-64. (2000)