Research theme for competitive and other funds (4)：
2019 - 2022 Isolation and characterization of novel peptides derived from antisense RNA
2016 - 2018 Functions of antisense RNAs associated with cathepsins in the gonadal follicles of the protochordate, Ciona intestinalis
2008 - 2009 Regulatory mechanisms of signaling pathways through GnRH receptor heterodimerization with a species-specific orphan receptor subtype
2005 - 2008 The evolution of the function of Tachykinin and Tachykinin receptor
Papers (28)：
Tsubasa Sakai, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Takehiro Watanabe, Akiko Hozumi, Akira Shiraishi, Tomohiro Osugi, Shin Matsubara, Tsuyoshi Kawada, Yasunori Sasakura, Toshio Takahashi, et al. Characterization of a novel species-specific 51-amino acid peptide, PEP51, as a caspase-3/7 activator in ovarian follicles of the ascidian, Ciona intestinalis Type A. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023. 14
