Research field (3):
Neuroscience - general
, Laboratory animal science
, Animals: biochemistry, physiology, behavioral science
Research keywords (2):
pheromone
, hypothalamus
Research theme for competitive and other funds (3):
2019 - 2022 Mechanism of secretory rhythm generation of GnRH that regulates mammalian reproduction.
2016 - 2018 Identification and analysis of central action of the pheromone that modulates reproductive physiology in mice
2013 - 2016 偶蹄類フェロモン分子群の同定と受容メカニズムの解明
Papers (12):
Takumi Itakura, Ken Murata, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kentaro K. Ishii, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazushige Touhara. A single vomeronasal receptor promotes intermale aggression through dedicated hypothalamic neurons. Neuron. 2022. 110. 15. 2455-2469.e8
Takuya Osakada, Takayuki Abe, Takumi Itakura, Hiromi Mori, Kentaro K. Ishii, Ryo Eguchi, Ken Murata, Kosuke Saito, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, Hiroko Kimoto, et al. Hemoglobin in the blood acts as a chemosensory signal via the mouse vomeronasal system. Nature Communications. 2022. 13. 1. 556-556
Tomoyuki Mano, Ken Murata, Kazuhiro Kon, Chika Shimizu, Hiroaki Ono, Shoi Shi, Rikuhiro G. Yamada, Kazunari Miyamichi, Etsuo A. Susaki, Kazushige Touhara, et al. CUBIC-Cloud provides an integrative computational framework toward community-driven whole-mouse-brain mapping. Cell Reports Methods. 2021. 1. 2. 100038-100038
Yoshihito Niimura, Mai Tsunoda, Sari Kato, Ken Murata, Taichi Yanagawa, Shunta Suzuki, Kazushige Touhara. Origin and Evolution of the Gene Family of Proteinaceous Pheromones, the Exocrine Gland-Secreting Peptides, in Rodents. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2021. 38. 2. 634-649
Nao Horio, Ken Murata, Keiichi Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazushige Touhara. Contribution of individual olfactory receptors to odor-induced attractive or aversive behavior in mice. Nature Communications. 2019. 10. 1