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