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Masao Nakamura; Masashi Suzuki; Yuriko Uehara; Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura
Sulfated glycosaminoglycan-assisted receptor specificity of human fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 19 signaling in a mouse system is different from that in a human system.
Fumiaki Nakayama; Masashi Suzuki; Sachiko Umeda; Takeshi Yasuda; Malgorzata Zakrzewska; Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura; Kaori Motomura; Takashi Imai
Structural stability of human fibroblast growth factor-1 is essential for protective effects against radiation-induced intestinal damage.
Naomi J Bisem; Toru Imamura; Shigeko Takeuchi; Essam Mohamed Abdelalim; Ikuo Tooyama
Mapping of FGF1 in the Medulla Oblongata of Macaca fascicularis.

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2013: Masao Nakamura; Masashi Suzuki; Yuriko Uehara; Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura
Sulfated glycosaminoglycan-assisted receptor specificity of human fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 19 signaling in a mouse system is different from that in a human system.
Journal of biomolecular screening 2013;18(3):321-30.
2013: Fumiaki Nakayama; Masashi Suzuki; Sachiko Umeda; Takeshi Yasuda; Malgorzata Zakrzewska; Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura; Kaori Motomura; Takashi Imai
Structural stability of human fibroblast growth factor-1 is essential for protective effects against radiation-induced intestinal damage.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2013;85(2):477-83.
2012: Naomi J Bisem; Toru Imamura; Shigeko Takeuchi; Essam Mohamed Abdelalim; Ikuo Tooyama
Mapping of FGF1 in the Medulla Oblongata of Macaca fascicularis.
Acta histochemica et cytochemica 2012;45(6):325-34.
2012: Miho Kimura-Ueki; Akiko Komi-Kuramochi; Yuko Oda; Junko Oki; Masashi Suzuki; Masahiro Asada; Emi Honda; Toru Imamura
Hair cycle resting phase is regulated by cyclic epithelial FGF18 signaling.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 2012;132(5):1338-45.
2012: Hirofumi Sakai; Munehisa Takahashi; Mutsuo Furihata; Toru Imamura; Takeo Konakahara; Chie Matsuda; Hiroshi Miyazaki; Tomoko Okada
Augmented autocrine bone morphogenic protein (BMP) 7 signaling increases the metastatic potential of mouse breast cancer cells.
Clinical & experimental metastasis 2012;29(4):327-38.
2012: Chie Matsuda; Katsuya Miyake; Ichizo Nishino; Hiroshi Takeshima; Nobukazu Araki; Toru Imamura; Kimihiko Kameyama; Etsuko Keduka; Yukiko Hayashi
The C2A domain in dysferlin is important for association with MG53 (TRIM72).
PLoS currents 2012;4():e5035add8caff4.
2011: Masao Nakamura; Masashi Suzuki; Yuriko Uehara; Masahiro Asada; Emi Honda; Koji Kimata; Naoko Nagai; Toru Imamura
Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are required for specific and sensitive fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 19 signaling via FGF receptor 4 and betaKlotho.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2011;286(30):26418-23.
2010: Fumiaki Nakayama; Akiko Hagiwara; Sachiko Umeda; Masahiro Asada; Megumi Goto; Junko Oki; Masashi Suzuki; Toru Imamura; Makoto Akashi
Post treatment with an FGF chimeric growth factor enhances epithelial cell proliferation to improve recovery from radiation-induced intestinal damage.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2010;78(3):860-7.
2010: Yuichiro Miyaoka; Minoru Tanaka; Toru Imamura; Shinji Takada; Atsushi Miyajima
A novel regulatory mechanism for Fgf18 signaling involving cysteine-rich FGF receptor (Cfr) and delta-like protein (Dlk).
Development (Cambridge, England) 2010;137(1):159-67.
2009: Fumiaki Nakayama; Akiko Hagiwara; Miho Kimura; Makoto Akashi; Toru Imamura
Evaluation of radiation-induced hair follicle apoptosis in mice and the preventive effects of fibroblast growth factor-1.
Experimental dermatology 2009;18(10):889-92.
2009: Akiko Hagiwara; Fumiaki Nakayama; Kaori Motomura; Masahiro Asada; Masashi Suzuki; Toru Imamura; Makoto Akashi
Comparison of expression profiles of several fibroblast growth factor receptors in the mouse jejunum: suggestive evidence for a differential radioprotective effect among major FGF family members and the potency of FGF1.
Radiation research 2009;172(1):58-65.
2009: Masahiro Asada; Michiyo Shinomiya; Masashi Suzuki; Emi Honda; Rika Sugimoto; Masahiko Ikekita; Toru Imamura
Glycosaminoglycan affinity of the complete fibroblast growth factor family.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 2009;1790(1):40-8.
2008: Kaori Motomura; Akiko Hagiwara; Akiko Komi-Kuramochi; Yoshiro Hanyu; Emi Honda; Masashi Suzuki; Miho Kimura; Junko Oki; Masahiro Asada; Nagako Sakaguchi; Fumiaki Nakayama; Makoto Akashi; Toru Imamura
An FGF1:FGF2 chimeric growth factor exhibits universal FGF receptor specificity, enhanced stability and augmented activity useful for epithelial proliferation and radioprotection.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 2008;1780(12):1432-40.
2008: Masashi Suzuki; Yuriko Uehara; Kaori Motomura-Matsuzaka; Junko Oki; Yoshinori Koyama; Miho Kimura; Masahiro Asada; Akiko Komi-Kuramochi; Syuichi Oka; Toru Imamura
betaKlotho is required for fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 signaling through FGF receptor (FGFR) 1c and FGFR3c.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 2008;22(4):1006-14.
2008: Masahiro Asada; Emi Honda; Toru Imamura
Biologically active fibroblast growth factor 1 tagged with various epitopes.
BMC research notes 2008;1():42.
2007: A Saito; Hiroyuki Okano; Hitoshi Bamba; Yasuo Hisa; Yutaka Oomura; Toru Imamura; Ikuo Tooyama
Low expression of FGF1 (fibroblast growth factor-1) in rat parasympathetic preganglionic neurons.
Histology and histopathology 2007;22(12):1327-35.
2007: Ken Nishimura; Hiroaki Segawa; Takahiro Goto; Mariko Morishita; Akinori Masago; Hitoshi Takahashi; Yoshihiro Ohmiya; Takemasa Sakaguchi; Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura; Kunitada Shimotono; Kozo Takayama; Tetsuya Yoshida; Mahito Nakanishi
Persistent and stable gene expression by a cytoplasmic RNA replicon based on a noncytopathic variant Sendai virus.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2007;282(37):27383-91.
2006: Hiroyuki Okano; Ken-ichiro Toyoda; Hitoshi Bamba; Yasuo Hisa; Yutaka Oomura; Toru Imamura; Shoei Furukawa; Hiroshi Kimura; Ikuo Tooyama
Localization of fibroblast growth factor-1 in cholinergic neurons innervating the rat larynx.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society 2006;54(9):1061-71.
2006: Masahiro Asada; Emi Honda; Toru Imamura
Construction of pcDNA3.1-based vectors with blasticidin and puromycin resistance markers.
Analytical biochemistry 2006;352(2):305-7.
2006: Ken-Ichiro Toyoda; Hiroyuki Okano; Hitoshi Bamba; Yasuo Hisa; Yutaka Oomura; Toru Imamura; Shoei Furukawa; Ikuo Tooyama
Comparison of FGF1 (aFGF) expression between the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus and the hypoglossal nucleus of rat.
Acta histochemica et cytochemica 2006;39(1):1-7.
2005: Akiko Komi-Kuramochi; Mitsuko Kawano; Yuko Oda; Masahiro Asada; Masashi Suzuki; Junko Oki; Toru Imamura
Expression of fibroblast growth factors and their receptors during full-thickness skin wound healing in young and aged mice.
The Journal of endocrinology 2005;186(2):273-89.
2005: Mitsuko Kawano; Akiko Komi-Kuramochi; Masahiro Asada; Masashi Suzuki; Junko Oki; Ju Jiang; Toru Imamura
Comprehensive analysis of FGF and FGFR expression in skin: FGF18 is highly expressed in hair follicles and capable of inducing anagen from telogen stage hair follicles.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 2005;124(5):877-85.
2004: Akira Ishisaki; Hironaka Tsunobuchi; Keiichi Nakajima; Toru Imamura
Possible involvement of protein kinase C activation in differentiation of human umbilical vein endothelium-derived cell into smooth muscle-like cell.
Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization 2004;96(7):499-508.
2004: Mitsuko Kawano; Satoshi Suzuki; Masashi Suzuki; Junko Oki; Toru Imamura
Bulge- and basal layer-specific expression of fibroblast growth factor-13 (FHF-2) in mouse skin.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 2004;122(5):1084-90.
2004: Hironaka Tsunobuchi; Akira Ishisaki; Toru Imamura
Expressions of inhibitory Smads, Smad6 and Smad7, are differentially regulated by TPA in human lung fibroblast cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2004;316(3):712-9.
2003: Chikako Ito; Yuko Saitoh; Yasuko Fujita; Yoshimitsu Yamazaki; Toru Imamura; Syuichi Oka; Satoshi Suzuki
Decapeptide with fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-5 partial sequence inhibits hair growth suppressing activity of FGF-5.
Journal of cellular physiology 2003;197(2):272-83.
2003: Kazuko Miyakawa; Toru Imamura
Secretion of FGF-16 requires an uncleaved bipartite signal sequence.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2003;278(37):35718-24.
2003: Ai-Jun Li; Masashi Suzuki; Seigo Suzuki; Mitsushi J Ikemoto; Toru Imamura
Differential phosphorylation at serine sites in glutamate receptor-1 within neonatal rat hippocampus.
Neuroscience letters 2003;341(1):41-4.
2003: Hisaki Hayashi; Akira Ishisaki; Toru Imamura
Smad mediates BMP-2-induced upregulation of FGF-evoked PC12 cell differentiation.
FEBS letters 2003;536(1-3):30-4.
2003: Akiko Komi; Akira Ishisaki; Masashi Suzuki; Toru Imamura
A permeable FGF-1 nuclear localization sequence peptide induces DNA synthesis independently of Ras activation.
Experimental cell research 2003;283(1):91-100.
2003: Akira Ishisaki; Hisaki Hayashi; Ai-Jun Li; Toru Imamura
Human umbilical vein endothelium-derived cells retain potential to differentiate into smooth muscle-like cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2003;278(2):1303-9.
2003: Masahiro Asada; Toru Imamura
Strategy for construction of a cDNA encoding a repetitive amino acid sequence.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2003;221():261-9.
2002: Mitsushi J Ikemoto; Koutarou Inoue; Saori Akiduki; Takeshi Osugi; Toru Imamura; Norio Ishida; Michiko Ohtomi
Identification of addicsin/GTRAP3-18 as a chronic morphine-augmented gene in amygdala.
Neuroreport 2002;13(16):2079-84.
2002: Ai-Jun Li; Seigo Suzuki; Masashi Suzuki; Eiichi Mizukoshi; Toru Imamura
Fibroblast growth factor-2 increases functional excitatory synapses on hippocampal neurons.
The European journal of neuroscience 2002;16(7):1313-24.
2002: Seigo Suzuki; Ai-Jun Li; Mitsushi J Ikemoto; Toru Imamura
Expression of tenascin-C long isoforms is induced in the hypothalamus by FGF-1.
Neuroreport 2002;13(8):1041-5.
2002: Yutaka Ota; Yuko Saitoh; Satoshi Suzuki; Kazuo Ozawa; Mitsuko Kawano; Toru Imamura
Fibroblast growth factor 5 inhibits hair growth by blocking dermal papilla cell activation.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2002;290(1):169-76.
2001: Seigo Suzuki; Ai-Jun Li; Akira Ishisaki; X Hou; M Hasegawa; M Fukumura; T Akaike; Toru Imamura
Feeding suppression by fibroblast growth factor-1 is accompanied by selective induction of heat shock protein 27 in hypothalamic astrocytes.
The European journal of neuroscience 2001;13(12):2299-308.
2001: A Ishisaki; H Hayashi; S Suzuki; K Ozawa; E Mizukoshi; K Miyakawa; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura
Glutathione S-transferase Pi is a dopamine-inducible suppressor of dopamine-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells.
Journal of neurochemistry 2001;77(5):1362-71.
2001: A Yoneda; M Asada; S Yamamoto; J Oki; Y Oda; K Ota; Y Ogi; S Fujishima; Toru Imamura
Engineering neoglycoproteins with multiple O-glycans using repetitive pentapeptide glycosylation units.
Glycoconjugate journal 2001;18(4):291-9.
2001: H Hayashi; Akira Ishisaki; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura
BMP-2 augments FGF-induced differentiation of PC12 cells through upregulation of FGF receptor-1 expression.
Journal of cell science 2001;114(Pt 7):1387-95.
2001: S Suzuki; AJ Li; T Akaike; Toru Imamura
Intracerebroventricular infusion of fibroblast growth factor-1 increases Fos immunoreactivity in periventricular astrocytes in rat hypothalamus.
Neuroscience letters 2001;300(1):29-32.
2001: E Mizukoshi; M Suzuki; T Misono; A Loupatov; E Munekata; SC Kaul; R Wadhwa; Toru Imamura
Cell-cycle dependent tyrosine phosphorylation on mortalin regulates its interaction with fibroblast growth factor-1.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2001;280(4):1203-9.
2001: Andrew B McGeachie; Kyoko Koishi; Toru Imamura; Ian S McLennan
Fibroblast growth factor-5 is expressed in Schwann cells and is not essential for motoneurone survival.
Neuroscience 2001;104(3):891-9.
2000: M Asada; A Yoneda; Y Oda; Toru Imamura
Construction of a cDNA encoding a repetitive amino acid sequence.
BioTechniques 2000;29(5):978, 981.
2000: Mitsushi J Ikemoto; M Takita; Toru Imamura; K Inoue
Increased sensitivity to the stimulant effects of morphine conferred by anti-adhesive glycoprotein SPARC in amygdala.
Nature medicine 2000;6(8):910-5.
2000: A Yoneda; M Asada; Y Oda; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura
Engineering of an FGF-proteoglycan fusion protein with heparin-independent, mitogenic activity.
Nature biotechnology 2000;18(6):641-4.
2000: S Suzuki; Y Ota; K Ozawa; Toru Imamura
Dual-mode regulation of hair growth cycle by two Fgf-5 gene products.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 2000;114(3):456-63.
1999: E Mizukoshi; M Suzuki; A Loupatov; T Uruno; H Hayashi; T Misono; SC Kaul; R Wadhwa; Toru Imamura
Fibroblast growth factor-1 interacts with the glucose-regulated protein GRP75/mortalin.
The Biochemical journal 1999;343 Pt 2():461-6.
1999: K Miyakawa; K Hatsuzawa; T Kurokawa; M Asada; T Kuroiwa; Toru Imamura
A hydrophobic region locating at the center of fibroblast growth factor-9 is crucial for its secretion.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1999;274(41):29352-7.
1999: A Yoneda; M Asada; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura
Introduction of an N-glycosylation cassette into proteins at random sites: expression of neoglycosylated FGF.
BioTechniques 1999;27(3):576-8, 580, 582 passim.
1999: M Asada; N Orikasa; A Yoneda; Y Oda; K Ota; Toru Imamura
The AATPAP sequence is a very efficient signal for O-glycosylation in CHO cells.
Glycoconjugate journal 1999;16(7):321-6.
1999: AJ Li; K Ozawa; H Tsuboyama; Toru Imamura
Distribution of fibroblast growth factor-5 in rat hypothalamus, and its possible role as a regulator of feeding behaviour.
The European journal of neuroscience 1999;11(4):1362-8.
1999: T Uruno; J Oki; K Ozawa; K Miyakawa; H Ueno; Toru Imamura
Distinct regulation of myoblast differentiation by intracellular and extracellular fibroblast growth factor-1.
Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 1999;17(2):93-113.
1999: M Asada; A Yoneda; Y Oda; K Ota; K Ozawa; K Fukuta; F Omae; Mineko Asanagi; N Orikasa; M Suzuki; S Oka; T Makino; Toru Imamura
Characterization of fibroblast growth factor-6 expressed by Chinese hamster ovary cells as a glycosylated mitogen for human vascular endothelial cells.
Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 1999;16(4):293-303.
1999: K Miyakawa; K Ozawa; T Uruno; Toru Imamura
The C-terminal region of fibroblast growth factor-1 is crucial for its biological activity and high level protein expression in mammalian cells.
Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 1999;16(3):191-200.
1998: S Suzuki; T Kato; H Takimoto; S Masui; H Oshima; K Ozawa; S Suzuki; Toru Imamura
Localization of rat FGF-5 protein in skin macrophage-like cells and FGF-5S protein in hair follicle: possible involvement of two Fgf-5 gene products in hair growth cycle regulation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 1998;111(6):963-72.
1998: K Ozawa; S Suzuki; M Asada; Y Tomooka; AJ Li; A Yoneda; A Komi; Toru Imamura
An alternatively spliced fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-5 mRNA is abundant in brain and translates into a partial agonist/antagonist for FGF-5 neurotrophic activity.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1998;273(44):29262-71.
1998: AJ Li; H Tsuboyama; A Komi; M Ikekita; Toru Imamura
Strong suppression of feeding by a peptide containing both the nuclear localization sequence of fibroblast growth factor-1 and a cell membrane-permeable sequence.
Neuroscience letters 1998;255(1):41-4.
1998: A Komi; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura
Permeable FGF-1 nuclear localization signal peptide stimulates DNA synthesis in various cell types but is cell-density sensitive and unable to support cell proliferation.
Experimental cell research 1998;243(2):408-14.
1998: T Uruno; A Komi; Toru Imamura
[Progress of signal transduction research for fibroblast growth factors].
Seikagaku. The Journal of Japanese Biochemical Society 1998;70(6):446-53.
1997: K Ozawa; M Seo; Toru Imamura
A quantitative method for evaluation of FGF family and FGF receptor family gene expression by RT-PCR.
Brain research. Brain research protocols 1997;1(3):211-6.
1996: K Ozawa; T Uruno; K Miyakawa; M Seo; Toru Imamura
Expression of the fibroblast growth factor family and their receptor family genes during mouse brain development.
Brain research. Molecular brain research 1996;41(1-2):279-88.
1996: T Tanahashi; M Suzuki; Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui
Identification of a 79-kDa heparin-binding fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor in rat hepatocytes and its correlation with the different growth responses to FGF-1 between hepatocyte subpopulations.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1996;271(14):8221-7.
1996: Toru Imamura; T Tanahashi
A novel chimeric fibroblast growth factor for liver parenchymal cells.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 1996;23(2):316-9.
1995: Toru Imamura; S A Friedman; S Gamble; Y Tokita; S R Opalenik; John A Thompson; Thomas Maciag
Identification of the domain within fibroblast growth factor-1 responsible for heparin-dependence.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 1995;1266(2):124-30.
1994: Toru Imamura; S Oka; T Tanahashi; Y Okita
Cell cycle-dependent nuclear localization of exogenously added fibroblast growth factor-1 in BALB/c 3T3 and human vascular endothelial cells.
Experimental cell research 1994;215(2):363-72.
1992: Toru Imamura; Y Tokita; Y Mitsui
Identification of a heparin-binding growth factor-1 nuclear translocation sequence by deletion mutation analysis.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1992;267(8):5676-9.
1991: R Forough; K Engleka; J A Thompson; A Jackson; Toru Imamura; Thomas Maciag
Differential expression in Escherichia coli of the alpha and beta forms of heparin-binding acidic fibroblast growth factor-1: potential role of RNA secondary structure.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 1991;1090(3):293-8.
1991: Toru Imamura; Y Tokita; Y Mitsui
Contact with basement membrane heparan sulfate enhances the growth of transformed vascular endothelial cells, but suppresses normal cells.
Cell structure and function 1991;16(3):225-30.
1991: Y Mitsui; Toru Imamura
[Growth regulation of vascular cells by FGFs and a novel ECGF].
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme 1991;36(7):1237-46.
1991: Y Mitsui; K Saida; N Ishida; Toru Imamura; M Kobayashi
Establishment of vascular endothelial cell lines in a serum-free culture and the discovery of endothelin and a vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC).
Cytotechnology 1991;5 Suppl 2():S9-16.
1990: Toru Imamura; K Engleka; Steven Zhan; Y Tokita; R Forough; D Roeder; A Jackson; J A Maier; timothy hla; Thomas Maciag
Recovery of mitogenic activity of a growth factor mutant with a nuclear translocation sequence.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 1990;249(4976):1567-70.
1988: N Hasegawa; M Yamamoto; Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui; K Yamamoto
Evaluation of long-term cultured endothelial cells as a model system for studying vascular ageing.
Mechanisms of ageing and development 1988;46(1-3):111-23.
1988: Toru Imamura; Y Tokita; Y Mitsui
Purification of basic FGF receptors from rat brain.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1988;155(2):583-90.
1988: T Suzuki; N Koga; Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui
A novel growth factor in rat spleen which promotes proliferation of hepatocytes in primary culture.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1988;153(3):1123-8.
1988: Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui
[Progress in angiogenesis research].
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme 1988;33(4):373-81.
1987: Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui
Heparan sulfate and heparin as a potentiator or a suppressor of growth of normal and transformed vascular endothelial cells.
Experimental cell research 1987;172(1):92-100.
1986: Toru Imamura; Y Mitsui
[Protein and polypeptide growth factors--endothelial cell-derived growth factor].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 1986;44(1):64-8.
1986: Y Mitsui; Toru Imamura; T Ohtsuka
[Tumor-derived growth factors--tumor angiogenic factor].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 1986;44(1):169-79.
1984: Toru Imamura; S Toyoshima; T Osawa
Lectin-like molecules on the murine macrophage cell surface.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 1984;805(3):235-44.