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List of works by Kiyokazu Agata

A Complete Culture System for Avian Transgenesis, Supporting Quail Embryos from the Single-Cell Stage to Hatching

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A LIM-homeobox gene is required for differentiation of Wnt-expressing cells at the posterior end of the planarian body.

scientific article published in September 2011

A Subtractive FACS Method for Isolation of Planarian Stem Cells and Neural Cells

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

A colony multiplex quantitative PCR-Based 3S3DBC method and variations of it for screening DNA libraries

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A mouse homologue of Strawberry Notch is transcriptionally regulated by Reelin signal

scientific article published on 4 October 2006

A unique FACS method to isolate stem cells in planarian

scientific article published in January 2012

A wide-range phylogenetic analysis of Zic proteins: implications for correlations between protein structure conservation and body plan complexity.

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Analysis of motor function modulated by cholinergic neurons in planarian Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on 23 March 2010

Analyzing pERK Activation During Planarian Regeneration

scientific article published in January 2017

Aquatic adaptation and the evolution of smell and taste in whales

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Bidirectional promoters are the major source of gene activation-associated non-coding RNAs in mammals

scientific article published on 17 January 2014

Bidirectional promoters link cAMP signaling with irreversible differentiation through promoter-associated non-coding RNA (pancRNA) expression in PC12 cells.

scientific article published on 04 March 2016

Calcium ions in the aquatic environment drive planarians to food

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex allows direct and rapid analysis of coding and noncoding regions of target genes in Pleurodeles waltl development and regeneration

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Cell adhesion to extracellular matrix is different in marine hydrozoans compared with vertebrates

scientific article published on 01 August 1995

Cellular and molecular dissection of pluripotent adult somatic stem cells in planarians.

scientific article published on January 2010

Characterization and categorization of fluorescence activated cell sorted planarian stem cells by ultrastructural analysis

scientific article published on 24 June 2007

Characterization of tyramine beta-hydroxylase in planarian Dugesia japonica: cloning and expression

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Clathrin-mediated endocytic signals are required for the regeneration of, as well as homeostasis in, the planarian CNS.

scientific article published on 21 March 2007

Comparative transcriptome analysis between planarian Dugesia japonica and other platyhelminth species.

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Comparison of molecular and cellular events during lower jaw regeneration of newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) and West African clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis).

scientific article published in February 2008

Comprehensive gene expression analyses in pluripotent stem cells of a planarian, Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Control of Maintenance and Regeneration of Planarian Eyes by ovo.

scientific article published in November 2015

Coordination between binocular field and spontaneous self-motion specifies the efficiency of planarians' photo-response orientation behavior

scientific article published on 21 September 2018

Crystal structure of the N-terminal RecA-like domain of a DEAD-box RNA helicase, the Dugesia japonica vasa-like gene B protein

scientific article published in April 2005

Crystallin gene expression in the process of lentoidogenesis in cultures of chicken lens epithelial cells

scientific article published on December 1, 1992

Cultivation and characterization of planarian neuronal cells isolated by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS).

scientific article published in November 2002

Detection of apoptosis during planarian regeneration by the expression of apoptosis-related genes and TUNEL assay

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Different requirements for conserved post-transcriptional regulators in planarian regeneration and stem cell maintenance

scientific article published on 15 March 2010

Direct estimation of de novo mutation rates in a chimpanzee parent-offspring trio by ultra-deep whole genome sequencing.

scientific article published in November 2017

Distinct structural domains in the planarian brain defined by the expression of evolutionarily conserved homeobox genes

scientific article published in January 1999

DjCBC-1, a conserved DEAD box RNA helicase of the RCK/p54/Me31B family, is a component of RNA-protein complexes in planarian stem cells and neurons

scientific article published in December 2007

Dorsal and Ventral Positional Cues Required for the Onset of Planarian Regeneration May Reside in Differentiated Cells

scientific article published on 01 May 2001

Draft genome of provides insights into conserved regulatory elements of the brain restriction gene in planarians

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Dynamic Transport and Cementation of Skeletal Elements Build Up the Pole-and-Beam Structured Skeleton of Sponges.

scientific article published on 16 September 2015

Dynamics of Dark-Fly Genome Under Environmental Selections

scientific article published on 4 December 2015

ERK signaling controls blastema cell differentiation during planarian regeneration.

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Ectopic pharynxes arise by regional reorganization after anterior/posterior chimera in planarians

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

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Epigenetic modification maintains intrinsic limb-cell identity in Xenopus limb bud regeneration

scientific article published on 14 August 2015

Establishment of high-resolution FISH mapping system and its application for molecular cytogenetic characterization of chromosomes in newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster (Urodela, Amphibia).

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Evidence that the chick lens cytoskeletal protein CP 49 belongs to the family of intermediate filament proteins

scientific article published in June 1993

Evolution and regeneration of the planarian central nervous system.

scientific article published on April 2009

Evolution of the cephalopod head complex by assembly of multiple molluscan body parts: Evidence from Nautilus embryonic development

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Evolutionary acquisition of promoter-associated non-coding RNA (pancRNA) repertoires diversifies species-dependent gene activation mechanisms in mammals.

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Evolutionary embryology resurrected in Japan with a new molecular basis: Nori Satoh and the history of ascidian studies originating in Kyoto during the 20th century

scientific article published in January 2006

Expression and functional analysis of musashi-like genes in planarian CNS regeneration.

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Expression of gene coding for a melanosomal matrix protein transcriptionally regulated in the transdifferentiation of chick embryo pigmented epithelial cells

scientific article published on June 1, 1988

Expression of stem cell pluripotency factors during regeneration in newts.

scientific article published on June 2009

Expression of vasa(vas)-related genes in germline cells and totipotent somatic stem cells of planarians

scientific article published in February 1999

Expression patterns of Xenopus FGF receptor-like 1/nou-darake in early Xenopus development resemble those of planarian nou-darake and Xenopus FGF8.

scientific article published in August 2004

FGFR-related gene nou-darake restricts brain tissues to the head region of planarians

scientific article published in October 2002

Functional joint regeneration is achieved using reintegration mechanism in Xenopus laevis

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Gene activation-associated long noncoding RNAs function in mouse preimplantation development.

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Gene coding for a lens-specific protein, delta-crystallin, is transcribed in nonlens tissues of chicken embryos

scientific article published in November 1983

Genome features of "Dark-fly", a Drosophila line reared long-term in a dark environment

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Heterogeneity of chromatoid bodies in adult pluripotent stem cells of planarian Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on 9 February 2016

Highly conserved linkage homology between birds and turtles: bird and turtle chromosomes are precise counterparts of each other.

scientific article published on 21 September 2005

How are plant and fungal communities linked to each other in belowground ecosystems? A massively parallel pyrosequencing analysis of the association specificity of root-associated fungi and their host plants.

scientific article published on 2 August 2013

Identification and distribution of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)-positive neurons in the planarian Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on 03 June 2007

Identification and origin of the germline stem cells as revealed by the expression of nanos-related gene in planarians

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Identification of a novel planarian G-protein-coupled receptor that responds to serotonin in Xenopus laevis oocytes

scientific article published in October 2009

Identification of a receptor tyrosine kinase involved in germ cell differentiation in planarians

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Identification of glutamic acid decarboxylase gene and distribution of GABAergic nervous system in the planarian Dugesia japonica.

scientific article published on 22 March 2008

Improving the standards for gut microbiome analysis of fecal samples: insights from the field biology of Japanese macaques on Yakushima Island

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Inactivation of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling and Polydactyly in Limbs of Hereditary Multiple Malformation, a Novel Type of Talpid Mutant.

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Induction of a noggin-like gene by ectopic DV interaction during planarian regeneration

scientific article published in October 2002

Inference of the protokaryotypes of amniotes and tetrapods and the evolutionary processes of microchromosomes from comparative gene mapping

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Inheritance of a Nuclear PIWI from Pluripotent Stem Cells by Somatic Descendants Ensures Differentiation by Silencing Transposons in Planarian

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Inhibition of MEK and GSK3 supports ES cell-like domed colony formation from avian and reptile embryos

scientific article published in July 2013

Intercalary regeneration in planarians.

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Intra-genomic GC heterogeneity in sauropsids: evolutionary insights from cDNA mapping and GC(3) profiling in snake.

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Isolation of Ef silicatein and Ef lectin as Molecular Markers Sclerocytes and Cells Involved in Innate Immunity in the Freshwater Sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Isolation of cDNA for a Xenopus sperm-specific basic nuclear protein (SP4) and evidence for expression of SP4 mRNA in primary spermatocytes.

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Isolation of planarian X-ray-sensitive stem cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Isolation of the choanocyte in the fresh water sponge, Ephydatia fluviatilis and its lineage marker, Ef annexin.

scientific article published in May 2005

Jak1/Stat3 signaling acts as a positive regulator of pluripotency in chicken pre-gastrula embryos

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

JmjC Domain-Encoding Genes Are Conserved in Highly Regenerative Metazoans and Are Associated with Planarian Whole-Body Regeneration

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Lens regenerates by means of similar processes and timeline in adults and larvae of the newt Cynops pyrrhogaster

scientific article published on 04 September 2012

Mediolateral intercalation in planarians revealed by grafting experiments

scientific article published in February 2003

Modelling the global distribution of fungal species: new insights into microbial cosmopolitanism

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

Molecular and cellular aspects of planarian regeneration.

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Molecular and cellular changes associated with the evolution of novel jaw muscles in parrots

scientific article published on December 12, 2012

Molecular cloning of a novel ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) expressed in planarians

scientific article published in December 1996

Molecular markers for X-ray-insensitive differentiated cells in the Inner and outer regions of the mesenchymal space in planarian Dugesia japonica.

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Morphological and Functional Recovery of the Planarian Photosensing System during Head Regeneration

scientific article published on 01 March 2004

Multiple Neuropeptide-Coding Genes Involved in Planarian Pharynx Extension

scientific article published in June 2016

Muscle and connective tissue progenitor populations show distinct Twist1 and Twist3 expression profiles during axolotl limb regeneration.

scientific article published on 24 October 2012

Neural network in planarian revealed by an antibody against planarian synaptotagmin homologue.

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Neural projections in planarian brain revealed by fluorescent dye tracing

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Neurofilament expression in lens cells of the house shrew, Suncus murinus

scientific article published on 01 May 1994

Ontogenesis of alpha 2-adrenoceptor coupling with GTP-binding proteins in the rat telencephalon

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Optic chiasm formation in planarian I: Cooperative netrin- and robo-mediated signals are required for the early stage of optic chiasm formation

scientific article published on 23 March 2011

Origin and evolutionary process of the CNS elucidated by comparative genomics analysis of planarian ESTs

scientific article published on 24 June 2003

POU-domain genes in planarian Dugesia japonica: the structure and expression

scientific article published on May 1993

Partial amino acid sequence of the major intrinsic protein (MIP) of the chicken lens deduced from the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone

scientific article published in June 1990

Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 December 2010-31 January 2011.

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Pharmacological assessment of methamphetamine-induced behavioral hyperactivity mediated by dopaminergic transmission in planarian Dugesia japonica

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Phylogenomics reveals an anomalous distribution of USP genes in metazoans

scientific article published on 21 July 2010

Piwi expression in archeocytes and choanocytes in demosponges: insights into the stem cell system in demosponges.

scientific article published in May 2010

Planaria FoxA (HNF3) homologue is specifically expressed in the pharynx-forming cells

scientific article published in December 2000

Planarian Hedgehog/Patched establishes anterior-posterior polarity by regulating Wnt signaling

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Planarian fibroblast growth factor receptor homologs expressed in stem cells and cephalic ganglions

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Planarian regeneration: a classic topic claiming new attention

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Planarian shows decision-making behavior in response to multiple stimuli by integrative brain function

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Planarians maintain a constant ratio of different cell types during changes in body size by using the stem cell system

scientific article published in December 2009

Progressive activation of Delta-Notch signaling from around the blastopore is required to set up a functional caudal lobe in the spider Achaearanea tepidariorum

scientific article published on 16 May 2007

Promotion of spermatogonial proliferation by neuregulin 1 in newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster) testis.

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Pupal development and pigmentation process of a polka-dotted fruit fly, Drosophila guttifera (Insecta, Diptera).

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Purification and cDNA cloning of the ovigerous-hair stripping substance (OHSS) contained in the hatch water of an estuarine crab Sesarma haematocheir.

scientific article published in February 2004

RNA Interference in Planarians: Feeding and Injection of Synthetic dsRNA

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

RNA interference by feeding in vitro–synthesized double‐stranded RNA to planarians: Methodology and dynamics

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Rapid accumulation of nucleostemin in nucleolus during newt regeneration

scientific article published in April 2007

Recent identification of an ERK signal gradient governing planarian regeneration

scientific article published on 24 April 2014

Reconstruction of dopaminergic neural network and locomotion function in planarian regenerates

scientific article published in July 2007

Recording and spectrum analysis of the planarian electroencephalogram.

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Regeneration and gene regulation in planarians.

scientific article published on October 2003

Regeneration in an evolutionarily primitive brain – the planarian Dugesia japonica model

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Regeneration of dopaminergic neurons after 6-hydroxydopamine-induced lesion in planarian brain.

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Regeneration-dependent conditional gene knockdown (Readyknock) in planarian: demonstration of requirement for Djsnap-25 expression in the brain for negative phototactic behavior

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Reintegration of the regenerated and the remaining tissues during joint regeneration in the newt Cynops pyrrhogaster

scientific article published on February 2015

Role of MEKK1 in the anterior-posterior patterning during planarian regeneration

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

Role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation in blastema formation during planarian regeneration

scientific article published on 30 March 2011

Search for the evolutionary origin of a brain: planarian brain characterized by microarray

scientific article published on 2 April 2003

Searching for non-transposable targets of planarian nuclear PIWI in pluripotent stem cells and differentiated cells

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Seasonal change in bacterial flora and biomass in mountain snow from the Tateyama Mountains, Japan, analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and real-time PCR.

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Sequential actions of β-catenin and Bmp pattern the oral nerve net in Nematostella vectensis

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Simple blood-feeding method for live imaging of gut tube remodeling in regenerating planarians.

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Single-cell gene profiling of planarian stem cells using fluorescent activated cell sorting and its "index sorting" function for stem cell research

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Skeleton construction upon local regression of the sponge body

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Spatio-temporal neural stem cell behavior leads to both perfect and imperfect structural brain regeneration in adult newts.

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Special issue featuring Zoological Society Award reviews

scientific article published in October 2014

Spontaneous Behaviors and Wall-Curvature Lead to Apparent Wall Preference in Planarian

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Staging of regeneration process of an arm of the feather star Oxycomanthus japonicus focusing on the oral-aboral boundary

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Structure and function of primitive immunoglobulin superfamily neural cell adhesion molecules: a lesson from studies on planarian

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Study of crystallin expression in human lens epithelial cells during differentiation in culture and in non-lenticular tissues

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Survey of the differences between regenerative and non-regenerative animals.

scientific article published on 20 February 2012

The A5 antigen, a candidate for the neuronal recognition molecule, has homologies to complement components and coagulation factors.

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The Dugesia ryukyuensis database as a molecular resource for studying switching of the reproductive system.

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The Zoological Society Prize. Molecular and cellular approaches to planarian regeneration

scientific article published in December 2002

The active stem cell specific expression of sponge Musashi homolog EflMsiA suggests its involvement in maintaining the stem cell state

scientific article published on 23 March 2012

The ancestral gene repertoire of animal stem cells

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The body margin of the planarian Dugesia japonica: characterization by the expression of an intermediate filament gene

scientific article published on 13 July 2002

The expression of melanosomal matrix protein in the transdifferentiation of pigmented epithelial cells into lens cells

scientific article published in March 1988

The expression of neural-specific genes reveals the structural and molecular complexity of the planarian central nervous system

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The expression of planarian brain factor homologs, DjFoxG and DjFoxD.

scientific article published in March 2003

The innate immune repertoire in cnidaria--ancestral complexity and stochastic gene loss.

scientific article published in January 2007

The mRNA-like noncoding RNA Gomafu constitutes a novel nuclear domain in a subset of neurons.

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The molecular logic for planarian regeneration along the anterior-posterior axis.

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

The planarian HOM/HOX homeobox genes (Plox) expressed along the anteroposterior axis

scientific article published in June 1999

The planarian P2X homolog in the regulation of asexual reproduction

scientific article published in January 2012

The process of pharynx regeneration in planarians

scientific article published in July 1999

Thermosensory signaling by TRPM is processed by brain serotonergic neurons to produce planarian thermotaxis.

scientific article published in November 2014

To be or not to be a flatworm: the acoel controversy

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Toward understanding the morphogenesis of siliceous spicules in freshwater sponge: differential mRNA expression of spicule-type-specific silicatein genes in Ephydatia fluviatilis.

scientific article published in October 2008

Transcription activator-like effector nucleases efficiently disrupt the target gene in Iberian ribbed newts (Pleurodeles waltl), an experimental model animal for regeneration.

scientific article published on 11 December 2013

Travelling and splitting of a wave of hedgehog expression involved in spider-head segmentation

scientific article published on 11 October 2011

Two different evolutionary origins of stem cell systems and their molecular basis.

scientific article published on 27 May 2006

Two distinct roles of the yorkie/yap gene during homeostasis in the planarian Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on 24 February 2015

Unifying principles of regeneration I: Epimorphosis versus morphallaxis.

scientific article published on February 2007

Unusually Large Number of Mutations in Asexually Reproducing Clonal Planarian Dugesia japonica

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Verification of chicken Nanog as an epiblast marker and identification of chicken PouV as Pou5f3 by newly raised antibodies.

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Wnt signaling is required for antero-posterior patterning of the planarian brain

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cDNA-based gene mapping and GC3 profiling in the soft-shelled turtle suggest a chromosomal size-dependent GC bias shared by sauropsids.

scientific article published on 17 March 2006