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List of works by Kotaro Oka

14-3-3εa directs the pulsatile transport of basal factors toward the apical domain for lumen growth in tubulogenesis

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

A Transient Rise in Free Mg2+ Ions Released from ATP-Mg Hydrolysis Contributes to Mitotic Chromosome Condensation.

scientific article published on 15 January 2018

A method for selective ablation of neurons in C. elegans using the phototoxic fluorescent protein, KillerRed.

scientific article

A near-infrared fluorescent calcium probe: a new tool for intracellular multicolour Ca2+ imaging

scientific article published on 12 August 2011

Algebraic method for the analysis of signaling crosstalk.

scientific article published in January 2008

Altered expression of Mg(2+) transport proteins during Parkinson's disease-like dopaminergic cell degeneration in PC12 cells.

scientific article published on 5 May 2016

An Artificial Reaction Promoter Modulates Mitochondrial Functions via Chemically Promoting Protein Acetylation.

scientific article published on 04 July 2016

Blue fluorescent cGMP sensor for multiparameter fluorescence imaging

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Ca(2+) influx through P2X receptors induces actin cytoskeleton reorganization by the formation of cofilin rods in neurites.

scientific article published on 10 October 2007

Cell-based in vivo dual imaging probes using genetically expressed tags and chemical contrast agents.

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Change detection and difference detection of tone duration discrimination.

scientific article published in March 2006

Characterization of calcium transients during early embryogenesis in ascidians Ciona robusta (Ciona intestinalis type A) and Ciona savignyi.

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Compartmentalized cGMP Responses of Olfactory Sensory Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans.

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Comprehensive morphological analysis of individual peripheral neuron dendritic arbors in ascidian larvae using the photoconvertible protein Kaede

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

Crosstalk between second messengers predicts the motility of the growth cone

scientific article published on November 2013

Cysteine residues in Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase are essential to toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Dendritic design implements algorithm for synaptic extraction of sensory information

scientific article published in April 2008

Design and synthesis of Mg2+-selective fluoroionophores based on a coumarin derivative and application for Mg2+ measurement in a living cell.

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Design and synthesis of a FlAsH-type Mg2+ fluorescent probe for specific protein labeling

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Detection of Temperature Difference in Neuronal Cells.

scientific article published on March 2016

Development of UV-excitable red and near-infrared fluorescent labels and their application for simultaneous multicolor bioimaging by single-wavelength excitation.

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

Development of fluorescent probes for intracellular magnesium measurement and their applications to analysis of cellular mechanism

scientific article published in October 2007

Differences in pO2 peaks of a murine fibrosarcoma between carbon-ion and X-ray irradiation.

scientific article published in June 2004

Direction of action potential propagation influences calcium increases in distal dendrites of the cricket giant interneurons.

scientific article published in October 2002

Direction-Specific Adaptation in Neuronal and Behavioral Responses of an Insect Mechanosensory System.

scientific article published in August 2015

Directional sensitivity of dendritic calcium responses to wind stimuli in the cricket giant interneuron.

scientific article published in April 2004

Effect of interactions among individuals on the chemotaxis behaviours of Caenorhabditis elegans.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Electrical stimulation of cultured neurons using a simply patterned indium-tin-oxide (ITO) glass electrode.

scientific article published on 13 July 2015

Evaluation of drug toxicity profiles based on the phenotypes of ascidian Ciona intestinalis

scientific article published on June 2015

FMRFamide elicits chromatophore expansion and retraction depending on its type and development in the squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana.

scientific article published in December 2009

Flagella facilitate escape of Salmonella from oncotic macrophages.

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From microscopy data to in silico environments for in vivo-oriented simulations.

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GABA-Induced Intracellular Mg2+ Mobilization Integrates and Coordinates Cellular Information Processing for the Maturation of Neural Networks

scientific article published on 06 December 2018

Genome-wide searching with base-pairing kernel functions for noncoding RNAs: computational and expression analysis of snoRNA families in Caenorhabditis elegans.

scientific article published on 07 January 2009

Glutamate-induced calcium increase mediates magnesium release from mitochondria in rat hippocampal neurons.

scientific article published on November 2010

Highly sensitive bioluminescent probe for thiol detection in living cells

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

In vivo oriented modeling with consideration of intracellular crowding.

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Influence of mRNA and protein synthesis inhibitors on the long-term memory acquisition of classically conditioned earthworms.

scientific article

Inhibition of RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis by (-)-DHMEQ, a novel NF-kappaB inhibitor, through downregulation of NFATc1.

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Inhibition of amyloid β aggregation and cytotoxicity by photodegradation using a designed fullerene derivative

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

Intracellular activation of acetyl-CoA by an artificial reaction promoter and its fluorescent detection

scientific article published on April 11, 2013

Intracellular magnesium level determines cell viability in the MPP(+) model of Parkinson's disease.

scientific article published on 25 August 2015

Kinetic simulation of signal transduction system in hippocampal long-term potentiation with dynamic modeling of protein phosphatase 2A

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Magnesium Is a Key Player in Neuronal Maturation and Neuropathology

scientific article published on 12 July 2019

Mitochondria are intracellular magnesium stores: investigation by simultaneous fluorescent imagings in PC12 cells.

scientific article published on 11 November 2004

Mitochondrial Mg(2+) homeostasis decides cellular energy metabolism and vulnerability to stress

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Modulation of motor patterns by sensory feedback during earthworm locomotion.

scientific article published in April 2004

Multiple tracking and machine learning reveal dopamine modulation for area-restricted foraging behaviors via velocity change in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

NO/cGMP/PKG signaling pathway induces magnesium release mediated by mitoKATP channel opening in rat hippocampal neurons.

scientific article published on 4 July 2013

Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes for Imaging of Intracellular Mg2+ and Application to Multi-Color Imaging of Mg2+, ATP, and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Network structure of projections extending from peripheral neurons in the tunic of ascidian larva.

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Neural properties of fundamental function encoding of sound selectivity in the female avian auditory cortex

scientific article published on 09 November 2019

Neural substrate of sound duration discrimination during an auditory sequence in the guinea pig primary auditory cortex.

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Neurite imaging of living PC12 cells with scanning electrochemical/near-field optical/atomic force microscopy

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Odorant-induced membrane potential depolarization of AIY interneuron in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 18 February 2013

Peptidomic analysis of the central nervous system of the protochordate, Ciona intestinalis: homologs and prototypes of vertebrate peptides and novel peptides.

scientific article published on 5 April 2011

Photodegradation of amyloid β and reduction of its cytotoxicity to PC12 cells using porphyrin derivatives

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

Physiological environment induces quick response - slow exhaustion reactions.

scientific article published on 21 September 2011

Qualitative and quantitative estimation of comprehensive synaptic connectivity in short- and long-term cultured rat hippocampal neurons with new analytical methods inspired by Scatchard and Hill plots.

scientific article published on 16 February 2016

Raman spectroscopic imaging of the whole Ciona intestinalis embryo during development

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Real-time measurement of nitric oxide using a bio-imaging and an electrochemical technique

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Serotonin induces the increase in intracellular Ca2+ that enhances neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells via activation of 5-HT3 receptors and voltage-gated calcium channels

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Serotonin modulates behavior-related neural activity of RID interneuron in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Sexually dimorphic activation of dopaminergic areas depends on affiliation during courtship and pair formation.

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Simultaneous live cell imaging using dual FRET sensors with a single excitation light.

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Singing-related activity in anterior forebrain of male zebra finches reflects courtship motivation for target females

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Spatiotemporal quantification of subcellular ATP levels in a single HeLa cell during changes in morphology.

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Spike-triggered dendritic calcium transients depend on synaptic activity in the cricket giant interneurons.

scientific article published in February 2002

Stochastic thermodynamic limit on E. coli adaptation by information geometric approach

scientific article published on 05 December 2018

Targeted gene delivery in the cricket brain, using in vivo electroporation

scientific article published on 24 October 2013

The Input-Output Relationship of AIY Interneurons in Caenorhabditis elegans in Noisy Environment

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Three-dimensional anatomy of the Ciona intestinalis tailbud embryo at single-cell resolution.

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Ubiquinone-Rhodol (UQ-Rh) for Fluorescence Imaging of NAD(P)H through Intracellular Activation

scientific article published on 05 March 2014

[Recent Topics for magnesium mobilization in neurons]

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

[Simultaneous Fluorescent Imaging of Mg2+ and Ca2+]

scientific article published on 01 August 2004