Misu H, Takamura T, Takayama H, Hayashi H, Matsuzawa-Nagata N, Kurita S, Ishikura K, Ando H, Takeshita Y, Ota T, Sakurai M, Yamashita T, Mizukoshi E, Yamashita T, Honda M, Miyamoto K, Kubota T, Kubota N, Kadowaki T, Kim HJ, Lee IK, Minokoshi Y, Saito Y, Takahashi K, Yamada Y, Takakura N, Kaneko S. A liver-derived secretory protein, selenoprotein P, causes insulin resistance. Cell Metab 12, 483-495. 2010.
Nakahara I, Miyamoto M, Shibata T, Akashi-Tanaka S, Kinoshita T, Mogushi K, Oda K, Ueno M, Takakura N, Mizushima H, Tanaka H, Ohta T. Up-regulation of PSF1 promotes the growth of breast cancer cells. Genes Cells 15, 1015-24, 2010.
Takakura N. Visualization of cancer stem cells and their vascular niche. Rinsho Ketsueki 51, 632-637, 2010.
Del Toro R, Prahst C, Mathivet T, Siegfried G, Kaminker JS, Larrivee B, Breant C, Duarte A, Takakura N, Fukamizu A, Penninger J, Eichmann A. Identification and functional analysis of endothelial tip cell-enriched genes. Blood 116, 4025-4033.2010.
Kidoya H, Naito H, and Takakura N. Apelin induces enlarged and non-leaky blood vessels for functional recovery from ischemia. Blood 115, 3166-3174, 2010.
Nagahama Y, Ueno M, Miyamoto S, Morii E, Minami T, Mochizuki N, Saya H, Takakura N. PSF1, a DNA replication factor expressed widely in stem and progenitor cells, drives tumorigenic and metastatic properties. Cancer Res 70, 1215-1224, 2010.
Murakami A, Takasugi H, Ohnuma S, Koide Y, Sakurai A, Takeda S, Hasegawa T, Sasamori J, Konno T, Hayashi K, Watanabe Y, Mori K, Sato Y, Takahashi A, Mochizuki N, Takakura N. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) regulates vascular contraction via S1P3 receptor: investigation based on a new S1P3 receptor antagonist.Mol Pharmacol 77, 704-713, 2010.
Nagahama Y, Ueno M, Haraguchi N, Mori M, Takakura N. PSF3 marks malignant colon cancer and has a role in cancer cell proliferation.Biochem Biophys Res Commun 392, 150-154, 2010.