Makoto I Kanai
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Recent Articles
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Kim B, Kanai M, Oh Y, Kyung M, Kim E, Jang I, et al.
Nature
. 2021 May;
593(7860):570-574.
PMID: 33953396
A balanced intake of macronutrients-protein, carbohydrate and fat-is essential for the well-being of organisms. An adequate calorific intake but with insufficient protein consumption can lead to several ailments, including kwashiorkor....
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Kanai M, Kim M, Akiyama T, Takemura M, Wharton K, OConnor M, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2018 Mar;
8(1):3730.
PMID: 29487331
Despite the importance of precisely regulating stem cell division, the molecular basis for this control is still elusive. Here, we show that surface glia in the developing Drosophila brain play...
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Park J, Dus M, Kim S, Abu F, Kanai M, Rudy B, et al.
Curr Biol
. 2016 Sep;
26(18):2550.
PMID: 27676293
No abstract available.
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Park J, Dus M, Kim S, Abu F, Kanai M, Rudy B, et al.
Curr Biol
. 2016 Jul;
26(15):1965-1974.
PMID: 27397890
Hunger is a powerful drive that stimulates food intake. Yet, the mechanism that determines how the energy deficits that result in hunger are represented in the brain and promote feeding...
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Kanamori T, Kanai M, Dairyo Y, Yasunaga K, Morikawa R, Emoto K
Science
. 2013 Jun;
340(6139):1475-8.
PMID: 23722427
Dendrite pruning is critical for sculpting the final connectivity of neural circuits as it removes inappropriate projections, yet how neurons can selectively eliminate unnecessary dendritic branches remains elusive. Here, we...
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Dejima K, Kanai M, Akiyama T, Levings D, Nakato H
J Biol Chem
. 2011 Apr;
286(19):17103-11.
PMID: 21454551
We previously proposed a model that DALLY, a Drosophila glypican, acts as a trans co-receptor to regulate BMP signaling in the germ line stem cell niche. To investigate the molecular...
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Yu J, Kanai M, Demir E, Jefferis G, Dickson B
Curr Biol
. 2010 Sep;
20(18):1602-14.
PMID: 20832315
Background: Courtship behavior in Drosophila has been causally linked to the activity of the heterogeneous set of ∼1500 neurons that express the sex-specific transcripts of the fruitless (fru) gene, but...
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Kanai M, Okabe M, Hiromi Y
Dev Cell
. 2005 Feb;
8(2):203-13.
PMID: 15691762
Drosophila neuronal stem cell neuroblasts (NB) constantly change character upon division, to produce a different type of progeny at the next division. Transcription factors Hunchback (HB), Krüppel (KR), Pdm (PDM),...