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Department of Animal Science 

UC Davis - The University of California, Davis

Kenji Murata
 

Selected Publications

  1. K.Murata. T.S. Hamazaki, I.Iuchi and K.Yamagami (1991) Spawning female-specific egg envelope glycoprotein-like substances in Oryzias latipes. Dev. Growth Diff., 34. 545-551.
  2. K.Murata, I.Iuchi and K.Yamagami (1993) Isolation of H-SF, high molecular weight precursors of egg envelope proteins, from the ascites accumulated in the estrogen- treated fish, Oryzias latipes. Zygote. 1, 315-24.
  3. K. Murata, I.Iuchi and K.Yamagami (1994) Synchronous production of the low- and high-molecular weight precursors of the egg envelope subunits in response to estrogen administration in the teleost fish, Oryzias latipes. Gen.Comp.Endocrynol., 95. 232-239
  4. K.Murata, T.Sasaki, S.Yasumasu, I.Iuchi, J.Enami, I.Yasumasu and K.Yamagami (1995) Cloning of cDNAs for the precursor protein of a low-molecular-weight subunit of inner layer of the egg envelope (chorion) of the fish, Oryzias latipes. Dev.Biol. 167. 9-17.
  5. K.Murata, H.Sugiyama, S.Yasumasu, I.Iuchi, I.Yasumasu and K.Yamagami (1997) Cloning of cDNA and estrogen-induced hepatic gene expression for choriogenin H, a precursor protein of the fish egg envelope (chorion). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94. 2050-2055.
  6. H.Sugiyama, S.Yasumasu, K.Murata, I.Iuchi and K.Yamagami (1998) The third egg envelope subunit in fish: cDNA cloning and analysis, and the gene expression. Dev.Groth Diff., 40(1). 35-45.
  7. H.Sugiyama, K.Murata, I.Iuchi, K.Nomura and K.Yamagami (1999) Formation of mature egg envelope subunit proteins from their precursor proteins (Choriogenins) in the fish, Oryzias latipes: loss of partial C-terminal sequences of the Choriogenins. J.Biochem (Tokyo) 125(3): 469-475.
  8. J.Singh, Y.Itahana, S.Parrinello, K.Murata and P.Y.Desprez (2001) Molecular cloning and characterization of a zinc finger protein involved in Id-1-stimulated mammary epithelial cell growth. J. Biol.Chem. 276,11852-11858.
  9. S.Parrinello, CQ.Lin., K.Murata, Y.Itahana, J.Singh, A.Krtolica, J.Campisi, and P.Y.Desprez (2001) Id-1, ITF-2 and Id-2 comprise a network of helix-loop-helix proteins that regulate mammary epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem.
  10. J.Singh, K.Murata, Y.Itahana, and P.Y.Desprez (2002) Constitutive expression of the Id-1 promoter in human metastatic breast cancer cells is linked with the loss of NF-1/Rb/HDAC-1 transcription repressor complex. Oncogene.14;21(12):1812-22.