Publications - Koji TAMURA

Publications

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  • 2024
    • Kudoh, H., Yonei-Tamura, S., Abe, G., Iwakiri, J., Uesaka, M., Makino, T. and Tamura, K. (2024). Genomic screening of fish-specific genes in gnathostomes and their functions in fin development. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 1–13. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12918
    • Miyamoto K., Abe G., Kawakami K., Tamura K. and Ansai S. The dwarf neon rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox, a small spiny-rayed fish with potential as a new Acanthomorpha model fish: II. Establishment of a microinjection procedure for genetic engineering. Developmental Dynamics. 2024, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.698
    • Miyamoto, K., Abe, G. and Tamura, K. The dwarf neon rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox, a small spiny-rayed fish with potential as a new Acanthomorpha model fish: I. Fin ray ontogeny and postembryonic. Developmental Dynamics. 2024, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.699
  • 2023年
    • Morishita, Y., Lee, S.W., Suzuki, T., Yokoyama, H., Kamei, Y., Tamura, K., and Kawasumi-Kita, A. (2023). An archetype and scaling of developmental tissue dynamics across species. Nature Communications, 14, 8199. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43902-y
    • Tada, R., Higashidate, T., Amano, T., Ishikawa, S., Yokoyama, C., Kobari, S., Nara, S., Ishida, K., Kawaguchi, A., Ochi, H., Ogino, H., Yakushiji-Kaminatsui, N., Sakamoto, J., Kamei, Y., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. (2023). The shh limb enhancer is activated in patterned limb regeneration but not in hypomorphic limb regeneration in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology, 500, 22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.05.009
  • 2022
    • Tanaka, Y., Miura, H., Tamura, K. and Abe, G. Morphological evolution and diversity of pectoral fin skeletons in teleosts. Zoological Letters. 2022, 8, 13. doi: 10.1186/s40851-022-00198-y, preprint at bioRxiv
    • Miyamoto, K., Kawakami, K., Tamura, K. and Abe, G. Developmental independence of median fins from the larval fin fold revises their evolutionary origin. Scientific Reports. 2022, 12, 7521. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11180-1
    • Takeuchi, T., Matsubara, H., Minamitani, F., Satoh, Y., Tozawa, S., Moriyama, T., Maruyama, K., Suzuki, K.T., Shigenobu, S., Inoue, T., Tamura, K., Agata, K. and Hayashi, T. Newt Hoxa13 has an essential and predominant role in digit formation during development and regeneration. Development. 2022, 149 (5): dev200282. doi: 10.1242/dev.200282
  • 2021
    • Kitajima, K., Kawahira, N., Lee, S., Tamura, K., Morishita, Y. and Ohtsuka, D. Light-induced local gene expression in primary chick cell culture system. Development, Growth & Differentiation. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12721
    • Murai, H., Shibuya, M., Kishita, R., Sunae, C., Tamura, K. and Saito, D. Envelopment by endothelial cells initiates translocation of avian primordial germ cell into vascular tissue. Developmental Dynamics. 2021; 1– 10. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.332
    • Yamanaka, S., Murai, H., Saito, D., Abe, G., Tokunaga, E., Iwasaki, T., Takahashi, H., Takeda, H., Suzuki, T., Shibata, N., Tamura, K. and Sawasaki T. Thalidomide and its metabolite 5‐hydroxythalidomide induce teratogenicity via the cereblon neosubstrate PLZF. The EMBO Journal. 2021, e105375. doi: 10.15252/embj.2020105375
  • 2020
    • Tanaka, Y.*, Kudoh, H.*, Abe, G.*, Yonei-Tamura., S. and T., Tamura, K. "Evolutionary cell biology on the fin-to-limb transition". Evolutionary Developmental Biology - A Reference Guide. Nuno de la Rosa, L., Müller, G. eds. Springer, Cham. 2020. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-33038-9_193-1
    • Yoshida, K., Kawakami, K., Abe, G. and T., Tamura, K. Zebrafish can regenerate endoskeleton in larval pectoral fin but the regenerative ability declines. Developmental Biology. 2020, 463, 110-123. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.04.010
    • Uemoto T., Abe, G. and T., Tamura, K. Regrowth of zebrafish caudal fin regeneration is determined by the amputated length. Scientific Reports. 2020, 10, 649. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-57533-6
    • Abe, G., Hayashi, T., Yoshida, K., Yoshida, T., Kudoh, H., Sakamoto, J., Konishi, A., Kamei, Y., Takeuchi, T., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Insights regarding skin regeneration in non-amniote vertebrates: skin regeneration without scar formation and potential step-up to a higher level of regeneration. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2020, 100, 109-121. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.11.014, PubMed
  • 2019
    • Hamada, H., Uemoto, T., Tanaka, Y., Honda, Y., Kitajima, K., Umeda, T., Kawakami, A., Shinya, M., Kawakami, K., Tamura, K. and Abe, G. Pattern of fin rays along the antero-posterior axis based on their connection to distal radials. Zoological Letters. 2019, 5:30. doi: 10.1186/s40851-019-0145-z, PubMed
    • Wakamatsu, Y., Egawa, S., Terashita, Y., Kawasaki, H., Tamura, K., and Suzuki, K. Homeobox code model of heterodont tooth in mammals revised. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, 12865. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49116-x, PubMed
    • Hayashi, S., Tamura, K and Yokoyama, H. Chromatin dynamics underlying the precise regeneration of a vertebrate limb – Epigenetic regulation and cellular memory. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2019. in press (available online). doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.04.006
  • 2018
    • Egawa, S., Saito, D., Abe, G. and Tamura, K. Morphogenetic mechanism of the acquisition of the dinosaur-type acetabulum. Royal Society Open Science. 2018, 5: 180604. doi: 10.1098/rsos.180604, PubMed
    • Yokoyama, H., Kudo, N., Todate, M., Shimada, Y., Suzuki, M. and Tamura, K. Skin regeneration of amphibians - A novel model for skin regeneration as adults. Development Growth and Differentiation, 2018, 60, 316– 325. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12544, PubMed
    • Kidokoro, H., Yonei-Tamura, S., Tamura, K., Schoenwolf, G.C. and Saijoh, Y. The Heart Tube Forms and Elongates Through Dynamic Cell Rearrangement Coordinated with Foregut Extension. Development, 2018, 145, dev152488. doi: 10.1242/dev.152488, PubMed
    • Kondo, M., Sekine, T., Miyakoshi, T., Kitajima, K., Egawa, S., Seki, R., Abe, G. and Tamura, K. Flight feather development: its early specialization during embryogenesis. Zoological Letters. 2018, 4:2. doi: 10.1186/s40851-017-0085-4, PubMed
  • 2017
    • Matsubara, Y., Hirasawa, T., Egawa, S., Hattori, A., Suganuma, T., Kohara, Y., Nagai, T., Tamara, K., Kuratani, S., Kuroiwa, A. and Suzuki, T. Anatomical integration of the sacral-hindlimb unit coordinated by GDF11 underlies variation in hindlimb positioning in tetrapods. Nature Ecology & Evolution, Published online. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0247-y, PubMed
    • Saito, D, Tamura, K. and Takahashi, Y. Early segregation of the adrenal cortex and gonad in chicken embryos. Development Growth and Differentiation, 2017, 59, 593–602. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12389, PubMed
    • Otsuka-Yamaguchi, R., Kawasumi-Kita, A., Kudo, N., Izutsu, Y., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Cells from subcutaneous tissues contribute to scarless skin regeneration in Xenopus laevis froglets. Developmental Dynamics, 2017, 246, 585–597. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.24520, PubMed
    • Matsubara, H., Saito, D., Abe, G., Yokoyama, H., Suzuki T., and Tamura, K. Upstream regulation for initiation of restricted Shh expression in the chick limb bud. Developmental Dynamics, 2017, 246, 417–430. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.24493, PubMed
    • Seki, R., Li, C., Fang, Q., Hayashi, S., Egawa, S., Hu, J., Xu, L., Pan, H., Kondo, M., Sato, T., Matsubara, H., Kamiyama, N., Kitajima, K., Saito, D., Liu, Y., Gilbert, M.T.P., Zhou, Q., Xu, X., Shiroishi, T., Irie, N., Tamura, K., and Zhang, G. Functional roles of Aves class-specific cis-regulatory elements on macroevolution of bird-specific features. Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 14229. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14229, PubMed
  • 2016
    • Abe, G., Lee, S.H., Li, I.J., Chang, C.J., Tamura, K. and Ota, K.G. Open and closed evolutionary paths for drastic morphological changes, involving serial gene duplication, sub-functionalization, and selection. Scientific Reports 2016, 6, 26838. doi: 10.1038/srep26838, PubMed
  • 2015
    • Kawasumi-Kita, A., Hayashi, T., Kobayashi, T., Nagayama, C., Hayashi, S., Kamei, Y., Morishita, Y., Takeuchi, T., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Application of local gene induction by infrared laser-mediated microscope and temperature stimulator to amphibian regeneration study. Development Growth and Differentiation, 2015, 57, 601-613. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12241, PubMed
    • Hayashi, S., Kawaguchi, A., Uchiyama, I., Kawasumi-Kita, A., Kobayashi, T., Nishide, H, Tsutsumi, R., Tsuru, K., Inoue, T., Ogino, H., Agata, K., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Epigenetic Modification Maintains Intrinsic Limb-Cell Identity in Xenopus Limb Bud Regeneration. Developmental Biology, 2015, 406, 271–282. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.08.013, PubMed
    • Seki, R., Kitajima, K., Matsubara, H., Suzuki, T., Saito, D., Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. AP-2β is a transcriptional regulator for determination of digit length in tetrapods. Developmental Biology. 2015, 407, 75–89. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.08.006, PubMed
    • Hayashi, S., Kobayashi, T., Yano, T., Kamiyama, N., Egawa, S., Seki, R., Takizawa, K., Okabe, M., Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. Evidence for an amphibian sixth digit. Zoological Letters. 2015, 1:17. doi: 10.1186/s40851-015-0019-y, PubMed
    • Wakasa, H., Cadiz, A., Echenique-Diaz, L.M. Iwasaki, W.M. Kamiyama, N., Nishimura, Y., Yokoyama, H., Tamura, K. and Kawata, M. Developmental stages for the divergence of relative limb length between a twig and a trunk-ground Anolis lizard species. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, published online. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22627
    • Hayashi, S., Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. Roles of Hippo signaling pathway in size control of organ regeneration. Development Growth and Differentiation, 2015, 57, 341-351. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12212, PubMed
  • 2014
    • Hayashi, S., Ochi, H., Ogino, H., Kawasumi, A., Kamei, Y., Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Transcriptional regulators in the Hippo signaling pathway control organ growth in Xenopus tadpole tail regeneration. Developmental Biology, 2014, 396, 31–41. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.09.018, PubMed
    • Egawa, S.*, Miura, S.*, Yokoyama, H., Endo, T.# and Tamura, K.# Growth and differentiation of a long bone in limb development, repair and regeneration. Development Growth and Differentiation, 2014, 56, 410-424. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12136, PubMed
    • Nomura, N. Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. Altered developmental events in the anterior region of the chick forelimb give rise to avian-specific digit loss. Developmental Dynamics. 2014, 243, 741–752. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.24117, PubMed
    • Hayashi, S. Tamura, K. and Yokoyama, H. Yap1, transcription regulator in the Hippo signaling pathway, is required for Xenopus limb bud regeneration. Developmental Biology. 2014, 388, 57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.01.018, PubMed
    • Yano, T., Matsubara, H., Egawa, S., Onodera, K., and Tamura, K. "Chapter 21 Fins and Limbs: emergence of morphological differences". New Principles in Developmental Processes. Kondoh, Hisato; Kuroiwa, Atsushi Eds. Springer, 2014, 291-302. doi: 10.1007/978-4-431-54634-4_22
  • 2013
    • Shimada, A., Kawanishi, T., Kaneko, T., Yoshihara, H., Yano, T., Inohaya, K., Kinoshita, M., Kamei, Y., Tamura, K. and Takeda, H. Trunk exoskeleton in teleosts is mesodermal in origin. Nature Communications. 2013, 4, 1639. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2643, PubMed
    • Kawasumi, A., Sagawa, N., Hayashi, S., Yokoyama, H., and Tamura, K. "Wound Healing in Mammals and Amphibians: Toward Limb Regeneration in Mammals". Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Ellen Heber-Katz; David L. Stocum eds. Springer, 2013, 367, 33-49. doi: 10.1007/82_2012_305, PubMed
    • Yano, T. and Tamura, K. The making of differences between fins and limbs. Journal of Anatomy. 2013, 222, 100-113. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01491.x, PubMed
  • 2012
    • Yano, T., Abe, G., Yokoyama, H., Kawakami, K., and Tamura, K. Mechanism of Pectoral Fin Outgrowth in Zebrafish Development. Development. 2012, 139, 2916-2925. doi: 10.1242/dev.075572, PubMed
    • Seki, R.*, Kamiyama, N.*, Tadokoro, A.*, Nomura, N.*, Tsuihiji, T.*, Manabe, M. and Tamura, K. Evolutionary and developmental aspects of avian-specific traits in limb skeletal pattern. Zoological Science 2012, 29, 631-644. doi: 10.2108/zsj.29.631, PubMed
    • Kamiyama, N., Seki, R., Yokoyama, H., and Tamura, K. Heterochronically early decline of Hox expression prior to cartilage formation in the avian hindlimb zeugopod. Development Growth and Differentiation. 2012, 54, 619-632. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2012.01359.x, PubMed
  • 2011
    • Yokoyama, H., Maruoka, T., Ochi, H., Aruga, A., Ohgo, S., Ogino, H. and Tamura, K. Different requirement for Wnt/β-catenin signaling in limb regeneration of larval and adult Xenopus. PLoS ONE. 2011, 6, e21721. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021721, PubMed
    • Yokoyama, H.*, Maruoka, T.*, Aruga, A., Amano, T., Ohgo, S., Shiroishi, T. and Tamura, K. Prx-1 expression in Xenopus laevis scarless skin-wound healing and its resemblance to epimorphic regeneration. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2011, 131, 24772485. doi: 10.1038/jid.2011.223, PubMed
    • Noro, M., Yuguchi, H., Sato, T., Tsuihiji, T., Yonei-Tamura, S., Yokoyama, H., Wakamatsu, Y. and Tamura, K. Role of paraxial mesoderm in limb/flank regionalization of the trunk lateral plate. Developmental Dynamics. 2011, 240, 1639-1649. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22666, PubMed
    • Tamura, K.*, Nomura, N.*, Seki, R., Yonei-Tamura, S. and Yokoyama, H. Embryological evidence identifies wing digits in birds as digits 1, 2, and 3. Science. 2011, 331, 753-757. doi: 10.1126/science.1198229, PubMed
  • 2010
    • Sato, K.*, Seki, R.*, Noro, M., Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. Morphogenetic change of the limb bud in the hand plate formation. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 2010, 314B, 539-551. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.21359, PubMed
    • Uejima, A., Amano, T., Nomura, N., Noro, M., Yasue, T., Shiroishi, T., Ohta, K., Yokoyama, H. and Tamura, K. Anterior shift in gene expression precedes anteriormost digit formation in amniote limbs. Development Growth and Differentiation. 2010, 52, 223-234. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01161.x, PubMed
    • Ohgo, S., Itoh, A., Suzuki, M., Satoh, A., Yokoyama, H., and Tamura, K. Analysis of hoxa11 and hoxa13 expression during patternless limb regeneration in Xenopus. Developmental Biology. 2010, 338, 148-157. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.11.026, PubMed
    • Kobayashi, T., Habuchi, H., Nogami, K., Ashikari-Hada, S., Tamura, K., and Ide, H., Kimata, K. Functional analysis of chick heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferases in limb bud development. Development Growth and Differentiation. 2010, 52, 146-156. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01148.x, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Ohgo, S., and Yokoyama, H. Limb blastema cell: a stem cell for morphological regeneration. Development Growth and Differentiation. 2010, 52, 89-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01144.x, PubMed
  • 2009
    • Yakushiji, N., Suzuki, M., Satoh, A., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Effects of activation of Hedgehog signaling on patterning, growth and differentiation in Xenopus froglet limb regeneration. Developmental Dynamics. 2009, 238, 1887-1896. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22011, PubMed
    • Yakushiji, N., Yokoyama, H., and Tamura, K. Repatterning in amphibian limb regeneration: a model for study of genetic and epigenetic control of organ regeneration. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2009, 20, 565-574. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.12.007, PubMed
    • Noro, M., Uejima, A., Abe, G., Manabe, M., and Tamura, K. Normal developmental stages of the Madagascar ground gecko Paroedura pictus with special reference to limb morphogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 2009, 238, 100-109. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21828, PubMed
  • 2008
    • Kidokoro, H., Okabe, M., and Tamura, K. Time-lapse analysis reveals local asymmetrical changes in C-looping heart tube. Developmental Dynamics. 2008, 237, 3545-3556. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21662, PubMed
    • Yonei-Tamura, S.*, Abe, G.*, Tanaka, Y., Anno, H., Noro, M., Ide, H., Aono, H., Kuraishi, R., Osumi, N., Kuratani, S., and Tamura, K. Competent stripes for diverse positions of limbs/fins in gnathostome embryos. Evolution & Development. 2008, 10, 737-745. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2008.00288.x, PubMed
    • Kuraku, S., Takio, Y., Tamura, K., Aono, H., Meyer, A., Kuratani, S. Non-canonical Role of Hox14 revealed by its expression patterns in lamprey and shark. PNAS. 2008, 105, 6679-6683. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710947105, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Yonei-Tamura, S., Yano, T., Yokoyama, H., and Ide, H. The autopod: its formation during limb development. Development Growth and Differentiation. 2008, 50, Suppl 1, S177-187. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2008.01020.x, PubMed
    • Kawasaki, A., Kumasaka, M., Satoh, A., Suzuki, M., Tamura, K., Goto, T., Asashima, M., and Yamamoto, H. Mitf contributes to melanosome distribution and melanophore dendricity. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 2008, 21, 56-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2007.00420.x, PubMed
  • 2007
    • Yakushiji, N., Suzuki, M., Satoh, A., Sagai, T., Shiroishi, T., Kobayashi, H., Sasaki, H., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Correlation between Shh expression and DNA methylation status of the limb-specific Shh enhancer region during limb regeneration in amphibians. Developmental Biology. 2007, 312, 171-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.022, PubMed
    • Kobayashi, T., Habuchi, H., Tamura, K., Ide, H., and Kimata, K. Essential role of heparan sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase in chick limb bud patterning and development. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2007, 282, 19589-19597. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M610707200, PubMed
    • Suzuki, M., Satoh, A., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Transgenic Xenopus with prx1 limb enhancer reveals crucial contribution of MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT pathways in blastema formation during limb regeneration. Developmental Biology. 2007, 304, 675-686. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.01.019, PubMed
    • Sato, K., Koizumi, Y., Takahashi, M., Kuroiwa, A., and Tamura, K. Specification of cell fate along the proximal-distal axis in the developing chick limb bud. Development. 2007, 134, 1397-1406. doi: 10.1242/dev.02822, PubMed
    • Abe, G., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Function of FGF signaling in the developmental process of the median fin fold in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 2007, 304, 355-366. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.12.040, PubMed
  • 2006
    • Suzuki, M., Yakushiji, N., Nakada, Y., Satoh, A., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Limb regeneration in Xenopus laevis froglet. TSW Development & Embryology. 2006, 1(S1), 26-37. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2006.325, PubMed
    • Satoh, A., Endo, T., Abe, M. Yakushiji, N., Ohgo, S., Tamura, K., and Ide, H Characterization of Xenopus digits and regenerated limbs of the froglet. Developmental Dynamics. 2006, 235, 3316-3326. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20985, PubMed
    • Saito, D., Yonei-Tamura S., Takahashi Y., and Tamura, K. Level-specific role of paraxial mesoderm in regulation of Tbx5/Tbx4 expression and limb initiation. Developmental Biology. 2006, 292, 79-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.01.002, PubMed
    • Satoh, A., Nakada, Y., Suzuki, M., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Analysis of scleraxis and dermo-1 genes in a regenerating limb of Xenopus laevis. Developmental Dynamics. 2006, 235, 1065-1073. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20701, PubMed
  • 2005
    • Suzuki, M., Satoh, A., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Nerve-dependent and -independent events in blastema formation during Xenopus froglet limb regeneration. Developmental Biology. 2005, 286, 361-375. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.08.021, PubMed
    • Satoh, A., Sakamaki, K., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Characteristics of initiation and early events for muscle development in the Xenopus limb bud. Developmental Dynamics. 2005, 234, 846-857. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20573, PubMed
    • Satoh, A., Suzuki, M., Amano, T., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Joint development in Xenopus laevis and induction of segmentations in regenerating froglet limb (spike). Developmental Dynamics. 2005, 233, 1444-1453. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20484, PubMed
    • Yonei-Tamura, S., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Splanchnic (visceral) mesoderm has limb-forming ability according to the position along the rostro-caudal axis in chick embryos. Developmental Dynamics. 2005, 233, 256-265. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20391, PubMed
    • Amano, T., and Tamura, K. Region-specific expression of mario reveals pivotal function of the anterior non-digit region on digit formation in chick wing bud. Developmental Dynamics. 2005, 233, 326-336. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20390, PubMed
    • Satoh, A., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Muscle formation in regenerating Xenopus froglet limb. Developmental Dynamics. 2005, 233, 337-346. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20349, PubMed
  • 2003
    • Tamura, K., Amano, T., Satoh, T., Saito, D., Yonei-Tamura, S., and Yajima, H. Expression of rigf, a member of avian VEGF family, correlates with vascular patterning in the developing chick limb bud. Mechanisms of Development. 2003, 120, 199-209. doi: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00411-2, PubMed
  • 2002
    • Yokoyama, H., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Anteroposterior axis formation in Xenopus limb bud recombinants: A model of pattern formation during limb regeneration. Developmental Dynamics. 2002, 225, 277-288. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.10155, PubMed
    • Yajima, H., Hara, K., Ide, H. and Tamura, K. Cell adhesiveness and affinity for limb pattern formation. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 2002, 46, 897-904. PubMed
    • Saito, D., Yonei-Tamura, S., Kano, K., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. Specification and determination of limb identity: evidence for inhibitory regulation on Tbx gene expression. Development. 2002, 129, 211-220. PubMed
  • 2001
    • Tamura, K., Kuraishi, R., Saito, D., Masaki, H., Ide, H., and Yonei-Tamura, S. Evolutionary aspects of positioning and identification of vertebrate limbs. Journal of Anatomy. 2001, 199, 195-204. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19910195.x, PubMed
    • Yokoyama, H., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. FGF-10 stimulates limb regeneration ability in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology. 2001, 233, 72-79. doi: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0180, PubMed
    • Akiba, E., Yonei-Tamura, S., Yajima, H., Omi, M., Tanaka, M., Sato-Maeda, M., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Fibroblast growth factor-induced gene expression and cartilage pattern formation in chick limb bud recombinants. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 2001, 43, 165-175. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.2001.00561.x, PubMed
    • Matsuda, H., Yokoyama, H., Endo, T., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. An epidermal signal regulates Lmx-1 expression and dorsal-ventral pattern during Xenopus limb regeneration. Developmental Biology. 2001, 229, 351-362. doi: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9973, PubMed
  • 2000
    • Endo, T., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Analysis of gene expressions during Xenopus forelimb regeneration. Developmental Biology. 2000, 220, 296-306. doi: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9641, PubMed
    • Yokoyama, H., Yonei-Tamura, S., Endo, T., Izpisua Belmonte, J. C., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Mesenchyme with fgf-10 expression is responsible for regenerative capacity in Xenopus limb buds. Developmental Biology. 2000, 219, 18-29. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9587, PubMed
  • 1999
    • Yajima, H., Yonei-Tamura, S., Watanabe, N., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Role of N-cadherin in the sorting-out of mesenchymal cells and in the positional identity along the proximo-distal axis of the chick limb bud. Developmental Dynamics. 1999, 216, 274-284. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199911)216:3<274::AID-DVDY6>3.0.CO;2-S, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Yonei-Tamura, S., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. Molecular basis of left-right asymmetry. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 1999, 61, 645-656. PubMed
    • Tsukui, T.*, Capdevila, J.*, Tamura, K.*, Ruiz-Lozano, P., Rodriguez-Esteban, C., Yonei-Tamura, S., Magallon, J., Chandraratna, R. A. S., Chien, K., Blumberg, B., Evans, R. M. and Izpisúa Belmonte, J. C. Multiple left-right asymmetry defects in Shh-/- mutant mice unveil a convergence of the Shh and Retinoic Acid pathways in the control of Lefty-1. PNAS. 1999, 96, 11376-11381. PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Yonei-Tamura, S., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. Differential expression of Tbx4 and Tbx5 in zebrafish fin buds. Mechanism of Development. 1999, 87, 181-184. doi: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00126-4, PubMed
    • Yonei-Tamura, S., Endo, T., Yajima, H., Ohuchi, H., Ide, H., and Tamura, K. FGF7 and FGF10 directly induce the apical ectodermal ridge in chick embryos. Developmental Biology. 1999, 211, 133-143. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9290, PubMed
    • Tamura, K.*, Yonei-Tamura, S.*, Tsukui, T., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. Spatially and temporal-restricted expression of two T-box genes during zebrafish embryogenesis. Mechanism of Development. 1999, 80, 219-221. doi: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00219-6, PubMed
    • Rodriguez-Esteban, C., Tsukui, T., Yonei, S., Magallon, J., Tamura, K., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. The T-box genes Tbx4 and Tbx5 regulate limb outgrowth and identity. Nature. 1999, 398, 814-818. doi: 10.1038/19769, PubMed
    • Ng, J. K.*, Buscher, D.*, Tamura, K.*, and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. "Molecular and cellular basis of pattern formation during vertebrate limb development". Current Topics in Developmental Biology. Roger A. Pedersen; Gerald P. Schatten eds. Academic Press, San Diego. 1999, 41, 37-66. doi: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)60269-0, PubMed
  • 1998
    • Yamamoto, M., Gotoh, Y., Tamura, K., Tanaka, M., Kawakami, A., Ide, H., and Kuroiwa, A. Coordinated expression of Hoxa-11 and Hoxa-13 during limb muscle patterning. Development. 1998, 125, 1325-1335. PubMed
    • Yokoyama, H., Endo, T., Tamura, K., Yajima, H., and Ide, H. Multiple digit formation in Xenopus limb bud recombinants. Developmental Biology. 1998, 196, 1-10. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8856, PubMed
    • Ryan, A. K., Blumberg, B., Rodriguez-Esteban, C., Yonei-Tamura, S., Tamura, K., Tsukui, T., dela Pena, J., Sabbagh, W., Greenwald, J., Choe, S., Norris, D. P., Robertson, E. J., Evans, R. M., Rosenfeld, M. G., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. Pitx2 determines left-right asymmetry of internal organs in vertebrates. Nature. 1998, 394, 545-552. doi: 10.1038/29004, PubMed
    • Ide, H., Yokoyama, H., Endo, T., Omi, M., Tamura, K., and Wada, N. Pattern formation in dissociated limb bud mesenchyme in vitro and in vivo. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 1998, 6, 398-402. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.1998.60416.x, PubMed
    • Koshiba, K., Kuroiwa, A., Yamamoto, H., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Expression of Msx genes in regenerating and developing limbs of axolotl. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 1998, 282, 703-714. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19981215)282:6<703::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-P, PubMed
    • Tanaka, M., Shigetani, Y., S. Sugiyama, S., Tamura, K., Nakamura, H., and Ide, H. Apical ectodermal ridge induction by the transplantation of en-1-overexpressing ectoderm in chick limb bud. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 1998, 40, 423-429. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1998.t01-2-00007.x, PubMed
    • Takahashi, M.*, Tamura, K.*, Buscher, D., Masuya, H., Yonei-Tamura, S., Matsumoto, K., Naitoh-Matsuo, M., Takeuchi, J., Ogura, K., Shiroishi, T., Ogura, T., and Izpisua Belmonte, J. C. The role of Alx-4 in the establishment of anteroposterior polarity during vertebrate limb development. Development. 1998, 125, 4417-4425. PubMed
  • 1997
    • Sato, S., Masuya, H., Numakunai, T., Satoh, N., Ikeo, K., Gojobori, T., Tamura, K., Ide, H., Takeuchi, T., and Yamamoto, H. Ascidian tyrosinase gene: its unique structure and expression in the developing brain. Developmental Dynamics. 1997, 208, 363-374. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199703)208:3<363::AID-AJA7>3.0.CO;2-G, PubMed
    • Endo, T., Yokoyama, H., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Shh expression in developing and regenerating limb buds of Xenopus laevis. Developmental Dynamics. 1997, 209, 227-232. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199706)209:2<227::AID-AJA8>3.0.CO;2-K, PubMed
    • Tanaka, M., Tamura, K., Noji, S., Nohno, T., and Ide, H. Induction of additional limb at the dorsal-ventral boundary of a chick embryo. Developmental Biology. 1997, 182, 191-203. doi:10.1006/dbio.1996.8476, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Yokouchi, Y., Kuroiwa, A., and Ide, H. Retinoic acid changes the proximo-distal developmental competence and affinity of distal cells in the developing chick limb bud. Developmental Biology. 1997, 188, 224-234. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8627, PubMed
  • 1996
    • Tanaka, M., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Citral, an inhibitor of retinoic acid synthesis, modifies chick limb development. Developmental Biology. 1996, 175, 239-247. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0111, PubMed
  • 1995
    • Yonei, S., Tamura, K., Ohsugi, K., and Ide, H. MRC-5 cells induce the AER prior to the duplicated pattern formation in chick limb bud. Developmental Biology. 1995, 170, 542-552. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1995.1235, PubMed
  • 1994
    • Koshiba, K., Tamura, K., and Ide, H. Expression of regeneration-associated antigens in normal and retinoid-treated regenerating limbs of Ambystoma Mexicanum. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 1994, 36, 357-364. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.1994.00357.x
  • 1993
    • Tamura, K., Hashimoto, Y., Shudo, K., and Ide, H. Distribution of retinoids applied exogenously to chick limb buds: an autoradiographic analysis. Development, Growth and Differentiation. 1993, 35, 593-599. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.1993.00593.x
    • Tamura, K., and Ide, H. The function of retinoic acid in chick limb pattern formation: the posteriorization and the proximalization by RA. In "LIMB DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION Part A" (Fallon, J. F. et al. eds.). 1993, 827-836.
    • Yonei, S., Tamura, K., Koyama, E., Nohno, T., Noji, S., and Ide, H. MRC-5, human embryonic lung fibroblasts, induce the duplication of the developing chick limb bud. Developmental Biology. 1993, 160, 246-253. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1302, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Aoki, Y., and Ide, H. Induction of polarizing activity by retinoic acid occurs independently of duplicate formation in developing chick limb buds. Developmental Biology. 1993, 158, 341-349. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1193, PubMed
  • 1991
    • Noji, S., Nohno, T., Koyama, E., Muto, K., Ohyama, K., Aoki, Y., Tamura, K., Ohsugi, K., Ide, H., Taniguchi, S. and Saito, T. Retinoic acid induces polarizing activity but is unlikely to be a morphogen in the chick limb bud. Nature. 1991, 350, 83-86. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1193, PubMed
  • 1990
    • Tamura, K., Kagechika, H., Hashimoto, Y., Shudo, K., Ohsugi, K., and Ide, H. Synthetic retinoids, retinobenzoic acids, Am80, Am580 and Ch55 regulate morphogenesis in chick limb bud. Cell Differentiation and Development. 1993, 32, 17-26. doi: 10.1016/0922-3371(90)90095-E, PubMed
    • Tamura, K., Ohsugi, K., and Ide, H. Distribution of retinoids in the chick limb bud: analysis with monoclonal antibody. Developmental Biology. 1990, 140, 20-26. doi: 10.1016/0012-1606(90)90049-O, PubMed

(*contributed equally, #co-corresponding authors)

Awards and Honors

  • 2001
    • Encouragement Award from the Zoological Society of Japan, Autumn 1999

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