Functional characterization of eicosanoid signaling in Drosophila development D Fujinaga, C Nolan, N Yamanaka PLoS Genetics 21 (5), e1011705
2024
A Neuropeptide Signaling Network That Regulates Developmental Timing and Systemic Growth inDrosophila Y Ohhara, M Blick, D Park, SE Yoon, YJ Kim, MJ Pankratz, MB O'Connor, N Yamanaka Journal of Comparative Neurology 532 (10), e25677
Convergent Loss of Prothoracicotropic Hormone, A Canonical Regulator of Development, in Social Bee Evolution CP Costa, N Okamoto, M Orr, N Yamanaka, SH Woodard Frontiers in Physiology 13, 831928
Rapid Assessment of Insect Steroid Hormone Entry Into Cultured Cells M Masterson, R Bittar, H Chu, N Yamanaka, S Haga-Yamanaka Frontiers in Physiology 12, 816058
2021
Parasitic nematode fatty acid- and retinol-binding proteins compromise host immunity by interfering with host lipid signaling pathways SC Parks, S Nguyen, S Nasrolahi, C Bhat, D Juncaj, D Lu, R Ramaswamy, H Dhillon, H Fujiwara, A Buchman, OS Akbari, N Yamanaka, MJ Boulanger, AR Dillman PLoS Pathogens 17 (10), e1010027
An organizing feature of bumble bee life history: worker emergence promotes queen reproduction and survival in young nests E Sarro, P Sun, K Mauck, D Rodriguez-Arellano, N Yamanaka, SH Woodard Conservation Physiology 9 (1), coab047
Transporter-mediated ecdysteroid trafficking across cell membranes: A novel target for insect growth regulators N Okamoto, N Yamanaka Journal of Pesticide Science 46 (1), 23-28
Care-giver identity impacts offspring development and performance in an annually social bumble bee CP Costa, K Fisher, BM Guillén, N Yamanaka, G Bloch, SH Woodard BMC Ecology And Evolution 21 (1), 20
Transcriptome analysis reveals nutrition‐ and age‐related patterns of gene expression in the fat body of pre‐overwintering bumble bee queens CP Costa, MA Duennes, K Fisher, JP Der, KM Watrous, N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, SH Woodard Molecular Ecology 29 (4), 720-737
Steroid Hormone Entry into the Brain Requires a Membrane Transporter in Drosophila N Okamoto, N Yamanaka Current Biology 30 (2), 359-366
2018
A Membrane Transporter Is Required for Steroid Hormone Uptake in Drosophila N Okamoto, R Viswanatha, R Bittar, Z Li, S Haga-Yamanaka, N Perrimon, N Yamanaka Developmental Cell 47 (3), 294-305
Nutrient-Dependent Endocycling in Steroidogenic Tissue Dictates Timing of Metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster Y Ohhara, S Kobayashi, N Yamanaka PLoS Genetics 13 (1), e1006583
2016
The Insect Prothoracic Gland as a Model for Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Regulation Q Ou, J Zeng, N Yamanaka, C Brakken-Thal, MB O’Connor, K King-Jones Cell Reports 16 (1), 247-262
A DrosophilaGenome-Wide Screen Identifies Regulators of Steroid Hormone Production and Developmental Timing ET Danielsen, ME Moeller, N Yamanaka, Q Ou, JM Laursen, C Soenderholm, R Zhuo, B Phelps, K Tang, J Zeng, S Kondo, CH Nielsen, EB Harvald, NJ Faergeman, MJ Haley, KA O'Connor, K King-Jones, MB O'Connor, KF Rewitz Developmental Cell 37 (6), 558-570
2015
Vesicle-Mediated Steroid Hormone Secretion in Drosophila melanogaster N Yamanaka, G Marqués, MB O’Connor Cell 163 (4), 907-919
Neuroendocrine control of Drosophila larval light preference N Yamanaka*, NM Romero*, FA Martin*, KF Rewitz, M Sun, MB O’Connor, P Léopold Science 341 (6150), 1113-1116
Spatiotemporal patterns of IGF-like peptide expression in the silkmoth Bombyx mori predict its pleiotropic actions N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, Y Endo, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi General and Comparative Endocrinology 173 (1), 171-182
Nitric oxide directly regulates gene expression during Drosophila development: need some gas to drive into metamorphosis? N Yamanaka, MB O'Connor Genes & Development 25 (14), 1459-1463
Bombyx orcokinins are brain‐gut peptides involved in the neuronal regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis N Yamanaka*, L Roller*, D Žitňan, H Satake, A Mizoguchi, H Kataoka, Y Tanaka Journal of Comparative Neurology 519 (2), 238-246
2010
Steroid Hormone Inactivation Is Required during the Juvenile-Adult Transition in Drosophila KF Rewitz, N Yamanaka, MB O'Connor Developmental Cell 19 (6), 895-902
A Fat Body-Derived IGF-like Peptide Regulates Postfeeding Growth in Drosophila N Okamoto*, N Yamanaka*, Y Yagi, Y Nishida, H Kataoka, MB O'Connor, A Mizoguchi Developmental Cell 17 (6), 885-891
The insect neuropeptide PTTH activates receptor tyrosine kinase torso to initiate metamorphosis KF Rewitz, N Yamanaka, LI Gilbert, MB O'Connor Science 326 (5958), 1403-1405
An ecdysteroid‐inducible insulin‐like growth factor‐like peptide regulates adult development of the silkmoth Bombyx mori N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, H Satake, H Saegusa, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi FEBS journal 276 (5), 1221-1232
Neuropeptide receptor transcriptome reveals unidentified neuroendocrine pathways N Yamanaka, S Yamamoto, D Žitňan, K Watanabe, T Kawada, H Satake, Y Kaneko, K Hiruma, Y Tanaka, T Shinoda, H Kataoka PLoS One 3 (8), e3048
Regulation of insect steroid hormone biosynthesis by innervating peptidergic neurons N Yamanaka, D Žitňan, YJ Kim, ME Adams, YJ Hua, Y Suzuki, M Suzuki, A Suzuki, H Satake, A Mizoguchi, K Asaoka, Y Tanaka, H Kataoka Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (23), 8622-8627
2005
Identification of a novel prothoracicostatic hormone and its receptor in the silkworm Bombyx mori N Yamanaka, YJ Hua, A Mizoguchi, K Watanabe, R Niwa, Y Tanaka, H Kataoka Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 (15), 14684-14690