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Koichi Takimoto - Publications

Refereed Articles - past 5 years

  1. Yang E.-K., Takimoto K., Hayashi Y., DeGroat W.C. and Yoshimura N. Altered expression of potassium channel subunit mRNA and alpha-dendrotoxin sensitivity of potassium currents in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons after axotomy. Neurosci. 123:867-74, 2004. PMID: 14751280

  2. Suzuki T. and Takimoto K. Selective expression of HERG and Kv2 channels influences proliferation of uterine cancer cells. Int. J. Oncol. 25:153-159, 2004. Abstract

  3. Suzuki T. and Takimoto K. Differential expression of Kv4 pore-forming and KChIP auxiliary subunits in rat uterus during pregnancy, American J. Physiol. Endcrinol. Metabol. 288:E335-41, 2005. PMID: 15454398

  4. Ren X., Hayashi Y., Yoshimura N. and Takimoto K. Transmembrane interaction mediates complex formation between peptidase homologues and Kv4 channels. Mol. Cell. Neurosci. 29: 320-332, 2005. PMID: 15911355

  5. al S.K., Takimoto K., Aizenman E., and Levitan E.S. Apoptotic surface delivery of K + channels. Cell Death Differ. 13:661-667, 2006. PMID: 16273079

  6. Jia Y. and Takimoto K. Mitogen-activated protein kinases control cardiac KChIP2 gene expression. Circ. Res. 98:386-93, 2006. PMID: 16385079

  7. Szigligeti P., Neumeier L, Duke E., Chougnet C., Takimoto K., Lee S.M., Filipovich A.H., and Conforti L. Signaling during hypoxia in T lymphocytes – Critical role of the SRC protein tyrosine kinase p56 in the O 2 sensitivity of Kv1.3 channels. J. Physiol. 573: 357-370, 2006

  8. Takimoto K., Hayashi Y., Ren X. and Yoshimura N. Species and Tissue Differences in the Expression of DPPY Splicing Variants. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 348: 1094-1100. PMID: 16899223


  9. He, W., Jia, Y., Takimoto, K.  Interaction between transcription factors Irx4 and Irx5 controls cardiac potassium channel Kv4.2 gene transcription.  Cardiovasc Res. 2008 Sep 24.  PMID: 18815185

Recent Abstracts

Ren X., Hayashi Y., Yoshimura N. and Takimoto K. A novel DPPX homologue is highly abundant in dorsal root ganglia and controls the gating of Kv4 channels. Biophysical Society, 2004

Jia Y and Takimoto K. Regulation of cardiac KChIP2 expression by hypertrophy-inducing stimuli. American Heart Association Scientific Session, 2004.