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  1. A Protein That Helps Kidney Cells Respond to Blood Flow

    Article • The Journal of Biochemistry, June 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  2. Podocyte-specific deletion of mechanochannel Piezo1 exacerbates proteinuria and podocyte injury in mouse hypertensive nephropathy

    Article • Hypertension Research, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  3. ADGRF5, a new player in the regulation of the glomerular structure and function.

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  4. Orphan GPR116 mediates the insulin sensitizing effects of the hepatokine FNDC4 in adipose tissue

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  5. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor induces otic hair cell apoptosis via an intrinsic pathway and ER stress in zebrafish larvae

    Article • Toxicology Reports, January 2021, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  6. ppGpp functions as an alarmone in metazoa

    Article • Communications Biology, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  7. Cigarette smoke attenuates p300‐mediated Nrf2 acetylation in macrophages: Is stabilizing Nrf2 enough to halt COPD progression?

    Article • Respirology, July 2020, Wiley

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  8. Loss of the adhesion G-protein coupled receptor ADGRF5 in mice induces airway inflammation and the expression of CCL2 in lung endothelial cells

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  9. Ubiquitin System

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  10. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Induce Developmental Toxicity During Zebrafish Embryogenesis, Especially in the Inner Ear

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  11. USP19-Mediated Deubiquitination Facilitates the Stabilization of HRD1 Ubiquitin Ligase

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2016, MDPI AG

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  12. Characterization of the zebrafish cx36.7 gene promoter: Its regulation of cardiac-specific expression and skeletal muscle-specific repression

    Article • Gene, February 2016, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  13. Targeted Disruption of Ig-Hepta/Gpr116 Causes Emphysema-like Symptoms That Are Associated with Alveolar Macrophage Activation

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2015, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  14. Ligand-induced internalization, recycling, and resensitization of adrenomedullin receptors depend not on CLR or RAMP alone but on the receptor complex as a whole

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  15. Ubiquitin-specific protease 19 regulates the stability of the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH6

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, October 2014, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  16. Congenital Heart Diseases and Biotechnology: Connecting by Connexin

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, July 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  17. Ubiquitination Regulates the Morphogenesis and Function of Sperm Organelles

    Article • Cells, December 2013, MDPI AG

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  18. Lung Surfactant Levels are Regulated by Ig-Hepta/GPR116 by Monitoring Surfactant Protein D

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  19. Identification and properties of a novel variant of NBC4 (Na+/HCO3− co-transporter 4) that is predominantly expressed in the choroid plexus

    Article • Biochemical Journal, January 2013, Portland Press Ltd.

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  20. Close Association of Carbonic Anhydrase (CA2a and CA15a), Na+/H+ Exchanger (Nhe3b), and Ammonia Transporter Rhcg1 in Zebrafish Ionocytes Responsible for Na+ Uptake

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  21. MARCH2 promotes endocytosis and lysosomal sorting of carvedilol-bound β2-adrenergic receptors

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, November 2012, Rockefeller University Press

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  22. MARCH7 E3 ubiquitin ligase is highly expressed in developing spermatids of rats and its possible involvement in head and tail formation

    Article • Histochemistry and Cell Biology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  23. The Role of the Transmembrane RING Finger Proteins in Cellular and Organelle Function

    Article • Membranes, December 2011, MDPI AG

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  24. Identification of SAMT family proteins as substrates of MARCH11 in mouse spermatids

    Article • Histochemistry and Cell Biology, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  25. Membrane-associated RING-CH 10 (MARCH10 Protein) Is a Microtubule-associated E3 Ubiquitin Ligase of the Spermatid Flagella

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, November 2011, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  26. Identification of zebrafish FXYD11a protein that is highly expressed in ion-transporting epithelium of the gill and skin and its possible role in ion homeostasis

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2010, Frontiers

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  27. Rhesus Glycoprotein P2 (Rhp2) Is a Novel Member of the Rh Family of Ammonia Transporters Highly Expressed in Shark Kidney

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2010, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  28. Mechanism of development of ionocytes rich in vacuolar-type H+-ATPase in the skin of zebrafish larvae

    Article • Developmental Biology, May 2009, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  29. A Novel Potential Role for Gametogenetin-Binding Protein 1 (GGNBP1) in Mitochondrial Morphogenesis During Spermatogenesis in Mice1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  30. Regulation of Mitochondrial Morphology by USP30, a Deubiquitinating Enzyme Present in the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, May 2008, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  31. MARCH-XI, a Novel Transmembrane Ubiquitin Ligase Implicated in Ubiquitin-dependent Protein Sorting in Developing Spermatids

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, August 2007, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  32. MARCH‐V is a novel mitofusin 2‐ and Drp1‐binding protein able to change mitochondrial morphology

    Article • EMBO Reports, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  33. Role of C‐terminus of Kir7.1 potassium channel in cell‐surface expression

    Article • Cell Biology International, March 2006, Wiley

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  34. MARCH-III Is a Novel Component of Endosomes with Properties Similar to Those of MARCH-II

    Article • The Journal of Biochemistry, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  35. MARCH-II Is a Syntaxin-6–binding Protein Involved in Endosomal Trafficking

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, April 2005, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  36. Expression of the K+ channel Kir7.1 in the developing rat kidney: Role in K+ excretion

    Article • Kidney International, March 2003, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  37. RING finger, B‐box, and coiled‐coil (RBCC) protein expression in branchial epithelial cells of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

    Article • FEBS Journal, December 2002, Wiley

    Dr Yoshio Takei, Nobuhiro Nakamura

  38. Inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir7.1 is highly expressed in thyroid follicular cells, intestinal epithelial cells and choroid plexus epithelial cells: implication for a functional coupling with Na+,K+-ATPase

    Article • Biochemical Journal, September 1999, Portland Press Ltd.

    Nobuhiro Nakamura

  39. Identification by Differential Display of a Hypertonicity-inducible Inward Rectifier Potassium Channel Highly Expressed in Chloride Cells

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 1999, Elsevier

    Nobuhiro Nakamura