| Ci-opsin1, a vertebrate-type opsin gene, expressed in the larval ocellus of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis T Kusakabe, R Kusakabe, I Kawakami, Y Satou, N Satoh, M Tsuda FEBS letters 506 (1), 69-72, 2001 | 109 | 2001 |
| Gene expression profiles in tadpole larvae of Ciona intestinalis T Kusakabe, R Yoshida, I Kawakami, R Kusakabe, Y Mochizuki, ... Developmental biology 242 (2), 188-203, 2002 | 106 | 2002 |
| Evolution and developmental patterning of the vertebrate skeletal muscles: perspectives from the lamprey R Kusakabe, S Kuratani Developmental dynamics: an official publication of the American Association …, 2005 | 94 | 2005 |
| Hox gene expression patterns in Lethenteron japonicum embryos—insights into the evolution of the vertebrate Hox code Y Takio, S Kuraku, Y Murakami, M Pasqualetti, FM Rijli, Y Narita, ... Developmental biology 308 (2), 606-620, 2007 | 85 | 2007 |
| Developmental fate of the mandibular mesoderm in the lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum: comparative morphology and development of the gnathostome jaw with special reference to the … S Kuratani, Y Murakami, Y Nobusada, R Kusakabe, S Hirano Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2004 | 75 | 2004 |
| Expression and interaction of muscle-related genes in the lamprey imply the evolutionary scenario for vertebrate skeletal muscle, in association with the acquisition of the … R Kusakabe, S Kuraku, S Kuratani Developmental biology 350 (1), 217-227, 2011 | 68 | 2011 |
| Evolutionary perspectives from development of mesodermal components in the lamprey R Kusakabe, S Kuratani Developmental dynamics: an official publication of the American Association …, 2007 | 56 | 2007 |
| Expression of Sox and fibrillar collagen genes in lamprey larval chondrogenesis with implications for the evolution of vertebrate cartilage K Ohtani, T Yao, M Kobayashi, R Kusakabe, S Kuratani, H Wada Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2008 | 53 | 2008 |
| Genomic organization and embryonic expression of miR-430 in medaka (Oryzias latipes): insights into the post-transcriptional gene regulation in early development S Tani, R Kusakabe, K Naruse, H Sakamoto, K Inoue Gene 449 (1-2), 41-49, 2010 | 51 | 2010 |
| In vivo analysis of two striated muscle actin promoters reveals combinations of multiple regulatory modules required for skeletal and cardiac muscle-specific gene expression. R Kusakabe, T Kusakabe, N Suzuki The International journal of developmental biology 43 (6), 541-554, 1999 | 44 | 1999 |
| Body wall development in lamprey and a new perspective on the origin of vertebrate paired fins FJ Tulenko, DW McCauley, EL MacKenzie, S Mazan, S Kuratani, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (29), 11899-11904, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
| Origin of the vertebrate visual cycle: genes encoding retinal photoisomerase and two putative visual cycle proteins are expressed in whole brain of a primitive chordate Y Nakashima, T Kusakabe, R Kusakabe, A Terakita, Y Shichida, M Tsuda Journal of Comparative Neurology 460 (2), 180-190, 2003 | 40 | 2003 |
| Differential gene expression and intracellular mRNA localization of amphioxus actin isoforms throughout development: implications for conserved mechanisms of chordate development R Kusakabe, T Kusakabe, N Satoh, ND Holland, LZ Holland Development Genes and Evolution 207, 203-215, 1997 | 34 | 1997 |
| Identification of four Engrailed genes in the Japanese lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum M Matsuura, H Nishihara, K Onimaru, N Kokubo, S Kuraku, R Kusakabe, ... Developmental dynamics: an official publication of the American Association …, 2008 | 32 | 2008 |
| Identification of four Engrailed genes in the Japanese lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum M Matsuura, H Nishihara, K Onimaru, N Kokubo, S Kuraku, R Kusakabe, ... Developmental dynamics: an official publication of the American Association …, 2008 | 32 | 2008 |
| Lamprey contractile protein genes mark different populations of skeletal muscles during development R Kusakabe, M Takechi, S Tochinai, S Kuratani Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2004 | 31 | 2004 |
| Genomic organization and evolution of actin genes in the amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri and Branchiostoma floridae R Kusakabe, N Satoh, LZ Holland, T Kusakabe Gene 227 (1), 1-10, 1999 | 31 | 1999 |
| O-Glycosylation of G-protein-coupled receptor, octopus rhodopsin: Direct analysis by FAB mass spectrometry M Nakagawa, T Miyamoto, R Kusakabe, S Takasaki, T Takao, Y Shichida, ... FEBS letters 496 (1), 19-24, 2001 | 29 | 2001 |
| Expression of foreign genes in lamprey embryos: an approach to study evolutionary changes in gene regulation R Kusakabe, S Tochinai, S Kuratani Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2003 | 25 | 2003 |
| Developmental expression and evolution of muscle‐specific micro RNA s conserved in vertebrates S Tani, S Kuraku, H Sakamoto, K Inoue, R Kusakabe Evolution & Development 15 (4), 293-304, 2013 | 24 | 2013 |
