| Control of actin reorganization by Slingshot, a family of phosphatases that dephosphorylate ADF/cofilin R Niwa, K Nagata-Ohashi, M Takeichi, K Mizuno, T Uemura Cell 108 (2), 233-246, 2002 | 819 | 2002 |
| CYP306A1, a cytochrome P450 enzyme, is essential for ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the prothoracic glands of Bombyx and Drosophila R Niwa, T Matsuda, T Yoshiyama, T Namiki, K Mita, Y Fujimoto, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 (34), 35942-35949, 2004 | 333 | 2004 |
| Control of growth cone motility and morphology by LIM kinase and Slingshot via phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of cofilin M Endo, K Ohashi, Y Sasaki, Y Goshima, R Niwa, T Uemura, K Mizuno Journal of Neuroscience 23 (7), 2527-2537, 2003 | 269 | 2003 |
| The evolution of animal microRNA function R Niwa, FJ Slack Current opinion in genetics & development 17 (2), 145-150, 2007 | 256 | 2007 |
| Neverland is an evolutionally conserved Rieske-domain protein that is essential for ecdysone synthesis and insect growth T Yoshiyama, T Namiki, K Mita, H Kataoka, R Niwa Development 133 (13), 2565-2574, 2006 | 254 | 2006 |
| Enzymes for ecdysteroid biosynthesis: their biological functions in insects and beyond R Niwa, YS Niwa Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 78 (8), 1283-1292, 2014 | 239 | 2014 |
| A pathway of neuregulin-induced activation of cofilin-phosphatase Slingshot and cofilin in lamellipodia K Nagata-Ohashi, Y Ohta, K Goto, S Chiba, R Mori, M Nishita, K Ohashi, ... The Journal of cell biology 165 (4), 465-471, 2004 | 233 | 2004 |
| Non-molting glossy/shroud encodes a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase that functions in the ‘Black Box’ of the ecdysteroid biosynthesis pathway R Niwa, T Namiki, K Ito, Y Shimada-Niwa, M Kiuchi, S Kawaoka, ... Development 137 (12), 1991-1999, 2010 | 210 | 2010 |
| Cytochrome P450 CYP307A1/Spook: a regulator for ecdysone synthesis in insects T Namiki, R Niwa, T Sakudoh, K Shirai, H Takeuchi, H Kataoka Biochemical and biophysical research communications 337 (1), 367-374, 2005 | 209 | 2005 |
| The conserved Rieske oxygenase DAF-36/Neverland is a novel cholesterol-metabolizing enzyme T Yoshiyama-Yanagawa, S Enya, Y Shimada-Niwa, S Yaguchi, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 286 (29), 25756-25762, 2011 | 188 | 2011 |
| Precocious Metamorphosis in the Juvenile Hormone–Deficient Mutant of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori T Daimon, T Kozaki, R Niwa, I Kobayashi, K Furuta, T Namiki, K Uchino, ... PLoS genetics 8 (3), e1002486, 2012 | 178 | 2012 |
| Differential activities, subcellular distribution and tissue expression patterns of three members of Slingshot family phosphatases that dephosphorylate cofilin Y Ohta, K Kousaka, K Nagata‐Ohashi, K Ohashi, A Muramoto, Y Shima, ... Genes to Cells 8 (10), 811-824, 2003 | 170 | 2003 |
| Distinct developmental modes and lesion-induced reactions of dendrites of two classes of Drosophila sensory neurons K Sugimura, M Yamamoto, R Niwa, D Satoh, S Goto, M Taniguchi, ... Journal of Neuroscience 23 (9), 3752-3760, 2003 | 160 | 2003 |
| Juvenile hormone acid O-methyltransferase in Drosophila melanogaster R Niwa, T Niimi, N Honda, M Yoshiyama, K Itoyama, H Kataoka, ... Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 38 (7), 714-720, 2008 | 154 | 2008 |
| Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-mediated activation of cofilin phosphatase Slingshot and its role for insulin-induced membrane protrusion M Nishita, Y Wang, C Tomizawa, A Suzuki, R Niwa, T Uemura, K Mizuno Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 (8), 7193-7198, 2004 | 147 | 2004 |
| The ecdysteroidogenic P450 Cyp302a1/disembodied from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is transcriptionally regulated by prothoracicotropic hormone R Niwa, T Sakudoh, T Namiki, K Saida, Y Fujimoto, H Kataoka Insect molecular biology 14 (5), 563-571, 2005 | 126 | 2005 |
| Cell cycle-associated changes in Slingshot phosphatase activity and roles in cytokinesis in animal cells N Kaji, K Ohashi, M Shuin, R Niwa, T Uemura, K Mizuno Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (35), 33450-33455, 2003 | 125 | 2003 |
| The expression of the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein-like gene is regulated by developmental timing microRNAs and their targets in Caenorhabditis elegans R Niwa, F Zhou, C Li, FJ Slack Developmental biology 315 (2), 418-425, 2008 | 123 | 2008 |
| Transcriptional regulation of insect steroid hormone biosynthesis and its role in controlling timing of molting and metamorphosis YS Niwa, R Niwa Development, growth & differentiation 58 (1), 94-105, 2016 | 118 | 2016 |
| Large Scale Full-Length cDNA Sequencing Reveals a Unique Genomic Landscape in a Lepidopteran Model Insect, Bombyx mori Y Suetsugu, R Futahashi, H Kanamori, K Kadono-Okuda, S Sasanuma, ... G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 3 (9), 1481-1492, 2013 | 111 | 2013 |
