Embryonic axis induction by the armadillo repeat domain of beta-catenin: evidence for intracellular signaling. N Funayama, F Fagotto, P McCrea, BM Gumbiner The Journal of cell biology 128 (5), 959-968, 1995 | 713 | 1995 |
A gene family consisting of ezrin, radixin and moesin Its specific localization at actin filament/plasma membrane association sites N Sato, N Funayama, A Nagafuchi, S Yonemura, S Tsukita, S Tsukita Journal of cell science 103 (1), 131-143, 1992 | 471 | 1992 |
The innate immune repertoire in Cnidaria-ancestral complexity and stochastic gene loss DJ Miller, G Hemmrich, EE Ball, DC Hayward, K Khalturin, N Funayama, ... Genome biology 8, 1-13, 2007 | 446 | 2007 |
Perturbation of cell adhesion and microvilli formation by antisense oligonucleotides to ERM family members. K Takeuchi, N Sato, H Kasahara, N Funayama, A Nagafuchi, S Yonemura, ... The Journal of cell biology 125 (6), 1371-1384, 1994 | 420 | 1994 |
Binding to cadherins antagonizes the signaling activity of beta-catenin during axis formation in Xenopus. F Fagotto, N Funayama, U Gluck, BM Gumbiner The Journal of cell biology 132 (6), 1105-1114, 1996 | 409 | 1996 |
Radixin is a novel member of the band 4.1 family. N Funayama, A Nagafuchi, N Sato, S Tsukita, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 115 (4), 1039-1048, 1991 | 230 | 1991 |
Mesodermal subdivision along the mediolateral axis in chicken controlled by different concentrations of BMP-4 A Tonegawa, N Funayama, N Ueno, Y Takahashi Development 124 (10), 1975-1984, 1997 | 219 | 1997 |
Piwi expression in archeocytes and choanocytes in demosponges: insights into the stem cell system in demosponges N Funayama, M Nakatsukasa, K Mohri, Y Masuda, K Agata Evolution & development 12 (3), 275-287, 2010 | 136 | 2010 |
To be or not to be a flatworm: the acoel controversy B Egger, D Steinke, H Tarui, K De Mulder, D Arendt, G Borgonie, ... PLoS One 4 (5), e5502, 2009 | 116 | 2009 |
The ancestral gene repertoire of animal stem cells A Alié, T Hayashi, I Sugimura, M Manuel, W Sugano, A Mano, N Satoh, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (51), E7093-E7100, 2015 | 112 | 2015 |
Coelom formation: binary decision of the lateral plate mesoderm is controlled by the ectoderm N Funayama, Y Sato, K Matsumoto, T Ogura, Y Takahashi Development 126 (18), 4129-4138, 1999 | 109 | 1999 |
The stem cell system in demosponges: insights into the origin of somatic stem cells N Funayama Development, growth & differentiation 52 (1), 1-14, 2010 | 108 | 2010 |
Two different evolutionary origins of stem cell systems and their molecular basis K Agata, E Nakajima, N Funayama, N Shibata, Y Saito, Y Umesono Seminars in cell & developmental biology 17 (4), 503-509, 2006 | 92 | 2006 |
Isolation of the choanocyte in the fresh water sponge, Ephydatia fluviatilis and its lineage marker, Ef annexin N Funayama, M Nakatsukasa, T Hayashi, K Agata Development, growth & differentiation 47 (4), 243-253, 2005 | 91 | 2005 |
The stem cell system in demosponges: suggested involvement of two types of cells: archeocytes (active stem cells) and choanocytes (food-entrapping flagellated cells) N Funayama Development genes and evolution 223, 23-38, 2013 | 90 | 2013 |
Isolation of Ef silicatein and Ef lectin as molecular markers sclerocytes and cells involved in innate immunity in the freshwater sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis N Funayama, M Nakatsukasa, S Kuraku, K Takechi, M Dohi, N Iwabe, ... Zoological Science 22 (10), 1113-1122, 2005 | 78 | 2005 |
Transfer region of IncI1 plasmid R64 and role of shufflon in R64 transfer T Komano, N Funayama, SR Kim, T Nisioka Journal of bacteriology 172 (5), 2230-2235, 1990 | 73 | 1990 |
How do environmental factors influence life cycles and development? An experimental framework for early‐diverging metazoans TCG Bosch, M Adamska, R Augustin, T Domazet‐Loso, S Foret, S Fraune, ... Bioessays 36 (12), 1185-1194, 2014 | 58 | 2014 |
The cellular and molecular bases of the sponge stem cell systems underlying reproduction, homeostasis and regeneration N Funayama Int J Dev Biol 62 (6-8), 513-525, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
Conserved expression of vertebrate microvillar gene homologs in choanocytes of freshwater sponges JF Peña, A Alié, DJ Richter, L Wang, N Funayama, SA Nichols EvoDevo 7, 1-15, 2016 | 48 | 2016 |