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Toshiki Tamura

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1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects dendritic cells with high frequency and impairs their function in vivo. J Immunol 2007 3.73
2 Initiation of the adaptive immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis depends on antigen production in the local lymph node, not the lungs. J Exp Med 2007 3.67
3 Targeted mutagenesis in the silkworm Bombyx mori using zinc finger nuclease mRNA injection. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 2.48
4 Transgenic silkworms produce recombinant human type III procollagen in cocoons. Nat Biotechnol 2002 2.42
5 Role of the male BmDSX protein in the sexual differentiation of Bombyx mori. Evol Dev 2005 1.36
6 Precocious metamorphosis in transgenic silkworms overexpressing juvenile hormone esterase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.35
7 Targeted gene expression using the GAL4/UAS system in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Genetics 2003 1.31
8 Carotenoid silk coloration is controlled by a carotenoid-binding protein, a product of the Yellow blood gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.23
9 Single amino acid mutation in an ATP-binding cassette transporter gene causes resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ab in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.23
10 Analysis of the biological functions of a doublesex homologue in Bombyx mori. Dev Genes Evol 2003 1.22
11 A single sex pheromone receptor determines chemical response specificity of sexual behavior in the silkmoth Bombyx mori. PLoS Genet 2011 1.19
12 Dok-1 and Dok-2 are negative regulators of T cell receptor signaling. Int Immunol 2007 1.14
13 Construction of a piggyBac-based enhancer trap system for the analysis of gene function in silkworm Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2008 1.12
14 Repression of tyrosine hydroxylase is responsible for the sex-linked chocolate mutation of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.10
15 A CD36-related transmembrane protein is coordinated with an intracellular lipid-binding protein in selective carotenoid transport for cocoon coloration. J Biol Chem 2010 1.05
16 Precocious metamorphosis in the juvenile hormone-deficient mutant of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. PLoS Genet 2012 1.04
17 A fibroin secretion-deficient silkworm mutant, Nd-sD, provides an efficient system for producing recombinant proteins. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2005 1.02
18 Deletion of a gene encoding an amino acid transporter in the midgut membrane causes resistance to a Bombyx parvo-like virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.01
19 Efficient disruption of endogenous Bombyx gene by TAL effector nucleases. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2012 1.00
20 Effective RNA interference in cultured silkworm cells mediated by overexpression of Caenorhabditis elegans SID-1. RNA Biol 2012 0.97
21 Positional cloning of silkworm white egg 2 (w-2) locus shows functional conservation and diversification of ABC transporters for pigmentation in insects. Genes Cells 2011 0.97
22 A single-base deletion in an ABC transporter gene causes white eyes, white eggs, and translucent larval skin in the silkworm w-3(oe) mutant. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2008 0.97
23 A new method for the modification of fibroin heavy chain protein in the transgenic silkworm. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.96
24 The silkworm mutant lemon (lemon lethal) is a potential insect model for human sepiapterin reductase deficiency. J Biol Chem 2009 0.96
25 Large scale full-length cDNA sequencing reveals a unique genomic landscape in a lepidopteran model insect, Bombyx mori. G3 (Bethesda) 2013 0.95
26 Pheromone responsiveness threshold depends on temporal integration by antennal lobe projection neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.93
27 Identification of the Bombyx red egg gene reveals involvement of a novel transporter family gene in late steps of the insect ommochrome biosynthesis pathway. J Biol Chem 2012 0.92
28 Construction of a binary transgenic gene expression system for recombinant protein production in the middle silk gland of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Transgenic Res 2009 0.92
29 Identification and characterization of a novel sericin gene expressed in the anterior middle silk gland of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 0.92
30 Protein composition of silk filaments spun under water by caddisfly larvae. Biomacromolecules 2006 0.90
31 Efficient TALEN construction for Bombyx mori gene targeting. PLoS One 2013 0.90
32 Improving cell-adhesive properties of recombinant Bombyx mori silk by incorporation of collagen or fibronectin derived peptides produced by transgenic silkworms. Biomacromolecules 2007 0.89
33 Molecular cloning and expression of two novel beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases from silkworm Bombyx mori. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.89
34 CD4+ T-cell activation by antigen-presenting cells infected with urease-deficient recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2008 0.88
35 Structure and expression of the silk adhesive protein Ser2 in Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2009 0.88
36 Induction of cross-priming of naive CD8+ T lymphocytes by recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guerin that secretes heat shock protein 70-major membrane protein-II fusion protein. J Immunol 2009 0.87
37 Conservation of silk genes in Trichoptera and Lepidoptera. J Mol Evol 2009 0.87
38 Mechanical properties of regenerated Bombyx mori silk fibers and recombinant silk fibers produced by transgenic silkworms. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 2010 0.87
39 A visible dominant marker for insect transgenesis. Nat Commun 2012 0.86
40 Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts Based on Silk Fibroin Fibers from Bombyx mori for Vascular Regeneration. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 2011 0.86
41 SID-1 protein of Caenorhabditis elegans mediates uptake of dsRNA into Bombyx cells. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2011 0.86
42 GFP labeling of neurosecretory cells with the GAL4/UAS system in the silkmoth brain enables selective intracellular staining of neurons. Zoolog Sci 2008 0.85
43 A three-year study of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 on a farm in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2004 0.85
44 Identification of four major hornet silk genes with a complex of alanine-rich and serine-rich sequences in Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.84
45 Production and characterization of the recombinant human mu-opioid receptor from transgenic silkworms. J Biochem 2008 0.84
46 Immunogenicity of Peptide-25 of Ag85B in Th1 development: role of IFN-gamma. Int Immunol 2003 0.83
47 Cloning and characterization of a β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (BmFDL) from silkworm Bombyx mori. J Biosci Bioeng 2010 0.82
48 CpG ODN mediated prevention from ovalbumin-induced anaphylaxis in mouse through B cell pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2007 0.82
49 Instruction of naive CD4+ T-cell fate to T-bet expression and T helper 1 development: roles of T-cell receptor-mediated signals. Immunology 2007 0.81
50 Assembly of the silk fibroin elementary unit in endoplasmic reticulum and a role of L-chain for protection of alpha1,2-mannose residues in N-linked oligosaccharide chains of fibrohexamerin/P25. Eur J Biochem 2004 0.81
51 GM-CSF-mediated T-cell activation by macrophages infected with recombinant BCG that secretes major membrane protein-II of Mycobacterium leprae. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2008 0.81
52 New and highly efficient method for silkworm transgenesis using Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus and piggyBac transposable elements. Biotechnol Bioeng 2004 0.81
53 The Bmdsx transgene including trimmed introns is sex-specifically spliced in tissues of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. J Insect Sci 2005 0.81
54 A transgenic silkworm expressing the immune-inducible cecropin B-GFP reporter gene. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2006 0.80
55 An efficient binary system for gene expression in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, using GAL4 variants. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2011 0.80
56 Suppressed induction of mycobacterial antigen-specific Th1-type CD4+ T cells in the lung after pulmonary mycobacterial infection. Int Immunol 2010 0.79
57 Soaking RNAi in Bombyx mori BmN4-SID1 cells arrests cell cycle progression. J Insect Sci 2013 0.78
58 Augmented induction of CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell response and antitumour resistance by T helper type 1-inducing peptide. Immunology 2006 0.78
59 Immunostimulatory activity of major membrane protein II from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2010 0.78
60 Enhanced activation of T lymphocytes by urease-deficient recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin producing heat shock protein 70-major membrane protein-II fusion protein. J Immunol 2010 0.77
61 Cloning and expression analysis of the Bombyx mori α-amylase gene (Amy) from the indigenous Thai silkworm strain, Nanglai. J Insect Sci 2011 0.77
62 Efficient activation of human T cells of both CD4 and CD8 subsets by urease-deficient recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG that produced a heat shock protein 70-M. tuberculosis-derived major membrane protein II fusion protein. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2013 0.77
63 A lipopeptide facilitate induction of Mycobacterium leprae killing in host cells. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011 0.76
64 Use of an N-terminal half truncated IE1 as an antagonist of IE1, an essential regulatory protein in baculovirus. Virus Res 2002 0.76
65 Polyclonal activation of naïve T cells by urease deficient-recombinant BCG that produced protein complex composed of heat shock protein 70, CysO and major membrane protein-II. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.75
66 Genetic analysis of the electrophysiological response to salicin, a bitter substance, in a polyphagous strain of the silkworm Bombyx mori. PLoS One 2012 0.75
67 Efficient soluble protein production on transgenic silkworms expressing cytoplasmic chaperones. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.75
68 Conservation of a pair of serpin 2 genes and their expression in Amphiesmenoptera. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2012 0.75
69 Genome engineering and parthenocloning in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. J Biosci 2015 0.75
70 SHD1 is a novel cytokine-inducible, negative feedback regulator of STAT5-dependent transcription. Blood 2008 0.75
71 Nucleotide sequence variation in mitochondrial COI gene among 147 silkworm (Bombyx mori) strains from Japanese, Chinese, European and moltinism classes. Genes Genet Syst 2011 0.75
72 Recent progress in development of transgenic silkworms overexpressing recombinant human proteins with therapeutic potential in silk glands. Drug Discov Ther 2016 0.75
73 Little gene flow between domestic silkmoth Bombyx mori and its wild relative Bombyx mandarina in Japan, and possible artificial selection on the CAD gene of B. mori. Genes Genet Syst 2012 0.75