I study neural development, stem cell biology, and plasticity of the brain.
Overview of the research
I have studied neural development, stem cell biology, and plasticity of the brain. Especially, my research focus is bHLH transcriptional factors and neurogenesis in the postnatal/adult brain.
Research Areas
Life sciences, Neuroscience - general
Papers
Dopaminergic neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus extend the food consumption phase.
Jag1 Modulates an Oscillatory Dll1-Notch-Hes1 Signaling Module to Coordinate Growth and Fate of Pancreatic Progenitors
Philip Allan Seymour; Caitlin Alexis Collin; Anuska la Rosa Egeskov-Madsen; Mette Christine Jørgensen; Hiromi Shimojo; Itaru Imayoshi; Kristian Honnens de Lichtenberg; Raphael Kopan; Ryoichiro Kageyama; Palle Serup
Developmental Cell, 23 Mar. 2020
Cholecystokinin-Expressing Interneurons of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Working Memory Retrieval
Robin Nguyen; Sridevi Venkatesan; Mary Binko; Jee Yoon Bang; Janine D. Cajanding; Chloe Briggs; Derya Sargin; Itaru Imayoshi; Evelyn K. Lambe; Jun Chul Kim
The Journal of Neuroscience, 11 Mar. 2020
Light-mediated control of Gene expression in mammalian cells
Mayumi Yamada; Shinji C. Nagasaki; Takeaki Ozawa; Itaru Imayoshi
Neuroscience Research, Mar. 2020, Corresponding author
Neural stem cells and neuro/gliogenesis in the central nervous system: understanding the structural and functional plasticity of the developing, mature, and diseased brain
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES, Jun. 2013, Peer-reviewed
Retinoid acid specifies neuronal identity through graded expression of Ascl1
John Jacob; Jennifer Kong; Steven Moore; Christopher Milton; Noriaki Sasai; Rosa Gonzalez-Quevedo; Javier Terriente; Itaru Imayoshi; Ryoichoro Kageyama; David G. Wilkinson; Bennett G. Novitch; James Briscoe
Current Biology, 04 Mar. 2013, Peer-reviewed
Amygdala kindling induces nestin expression in the leptomeninges of the neocortex.
Erratum: Retinoid acid specifies neuronal identity through graded expression of ascl1 (Current Biology (2013) 23 (412-418))
J. Jacob; J. Kong; S. Moore; C. Milton; N. Sasai; R. Gonzalez-Quevedo; J. Terriente; I. Imayoshi; R. Kageyama; D.G. Wilkinson; B.G. Novitch; J. Briscoe
Current Biology, 2013, Peer-reviewed
Neurogenesis in the postnatal and adult brain
Itaru Imayoshi
Japanese Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, Nov. 2012, Peer-reviewed
In vivo evaluation of PhiC31 recombinase activity in transgenic mice
Roles of Hes genes in development of cerebral cortex and choroid plexus
I. Imayoshi; T. Ohtsuka; R. Kageyama
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE, Dec. 2006, Peer-reviewed
High levels of Cre expression in neuronal progenitors cause defects in brain development leading to microencephaly and hydrocephaly
Paolo E. Forni; Claudio Scuoppo; Itaru Imayoshi; Riccardo Taulli; Walter Dastru; Valentina Sala; Ulrich A. K. Betz; Patrizia Muzzi; Daniela Martinuzzi; Alessandro E. Vercelli; Ryoichiro Kageyama; Carola Ponzetto
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, Sep. 2006, Peer-reviewed
Temporal regulation of Cre recombinase activity in neural stem cells
Imayoshi, I; T Ohtsuka; D Metzger; P Chambon; R Kageyama
GENESIS, May 2006, Peer-reviewed
Visualization of embryonic neural stem cells using Hes promoters in transgenic mice
T Ohtsuka; Imayoshi, I; H Shimojo; E Nishi; R Kageyama; SK McConnell
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE, Jan. 2006, Peer-reviewed
Patterning of the dorsal telencephalic midline by bHLH transcriptional factors.
Stem Cells: From Basic Research to Therapy: Basic Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Formation during Development, and Model Organisms. Edited by Federico Calegari & Claudia Waskow. Chapter 9.
Kageyama, R; Ohtsuka, T; Shimojo, H; Imayoshi, I
Dynamic Gene Networks in Neural Stem Cell Regulation., 2014