| Regulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal and pluripotency by leukaemia inhibitory factor H Hirai, P Karian, N Kikyo Biochemical Journal 438 (1), 11-23, 2011 | 263 | 2011 |
| MyoD regulates apoptosis of myoblasts through microRNA-mediated down-regulation of Pax3 H Hirai, M Verma, S Watanabe, C Tastad, Y Asakura, A Asakura Journal of Cell Biology 191 (2), 347-365, 2010 | 224 | 2010 |
| Increased survival of muscle stem cells lacking the MyoD gene after transplantation into regenerating skeletal muscle A Asakura, H Hirai, B Kablar, S Morita, J Ishibashi, BA Piras, AJ Christ, ... Proceedings of the national academy of sciences 104 (42), 16552-16557, 2007 | 154 | 2007 |
| Structure and functions of powerful transactivators: VP16, MyoD and FoxA H Hirai, T Tani, N Kikyo The International journal of developmental biology 54 (11-12), 1589, 2010 | 135 | 2010 |
| Accelerated direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocyte-like cells with the MyoD transactivation domain H Hirai, N Katoku-Kikyo, SA Keirstead, N Kikyo Cardiovascular research 100 (1), 105-113, 2013 | 106 | 2013 |
| Hemizygous disruption of Cdc25A inhibits cellular transformation and mammary tumorigenesis in mice D Ray, Y Terao, D Nimbalkar, H Hirai, EC Osmundson, X Zou, R Franks, ... Cancer research 67 (14), 6605-6611, 2007 | 102 | 2007 |
| Radical acceleration of nuclear reprogramming by chromatin remodeling with the transactivation domain of MyoD H Hirai, T Tani, N Katoku-Kikyo, S Kellner, P Karian, M Firpo, N Kikyo Stem cells 29 (9), 1349-1361, 2011 | 93 | 2011 |
| Efficient gene editing at major CFTR mutation loci J Ruan, H Hirai, D Yang, L Ma, X Hou, H Jiang, H Wei, C Rajagopalan, ... Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids 16, 73-81, 2019 | 84 | 2019 |
| Differentiation defect in neural crest-derived smooth muscle cells in patients with aortopathy associated with bicuspid aortic valves J Jiao, W Xiong, L Wang, J Yang, P Qiu, H Hirai, L Shao, D Milewicz, ... EBioMedicine 10, 282-290, 2016 | 69 | 2016 |
| Glycosylation regulates specific induction of rice immune responses by Acidovorax avenae flagellin H Hirai, R Takai, M Iwano, M Nakai, M Kondo, S Takayama, A Isogai, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 286 (29), 25519-25530, 2011 | 66 | 2011 |
| Flt-1 haploinsufficiency ameliorates muscular dystrophy phenotype by developmentally increased vasculature in mdx mice M Verma, Y Asakura, H Hirai, S Watanabe, C Tastad, GH Fong, M Ema, ... Human molecular genetics 19 (21), 4145-4159, 2010 | 65 | 2010 |
| Inhibitors of suppressive histone modification promote direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocyte-like cells H Hirai, N Kikyo Cardiovascular research 102 (1), 188-190, 2014 | 55 | 2014 |
| MyoD gene suppression by Oct4 is required for reprogramming in myoblasts to produce induced pluripotent stem cells S Watanabe, H Hirai, Y Asakura, C Tastad, M Verma, C Keller, JR Dutton, ... Stem cells 29 (3), 505-516, 2011 | 49 | 2011 |
| Efficient iPS cell production with the MyoD transactivation domain in serum-free culture H Hirai, N Katoku-Kikyo, P Karian, M Firpo, N Kikyo PloS one 7 (3), e34149, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| Yes-associated protein inhibits transcription of myocardin and attenuates differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cell from cardiovascular progenitor cell lineage L Wang, P Qiu, J Jiao, H Hirai, W Xiong, J Zhang, T Zhu, PX Ma, YE Chen, ... Stem Cells 35 (2), 351-361, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| Characterization of ethanol-producing marine yeasts isolated from coastal water N Urano, H Hirai, M Ishida, S Kimura Fisheries science 64 (4), 633-637, 1998 | 29 | 1998 |
| Involvement of cell cycle progression in survival signaling through CD40 in the B-lymphocyte line WEHI-231 H Hirai, T Adachi, T Tsubata Cell Death & Differentiation 11 (3), 261-269, 2004 | 24 | 2004 |
| Establishment of LIF-dependent human iPS cells closely related to basic FGF-dependent authentic iPS cells H Hirai, M Firpo, N Kikyo PLoS One 7 (6), e39022, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
| Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into smooth muscle-like cells with defined transcription factors—brief report H Hirai, B Yang, MT Garcia-Barrio, O Rom, PX Ma, J Zhang, YE Chen Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 38 (9), 2191-2197, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| Increased angiogenesis and improved left ventricular function after transplantation of myoblasts lacking the MyoD gene into infarcted myocardium Y Nakamura, Y Asakura, BA Piras, H Hirai, CT Tastad, M Verma, AJ Christ, ... PLoS One 7 (7), e41736, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
Atsushi Asakura PhDStem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolVerified email at umn.edu
