| Depletion of definitive gut endoderm in Sox17-null mutant mice M Kanai-Azuma, Y Kanai, JM Gad, Y Tajima, C Taya, M Kurohmaru, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 129 (10), 2367 …, 2002 | 855 | 2002 |
| Epigenetic regulation of mouse sex determination by the histone demethylase Jmjd1a S Kuroki, S Matoba, M Akiyoshi, Y Matsumura, H Miyachi, N Mise, K Abe, ... Science 341 (6150), 1106-1109, 2013 | 267 | 2013 |
| SOX9 regulates prostaglandin D synthase gene transcription in vivo to ensure testis development D Wilhelm, R Hiramatsu, H Mizusaki, L Widjaja, AN Combes, Y Kanai, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 282 (14), 10553-10560, 2007 | 262 | 2007 |
| Identification of two Sox17 messenger RNA isoforms, with and without the high mobility group box region, and their differential expression in mouse spermatogenesis. Y Kanai, M Kanai-Azuma, T Noce, TC Saido, T Shiroishi, Y Hayashi, ... The Journal of cell biology 133 (3), 667-681, 1996 | 247 | 1996 |
| A critical time window of Sry action in gonadal sex determination in mice R Hiramatsu, S Matoba, M Kanai-Azuma, N Tsunekawa, Y Katoh-Fukui, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 136 (1), 129-138, 2009 | 235 | 2009 |
| Redundant roles of Sox17 and Sox18 in postnatal angiogenesis in mice T Matsui, M Kanai-Azuma, K Hara, S Matoba, R Hiramatsu, H Kawakami, ... Journal of cell science 119 (17), 3513-3526, 2006 | 233 | 2006 |
| Early endoderm development in vertebrates: lineage differentiation and morphogenetic function PPL Tam, M Kanai-Azuma, Y Kanai Current opinion in genetics & development 13 (4), 393-400, 2003 | 220 | 2003 |
| Redundant roles of Sox17 and Sox18 in early cardiovascular development of mouse embryos Y Sakamoto, K Hara, M Kanai-Azuma, T Matsui, Y Miura, N Tsunekawa, ... Biochemical and biophysical research communications 360 (3), 539-544, 2007 | 175 | 2007 |
| Cbx2, a Polycomb Group Gene, Is Required for Sry Gene Expression in Mice Y Katoh-Fukui, K Miyabayashi, T Komatsu, A Owaki, T Baba, Y Shima, ... Endocrinology 153 (2), 913-924, 2012 | 157 | 2012 |
| Isolation, characterization, and in vitro and in vivo differentiation of putative thecal stem cells A Honda, M Hirose, K Hara, S Matoba, K Inoue, H Miki, H Hiura, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (30), 12389-12394, 2007 | 157 | 2007 |
| Identification of Sox17 as a transcription factor that regulates oligodendrocyte development J Sohn, JA Natale, LJ Chew, S Belachew, Y Cheng, A Aguirre, J Lytle, ... Journal of Neuroscience 26 (38), 9722-9735, 2006 | 157 | 2006 |
| Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) system in brain: identification and characterization of brain‐specific MMP highly expressed in cerebellum Y Sekine‐Aizawa, E Hama, K Watanabe, S Tsubuki, M Kanai‐Azuma, ... European Journal of Neuroscience 13 (5), 935-948, 2001 | 136 | 2001 |
| Competition for mitogens regulates spermatogenic stem cell homeostasis in an open niche Y Kitadate, DJ Jörg, M Tokue, A Maruyama, R Ichikawa, S Tsuchiya, ... Cell Stem Cell 24 (1), 79-92. e6, 2019 | 126 | 2019 |
| Crucial role of the small GTPase ARF6 in hepatic cord formation during liver development T Suzuki, Y Kanai, T Hara, J Sasaki, T Sasaki, M Kohara, T Maehama, ... Molecular and cellular biology, 2006 | 126 | 2006 |
| Structural and Functional Characterization of the Mouse Sox9 Promoter: Implications for Campomelic Dysplasia Y Kanai, P Koopman Human molecular genetics 8 (4), 691-696, 1999 | 115 | 1999 |
| Homeoproteins Six1 and Six4 regulate male sex determination and mouse gonadal development Y Fujimoto, SS Tanaka, YL Yamaguchi, H Kobayashi, S Kuroki, ... Developmental cell 26 (4), 416-430, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| AKT signaling promotes derivation of embryonic germ cells from primordial germ cells T Kimura, M Tomooka, N Yamano, K Murayama, S Matoba, H Umehara, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 135 (5), 869-879, 2008 | 109 | 2008 |
| Sox17 plays a substantial role in late-stage differentiation of the extraembryonic endoderm in vitro M Shimoda, M Kanai-Azuma, K Hara, S Miyazaki, Y Kanai, M Monden, ... Journal of cell science 120 (21), 3859-3869, 2007 | 109 | 2007 |
| Cofilin phosphorylation and actin polymerization by NRK/NESK, a member of the germinal center kinase family K Nakano, M Kanai-Azuma, Y Kanai, K Moriyama, K Yazaki, Y Hayashi, ... Experimental cell research 287 (2), 219-227, 2003 | 109 | 2003 |
| From SRY to SOX9: mammalian testis differentiation Y Kanai, R Hiramatsu, S Matoba, T Kidokoro Journal of biochemistry 138 (1), 13-19, 2005 | 94 | 2005 |
