A relaxin‐like gonad‐stimulating peptide identified from the starfish Astropecten scoparius

Mechanism of gamete shedding in starfish: Involvement of acetylcholine in extracellular Ca2+-dependent contraction of gonadal walls

(2020) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Starfish Gonadotropic Hormone: From Gamete-Shedding Substance to Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide

(2019) Masatoshi Mita   Frontiers in Endocrinology

A novel approach for preparing disulfide-rich peptide-KLH conjugate applicable to the antibody production

(2019) Hidekazu Katayama et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Interaction of starfish gonadotropin with its receptor: Effect of chimeric relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptides

(2019) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Effect of chimeric relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptides on oocyte maturation and ovulation in the starfish Asterias rubens and Aphelasterias japonica

(2019) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

The neuropeptidome of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci

(2017) Meaghan K. Smith et al.   Journal of Proteomics

De novo assembly of a transcriptome from the eggs and early embryos of Astropecten aranciacus

(2017) Francesco Musacchia et al.   PLoS One

A sulfanyl-PEG derivative of relaxin-like peptide utilizable for the conjugation with KLH and the antibody production

(2016) Hidekazu Katayama et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

A relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide from the starfish Aphelasterias japonica

(2016) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Starfish gonadotropic hormone: Relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptides

(2016) Masatoshi Mita   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cellular localization of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide expression inAsterias rubens: New insights into neurohormonal control of spawning in starfish

(2016) Ming Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2015/16: G protein-coupled receptors

(2015) Stephen PH Alexander et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

A new relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide identified in the starfish Asterias amurensis

(2015) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Specialized insulin is used for chemical warfare by fish-hunting cone snails

(2015) Helena Safavi-Hemami et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Involvement of Gαs-proteins in the action of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance on starfish ovarian follicle cells

(2014) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Contribution of de novo synthesis of Gαs-proteins to 1-methyladenine production in starfish ovarian follicle cells stimulated by relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance

(2013) Masatoshi Mita et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance in an echinoderm, the starfish: A novel relaxin system in reproduction of invertebrates

(2012) Masatoshi Mita   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Using Paleogenomics to Study the Evolution of Gene Families: Origin and Duplication History of the Relaxin Family Hormones and Their Receptors

(2012) Sergey Yegorov et al.   PLoS One

Hormonal action of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) on starfish ovaries in growing and fully grown states

(2011) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Participation of Gs-proteins in the action of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) for 1-methyladenine production in starfish ovarian follicle cells

(2011) Masatoshi Mita et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome

(2011) Manfred G Grabherr et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Echinoderm Phylogeny Including Xyloplax, a Progenetic Asteroid

(2011) Daniel A. Janies et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Molecular phylogeny of the Valvatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata)

(2011) CHRISTOPHER MAH et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Interaction of Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Substance with Ovarian Follicle Cells of the StarfishAsterina pectinifera

(2011) Masatoshi Mita et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

A relaxin-like peptide purified from radial nerves induces oocyte maturation and ovulation in the starfish, Asterina pectinifera

(2009) M. Mita et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA