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Mika Tanaka

RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Verified email at brain.riken.jp
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[HTML][HTML] Calcium imaging reveals glial involvement in transcranial direct current stimulation-induced plasticity in mouse brain

H Monai, M Ohkura, M Tanaka, Y Oe, A Konno… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Transcranical direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a treatment known to ameliorate various
neurological conditions and enhance memory and cognition in humans. tDCS has gained …

Mash2 acts cell autonomously in mouse spongiotrophoblast development

M Tanaka, M Gertsenstein, J Rossant, A Nagy - Developmental biology, 1997 - Elsevier
TheMash2gene, which encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is one of the
mammalian homologues of theDrosophila achaete-scutegenes. It is strongly expressed in …

[HTML][HTML] Autistic-like phenotypes in Cadps2-knockout mice and aberrant CADPS2 splicing in autistic patients

…, M Nakajima, Y Sekine, M Tanaka… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Autism, characterized by profound impairment in social interactions and communicative
skills, is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, and its underlying molecular …

Placentomegaly in cloned mouse concepti caused by expansion of the spongiotrophoblast layer

S Tanaka, M Oda, Y Toyoshima… - Biology of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Hypertrophic placenta, or placentomegaly, has been reported in cloned cattle and mouse
concepti, although their placentation processes are quite different from each other. It is …

Impaired cerebellar development and function in mice lacking CAPS2, a protein involved in neurotrophin release

…, H Nakashima, K Kimura, M Tanaka… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Ca 2+ -dependent activator protein for secretion 2 (CAPS2/CADPS2) is a secretory granule-associated
protein that is abundant at the parallel fiber terminals of granule cells in the …

[HTML][HTML] Red fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicator applicable to optogenetics and in vivo imaging

K Harada, M Ito, X Wang, M Tanaka, D Wongso… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
cAMP is a common second messenger that is involved in various physiological processes.
To expand the colour palette of available cAMP indicators, we developed a red cAMP …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic Ca2+ signals are required for the functional integrity of tripartite synapses

M Tanaka, PY Shih, H Gomi, T Yoshida, J Nakai… - Molecular brain, 2013 - Springer
Background Neuronal activity alters calcium ion (Ca 2+ ) dynamics in astrocytes, but the
physiologic relevance of these changes is controversial. To examine this issue further, we …

Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors promote misfolding of mutant SOD1 protein and development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a transgenic mouse model

M Tateno, H Sadakata, M Tanaka… - Human molecular …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Mutant Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) protein aggregation has been suggested as
responsible for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), although the operative mediating factors …

Dorsal telencephalon‐specific expression of Cre recombinase in PAC transgenic mice

T Iwasato, R Nomura, R Ando, T Ikeda, M Tanaka… - genesis, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to restrict gene expression or disruption to specific regions of the brain would
enhance understanding of the molecular basis for brain development and function. For this …

[HTML][HTML] Graves' disease and mental disorders

A Fukao, J Takamatsu, T Arishima, M Tanaka… - Journal of clinical & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mental disorders merge highly with thyroid diseases. Because of its regulatory effects on
serotonin and noradrenalin, T3 has been linked closely to depression and anxiety. It has known …