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h-index: 21
Works: 44
Citations: 1,669

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A switch from MafB to MafA expression accompanies differentiation to pancreatic beta-cells.
W. Nishimura, Takuma Kondo, T. Salameh, Ilham El Khattabi +3 more
2006Developmental Biology318 citations Open access
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JAM4, a Junctional Cell Adhesion Molecule Interacting with a Tight Junction Protein, MAGI-1
Susumu Hirabayashi, M. Tajima, Ikuko Yao, W. Nishimura +2 more
2003Molecular and Cellular Biology175 citations Open access
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Activation of pancreatic-duct-derived progenitor cells during pancreas regeneration in adult rats
Wan-Chun Li, J. M. Rukstalis, W. Nishimura, V. Tchipashvili +3 more
2010Journal of Cell Science168 citations Open access
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MafA is critical for maintenance of the mature beta cell phenotype in mice
W. Nishimura, Satoru Takahashi, K. Yasuda
2015Diabetologia122 citations Open access
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Interaction of Synaptic Scaffolding Molecule and β-Catenin
W. Nishimura, Ikuko Yao, Junko Iida, Noriaki Tanaka +1 more
2002Journal of Neuroscience85 citations Open access
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Paternal allelic mutation at the Kcnq1 locus reduces pancreatic β-cell mass by epigenetic modification of Cdkn1c
S. Asahara, H. Etoh, H. Inoue, K. Teruyama +20 more
2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America61 citations Open access
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Maki Deguchi, T. Iizuka, Yutaka Hata, W. Nishimura +4 more
2000Journal of Biological Chemistry61 citations Open access
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Preferential reduction of beta cells derived from Pax6-MafB pathway in MafB deficient mice.
W. Nishimura, S. Rowan, Therese S Salameh, R. Maas +3 more
2008Developmental Biology53 citations Open access
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Islet cell dedifferentiation is a pathologic mechanism of long-standing progression of type 2 diabetes
Kikuko Amo-Shiinoki, K. Tanabe, Y. Hoshii, H. Matsui +18 more
2021JCI Insight52 citations Open access
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Interaction of synaptic scaffolding molecule and Beta -catenin.
W. Nishimura, Ikuko Yao, Junko Iida, Noriaki Tanaka +1 more
2002Journal of Neuroscience51 citations
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p38 MAPK is a major regulator of MafA protein stability under oxidative stress.
Takuma Kondo, Ilham El Khattabi, W. Nishimura, D. Laybutt +6 more
2009Molecular Endocrinology47 citations Open access
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Postnatal Expansion of the Pancreatic β-Cell Mass Is Dependent on Survivin
Yu-Ying Jiang, W. Nishimura, Deborah E. Devor-Henneman, D. Kusewitt +8 more
2008Diabetes44 citations Open access
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Expression of MafA in pancreatic progenitors is detrimental for pancreatic development
W. Nishimura, S. Bonner-Weir, Arun J. Sharma
2009Developmental Biology43 citations Open access
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Role of the Transcription Factor MAFA in the Maintenance of Pancreatic β-Cells
W. Nishimura, H. Iwasa, M. Tumurkhuu
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences37 citations Open access
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Genome-wide profiling of histone H3K27 acetylation featured fatty acid signalling in pancreatic beta cells in diet-induced obesity in mice
T. Nammo, Haruhide Udagawa, Nobuaki Funahashi, Miho Kawaguchi +4 more
2018Diabetologia37 citations Open access
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MafA Is Required for Postnatal Proliferation of Pancreatic β-Cells
Koki Eto, W. Nishimura, Hisashi Oishi, Haruhide Udagawa +5 more
2014PLoS ONE33 citations Open access
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Angiopoietin‐like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) is induced by high glucose in retinal pigment epithelial cells and exhibits potent angiogenic activity on retinal endothelial cells
Hirotaka Yokouchi, Koki Eto, W. Nishimura, N. Takeda +3 more
2013Acta ophthalmologica31 citations
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Oxysterol‐binding protein‐related protein (ORP) 6 localizes to the ER and ER‐plasma membrane contact sites and is involved in the turnover of PI4P in cerebellar granule neurons
S. Mochizuki, Harukata Miki, Ru-Yun Zhou, Y. Kido +3 more
2018Experimental Cell Research29 citations
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Localization of BAI‐associated protein1/membrane‐associated guanylate kinase‐1 at adherens junctions in normal rat kidney cells: Polarized targeting mediated by the carboxyl‐terminal PDZ domains
W. Nishimura, T. Iizuka, Susumu Hirabayashi, Noriaki Tanaka +1 more
2000Journal of Cellular Physiology29 citations
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Carom: a novel membrane-associated guanylate kinase-interacting protein with two SH3 domains
H. Ohno, Susumu Hirabayashi, A. Kansaku, Ikuko Yao +7 more
2003Oncogene27 citations
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Synaptic and Nuclear Localization of Brain-Enriched Guanylate Kinase-Associated Protein
Ikuko Yao, Junko Iida, W. Nishimura, Y. Hata
2002Journal of Neuroscience26 citations Open access
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Synaptic scaffolding molecule interacts with Axin
Susumu Hirabayashi, W. Nishimura, Junko Iida, A. Kansaku +4 more
2004Journal of Neurochemistry21 citations Open access
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Synaptic localization of SAPAP1, a synaptic membrane‐associated protein
Ikuko Yao, Junko Iida, W. Nishimura, Y. Hata
2003Genes to Cells21 citations Open access
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Synaptic localization of membrane‐associated guanylate kinase‐interacting protein mediated by the pleckstrin homology domain
Junko Iida, W. Nishimura, Ikuko Yao, Y. Hata
2002European Journal of Neuroscience17 citations
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Quantitative assessment of Pdx1 promoter activity in vivo using a secreted luciferase reporter system.
W. Nishimura, Koki Eto, A. Miki, M. Goto +9 more
2013Endocrinology12 citations Open access
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Mechanism of the Dendritic Translation and Localization of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor.
Souichi Oe, Harukata Miki, W. Nishimura, Y. Noda
2016Cell Structure and Function11 citations Open access
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β cell dedifferentiation, the underlying mechanism of diabetes in Wolfram syndrome.
Kikuko Amo-Shiinoki, K. Tanabe, W. Nishimura, Masayuki Hatanaka +11 more
2025Science Translational Medicine10 citations
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Optical clearing of the pancreas for visualization of mature β-cells and vessels in mice
W. Nishimura, A. Sakaue-Sawano, Satoru Takahashi, A. Miyawaki +2 more
2018Islets8 citations Open access
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Regulation of insulin gene expression by overlapping DNA-binding elements.
W. Nishimura, T. Salameh, Takuma Kondo, Arun J. Sharma
2005Biochemical Journal8 citations Open access
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Host lactosylceramide enhances Edwardsiella tarda infection
Kazuki Oishi, Moeri Morise, Linh Vo, N. Tran +5 more
2021Cellular Microbiology6 citations Open access
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Characterization of the taste receptor‐related G‐protein, α‐gustducin, in pancreatic β‐cells
Haruhide Udagawa, M. Hiramoto, Miho Kawaguchi, Takashi Uebanso +4 more
2020Journal of Diabetes Investigation6 citations Open access
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Comparative analysis of type 2 diabetes-associated SNP alleles identifies allele-specific DNA-binding proteins for the KCNQ1 locus.
M. Hiramoto, Haruhide Udagawa, Atsushi Watanabe, K. Miyazawa +6 more
2015International Journal of Molecular Medicine6 citations Open access
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OVO homologue-like 1 (Ovol1) transcription factor: a novel target of neurogenin-3 in rodent pancreas
A. Vetere, W.-C. Li, F. Paroni, K. Juhl +5 more
2009Diabetologia6 citations Open access
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INTER-GRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN THE HEAT AFFECTED ZONE OF THE PRESSURIZER SPRAY LINE PIPING OF A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
Takumi Terachi, W. Nishimura, Yoshihide Kitamura, A. Tanahashi +3 more
2023The Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE)4 citations Open access
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Generation and characterization of MafA-Kusabira Orange mice.
W. Nishimura, Hisashi Oishi, Nobuaki Funahashi, T. Fujiwara +2 more
2015Endocrine journal3 citations Open access
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A novel BICD2 mutation of a patient with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Lower Extremity Predominant 2.
M. Tumurkhuu, Uranchimeg Batbuyan, S. Yuzawa, Yanjinlkham Munkhsaikhan +2 more
2021Intractable & Rare Diseases Research1 citations Open access
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Demethylation of the MafB promoter in a compromised β-cell model.
W. Nishimura, Naoko Ishibashi, Koki Eto, Nobuaki Funahashi +5 more
2015Journal of Molecular Endocrinology1 citations Open access
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Compensatory Response by Late Embryonic Tubular Epithelium to the Reduction in Pancreatic Progenitors
W. Nishimura, A. Kapoor, Ilham El Khattabi, Wan-Zhu Jin +3 more
2015PLoS ONE1 citations Open access
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Oxysterol-binding protein-related protein 6 regulates neuronal morphology and migration of cerebellar granule cells during cerebellar development in vivo
S. Mochizuki, W. Nishimura, M. Takahashi, Reiji Yamazaki +3 more
2026Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports0 citations Open access
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KIF26A regulates the development and function of the main olfactory epithelium in mice
Ru-Yun Zhou, W. Nishimura, Masanori Takahashi, S. Mochizuki +4 more
2025Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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Effect of long-term confinement on metabolic and physiological parameters in mice.
W. Nishimura, Yuki Takayanagi, M. Tumurkhuu, Ru-Yun Zhou +2 more
2021Physiology and Behavior0 citations
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2059-P: Gene Repression during Maturation of Pancreatic ß-Cells Mirrors Those Upregulated in Islets of Diabetic db/db Mice
W. Nishimura, M. Tumurkhuu, Y. Noda, K. Yasuda
2020Diabetes0 citations
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2037-P: Islet ß-Cell Dedifferentiation Is Involved in Progression of Type 2 Diabetes
Kikuko Amo-Shiinoki, K. Tanabe, R. Bouchi, W. Nishimura +2 more
20200 citations
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Charelcterization of oxysterol binding protein-related protein (ORP) 6.
Mochizuki Shinya, Miki Harukata, Ru-Yun Zhou, W. Nishimura +1 more
20170 citations
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