H. Otani

Most-cited papers

1. Big bang in the evolution of extant malaria parasites.

   Toshiyuki Hayakawa, R. Culleton, H. Otani, T. Horii +1 more

   2008Molecular biology and evolution123 citations

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2. Possible Role of L-Carnosine in the Regulation of Blood Glucose through Controlling Autonomic Nerves

   K. Nagai, A. Niijima, Toshihiko Yamano, H. Otani +4 more

   2003Experimental biology and medicine118 citations

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3. Identification and characterization of a mouse dipeptidase that hydrolyzes L-carnosine.

   H. Otani, Nobuaki Okumura, A. Hashida-Okumura, K. Nagai

   2005Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo)48 citations

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4. Structural Basis for Substrate Recognition and Hydrolysis by Mouse Carnosinase CN2*

   H. Unno, T. Yamashita, S. Ujita, Nobuaki Okumura +4 more

   2008Journal of Biological Chemistry47 citations Open access

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5. Lineage-specific positive selection at the merozoite surface protein 1 (msp1) locus of Plasmodium vivax and related simian malaria parasites

   H. Sawai, H. Otani, N. Arisue, Nirianne M. Q. Palacpac +7 more

   2010BMC Evolutionary Biology32 citations Open access

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6. Effects of central injection of L-carnosine on sympathetic nerve activity innervating brown adipose tissue and body temperature in rats.

   M. Tanida, Hitoshi Gotoh, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, H. Otani +6 more

   2007Regulatory Peptides32 citations

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7. Colocalization of a carnosine-splitting enzyme, tissue carnosinase (CN2)/cytosolic non-specific dipeptidase 2 (CNDP2), with histidine decarboxylase in the tuberomammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus.

   H. Otani, A. Okumura, K. Nagai, Nobuaki Okumura

   2008Neuroscience Letters30 citations

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8. Stimulation of BIT induces a circadian phase shift of locomotor activity in rats.

   Yasukazu Nakahata, Nobuaki Okumura, H. Otani, Juri Hamada +3 more

   2003Brain Research9 citations

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9. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic study of carnosinase CN2 from mice.

   T. Yamashita, H. Unno, S. Ujita, H. Otani +4 more

   2006Acta Crystallographica. Section F : Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications4 citations Open access

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10. Crystal structure of mouse carnosinase CN2 at 1.8 Å resolution

    M. Kusunoki, H. Unno, T. Yamashita, S. Ujita +4 more

    20050 citations Open access

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