| Pituitary FSH is released by a heterodimer of the β-subunits from the two forms of inhibin N Ling, SY Ying, N Ueno, S Shimasaki, F Esch, M Hotta, R Guillemin Nature 321 (6072), 779-782, 1986 | 1392 | 1986 |
| The bone morphogenetic protein system in mammalian reproduction S Shimasaki, RK Moore, F Otsuka, GF Erickson Endocrine reviews 25 (1), 72-101, 2004 | 990 | 2004 |
| Identification and molecular characterization of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP-1,-2,-3,-4,-5 and-6) S Shimasaki, N Ling Progress in growth factor research 3 (4), 243-266, 1991 | 843 | 1991 |
| Isolation and partial characterization of follistatin: a single-chain Mr 35,000 monomeric protein that inhibits the release of follicle-stimulating hormone. N Ueno, N Ling, SY Ying, F Esch, S Shimasaki, R Guillemin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 84 (23), 8282-8286, 1987 | 631 | 1987 |
| Bone morphogenetic protein-15: identification of target cells and biological functions F Otsuka, Z Yao, T Lee, S Yamamoto, GF Erickson, S Shimasaki Journal of Biological Chemistry 275 (50), 39523-39528, 2000 | 594 | 2000 |
| Direct binding of follistatin to a complex of bone-morphogenetic protein and its receptor inhibits ventral and epidermal cell fates in early Xenopus embryo S Iemura, TS Yamamoto, C Takagi, H Uchiyama, T Natsume, S Shimasaki, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95 (16), 9337-9342, 1998 | 572 | 1998 |
| A functional bone morphogenetic protein system in the ovary S Shimasaki, RJ Zachow, D Li, H Kim, S Iemura, N Ueno, K Sampath, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96 (13), 7282-7287, 1999 | 460 | 1999 |
| Integral role of GDF‐9 and BMP‐15 in ovarian function F Otsuka, KJ McTavish, S Shimasaki Molecular reproduction and development 78 (1), 9-21, 2011 | 435 | 2011 |
| Bone morphogenetic protein-15 inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) action by suppressing FSH receptor expression F Otsuka, S Yamamoto, GF Erickson, S Shimasaki Journal of Biological Chemistry 276 (14), 11387-11392, 2001 | 426 | 2001 |
| Molecular basis of bone morphogenetic protein-15 signaling in granulosa cells RK Moore, F Otsuka, S Shimasaki Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (1), 304-310, 2003 | 423 | 2003 |
| Identification of five different insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) from adult rat serum and molecular cloning of a novel IGFBP-5 in rat and human S Shimasaki, M Shimonaka, HP Zhang, N Ling journal of Biological Chemistry 266 (16), 10646-10653, 1991 | 402 | 1991 |
| A negative feedback system between oocyte bone morphogenetic protein 15 and granulosa cell kit ligand: its role in regulating granulosa cell mitosis F Otsuka, S Shimasaki Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (12), 8060-8065, 2002 | 372 | 2002 |
| The spatiotemporal expression pattern of the bone morphogenetic protein family in rat ovary cell types during the estrous cycle GF Erickson, S Shimasaki Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 1, 1-20, 2003 | 367 | 2003 |
| Oocyte-derived BMP15 and FGFs cooperate to promote glycolysis in cumulus cells K Sugiura, YQ Su, FJ Diaz, SA Pangas, S Sharma, K Wigglesworth, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 134 (14), 2593 …, 2007 | 352 | 2007 |
| Effect of bone morphogenetic protein-7 on folliculogenesis and ovulation in the rat WS Lee, F Otsuka, RK Moore, S Shimasaki Biology of reproduction 65 (4), 994-999, 2001 | 344 | 2001 |
| Aberrant expression of growth differentiation factor-9 in oocytes of women with polycystic ovary syndrome FL Teixeira Filho, EC Baracat, TH Lee, CS Suh, M Matsui, RJ Chang, ... The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 87 (3), 1337-1344, 2002 | 337 | 2002 |
| Primary structure of the human follistatin precursor and its genomic organization. S Shimasaki, M Koga, F Esch, K Cooksey, M Mercado, A Koba, N Ueno, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 85 (12), 4218-4222, 1988 | 309 | 1988 |
| Molecular heterogeneity of follistatin, an activin-binding protein. Higher affinity of the carboxyl-terminal truncated forms for heparan sulfate proteoglycans on the ovarian … K Sugino, N Kurosawa, T Nakamura, K Takio, S Shimasaki, N Ling, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 268 (21), 15579-15587, 1993 | 308 | 1993 |
| Follistatin binds to both activin and inhibin through the common beta-subunit M Shimonaka, S Inouye, S Shimasaki, N Ling Endocrinology 128 (6), 3313-3315, 1991 | 301 | 1991 |
| Molecular cloning of the cDNAs encoding a novel insulin-like growth factor-binding protein from rat and human S Shimasaki, F Uchiyama, M Shimonaka, N Ling Molecular Endocrinology 4 (10), 1451-1458, 1990 | 299 | 1990 |
