A fat body-derived IGF-like peptide regulates postfeeding growth in Drosophila N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, Y Yagi, Y Nishida, H Kataoka, MB O'Connor, ... Developmental Cell 17 (6), 885-891, 2009 | 268 | 2009 |
Insulin-like and IGF-like peptides in the silkmoth Bombyx mori: discovery, structure, secretion, and function A Mizoguchi, N Okamoto Frontiers in Physiology 4 (217), 2013 | 127 | 2013 |
A secreted decoy of InR antagonizes insulin/IGF signaling to restrict body growth in Drosophila N Okamoto, R Nakamori, T Murai, Y Yamauchi, A Masuda, T Nishimura Genes & Development 27 (1), 87-97, 2013 | 118 | 2013 |
A membrane transporter is required for steroid hormone uptake in Drosophila N Okamoto, R Viswanatha, R Bittar, Z Li, S Haga-Yamanaka, N Perrimon, ... Developmental Cell 47 (3), 294-305. e7, 2018 | 111 | 2018 |
An ecdysteroid‐inducible insulin‐like growth factor‐like peptide regulates adult development of the silkmoth Bombyx mori N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, H Satake, H Saegusa, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi FEBS Journal 276 (5), 1221-1232, 2009 | 108 | 2009 |
Signaling from Glia and Cholinergic Neurons Controls Nutrient-Dependent Production of an Insulin-like Peptide for Drosophila Body Growth N Okamoto, T Nishimura Developmental Cell 35 (3), 295-310, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
Nutrition-dependent control of insect development by insulin-like peptides N Okamoto, N Yamanaka Current Opinion in Insect Science 11, 21-30, 2015 | 85 | 2015 |
Prothoracicotropic hormone acts as a neuroendocrine switch between pupal diapause and adult development A Mizoguchi, S Ohsumi, K Kobayashi, N Okamoto, N Yamada, K Tateishi, ... PLoS One 8 (4), e60824, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
Conserved role for the Dachshund protein with Drosophila Pax6 homolog Eyeless in insulin expression N Okamoto, Y Nishimori, T Nishimura Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (7), 2406-2411, 2012 | 44 | 2012 |
A specific type of insulin-like peptide regulates the conditional growth of a beetle weapon Y Okada, M Katsuki, N Okamoto, H Fujioka, K Okada PLoS Biology 17 (11), e3000541, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
Steroid hormone entry into the brain requires a membrane transporter in Drosophila N Okamoto, N Yamanaka Current Biology 30 (2), 359-366. e3, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
Transcriptome analysis reveals nutrition‐and age‐related patterns of gene expression in the fat body of pre‐overwintering bumble bee queens CP Costa, MA Duennes, K Fisher, JP Der, KM Watrous, N Okamoto, ... Molecular Ecology 29 (4), 720-737, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
Spatiotemporal patterns of IGF-like peptide expression in the silkmoth Bombyx mori predict its pleiotropic actions N Okamoto, N Yamanaka, Y Endo, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi General and Comparative Endocrinology 173 (1), 171-182, 2011 | 22 | 2011 |
Sensing of the non-essential amino acid tyrosine governs the response to protein restriction in Drosophila H Kosakamoto, N Okamoto, H Aikawa, Y Sugiura, M Suematsu, R Niwa, ... Nature metabolism 4 (7), 944-959, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
Interorgan communication through peripherally derived peptide hormones in Drosophila N Okamoto, A Watanabe Fly 16 (1), 152-176, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-like peptide and 20-hydroxyecdysone regulate the growth and development of the male genital disk through different mechanisms in the silkmoth … D Fujinaga, Y Kohmura, N Okamoto, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 87, 35-44, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
Endocrine Mechanisms Regulating Post-Diapause Development in the Cabbage Armyworm, Mamestra brassicae N Yamada, N Okamoto, H Kataoka, A Mizoguchi PLoS One 11 (1), e0146619, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
Transporter-mediated ecdysteroid trafficking across cell membranes: A novel target for insect growth regulators N Okamoto, N Yamanaka Journal of Pesticide Science, D20-071, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Essential functions of mosquito ecdysone importers in development and reproduction LV Hun, N Okamoto, E Imura, R Maxson, R Bittar, N Yamanaka Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (25), e2202932119, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
Molecular functions of ecdysteroids in insects N Yamanaka, N Okamoto Advances in Invertebrate (NEURO) Endocrinology, 77-127, 2020 | 6 | 2020 |