Recent and Selected Publications

Bruining H, Matsui A, Oguro-Ando A, Kahn RS, Van't Spijker HM, Akkermans G, Stiedl O, van Engeland H, Koopmans B, van Lith HA, Oppelaar H, Tieland L, Nonkes LJ, Yagi T, Kaneko R, Burbach JP, Yamamoto N, Kas MJ.
Genetic Mapping in Mice Reveals the Involvement of Pcdh9 in Long-Term Social and Object Recognition and Sensorimotor Development.
Biol Psychiatry Available online Februrary 7, (2015)

Hayano Y, Zhao H, Kobayashi H, Takeuchi K, Norioka S, Yamamoto N.
The role of T-cadherin in axonal pathway formation in neocortical circuits
Development 141, 4784-93 (2014)

Hayano Y, Sasaki K, Ohmura N, Takemoto M, Maeda Y, Yamashita T, Hata Y, Kitada K, Yamamoto N
Netrin-4 regulates thalamocortical axon branching in an activity-dependent fashion
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111, 15226-31 (2014)

Inamata Y, Shirasaki R.
Dbx1 triggers crucial molecular programs required for midline crossing by midbrain commissural axons
Development 141, 1260-71 (2014)

Malyshevskaya O, Shiraishi Y, Kimura F, Yamamoto N
Role of electrical activity in horizontal axon growth in the developing cortex: a time-lapse study using optogenetic stimulation
PLoS One 8:e82954 (2013)

Granseth B, Fukushima Y, Sugo N, Lagnado L, Yamamoto N
Regulation of thalamocortical axon branching by BDNF and synaptic vesicle cycling
Frontiers in Neural Circuits doi: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00202 (2013)

Sato H, Fukutani Y, Yamamoto Y, Tatara E, Takemoto M, Shimamura K, Yamamoto N
Thalamus-derived molecules promote survival and dendritic growth of developing cortical neurons.
J Neurosci 32, 15388-402 (2012)

Hoshiko M, Arnoux I, Avignone E, Yamamoto N, Audinat E
Deficiency of the Microglial Receptor CX3CR1 Impairs Postnatal Functional Development of Thalamocortical Synapses in the Barrel Cortex.
J Neurosci 32, 15106-11 (2012)

Yamamoto N, Lopez-Bendito G
Shaping Brain connections through spontaenous neural activity
Eur J Neurosci 35, 1595-604 (2012)

Fukunishi A, Maruyama T, Zhao H, Tiwari M, Kang S, Kumanogoh A, Yamamoto N
The action of Semaphorin7A on thalamocortical axon branching
J Neurochem 118, 1008-15 (2011)

Zhao H, Maruyama T, Hattori Y, Sugo N, Takamatsu H, Kumanogoh A, Shirasaki R, Yamamoto N
A molecular mechanism that regulates medially oriented axonal growth of upper layer neurons in the developing neocortex
J Comp Neurol 519, 834-48 (2011)

Takemoto M, Hattori Y, Zhao H, Sato H, Tamada A, Sasaki S, Nakajima K, Yamamoto N
Laminar and Areal Expression of Unc5d and Its Role in Cortical Cell Survival
Cereb Cortex 21, 1925-1934 (2011)

Yamada A, Uesaka N, Hayano Y, Tabata T, Kano M, Yamamoto N
Role of pre- and postsynaptic activity in thalamocortical axon branching.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107, 7562-7567 (2010)

Sugo N, Oshiro H, Takemura M, Kobayashi T, Kohno Y, Uesaka N, Song W-J, Yamamoto N
Nucleocytoplasmic translocation of HDAC9 regulates gene expression and dendritic growth in developing cortical neurons.
Eur J Neurosci 31, 1521-1532 (2010)

Ohnami S, Endo M, Hirai S, Uesaka N, Hatanaka Y, Yamashita T, Yamamoto N
Role of RhoA in activity-dependent cortical axon branching.
J Neurosci 28, 9117-9121(2008)

Hayano Y, Yamamoto N
Activity-dependent thalamocortical axon branching.
Neuroscientist 14, 359-368 (2008)

Uesaka N, Nishiwaki M, Yamamoto N
Single cell electroporation method for axon tracing in cultured slices.
Dev Growth Differ 50, 475-477 (2008)

Maruyama T, Matsuura M, Suzuki K, Yamamoto N
Cooperative activity of multiple upper layer proteins for thalamocortical axon growth.
Dev Neurobiol 68, 317-31 (2008)

Yamamoto N, Maruyama T, Uesaka N, Hayano Y, Takemoto M, Yamada A
Molecular mechanisms of thalamocortical axon targeting.
Novartis Found Symp 288, 199-208; discussion 208-111, 276-181 (2007)

Uesaka N, Hayano Y, Yamada A, Yamamoto N
Interplay between Laminar Specificity and Activity-Dependent Mechanisms of Thalamocortical Axon Branching.
J Neurosci 27, 5215-5223 (2007)

Yoneshima H, Yamasaki S, Voelker CCJ, Molnar Z, Christophe E, Audinat E, Takemoto M, Nishiwaki M, Tsuji S, Fujita I, Yamamoto N
ER81 is expressed in a subpopulation of layer 5 neurons in rodent and primate neocortices.
Neuroscience 137, 401-412 (2006)

Uesaka N, Ruthazer ES, Yamamoto N
Activity-dependent regulation of cortical axon branching.
Neuroscientist 12, 102-106 (2006)

Sakumura Y, Tsukada Y, Yamamoto N, Ishii S
A model of molecular machinery for axon guidance based on crosstalk between Rho GTPases.
Biophysic J 89, 812-822 (2005)

Uesaka N, Hirai S, Maruyama T, Ruthazer ES, Yamamoto N
Activity-Dependence of Cortical Axon Branch Formation: A Morphological and Electrophysiological Study Using Organotypic Slice Cultures.
J Neurosci 25, 1-9 (2005)

Zhong Y, Takemoto M, Fukuda T, Hattori Y, Murakami F, Nakajima D, Nakayama M, Yamamoto N
Identification of the genes that are expressed in the upper layers of the neocortex.
Cereb Cortex 14, 1144-1152 (2004)

Hanamura K, Harada A, Katoh-Semba R, Murakami F, Yamamoto N
BDNF and NT-3 promote thalamocortical axon growth with distinct substrate and temporal dependency.
Eur J Neurosci 19, 1485-1493 (2004)

Takemoto M, Fukuda T, Murakami F, Tanaka H, Yamamoto N
Role of ephrin-B3 in the formation of region- and lamina-specific thalamocortical projections.
Eur J Neurosci 16, 1168-1172 (2002)

Yamamoto N
Cellular and molecular basis of axonal targeting in the formation of lamina-specific thalamocortical projections.
Neurosci Res 42. 167-173.

Yamamoto N, Inui K, Matsuyama Y, Harada A, Hanamura K, Murakami F Ruthazer ES, Rutishauser U, Seki T (2000)
Inhibitory mechanism by polysialic acid for lamina-specific branch formation of thalamocortical axons.
J Neurosci 20, 9145-9151 (2002)

Yamada K, Yamamoto N, Toyama K
Development of NMDA and non-NMDA receptor-mediated excitatory synaptic transmission in geniculocortical and corticocortical connections studied by organotypic coculture preparations.
Eur J Neurosci 12, 3854-3862 (2000)

Yamamoto N, Matsuyama Y, Harada A, Inui K, Murakami F, Hanamura K
Characterization of factors regulating lamina-specific growth of thalamocortical axon.
J Neurobiol 42, 56-68 (2000)

Yamamoto N, Higashi S, Toyama K
Stop and Branch behaviors of geniculocortical axons: A time-lapse study in organotypic cocultures.
J Neurosci 17, 3653-3663 (1997)

Yamamoto N, Toyama K
Repulsive and attractive mechanisms for the formation of corticofugal projections.
NeuroRep 6, 1517-1520 (1995)

Kurotani T, Yamamoto N, Toyama K
Development of neural connections between visual cortex and transplanted lateral geniculate nucleus in rats.
Develop. Brain Res 71, 151-168 (1993)

Yamamoto N, Yamada K, Kurotani T, Toyama K
Laminar specificity of extrinsic cortical connections studied in coculture preparations.
Neuron 9, 217-228 (1992)

Yamamoto N, Kurotani T, Toyama K
Neural connections between the lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex in vitro.
Science 245, 192-194 (1989)

Yamamoto N
Partial purification and characterization of a neurite outgrowth-promoting factor from chick heart-cell conditioned medium.
Neurosci Res
3, 540-554 (1986)

Bando T, Yamamoto N, Tsukahara N
Cortical neurons related to lens accommodation in posterior lateral suprasylvian area in cats.
J Neurophysiol 52, 879-891 (1984)