Expression of UV-sensitive parapinopsin in the iguana parietal eyes and its implication in UV-sensitivity in vertebrate pineal-related organs.

by Seiji Wada, Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2012-01-01

β-arrestin functionally regulates the non-bleaching pigment parapinopsin in lamprey pineal.

by Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Yoshinori Shichida, Tadashi Oishi, Satoshi Tamotsu, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2011-01-01

Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates.

by Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Seiji Wada, Hisao Tsukamoto, Takashi Nagata, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2015-01-01

Insights into the evolutionary origin of the pineal color discrimination mechanism from the river lamprey

by Seiji Wada, Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Tomohiro Sugihara, Satoshi Tamotsu, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2021-09-01

Functional identification of an opsin kinase underlying inactivation of the pineal bistable opsin parapinopsin in zebrafish

by Baoguo Shen, Seiji Wada, Haruka Nishioka, Takashi Nagata, Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2021-02-01

Distribution of mammalian-like melanopsin in cyclostome retinas exhibiting a different extent of visual functions.

by Lanfang Sun, Emi Kawano-Yamashita, Takashi Nagata, Hisao Tsukamoto, Yuji Furutani, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita
Published 2014-01-01