Cryptochrome genes are highly expressed in the ovary of the African clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis.

by Yoko Kubo, Takahiro Takeuchi, Keiko Okano, Toshiyuki Okano
Published 2010-01-01

Hypothalamic expression and moonlight-independent changes of Cry3 and Per4 implicate their roles in lunar clock oscillators of the lunar-responsive Goldlined spinefoot.

by Riko Toda, Keiko Okano, Yuki Takeuchi, Chihiro Yamauchi, Masato Fukushiro, Akihiro Takemura, Toshiyuki Okano
Published 2014-01-01

Rhodopsin in the Dark Hot Sea: Molecular Analysis of Rhodopsin in a Snailfish, Careproctus rhodomelas, Living near the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent.

by Rie Sakata, Ryo Kabutomori, Keiko Okano, Hiromasa Mitsui, Akihiro Takemura, Tetsuya Miwa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Okano
Published 2015-01-01

Lunar phase-dependent expression of cryptochrome and a photoperiodic mechanism for lunar phase-recognition in a reef fish, goldlined spinefoot.

by Masato Fukushiro, Takahiro Takeuchi, Yuki Takeuchi, Sung-Pyo Hur, Nozomi Sugama, Akihiro Takemura, Yoko Kubo, Keiko Okano, Toshiyuki Okano
Published 2011-01-01