Personal information

Activities

Employment (1)

Osaka University: Osaka Toyonaka-shi Machikaneyamacho1-1, JP

2014-04-01 to present | Associate professor (Graduate School of Science)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai

Works (34)

A single-cell analysis of the molecular lineage of chordate embryogenesis

Science Advances
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2375-2548
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai

Wavy movements of epidermis monocilia drive the neurula rotation that determines left-right asymmetry in ascidian embryos.

Developmental biology
2018-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Yamada S; Tanaka Y; Imai KS; Saigou M; Onuma TA; Nishida H
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Wnt evolution and function shuffling in liberal and conservative chordate genomes.

Genome biology
2018-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Somorjai IML; Martí-Solans J; Diaz-Gracia M; Nishida H; Imai KS; Escrivà H; Cañestro C; Albalat R
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Ascidian Zic Genes.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology
2018-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Tfap2 and Sox1/2/3 cooperatively specify ectodermal fates in ascidian embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2016-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Hikawa H; Kobayashi K; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Antagonism between β-catenin and Gata.a sequentially segregates the germ layers of ascidian embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Hudson C; Oda-Ishii I; Yasuo H; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Genetic pathways for differentiation of the peripheral nervous system in ascidians.

Nature communications
2015-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Waki K; Imai KS; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene regulatory systems that control gene expression in the Ciona embryo.

Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences
2015-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Cis-acting transcriptional repression establishes a sharp boundary in chordate embryos.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
2012-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Daido Y; Kusakabe TG; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Genomic cis-regulatory networks in the early Ciona intestinalis embryo.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2010-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Kubo A; Suzuki N; Yuan X; Nakai K; Satoh N; Imai KS; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene-regulatory networks in the Ciona embryos.

Briefings in functional genomics & proteomics
2009-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Kubo A; Imai KS; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene regulatory networks underlying the compartmentalization of the Ciona central nervous system.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2008-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Stolfi A; Levine M; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene regulatory networks in the early ascidian embryo.

Biochimica et biophysica acta
2008-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Satoh N; Imai KS
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Regulatory blueprint for a chordate embryo.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
2006-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Levine M; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Three distinct lineages of mesenchymal cells in Ciona intestinalis embryos demonstrated by specific gene expression.

Developmental biology
2004-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Tokuoka M; Imai KS; Satou Y; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene expression profiles of transcription factors and signaling molecules in the ascidian embryo: towards a comprehensive understanding of gene networks.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2004-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Hino K; Yagi K; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

The ascidian Mesp gene specifies heart precursor cells.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2004-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

A Twist-like bHLH gene is a downstream factor of an endogenous FGF and determines mesenchymal fate in the ascidian embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2003-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Isolation and characterization of beta-catenin downstream genes in early embryos of the ascidian Ciona savignyi.

Differentiation; research in biological diversity
2003-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

A genomewide survey of developmentally relevant genes in Ciona intestinalis. I. Genes for bHLH transcription factors.

Development genes and evolution
2003-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS; Levine M; Kohara Y; Rokhsar D; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

A genomewide survey of developmentally relevant genes in Ciona intestinalis. V. Genes for receptor tyrosine kinase pathway and Notch signaling pathway.

Development genes and evolution
2003-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Sasakura Y; Yamada L; Imai KS; Satoh N; Degnan B
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Region specific gene expressions in the central nervous system of the ascidian embryo.

Gene expression patterns : GEP
2002-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Region specific gene expressions in the central nervous system of the ascidian embryo.

Mechanisms of development
2002-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

The draft genome of Ciona intestinalis: insights into chordate and vertebrate origins.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
2002-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Dehal P; Satou Y; Campbell RK; Chapman J; Degnan B; De Tomaso A; Davidson B; Di Gregorio A; Gelpke M; Goodstein DM et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Fgf genes in the basal chordate Ciona intestinalis.

Development genes and evolution
2002-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

An essential role of a FoxD gene in notochord induction in Ciona embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2002-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Multiple functions of a Zic-like gene in the differentiation of notochord, central nervous system and muscle in Ciona savignyi embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2002-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satou Y; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Early embryonic expression of FGF4/6/9 gene and its role in the induction of mesenchyme and notochord in Ciona savignyi embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2002-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai KS; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

macho-1-Related genes in Ciona embryos.

Development genes and evolution
2002-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Yagi K; Imai KS; Yamada L; Nishida H; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Early embryonic expression of a LIM-homeobox gene Cs-lhx3 is downstream of beta-catenin and responsible for the endoderm differentiation in Ciona savignyi embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2001-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Gene expression profiles in Ciona intestinalis tailbud embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2001-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Takatori N; Yamada L; Mochizuki Y; Hamaguchi M; Ishikawa H; Chiba S; Imai K; Kano S; Murakami SD et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Action of morpholinos in Ciona embryos.

Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)
2001-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Satou Y; Imai KS; Satoh N
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

(beta)-catenin mediates the specification of endoderm cells in ascidian embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England)
2000-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai K; Takada N; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central

Identification and characterization of maternally expressed genes with mRNAs that are segregated with the endoplasm of early ascidian embryos.

The International journal of developmental biology
1999-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Imai K; Satoh N; Satou Y
Source: Self-asserted source
Kaoru Imai via Europe PubMed Central