Papers
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Modeling early stages of endoderm development in epiblast stem cell aggregates with supply of extracellular matrices.
Dev Growth Differ. 2020; 62(4):243-259. 
Endocardium differentiation through Sox17 expression in endocardium precursor cells regulates heart development in mice.
Saba R, Kitajima K, Rainbow L, Engert S, Uemura M, Ishida H, Kokkinopoulos I, Shintani Y, Miyagawa S, Kanai Y, Kanai-Azuma M, Koopman P, Meno C, Kenny J, Lickert H, Saga Y, Suzuki K, Sawa Y, Yashiro K.
Sci Rep. 2019; 9(1):11953.
ChIP-Atlas: a data-mining suite powered by full integration of public ChIP-seq data.
EMBO Rep. 2018; 19(12):e46255.
Loss of Fam60a, a Sin3a subunit, results in embryonic lethality and is associated with aberrant methylation at a subset of gene promoters.
Elife. 2018; 7:e36435.
Chd2 regulates chromatin for proper gene expression toward differentiation in mouse embryonic stem cells.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2017; 45(15):8758-8772.
Leukotriene B4 receptor type 2 (BLT2) enhances skin barrier function by regulating tight junction proteins.
FASEB J. 2016; 30(2):933-47.
Chd5 Regulates MuERV-L/MERVL Expression in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Via H3K27me3 Modification and Histone H3.1/H3.2.
J Cell Biochem. 2016; 117(3):780-92.
Hyperglycemia impairs left-right axis formation and thereby disturbs heart morphogenesis in mouse embryos.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015; 112(38):E5300-7.
The importance of being isomeric.
Clin Anat. 2015; 28(4):477-86.
SraTailor: graphical user interface software for processing and visualizing ChIP-seq data.
Genes Cells. 2014; 19(12):919-26.
Epiblast ground state is controlled by canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in the postimplantation mouse embryo and epiblast stem cells.
T. Sumi, S. Oki, K. Kitajima and C. Meno
PLoS One (2013) 8:5 e63378.
Wnt signaling regulates left-right axis formation in the node of mouse embryos.
K. Kitajima, S. Oki, Y. Ohkawa, T. Sumi and C. Meno
Dev Biol (2013) 380:2 222-32.
The dynamic right-to-left translocation of Cerl2 is involved in the regulation and termination of Nodal activity in the mouse node.
J. M. Inacio, S. Marques, T. Nakamura, K. Shinohara, C. Meno, H. Hamada and J. A. Belo
PLoS One (2013) 8:3 e60406.
Restriction of Wnt signaling in the dorsal otocyst determines semicircular canal formation in the mouse embryo.
T. Noda, S. Oki, K. Kitajima, T. Harada, S. Komune and C. Meno
Dev Biol (2012) 362:1 83-93.
DOCK180 is a Rac activator that regulates cardiovascular development by acting downstream of CXCR4.
F. Sanematsu, M. Hirashima, M. Laurin, R. Takii, A. Nishikimi, K. Kitajima, G. Ding, M. Noda, Y. Murata, Y. Tanaka, S. Masuko, T. Suda, C. Meno, J. F. Cote, T. Nagasawa and Y. Fukui
Circ Res (2010) 107:9 1102-5.
Dissecting the role of Fgf signaling during gastrulation and left-right axis formation in mouse embryos using chemical inhibitors.
S. Oki, K. Kitajima and C. Meno
Dev Dyn (2010) 239:6 1768-78.
Planar polarization of node cells determines the rotational axis of node cilia.
M. Hashimoto, K. Shinohara, J. Wang, S. Ikeuchi, S. Yoshiba, C. Meno, S. Nonaka, S. Takada, K. Hatta, A. Wynshaw-Boris and H. Hamada
Nat Cell Biol (2010) 12:2 170-6.
Antagonism between Smad1 and Smad2 signaling determines the site of distal visceral endoderm formation in the mouse embryo.
M. Yamamoto, H. Beppu, K. Takaoka, C. Meno, E. Li, K. Miyazono and H. Hamada
J Cell Biol (2009) 184:2 323-34.
Reversal of left-right asymmetry induced by aberrant Nodal signaling in the node of mouse embryos.
S. Oki, K. Kitajima, S. Marques, J. A. Belo, T. Yokoyama, H. Hamada and C. Meno
Development (2009) 136:23 3917-25.
The mouse embryo autonomously acquires anterior-posterior polarity at implantation.
K. Takaoka, M. Yamamoto, H. Shiratori, C. Meno, J. Rossant, Y. Saijoh and H. Hamada
Dev Cell (2006) 10:4 451-9.
Generation of robust left-right asymmetry in the mouse embryo requires a self-enhancement and lateral-inhibition system.
T. Nakamura, N. Mine, E. Nakaguchi, A. Mochizuki, M. Yamamoto, K. Yashiro, C. Meno and H. Hamada
Dev Cell (2006) 11:4 495-504.
Basement membrane fragility underlies embryonic lethality in fukutin-null mice.
H. Kurahashi, M. Taniguchi, C. Meno, Y. Taniguchi, S. Takeda, M. Horie, H. Otani and T. Toda
Neurobiol Dis (2005) 19:1-2 208-17.
Nodal antagonists regulate formation of the anteroposterior axis of the mouse embryo.
M. Yamamoto, Y. Saijoh, A. Perea-Gomez, W. Shawlot, R. R. Behringer, S. L. Ang, H. Hamada and C. Meno
Nature (2004) 428:6981 387-92.
Nodal signaling induces the midline barrier by activating Nodal expression in the lateral plate.
M. Yamamoto, N. Mine, K. Mochida, Y. Sakai, Y. Saijoh, C. Meno and H. Hamada
Development (2003) 130:9 1795-804.
Inhibition of Nodal signalling by Lefty mediated through interaction with common receptors and efficient diffusion.
R. Sakuma, Y. Ohnishi Yi, C. Meno, H. Fujii, H. Juan, J. Takeuchi, T. Ogura, E. Li, K. Miyazono and H. Hamada
Genes Cells (2002) 7:4 401-12.
Nodal antagonists in the anterior visceral endoderm prevent the formation of multiple primitive streaks.
A. Perea-Gomez, F. D. Vella, W. Shawlot, M. Oulad-Abdelghani, C. Chazaud, C. Meno, V. Pfister, L. Chen, E. Robertson, H. Hamada, R. R. Behringer and S. L. Ang
Dev Cell (2002) 3:5 745-56.
Establishment of vertebrate left-right asymmetry.
H. Hamada, C. Meno, D. Watanabe and Y. Saijoh
Nat Rev Genet (2002) 3:2 103-13.
The transcription factor FoxH1 (FAST) mediates Nodal signaling during anterior-posterior patterning and node formation in the mouse.
M. Yamamoto, C. Meno, Y. Sakai, H. Shiratori, K. Mochida, Y. Ikawa, Y. Saijoh and H. Hamada
Genes Dev (2001) 15:10 1242-56.
The retinoic acid-inactivating enzyme CYP26 is essential for establishing an uneven distribution of retinoic acid along the anterio-posterior axis within the mouse embryo.
Y. Sakai, C. Meno, H. Fujii, J. Nishino, H. Shiratori, Y. Saijoh, J. Rossant and H. Hamada
Genes Dev (2001) 15:2 213-25.
Diffusion of nodal signaling activity in the absence of the feedback inhibitor Lefty2.
C. Meno, J. Takeuchi, R. Sakuma, K. Koshiba-Takeuchi, S. Ohishi, Y. Saijoh, J. Miyazaki, P. ten Dijke, T. Ogura and H. Hamada
Dev Cell (2001) 1:1 127-38.
GFR alpha3, a component of the artemin receptor, is required for migration and survival of the superior cervical ganglion.
J. Nishino, K. Mochida, Y. Ohfuji, T. Shimazaki, C. Meno, S. Ohishi, Y. Matsuda, H. Fujii, Y. Saijoh and H. Hamada
Neuron (1999) 23:4 725-36.
Mouse Lefty2 and zebrafish antivin are feedback inhibitors of nodal signaling during vertebrate gastrulation.
C. Meno, K. Gritsman, S. Ohishi, Y. Ohfuji, E. Heckscher, K. Mochida, A. Shimono, H. Kondoh, W. S. Talbot, E. J. Robertson, A. F. Schier and H. Hamada
Mol Cell (1999) 4:3 287-98.
Pitx2, a bicoid-type homeobox gene, is involved in a lefty-signaling pathway in determination of left-right asymmetry.
H. Yoshioka, C. Meno, K. Koshiba, M. Sugihara, H. Itoh, Y. Ishimaru, T. Inoue, H. Ohuchi, E. V. Semina, J. C. Murray, H. Hamada and S. Noj
Cell (1998) 94:3 299-305.
lefty-1 is required for left-right determination as a regulator of lefty-2 and nodal.
C. Meno, A. Shimono, Y. Saijoh, K. Yashiro, K. Mochida, S. Ohishi, S. Noji, H. Kondoh and H. Hamada
Cell (1998) 94:3 287-97.
Two closely-related left-right asymmetrically expressed genes, lefty-1 and lefty-2: their distinct expression domains, chromosomal linkage and direct neuralizing activity in Xenopus embryos.
C. Meno, Y. Ito, Y. Saijoh, Y. Matsuda, K. Tashiro, S. Kuhara and H. Hamada
Genes Cells (1997) 2:8 513-24.
Identification of putative downstream genes of Oct-3, a pluripotent cell-specific transcription factor.
Y. Saijoh, H. Fujii, C. Meno, M. Sato, Y. Hirota, S. Nagamatsu, M. Ikeda and H. Hamada
Genes Cells (1996) 1:2 239-52.
Left-right asymmetric expression of the TGF beta-family member lefty in mouse embryos.
C. Meno, Y. Saijoh, H. Fujii, M. Ikeda, T. Yokoyama, M. Yokoyama, Y. Toyoda and H. Hamada
Nature (1996) 381:6578 151-5.
Synchronous sperm penetration of zona-free mouse eggs in vitro.
Y. Takahashi, C. Meno, E. Sato and Y. Toyoda
Biol Reprod (1995) 53:2 424-30.
