☆　2003

1. Asada, M., Irie, K., Morimoto, K., Yamada, A., Ikeda, W., Takeuchi, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   ADIP, a novel afadin- and a-actinin-binding protein localized at cell-cell adherens junctions.
   J. Biol. Chem., 278, 4103-4111
   
   
2. Takekuni, K., Ikeda, W., Fujito, T., Morimoto, K., Takeuchi, M., Monden, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Direct binding of cell polarity protein PAR-3 to cell-cell adhesion molecule nectin at neuroepithelial cells of developing mouse.
   J. Biol. Chem., 278, 5497-5500
   
   
3. Ikeda, W., Kakunaga, S., Itoh, S., Shingai, T., Takekuni, K., Satoh, K., Inoue, Y., Hamaguchi, A., Morimoto, K., Takeuchi, M., Imai, T., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Tage4/nectin-like molecule-5 heterophilically trans-interacts with cell adhesion molecule nectin-3 and enhances cell migration.
   J. Biol. Chem., 278, 28167-28172
   
   
4. Shingai, T., Ikeda, W., Kakunaga, S., Morimoto, K., Takekuni, K., Itoh, S., Satoh, K., Takeuchi, M., Imai, T., Monden, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Implications of nectin-like molecule-2/IGSF4/RA175/SgIGSF/TSLC1/SynCAM1 in cell-cell adhesion and transmembrane protein localization in epithelial cells.
   J. Biol. Chem., 278, 35421-35427
   
   
5. Fukuhara, A., Shimizu, K., Kawakatsu, T., Fukuhara, T., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Involvement of nectin-activated Cdc42 small G protein in organization of adherens and tight junctions in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.
   J. Biol. Chem., 278, 51885-51893
   
   
6. Tanaka, Y., Nakanishi, H., Kakunaga, S., Okabe, N., Kawakatsu, T., Shimizu, K., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Role of nectin in formation of E-cadherin-based adherens junctions in keratinocytes Analysis with the N-cadherin dominant negative mutant.
   Mol. Biol. Cell, 14, 1597-1609
   
   
7. Toi, H., Fujimura-Kamada, K., Irie, K., Takai, Y., Todo, S., and Tanaka, K. (2003)
   She4p/Dim1p interacts with the motor domain of unconventional myosins in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
   Mol. Biol. Cell, 14, 2237-2249
   
   
8. Katata, T., Irie, K., Fukuhara, A., Kawakatsu, T., Yamada, A., Shimizu, K., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Involvement of nectin in the localization of IQGAP1 at the cell-cell adhesion sites through the actin cytoskeleton in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.
   Oncogene, 22, 2097-2109
   
   
9. Yasumi, M., Shimizu, K., Honda, T., Takeuchi, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
   Role of each immunoglobulin-like loop of nectin for its cell-cell adhesion activity.
   Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 302, 61-66
   
   
10. Honda, T., Shimizu, K., Fukuhara, A., Irie, K., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Regulation by nectin of the velocity of the formation of adherens junctions and tight junctions.
    Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 306, 104-109
    
    
11. Honda, T., Shimizu, K., Kawakatsu, T., Yasumi, M., Shingai, T., Fukuhara, A., Ozaki-Kuroda, K., Irie, K., Nakanishi, H., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Antagonistic and agonistic effects of an extracellular fragment of nectin on formation of E-cadherin-based cell-cell adhesion.
    Genes Cells, 8, 51-63
    
    
12. Honda, T., Shimizu, K., Kawakatsu, T., Fukuhara, A., Irie, K., Nakamura, T., Matsuda, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Cdc42 and Rac small G proteins activated by trans-interactions of nectins are involved in activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, but not in association of nectins and cadherin to form adherens junctions, in fibroblasts.
    Genes Cells, 8, 481-491
    
    
13. Kawabe, H., Sakisaka, T., Yasumi, M., Shingai, T., Izumi, G., Nagano, F., Deguchi-Tawarada, M., Takeuchi, M., Nakanishi, H., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    A novel Rabconnectin-3-binding protein that directly binds a GDP/GTP exchange protein for Rab3A small G protein implicated in Ca2+-dependent exocytosis of neurotransmitter.
    Genes Cells, 8, 537-846
    
    
14. Yamada, A., Irie, K., Deguchi-Tawarada, M., Ohtsuka, T., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Nectin-dependent localization of synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) at the puncta adherentia junctions formed between the mossy fibre terminals and the dendrites of pyramidal cells in the CA3 area of the mouse hippocampus.
    Genes Cells, 8, 985-994
    
    
15. Nakahara, H., Otani, T., Sasaki, T., Miura, Y., Takai, Y., and Kogo, M. (2003)
    Involvement of Cdc42 and Rac small G proteins in invadopodia formation of RPMI7951 cells.
    Genes Cells, 8, 1019-1027
    
    
16. Inagaki, M., Irie, K., Deguchi-Tawarada, M., Ikeda, W., Ohtsuka, T., Takeuchi, M., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Nectin-dependent localization of ZO-1 at puncta adhaerentia junctions between the mossy fiber terminals and the dendrites of the pyramidal cells in the CA3 area of adult mouse hippocampus.
    J. Comp. Neurol., 460, 514-524
    
    
17. Matsushima, H., Utani, A., Endo, H., Matsuura, H., Kakuta, M., Nakamura, Y., Matsuyoshi, N., Matsui, C., Nakanishi, H., Takai, Y., and Shinkai, H. (2003)
    The expression of nectin-1a in normal human skin and various skin tumours.
    Br. J. Dermatol., 148, 755-762
    
    
18. Mueller, S., Rosenquist, T.A., Takai, Y., Bronson, R.A., and Wimmer, E. (2003)
    Loss of nectin-2 at Sertoli-spermatid junctions leads to male infertility and correlates with severe spermatozoan head and midpiece malformation, impaired binding to the zona pellucida, and oocyte penetration.
    Biology of Reproduction, 69, 1330-1340
    
    
19. Takai, Y. Irie, K., Shimizu, K., Sakisaka, T., and Ikeda, W. (2003)
    Nectins and nectin-like molecules: Roles in cell adhesion, migration, and polarization.
    Cancer Science, 94, 655-667
    
    
20. Takai,Y., and Nakanishi, H. (2003)
    Nectin and afadin: Novel organizers of intercellular junctions.
    J. Cell Sci., 116, 17-27
    
    
21. Takai, Y., Shimizu, K., and Ohtsuka, T. (2003)
    The roles of cadherins and nectins in interneuronal synapse formation.
    Curr. Opin. Neurobiol., 13. 520-526
    
    
22. Shimizu, K., and Takai, Y. (2003)
    Roles of the intercellular adhesion molecule nectin in intracellular signaling.
    J. Biochem., 134, 631-636