List of Selected Publications

1. Inoue, K., Kohda, T., Sugimoto, M.et al.:
   "Impeding Xist expression from the active X chromosome improves mouse somatic cell cloning."
   Science 330, 496-499(2010).
2. Honda, A., Hirose, M., Inoue, K., Hiura, H., Miki, H., Ogonuki, N., Sugimoto, M.Abe, K., Kanatsu-Shinohara, M., Kono, T., Shinohara, T. and Ogura, A.,:
   "Genetic variation of melatonin productivity in laboratory mice under domestication."
   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA 107, 6412-6417 (2010).
3. Kasahara, T., Abe, K., Mekada, K., Yoshiki, A., Kato, T.:
   "The X-linked imprinted gene family Fthl17 shows predominantly female expression following the two-cell stage in mouse embryos."
   Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Feb.25. [Epub ahead of print]
4. Cao L, Shitara H, Sugimoto M, Hayashi J, Abe K, Yonekawa H.:
   "New evidence confirms that the mitochondrial bottleneck is generated without reduction of mitochondrial DNA content in early primordial germ cells of mice."
   PLoS Genetics 5, e1000756. (2009).
5. Tomida S, Mamiya T, Sakamaki H, Miura M, Aosaki T,Masuda M, Niwa M, Kameyama T, Kobayashi J, Iwaki Y, Imai S, Ishikawa A, Abe K, Yoshimura T, Nabeshima T and Ebihara S.:
   "Usp46 is a quantitative trait gene regulating mouse immobile behavior in the tail suspension and forced swimming tests"
   Nature Genetics 41, 688-695 (2009)
6. Mise, N., Fuchikami, T., Sugimoto, M., Kobayakawa, S., Ike, F., Ogawa, T., Tada, T., Kanaya, S., Noce, T.Abe, K.:
   "Differences and similarities in the developmental status of embryo-derived stem cells and primordial germ cells revealed by global expression profiling."
   Genes to Cells 13, 863-877 (2008).
7. Sugimoto, M. and Abe, K.:
   "X chromosome reactivation initiates in nascent primordial germ cells in mice."
   PLoS Genetics 3, e116 (2007).
8. Kobayakawa, S., Miike, K., Nakao, M. and Abe, K.:
   "Dynamic Changes in the Epigenomic State and Nuclear Organization of Differentiating Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells."
   Genes to Cells 12, 447-460 (2007).
9. Cao, L., Shitara, H., Horii, T., Nagao, Y., Imai, H., Abe, K., Hara, T., Hayashi, J.-I., Yonekawa, H.:
   "Generation of the mitochondrial bottleneck without the reduction of mtDNA content in mouse female germ cells"
   Nature Genetics 39, 386-390 (2007).
10. Kobayashi, S., Isotani, A., Mise, N., Yamamoto, M., Fujihara, Y., Kaseda, K., Nakanishi, T., Ikawa, M., Hamada, H., Abe, K. and Okabe, M.:
    "Comparison of gene expression in male and female mouse blastocysts revealed imprinting of the X-linked gene, Rhox5/Pem, at preimplantation stages."
    Current Biology 16, 166-172 (2006).

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