Ken Murata

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Affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesApplied Biological Chemistry, The University of Tokyo

Degree: 博士（農学）(東京大学)

Researcher number: 30749643
J-GLOBAL ID: 201801011831617926
researchmap Member ID: B000301173

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Apr, 2020 - Present

特任助教, 東京大学大学院農学生命科学研究科
Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2020

研究員, 農学生命科学研究科, 東京大学大学院

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A single vomeronasal receptor promotes intermale aggression through dedicated hypothalamic neurons

Takumi Itakura, Ken Murata, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kentaro K. Ishii, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazushige Touhara

Neuron, 110(15) 2455-2469.e8, Aug, 2022
Hemoglobin in the blood acts as a chemosensory signal via the mouse vomeronasal system

Takuya Osakada, Takayuki Abe, Takumi Itakura, Hiromi Mori, Kentaro K. Ishii, Ryo Eguchi, Ken Murata, Kosuke Saito, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, Hiroko Kimoto, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kazushige Touhara

Nature Communications, 13(1) 556-556, Feb, 2022
CUBIC-Cloud provides an integrative computational framework toward community-driven whole-mouse-brain mapping

Tomoyuki Mano, Ken Murata, Kazuhiro Kon, Chika Shimizu, Hiroaki Ono, Shoi Shi, Rikuhiro G. Yamada, Kazunari Miyamichi, Etsuo A. Susaki, Kazushige Touhara, Hiroki R. Ueda

Cell Reports Methods, 1(2) 100038-100038, Jun, 2021
Origin and Evolution of the Gene Family of Proteinaceous Pheromones, the Exocrine Gland-Secreting Peptides, in Rodents

Yoshihito Niimura, Mai Tsunoda, Sari Kato, Ken Murata, Taichi Yanagawa, Shunta Suzuki, Kazushige Touhara

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(2) 634-649, Jan 23, 2021
Contribution of individual olfactory receptors to odor-induced attractive or aversive behavior in mice

Nao Horio, Ken Murata, Keiichi Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Yoshihara, Kazushige Touhara

Nature Communications, 10(1), Dec, 2019
Hypothalamic neuronal circuits regulating hunger-induced taste modification

Ou Fu, Yuu Iwai, Masataka Narukawa, Ayako W. Ishikawa, Kentaro K. Ishii, Ken Murata, Yumiko Yoshimura, Kazushige Touhara, Takumi Misaka, Yasuhiko Minokoshi, Ken-ichiro Nakajima

Nature Communications, 10(1) 4560-4560, Dec, 2019
Identification of an Olfactory Signal Molecule that Activates the Central Regulator of Reproduction in Goats

Ken Murata, Shigeyuki Tamogami, Masamichi Itou, Yasutaka Ohkubo, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hidenori Watanabe, Hiroaki Okamura, Yukari Takeuchi, Yuji Mori

CURRENT BIOLOGY, 24(6) 681-686, Mar, 2014 Peer-reviewed
Central Administration of Neurokinin B Activates Kisspeptin/NKB Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus and Stimulates Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Ewes During the Non-Breeding Season

Kohei Sakamoto, Ken Murata, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Ken-ichi Yayou, Satoshi Ohkura, Yukari Takeuchi, Yuji Mori, Hiroaki Okamura

JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 58(6) 700-706, Dec, 2012 Peer-reviewed
Effects of Brief Exposure of Male Pheromone on Multiple-Unit Activity at Close Proximity to Kisspeptin Neurons in the Goat Arcuate Nucleus

Ken Murata, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Kohei Sakamoto, Tomomi Tanaka, Yukari Takeuchi, Yuji Mori, Hiroaki Okamura

JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 57(2) 197-202, Apr, 2011 Peer-reviewed
Male Effect Pheromone Tickles the Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Generator

H. Okamura, K. Murata, K. Sakamoto, Y. Wakabayashi, S. Ohkura, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Mori

JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 22(7) 825-832, Jul, 2010 Peer-reviewed
Neurokinin B and Dynorphin A in Kisspeptin Neurons of the Arcuate Nucleus Participate in Generation of Periodic Oscillation of Neural Activity Driving Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion in the Goat

Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Tomoaki Nakada, Ken Murata, Satoshi Ohkura, Kazutaka Mogi, Victor M. Navarro, Donald K. Clifton, Yuji Mori, Hiroko Tsukamura, Kei-Ichiro Maeda, Robert A. Steiner, Hiroaki Okamura

JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 30(8) 3124-3132, Feb, 2010 Peer-reviewed
Modulation of Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Generator Activity by the Pheromone in Small Ruminants

K. Murata, Y. Wakabayashi, M. Kitago, H. Ohara, H. Watanabe, S. Tamogami, Y. Warita, K. Yamagishi, M. Ichikawa, Y. Takeuchi, H. Okamura, Y. Mori

JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 21(4) 346-350, Apr, 2009 Peer-reviewed

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合成キスペプチンアゴニストがシバヤギのLH分泌におよぼす効果の解析

本間玲実, 若林嘉浩, 山村崇, 坂本光平, 村田健, 大蔵聡, 説田章平, 大石真也, 藤井信孝, 前多敬一郎, 岡村裕昭

J Reprod Dev, 56(Suppl Japanese Issue) J113, Aug 20, 2010
シバヤギ弓状核キスペプチンニューロン神経活動の制御におけるDynorphin Aの役割

大蔵聡, 若林嘉浩, 中田友明, 村田健, NAVARRO VM, 森裕司, 束村博子, 前多敬一郎, STEINER RA, 岡村裕昭

Journal of Reproduction and Development, 55(Supplement) J126, Aug 25, 2009
弓状核キスペプチンニューロン神経活動に対するNeurokinin Bの作用

若林嘉浩, 中田友明, 村田健, 大蔵聡, NAVARRO VM, 森裕司, 束村博子, 前多敬一郎, STEINER RA, 岡村裕昭

Journal of Reproduction and Development, 55(Supplement) J125, Aug 25, 2009

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