Publications

Maalouly, E., Yamazaki, R., Nishio, S., Nørskov, M., Kamaga, K., Komai, S., ... & Akao, K. I. (2023). Assessing the effect of dialogue on altruism toward future generations: A preliminary study. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5, 1129340. 

Jin, M., Matsumoto, S., Ayaki, T., Yamakado, H., Taguchi, T., Togawa, N., ... & Hirotsune, S. (2022). DOPAnization of tyrosine in α-synuclein by tyrosine hydroxylase leads to the formation of oligomers. Nature Communications, 13(1), 6880. 

Maruyama AT, Komai S. Auditory-induced response in the primary sensory cortex of rodents. Ghezzi D, editor. PLoS One. Public Library of Science; 2018;13: e0209266. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209266

V. Neergheen-Bhujun, A. T. Awan, Y. Baran, N. Bunnefeld, K. Chan, T. E. dela Cruz, D. Egamberdieva, S. Elsässer, M. V. Johnson, S. Komai, A. L. Konevega, J. H. Malone, P. Mason, R. Nguon, R. Piper, U. B. Shrestha, M. Pešić, and A. Kagansky, “Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health: Introducing the biodiversity to biomedicine consortium, a call to action,” J. Glob. Health, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2017.

Lissek T, Adams M, Adelman J, Ahissar E, Akaaboune M, Akil H, al'Absi M, Arain F, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Atasoy D, Avila J, Badawi A, Bading H, Baig AM, Baleriola J, Belmonte C, Bertocchi I, Betz H, Blakemore C, Blanke O, Boehm-Sturm P, Bonhoeffer T, Bonifazi P, Brose N, Campolongo P, Celikel T, Chang CC, Chang TY, Citri A, Cline HT, Cortes JM, Cullen K, Dean K, Delgado-Garcia JM, Desroches M, Disterhoft JF, Dowling JE, Draguhn A, El-Khamisy SF, El Manira A, Enam SA, Encinas JM, Erramuzpe A, Esteban JA, Fariñas I, Fischer E, Fukunaga I, Gabilondo I, Ganten D, Gidon A, Gomez-Esteban JC, Greengard P, Grinevich V, Gruart A, Guillemin R, Hariri AR, Hassan B, Häusser M, Hayashi Y, Hussain NK, Jabbar AA, Jaber M, Jahn R, Janahi EM, Kabbaj M, Kettenmann H, Kindt M, Knafo S, Köhr G, Komai S, Krugers H, Kuhn B, Ghazal NL, Larkum ME, London M, Lutz B, Matute C, Martinez-Millan L, Maroun M, McGaugh J, Moustafa AA, Nasim A, Nave KA, Neher E, Nikolich K, Outeiro T, Palmer LM, Penagarikano O, Perez-Otano I, Pfaff DW, Poucet B, Rahman AU, Ramos-Cabrer P, Rashidy-Pour A, Roberts RJ, Rodrigues S, Sanes JR, Schaefer AT, Segal M, Segev I, Shafqat S, Siddiqui NA, Soreq H, Soriano-García E, Spanagel R, Sprengel R, Stuart G, Südhof TC, Tønnesen J, Treviño M, Uthman BM, Venter JC, Verkhratsky A, Weiss C, Wiesel TN, Yaksi E, Yizhar O, Young LJ, Young P, Zawia NH, Zugaza JL, Hasan MT. (2017) Building Bridges through Science. Neuron. 96(4):730-735.

Yokota S., Suzuki Y., Hamami K., Harada A., and Komai S. (2017) Sex differences in avoidance behavior after perceiving potential risk in mice. Behav Brain Funct, 13 (1):9.

Arai M., Zhan B., Maruyama A., Matsui-Harada A., Horinouchi K., and Komai S. (2016) Enriched environment and Mash1 transfection affect neural stem cell differentiation after transplantation into the adult somatosensory cortex. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 373, 73-80.

Ueno H., Komai S., Terao K., Takao H., Shimokawa F., Kotera H., and Suzuki T. (2016). Development of a local light stimulation device integrated with micro electrode array. Mechanical Engineering Journal, Vol.3, ID:15-00570.

van Welie I., Roth A., Ho S.S.N., Komai S. and Hausser M. (2016). Conditional spike transmission mediated by electrical coupling ensures millisecond precision correlated activity among interneurons in vivo. Neuron. 90, 810–823

Okuyama F., and *Komai S. (2016). Mice can see subjective contours. Perception, 45(3):315-27.

Ahmad A., and Komai S. (2015). Metastasis: Other side of the coin. Front Oncol. 5:163.

Ahmad A., Ashraf A., and Komai S. (2015). Are developing countries prepared to face Ebola-like outbreaks? Virol Sin. 30(3):234-7.

Ahmad A., and Komai S. (2015). Geriatrics and Gerontology: Neglected Areas of Research in Most Developing Countries. J Am Geriatr Soc. 63(6):1283-4.

Ahmad A., and Komai S. (2015). Reducing the gap in neuroscience research between developed and developing countries. International Journal of Neuroscience. Eearly Online: 1-2.

Ahmad A., and Komai S. (2015). Malnutrition and neurologic problems among children in the developing world. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 22, 73-74.

Ahmad A., Ashraf A., and Komai S. (2015). Optogenetics applications for treating spinal cord injury. Asian Spine Journal. 9, 299-305.

Kongsmak, K., Pungpit, P., Kano, R.K. Komai, S., Piyawattanametha, W., and Phanraksa, O. (2013). Perceptions of Resarch Excellence in Thailand and Japan. STI Policy Review. 4, 113-135.

Harada A, Shiosaka S, Ishikawa Y, and *Komai S. (2008). Acute stress increases neuropsin mRNA expression in the mouse hippocampus through the glucocorticoid pathway. Neuroscience Letters, 436: 273-277.

Suto F., Tsuboi M., Kamiya H., Mizuno H., Kiyama Y., Komai S., Shimizu M., Sanbo M., Yagi T., Hiromi Y., Chédotal A., Mitchell K.J., Manabe T., Fujisawa H. (2007). Interactions between Plexin-A2, Plexin-A4, and Semaphorin 6A Control Lamina-Restricted Projection of Hippocampal Mossy Fibers. Neuron, 53: 535-547.

Cetin A., Komai S., Eliava M., Seeburg P.H., Osten P. (2006). Stereotaxic gene delivery in the rodent brain. Nature Protoc., 1: 3166-3173.

Komai, S., Licznerski P., Cetin A., Waters J., Denk W., Brecht M. and Osten P. (2006). Postsynaptic excitability is necessary for strengthening of cortical sensory responses during experience-dependent development. Nature Neurosci., 9: 1125-1133.

Komai, S., Denk, W., Osten, P., Brecht, M. and Margrie, T. (2006). Two-photon targeted patching in vivo. Nature Protoc., 1: 629 - 634.

Nakazawa, T.+, Komai, S. +, Watabe, A. M. +, Kiyama, Y., Fukaya, M., Arima-Yoshida, Y., Horai, R., Sudo, K., Ebine, K., Delawary, M., Goto, J., Umemori, H., Tezuka, T., Iwakura, Y., Watanabe, M., Yamamoto, T. and Manabe, T. (2006). NR2B tyrosine phosphorylation modulates fear learning as well as amygdaloid synaptic plasticity. EMBO J., 25: 2867-2877.

Niisato, K. +, Fujikawa, A. +, Komai, S. +, Shintani, T., Watanabe, E., Sakaguchi, G., Katsuura, G., Manabe, T., and Noda, M. (2005). Age-dependent enhancement of hippocampal long-term potentiation and impairment of spatial learning through the Rho-associated kinase pathway in protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type Zdeficient mice. J. Neurosci., 25: 1081-1088.

Dittgen, T., Nimmerjahn, A. +, Komai, S. +, Licznerski, P., Waters, J., Margrie, T. W., Helmchen, F., Denk, W., Brecht, M., and Osten, P. (2004). Lentivirus-based genetic manipulations of cortical neurons and their optical and electrophysiological monitoring in vivo. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 101: 18206-18211.

Ugawa, S., Ueda, T., Takahashi, E., Hirabayashi, Y., Yoneda, T., Komai, S., and Shimada, S. (2001). Cloning and functional expression of ASIC-beta2, a splice variant of ASIC-beta. Neuroreport, 12: 2865-2869.

Nakazawa, T., Komai, S., Tezuka, T., Hisatsune, C., Umemori, H., Semba, K., Mishina, M., Manabe, T., and Yamamoto, T. (2001). Characterization of Fyn-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation sites on GluR epsilon 2 (NR2B) subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. J. Biol. Chem., 276: 693-699.

Hashimoto, R., Nakamura, Y., Komai, S., Kashiwagi, Y., Matsumoto, N., Shiosaka, S., and Takeda, M. (2000). Phosphorylation of neurofilament-L during LTD. Neuroreport, 11:2739-2742.

Hashimoto, R., Nakamura, Y., Komai, S., Kashiwagi, Y., Tamura, K., Goto, T., Aimoto, S., Kaibuchi, K., Shiosaka, S., and Takeda, M. (2000). Site-specific phosphorylation of neurofilament-L is mediated by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in the apical dendrites during long-term potentiation. J Neurochem, 75: 373-382.

Komai, S., Matsuyama, T., Matsumoto, K., Kato, K., Kobayashi, M., Imamura, K., Yoshida, S., Ugawa, S., and Shiosaka, S. (2000).  Neuropsin regulates an early phase of schaffer-collateral long-term potentiation in the murine hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci: 12, 1479-1486.

Kobayashi, M., Imamura, K., Sugai, T., Onoda, N., Yamamoto, M., Komai, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2000). Selective suppression of horizontal propagation in rat visual cortex by norepinephrine. European Journal of Neuroscience, 12, 264–272. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00917.x