Our publications

1. K. Chikuni, M. Oe, K. Sasaki, M. Shibata, I. Nakajima, K. Ojima, S. Muroya.    Effects of muscle type on beef taste-traits assessed by an electric sensing system.    Journal of Animal Science, (in press).
   
   
2. M. Shibata, K. Matsumoto, M. Oe, M. Ohnishi-Kameyama, K. Ojima, I. Nakajima, S. Muroya, K. Chikuni.    Differential expression of the skeletal muscle proteome in grazed cattle.    Journal of Animal Science, 87, 2700- 2708 (2009).
   
   
3. S. Muroya, M. Oe, I. Nakjima, M. Shibata, K. Chikuni.    A non-destructive method to monitor changes in a troponin T peptide in beef drip with a monoclonal antibody.    Meat Science, 83, 155-166 (2009).
   
   
4. M. Oe, I. Nakajima, S. Muroya, M. Shibata, K. Chikuni.    Relationships between tropomyosin and myosin heavy chain isoforms in bovine skeletal muscle.    Animal Science Journal, 80, 193-197 (2009).
   
   
5. K. Sasaki, K. Chikuni, I. Nakajima, M. Oe, M. Motoyama, S. Muroya.    Changes in thiamin contents in porcine muscles and liver during growth.    Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 73, 177-179 (2009).
   
   
6. K. Chikuni, A. Horiuchi, H. Ide, M. Shibata, T. Hayashi, I. Nakajima, M. Oe, S. Muroya.    Nucleotide sequence polymorphisms of beta1-, beta2-, and beta3-adrenergic receptor genes on Jinhua, Meishan, Dyroc and Landrace pigs.    Animal Science Journal, 79, 665-672 (2008).
   
   
7. K.E. Neath, A.N. Del Barrio, R.M. Lapitan, J.R.V. Herrera, L.C. Cruz, T. Fujiwara, S. Muroya, K. Chikuni, M. Hirabayashi, Y. Kanai.    Protease activity higher in postmortem water buffalo meat than Brahman beef.    Meat Science, 77, 389-396 (2007).
   
   
8. Susumu Muroya, Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama, Mika Oe, Ikuyo Nakajima, Masahiro Shibata, Koichi Chikuni.    Double phosphorylation of the myosin regulatory light chain during rigor mortis of bovine longissimus muscle.    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55, 3998-4004 (2007).
   
   
9. Mika Oe, Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama, Ikuyo Nakajima, Susumu Muroya, Koichi Chikuni.    Muscle type specific expression of tropomyosin isoforms in bovine skeletal muscles.    Meat Science, 75, 558-563 (2007).
   
   
10. Kate Neath, Arnel Delbarrio, Rosalina Lapitan, Jesus Herrera, Libertado Cruz, Tsutomu Fujiwara, Susumu Muroya, Koichi Chikuni, Yukio Kanai.    Difference in tenderness and pH decline between water buffalo meat and beef.    Meat Science, 75, 499-505 (2007).
    
    
11. Susumu Muroya, Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama, Mika Oe, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni.    Postmortem changes in bovine troponin T isoforms on two- dimensional electrophoretic gel analyzed using mass spectrometry and western blotting: The limited fragmentation into basic polypeptides.    Meat Science, 75, 506-514 (2007).
    
    
12. Masahiro Shibata, Kazunori Matsumoto, Katsuhiro Aikawa, Takayuki Muramoto, Shinobu Fujiwara and Motoni Kadowaki.    Gene expression of myostatin during development and regeneration of skeletal muscle in Japanese Black Cattle.    Journal of Animal Science, 84, 2983-2989, (2006).
    
    
13. Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Mika Oe, Koichi Chikuni.    Difference in postmortem degradation pattern among troponin T isoforms expressed in bovine longissimus, diaphragm, and masseter muscles.    Meat Science, 72, 245-251 (2006).
    
    
14. Shin-ichi Kitamura, Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni, Toshihide Nishimura.    Amino acid sequences of porcine fast and slow troponin T isoforms.    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 70, 726-728 (2006).
    
    
15. Koichi Chikuni, Ikuyo Nakajima, Mika Oe, Susumu Muroya.    Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-¦Ã coactivator 1¦Á(PGC-1¦Á) expression and the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibers in porcine and bovine skeletal muscles.    Animal Science Journal, 76, 375-380 (2005).
    
    
16. Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Mika Oe, Koichi Chikuni.    Effect of phase limited inhibition of MyoD expression on the terminal differentiation of bovine myoblasts: No alteration of Myf5 of myogenin expression.    Development Growth and Differentiation, 47, 483-492 (2005).
    
    
17. Shin-ichi Kitamura, Susumu Muroya, Soichi Tanabe, Tomoyuki Okumura, Koichi Chikuni, Toshihide Nishimura.    Mechanism of production of troponin T fragments during postmortem aging of porcine muscle.    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53, 4178-4181 (2005).
    
    
18. Koichi Chikuni, Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima.    Absence of the functional myosin heavy chain 2b isoforms in equine skeletal muscles.    Zoological Science, 21, 589-596 (2004).
    
    
19. Koichi Chikuni, Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima.    Myosin heavy chain isoforms expressed in bovine skeletal muscles.    Meat Science, 67, 87-94 (2004).
    
    
20. Susumu Muroya, Shin-ichi Kitamura, Soichi Tanabe, Toshihide Nishimura, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni.    N-terminal amino acid sequences of troponin T fragments, including 30 kDa one, produced during postmortem aging of bovine longissimus muscle.    Meat Science, 67, 19-24 (2004).
    
    
21. Masahiro Shibata, Kazunaga Ohshima, Takatoshi Kojima, Takayuki Muramoto, Kazunori Matsumoto, Masanori Komatsu, Katsuhiro Aikawa, Shinobu Fujiwara, and Motoni Kadowaki.    Nucleotide sequence of myostatin gene and its developmental expression in skeletal muscles of Japanese Black Cattle.    Animal Science Journal, 74(5), 383-390, (2003).
    
    
22. Ikuyo Nakajima, Susumu Muroya, Koichi Chikuni.    Growth arrest by octanate is required for porcine preadipocyte differentiation.    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 30, 702-708 (2003).
    
    
23. Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni.    Amino acid sequences of multiple fast and slow troponin T isoforms expressed in adult bovine skeletal muscles.    Journal of Animal Science, 81, 1185-1192 (2003).
    
    
24. Ikuyo Nakajima, Susumu Muroya, Ro-ichi Tanabe, Koichi Chikuni.    Positive effect of collagen V and VI on triglyceride accumulation during differentiation in cultures of bovine intramuscular adipocytes.    Differentiation, 70, 84-91 (2002).
    
    
25. Ikuyo Nakajima, Susumu Muroya, Ro-ichi Tanabe, Koichi Chikuni.    Extracellular matrix development during differentiation into adipocytes with a unique increase in type V and VI collagen.    Biology of the Cell, 94, 197-203 (2002).
    
    
26. Koichi Chikuni, Ryo-ichi Tanabe, Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima.    Comparative sequence analysis of four myosin heavy chain isoforms expressed in porcine skeletal muscles: Sequencing and characterization of the porcine myosin heavy chain slow isoform.    Animal Science Journal, 73, 257-262 (2002).
    
    
27. Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni.    Relative expression of MyoD and Myf5 with myosin heavy chain isoform types in bovine adult skeletal muscles.    Zoological Science, 19,755-761 (2002).
    
    
28. Susumu Muroya, Ikuyo Nakajima, Koichi Chikuni.    Sequential expression of myogenic regulatory factors in bovine skeletal muscle and the satellite cell culture.    Animal Science Journal, 73, 375-381 (2002).