2011/04 - * Associate Professor, Applied Biological Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University
2012/04 - 9999/99 Associate Professor
Field of Specialization
Animal production science, Integrative animal science, Developmental biology
Awards
日本畜産学会奨励賞 (2012/03)
Research Topics and Results
Attenuation of endoplasmic reticulum stress improves in vitro growth and subsequent maturation of bovine oocytes 2024/10
Antioxidant sericin averts the disruption of oocyte-follicular
cell communication triggered by oxidative stress 2024/02
The strong anti-hyaluronidase effect of ellagic acid markedly decreases
polyspermy during in vitro fertilization, resulting in sustainment of the
developmental potency in porcine oocytes 2024/02
Antifreeze protein type III addition to freezing extender comprehensively improves post-thaw sperm properties in Okinawan native Agu pig 2023/04
Addition of l-carnitine to the freezing extender improves post-thaw sperm quality of Okinawan native Agu pig 2022/08
Effect of E-64 supplementation during in vitro maturation on the developmental competence of bovine OPU-derived oocytes 2022/02
Epigenetic analysis of bovine parthenogenetic embryonic fibroblasts 2017/08
Comparing spatial expression dynamics of bovine blastocyst under three different
procedures: in-vivo, in-vitro derived, and somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos 2015/11
Heat stress during in vitro fertilization decreases fertilization success by disrupting anti-polyspermy systems of the oocytes 2015/01
Cathepsin B activity has a crucial role in the developmental competence of bovine COCs exposed to heat-shock during in vitro maturation. 2013/10
Transcriptional wiring for establishing cell lineage specification at the blastocyst stage in cattle. 2013/06
Improvement of the post-thaw qualities of Okinawan native Agu pig spermatozoa frozen in an extender supplemented with anti-apoptotic PTD-FNK protein. 2012/10
Effect of summer heat environment on body temperature, estrous cycles and blood antioxidant levels in Japanese Black cow 2012/05
DNA methylation analysis on satellite I region in blastocysts obtained from somatic cell cloned cattle. 2011/08
Effects of downregulating DNA methyltransferase 1 mRNA by RNA interference on DNA methylation status of satellite I region and in vitro development of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. 2011/07
Intracellular cathepsin B activity is inversely correlated with the quality and developmental competence of bovine preimplantation embryos. 2010/12
Anomalous oxygen consumption in porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. 2010/08
Cathepsin B activity is related to the quality of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes and its inhibition can improve their developmental competence. 2010/05
Early metaphase II oocytes treated with dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate provide suitable recipient cytoplasm for the production of miniature pig somatic cell cloned embryos. 2010/02
Gene Silencing of DNA Methyltransferases by RNA Interference in Bovine Fibroblast Cells. 2010/02
Acetylation Level of Histone H3 in Early Embryonic Stages Affects Subsequent Development of Miniature Pig Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos. 2009/12
Difference in sensitivity to culture condition between in vitro fertilized and somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos in pigs. 2009/06
Birth of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-cloned miniature piglet following co-transfer of parthenogenetic embryos. 2009/03
Heat shock-derived reactive oxygen species induce embryonic mortality in in vitro early stage bovine embryos. 2008/09
Production of viable cloned miniature pig embryos using oocytes derived from domestic pig ovaries. 2008/06
Effect of cytochalasins B and D on the developmental competence of somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos in miniature pigs. 2008/05
Induction of estrus in pubertal miniature gilts. 2008/01
Effect of activation treatments on actin filament distribution and in vitro development of miniature pig somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. 2007/08
Caffeine promotes premature chromosome condensation formation and in vitro development in porcine reconstructed embryos via a high level of maturation promoting factor activity during nuclear transfer. 2005/09
Original Articles
Attenuation of endoplasmic reticulum stress improves in vitro growth and subsequent maturation of bovine oocytes; 2024/10 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 228, 54-63 AUTHOR; Md Nuronnabi Islam, Fumio Ebara, Kokoro Kawasaki, Toshihiro Konno, Hideki Tatemoto, Ken-Ichi Yamanaka
Antioxidant sericin averts the disruption of oocyte-follicular
cell communication triggered by oxidative stress; 2024/02 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Molecular Human Reproduction, 30, 2, gaae001 AUTHOR; Khatun Hafiza, Ken-ichi Yamanaka, Satoshi Sugimura
The strong anti-hyaluronidase effect of ellagic acid markedly decreases
polyspermy during in vitro fertilization, resulting in sustainment of the
developmental potency in porcine oocytes; 2024/02 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 215, 95-102 AUTHOR; Kawasaki K, Hirai M, Ishiki Y, Nagahama A, Konno T, Yamanaka K, Tatemoto H
Antifreeze protein type III addition to freezing extender comprehensively improves post-thaw sperm properties in Okinawan native Agu pig; 2023/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Reproduction Science, 252, 107232 AUTHOR; Masuda Y, Kheawkanha T, Nagahama A, Kawasaki K, Konno T, Yamanaka K, Tatemoto H
Addition of l-carnitine to the freezing extender improves post-thaw sperm quality of Okinawan native Agu pig; 2022/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 188, 1-7 AUTHOR; Hideki Tatemoto, Naoto Osokoshi, Moe Hirai,
Yusuke Matsuda, Toshihiro Konno, Kenichi Yamanaka
Effect of E-64 supplementation during in vitro maturation on the developmental competence of bovine OPU-derived oocytes; 2022/02 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Genes, 13, 324 AUTHOR; Ahmed Z. Balboula, Mansour Aboelenain, Miki Sakatani, Ken-Ichi Yamanaka, Hanako Bai, Takahiro Shirozu, Manabu Kawahara, Abd Elraouf O. Hegab, Samy M. Zaabel, Masashi Takahashi
Gene expression of bovine endometrial epithelial cells cultured in matrigel; 2021/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Cell and Tissue Research, 385, 1, 265-275 AUTHOR; Daichi Nishino, Ai Kotake, Chi Sun Yun, Al‑Nur Md. Iftekhar Rahman, Mohamed El‑Sharawy, Ken‑ichi Yamanaka,
M. A. M. Yahia Khandoker, Nobuhiko Yamauchi
Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress on developmental competency
and cryo-tolerance in bovine embryos; 2020/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 142, 131-137 AUTHOR; Hafiza Khatun, Yusuke Ihara, Kota Takakura, Junki Egashira,Yasuhiko Wada, Toshihiro Konno, Hideki Tatemoto, Ken-ichi Yamanaka
Bovine sperm selection procedure prior to cryopreservation for improvement of post-thawed semen quality and fertility; 2019/11 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 10, 91 AUTHOR; Maria Portia B. Nagata, Junki Egashira, Naoto Katafuchi, Kenji Endo, Kazuko Ogata, Kenichi Yamanaka, Tadayuki Yamanouchi, Hideo Matsuda, Yutaka Hashiyada, Kenichi Yamashita
Efficient in vitro embryo production using in vivo-matured
oocytes from superstimulated Japanese Black cows; 2019/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; The Journal of Reproduction and Development, 65, 2, 183-190 AUTHOR; Junki Egashira, Yusuke Ihara, Hafiza Khatun, Yasuhiko Wada, Toshihiro Konno,
Hideki Tatemoto, Ken-ichi Yamanaka
Normal DNA methylation status in sperm from a somatic cell cloned bull and their fertilized embryos; 2018/10 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Science Journal, 89, 10, 1406-1414 AUTHOR; Ken-ichi Yamanaka, Kyoko Yamashita, Hafiza Khatun, Yasuhiko Wada, Hideki Tatemoto, Miki Sakatani, Naoki Takenouchi, Masashi Takahashi, Shinya Watanabe
Simple separation of good quality bovine oocytes by using a microfluidic device; 2018/09 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Scientific Reports, 8, 14273 AUTHOR; Wataru Iwasaki, Kenichi Yamanaka, Daisuke Sugiyama, Yuki Teshima, Maria Portia Briones-Nagata, Masatoshi Maeki, Kenichi Yamashita, Masashi Takahashi, Masaya Miyazaki
Heat-shock-induced cathepsin B activity during IVF and culture compromises the developmental competence of bovine embryos; 2018/07 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 114, 293-300 AUTHOR; Ken-ichi Yamanaka, Hafiza Khatun, Junki Egashira, AhmedZ Balboula, Hideki Tatemoto, Miki Sakatani, Naoki Takenouchi, Yasuhiko
Wada, Masashi Takahashi
Live births from artificial insemination of microfluidic-sorted bovine spermatozoa characterized by trajectories correlated with fertility; 2018/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115, 14, 3087-3096 AUTHOR; Maria Portia B. Nagata, Kenji Endo, Kazuko Ogata, Kenichi Yamanaka, Junki Egashira, Naoto Katafuchi, Tadayuki Yamanouchi, Hideo Matsuda, Yuki Goto, Miki Sakatani, Takuo Hojo, Hirofumi Nishizono, Kenji Yotsushima, Naoki Takenouchi, Yutaka Hashiyada, Kenichi Yamashita
Different thermotolerance in in-vitro-produced embryos derived from different maternal and paternal genetic backgrounds; 2017/12 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Science Journal, 88, 12, 1934-1942 AUTHOR; M Sakatani, K Yamanaka, AZ Balboula, M Takahishi
Comparing spatial expression dynamics of bovine blastocyst under three different
procedures: in-vivo, in-vitro derived, and somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos; 2015/11 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, 63, 4, 159-171 AUTHOR; Nagatomo H, Akizawa H, Sada A, Kishi Y, Yamanaka K, Takuma T, Sasaki K, Yamauchi N, Yanagawa Y, Nagano M, Kono T, Takahashi M, Kawahara M
Generation of aminoterminally truncated, stable types of bioactive bovine and porcine fibroblast growth factor 4 in Escherichia coli; 2015/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 62, 2, 164-172 AUTHOR; Sugawara S, Ito T, Sato S, Sato Y, Sasaki A, Fukuda T, Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Takahashi M, Kobayashi M
Heat stress during in vitro fertilization decreases fertilization success by disrupting anti-polyspermy systems of the oocytes; 2015/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Molecular Reproduction and Development, 82, 1, 36-47 AUTHOR; Sakatani M, Yamanaka K, Balboula AZ, Takenouchi N, Takahashi M
Relationship between production traits and DNA markers on chromosome Z in the 5th generarion of selection program of Silky fowl; 2014/09 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Warm Regional Society of Animal Science, 57, 2, 115-122 AUTHOR; Rahman MD, Nishiyama Y, Yamanaka K, Anann K, Wada Y
Simple density-based particle separation in a microfluidic chip.; 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Anatical Methods, 6, 1, 308-311 AUTHOR; Sugiyama D, Teshima Y, Yamanaka K, Briones-Nagata M, Maeki M, Yamashita K, Takahashi M, Miyazaki M
Expression and Regulation of Foxa2 in the Rat Uterus during Early Pregnancy; 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development AUTHOR; Yamagami K, Yamauchi N, Kubota K, Nishimura S, Chowdhury V, Yamanaka K, Takahashi M, Tabata S, Hattori M
Cathepsin B activity has a crucial role in the developmental competence of bovine COCs exposed to heat-shock during in vitro maturation.; 2013/10 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Reproduction, 146, 4, 407-417 AUTHOR; Balboula AZ, Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Kawahara M, Hegab AE, Zaabel S, Takahashi M
Transcriptional wiring for establishing cell lineage specification at the blastocyst stage in cattle.; 2013/06 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Biology of Reproduction, 88, 6, 1-10 AUTHOR; Nagatomo H, Kagawa S, Kishi Y, Takuma T, Sada A, Yamanaka K, Abe Y, Wada Y, Takahashi M, Kono T, Kawahara M
Production of bioactive bovine fibroblast growth factor 4 in E. coli.; 2013/03 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Sciecnce Journal, 84, 3, 275-280 AUTHOR; Sugawara S, Ito T, Sato S, Yokoo M, Mori Y, Kasuga K, Kojima I, Fukuda T, Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Takahashi M, Kobayashi M
Improvement of the post-thaw qualities of Okinawan native Agu pig spermatozoa frozen in an extender supplemented with anti-apoptotic PTD-FNK protein.; 2012/10 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Theriogenology, 78, 7, 1446-1455 AUTHOR; Shimokawa K, Oshiro R, Yamanaka K, Ashizawa K, Ohta S, Tatemoto H.
Effect of summer heat environment on body temperature, estrous cycles and blood antioxidant levels in Japanese Black cow; 2012/05 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Scicence Journal, 83, 5, 394-402 AUTHOR; Sakatani M, Balboula A, Yamanaka K, Takahashi M
DNA methylation analysis on satellite I region in blastocysts obtained from somatic cell cloned cattle.; 2011/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Science Journal, 82, 4, 523-530 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Kaneda M, Inaba Y, Saito K, Kubota K, Sakatani M, Sugimura S, Imai K, Watanabe S, Takahashi M.
Effects of downregulating DNA methyltransferase 1 mRNA by RNA interference on DNA methylation status of satellite I region and in vitro development of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos.; 2011/07 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 57, 3, 393-402 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Balboula AZ, Sawai K, Takahashi M.
Intracellular cathepsin B activity is inversely correlated with the quality and developmental competence of bovine preimplantation embryos.; 2010/12 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Molecular Reproduction and Development, 77, 12, 1031-1039 AUTHOR; Balboula AZ, Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Hegab AE, Zaabel S, Takahashi M.
Anomalous oxygen consumption in porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos.; 2010/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Cellular Reprogramming, 12, 4, 463-474 AUTHOR; Sugimura S, Yokoo M, Yamanaka K, Kawahara M, Moriyasu S, Wakai T, Nagai T, Abe H, Sato E.
Cathepsin B activity is related to the quality of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes and its inhibition can improve their developmental competence.; 2010/05 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Molecular Reproduction and Development, 77, 5, 439-448 AUTHOR; Balboula AZ, Yamanaka K, Sakatani M, Hegab AE, Zaabel S, Takahashi M.
Steroidal regulation of Ihh and Gli1 expression in the rat uterus.; 2010/05 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Cell and Tissue Research, 340, 2, 389-395 AUTHOR; Kubota K, Yamauchi N, Yamagami K, Nishimura S, Goubaru T, Yamanaka K, Woods C, Soh T, Takahashi M, Hattori MA.
Early metaphase II oocytes treated with dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate provide suitable recipient cytoplasm for the production of miniature pig somatic cell cloned embryos.; 2010/02 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Science Journal, 81, 1, 48-57 AUTHOR; Sugimura S, Yamanaka K, Wakai T, Kawahara M, Sato E.
Gene Silencing of DNA Methyltransferases by RNA Interference in Bovine Fibroblast Cells.; 2010/02 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 56, 1, 60-67 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Balboula AZ, Sakatani M, Takahashi M.
Acetylation Level of Histone H3 in Early Embryonic Stages Affects Subsequent Development of Miniature Pig Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos.; 2009/12 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 55, 6, 638-644 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Sugimura S, Wakai T, Kawahara M, Sato E.
Difference in sensitivity to culture condition between in vitro fertilized and somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos in pigs.; 2009/06 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 55, 3, 299-304 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Sugimura S, Wakai T, Kawahara M, Sato E.
Birth of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-cloned miniature piglet following co-transfer of parthenogenetic embryos.; 2009/03 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research, 59, 3, 51-61 AUTHOR; Sugimura S, Yamanaka K, Wakai T, Kawahara M, Tanaka H, Kobayashi J, Kobayashi E, Sato E.
Heat shock-derived reactive oxygen species induce embryonic mortality in in vitro early stage bovine embryos.; 2008/09 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 54, 6, 496-501 AUTHOR; Sakatani M, Yamanaka K, Kobayashi S, Takahashi M.
Production of viable cloned miniature pig embryos using oocytes derived from domestic pig ovaries.; 2008/06 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Cloning and Stem Cells, 10, 2, 249-262 AUTHOR; Wakai T, Sugimura S, Yamanaka K, Kawahara M, Sasada H, Tanaka H, Ando A, Kobayashi E, Sato E.
Effect of cytochalasins B and D on the developmental competence of somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos in miniature pigs.; 2008/05 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Zygote, 16, 2, 153-159 AUTHOR; Sugimura S, Kawahara M, Wakai T, Yamanaka K, Sasada H, Sato E.
Induction of estrus in pubertal miniature gilts.; 2008/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Animal Reproduction Science, 103, 193-198 AUTHOR; Wakai T, Tanaka H, Yamanaka K, Sugimura S, Sasada H, Kawahara M, Kobayashi E, Sato E.
Effect of activation treatments on actin filament distribution and in vitro development of miniature pig somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos.; 2007/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Journal of Reproduction and Development, 53, 4, 791-800 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Sugimura S, Wakai T, Shoji T, Kobayashi J, Sasada H, Sato E.
Morphological aspects of porcine embryos reconstructed by somatic cell nuclear transfer; 2007/04 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Morphology, 2, 1, 23-27 AUTHOR; Wakai T, Kawahara M, Yamanaka K, Hoshino Y, Tomioka I, Sugimura S, Sugawara A, Sato E
Caffeine promotes premature chromosome condensation formation and in vitro development in porcine reconstructed embryos via a high level of maturation promoting factor activity during nuclear transfer.; 2005/09 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Reproduction, 130, 3, 351-357 AUTHOR; Kawahara M, Wakai T, Yamanaka K, Kobayashi J, Sugimura S, Shimizu T, Matsumoto H, Kim JH, Sasada H, Sato E.
Material, Commentary, Editorials, Research Report, A Comprehensive Journal Articles
ER stress inhibitor supports in vitro growth and maturation of bovine oocytes; 2024/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 50th Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society AUTHOR; Md Nuronnabi Islam, M. Moniruzzaman, Ken-ichi Yamanaka
Effect of polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes on the vitrification of bovine oocytes; 2020/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 46th International Embryo Technology Society AUTHOR; Yusuke Ihara, Kota Takakura, Yasuhiko Wada, Hidehisa Kawahara, Ken-ichi Yamanaka
Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress during in vitro maturation improves the developmental competence of bovine COCs; 2020/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 46th International Embryo Technology Society AUTHOR; Hafiza Khatun, Yusuke Ihara, Kota Takakura, Yasuhiko Wada, Ken-ichi Yamanaka
Efficient in vitro embryo production system using in vivo matured oocytes from superstimulated Japanese black cows; 2019/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 45th International Embryo Technology Society AUTHOR;
Inhibition of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Improves Developmental Competency and Cryotolerance of Bovine Blastocysts Produced In Vitro; 2018/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 18th Asian Australasian Animal Production Congress AUTHOR; Khatun Hafiza, Yasuhiko Wada, Kenichi Yamanaka
Relationship between production traits and DNA markers on chromosome Z in the 5th generarion of selection program of Silky fowl; 2013/10 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; AUTHOR; Rahman MD. M, Nishiyama Y, Yamanaka K, Anann K, Wada Y
Effect of RNAi mediated knockdown of Xist on preimplantation and full-term development of bovine cloned embryos.; 2013/07 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; the Society for the Study of Reproduction AUTHOR; Sawai K, Sakurai N, Inoue K, Fujii T, Hirayama H, Kageyama S, Hashizume T, Yamanaka K, Takahashi M, Ogura A
Density-based particle separation using a microfluidic device; 2012/12 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; European Conference on Microfluidics AUTHOR; Sugiyama D, Teshima Y, Briones-Nagata MP, Yamanaka K, Takahashi M, Miyazaki M
Design of microfluidic device for cell sorting and separation of model particles; 2012/06 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems AUTHOR; Sugiyama D, Teshima Y, Maeki M, Yamanaka K, Takahashi M, Miyazaki M, Maeda H
Cryopreservation and in vitro maturation of germinal vesicle stage oocytes of animals for application in assisted reproductive technology.; 2007/08 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 6, 61-68 AUTHOR; Yamanaka K, Aono N, Yoshida H, Sato E.
Molecular Basis of Meiotic Maturation and Apoptosis of Oocytes, Sperm-Oocyte Interactions and Early Cleavage of Embryos in Mice, Role of Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Mos, Fas-Fas Ligand, Integrin-α6 and MAP Kinase.; 2005/07 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; YAKHTEH Medical Journal, 7, 2, 98-114 AUTHOR; Hoshino Y, Yamanaka K, Tomioka I, Fukunaga N, Abbasi M, Sato E.
Invited Lecture, Special Lecture
Age-dependent changed in DNA methylation levels of spermatozoa and the relationship to their motility and fertility in Japanese Black bulls; 2024/01 ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.; 50th Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society AUTHOR; Masaya Iwamoto, Kazuki Ohta, Md Nuronnabi Islam, Ken-ichi Yamanaka