
Associate Professor,
Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Center for Molecular Oncology
The Cancer Research Center
Committee on Cancer Biology
Committee on Developmental Biology
Committee on Cellular and Molecular Physiology
D.D.S. Osaka University, 1984
Ph.D. Osaka University, 1988
929 East 57th Street,
GCIS-W428
Chicago, IL 60637
Lab: GCIS-W309N
Voice: 773/ 834.1258 (office)
Voice: 773/ 834.1259 (lab)
Fax: 773/ 702.4476
Website: http://web.mac.com/aimamoto2/
Akira Imamoto, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Research / References / Lab Website
Guris, D. L., Duester, G. Papaioannou, V. E., and Imamoto, A. (2006). "Dose-dependent interaction of Tbx1 and Crkl and locally aberrant RA signaling in a model of del22q11 syndrome." Dev Cell 10: 81-92. [PubMed]
Moon, A. M., Guris, D. L., Seo, J.-H., Li, L., Talbot, A., Hammond, J., and Imamoto, A. (2006). "Crkl deficiency disrupts Fgf8 signaling in a mouse model of 22q11 deletion syndrome." Dev Cell 10: 71-80. [PubMed]
Ballif, B. A., Arnaud, L., Arthur, W. T., Guris, D. L., Imamoto, A., and Cooper, J. A. (2004). "Activation of a Dab1/CrkL/C3G/Rap1 pathway in Reelin-stimulated neurons." Curr Biol 14: 606-610. [PubMed]
Duan, L. J., Imamoto, A., and Fong, G. H. (2004). "Dual roles of the C-terminal Src kinase (Csk) during developmental vascularization." Blood 103: 1370-1372. [PubMed]
Li, L., Guris, D. L., Okura, M. and Imamoto, A. (2003). "Translocation of CrkL to focal adhesions mediates integrin-induced migration downstream of Src family kinases." Mol Cell Biol 23: 2883-92. [PubMed]
Li, L., Okura, M. and Imamoto, A. (2002). "Focal adhesions require catalytic activity of Src family kinases to mediate integrin-matrix adhesion." Mol Cell Biol 22: 1203-17. [PubMed]
Guris, D. L., Fantes, J., Tara, D., Druker, B. J. and Imamoto, A. (2001). "Mice lacking the homologue of the human 22q11.2 gene CRKL phenocopy neurocristopathies of DiGeorge syndrome." Nat Genet 27: 293-8. [PubMed]
Thomas, S. M., Soriano, P. and Imamoto, A. (1995). "Specific and redundant roles of Src and Fyn in organizing the cytoskeleton." Nature 376: 267-71. [PubMed]
