Shinsuke Niwa

KIF1Bbeta- and KIF1A-mediated axonal transport of presynaptic regulator Rab3 occurs in a GTP-dependent manner through DENN/MADD.

Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport.

KIF26A is an unconventional kinesin and regulates GDNF-Ret signaling in enteric neuronal development.

Molecular motors in neurons: transport mechanisms and roles in brain function, development, and disease.

Preferential binding of a kinesin-1 motor to GTP-tubulin-rich microtubules underlies polarized vesicle transport.

Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase alpha (PIPKα) regulates neuronal microtubule depolymerase kinesin, KIF2A and suppresses elongation of axon branches.

KIF19A is a microtubule-depolymerizing kinesin for ciliary length control.

A molecular motor, KIF13A, controls anxiety by transporting the serotonin type 1A receptor.

β-Tubulin mutations that cause severe neuropathies disrupt axonal transport.

Kinesin superfamily proteins and the regulation of microtubule dynamics in morphogenesis.

Characterizing KIF16B in neurons reveals a novel intramolecular "stalk inhibition" mechanism that regulates its capacity to potentiate the selective somatodendritic localization of early endosomes.

The Molecular Motor KIF1A Transports the TrkA Neurotrophin Receptor and Is Essential for Sensory Neuron Survival and Function.

The nephronophthisis-related gene ift-139 is required for ciliogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Autoinhibition of a Neuronal Kinesin UNC-104/KIF1A Regulates the Size and Density of Synapses.

BORC Regulates the Axonal Transport of Synaptic Vesicle Precursors by Activating ARL-8.

Structural basis for CRMP2-induced axonal microtubule formation.