• Aoyama, M., Shiraishi, A., Matsubara, S., Horie, K., Osugi, T., Kawada, T., Yasuda, K. and Satake, H. (2019). Identification of a New Theca/Interstitial Cell-Specific Gene and Its Biological Role in Growth of Mouse Ovarian Follicles at the Gonadotropin-Independent Stage. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 10: 553.
• Matsubara, S., Shiraishi, A., Osugi, T., Kawada, T. and Satake, H. (2019). The regulation of oocyte maturation and ovulation in the closest sister group of vertebrates. Elife 8.
• Nagasawa, K., Matsubara, S., Satake, H. and Osada, M. (2019). Functional characterization of an invertebrate gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in the Yesso scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 282: 113201.
• Satake, H., Matsubara, S., Shiraishi, A., Yamamoto, T., Osugi, T., Sakai, T. and Kawada, T. (2019). Neuropeptides, Peptide Hormones, and Their Receptors of a Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis. Results Probl Cell Differ 68: 107-125.
• Satake, H., Matsubara, S., Shiraishi, A., Yamamoto, T., Osugi, T., Sakai, T. and Kawada, T. (2019). Peptide receptors and immune-related proteins expressed in the digestive system of a urochordate, Ciona intestinalis. Cell Tissue Res 377(3): 293-308.
• Sakai, T., Shiraishi, A., Kawada, T., Matsubara, S., Aoyama, M. and Satake, H. (2017). Invertebrate Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Related Peptides and Their Receptors: An Update. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 8: 217.
• Kase, Y., Ikari, T., Sekiguchi, T., Sato, M., Ogiso, S., Kawada, T., Matsubara, S., Satake, H., Sasayama, Y., Endo, M., Kitamura, K. I., Hattori, A., Watanabe, T. X., Maruyama, Y., Watanabe, Y., Funahashi, H., Kambegawa, A. and Suzuki, N. (2017). Sardine procalcitonin amino-terminal cleavage peptide has a different action from calcitonin and promotes osteoblastic activity in the scales of goldfish. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 211: 77-83.
• Kimura, A. P., Yoneda, R., Kurihara, M., Mayama, S. and Matsubara, S. (2017). A Long Noncoding RNA, lncRNA-Amhr2, Plays a Role in Amhr2 Gene Activation in Mouse Ovarian Granulosa Cells. Endocrinology 158(11): 4105-4121.
• Kurihara, M., Otsuka, K., Matsubara, S., Shiraishi, A., Satake, H. and Kimura, A. P. (2017). A Testis-Specific Long Non-Coding RNA, lncRNA-Tcam1, Regulates Immune-Related Genes in Mouse Male Germ Cells. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 8: 299.
• Maruyama, Y., Matsubara, S. and Kimura, A. P. (2017). Mouse prolyl oligopeptidase plays a role in trophoblast stem cell differentiation into trophoblast giant cell and spongiotrophoblast. Placenta 53: 8-15.
• Matsubara, S., Kawada, T., Sakai, T., Aoyama, M., Osugi, T., Shiraishi, A. and Satake, H. (2016). The significance of Ciona intestinalis as a stem organism in integrative studies of functional evolution of the chordate endocrine, neuroendocrine, and nervous systems. Gen Comp Endocrinol 227: 101-108.
• Sekiguchi, T., Kuwasako, K., Ogasawara, M., Takahashi, H., Matsubara, S., Osugi, T., Muramatsu, I., Sasayama, Y., Suzuki, N. and Satake, H. (2016). Evidence for Conservation of the Calcitonin Superfamily and Activity-regulating Mechanisms in the Basal Chordate Branchiostoma floridae: INSIGHTS INTO THE MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL EVOLUTION IN CHORDATES. J Biol Chem 291(5): 2345-2356.
• Sekiguchi, T., Kuwasako, K., Ogasawara, M., Takahashi, H., Matsubara, S., Osugi, T., Muramatsu, I., Sasayama, Y., Suzuki, N. and Satake, H. (2016). Evidence for Conservation of the Calcitonin Superfamily and Activity-regulating Mechanisms in the Basal Chordate Branchiostoma floridae: INSIGHTS INTO THE MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL EVOLUTION IN CHORDATES. J Biol Chem 291(5): 2345-2356.
• Matsubara, S., Kurihara, M. and Kimura, A. P. (2014). A long non-coding RNA transcribed from conserved non-coding sequences contributes to the mouse prolyl oligopeptidase gene activation. J Biochem 155(4): 243-256.
• Satake, H., Matsubara, S., Aoyama, M., Kawada, T. and Sakai, T. (2013). GPCR Heterodimerization in the Reproductive System: Functional Regulation and Implication for Biodiversity. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 4: 100.
• Matsubara, S., Maruyama, Y. and Kimura, A. P. (2013). A 914-bp promoter is sufficient to reproduce the endogenous prolyl oligopeptidase gene localization in the mouse placenta if not subject to position effect. Gene 524(2): 114-123.
• Matsubara, S., Takahashi, T. and Kimura, A. P. (2011). Localization and subcellular distribution of prolyl oligopeptidase in the mouse placenta. J Mol Histol 42(3): 251-264.
• Matsubara, S., Takahashi, T. and Kimura, A. P. (2010). Epigenetic patterns at the mouse prolyl oligopeptidase gene locus suggest the CpG island in the gene body to be a novel regulator for gene expression. Gene 465(1-2): 17-29.