Kihara A. (2016) Synthesis and degradation pathways, functions, and pathology of ceramides and epidermal acylceramides. Prog Lipid Res, 63, 50-69. Review
Sassa T, Hirayama T, Kihara A. (2016) Enzyme activities of the ceramide synthases CERS2-6 are regulated by phosphorylation in the C-terminal region. J Biol Chem, 291, 7477-7487.
Kihara A. Human CYP4F22 in production of acylceramide for skin permeability barrier formation. 21st International Symposium on Microsomes and Drug Oxidations, Davis, USA, 2016. 10. 3.
Ohno Y, Kamiyama N, Nakamichi S, Kihara A. Identification of human CYP4F22 as an ultra-long-chain fatty acid-specific ω-hydroxylase responsible for the synthesis of acylceramide, an essential lipid for skin permeability barrier formation. 21st International Symposium on Microsomes and Drug Oxidations, Davis, USA, 2016. 10. 3.
Obara K, Nishino K, Kihara A. Sensing mechanism of alterations in plasma membrane lipid asymmetry and external alkalization 14th International Congress on Yeasts, Awaji. 2016. 9. 12-13.
Sassa T, Kanetake T, Takagi S, Nojiri K, Naganuma T, Kitamura T, Kihara A. Decrease in 2-hydroxygalactosylceramide and impairment in behavioral tests in Aldh3a2 knockout mice. 57th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids, Chamonix, France, 2016.9.5-6.
Ohno Y, Kamiyama N, Nakamichi S, Kihara A. Epidermal acylceramide: production mechanism and importance in skin barrier formation. 1st Korea-Japan Bioactive Lipid Joint Symposium, Jeju, South Korea, 2016. 5. 11.
Naganuma T, Takagi S, Kanetake T, Kitamura T, Sassa T, Kihara A. Retarded skin barrier recovery and an increased keratinocyte growth in Sjögren-Larsson syndrome gene ALDH3A2 knockout mice. 1st Korea-Japan Bioactive Lipid Joint Symposium, Jeju, South Korea, 2016. 5. 11.
Ohno Y, Kamiyama N, Nakamichi S, Kihara A. Identification of the genes responsible for the synthesis of acylceramide, an essential ceramide class for skin barrier formation. Gordon Research Conference on Glycolipid & Sphingolipid Biology, Lucca, Italy, 2016. 3. 8.（Poster Award）
Kihara A. Identification of genes involved in epidermal acylceramide production. Gordon Research Conference on Glycolipid & Sphingolipid Biology, Lucca, Italy, 2016. 3. 7.
