1. Nishimoto, S.K. and Price, P.A. (1979) Proof That the g-Carboxyglutamic Acid Containing Protein is Synthesized in Calf Bone. J. Biol. Chem. 254, 437-441.

2. Nishimoto, S.K. and Price, P.A. (1980) Secretion of the Vitamin K-Dependent Protein of Bone by Rat Osteosarcoma Cells. J. Biol. Chem. 255, 6579-6583.

3. Price, P.A., Lothringer, J.W. and Nishimoto, S.K. (1980) Absence of the Vitamin K-Dependent Bone Protein in Fetal Rat Mineral. J. Biol. Chem. 255, 2983- 2942.

4. Price, P.A., Parthmore, J.G. and Deftos, L.J., with Nishimoto, S.K. (1980) A New Biochemical Marker for Bone Metabolism. J. Clin. Invest. 66, 878-883.

5. Price, P.A. and Nishimoto, S.K. (1980) Radioimmunoassay for the Vitamin K- Dependent Protein of Bone and its Discovery in Plasma. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77, 2234-2238.

6. Nishimoto, S.K., Kajiwara, T., Ledger, P.W., and Tanzer, M.L. (1982) Effects of the Ionophore Monensin on Type II Collagen and P proteoglycan Synthesis and Secretion by Cultured Chondrocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 257, 11712-11716.

7. Nishimoto, S.K., Kajiwara, T. and Tanzer, M.L. (1982) Proteoglycan Core Protein is Accumulated in Cultured Chondrocytes in the Presence of the Ionophore Monensis. J. Biol. Chem. 257, 10558-10561.

8. Ledger, P.W., Nishimoto, S.K., Hayashi, S.H., and Tanzer, M.L. (1983) Abnormal Glycosylation of Human Fibronectin Secreted in the Presence of Monensin. J. Biol. Chem. 258, 547-554.

9. Nishimoto, S.K., Chang, C., Gendler, E., Stryker, W.F. and Nimni, M.E. (1985) The Effect of Aging on Bone Formation in Rats: Biochemical and Histological Evidence for Decreased Bone Forming Capacity. Calcif. Tiss. Int. 37, 617-624.

10. Nishimoto, S.K. and Price, P.A. (1985) The Vitamin K-Dependent Bone Protein is Accumulated Within Cultured Osteosarcoma Cells in the Presence of the Vitamin K Antagonist Warfarin. J. Biol. Chem. 260, 2832-2836.

11. Nishimoto, S.K., Salka, C. and Nimni, M.E. (1987) Modulation of Bone g- Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein Secretion by Glucocorticoids and Retinoic Acid. J. Bone and Mineral Res. 2, 571-577.

12. Nishimoto, S.K., Stryker, W.F. and Nimni, M.E. (1987) Calcification of Osteoblast-like Rat Osteosarcoma Cells in Agarose Suspension Cultures. Calcif. Tiss. Int. 41, 274-280.

13. Nimni, M.E., Bernick, S., Cheung, D.T., Ertl, D.C., Nishimoto, S.K., Paule, W., Salka, C. and Strates, B.S. (1988) Biochemical Differences Between Dystrophic Calcification and Mineralization During Bone Induction. Calcif. Tiss. Inc. 42, 313- 320.

14. Nimni, M.E., Bernick, S., Ertl, D.C., Nishimoto, S.K., Paule, W., Strates, B.S. and Villanueva, J. (1988) Ectopic Bone Formation is Enhanced in Senescent Animals Receiving Embryonic Cell Transplants. Clin. Orthop. and Rel. Res. 234, 255-266.

15. Villanueva, J.E., Nishimoto, S.K. and Nimni, M.E. (1989) Cells Isolated from Fetal Rat Calvaria by Isopycnic Separation Express Different Collagen Phenotypes. Matrix 9, 40-48.

16. Bernick, S., Paule, W., Ertl, D.C., Nishimoto, S.K. and Nimni, M.E. (1989) Cellular Events Associated with Induction of Bone by Demineralized Bone. J. Orthop. Res. 7, 1-11.

17. Nishimoto, S.K. (1990) A Colorimetric Assay Specific for g-Carboxyglutamic Acid-Containing Proteins. Its Utility in Protein Purification Procedures Anal. Biochem. 186, 273-279.

18. Nishimoto, S.K., Padilla, S.M. and Snyder, D.L. (1990) Effect of Food Restriction and Germfree Environment on Age-Related Changes in the Bone Matrix. J. Gerontology: Biological Sciences 45, B164-168.

19. Tanimoto, H., Lau, K.-H.W., Nishimoto, S.K., Wergedal, J.E. and Baylink, D.J. (1991) Evaluation of the Usefulness of Serum Phosphatases and Osteocalcin as Serum Markers in a Calcium Depletion-Repletion Rat Model. Calcif. Tiss. Int. 48, 101-110.

20. Nishimoto, S.K., Araki, N., Robinson, F.D., and Waite, J.H. (1992) Discovery of Bone g-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein in Mineralized Scales. The Abundance and Structure of Lepomis Macrochirus Bone g-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein. J. Biol Chem. 267, 11600-11605.

21. Araki, N., Robinson, F.D. and Nishimoto, S.K. (1993) Rapid and Sensitive Method for Quantitation of Bone Gla Protein mRNA using competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction. J. Bone and Mineral Res., 8, 313-322.

22. Nishimoto, S.K., Robinson, F.D. and Snyder, D.L. (1993) Effect of Aging and Dietary Restriction on Matrix Gla Protein and Other Components of Rat Tracheal Cartilage. Matrix, 13, 373-380.

23. Nishimoto, S.K., Zhao, J. and Dass, C. (1994) Isolation and Characterization of the Reaction Product of 4-diazobenzenesulfonic Acid and g- Carbosyglutamic Acid. Anal. Biochem.,216, 159-164.

24. Thiede, M.A., Smock, S.A., Petersen, D.L., Grasser, W., Thompson, D.D., and Nishimoto, S.K. (1994) Presence of mRNA Encoding Osteocalcin a Marker of Bone Turnover in Bone Marrow Megakaryocytes and Peripheral Blood Platelets. Endocrinology 135, 929-937.

25. Zhao, J., Araki, N. and Nishimoto, S.K. (1995) Quantitation of Matrix Gla Protein by Competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction Using Glyceraldehyde-3- Phosphate Dehydrogenase as an Internal Control. Gene, in press.

5 Book & Symposium Chapters and 15 Published Meeting Abstracts.