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Akihito Yamaguchi

Akihito Yamaguchi

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Biology and Biochemistry

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68
Citations
17092
World Ranking
7766
National Ranking
522

Overview

Akihito Yamaguchi is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research spans fields related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Medicine. Yamaguchi's work integrates multiple subfields including Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's main topics of study reflect an emphasis on microbial and bacterial research, especially in areas related to antibiotic resistance and bacterial genetics. The focal topics in their research include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Yamaguchi has contributed to the scientific literature through their papers published in peer-reviewed journals. One notable recent publication is:

  • Spatial Characteristics of the Efflux Pump MexB Determine Inhibitor Binding (2022), published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

The scientist collaborates with several co-authors, reflecting a network of research partnerships that inform their studies. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Seiji Yamasaki
  • Naoki Koga
  • Martijn Zwama
  • Keisuke Sakurai
  • Ryosuke Nakashima

Yamaguchi's research has been published in venues such as:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure of bacterial multidrug efflux transporter AcrB

    Satoshi Murakami;Ryosuke Nakashima;Eiki Yamashita;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • A subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum forms a cradle for autophagosome formation

    Mitsuko Hayashi-Nishino;Naonobu Fujita;Takeshi Noda;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Crystal structures of a multidrug transporter reveal a functionally rotating mechanism

    Satoshi Murakami;Ryosuke Nakashima;Eiki Yamashita;Takashi Matsumoto

  • Analysis of a Complete Library of Putative Drug Transporter Genes in Escherichia coli

    Kunihiko Nishino;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Novel macrolide-specific ABC-type efflux transporter in Escherichia coli.

    Nobuyoshi Kobayashi;Kunihiko Nishino;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • The sphingolipid transporter spns2 functions in migration of zebrafish myocardial precursors.

    Atsuo Kawahara;Tsuyoshi Nishi;Yu Hisano;Hajime Fukui

  • Indole induces the expression of multidrug exporter genes in Escherichia coli.

    Hidetada Hirakawa;Yoshihiko Inazumi;Takeshi Masaki;Takahiro Hirata

  • Structures of the multidrug exporter AcrB reveal a proximal multisite drug-binding pocket

    Ryosuke Nakashima;Keisuke Sakurai;Seiji Yamasaki;Kunihiko Nishino

  • The Putative Response Regulator BaeR Stimulates Multidrug Resistance of Escherichia coli via a Novel Multidrug Exporter System, MdtABC

    Satoshi Nagakubo;Kunihiko Nishino;Takahiro Hirata;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Structural basis for the inhibition of bacterial multidrug exporters

    Ryosuke Nakashima;Keisuke Sakurai;Seiji Yamasaki;Katsuhiko Hayashi

  • Mouse SPNS2 functions as a sphingosine-1-phosphate transporter in vascular endothelial cells.

    Yu Hisano;Naoki Kobayashi;Akihito Yamaguchi;Tsuyoshi Nishi

  • Transport of divalent cations with tetracycline as mediated by the transposon Tn10-encoded tetracycline resistance protein.

    A Yamaguchi;T Udagawa;T Sawai

  • Type II Topoisomerase Mutations in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Clinical Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated in 1998 and 1999: Role of Target Enzyme in Mechanism of Fluoroquinolone Resistance

    Takaaki Akasaka;Mayumi Tanaka;Akihito Yamaguchi;Kenichi Sato

  • AcrAB Multidrug Efflux Pump Regulation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by RamA in Response to Environmental Signals

    Eiji Nikaido;Akihito Yamaguchi;Kunihiko Nishino;Kunihiko Nishino

  • Regulation of Multidrug Efflux Systems Involved in Multidrug and Metal Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Kunihiko Nishino;Kunihiko Nishino;Eiji Nikaido;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • Sphingosine 1-phosphate is released from the cytosol of rat platelets in a carrier-mediated manner

    Nobuyoshi Kobayashi;Tsuyoshi Nishi;Tsuyoshi Nishi;Takahiro Hirata;Akio Kihara

  • Metal-tetracycline/H+ antiporter of Escherichia coli encoded by a transposon, Tn10. The role of the conserved dipeptide, Ser65-Asp66, in tetracycline transport.

    A. Yamaguchi;N. Ono;T. Akasaka;T. Noumi

  • Comprehensive Studies of Drug Resistance Mediated by Overexpression of Response Regulators of Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems in Escherichia coli

    Hidetada Hirakawa;Kunihiko Nishino;Takahiro Hirata;Akihito Yamaguchi

  • The sphingosine 1-phosphate transporter, SPNS2, functions as a transporter of the phosphorylated form of the immunomodulating agent FTY720.

    Yu Hisano(久野悠);Naoki Kobayashi(小林直木);Naoki Kobayashi(小林直木);Atsuo Kawahara(川原敦雄);Akihito Yamaguchi(山口明人)

  • Crystal structure of bacterial multidrug efflux transporter AcrB

    Satoshi Murakami;Akihito Yamaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kunihiko Nishino
Kunihiko Nishino Osaka University
Hiroyuki Noji
Hiroyuki Noji University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Yamada
Hiroshi Yamada Okayama University
Akitsugu Yamamoto
Akitsugu Yamamoto Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
Masamitsu Futai
Masamitsu Futai Osaka University
Yoshinori Moriyama
Yoshinori Moriyama Okayama University
Eiki Yamashita
Eiki Yamashita Osaka University
Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda Osaka University
Shigetada Kawabata
Shigetada Kawabata Osaka University
Axel Cloeckaert
Axel Cloeckaert INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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