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Akira Mizoguchi

Akira Mizoguchi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
24414
World Ranking
3881
National Ranking
251

Overview

Akira Mizoguchi is affiliated with Mie University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, alongside Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, and Physiology.

Their scientific contributions focus on several main topics, with particular attention to Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A Staphylococcus pro-apoptotic peptide induces acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Maternal GABAergic and GnRH/corazonin pathway modulates egg diapause phenotype of the silkworm Bombyx mori" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Cryo-EM structure of a Ca2+-bound photosynthetic LH1-RC complex containing multiple αβ-polypeptides" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Inhibition of lung microbiota-derived proapoptotic peptides ameliorates acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Cryo-EM Structure of the Photosynthetic LH1-RC Complex from Rhodospirillum rubrum" (2021, Biochemistry)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Kazutoshi Tani
  • Malgorzata Hall
  • Bruno M. Humbel
  • Yukihiro Kimura
  • Michael T. Madigan

Their work has been published extensively in journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Communications Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Autoimmune Dilated Cardiomyopathy in PD-1 Receptor-Deficient Mice

    Hiroyuki Nishimura;Taku Okazaki;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Kazuki Nakatani

  • Prostaglandin D2 as a Mediator of Allergic Asthma

    Toshiyuki Matsuoka;Masakazu Hirata;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Yoshimasa Takahashi

  • The membrane-anchored MMP inhibitor RECK is a key regulator of extracellular matrix integrity and angiogenesis.

    Junseo Oh;Rei Takahashi;Shunya Kondo;Akira Mizoguchi

  • Autoantibodies against cardiac troponin I are responsible for dilated cardiomyopathy in PD-1-deficient mice

    Taku Okazaki;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Yoshimasa Tanaka;Ryosuke Nishio;Tamotsu Mitsuiye

  • Nectin/PRR: an immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule recruited to cadherin-based adherens junctions through interaction with Afadin, a PDZ domain-containing protein.

    Kenichi Takahashi;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Masako Miyahara;Kenji Mandai

  • Cadherin Regulates Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis

    Hideru Togashi;Kentaro Abe;Akira Mizoguchi;Kanna Takaoka

  • Afadin: A Novel Actin Filament–binding Protein with One PDZ Domain Localized at Cadherin-based Cell-to-Cell Adherens Junction

    Kenji Mandai;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Ayako Satoh;Hiroshi Obaishi

  • Implications of the aquaporin-4 structure on array formation and cell adhesion.

    Yoko Hiroaki;Kazutoshi Tani;Akiko Kamegawa;Nobuhiko Gyobu

  • Nedd5, a mammalian septin, is a novel cytoskeletal component interacting with actin-based structures.

    Makoto Kinoshita;Sharad Kumar;Akira Mizoguchi;Chizuka Ide

  • Nectin-3, a new member of immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecules that shows homophilic and heterophilic cell-cell adhesion activities.

    Keiko Satoh-Horikawa;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Kenichi Takahashi;Masako Miyahara

  • The Ras Target AF-6 Interacts with ZO-1 and Serves as a Peripheral Component of Tight Junctions in Epithelial Cells

    Takaharu Yamamoto;Naozumi Harada;Kyoko Kano;Shin-ichiro Taya

  • Afadin: A Key Molecule Essential for Structural Organization of Cell–Cell Junctions of Polarized Epithelia during Embryogenesis

    Wataru Ikeda;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Jun Miyoshi;Kenji Mandai

  • Tomosyn: a Syntaxin-1-Binding Protein that Forms a Novel Complex in the Neurotransmitter Release Process

    Yasuyuki Fujita;Hiromichi Shirataki;Toshiaki Sakisaka;Takeshi Asakura

  • Nectin: an adhesion molecule involved in formation of synapses.

    Akira Mizoguchi;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Kazushi Kimura;Kaho Matsubara

  • Incorporation and differentiation of hippocampus-derived neural stem cells transplanted in injured adult rat retina.

    Akihiro Nishida;Masayo Takahashi;Hidenobu Tanihara;Ichiro Nakano

  • Ponsin/SH3P12: An l-Afadin– and Vinculin-binding Protein Localized at Cell–Cell and Cell–Matrix Adherens Junctions

    Kenji Mandai;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Ayako Satoh;Kenichi Takahashi

  • Amino-terminal amino Acid sequence of the silkworm prothoracicotropic hormone: homology with insulin.

    Hiromichi Nagasawa;Hiroshi Kataoka;Akira Isogai;Saburo Tamura

  • Molecular cloning of the Bombyx mori prothoracicotropic hormone.

    Atsushi Kawakami;Hiroshi Kataoka;Tadanori Oka;Akira Mizoguchi

  • Progressive impairment of kidneys and reproductive organs in mice lacking Rho GDIalpha.

    Atsushi Togawa;Jun Miyoshi;Hiroyoshi Ishizaki;Miki Tanaka

  • A Fat Body-Derived IGF-like Peptide Regulates Postfeeding Growth in Drosophila

    Naoki Okamoto;Naoki Yamanaka;Yoshimasa Yagi;Yasuyoshi Nishida

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimi Takai
Yoshimi Takai Kobe University
Mitsuhiro Osame
Mitsuhiro Osame Kagoshima University
Hiroyuki Nakanishi
Hiroyuki Nakanishi Kumamoto University
Yutaka Hata
Yutaka Hata Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Akira Kikuchi
Akira Kikuchi Osaka University
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Susumu Seino
Susumu Seino Kobe University
Shuh Narumiya
Shuh Narumiya Kyoto University
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University
Yoshimasa Tanaka
Yoshimasa Tanaka Nagasaki University

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