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Akira Nakagawara

Akira Nakagawara

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
87
Citations
24678
World Ranking
806
National Ranking
62

Overview

Akira Nakagawara is affiliated with the Saga Group in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on neuroblastoma research and treatments, with a significant emphasis on cancer therapeutics and the mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression.

The scientist's research spans multiple interconnected fields, including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Specific subfields of study they have contributed to include neurology, molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, and cancer research. Their publications explore complex biological processes and pathways relevant to cancer and neurological disorders.

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Biomolecules, Frontiers in Oncology, Cells, and the International Journal of Clinical Oncology. These journals reflect the biomedical focus and clinical relevance of their research.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nakagawara include:

  • De novo evolved gene product NCYM in the pathogenesis and clinical outcome of human neuroblastomas and other cancers (2020, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • UNC5 dependence receptor family in human cancer: A controllable double-edged sword (2021, Cancer Letters)
  • Retrospective Analysis of INRG Clinical and Genomic Factors for 605 Neuroblastomas in Japan: A Report from the Japan Children's Cancer Group Neuroblastoma Committee (JCCG-JNBSG) (2021, Biomolecules)
  • The Role of MYCN in Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Cell Division of Human Neuroblastoma Cells (2020, Frontiers in Oncology)
  • Acceleration or Brakes: Which Is Rational for Cell Cycle-Targeting Neuroblastoma Therapy? (2021, Biomolecules)

Frequent collaborators in Nakagawara's research efforts include Kimikazu Matsumoto, Hideki Izumi, Tetsuya Takimoto, Tomoro Hishiki, and Hiroyuki Shichino. These co-authors have been involved in multiple joint publications, indicating longstanding research partnerships.

The main topics covered by Nakagawara's work emphasize neuroblastoma research and treatments, cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, as well as cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism. Additional areas of focus include signaling pathways in disease, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, lung cancer research studies, and zebrafish biomedical research applications.

Best Publications

  • Oncogenic mutations of ALK kinase in neuroblastoma.

    Yuyan Chen;Junko Takita;Young Lim Choi;Motohiro Kato

  • Advances in Risk Classification and Treatment Strategies for Neuroblastoma

    Navin R. Pinto;Mark A. Applebaum;Samuel L. Volchenboum;Katherine K. Matthay

  • Cloning and functional analysis of human p51, which structurally and functionally resembles p53

    Motonobu Osada;Mai Ohba;Chikashi Kawahara;Chikashi Ishioka

  • Role of p53 in Cell Death and Human Cancers

    Toshinori Ozaki;Akira Nakagawara

  • Trk receptor tyrosine kinases: A bridge between cancer and neural development

    Akira Nakagawara

  • High expression of Survivin, mapped to 17q25, is significantly associated with poor prognostic factors and promotes cell survival in human neuroblastoma.

    Ashraful Islam;Hajime Kageyama;Naoyuki Takada;Takemasa Kawamato

  • International consensus for neuroblastoma molecular diagnostics: report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) Biology Committee.

    PF Ambros;IM Ambros;GM Brodeur;M Haber

  • Hydrogen peroxide metabolism in human monocytes during differentiation in vitro.

    A Nakagawara;C F Nathan;Z A Cohn

  • Activation of AMP-activated Protein Kinase Induces p53-dependent Apoptotic Cell Death in Response to Energetic Stress

    Rintaro Okoshi;Toshinori Ozaki;Hideki Yamamoto;Kiyohiro Ando

  • A New Family of Heparin-binding Growth/Differentiation Factors: Increased Midkine Expression in Wilms' Tumor and Other Human Carcinomas

    Jun-ichiro Tsutsui;Kenji Kadomatsu;Shyuichiro Matsubara;Akira Nakagawara

  • Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) inhibits p53 function by physical interaction and phosphorylation.

    Kiyohiro Ando;Toshinori Ozaki;Hideki Yamamoto;Kazushige Furuya

  • Meta-analysis of Neuroblastomas Reveals a Skewed ALK Mutation Spectrum in Tumors with MYCN Amplification

    Sara De Brouwer;Katleen De Preter;Candy Kumps;Piotr Zabrocki

  • Clinical and Biologic Features Predictive of Survival After Relapse of Neuroblastoma: A Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Project

    Wendy B. London;Victoria Castel;Tom Monclair;Peter F. Ambros

  • PPM1D is a potential target for 17q gain in neuroblastoma

    Fumiko Saito-Ohara;Issei Imoto;Jun Inoue;Hajime Hosoi

  • HMGB1 and HMGB2 cell-specifically down-regulate the p53- and p73-dependent sequence-specific transactivation from the human Bax gene promoter.

    Michal Štros;Toshinori Ozaki;Alena Bačı́ková;Hajime Kageyama

  • Autoinhibitory Regulation of p73 by ΔNp73 To Modulate Cell Survival and Death through a p73-Specific Target Element within the ΔNp73 Promoter

    Takahito Nakagawa;Masato Takahashi;Toshinori Ozaki;Ken-ichi Watanabe

  • UbcH10 Is the Cancer-related E2 Ubiquitin-conjugating Enzyme

    Yoshiaki Okamoto;Toshinori Ozaki;Kou Miyazaki;Mineyoshi Aoyama

  • CpG Island Methylator Phenotype Is a Strong Determinant of Poor Prognosis in Neuroblastomas

    Masanobu Abe;Miki Ohira;Atsushi Kaneda;Yukiko Yagi

  • Targeting a Complex Transcriptome: The Construction of the Mouse Full-Length cDNA Encyclopedia

    Piero Carninci;Kazunori Waki;Toshiyuki Shiraki;Hideaki Konno

  • NEDL1, a novel ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase for dishevelled-1, targets mutant superoxide dismutase-1.

    Kou Miyazaki;Tomoyuki Fujita;Toshinori Ozaki;Chiaki Kato

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoru Todo
Satoru Todo Hokkaido University
Wendy B. London
Wendy B. London Harvard University
Naohiko Seki
Naohiko Seki Chiba University
Peter F. Ambros
Peter F. Ambros St Anna Children's Hospital
Katherine K. Matthay
Katherine K. Matthay University of California, San Francisco
Hideki Yamamoto
Hideki Yamamoto Osaka University
Susan L. Cohn
Susan L. Cohn University of Chicago
Yasuhiko Kaneko
Yasuhiko Kaneko Saitama Cancer Center
John M. Maris
John M. Maris Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Garrett M. Brodeur
Garrett M. Brodeur Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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