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Akira Shinohara

Akira Shinohara

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
49
Citations
15234
World Ranking
2598
National Ranking
194

Overview

Akira Shinohara is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, specializing in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their body of work encompasses 95 publications mainly focused on molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and radiation.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of genetic mechanisms and cellular processes. Key areas include:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy

Among Akira Shinohara's recent published papers are:

  • "Chromosome architecture and homologous recombination in meiosis" (2023) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "The synaptonemal complex central region modulates crossover pathways and feedback control of meiotic double-strand break formation" (2021) published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Positive and negative regulators of RAD51/DMC1 in homologous recombination and DNA replication" (2023) published in DNA Repair
  • "Toward global standardization of conducting fair investigations of allegations of research misconduct" (2020) published in Accountability in Research
  • "Rad50 zinc hook functions as a constitutive dimerization module interchangeable with SMC hinge" (2020) published in Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Yurika Fujita
  • Miki Shinohara
  • Masaru Ito
  • Asako Furukohri
  • Koodali T Nishant

Akira Shinohara's work has appeared in a range of publication venues with repeated contributions to several key journals and platforms:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 8 publications
  • Nucleic Acids Research - 5 publications
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology - 4 publications
  • Nature Communications - 2 publications
  • Genetics - 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Homologous recombination and non‐homologous end‐joining pathways of DNA double‐strand break repair have overlapping roles in the maintenance of chromosomal integrity in vertebrate cells

    Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Eiichiro Sonoda;Ciaran Morrison

  • Rad51 protein involved in repair and recombination in S. cerevisiae is a RecA-like protein

    Akira Shinohara;Hideyuki Ogawa;Tomoko Ogawa

  • Rad51‐deficient vertebrate cells accumulate chromosomal breaks prior to cell death

    Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Jean Marie Buerstedde;Olga Bezzubova

  • Similarity of the yeast RAD51 filament to the bacterial RecA filament

    Tomoko Ogawa;Xiong Yu;Akira Shinohara;Edward H. Egelman

  • Cloning of human, mouse and fission yeast recombination genes homologous to RAD51 and recA

    Akira Shinohara;Hideyuki Ogawa;Yoichi Matsuda;Noriko Ushio

  • Stimulation by Rad52 of yeast Rad51- mediated recombination

    Akira Shinohara;Tomoko Ogawa

  • Rad52 forms ring structures and co-operates with RPA in single-strand DNA annealing.

    Akira Shinohara;Miki Shinohara;Tsutomu Ohta;Shimako Matsuda

  • The controlling role of ATM in homologous recombinational repair of DNA damage

    Ciaran Morrison;Ciaran Morrison;Eiichiro Sonoda;Noriaki Takao;Akira Shinohara

  • HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION AND THE ROLES OF DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS

    Akira Shinohara;Tomoko Ogawa;Tomoko Ogawa

  • Xrcc3 is required for assembly of Rad51-complexes in vivo

    Ralph Weichselbaum;Douglas Bishop

  • Rad52 associates with RPA and functions with Rad55 and Rad57 to assemble meiotic recombination complexes

    Stephen L. Gasior;Anthony K. Wong;Yoshiteru Kora;Akira Shinohara

  • Homologous Recombination, but Not DNA Repair, Is Reduced in Vertebrate Cells Deficient in RAD52

    Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Eiichiro Sonoda;Jean Marie Buerstedde;Olga Bezzubova

  • RAB22 and RAB163/mouse BRCA2: Proteins that specifically interact with the RAD51 protein

    Ryushin Mizuta;Janine M. LaSalle;Hwei Ling Cheng;Akira Shinohara

  • Crossover assurance and crossover interference are distinctly regulated by the ZMM proteins during yeast meiosis

    Miki Shinohara;Steve D Oh;Neil Hunter;Akira Shinohara

  • Regulation of Rad51 Function by c-Abl in Response to DNA Damage

    Zhi Min Yuan;Yinyin Huang;Takatoshi Ishiko;Shuji Nakada

  • Characterization of the Roles of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD54 Gene and a Homologue of RAD54, RDH54/TID1, in Mitosis and Meiosis

    Miki Shinohara;Emi Shita-Yamaguchi;Jean-Marie Buerstedde;Hideo Shinagawa

  • Rad51 Accumulation at Sites of DNA Damage and in Postreplicative Chromatin

    Satoshi Tashiro;Joachim Walter;Akira Shinohara;Nanao Kamada

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae recA homologues RAD51 and DMC1 have both distinct and overlapping roles in meiotic recombination.

    Akira Shinohara;Stephen Gasior;Tomoko Ogawa;Nancy Kleckner

  • Tid1/Rdh54 promotes colocalization of Rad51 and Dmc1 during meiotic recombination

    Miki Shinohara;Stephen L. Gasior;Douglas K. Bishop;Akira Shinohara

  • Rapid telomere movement in meiotic prophase is promoted by NDJ1, MPS3, and CSM4 and is modulated by recombination.

    Michael N. Conrad;Chih-Ying Lee;Chih-Ying Lee;Gene Chao;M. Shinohara

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideyuki Ogawa
Hideyuki Ogawa Osaka University
Shunichi Takeda
Shunichi Takeda Shenzhen University
Douglas K. Bishop
Douglas K. Bishop University of Chicago
Susan M. Gasser
Susan M. Gasser Friedrich Miescher Institute
Eiichiro Sonoda
Eiichiro Sonoda Kyoto University
Minoru Takata
Minoru Takata Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Oshiumi
Hiroyuki Oshiumi Kumamoto University
Nanao Kamada
Nanao Kamada Hiroshima University
Eric Alani
Eric Alani Cornell University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

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