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Atsuo T. Sasaki is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research centers on molecular and cellular biology with a focus spanning several fields, primarily biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Within these, subfields of emphasis include molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, epidemiology, and cancer research.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including biochemical and molecular research, RNA modifications and cancer, protein kinase regulation and GTPase signaling, cellular transport and secretion, glioma diagnosis and treatment, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, and signaling pathways in disease.

Recent notable publications by Atsuo T. Sasaki include:

  • TGF-β-dependent reprogramming of amino acid metabolism induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in non-small cell lung cancers, 2021, Communications Biology
  • GTP metabolic reprogramming by IMPDH2: unlocking cancer cells' fuelling mechanism, 2020, The Journal of Biochemistry
  • Schlafen 11 predicts response to platinum-based chemotherapy in gastric cancers, 2021, British Journal of Cancer
  • IMPDH inhibition activates TLR-VCAM1 pathway and suppresses the development of MLL-fusion leukemia, 2022, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Divergent Mechanisms Activating RAS and Small GTPases Through Post-translational Modification, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Sasaki include:

  • Koh Takeuchi
  • Toshiya Senda
  • Yoshihisa Hirota
  • Natsuki Osaka
  • Yoshiki Ikeda

Publication venues where Sasaki's work appears regularly include UNC Libraries, The Journal of Biochemistry, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, FEBS Journal, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of mTORC1 leads to MAPK pathway activation through a PI3K-dependent feedback loop in human cancer

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Li Ma;Li Ma;Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Federico Rojo

  • Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase diverts glycolytic flux and contributes to oncogenesis

    Jason W. Locasale;Alexandra R. Grassian;Tamar Melman;Costas A. Lyssiotis

  • Inhibition of Pyruvate Kinase M2 by Reactive Oxygen Species Contributes to Cellular Antioxidant Responses

    Dimitrios Anastasiou;Dimitrios Anastasiou;George Poulogiannis;George Poulogiannis;John M. Asara;John M. Asara;Matthew B. Boxer

  • The JAK‐binding protein JAB inhibits Janus tyrosine kinase activity through binding in the activation loop

    Hideo Yasukawa;Hiroyuki Misawa;Hiroshi Sakamoto;Masaaki Masuhara

  • R-2HG Exhibits Anti-tumor Activity by Targeting FTO/m6A/MYC/CEBPA Signaling

    Rui Su;Lei Dong;Chenying Li;Sigrid Nachtergaele

  • Negative Regulation of Cytokine Signaling Pathways

    Hideo Yasukawa;Atsuo Sasaki;Akihiko Yoshimura

  • Cytokine-inducible SH2 protein-3 (CIS3/SOCS3) inhibits Janus tyrosine kinase by binding through the N-terminal kinase inhibitory region as well as SH2 domain.

    Atsuo Sasaki;Hideo Yasukawa;Asuka Suzuki;Shintaro Kamizono

  • Spred is a Sprouty-related suppressor of Ras signalling

    Toru Wakioka;Atsuo Sasaki;Reiko Kato;Reiko Kato;Takanori Shouda

  • SOCS3 Is Essential in the Regulation of Fetal Liver Erythropoiesis

    Jean Christophe Marine;Catriona McKay;Demin Wang;David J. Topham

  • Localized Ras signaling at the leading edge regulates PI3K, cell polarity, and directional cell movement

    Atsuo T. Sasaki;Cheryl Chun;Kosuke Takeda;Richard A. Firtel

  • CIS3/SOCS-3 Suppresses Erythropoietin (EPO) Signaling by Binding the EPO Receptor and JAK2 *

    Atsuo Sasaki;Hideo Yasukawa;Takanori Shouda;Toshio Kitamura

  • Systemic Elevation of PTEN Induces a Tumor-Suppressive Metabolic State

    Isabel Garcia-Cao;Min Sup Song;Robin M. Hobbs;Robin M. Hobbs;Gaelle Laurent

  • Mammalian Sprouty4 suppresses Ras-independent ERK activation by binding to Raf1

    Atsuo Sasaki;Atsuo Sasaki;Takaharu Taketomi;Reiko Kato;Kazuko Saeki

  • Cloning and Characterization of Novel CIS Family Genes

    Masaaki Masuhara;Hiroshi Sakamoto;Akira Matsumoto;Ritsu Suzuki

  • SHP2 and SOCS3 Contribute to Tyr-759-dependent Attenuation of Interleukin-6 Signaling through gp130

    Ute Lehmann;Jochen Schmitz;Manuela Weissenbach;Radoslaw M. Sobota

  • G protein–independent Ras/PI3K/F-actin circuit regulates basic cell motility

    Atsuo T. Sasaki;Chris Janetopoulos;Chris Janetopoulos;Susan Lee;Pascale G. Charest

  • TOR complex 2 integrates cell movement during chemotaxis and signal relay in Dictyostelium

    Susan Lee;Frank I. Comer;Atsuo Sasaki;Ian X. McLeod

  • Identification of a Dominant Negative Mutant of Sprouty That Potentiates Fibroblast Growth Factor- but Not Epidermal Growth Factor-induced ERK Activation

    Atsuo Sasaki;Takaharu Taketomi;Toru Wakioka;Reiko Kato

  • A Janus Kinase Inhibitor, JAB, Is an Interferon-γ–Inducible Gene and Confers Resistance to Interferons

    Hiroshi Sakamoto;Hideo Yasukawa;Masaaki Masuhara;Shyu Tanimura

  • Inhibition of Pyruvate Kinase M2 by Reactive Oxygen Species Contributes to Cellular Antioxidant Responses

    Matthew G. Vander Heiden;Dimitrios Anastasiou;George Poulogiannis;John M. Asara

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiko Yoshimura
Akihiko Yoshimura Keio University
Lewis C. Cantley
Lewis C. Cantley Harvard University
John M. Asara
John M. Asara Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jason W. Locasale
Jason W. Locasale Duke University
Richard A. Firtel
Richard A. Firtel University of California, San Diego
Tomoyoshi Soga
Tomoyoshi Soga Keio University
Sharon L. Campbell
Sharon L. Campbell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Craig Horbinski
Craig Horbinski Northwestern University
Min Shen
Min Shen National Institutes of Health

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