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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
100
Citations
76117
World Ranking
736
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Atsushi Toyoda is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan. Their research spans extensively within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. These main fields encompass a variety of specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, notably:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Atsushi Toyoda has contributed to multiple research papers with a focus on genomics, genetics, microbiology, and plant science. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ophiorrhiza pumila reveals the evolution of camptothecin biosynthesis" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Ancient Jomon genome sequence analysis sheds light on migration patterns of early East Asian populations" (2020, Communications Biology)
  • "Microbial interaction between the succinate-utilizing bacterium Phascolarctobacterium faecium and the gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron" (2020, MicrobiologyOpen)
  • "Targeted gene disruption of ATP synthases 6-1 and 6-2 in the mitochondrial genome of Arabidopsis thaliana by mitoTALENs" (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • "Single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals penaeid shrimp hemocyte subpopulations and cell differentiation process" (2021, eLife)

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNA Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Genome Biology and Evolution

Collaborations have been a significant component of this scientist's work, often co-authoring with peers such as Takehiko Itoh, Hiroshi Mori, Yohei Minakuchi, Rei Kajitani, and Shuji Shigenobu. These frequent coauthors indicate a networked approach to research across their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

    Nicholas H. Putnam;Thomas Butts;David E. K. Ferrier;Rebecca F. Furlong

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • A map of rice genome variation reveals the origin of cultivated rice

    Xuehui Huang;Nori Kurata;Xinghua Wei;Zi Xuan Wang;Zi Xuan Wang

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    M. Hattori;A. Fujiyama;T. D. Taylor;H. Watanabe

  • Metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal distinct stage-specific phenotypes of the gut microbiota in colorectal cancer

    Shinichi Yachida;Sayaka Mizutani;Hirotsugu Shiroma;Satoshi Shiba

  • Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Toshiaki Watanabe;Yasushi Totoki;Atsushi Toyoda;Masahiro Kaneda;Masahiro Kaneda

  • The medaka draft genome and insights into vertebrate genome evolution

    Masahiro Kasahara;Kiyoshi Naruse;Shin Sasaki;Yoichiro Nakatani

  • Efficient de novo assembly of highly heterozygous genomes from whole-genome shotgun short reads

    Rei Kajitani;Kouta Toshimoto;Hideki Noguchi;Atsushi Toyoda

  • Comparative Metagenomics Revealed Commonly Enriched Gene Sets in Human Gut Microbiomes

    Ken Kurokawa;Takehiko Itoh;Tomomi Kuwahara;Kenshiro Oshima

  • DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testes

    Satomi Kuramochi-Miyagawa;Toshiaki Watanabe;Kengo Gotoh;Yasushi Totoki

  • Binding of neuroligins to PSD-95

    M. Irie;Y. Hata;Y. Hata;M. Takeuchi;M. Takeuchi;K. Ichtchenko;K. Ichtchenko

  • Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

    Adam M. Session;Adam M. Session;Yoshinobu Uno;Taejoon Kwon;Taejoon Kwon;Jarrod A. Chapman

  • A physical map of the human genome.

    John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

  • Identification of RNF213 as a Susceptibility Gene for Moyamoya Disease and Its Possible Role in Vascular Development

    Wanyang Liu;Daisuke Morito;Seiji Takashima;Yohei Mineharu

  • The Transgenic RNAi Project at Harvard Medical School: Resources and Validation

    Lizabeth A. Perkins;Laura Holderbaum;Rong Tao;Yanhui Hu

  • Draft Assembly of the Symbiodinium minutum Nuclear Genome Reveals Dinoflagellate Gene Structure

    Eiichi Shoguchi;Chuya Shinzato;Takeshi Kawashima;Fuki Gyoja

  • The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization.

    Tomoaki Nishiyama;Hidetoshi Sakayama;Jan de Vries;Jan de Vries;Henrik Buschmann

  • Design and experimental application of a novel non-degenerate universal primer set that amplifies prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes with a low possibility to amplify eukaryotic rRNA genes.

    Hiroshi Mori;Fumito Maruyama;Hiromi Kato;Atsushi Toyoda

  • SAPAPs A FAMILY OF PSD-95/SAP90-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS LOCALIZED AT POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY

    Masakazu Takeuchi;Yutaka Hata;Kazuyo Hirao;Atsushi Toyoda

Frequent Co-Authors

Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Yoshiyuki Sakaki
Yoshiyuki Sakaki Toyohashi University of Technology
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Takehiko Itoh
Takehiko Itoh Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Yuji Kohara
Yuji Kohara National Institute of Genetics
Yasushi Totoki
Yasushi Totoki National Cancer Centre
Tetsuji Kakutani
Tetsuji Kakutani University of Tokyo
Yoshitoshi Ogura
Yoshitoshi Ogura Kurume University
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Kyushu University

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