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Overview

Fumio Matsumura is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also in immunology, microbiology, and medicine.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including cell biology, immunology, immunology and allergy, and oncology. Their research addresses various topics such as immunotherapy and immune responses, cellular mechanics and interactions, cell adhesion molecules, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, cellular transport and secretion, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and chemokine receptors and signaling.

Recent publications by Fumio Matsumura illustrate their focus on cellular and immunological processes. These include:

  • Investigation of Fascin1, a Marker of Mature Dendritic Cells, Reveals a New Role for IL-6 Signaling in CCR7-Mediated Chemotaxis (2021, The Journal of Immunology)
  • Myosin phosphatase targeting subunit1 controls localization and motility of Rab7-containing vesicles: Is myosin phosphatase a cytoplasmic dynein regulator? (2024, Cytoskeleton)
  • Investigation of fascin1, a marker of mature dendritic cells, reveals a New role for IL-6 signaling in chemotaxis (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent coauthors in their work include Shigeko Yamashiro, Robin Polz, Sukhwinder Singh, Aya Matsumura, and Jürgen Scheller. These collaborations highlight an interdisciplinary approach to their research themes.

Their research has been published primarily in venues such as The Journal of Immunology, Cytoskeleton, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), reflecting their engagement with both traditional peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms.

Best Publications

  • Distinct roles of ROCK (Rho-kinase) and MLCK in spatial regulation of MLC phosphorylation for assembly of stress fibers and focal adhesions in 3T3 fibroblasts.

    Go Totsukawa;Yoshihiko Yamakita;Shigeko Yamashiro;David J. Hartshorne

  • Inhibition of myosin light chain kinase by p21-activated kinase.

    Luraynne C. Sanders;Fumio Matsumura;Gary M. Bokoch;Primal de Lanerolle

  • Phosphorylation of Myosin-Binding Subunit (Mbs) of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho-Kinase in Vivo

    Yoji Kawano;Yuko Fukata;Noriko Oshiro;Mutsuki Amano

  • Distinct roles of MLCK and ROCK in the regulation of membrane protrusions and focal adhesion dynamics during cell migration of fibroblasts

    Go Totsukawa;Yue Wu;Yasuharu Sasaki;David J. Hartshorne

  • Molecular Dissection of the Rho-associated Protein Kinase (p160ROCK)-regulated Neurite Remodeling in Neuroblastoma N1E-115 Cells

    Masaya Hirose;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Naoki Watanabe;Masayoshi Uehata

  • Regulation of myosin II during cytokinesis in higher eukaryotes.

    Fumio Matsumura

  • ROCK-I regulates closure of the eyelids and ventral body wall by inducing assembly of actomyosin bundles

    Yoshihiko Shimizu;Yoshihiko Shimizu;Dean Thumkeo;Jeongsin Keel;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • Fascin, an Actin-bundling Protein, Induces Membrane Protrusions and Increases Cell Motility of Epithelial Cells

    Shigeko Yamashiro;Yoshihiko Yamakita;Shoichiro Ono;Fumio Matsumura

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling mediates expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase

    Christoph F.A. Vogel;Samuel R. Goth;Bin Dong;Isaac N. Pessah;Isaac N. Pessah

  • Rho-kinase/ROCK is involved in cytokinesis through the phosphorylation of myosin light chain and not ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins at the cleavage furrow.

    Hidetaka Kosako;Toshimichi Yoshida;Fumio Matsumura;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • Differential modulation of actin-severing activity of gelsolin by multiple isoforms of cultured rat cell tropomyosin. Potentiation of protective ability of tropomyosins by 83-kDa nonmuscle caldesmon.

    R Ishikawa;S Yamashiro;F Matsumura

  • Metabolic pathways utilized by Phanerochaete chrysosporium for degradation of the cyclodiene pesticide endosulfan.

    S W Kullman;F Matsumura

  • Cloning and sequencing of the para-type sodium channel gene from susceptible and kdr-resistant German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) and house fly (Musca domestica)

    Masahiro Miyazaki;Kazutoshi Ohyama;Debra Y. Dunlap;Fumio Matsumura

  • Specification of Actin Filament Function and Molecular Composition by Tropomyosin Isoforms

    Nicole S. Bryce;Galina Schevzov;Vicki Ferguson;Justin M. Percival

  • Citron Kinase, a Rho-dependent Kinase, Induces Di-phosphorylation of Regulatory Light Chain of Myosin II

    Shigeko Yamashiro;Go Totsukawa;Yoshihiko Yamakita;Yasuharu Sasaki

  • Specific localization of serine 19 phosphorylated myosin II during cell locomotion and mitosis of cultured cells.

    Fumio Matsumura;Shoichiro Ono;Yoshihiko Yamakita;Go Totsukawa

  • Identification of c-Src as the integral component of the cytosolic Ah receptor complex, transducing the signal of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) through the protein phosphorylation pathway☆

    Essam Enan;Fumio Matsumura

  • Myosin phosphatase target subunit: Many roles in cell function

    Fumio Matsumura;David J. Hartshorne

  • The GTP binding proteins Gem and Rad are negative regulators of the Rho–Rho kinase pathway

    Yvona Ward;Seow-Fong Yap;V. Ravichandran;Fumio Matsumura

  • The significance of the nongenomic pathway in mediating inflammatory signaling of the dioxin-activated Ah receptor to cause toxic effects.

    Fumio Matsumura

Frequent Co-Authors

Geraldine S. Pinkus
Geraldine S. Pinkus Brigham and Women's Hospital
David J. Hartshorne
David J. Hartshorne University of Arizona
Shuh Narumiya
Shuh Narumiya Kyoto University
Jonathan W. Said
Jonathan W. Said University of California, Los Angeles
Masaaki Ito
Masaaki Ito Mie University
Masaki Inagaki
Masaki Inagaki Mie University
Toshimasa Ishizaki
Toshimasa Ishizaki Oita University
George Mosialos
George Mosialos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Paul Matsudaira
Paul Matsudaira National University of Singapore
Elliott Kieff
Elliott Kieff Harvard University

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