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Hiroshi Yamamoto

Hiroshi Yamamoto

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
22985
World Ranking
3534
National Ranking
218

Overview

Hiroshi Yamamoto is affiliated with Komatsu University in Japan and has a research focus spanning Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work covers multiple interdisciplinary approaches, especially involving molecular and cellular mechanisms.

Their publication record highlights contributions in both fundamental and applied research. The most cited papers include:

  • Targeted base editing in the plastid genome of Arabidopsis thaliana (2021, Nature Plants)
  • Protein Synthesis in the Developing Neocortex at Near-Atomic Resolution Reveals Ebp1-Mediated Neuronal Proteostasis at the 60S Tunnel Exit (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • RAGE activation in macrophages and development of experimental diabetic polyneuropathy (2022, JCI Insight)
  • Cooperation of chloroplast ascorbate peroxidases and proton gradient regulation 5 is critical for protecting Arabidopsis plants from photo-oxidative stress (2021, The Plant Journal)
  • Glycation reaction and the role of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products in immunity and social behavior (2020, Glycoconjugate Journal)

The scientist's research frequently appears in venues such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Research Square, The Plant Journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Japanese Journal of JSCE. These journals reflect a blend of plant biology, molecular science, and broader biomedical research.

The principal fields of study identified include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

Within these domains, subfields of study represented in their publications are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Immunology

The main research topics span several complex biological processes and mechanisms, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research

Hiroshi Yamamoto has collaborated regularly with multiple researchers, notably:

  • Toshiharu Shikanai
  • Yasuhiko Yamamoto
  • Motowo Mizuno
  • Nontaphat Leerach
  • Ai Harashima

This collaboration network reflects interdisciplinary approaches connecting molecular biology, plant physiology, and biomedical sciences. The consistent publication volume across diverse subfields indicates a broad and multifaceted research profile.

Best Publications

  • Novel splice variants of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products expressed in human vascular endothelial cells and pericytes, and their putative roles in diabetes-induced vascular injury.

    Hideto Yonekura;Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Shigeru Sakurai;Ralica G. Petrova

  • The N-terminal domain of thrombomodulin sequesters high-mobility group-B1 protein, a novel antiinflammatory mechanism

    Kazuhiro Abeyama;David M. Stern;Yuji Ito;Ko-ichi Kawahara

  • Development and prevention of advanced diabetic nephropathy in RAGE-overexpressing mice

    Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Ichiro Kato;Toshio Doi;Hideto Yonekura

  • The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Is Induced by the Glycation Products Themselves and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α through Nuclear Factor-κB, and by 17β-Estradiol through Sp-1 in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Nobushige Tanaka;Hideto Yonekura;Sho-ichi Yamagishi;Hideki Fujimori

  • Fibrosis and adipogenesis originate from a common mesenchymal progenitor in skeletal muscle.

    Akiyoshi Uezumi;Takahito Ito;Daisuke Morikawa;Natsuko Shimizu

  • Role of the prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP1 in colon carcinogenesis

    Kouji Watanabe;Toshihiko Kawamori;Seiichi Nakatsugi;Toshihisa Ohta;Toshihisa Ohta

  • The S100A8/A9 heterodimer amplifies proinflammatory cytokine production by macrophages via activation of nuclear factor kappa B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in rheumatoid arthritis

    Katsue Sunahori;Masahiro Yamamura;Jiro Yamana;Kouji Takasugi

  • Plasma Level of Endogenous Secretory RAGE Is Associated With Components of the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis

    Hidenori Koyama;Takuhito Shoji;Hisayo Yokoyama;Kohka Motoyama

  • Advanced Glycation End Products-driven Angiogenesis in Vitro INDUCTION OF THE GROWTH AND TUBE FORMATION OF HUMAN MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS THROUGH AUTOCRINE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR

    Sho-ichi Yamagishi;Hideto Yonekura;Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Kenji Katsuno

  • CCR5 Plays a Critical Role in Obesity-Induced Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance by Regulating Both Macrophage Recruitment and M1/M2 Status

    Hironori Kitade;Kazuki Sawamoto;Mayumi Nagashimada;Hiroshi Inoue

  • Homeodomain protein CDX2 regulates goblet-specific MUC2 gene expression

    Hiroshi Yamamoto;Yun Qing Bai;Yasuhito Yuasa

  • RAGE control of diabetic nephropathy in a mouse model: effects of RAGE gene disruption and administration of low-molecular weight heparin.

    Khin Mar Myint;Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Toshio Doi;Ichiro Kato

  • Advanced glycation endproducts inhibit prostacyclin production and induce plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human microvascular endothelial cells.

    S. Yamagishi;H. Fujimori;H. Yonekura;Y. Yamamoto

  • PLACENTA GROWTH FACTOR AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR B AND C EXPRESSION IN MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS AND PERICYTES: IMPLICATION IN AUTOCRINE AND PARACRINE REGULATION OF ANGIOGENESIS

    Hideto Yonekura;Shigeru Sakurai;Xiaoxu Liu;Hideyuki Migita

  • Advanced glycation end products-induced apoptosis and overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor in bovine retinal pericytes.

    Sho-ichi Yamagishi;Shinjiro Amano;Yosuke Inagaki;Tamami Okamoto

  • Ectopic expression of homeodomain protein CDX2 in intestinal metaplasia and carcinomas of the stomach.

    Yun-Qing Bai;Hiroshi Yamamoto;Yoshimitsu Akiyama;Hiroyuki Tanaka

  • Tumor-associated macrophages of the M2 phenotype contribute to progression in gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination

    Takahisa Yamaguchi;Sachio Fushida;Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Tomoya Tsukada

  • Receptor for advanced glycation end products binds to phosphatidylserine and assists in the clearance of apoptotic cells

    Mei He;Hiroshi Kubo;Konosuke Morimoto;Naoya Fujino

  • Anti–high mobility group box‐1 antibody therapy for traumatic brain injury

    Yu Okuma;Keyue Liu;Hidenori Wake;Jiyong Zhang

  • Septic Shock Is Associated with Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Ligation of LPS

    Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Ai Harashima;Hidehito Saito;Koichi Tsuneyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiko Yamamoto
Yasuhiko Yamamoto Kanazawa University
Masayoshi Takeuchi
Masayoshi Takeuchi Kanazawa Medical University
Shin Takasawa
Shin Takasawa Nara Medical University
Hiroshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Okamoto Kanazawa University
Josephine M. Forbes
Josephine M. Forbes University of Queensland
Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Koichi Tsuneyama
Koichi Tsuneyama University of Tokushima
Per-Henrik Groop
Per-Henrik Groop University of Helsinki
Miki Nakajima
Miki Nakajima Kanazawa University
Sho-ichi Yamagishi
Sho-ichi Yamagishi Kurume University

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