World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
76
Citations
21520
World Ranking
1149
National Ranking
93

Overview

Hisato Kondoh is affiliated with Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology. Their research spans areas such as Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Congenital Heart Defects Research, Renal and Related Cancers, Animal Genetics and Reproduction, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Kondoh's notable recent publications include:

  • Sox2 gene regulation via the D1 enhancer in embryonic neural tube and neural crest by the combined action of SOX2 and ZIC2, 2020, Genes to Cells
  • The absence of SOX2 in the anterior foregut alters the esophagus into trachea and bronchi in both epithelial and mesenchymal components, 2020, Biology Open
  • Live imaging of avian epiblast and anterior mesendoderm grafting reveals the complexity of cell dynamics during early brain development, 2022, Development
  • Epigenetic Protection of Vertebrate Lymphoid Progenitor Cells by Dnmt1, 2020, iScience
  • Modeling early stages of endoderm development in epiblast stem cell aggregates with supply of extracellular matrices, 2020, Development Growth & Differentiation

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with Kondoh include:

  • Hideaki Iida
  • Machiko Teramoto
  • Koya Yoshihi
  • Yasuo Ishíi
  • Kagayaki Kato

Kondoh's works are often published in venues such as:

  • Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Development Growth & Differentiation
  • Genes to Cells
  • Development

In addition to journal articles, Kondoh has contributed to book literature, including a publication through Springer Science+Business Media titled Molecular Basis of Developmental and Stem Cell Regulation (2024).

Best Publications

  • Pairing SOX off: with partners in the regulation of embryonic development.

    Yusuke Kamachi;Masanori Uchikawa;Hisato Kondoh

  • Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Modification of Wnt Protein: Its Role in Wnt Secretion

    Ritsuko Takada;Yoshinori Satomi;Tomoko Kurata;Naoto Ueno;Naoto Ueno

  • A binding site for Gli proteins is essential for HNF-3beta floor plate enhancer activity in transgenics and can respond to Shh in vitro

    Hiroshi Sasaki;Chi Chung Hui;Masato Nakafuku;Hisato Kondoh

  • lefty-1 Is Required for Left-Right Determination as a Regulator of lefty-2 and nodal

    Chikara Meno;Akihiko Shimono;Yukio Saijoh;Kenta Yashiro

  • Sox proteins: regulators of cell fate specification and differentiation

    Yusuke Kamachi;Hisato Kondoh

  • Functional Analysis of Chicken Sox2 Enhancers Highlights an Array of Diverse Regulatory Elements that Are Conserved in Mammals

    Masanori Uchikawa;Yoshiko Ishida;Tatsuya Takemoto;Yusuke Kamachi

  • Involvement of Sox1, 2 and 3 in the early and subsequent molecular events of lens induction.

    Yusuke Kamachi;Masanori Uchikawa;Jérôme Collignon;Robin Lovell-Badge

  • Mouse Lefty2 and zebrafish antivin are feedback inhibitors of nodal signaling during vertebrate gastrulation.

    Chikara Meno;Kira Gritsman;Sachiko Ohishi;Yasuhisa Ohfuji

  • Mice lacking ZFHX1B, the gene that codes for Smad-interacting protein-1, reveal a role for multiple neural crest cell defects in the etiology of Hirschsprung disease-mental retardation syndrome.

    Tom Van de Putte;Mitsuji Maruhashi;Annick Francis;Lucien Nelles

  • Interplay of SOX and POU factors in regulation of the Nestin gene in neural primordial cells.

    Shinya Tanaka;Yusuke Kamachi;Aki Tanouchi;Hiroshi Hamada

  • Wnt signaling plays an essential role in neuronal specification of the dorsal spinal cord

    Yuko Muroyama;Motoyuki Fujihara;Makoto Ikeya;Hisato Kondoh

  • bcl-2 Deficiency in Mice Leads to Pleiotropic Abnormalities: Accelerated Lymphoid Cell Death in Thymus and Spleen, Polycystic Kidney, Hair Hypopigmentation, and Distorted Small Intestine

    Shinji Kamada;Akihiko Shimono;Yoshitaka Shinto;Tohru Tsujimura

  • Sox1 directly regulates the gamma-crystallin genes and is essential for lens development in mice.

    Seiji Nishiguchi;Heather Wood;Hisato Kondoh;Robin Lovell-Badge

  • The delta-crystallin enhancer-binding protein delta EF1 is a repressor of E2-box-mediated gene activation.

    R. Sekido;K. Murai;J. I. Funahashi;Y. Kamachi

  • Six3-mediated auto repression and eye development requires its interaction with members of the Groucho-related family of co-repressors.

    Changqi C. Zhu;Michael A. Dyer;Masanori Uchikawa;Hisato Kondoh

  • Involvement of SOX proteins in lens-specific activation of crystallin genes.

    Yusuke Kamachi;Shanthini Sockanathan;Qiurong Liu;Martin Breitman

  • Mechanism of Regulatory Target Selection by the SOX High-Mobility-Group Domain Proteins as Revealed by Comparison of SOX1/2/3 and SOX9

    Yusuke Kamachi;Kathryn S. E. Cheah;Hisato Kondoh

  • N-myc-dependent repression of ndr1, a gene identified by direct subtraction of whole mouse embryo cDNAs between wild type and N-myc mutant.

    Akihiko Shimono;Tomohiko Okuda;Hisato Kondoh

  • Tbx6-dependent Sox2 regulation determines neural or mesodermal fate in axial stem cells

    Tatsuya Takemoto;Masanori Uchikawa;Megumi Yoshida;Donald M. Bell

  • The hotei mutation of medaka in the anti-Müllerian hormone receptor causes the dysregulation of germ cell and sexual development

    Chikako Morinaga;Daisuke Saito;Shuhei Nakamura;Shuhei Nakamura;Takashi Sasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Makoto Furutani-Seiki
Makoto Furutani-Seiki Yamaguchi University
Shinji Takada
Shinji Takada National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Nobuyoshi Shimizu
Nobuyoshi Shimizu Keio University
Joachim Wittbrodt
Joachim Wittbrodt Heidelberg University
Yousuke Takahama
Yousuke Takahama National Institutes of Health
Robin Lovell-Badge
Robin Lovell-Badge The Francis Crick Institute
Hiroshi Nishina
Hiroshi Nishina Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Akihiro Shima
Akihiro Shima University of Tokyo
Shuichi Asakawa
Shuichi Asakawa University of Tokyo

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring careers related to Molecular Biology often leads students to consider other interdisciplinary fields. Many students find value in flexible online programs, enabling them to learn while working or balancing other responsibilities. For example, creative students interested in the intersection of science and visual communication may excel in the best online graphic design degree programs, which open pathways in scientific illustration or science-based media.

When preparing for online education, it's important to consider admissions requirements and costs. Resources about online interdisciplinary studies admissions and costs can offer helpful insights for those interested in flexible, broad-based educational experiences.

For those intrigued by careers beyond biological research, history and library science are additional options. Understanding how much do historians make can assist in evaluating long-term career opportunities in academia or research. Similarly, those passionate about scientific data and literature might explore the cheapest library science degree online, ideal for careers organizing and managing scientific resources.

Best Scientists Citing Hisato Kondoh

Trending Scientists