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Overview

Issei Mabuchi is affiliated with Otsuma Women's University in Japan and specializes in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily spans cell biology and molecular biology, with a focus on several specific topics within these areas.

The main research topics covered in Mabuchi's work include:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions

Mabuchi has contributed to scientific knowledge through publications in notable venues. Their recent papers are:

  • Editorial: Mechanisms of Cytokinesis in Eukaryotes, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • In Vitro Formation of Actin Ring in the Fission Yeast Cell Extracts, 2025, Cytoskeleton

The collaboration network of Mabuchi includes frequent coauthors such as:

  • Maria Grazia Giansanti
  • Fred Chang
  • Shogo Yoshihara
  • Takao Nakata
  • Jun Kashiwazaki

Mabuchi's work consistently appears in journals oriented toward cellular and molecular research, highlighting their engagement with current scientific discourse in cell and developmental biology.

Best Publications

  • Homologous recombination at c-fyn locus of mouse embryonic stem cells with use of diphtheria toxin A-fragment gene in negative selection.

    Takeshi Yagi;Yoji Ikawa;Keiichiro Yoshida;Yasuyo Shigetani

  • Three-dimensional arrangement of F-actin in the contractile ring of fission yeast

    Tomoko Kamasaki;Tomoko Kamasaki;Masako Osumi;Issei Mabuchi

  • F-actin ring formation and the role of F-actin cables in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

    Ritsuko Arai;Issei Mabuchi;Issei Mabuchi

  • Molecular mechanism of myosin-II assembly at the division site in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Fumio Motegi;Kentaro Nakano;Issei Mabuchi

  • The small GTPase Rho3 and the diaphanous/formin For3 function in polarized cell growth in fission yeast.

    Kentaro Nakano;Jun Imai;Ritsuko Arai;Akio Toh-e

  • Myosin-II reorganization during mitosis is controlled temporally by its dephosphorylation and spatially by Mid1 in fission yeast

    Fumio Motegi;Mithilesh Mishra;Mohan K. Balasubramanian;Issei Mabuchi

  • The S. pombe rlc1 gene encodes a putative myosin regulatory light chain that binds the type II myosins myo3p and myo2p

    X. Le Goff;F. Motegi;E. Salimova;I. Mabuchi

  • Actin-depolymerizing Protein Adf1 Is Required for Formation and Maintenance of the Contractile Ring during Cytokinesis in Fission Yeast

    Kentaro Nakano;Issei Mabuchi

  • Identification of two type V myosins in fission yeast, one of which functions in polarized cell growth and moves rapidly in the cell

    Fumio Motegi;Ritsuko Arai;Issei Mabuchi;Issei Mabuchi

  • Identification of Myo3, a second type-II myosin heavy chain in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Fumio Motegi;Kentaro Nakano;Chikako Kitayama;Masayuki Yamamoto

  • The small GTP-binding protein Rho1 is a multifunctional protein that regulates actin localization, cell polarity, and septum formation in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

    Kentaro Nakano;Ritsuko Arai;Issei Mabuchi

  • Interactions among a fimbrin, a capping protein, and an actin-depolymerizing factor in organization of the fission yeast actin cytoskeleton.

    Kentaro Nakano;Kazuomi Satoh;Akeshi Morimatsu;Masaaki Ohnuma

  • In vitro contraction of cytokinetic ring depends on myosin II but not on actin dynamics

    Mithilesh Mishra;Jun Kashiwazaki;Tomoko Takagi;Ramanujam Srinivasan

  • Subcellular localization and possible function of actin, tropomyosin and actin-related protein 3 (Arp3) in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

    Ritsuko Arai;Kentaro Nakano;Issei Mabuchi;Issei Mabuchi

  • Alpha-actinin from sea urchin eggs: biochemical properties, interaction with actin, and distribution in the cell during fertilization and cleavage.

    I Mabuchi;Y Hamaguchi;T Kobayashi;H Hosoya

  • Plant Villin, Lily P-135-ABP, Possesses G-Actin Binding Activity and Accelerates the Polymerization and Depolymerization of Actin in a Ca2+-Sensitive Manner

    Etsuo Yokota;Motoki Tominaga;Issei Mabuchi;Yasunori Tsuji

  • Genes that cause aberrant cell morphology by overexpression in fission yeast: a role of a small GTP-binding protein Rho2 in cell morphogenesis.

    D. Hirata;K. Nakano;M. Fukui;H. Takenaka

  • Determinants of Myosin II Cortical Localization during Cytokinesis

    Ryota Uehara;Gohta Goshima;Gohta Goshima;Issei Mabuchi;Ronald D. Vale;Ronald D. Vale;Ronald D. Vale

  • Reorganization of actin cytoskeleton at the growing end of the cleavage furrow of Xenopus egg during cytokinesis

    T. Noguchi;I. Mabuchi

  • Directionality of F-actin cables changes during the fission yeast cell cycle.

    Tomoko Kamasaki;Tomoko Kamasaki;Tomoko Kamasaki;Ritsuko Arai;Masako Osumi;Masako Osumi;Issei Mabuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hikoichi Sakai
Hikoichi Sakai University of Tokyo
Masako Osumi
Masako Osumi Japan Women's University
Ronald D. Vale
Ronald D. Vale University of California, San Francisco
Mohan K. Balasubramanian
Mohan K. Balasubramanian University of Warwick
Shoichiro Tsukita
Shoichiro Tsukita Kyoto University
James A. Spudich
James A. Spudich Stanford University
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Jiro Usukura
Jiro Usukura Nagoya University
Gohta Goshima
Gohta Goshima Nagoya University
Shuh Narumiya
Shuh Narumiya Kyoto University

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