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Jun-ichi Sawada

Jun-ichi Sawada

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
13977
World Ranking
9225
National Ranking
621

Overview

Jun-ichi Sawada is affiliated with the University of Shizuoka in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant specialization in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Additional interests include Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their scientific work include:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics

Jun-ichi Sawada has contributed to multiple scientific publications, including recent papers such as:

  • "Various effects of two types of kinesin-5 inhibitors on mitosis and cell proliferation", 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel prodrug, a S-trityl--cysteine derivative targeting kinesin spindle protein", 2021, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Crystal structure of the motor domain of centromere-associated protein E in complex with a non-hydrolysable ATP analogue", 2023, FEBS Letters
  • "Structure determination of the motor domain of centromere associated protein E", 2021, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • "Pharmacophore-Based Structure Optimization of S-Trityl-l-Cysteine Derivatives for Cytotoxic Payload Applications", 2025, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Jun-ichi Sawada include:

  • Naohisa Ogo
  • Akira Asai
  • Ryota Fukai
  • Taiki Ichida
  • Hisashi Murakami

The scientist's work appears in several recognized publication venues, such as:

  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • FEBS Letters
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Best Publications

  • The ubiquitin ligase activity in the DDB2 and CSA complexes is differentially regulated by the COP9 signalosome in response to DNA damage.

    Regina Groisman;Jolanta Polanowska;Isao Kuraoka;Jun-ichi Sawada

  • Coordinated histone modifications mediated by a CtBP co-repressor complex

    Yujiang Shi;Jun-ichi Sawada;Guangchao Sui;El Bachir Affar

  • HLA-B locus in Japanese patients with anti-epileptics and allopurinol-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

    Nahoko Kaniwa;Yoshiro Saito;Michiko Aihara;Kayoko Matsunaga

  • Functional Analysis of SNPs Variants of BCRP/ABCG2

    Chihiro Kondo;Hiroshi Suzuki;Masaya Itoda;Shogo Ozawa

  • Irinotecan pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and UGT1A genetic polymorphisms in Japanese: roles of UGT1A1*6 and *28.

    Hironobu Minami;Kimie Sai;Mayumi Saeki;Yoshiro Saito

  • UGT1A1 haplotypes associated with reduced glucuronidation and increased serum bilirubin in irinotecan-administered Japanese patients with cancer.

    Kimie Sai;Mayumi Saeki;Yoshiro Saito;Shogo Ozawa

  • Haplotypes of CYP3A4 and their close linkage with CYP3A5 haplotypes in a Japanese population.

    Hiromi Fukushima-Uesaka;Yoshiro Saito;Hidemi Watanabe;Kisho Shiseki

  • Comparative Study of in Vitro Digestibility of Food Proteins and Effect of Preheating on the Digestion

    Kayoko Takagi;Reiko Teshima;Haruyo Okunuki;Jun-ichi Sawada

  • Pharmacokinetics of Gemcitabine in Japanese Cancer Patients: The Impact of a Cytidine Deaminase Polymorphism

    Emiko Sugiyama;Nahoko Kaniwa;Su-Ryang Kim;Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri

  • Racial variability in haplotype frequencies of UGT1A1 and glucuronidation activity of a novel single nucleotide polymorphism 686C> T (P229L) found in an African-American.

    Nahoko Kaniwa;Kouichi Kurose;Hideto Jinno;Toshiko Tanaka-Kagawa

  • Ethnic Differences in Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP2D6, CYP2C19, CYP3As and MDR1/ABCB1

    Shogo Ozawa;Akiko Soyama;Mayumi Saeki;Hiromi Fukushima-Uesaka

  • Human liver UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoforms involved in the glucuronidation of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin

    N Hanioka;S Ozawa;H Jinno;M Ando

  • Haplotype analysis of ABCB1/MDR1 blocks in a Japanese population reveals genotype-dependent renal clearance of irinotecan

    Kimie Sai;Nahoko Kaniwa;Masaya Itoda;Yoshiro Saito

  • Dietary unripe apple polyphenol inhibits the development of food allergies in murine models.

    Hiroshi Akiyama;Yuji Sato;Takahiro Watanabe;Megumi H. Nagaoka

  • Characterization of the cellular localization, expression level, and function of SNP variants of MRP2/ABCC2.

    Masakazu Hirouchi;Hiroshi Suzuki;Masaya Itoda;Shogo Ozawa

  • Non-synonymous single nucleotide alterations found in the CYP2C8 gene result in reduced in vitro paclitaxel metabolism.

    Akiko Soyama;Yoshiro Saito;Nobumitsu Hanioka;Norie Murayama

  • Polymorphisms in the ABCC2 (cMOAT/MRP2) gene found in 72 established cell lines derived from Japanese individuals : an association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 5'-untranslated region and exon 28

    Masaya Itoda;Yoshiro Saito;Akiko Soyama;Mayumi Saeki

  • Functional characterization of four naturally occurring variants of human pregnane X receptor (PXR): one variant causes dramatic loss of both DNA binding activity and the transactivation of the CYP3A4 promoter/enhancer region.

    Satoru Koyano;Kouichi Kurose;Yoshiro Saito;Shogo Ozawa

  • Severe Drug Toxicity Associated with a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism of the Cytidine Deaminase Gene in a Japanese Cancer Patient Treated with Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin

    Kan Yonemori;Hideki Ueno;Takuji Okusaka;Noboru Yamamoto

  • Six Novel Nonsynonymous CYP1A2 Gene Polymorphisms: Catalytic Activities of the Naturally Occurring Variant Enzymes

    Norie Murayama;Akiko Soyama;Yoshiro Saito;Yukiko Nakajima

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiro Saito
Yoshiro Saito Tohoku University
Shogo Ozawa
Shogo Ozawa Iwate Medical University
Teruhiko Yoshida
Teruhiko Yoshida National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Nagahiro Saijo
Nagahiro Saijo AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Naoyuki Kamatani
Naoyuki Kamatani StaGen (Japan)
Atsushi Ohtsu
Atsushi Ohtsu Juntendo University
Shiro Kamakura
Shiro Kamakura National Cardiovascular Research Center
Hiroshi Handa
Hiroshi Handa Tokyo Medical University
Masafumi Kitakaze
Masafumi Kitakaze Southern Medical University
Tomohide Tamura
Tomohide Tamura St. Luke's International Hospital

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