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Junsei Mimura

Junsei Mimura

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
13468
World Ranking
17866
National Ranking
1293

Overview

Junsei Mimura is affiliated with Hirosaki University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with additional work in Cell Biology, Physiology, Rehabilitation, and Biological Psychiatry.

The scientist's recent publication record includes research articles published in various scientific venues. These include:

  • "Regulation of Nrf2 by Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Physiology and Pathology" (2020) in Biomolecules
  • "Ribosome binding protein GCN1 regulates the cell cycle and cell proliferation and is essential for the embryonic development of mice" (2020) in PLoS Genetics
  • "Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the NRF2 promoter with vascular stiffness with aging" (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • "Sulforaphane Increase Mitochondrial Biogenesis-Related Gene Expression in the Hippocampus and Suppresses Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Mice" (2022) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "JDP2 is directly regulated by ATF4 and modulates TRAIL sensitivity by suppressing the ATF4-DR5 axis" (2020) in FEBS Open Bio

Among the frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biomolecules
  • PLoS Genetics
  • FEBS Open Bio
  • PLoS ONE

Their collaborative efforts prominently include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Ken Itoh
  • Shuya Kasai
  • Yota Tatara
  • Sunao Shimizu
  • Hiromi Yamazaki

The main topics addressed in their research cover several specialized areas, including:

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Best Publications

  • Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor.

    Fumiaki Ohtake;Ken-ichi Takeyama;Takahiro Matsumoto;Hirochika Kitagawa

  • Functional role of AhR in the expression of toxic effects by TCDD.

    Junsei Mimura;Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama

  • Benzo[a]pyrene carcinogenicity is lost in mice lacking the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

    Yasuhito Shimizu;Yoko Nakatsuru;Masao Ichinose;Yoshihisa Takahashi

  • Loss of teratogenic response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (TCDD) in mice lacking the Ah (dioxin) receptor

    Junsei Mimura;Keisuke Yamashita;Kenji Nakamura;Masanobu Morita

  • Molecular mechanisms of transcription activation by HLF and HIF1alpha in response to hypoxia: their stabilization and redox signal-induced interaction with CBP/p300.

    Masatsugu Ema;Kiichi Hirota;Junsei Mimura;Hisaku Abe

  • Identification of a novel mechanism of regulation of Ah (dioxin) receptor function

    Junsei Mimura;Masatsugu Ema;Kazuhiro Sogawa;Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama

  • Discovery of the negative regulator of Nrf2, keap1: A historical overview

    Ken Itoh;Junsei Mimura;Masayuki Yamamoto

  • Dioxin binding activities of polymorphic forms of mouse and human arylhydrocarbon receptors.

    Masatsugu Ema;Norihisa Ohe;Michiko Suzuki;Junsei Mimura

  • Molecular mechanisms of AhR functions in the regulation of cytochrome P450 genes.

    Y. Fujii-Kuriyama;J. Mimura

  • Regulation of Nrf2 by Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Physiology and Pathology.

    Shuya Kasai;Sunao Shimizu;Sunao Shimizu;Yota Tatara;Junsei Mimura

  • cDNA cloning and tissue-specific expression of a novel basic helix-loop-helix/PAS factor (Arnt2) with close sequence similarity to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (Arnt).

    Ken Hirose;Masanobu Morita;Masatsugu Ema;Junsei Mimura

  • Intrinsic Function of the Aryl Hydrocarbon (Dioxin) Receptor as a Key Factor in Female Reproduction

    Takashi Baba;Junsei Mimura;Naohito Nakamura;Nobuhiro Harada

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor suppresses intestinal carcinogenesis in ApcMin/+ mice with natural ligands.

    Kaname Kawajiri;Yasuhito Kobayashi;Fumiaki Ohtake;Togo Ikuta

  • Structure and expression of the Ah receptor repressor gene.

    Takashi Baba;Junsei Mimura;Katarina Gradin;Asato Kuroiwa

  • Methylation of the KEAP1 gene promoter region in human colorectal cancer

    Naoyuki Hanada;Takenori Takahata;Qiliang Zhou;Xulu Ye

  • Krüppel-like factor 5 Is Essential for Blastocyst Development and the Normal Self-Renewal of Mouse ESCs

    Masatsugu Ema;Daisuke Mori;Hitoshi Niwa;Yoshikazu Hasegawa

  • Hypersensitivity of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-deficient mice to lipopolysaccharide-induced septic shock.

    Hiroki Sekine;Junsei Mimura;Motohiko Oshima;Hiromi Okawa

  • Nrf2- and ATF4-dependent upregulation of xCT modulates the sensitivity of T24 bladder carcinoma cells to proteasome inhibition.

    Peng Ye;Junsei Mimura;Tomomi Okada;Hideyo Sato

  • Nrf2 regulates ferroportin 1-mediated iron efflux and counteracts lipopolysaccharide-induced ferroportin 1 mRNA suppression in macrophages.

    Nobuhiko Harada;Masaya Kanayama;Atsushi Maruyama;Aruto Yoshida

  • Transcriptionally Active Heterodimer Formation of an Arnt-like PAS Protein, Arnt3, with HIF-1a, HLF, and Clock

    Sho Takahata;Kazuhiro Sogawa;Akira Kobayashi;Masatsugu Ema

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Itoh
Ken Itoh Hirosaki University
Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama
Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Masatsugu Ema
Masatsugu Ema Shiga University of Medical Science
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Kazuhiro Sogawa
Kazuhiro Sogawa Tohoku University
Tadaatsu Imaizumi
Tadaatsu Imaizumi Hirosaki University
Koichi Wakabayashi
Koichi Wakabayashi Hirosaki University
Kei Satoh
Kei Satoh Hirosaki University
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Masahiko Kuroda
Masahiko Kuroda Tokyo Medical University

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