What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Molecular biology, Rho-associated protein kinase, Biochemistry and ROCK2.
Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to NDC80 under Cell biology, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Centromere localization and Chromatin.
His Molecular biology study incorporates themes from Apoptosis, ICAD, Apoptotic DNA fragmentation, DNA fragmentation and Caspase.
Many of his studies on Rho-associated protein kinase apply to RHOA as well.
His RHOA study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Myosin phosphatase activity and Myosin light-chain kinase, Myosin.
His study looks at the relationship between ROCK2 and topics such as MAP2K7, which overlap with Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase, MAP kinase kinase kinase and Cyclin-dependent kinase 9.
His most cited work include:
- A caspase-activated DNase that degrades DNA during apoptosis, and its inhibitor ICAD (2836 citations)
- Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase) (2500 citations)
- Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23 (1383 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Cell culture and Genetics are his primary areas of study.
Cell biology and Cadherin are frequently intertwined in his study.
His work deals with themes such as Rho-associated protein kinase, Complementary DNA, RNA splicing, Caspase-activated DNase and Intron, which intersect with Molecular biology.
His Rho-associated protein kinase research includes elements of Phosphatase and Myosin light-chain kinase.
As part of the same scientific family, Katsuya Okawa usually focuses on Cell culture, concentrating on Cancer research and intersecting with Antigen.
His work on Piwi-interacting RNA, Germline, Mutation and Nucleosome as part of general Genetics research is frequently linked to Retrotransposon, bridging the gap between disciplines.
He most often published in these fields:
- Cell biology (46.40%)
- Molecular biology (31.20%)
- Biochemistry (24.00%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2019)?
- Cell biology (46.40%)
- Molecular biology (31.20%)
- Biochemistry (24.00%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Phosphorylation and Antibody.
The study incorporates disciplines such as RNA interference and Actin nucleation in addition to Cell biology.
His work in Actin nucleation covers topics such as RHOA which are related to areas like Formins.
His work carried out in the field of Molecular biology brings together such families of science as Embryonic stem cell, Signal transducing adaptor protein, Recombinant DNA, DNA-binding protein and Group II intron.
Many of his research projects under Biochemistry are closely connected to RHEB with RHEB, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.
His research in Phosphorylation intersects with topics in Synapse and Cancer research.
Between 2008 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Stomagen positively regulates stomatal density in Arabidopsis (309 citations)
- The TDRD9-MIWI2 complex is essential for piRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing in the mouse male germline. (230 citations)
- The RIG-I-like receptor IFIH1/MDA5 is a dermatomyositis-specific autoantigen identified by the anti-CADM-140 antibody (211 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Katsuya Okawa focuses on Cell biology, Molecular biology, RNA, Retrotransposon and Germline.
Katsuya Okawa has included themes like Cell culture, RNA interference and Actin nucleation in his Cell biology study.
The RNA interference study combines topics in areas such as Microtubule-associated protein, RHOA, Formins and Small GTPase.
Katsuya Okawa integrates several fields in his works, including Molecular biology and TLR3.
He has researched RNA in several fields, including Mutation, Cell cycle, Kinetochore assembly and Mitosis.
His Germline research incorporates themes from RNA-binding protein, Argonaute and Tudor domain.
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