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Kazuki Nakao

Kazuki Nakao

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
24323
World Ranking
6171
National Ranking
397

Overview

Kazuki Nakao is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research spans several fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing on a range of topics related to reproductive health, genetics, and circadian biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The scientist's work delves into multiple subfields such as molecular biology, surgery, reproductive medicine, immunology, and genetics.

Research topics covered extensively by Nakao encompass:

  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Gynecological conditions and treatments
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Nakao's recent papers indicate a focus on molecular mechanisms and physiological processes. Notable examples include:

  • "Rhythmic transcription of Bmal1 stabilizes the circadian timekeeping system in mammals," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Autophagy Is Required for Maturation of Surfactant-Containing Lamellar Bodies in the Lung and Swim Bladder," 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • "Protection Against Insulin Resistance by Apolipoprotein M/Sphingosine-1-Phosphate," 2020, published in Diabetes
  • "Setd1a Insufficiency in Mice Attenuates Excitatory Synaptic Function and Recapitulates Schizophrenia-Related Behavioral Abnormalities," 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • "Impact of chronic endometritis on endometrial receptivity analysis results and pregnancy outcomes," 2020, published in Immunity Inflammation and Disease

The venues in which Nakao frequently publishes reflect a concentration in biological and medical journals:

  • Cell Reports
  • Journal of Reproductive Immunology
  • Molecular Brain
  • Reproductive Medicine and Biology
  • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Collaboration is an important aspect of Nakao's research activities, demonstrated by frequent coauthors including:

  • Atsu Aiba
  • Koji Nakagawa
  • Rikikazu Sugiyama
  • Michinori Koebis
  • Satoru Takamizawa

Best Publications

  • Distinct and Essential Roles of Transcription Factors IRF-3 and IRF-7 in Response to Viruses for IFN-α/β Gene Induction

    Mitsuharu Sato;Hirofumi Suemori;Naoki Hata;Masataka Asagiri

  • STAT3 activation is sufficient to maintain an undifferentiated state of mouse embryonic stem cells

    Takahiko Matsuda;Takanori Nakamura;Kazuki Nakao;Takao Arai

  • Targeted disruption of the Rad51 gene leads to lethality in embryonic mice.

    T Tsuzuki;Y Fujii;K Sakumi;Y Tominaga

  • The Hippo signaling pathway components Lats and Yap pattern Tead4 activity to distinguish mouse trophectoderm from inner cell mass.

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari

  • Cardiac fibrosis in mice lacking brain natriuretic peptide

    Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hideki Chusho;Kenji Nakamura

  • 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

  • Severe osteopetrosis, defective interleukin-1 signalling and lymph node organogenesis in TRAF6-deficient mice.

    Asuka Naito;Sakura Azuma;Sakae Tanaka;Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

  • Neuroepithelial Cells Supply an Initial Transient Wave of MSC Differentiation

    Yasuhiro Takashima;Takumi Era;Kazuki Nakao;Saki Kondo

  • Specific deficit of the ON response in visual transmission by targeted disruption of the mGluR6 gene

    Masayuki Masu;Hideki Iwakabe;Yoshiaki Tagawa;Tomomitsu Miyoshi

  • Dwarfism and early death in mice lacking C-type natriuretic peptide.

    Hideki Chusho;Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Akihiro Yasoda

  • Characterization of mesendoderm: a diverging point of the definitive endoderm and mesoderm in embryonic stem cell differentiation culture

    Shinsuke Tada;Takumi Era;Chikara Furusawa;Hidetoshi Sakurai

  • Tead4 is required for specification of trophectoderm in pre-implantation mouse embryos

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Shinji Yamamoto;Hiroshi Kiyonari;Hiroko Sato

  • Murine homolog of SALL1 is essential for ureteric bud invasion in kidney development.

    Ryuichi Nishinakamura;Yuko Matsumoto;Kazuki Nakao;Kenji Nakamura

  • K-ras is essential for the development of the mouse embryo.

    Keiko Koera;Kenji Nakamura;Kazuki Nakao;Jun Miyoshi

  • FSP27 contributes to efficient energy storage in murine white adipocytes by promoting the formation of unilocular lipid droplets

    Naonobu Nishino;Yoshikazu Tamori;Sanshiro Tateya;Takayuki Kawaguchi

  • mGluR1 in cerebellar Purkinje cells essential for long-term depression, synapse elimination, and motor coordination.

    Taeko Ichise;Masanobu Kano;Kouichi Hashimoto;Dai Yanagihara

  • Polarity-Dependent Distribution of Angiomotin Localizes Hippo Signaling in Preimplantation Embryos

    Yoshikazu Hirate;Shino Hirahara;Ken Ichi Inoue;Atsushi Suzuki

  • Cardiovascular anomaly, impaired actin bundling and resistance to Src-induced transformation in mice lacking p130Cas.

    Hiroaki Honda;Hideaki Oda;Tetsuya Nakamoto;Zen-ichiro Honda

  • Rac1 is required for the formation of three germ layers during gastrulation.

    Kazuhiro Sugihara;Norio Nakatsuji;Kenji Nakamura;Kazuki Nakao

  • Impairment of hippocampal mossy fiber LTD in mice lacking mGluR2.

    Mineto Yokoi;Katsunori Kobayashi;Toshiya Manabe;Tomoyuki Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Motoya Katsuki
Motoya Katsuki University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kiyonari
Hiroshi Kiyonari RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Hashimoto Hiroshima University
Masahiro Fukaya
Masahiro Fukaya Kitasato University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Hiroyuki Sakagami
Hiroyuki Sakagami Kitasato University
Shin-Ichi Aizawa
Shin-Ichi Aizawa Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Toshiya Manabe
Toshiya Manabe University of Tokyo

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