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Kazutomo Imahori

Kazutomo Imahori

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12170
World Ranking
12562
National Ranking
859

Overview

Kazutomo Imahori was affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their academic career was primarily associated with this institution, where they contributed to scientific research and education.

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The lack of detailed publication records or collaborative data limits the ability to provide a comprehensive overview of their scientific contributions or research focus areas.

The scientist is deceased, and all references to their work are thus presented in the past tense. Their affiliation with a major Japanese university suggests involvement in a research environment consistent with academic standards and scientific inquiry.

Best Publications

  • Tau protein kinase I is essential for amyloid beta-protein-induced neurotoxicity.

    Akihiko Takashima;Kaori Noguchi;Kazuki Sato;Toshimitsu Hoshino

  • Glycogen synthase kinase 3β is identical to tau protein kinase I generating several epitopes of paired helical filaments

    Koichi Ishiguro;Akiko Shiratsuchi;Showbu Sato;Akira Omori

  • Regulation of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase activity by tau protein kinase I/glycogen synthase kinase 3beta in brain

    Minako Hoshi;Akihiko Takashima;Kaori Noguchi;Miyuki Murayama

  • Exposure of rat hippocampal neurons to amyloid β peptide (25–35) induces the inactivation of phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase and the activation of tau protein kinase I/glycogen synthase kinase-3β

    Akihiko Takashima;Kaori Noguchi;Gilles Michel;Marc Mercken

  • Tau protein kinase I converts normal tau protein into A68-like component of paired helical filaments.

    K Ishiguro;M Takamatsu;K Tomizawa;A Omori

  • Preferential labeling of Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangles with antisera for tau protein kinase (TPK) I/glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta and cyclin-dependent kinase 5, a component of TPK II

    Haruyasu Yamaguchi;Koichi Ishiguro;Tsuneko Uchida;Akihiko Takashima

  • Physiology and Pathology of Tau Protein Kinases in Relation to Alzheimer's Disease

    Kazutomo Imahori;Tsuneko Uchida

  • A cdc2-related kinase PSSALRE/cdk5 is homologous with the 30 kDa subunit of tau protein kinase II, a proline-directed protein kinase associated with microtubule

    Shunsuke Kobayashi;Koichi Ishiguro;Akira Omori;Masako Takamatsu

  • Large-scale, multicenter study of cerebrospinal fluid tau protein phosphorylated at serine 199 for the antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

    Nobuo Itoh;Hiroyuki Arai;Katsuya Urakami;Koichi Ishiguro

  • Studies of a calcium-activated neutral protease from chicken skeletal muscle. I. Purification and characterization.

    Shoichi Ishiura;Hiromu Murofushi;Koichi Suzuki;Kazutomo Imahori

  • Phosphorylated tau in human cerebrospinal fluid is a diagnostic marker for Alzheimer's disease.

    Koichi Ishiguro;Hideto Ohno;Hiroyuki Arai;Haruyasu Yamaguchi

  • Isolation and Characterization of Patient-derived, Toxic, High Mass Amyloid β-Protein (Aβ) Assembly from Alzheimer Disease Brains

    Akihiko Noguchi;Satoko Matsumura;Mari Dezawa;Mari Dezawa;Mari Tada

  • Endogenous inhibitor for calcium-dependent cysteine protease contains four internal repeats that could be responsible for its multiple reactive sites.

    Yasufumi Emori;Hiroshi Kawasaki;Shinobu Imajoh;Kazutomo Imahori

  • Phosphorylation sites on tau by tau protein kinase I, a bovine derived kinase generating an epitope of paired helical filaments.

    Koichi Ishiguro;Akira Omori;Masako Takamatsu;Kazuki Sato

  • Limited autolysis of Ca2+-activated neutral protease (CANP) changes its sensitivity to Ca2+ ions.

    Koichi Suzuki;Shuichi Tsuji;Shunichiro Kubota;Yoshio Kimura

  • Nontoxic amyloid beta peptide 1-42 suppresses acetylcholine synthesis. Possible role in cholinergic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

    Minako Hoshi;Akihiko Takashima;Miyuki Murayama;Kaori Yasutake

  • Identification of the 23 kDa subunit of tau protein kinase II as a putative activator of cdk5 in bovine brain

    Koichi Ishiguro;Shunsuke Kobayashi;Akira Onion;Masako Takamatsu

  • Localization and Developmental Changes of τ Protein Kinase I/Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β in Rat Brain

    Miho Takahashi;Kayoko Tomizawa;Rika Kato;Kazuki Sato

  • Autolysis of calcium-activated neutral protease of chicken skeletal muscle.

    Koichi Suzuki;Shuichi Tsuji;Shoichi Ishiura;Yoshio Kimura

  • CSF Phosphorylated Tau Protein and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Prospective Study

    Hiroyuki Arai;Koichi Ishiguro;Hideto Ohno;Michiko Moriyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Ishiguro
Koichi Ishiguro Juntendo University
Kazuki Sato
Kazuki Sato Fukuoka Women's University
Tairo Oshima
Tairo Oshima University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Arai
Hiroyuki Arai University of Tokyo
Koichi Suzuki
Koichi Suzuki University of Tokyo
Seiichi Kawashima
Seiichi Kawashima Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Yasufumi Emori
Yasufumi Emori University of Tokyo
Katharina Buerger
Katharina Buerger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ralph A. Nixon
Ralph A. Nixon Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Hiroshi Takagi
Hiroshi Takagi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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