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Keiji Numata

Keiji Numata

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Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11435
World Ranking
10230
National Ranking
735

Overview

Keiji Numata is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work spans a broad range of topics, with a significant focus on biomaterials and molecular biology.

The main fields of study associated with Numata include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, Numata's research covers various subfields, notably:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Plant Science
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Numata explores key research topics such as:

  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequent publication venues for Numata include:

  • Biomacromolecules
  • Polymer Journal
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Numata has collaborated closely with a number of researchers, including:

  • Kousuke Tsuchiya
  • Ali D. Malay
  • Yutaka Kodama
  • Masaki Odahara
  • Hiroyasu Masunaga

Selected recent publications by Numata and coauthors illustrate the scope of research interests and include:

  • "Raman image-activated cell sorting," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Spider silk self-assembly via modular liquid-liquid phase separation and nanofibrillation," 2020, Science Advances
  • "1000 spider silkomes: Linking sequences to silk physical properties," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Multicomponent nature underlies the extraordinary mechanical properties of spider dragline silk," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "How to define and study structural proteins as biopolymer materials," 2020, Polymer Journal

Best Publications

  • The biomedical use of silk: past, present, future

    Chris Holland;Keiji Numata;Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina;F. Philipp Seib;F. Philipp Seib

  • Biopolymer-based nanoparticles for drug/gene delivery and tissue engineering.

    Sachiko Kaihara Nitta;Keiji Numata

  • Silk-based delivery systems of bioactive molecules.

    Keiji Numata;David L. Kaplan

  • Mechanism of enzymatic degradation of beta-sheet crystals

    Keiji Numata;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

  • Influence of Water Content on the β-Sheet Formation, Thermal Stability, Water Removal, and Mechanical Properties of Silk Materials

    Kenjiro Yazawa;Kana Ishida;Hiroyasu Masunaga;Takaaki Hikima

  • Raman image-activated cell sorting.

    Nao Nitta;Takanori Iino;Akihiro Isozaki;Mai Yamagishi

  • Relationships between physical properties and sequence in silkworm silks

    Ali D. Malay;Ryota Sato;Kenjiro Yazawa;Hiroe Watanabe

  • Spider silk self-assembly via modular liquid-liquid phase separation and nanofibrillation.

    Ali D. Malay;Takehiro Suzuki;Takuya Katashima;Nobuaki Kono

  • Local gene silencing in plants via synthetic dsRNA and carrier peptide

    Keiji Numata;Misato Ohtani;Takeshi Yoshizumi;Taku Demura

  • Branched poly(lactide) synthesized by enzymatic polymerization: effects of molecular branches and stereochemistry on enzymatic degradation and alkaline hydrolysis.

    Keiji Numata;Rajiv K Srivastava;Anna Finne-Wistrand;Ann-Christine Albertsson

  • Expression, cross-linking and characterization of recombinant chitin binding resilin

    Guokui Qin;Shaul Lapidot;Keiji Numata;Xiao Hu

  • Expression, cross-linking, and characterization of recombinant chitin binding resilin.

    Guokui Qin;Shaul Lapidot;Keiji Numata;Xiao Hu

  • Bioengineered Silk Protein-Based Gene Delivery Systems

    Keiji Numata;Balajikarthick Subramanian;Heather A. Currie;David L. Kaplan

  • Understanding the Limitations in the Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from Lignin Derivatives

    Satoshi Tomizawa;Jo Ann Chuah;Keiji Matsumoto;Yoshiharu Doi

  • Spider Silk-Based Gene Carriers for Tumor Cell-Specific Delivery

    Keiji Numata;Michaela R Reagan;Robert H Goldstein;Michael Rosenblatt

  • Rapid and efficient gene delivery into plant cells using designed peptide carriers.

    Manoj Lakshmanan;Yutaka Kodama;Takeshi Yoshizumi;Kumar Sudesh

  • State of water, molecular structure, and cytotoxicity of silk hydrogels.

    Keiji Numata;Takuya Katashima;Takamasa Sakai

  • Reinforcing Silk Scaffolds with Silk Particles

    Rangam Rajkhowa;Rangam Rajkhowa;Eun Seok Gil;Jonathan Kluge;Keiji Numata

  • Increased Bioplastic Production with an RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor SigE during Nitrogen Starvation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Takashi Osanai;Keiji Numata;Akira Oikawa;Ayuko Kuwahara

  • Biodegradability of Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) Materials

    Keiji Numata;Hideki Abe;Tadahisa Iwata

  • Surface-Patterned Electrode Bioreactor for Electrical Stimulation

    Nina Tandon;Anna Marsano;Robert Maidhof;Keiji Numata

  • Gene delivery mediated by recombinant silk proteins containing cationic and cell binding motifs

    Keiji Numata;Juliana Hamasaki;Balajikarthick Subramanian;David L Kaplan

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Takanori Kigawa
Takanori Kigawa RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Hideki Abe
Hideki Abe Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tadahisa Iwata
Tadahisa Iwata University of Tokyo
Masaru Tomita
Masaru Tomita Keio University
Takamasa Sakai
Takamasa Sakai University of Tokyo
Taku Demura
Taku Demura Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Zhibo Li
Zhibo Li Qingdao University of Science and Technology

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