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Keisuke Kaji

Keisuke Kaji

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5676
World Ranking
17601
National Ranking
1391

Overview

Keisuke Kaji is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Aging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their work encompass:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Kaji has been a frequent contributor to a range of scientific journals and repositories. The main publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • RNA
  • iScience
  • Cellular Reprogramming

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kaji are:

  • B1 SINE-binding ZFP266 impedes mouse iPSC generation through suppression of chromatin opening mediated by reprogramming factors, published in 2023 in Nature Communications
  • The DUF3715 domain has a conserved role in RNA-directed transposon silencing, 2023, RNA
  • CELLoGeNe - An energy landscape framework for logical networks controlling cell decisions, 2022, iScience
  • Reprogramming Stars #3: Mechanisms of iPSC Reprogramming-An Interview with Dr. Keisuke Kaji, 2021, Cellular Reprogramming
  • B1 SINE-binding ZFP266 impedes reprogramming through suppression of chromatin opening mediated by pioneering factors, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Kaji has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Victor Olariu
  • Meryam Beniazza
  • Emil Andersson
  • Daniel F. Kaemena
  • Masahito Yoshihara

Best Publications

  • Fine structure of nylon-6 : clay hybrid

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Structural formation of poly (ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization: 1. Ordered structure appearing before crystal nucleation

    M. Imai;K. Mori;T. Mizukami;K. Kaji

  • Novel preferred orientation in injection‐molded nylon 6‐clay hybrid

    Yoshitsugu Kojima;Arimitsu Usuki;Masaya Kawasumi;Akane Okada

  • Ordering process in the induction period of crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate).

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya;Y. Sakai

  • Structural Formation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the Induction Period of Crystallization. 3. Evolution of Density Fluctuations to Lamellar Crystal

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya

  • relation between the polymer conformation and the elastic modulus of the crystalline region of polymer

    Ichiro Sakurada;Keisuke Kaji

  • Orientation fluctuations of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya

  • Structural formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization. 2: Kinetic analysis based on the theories of phase separation

    M. Imai;K. Mori;T. Mizukami;K. Kaji

  • Phase diagram of polyelectrolyte solutions

    K. Kaji;H. Urakawa;T. Kanaya;R. Kitamaru

  • Structure of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels Studied by Wide- and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    T. Kanaya;M. Ohkura;K. Kaji;M. Furusaka

  • Conformational change and orientation fluctuations prior to the crystallization of syndiotactic polystyrene

    Go Matsuba;Keisuke Kaji;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya

  • Neutron scattering study of the vibration-relaxation crossover in amorphous polycarbonates.

    Buchenau U;Schönfeld C;Richter D;Kanaya T

  • Spinodal crystallization of polymers: Crystallization from the unstable melt

    Keisuke Kaji;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya;Go Matsuba

  • Effect of Isotacticity on Formation of Mesomorphic Phase of Isotactic Polypropylene

    Takashi Konishi;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya;Keisuke Kaji

  • Gelation Process of Poly(vinyl alcohol) As Studied by Small-Angle Neutron and Light Scattering

    T. Kanaya;M. Ohkura;H. Takeshita;K. Kaji

  • Low‐energy excitations in amorphous polymers

    K. Inoue;T. Kanaya;S. Ikeda;K. Kaji

  • Determination of intrinsic viscosity of polyelectrolyte solutions

    Koji Nishida;Keisuke Kaji;Toshiji Kanaya;Norbert Fanjat

  • Gelation Process and Phase Separation of PVA Solutions As Studied by a Light Scattering Technique

    H. Takeshita;T. Kanaya;K. Nishida;K. Kaji

  • Fast process of amorphous polystyrene below and above the glass transition temperature Tg as studied by quasielastic neutron scattering

    T. Kanaya;T. Kawaguchi;K. Kaji

  • High concentration crossovers of polyelectrolyte solutions

    K. Nishida;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiji Kanaya
Toshiji Kanaya High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Takasuke Matsuo
Takasuke Matsuo Osaka University
Katsuya Inoue
Katsuya Inoue Hiroshima University
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich
George D. Wignall
George D. Wignall Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kiyoshi Takeda
Kiyoshi Takeda Osaka University
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda Kyoto University
Akane Okada
Akane Okada Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Arimitsu Usuki
Arimitsu Usuki Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Yoshitsugu Kojima
Yoshitsugu Kojima Hiroshima University

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