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109
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47133
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388
National Ranking
224

Overview

Keith R. Yamamoto is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research predominantly spans across medicine with a focus on public health, molecular biology, oncology, and information systems.

Their recent publications cover various topics and include the following papers:

  • "Time for NIH to lead on data sharing", 2020, Science
  • "Loss of glucocorticoid receptor expression mediates in vivo dexamethasone resistance in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia", 2020, Leukemia
  • "Embed equity throughout innovation", 2023, Science
  • "Teach creativity in science higher education", 2024, Science
  • "Genetic exploration of a nuclear receptor transcriptional regulatory complex", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist's frequent co-authors include Victor J. Dzau, Gabriela C. Monsalve, Cynthia N. Fuhrmann, Masako Asahina, and Jennie B. Dorman.

They publish regularly in venues such as Science, Leukemia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, and arXiv (Cornell University).

The scientist's work focuses on several topics including:

  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments

Within the broader field of medicine, their subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Information Systems, Oncology, and Information Systems and Management.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographic analysis of the interaction of the glucocorticoid receptor with DNA.

    B. F. Luisi;W. X. Xu;Z. Otwinowski;L. P. Freedman;L. P. Freedman

  • Transcription factor interactions: selectors of positive or negative regulation from a single DNA element.

    Marc I. Diamond;Jeffrey N. Miner;Steven K. Yoshinaga;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Two signals mediate hormone-dependent nuclear localization of the glucocorticoid receptor.

    D. Picard;K. R. Yamamoto

  • Structure and specificity of nuclear receptor-coactivator interactions.

    Beatrice D. Darimont;Richard L. Wagner;James W. Apriletti;Michael R. Stallcup

  • Reduced levels of hsp90 compromise steroid receptor action in vivo

    Didier Picard;Bushra Khursheed;Michael J. Garabedian;Marc G. Fortin;Marc G. Fortin

  • Two distinct transcription factors bind to the HSV thymidine kinase promoter in vitro.

    Katherine A. Jones;Keith R. Yamamoto;Robert Tjian

  • A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification

    David Baltimore;Paul Berg;Michael Botchan;Dana Carroll

  • Genome-wide profiling identifies epithelial cell genes associated with asthma and with treatment response to corticosteroids

    Prescott G. Woodruff;Homer A. Boushey;Gregory M. Dolganov;Chris S. Barker

  • DNA sequences bound specifically by glucocorticoid receptor in vitro render a heterologous promoter hormone responsive in vivo

    Vicki L. Chandler;Bonnie A. Maler;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • The glucocorticoid receptor inhibits NFκB by interfering with serine-2 phosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II carboxy-terminal domain

    Robert M. Nissen;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Genetic complementation of a glucocorticoid receptor deficiency by expression of cloned receptor cDNA

    Roger Miesfeld;Sandro Rusconi;Paul J. Godowski;Bonnie A. Maler

  • Sequence-specific binding of glucocorticoid receptor to MTV DNA at sites within and upstream of the transcribed region.

    Farhang Payvar;Donald DeFranco;Gary L. Firestone;Bruce Edgar

  • DNA binding site sequence directs glucocorticoid receptor structure and activity.

    Sebastiaan H. Meijsing;Miles A. Pufall;Miles A. Pufall;Alex Y. So;Alex Y. So;Darren L. Bates;Darren L. Bates

  • Biological Regulation and Development

    Robert F. Goldberger;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Solution structure of the glucocorticoid receptor DNA-binding domain

    Torleif Härd;Edwin Kellenbach;Rolf Boelens;Bonnie A. Maler

  • Allosteric effects of DNA on transcriptional regulators.

    Jeffrey A. Lefstin;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • The function and structure of the metal coordination sites within the glucocorticoid receptor DNA binding domain

    Freedman Lp;Luisi Bf;Korszun Zr;Basavappa R

  • Roles of SWI1, SWI2, and SWI3 proteins for transcriptional enhancement by steroid receptors

    Steven K. Yoshinaga;Craig L. Peterson;Ira Herskowitz;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor activities distinguished by nonreceptor factors at a composite response element

    David Pearce;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Chimaeras of Myc oncoprotein and steroid receptors cause hormone-dependent transformation of cells

    M Eilers;D Picard;K R Yamamoto;J M Bishop

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold E. Varmus
Harold E. Varmus Cornell University
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
Leonard P. Freedman
Leonard P. Freedman Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Michael R. Stallcup
Michael R. Stallcup University of Southern California
Robert Kaptein
Robert Kaptein Utrecht University
Rolf Boelens
Rolf Boelens Utrecht University
Gary L. Firestone
Gary L. Firestone University of California, Berkeley
Jan Carlstedt-Duke
Jan Carlstedt-Duke Nanyang Technological University
H. Phillip Koeffler
H. Phillip Koeffler Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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