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Keizo Takao is affiliated with the University of Toyama in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of neuroscience and neuropharmacology, ion channel regulation and function, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, memory and neural mechanisms, receptor mechanisms and signaling, as well as mitochondrial function and pathology.

Recent publications by Keizo Takao include the following papers:

  • "Vascular PDGFR-alpha protects against BBB dysfunction after stroke in mice" (2020), published in Angiogenesis
  • "GluD1 knockout mice with a pure C57BL/6N background show impaired fear memory, social interaction, and enhanced depressive-like behavior" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Canonical versus non-canonical transsynaptic signaling of neuroligin 3 tunes development of sociality in mice" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Large-scale animal model study uncovers altered brain pH and lactate levels as a transdiagnostic endophenotype of neuropsychiatric disorders involving cognitive impairment" (2024), published in eLife
  • "ERAD components Derlin-1 and Derlin-2 are essential for postnatal brain development and motor function" (2021), published in iScience

Keizo Takao has frequently co-authored work with several researchers, including Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Kazuki Fujii, Kenji Sakimura, Manabu Abe, and Satoko Hattori.

The scientist often publishes in journals such as Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Brain, iScience, and Research Square (Research Square), reflecting an active engagement with both peer-reviewed and preprint platforms.

Best Publications

  • Roles of continuous neurogenesis in the structural and functional integrity of the adult forebrain

    Itaru Imayoshi;Masayuki Sakamoto;Toshiyuki Ohtsuka;Keizo Takao;Keizo Takao

  • Targeting quantum dots to surface proteins in living cells with biotin ligase.

    Mark Howarth;Keizo Takao;Yasunori Hayashi;Alice Y. Ting

  • Elevated plus maze for mice.

    Munekazu Komada;Keizo Takao;Keizo Takao;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

  • Genomic responses in mouse models greatly mimic human inflammatory diseases

    Keizo Takao;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

  • Abnormal behavior in a chromosome-engineered mouse model for human 15q11-13 duplication seen in autism

    Jin Nakatani;Kota Tamada;Kota Tamada;Fumiyuki Hatanaka;Fumiyuki Hatanaka;Satoko Ise

  • Age-related changes in behavior in C57BL/6J mice from young adulthood to middle age

    Hirotaka Shoji;Keizo Takao;Satoko Hattori;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

  • Alpha-CaMKII deficiency causes immature dentate gyrus, a novel candidate endophenotype of psychiatric disorders.

    Nobuyuki Yamasaki;Motoko Maekawa;Katsunori Kobayashi;Yasushi Kajii

  • Light/dark Transition Test for Mice

    Keizo Takao;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

  • P301S Mutant Human Tau Transgenic Mice Manifest Early Symptoms of Human Tauopathies with Dementia and Altered Sensorimotor Gating

    Hiroki Takeuchi;Michiyo Iba;Haruhisa Inoue;Makoto Higuchi

  • Deficiency of Schnurri-2, an MHC Enhancer Binding Protein, Induces Mild Chronic Inflammation in the Brain and Confers Molecular, Neuronal, and Behavioral Phenotypes Related to Schizophrenia

    Keizo Takao;Katsunori Kobayashi;Hideo Hagihara;Koji Ohira

  • Abnormalities in brain structure and behavior in GSK-3alpha mutant mice

    Oksana Kaidanovich-Beilin;Tatiana Lipina;Keizo Takao;Matthijs C van Eede

  • Behavioral profiles of three C57BL/6 substrains

    Naoki Matsuo;Keizo Takao;Kazuo Nakanishi;Nobuyuki Yamasaki

  • Visualization of Synaptic Ca2+ /Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Activity in Living Neurons

    Keizo Takao;Ken-Ichi Okamoto;Terunaga Nakagawa;Rachael L. Neve

  • Contextual and cued fear conditioning test using a video analyzing system in mice.

    Hirotaka Shoji;Keizo Takao;Satoko Hattori;Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

  • Abnormal social behavior, hyperactivity, impaired remote spatial memory, and increased D1-mediated dopaminergic signaling in neuronal nitric oxide synthase knockout mice.

    Koichi Tanda;Koichi Tanda;Akinori Nishi;Naoki Matsuo;Kazuo Nakanishi

  • Immature dentate gyrus: an endophenotype of neuropsychiatric disorders.

    Hideo Hagihara;Keizo Takao;Noah M. Walton;Mitsuyuki Matsumoto

  • Impaired long-term memory retention and working memory in sdy mutant mice with a deletion in Dtnbp1, a susceptibility gene for schizophrenia.

    Keizo Takao;Keiko Toyama;Kazuo Nakanishi;Satoko Hattori

  • T-maze Forced Alternation and Left-right Discrimination Tasks for Assessing Working and Reference Memory in Mice

    Hirotaka Shoji;Hideo Hagihara;Keizo Takao;Satoko Hattori;Satoko Hattori

  • Identification of YWHAE, a gene encoding 14-3-3epsilon, as a possible susceptibility gene for schizophrenia

    Masashi Ikeda;Takao Hikita;Shinichiro Taya;Junko Uraguchi-asaki

  • Decreased exploratory activity in a mouse model of 15q duplication syndrome; implications for disturbance of serotonin signaling.

    Kota Tamada;Shozo Tomonaga;Fumiyuki Hatanaka;Fumiyuki Hatanaka;Fumiyuki Hatanaka;Nobuhiro Nakai;Nobuhiro Nakai;Nobuhiro Nakai

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsuyoshi Miyakawa
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa Fujita Health University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Manabu Abe
Manabu Abe Niigata University
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Hidenori Suzuki
Hidenori Suzuki Nippon Medical School
Tetsuya Suhara
Tetsuya Suhara National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Makoto Higuchi
Makoto Higuchi National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Mitsuyuki Matsumoto
Mitsuyuki Matsumoto Astellas Pharma (Japan)
Masashi Ikeda
Masashi Ikeda Nagoya University
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris Case Western Reserve University

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