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Kenichi Matsubara

Kenichi Matsubara

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
70
Citations
22084
World Ranking
1408
National Ranking
118

Overview

Kenichi Matsubara is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their work primarily focuses on various aspects of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular emphasis on molecular biology and radiology among related subfields. Their research topics extend into areas such as RNA modifications and cancer, gene expression and cancer classification, bioinformatics and genomic networks, as well as nutrition, genetics, and disease.

Matsubara's publication record includes studies published in diverse scientific journals covering these fields. Recent papers authored or co-authored by Matsubara include:

  • Eight-year longitudinal study of whole blood gene expression profiles in individuals undergoing long-term medical follow-up, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • The declining insulinogenic index correlates with inflammation and metabolic dysregulation in non-obese individuals assessed by blood gene expression, 2024, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • Accuracy of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction using high-intensity echo band as a landmark: Comparison between two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, 2025, Journal of Cardiology
  • Evaluation of Long-Read RNA Sequencing Procedures for Novel Isoform Identification and Quantification in Human Whole Blood, 2025, Genes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matsubara include Yoshio Sakai, Alessandro Nasti, Yumie Takeshita, Toshinari Takamura, and Miki Okumura. These collaborations have produced multiple publications across several venues.

Their research has appeared in journals such as Scientific Reports, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Journal of Cardiology, and Genes. These venues reflect a multidisciplinary approach, spanning from molecular biology techniques to clinical cardiology studies.

The main fields of study documented for Matsubara consist of:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More detailed subfields within these areas include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology

The principal research topics identified in their work are:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Best Publications

  • cDNA cloning and expression of a novel adipose specific collagen-like factor, apM1 (AdiPose Most abundant Gene transcript 1).

    Kazuhisa Maeda;Kousaku Okubo;Iichiro Shimomura;Tohru Funahashi

  • Comprehensive Analysis of NAC Family Genes in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hisako Ooka;Kouji Satoh;Koji Doi;Toshifumi Nagata

  • Collection, Mapping, and Annotation of Over 28,000 cDNA Clones from japonica Rice

    Shoshi Kikuchi;Kouji Satoh;Toshifumi Nagata;Nobuyuki Kawagashira

  • A Bayesian missing value estimation method for gene expression profile data

    Shigeyuki Oba;Masa-aki Sato;Ichiro Takemasa;Morito Monden

  • Large scale cDNA sequencing for analysis of quantitative and qualitative aspects of gene expression.

    Kousaku Okubo;Naohiro Hori;Ryo Matoba;Toshiyuki Niiyama

  • An alternative approach to deoxyoligonucleotides as hybridization probes by insertion of deoxyinosine at ambiguous codon positions.

    E Ohtsuka;S Matsuki;M Ikehara;Y Takahashi

  • Expression of hepatitis B surface antigen gene in yeast

    Atsushi Miyanohara;Akio Toh-E;Chikateru Nozaki;Fukusaburo Hamada

  • Cloning and structural analyses of hepatitis B virus DNAs, subtype adr

    Asao Fujiyama;Atsushi Miyanohara;Chikateru Nozaki;Tetsuo Yoneyama

  • Methylation silencing of SOCS-3 promotes cell growth and migration by enhancing JAK/STAT and FAK signalings in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Yasuharu Niwa;Hiroaki Kanda;Yuko Shikauchi;Akio Saiura

  • Analysis of an expression profile of genes in the human adipose tissue

    Kazuhisa Maeda;Kousaku Okubo;Iichiro Shimomura;Katsuya Mizuno

  • Full-length plant cDNA and uses thereof

    Shoshi Kikuchi;Naoki Kishimoto;Kouji Satoh;Toshifumi Nagata

  • Molecular cloning of the human cholecystokinin gene by use of a synthetic probe containing deoxyinosine

    Yoosuke Takahashi;Kikuya Kato;Yoshihide Hayashizaki;Toshiaki Wakabayashi

  • Stable expression and replication of hepatitis B virus genome in an integrated state in a human hepatoma cell line transfected with the cloned viral DNA.

    Toshiki Tsurimoto;Asao Fujiyama;Kenichi Matsubara

  • Expression and replication of hepatitis B virus genome in transgenic mice

    Kimi Araki;Jun-Ichi Miyazaki;Okio Hino;Naohiro Tomita

  • The mode of hepatitis B virus DNA integration in chromosomes of human hepatocellular carcinoma.

    T Nagaya;T Nakamura;T Tokino;T Tsurimoto

  • Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Human Aquaporin from Adipose Tissue with Glycerol Permeability

    Hiroshi Kuriyama;Shoko Kawamoto;Narihiro Ishida;Ikko Ohno

  • Nine unique repeating sequences in a region essential for replication and incompatibility of the mini-F plasmid.

    Tomoaki Murotsu;Kenichi Matsubara;Hiroyuki Sugisaki;Mituru Takanami

  • Integration of hepatitis B virus DNA and its implications for hepatocarcinogenesis.

    Matsubara K;Tokino T

  • Cloning, characterization and nucleotide sequences of two cDNAs encoding human pancreatic trypsinogens.

    M Emi;Y Nakamura;M Ogawa;T Yamamoto

  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) deficiency caused by a single base substitution in the CAGYC region of the beta-subunit.

    Y Hayashizaki;Y Hiraoka;Y Endo;K Miyai

Frequent Co-Authors

Kousaku Okubo
Kousaku Okubo National Institute of Genetics
Yukihiro Nishiyama
Yukihiro Nishiyama Nagoya University
Toshiki Tsurimoto
Toshiki Tsurimoto Kyushu University
Akira Horii
Akira Horii Tohoku University
Takashi Tokino
Takashi Tokino Sapporo Medical University
Morito Monden
Morito Monden Osaka University
Mitsuru Emi
Mitsuru Emi University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ken Ichi Yamamura
Ken Ichi Yamamura Kumamoto University
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics

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