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Koichi Matsuo

Koichi Matsuo

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
12579
World Ranking
16017
National Ranking
1141

Overview

Koichi Matsuo is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Rheumatology, Surgery, and Radiation.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as Bone and Dental Protein Studies, Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Bone health and treatments, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, dental development and anomalies, and Mesenchymal stem cell research.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Koichi Matsuo include:

  • High-energy x-ray nanotomography introducing an apodization Fresnel zone plate objective lens, 2021, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • RT-PCR Screening Tests for SARS-CoV-2 with Saliva Samples in Asymptomatic People: Strategy to Maintain Social and Economic Activities while Reducing the Risk of Spreading the Virus, 2021, The Keio Journal of Medicine
  • Spatial heterogeneity of bone marrow endothelial cells unveils a distinct subtype in the epiphysis, 2023, Nature Cell Biology
  • Hypermineralization of Hearing-Related Bones by a Specific Osteoblast Subtype, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Odontoblast death drives cell-rich zone-derived dental tissue regeneration, 2021, Bone

Throughout their career, Koichi Matsuo has published multiple times in venues such as Scientific Reports, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Cell Biology, Review of Scientific Instruments, and The Keio Journal of Medicine.

Frequent collaborators include Yukiko Kuroda, Katsuhiro Kawaai, Toshihide Mizoguchi, Masanobu Uchiyama, and Yanlin Wu, indicating a collaborative research environment involving multiple specialists in related areas.

Best Publications

  • Osteoclast-osteoblast communication.

    Koichi Matsuo;Naoko Irie

  • Bidirectional ephrinB2-EphB4 signaling controls bone homeostasis

    Chen Zhao;Naoko Irie;Yasunari Takada;Kouji Shimoda

  • RANKL maintains bone homeostasis through c-Fos-dependent induction of interferon - β

    Hiroshi Takayanagi;Sunhwa Kim;Koichi Matsuo;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (NFAT) Rescues Osteoclastogenesis in Precursors Lacking c-Fos

    Koichi Matsuo;Koichi Matsuo;Deborah L. Galson;Deborah L. Galson;Chen Zhao;Lan Peng

  • The Cytokine RANKL Produced by Positively Selected Thymocytes Fosters Medullary Thymic Epithelial Cells that Express Autoimmune Regulator

    Yu Hikosaka;Takeshi Nitta;Izumi Ohigashi;Kouta Yano

  • NF-κB p50 and p52 Regulate Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand (RANKL) and Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Osteoclast Precursor Differentiation by Activating c-Fos and NFATc1

    Teruhito Yamashita;Zhenqiang Yao;Fang Li;Qian Zhang

  • Fosl1 is a transcriptional target of c-Fos during osteoclast differentiation

    Koichi Matsuo;Jane M. Owens;Martin Tonko;Candace Elliott

  • Increased bone formation and osteosclerosis in mice overexpressing the transcription factor Fra-1

    Wolfram Jochum;Jean Pierre David;Candace Elliott;Anton Wutz

  • JunD protects cells from p53-dependent senescence and apoptosis

    Jonathan B. Weitzman;Laurence Fiette;Koichi Matsuo;Moshe Yaniv

  • The Mechanism of Osteoclast Differentiation Induced by IL-1

    Jung Ha Kim;Hye Mi Jin;Kabsun Kim;Insun Song

  • Association of body temperature and antipyretic treatments with mortality of critically ill patients with and without sepsis: multi-centered prospective observational study.

    Byung Ho Lee;Daisuke Inui;Gee Young Suh;Jae Yeol Kim

  • Promoter Specificity and Biological Activity of Tethered AP-1 Dimers

    Latifa Bakiri;Koichi Matsuo;Marta Wisniewska;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Bidirectional signaling through ephrinA2-EphA2 enhances osteoclastogenesis and suppresses osteoblastogenesis.

    Naoko Irie;Yasunari Takada;Yoshihiko Watanabe;Yumi Matsuzaki

  • Bone cell interactions through Eph/ephrin: bone modeling, remodeling and associated diseases.

    Koichi Matsuo;Natsuko Otaki

  • Induction of DC-STAMP by alternative activation and downstream signaling mechanisms.

    Mitsuru Yagi;Ken Ninomiya;Nobuyuki Fujita;Toru Suzuki

  • Osteoblasts induce Ca2+ oscillation-independent NFATc1 activation during osteoclastogenesis

    Yukiko Kuroda;Chihiro Hisatsune;Takeshi Nakamura;Koichi Matsuo

  • An embryonic demethylation mechanism involving binding of transcription factors to replicating DNA

    Koichi Matsuo;Koichi Matsuo;John Silke;John Silke;Oleg Georgiev;Philippe Marti

  • Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand and Osteoprotegerin Regulate Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Mice

    Kenta Maruyama;Yasunari Takada;Neelanjan Ray;Yukiko Kishimoto

  • Secondary-structure analysis of proteins by vacuum-ultraviolet circular dichroism spectroscopy

    Koichi Matsuo;Ryuta Yonehara;Kunihiko Gekko

  • Evidence for erosion of mouse CpG islands during mammalian evolution

    Koichi Matsuo;Oliver Clay;Takuya Takahashi;John Silke

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin F. Wagner
Erwin F. Wagner Medical University of Vienna
Walter Schaffner
Walter Schaffner University of Zurich
John Silke
John Silke Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Yoshiaki Toyama
Yoshiaki Toyama Keio University
Oleg Georgiev
Oleg Georgiev University of Zurich
Nobuyuki Udagawa
Nobuyuki Udagawa Matsumoto Dental University
Hideyuki Saya
Hideyuki Saya Fujita Health University
Robert W. Woody
Robert W. Woody Colorado State University
Stan Gronthos
Stan Gronthos University of Adelaide
Johanne Martel-Pelletier
Johanne Martel-Pelletier University of Montreal

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