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Makoto Furutani-Seiki

Makoto Furutani-Seiki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
15194
World Ranking
17438
National Ranking
1260

Overview

Makoto Furutani-Seiki is affiliated with Yamaguchi University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 22 publications contributing to this area. Within these fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology, Cell Biology, and Plant Science.

Their scholarly work addresses multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects

Makoto Furutani-Seiki has published in various scientific venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Life Science Alliance
  • npj Microgravity
  • Oncology Reports
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Gravity sensing in plant and animal cells," 2021, published in npj Microgravity
  • "ARHGAP29 expression may be a novel prognostic factor of cell proliferation and invasion in prostate cancer," 2020, published in Oncology Reports
  • "Symbiotic bacteria-dependent expansion of MR1-reactive T cells causes autoimmunity in the absence of Bcl11b," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "The intracellular pathogen Francisella tularensis escapes from adaptive immunity by metabolic adaptation," 2022, published in Life Science Alliance
  • "Epigenetic Protection of Vertebrate Lymphoid Progenitor Cells by Dnmt1," 2020, published in iScience

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kensuke Shibata (5 joint publications)
  • Yoichi Asaoka (4 joint publications)
  • Takashi Shimizu (3 joint publications)
  • Mutsunori Shirai (3 joint publications)
  • Takao Kitagawa (3 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    P. Haffter;M. Granato;M. Brand;M.C. Mullins

  • Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

    M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach;T. Trowe

  • Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F. J. M. Van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • ZEBRAFISH PIGMENTATION MUTATIONS AND THE PROCESSES OF NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT

    R. N. Kelsh;M. Brand;Y.-J. Jiang;C.-P. Heisenberg

  • Mutations affecting the cardiovascular system and other internal organs in zebrafish

    J.-N. Chen;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;E. Vogelsang

  • Genes establishing dorsoventral pattern formation in the zebrafish embryo: The ventral specifying genes

    M. C. Mullins;M. Hammerschmidt;D. A. Kane;J. Odenthal

  • dino and mercedes, two genes regulating dorsal development in the zebrafish embryo

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M. C. Mullins;D. A. Kane

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish I: branchial arches

    T. F. Schilling;T. Piotrowski;H. Grandel;M. Brand

  • Mutations in zebrafish genes affecting the formation of the boundary between midbrain and hindbrain.

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;Y.-J. Jiang;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the zebrafish inner ear and lateral line

    T. T. Whitfield;M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach

  • Mutations affecting morphogenesis during gastrulation and tail formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M.C. Mullins;D.A. Kane

  • Mutations affecting neurogenesis and brain morphology in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    Y.-J. Jiang;M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the midline and general body shape during zebrafish embryogenesis

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;R. M. Warga;F. Pelegri

  • Wnt-5/pipetail functions in vertebrate axis formation as a negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin activity

    Trudi A. Westfall;Ryan Brimeyer;Jen Twedt;Jean Gladon

  • Characterization of zebrafish mutants with defects in embryonic hematopoiesis

    D. G. Ransom;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;A. Brownlie

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish II: anterior arches and cartilage differentiation

    T. Piotrowski;T. F. Schilling;M. Brand;Y. J. Jiang

  • Mutations affecting the formation of the notochord in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    J. Odenthal;P. Haffter;E. Vogelsang;M. Brand

  • Zebrafish ΔNp63 Is a Direct Target of Bmp Signaling and Encodes a Transcriptional Repressor Blocking Neural Specification in the Ventral Ectoderm

    Jeroen Bakkers;Marc Hild;Carina Kramer;Makoto Furutani-Seiki

  • Genetic analysis of fin formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F.J. van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • Medaka and zebrafish, an evolutionary twin study.

    Makoto Furutani-Seiki;Joachim Wittbrodt

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisato Kondoh
Hisato Kondoh Kyoto Sangyo University
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Michael Granato
Michael Granato University of Pennsylvania
Michael Brand
Michael Brand TU Dresden
Mary C. Mullins
Mary C. Mullins University of Pennsylvania
Hiroshi Nishina
Hiroshi Nishina Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Joachim Wittbrodt
Joachim Wittbrodt Heidelberg University
Nobuyoshi Shimizu
Nobuyoshi Shimizu Keio University

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