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Makoto Kanzaki

Makoto Kanzaki

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9995
World Ranking
17125
National Ranking
1235

Overview

Makoto Kanzaki is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, where the research focus spans several interdisciplinary fields within life sciences and biomedical engineering.

Their primary fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, with significant work also conducted in Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The research topics covered include:

  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Kanzaki has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed publications with notable papers including:

  • "Skeletal muscle-specific Keap1 disruption modulates fatty acid utilization and enhances exercise capacity in female mice," 2021, published in Redox Biology
  • "Mitochondrial dysfunction underlying sporadic inclusion body myositis is ameliorated by the mitochondrial homing drug MA-5," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Development of optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy with sub-micron lateral resolution for visualization of cells and their structures," 2020, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Continuous release of O2/ONOO in plasma-exposed HEPES-buffered saline promotes TRP channel-mediated uptake of a large cation," 2020, Plasma Processes and Polymers
  • "Tissue accumulation of neutrophil extracellular traps mediates muscle hyperalgesia in a mouse model," 2022, Scientific Reports

Research dissemination frequently appears in journals such as Scientific Reports, Research Square, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, PLoS ONE, and Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Makoto Kanzaki has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Masashi Koide, Masashi Aoki, and Kazumi Ogawa, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • CAP defines a second signalling pathway required for insulin-stimulated glucose transport

    Christian A. Baumann;Christian A. Baumann;Vered Ribon;Vered Ribon;Makoto Kanzaki;Debbie C. Thurmond

  • Insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation requires the CAP-dependent activation of TC10

    Shian Huey Chiang;Christian A. Baumann;Christian A. Baumann;Makoto Kanzaki;Debbie C. Thurmond

  • Regulated membrane trafficking of the insulin-responsive glucose transporter 4 in adipocytes.

    Robert T. Watson;Makoto Kanzaki;Jeffrey E. Pessin

  • Translocation of a calcium-permeable cation channel induced by insulin-like growth factor-I

    Makoto Kanzaki;You Qing Zhang;Hirosato Mashima;Lu Li

  • Insulin-stimulated GLUT4 Translocation in Adipocytes Is Dependent upon Cortical Actin Remodeling ,

    Makoto Kanzaki;Jeffrey E. Pessin

  • Contractile C2C12 myotube model for studying exercise-inducible responses in skeletal muscle.

    Taku Nedachi;Hideaki Fujita;Makoto Kanzaki

  • Accelerated de novo sarcomere assembly by electric pulse stimulation in C2C12 myotubes.

    Hideaki Fujita;Taku Nedachi;Makoto Kanzaki

  • Molecular identification of a eukaryotic, stretch-activated nonselective cation channel.

    Makoto Kanzaki;Masahiro Nagasawa;Itaru Kojima;Chikara Sato

  • Lipid raft microdomain compartmentalization of TC10 is required for insulin signaling and GLUT4 translocation.

    Robert T. Watson;Satoshi Shigematsu;Shian Huey Chiang;Silvia Mora

  • Synip: A Novel Insulin-Regulated Syntaxin 4–Binding Protein Mediating GLUT4 Translocation in Adipocytes

    Jing Min;Jing Min;Shuichi Okada;Makoto Kanzaki;Jeffrey S. Elmendorf

  • Insulin receptor signals regulating GLUT4 translocation and actin dynamics.

    Makoto Kanzaki

  • Involvement of Apolipoprotein E in Excess Fat Accumulation and Insulin Resistance

    Junhong Gao;Hideki Katagiri;Yasushi Ishigaki;Tetsuya Yamada

  • Entry of newly synthesized GLUT4 into the insulin-responsive storage compartment is GGA dependent.

    Robert T Watson;Ahmir H Khan;Megumi Furukawa;June Chunqiu Hou

  • Functional dissection of lipid and protein kinase signals of PIKfyve reveals the role of PtdIns 3,5-P2 production for endomembrane integrity.

    Ognian C. Ikonomov;Diego Sbrissa;Kristopher Mlak;Makoto Kanzaki

  • Caveolin-associated Filamentous Actin (Cav-actin) Defines a Novel F-actin Structure in Adipocytes

    Makoto Kanzaki;Jeffrey E. Pessin

  • Munc18c Function Is Required for Insulin-Stimulated Plasma Membrane Fusion of GLUT4 and Insulin-Responsive Amino Peptidase Storage Vesicles

    Debbie C. Thurmond;Makoto Kanzaki;Ahmir H. Khan;Jeffrey E. Pessin

  • Small GTP-binding Protein TC10 Differentially Regulates Two Distinct Populations of Filamentous Actin in 3T3L1 Adipocytes

    Makoto Kanzaki;Robert T. Watson;June Chunqiu Hou;Mark Stamnes

  • Regulation of glucose transporters by insulin and extracellular glucose in C2C12 myotubes

    Taku Nedachi;Makoto Kanzaki

  • Atypical protein kinase C (PKCζ/λ) is a convergent downstream target of the insulin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and TC10 signaling pathways

    Makoto Kanzaki;Silvia Mora;Joseph B. Hwang;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Increased AS160 phosphorylation, but not TBC1D1 phosphorylation, with increased postexercise insulin sensitivity in rat skeletal muscle

    Katsuhiko Funai;George G. Schweitzer;Naveen Sharma;Makoto Kanzaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Itaru Kojima
Itaru Kojima Gunma University
Jeffrey E. Pessin
Jeffrey E. Pessin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Matsuhiko Nishizawa
Matsuhiko Nishizawa Tohoku University
Alan R. Saltiel
Alan R. Saltiel University of California, San Diego
Hirokazu Kaji
Hirokazu Kaji Institute of Science Tokyo
Eiji Itoi
Eiji Itoi Tohoku University
Masanori Tachikawa
Masanori Tachikawa University of Tokushima
Shigeo Kure
Shigeo Kure Tohoku University
Takaaki Abe
Takaaki Abe Tohoku University
Shunji Sugawara
Shunji Sugawara Tohoku University

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