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Masaharu Seno

Masaharu Seno

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9631
World Ranking
14586
National Ranking
1035

Overview

Masaharu Seno is a researcher affiliated with Okayama University in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Research, and Cell Biology.

Seno's research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Seno reflect these areas of interest. Notable publications include:

  • "Cancer-inducing niche: the force of chronic inflammation," 2022, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Paclitaxel-Based Chemotherapy Targeting Cancer Stem Cells from Mono- to Combination Therapy," 2021, Biomedicines
  • "A novel model of liver cancer stem cells developed from induced pluripotent stem cells," 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Revisiting Cancer Stem Cells as the Origin of Cancer-Associated Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment: A Hypothetical View from the Potential of iPSCs," 2020, Cancers
  • "How can we turn the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway down? Insights into inhibition and treatment of cancer," 2021, Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

Seno collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Ghmkin Hassan
  • Said M. Afify
  • Akimasa Seno
  • Maram H. Zahra
  • Hend M. Nawara

In terms of publication venues, Seno has published extensively in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancers
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • British Journal of Cancer

Best Publications

  • Betacellulin and activin A coordinately convert amylase-secreting pancreatic AR42J cells into insulin-secreting cells.

    Hirosato Mashima;Hirohide Ohnishi;Katsumi Wakabayashi;Tetsuya Mine

  • Nanoparticles for the delivery of genes and drugs to human hepatocytes

    Tadanori Yamada;Yasushi Iwasaki;Hiroko Tada;Hidehiko Iwabuki

  • Identification of the motility-related protein (MRP-1), recognized by monoclonal antibody M31-15, which inhibits cell motility.

    Masayuki Miyake;Masaru Koyama;Masaharu Seno;Shuichi Ikeyama

  • Combined Expression of Pancreatic Duodenal Homeobox 1 and Islet Factor 1 Induces Immature Enterocytes to Produce Insulin

    Hideto Kojima;Takaaki Nakamura;Yukihiro Fujita;Akio Kishi

  • Conversion of Stem Cells to Cancer Stem Cells: Undercurrent of Cancer Initiation

    Said M. Afify;Masaharu Seno

  • Stabilizing basic fibroblast growth factor using protein engineering.

    Masaharu Seno;Reiko Sasada;Makoto Iwane;Katsuichi Sudo

  • Cripto-1 Activates Nodal- and ALK4-Dependent and -Independent Signaling Pathways in Mammary Epithelial Cells

    Caterina Bianco;Heather B. Adkins;Heather B. Adkins;Christian Wechselberger;Masaharu Seno

  • Activin A and Betacellulin: Effect on Regeneration of Pancreatic β-Cells in Neonatal Streptozotocin-Treated Rats

    Lei Li;Zhaohong Yi;Masaharu Seno;Itaru Kojima

  • The EGF-CFC family: novel epidermal growth factor-related proteins in development and cancer.

    D S Saloman;C Bianco;A D Ebert;N I Khan

  • Epithelial mesenchymal transition is a characteristic of hyperplasias and tumors in mammary gland from MMTV-Cripto-1 transgenic mice.

    Luigi Strizzi;Caterina Bianco;Nicola Normanno;Masaharu Seno

  • A cancer stem cell model as the point of origin of cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor microenvironment.

    Neha Nair;Anna Sanchez Calle;Maram Hussein Zahra;Marta Prieto-Vila

  • A Model of Cancer Stem Cells Derived from Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Ling Chen;Ling Chen;Tomonari Kasai;Yueguang Li;Yuh Sugii

  • Tissue-specific expression of pancreatic-type RNases and RNase inhibitor in humans.

    Junichiro Futami;Yoshiaki Tsushima;Yu Murato;Hiroko Tada

  • Intracellular Delivery of Proteins into Mammalian Living Cells by Polyethylenimine-Cationization

    Junichiro Futami;Midori Kitazoe;Takashi Maeda;Emiko Nukui

  • Cripto enhances the tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and activates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in mammary epithelial cells

    Subha Kannan;Marta De Santis;Matthias Lohmeyer;David J. Riese

  • HSP-enriched properties of extracellular vesicles involve survival of metastatic oral cancer cells

    Kisho Ono;Takanori Eguchi;Chiharu Sogawa;Stuart K. Calderwood

  • Preparation of Potent Cytotoxic Ribonucleases by Cationization: Enhanced Cellular Uptake and Decreased Interaction with Ribonuclease Inhibitor by Chemical Modification of Carboxyl Groups†

    Junichiro Futami;Takashi Maeda;Midori Kitazoe;Emiko Nukui

  • High epiregulin expression in human U87 glioma cells relies on IRE1α and promotes autocrine growth through EGF receptor

    Gregor Auf;Gregor Auf;Arnaud Jabouille;Maylis Delugin;Sylvaine Guérit

  • Carboxyl-terminal structure of basic fibroblast growth factor significantly contributes to its affinity for heparin.

    Masaharu Seno;Reiko Sasada;Tsutomu Kurokawa;Koichi Igarashi

  • Delivery of sodium borocaptate to glioma cells using immunoliposome conjugated with anti-EGFR antibodies by ZZ-His.

    Bin Feng;Kazuhito Tomizawa;Kazuhito Tomizawa;Hiroyuki Michiue;Shin ichi Miyatake

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Salomon
David S. Salomon National Institutes of Health
Shun'ichi Kuroda
Shun'ichi Kuroda Osaka University
Akihiko Kondo
Akihiko Kondo Kobe University
Itaru Kojima
Itaru Kojima Gunma University
Masaki Kitajima
Masaki Kitajima Keio University
Miquel Coll
Miquel Coll Spanish National Research Council
Haruo Onda
Haruo Onda Takeda (Japan)
Nicola Normanno
Nicola Normanno Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Masakiyo Sakaguchi
Masakiyo Sakaguchi Okayama University
Kazuhito Tomizawa
Kazuhito Tomizawa Kumamoto University

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