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Overview

Masaru Katoh is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research is primarily focused within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Surgery, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Kruppel-like factors research
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

Katoh has published extensively, with recent papers addressing a variety of molecular and clinical oncology issues. These include:

  • "WNT signaling and cancer stemness," 2022, Essays in Biochemistry
  • "FGFR-targeted therapeutics: clinical activity, mechanisms of resistance and new directions," 2024, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Claudin 1, 4, 6 and 18 isoform 2 as targets for the treatment of cancer (Review)," 2024, International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • "Monoclonal antibodies that target fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 isoform b and Claudin-18 isoform 2 splicing variants in gastric cancer and other solid tumours," 2024, Clinical and Translational Medicine

Additional recent work related to FGFR2 signaling in cancer includes a collaborative publication:

  • "Activated FGFR2 signalling as a biomarker for selection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients candidate to FGFR targeted therapies," 2024, Scientific Reports

Katoh's frequent co-authors include Masuko Katoh, Yohann Loriot, Giovanni Brandi, Simona Tavolari, and Zev A. Wainberg. The scientist has published multiple times in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Molecular Medicine
  • Essays in Biochemistry
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Human FOX gene family (Review).

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • FGF receptors: cancer biology and therapeutics.

    Masaru Katoh;Hitoshi Nakagama

  • Tissue invasion and metastasis: Molecular, biological and clinical perspectives.

    Wen Guo Jiang;Andrew James Sanders;M. Katoh;H. Ungefroren

  • WNT/PCP signaling pathway and human cancer (review).

    Masaru Katoh

  • Cancer genetics and genomics of human FOX family genes

    Masuko Katoh;Maki Igarashi;Hirokazu Fukuda;Hitoshi Nakagama

  • Cross-talk of WNT and FGF signaling pathways at GSK3beta to regulate beta-catenin and SNAIL signaling cascades.

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • Hedgehog signaling, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and miRNA (review).

    Yuriko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • STAT3-induced WNT5A signaling loop in embryonic stem cells, adult normal tissues, chronic persistent inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer (Review).

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • Notch signaling in gastrointestinal tract (review).

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • Function and cancer genomics of FAT family genes (review).

    Masaru Katoh

  • Hedgehog signaling pathway and gastrointestinal stem cell signaling network (review).

    Yuriko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • Transcriptional mechanisms of WNT5A based on NF-κB, Hedgehog, TGFβ, and Notch signaling cascades

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • MST/MLK2, a member of the mixed lineage kinase family, directly phosphorylates and activates SEK1, an activator of c-Jun N-terminal kinase/stress-activated protein kinase

    Syu Ichi Hirai;Masaru Katoh;Masaaki Terada;John M. Kyriakis

  • Cancer genomics and genetics of FGFR2 (Review)

    Masaru Katoh

  • Transcript annotation in FANTOM3: mouse gene catalog based on physical cDNAs.

    Norihiro Maeda;Takeya Kasukawa;Rieko Oyama;Julian Gough

  • Molecular genetics and targeted therapy of WNT-related human diseases (Review)

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • FGFR2-related pathogenesis and FGFR2-targeted therapeutics (Review).

    Yuriko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

  • Therapeutics targeting angiogenesis: Genetics and epigenetics, extracellular miRNAs and signaling networks (Review)

    Masaru Katoh

  • Multi‑layered prevention and treatment of chronic inflammation, organ fibrosis and cancer associated with canonical WNT/β‑catenin signaling activation (Review).

    Masaru Katoh

  • Notch ligand, JAG1, is evolutionarily conserved target of canonical WNT signaling pathway in progenitor cells

    Masuko Katoh;Masaru Katoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaaki Terada
Masaaki Terada National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Takashi Sugimura
Takashi Sugimura National Cancer Centre
Yoshio Yazaki
Yoshio Yazaki University of Tokyo
Teruhiko Yoshida
Teruhiko Yoshida National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Hiroshi Sasaki
Hiroshi Sasaki Jikei University School of Medicine
Serge Y. Fuchs
Serge Y. Fuchs University of Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Slaga
Thomas J. Slaga The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Yukifumi Nawa
Yukifumi Nawa Khon Kaen University
Kentaro Sugano
Kentaro Sugano Jichi Medical University

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