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Overview

Masato T. Kanemaki is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan. Their research activity is primarily centered in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive contributions to Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Oncology, and Genetics as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Their publication record spans numerous research articles primarily published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Science, Nature, and Science Advances. The distribution of their work includes 24 publications in bioRxiv, 13 in Nature Communications, 4 in Science, 3 in Nature, and 3 in Science Advances.

Notable recent papers include:

  • The auxin-inducible degron 2 technology provides sharp degradation control in yeast, mammalian cells, and mice (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Replication timing maintains the global epigenetic state in human cells (2021, Science)
  • Cohesin-mediated loop anchors confine the locations of human replication origins (2022, Nature)
  • In silico protein interaction screening uncovers DONSON's role in replication initiation (2023, Science)
  • RAD51 bypasses the CMG helicase to promote replication fork reversal (2023, Science)

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, with prominent coauthors including Toyoaki Natsume, Yuichiro Saito, Vadim Backman, Emily M. Pujadas-Liwag, and Luay M. Almassalha.

Best Publications

  • An auxin-based degron system for the rapid depletion of proteins in nonplant cells

    Kohei Nishimura;Tatsuo Fukagawa;Haruhiko Takisawa;Tatsuo Kakimoto

  • GINS maintains association of Cdc45 with MCM in replisome progression complexes at eukaryotic DNA replication forks

    Agnieszka Gambus;Richard C. Jones;Alberto Sanchez-Diaz;Masato Kanemaki

  • Exosomes maintain cellular homeostasis by excreting harmful DNA from cells

    Akiko Takahashi;Ryo Okada;Koji Nagao;Yuka Kawamata

  • A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation

    Johan H. Gibcus;Kumiko Samejima;Anton Goloborodko;Itaru Samejima

  • Rapid Protein Depletion in Human Cells by Auxin-Inducible Degron Tagging with Short Homology Donors

    Toyoaki Natsume;Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Tomomi Kiyomitsu;Yumiko Saga;Yumiko Saga;Masato T. Kanemaki;Masato T. Kanemaki

  • Dynamic Organization of Chromatin Domains Revealed by Super-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging

    Tadasu Nozaki;Ryosuke Imai;Mai Tanbo;Mai Tanbo;Ryosuke Nagashima;Ryosuke Nagashima

  • Molecular anatomy and regulation of a stable replisome at a paused eukaryotic DNA replication fork

    Arturo Calzada;Ben Hodgson;Masato Kanemaki;Avelino Bueno

  • The auxin-inducible degron 2 technology provides sharp degradation control in yeast, mammalian cells, and mice.

    Aisha Yesbolatova;Aisha Yesbolatova;Yuichiro Saito;Naomi Kitamoto;Hatsune Makino-Itou

  • The Elg1 Replication Factor C-like Complex Functions in PCNA Unloading during DNA Replication

    Takashi Kubota;Kohei Nishimura;Masato T. Kanemaki;Anne Dunlop Donaldson

  • Functional proteomic identification of DNA replication proteins by induced proteolysis in vivo

    Masato Kanemaki;Alberto Sanchez-Diaz;Agnieszka Gambus;Karim Labib

  • Single nucleosome imaging reveals loose genome chromatin networks via active RNA polymerase II.

    Ryosuke Nagashima;Kayo Hibino;S.S. Ashwin;Michael Babokhov

  • Distinct roles for Sld3 and GINS during establishment and progression of eukaryotic DNA replication forks

    Masato Kanemaki;Karim Labib

  • TIP49B, A NEW RUVB-LIKE DNA HELICASE, IS INCLUDED IN A COMPLEX TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER RUVB-LIKE DNA HELICASE, TIP49A

    Masato Kanemaki;Yumiko Kurokawa;Toru Matsu-ura;Yasutaka Makino

  • Nuclear Pores Protect Genome Integrity by Assembling a Premitotic and Mad1-Dependent Anaphase Inhibitor

    Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo;John Maciejowski;Jennifer Corona;Håkon Kirkeby Buch;Håkon Kirkeby Buch

  • Mcm8 and Mcm9 Form a Complex that Functions in Homologous Recombination Repair Induced by DNA Interstrand Crosslinks

    Kohei Nishimura;Masamichi Ishiai;Kazuki Horikawa;Tatsuo Fukagawa

  • Endosomal Rab cycles regulate Parkin-mediated mitophagy.

    Koji Yamano;Koji Yamano;Chunxin Wang;Shireen A Sarraf;Chiristian Münch;Chiristian Münch

  • Molecular Cloning of a Rat 49-kDa TBP-Interacting Protein (TIP49) That Is Highly Homologous to the Bacterial RuvB☆

    Masato Kanemaki;Yasutaka Makino;Tatsushi Yoshida;Toshihiko Kishimoto

  • Replication timing maintains the global epigenetic state in human cells.

    Kyle N. Klein;Peiyao A. Zhao;Xiaowen Lyu;Xiaowen Lyu;Takayo Sasaki

  • Mcm10 plays a role in functioning of the eukaryotic replicative DNA helicase, Cdc45-Mcm-GINS.

    George Watase;Haruhiko Takisawa;Masato T. Kanemaki

  • Xrn2 accelerates termination by RNA polymerase II, which is underpinned by CPSF73 activity.

    Joshua D. Eaton;Lee Davidson;Lee Davidson;David L.V. Bauer;Toyoaki Natsume;Toyoaki Natsume

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiji Hara
Eiji Hara Osaka University
William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Karim Labib
Karim Labib University of Dundee
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
Gohta Goshima
Gohta Goshima Nagoya University
Yumiko Saga
Yumiko Saga National Institute of Genetics
Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo
Job Dekker
Job Dekker University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ian D. Hickson
Ian D. Hickson University of Copenhagen

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