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Masatoshi Hagiwara

Masatoshi Hagiwara

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
76
Citations
23017
World Ranking
1145
National Ranking
92

Overview

Masatoshi Hagiwara is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, notably Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine. Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Genetics, and Immunology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Williams Syndrome Research

Frequent publication venues for Masatoshi Hagiwara feature:

  • Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Science Advances
  • Scientific Reports

Several recent papers highlight their contribution to diverse scientific topics and journals:

  • Overview of KAGRA: Detector design and construction history, 2020, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
  • Overview of KAGRA: Calibration, detector characterization, physical environmental monitors, and the geophysics interferometer, 2021, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
  • Astrocyte-targeting therapy rescues cognitive impairment caused by neuroinflammation via the Nrf2 pathway, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Disease modeling of pulmonary fibrosis using human pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar organoids, 2021, Stem Cell Reports
  • Multicellular modeling of ciliopathy by combining iPS cells and microfluidic airway-on-a-chip technology, 2021, Science Translational Medicine

Masatoshi Hagiwara has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Tomonari Awaya
  • Masahiko Ajiro
  • Kei Iida
  • Ryo Kurosawa
  • Masaki Ando

Best Publications

  • Phosphorylated CREB binds specifically to the nuclear protein CBP

    John C. Chrivia;Roland P. S. Kwok;Ned Lamb;Masatoshi Hagiwara

  • Inhibition of forskolin-induced neurite outgrowth and protein phosphorylation by a newly synthesized selective inhibitor of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase, N-[2-(p-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (H-89), of PC12D pheochromocytoma cells.

    Takashi Chijiwa;Atsushi Mishima;Masatoshi Hagiwara;Mamoru Sano

  • KN-62, 1-[N,O-bis(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-N-methyl-L-tyrosyl]-4-phenylpiperazi ne, a specific inhibitor of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II

    Hiroshi Tokumitsu;Takashi Chijiwa;Masatoshi Hagiwara;Akihiro Mizutani

  • Spliceostatin A targets SF3b and inhibits both splicing and nuclear retention of pre-mRNA.

    Daisuke Kaida;Hajime Motoyoshi;Etsu Tashiro;Takayuki Nojima

  • The newly synthesized selective Ca2+calmodulin dependent protein kinase II inhibitor KN-93 reduces dopamine contents in PC12h cells

    Mariko Sumi;Kazutoshi Kiuchi;Tomohiko Ishikawa;Akira Ishii

  • Transcriptional attenuation following cAMP induction requires PP-1-mediated dephosphorylation of CREB

    Masatoshi Hagiwara;Arthur Alberts;Paul Brindle;Judy Meinkoth

  • A novel kinase cascade mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 and MKK3.

    Tetsuo Moriguchi;Noriyo Kuroyanagi;Kyoko Yamaguchi;Yukiko Gotoh

  • Coupling of hormonal stimulation and transcription via the cyclic AMP-responsive factor CREB is rate limited by nuclear entry of protein kinase A

    M Hagiwara;P Brindle;A Harootunian;R Armstrong

  • Manipulation of Alternative Splicing by a Newly Developed Inhibitor of Clks

    Michiko Muraki;Bisei Ohkawara;Takamitsu Hosoya;Hiroshi Onogi

  • A fluorescent indicator for visualizing cAMP-induced phosphorylation in vivo.

    Yasuo Nagai;Masami Miyazaki;Ryoko Aoki;Takeru Zama

  • WT1 Mutants Reveal SRPK1 to Be a Downstream Angiogenesis Target by Altering VEGF Splicing

    Elianna M. Amin;Sebastian Oltean;Jing Hua;Melissa V.R. Gammons

  • Characterization of a serum response factor-like protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rlm1, which has transcriptional activity regulated by the Mpk1 (Slt2) mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway.

    Y Watanabe;G Takaesu;M Hagiwara;K Irie

  • Utilization of host SR protein kinases and RNA-splicing machinery during viral replication

    Takeshi Fukuhara;Takamitsu Hosoya;Saki Shimizu;Kengo Sumi

  • Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) splicing from pro-angiogenic to anti-angiogenic isoforms: a novel therapeutic strategy for angiogenesis

    Dawid G. Nowak;Elianna Mohamed Amin;Emma S. Rennel;Coralie Hoareau-Aveilla

  • Development of a novel selective inhibitor of the Down syndrome-related kinase Dyrk1A

    Yasushi Ogawa;Yosuke Nonaka;Toshiyasu Goto;Eriko Ohnishi

  • Cell type-specific expression of protein kinase C isozymes in the rabbit cerebellum.

    H Hidaka;T Tanaka;K Onoda;M Hagiwara

  • A newly synthesized selective casein kinase I inhibitor, N-(2-aminoethyl)-5-chloroisoquinoline-8-sulfonamide, and affinity purification of casein kinase I from bovine testis.

    T Chijiwa;M Hagiwara;H Hidaka

  • Purification and identification of a major activator for p38 from osmotically shocked cells. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 by osmotic shock, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and H2O2.

    Tetsuo Moriguchi;Fumiko Toyoshima;Yukiko Gotoh;Akihiro Iwamatsu

  • A molecular neuroethological approach for identifying and characterizing a cascade of behaviorally regulated genes

    Kazuhiro Wada;Jason T. Howard;Patrick McConnell;Osceola Whitney

  • Pharmacology of the isoquinoline sulfonamide protein kinase C inhibitors

    Hiroyoshi Hidaka;Masatoshi Hagiwara

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyoshi Hidaka
Hiroyoshi Hidaka D. Western Therapeutics Institute (Japan)
Masaki Inagaki
Masaki Inagaki Mie University
Toshiya Murai
Toshiya Murai Kyoto University
Toshio Tanaka
Toshio Tanaka Mie University
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Tokumitsu
Hiroshi Tokumitsu Okayama University
Toshio Heike
Toshio Heike Kyoto University
Kenji Kabashima
Kenji Kabashima Kyoto University
Marc Montminy
Marc Montminy Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Tetsuro Hirose
Tetsuro Hirose Osaka University

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