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Masatoshi Takeichi

Masatoshi Takeichi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
72835
World Ranking
300
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masatoshi Takeichi is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and conducts research primarily in the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology and Allergy, as well as Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics focus on several key areas including Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Protist diversity and phylogeny, Skin and Cellular Biology Research, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, and Renal and related cancers.

Takeichi has published notable recent papers, including:

  • Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 2020, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Adherens junction regulates cryptic lamellipodia formation for epithelial cell migration, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • CAMSAP2 organizes a γ-tubulin-independent microtubule nucleation centre through phase separation, 2022, eLife
  • Intercellular and intracellular cilia orientation is coordinated by CELSR1 and CAMSAP3 in oviduct multi-ciliated cells, 2021, Journal of Cell Science
  • Author Correction: Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 2021, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • eLife
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Takeichi collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, most prominently:

  • Takaki Yamamoto
  • Tatsuo Shibata
  • Sylvain Hiver
  • Yuko Mimori-Kiyosue
  • Fumiko Matsukawa Usami

Best Publications

  • Cadherin cell adhesion receptors as a morphogenetic regulator

    Masatoshi Takeichi

  • The cadherins: cell-cell adhesion molecules controlling animal morphogenesis.

    M. Takeichi

  • Morphogenetic roles of classic cadherins

    Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Cadherins: A Molecular Family Important in Selective Cell-Cell Adhesion

    Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

    Jing Yang;Parker Antin;Geert Berx;Cédric Blanpain

  • Cadherins in cancer: implications for invasion and metastasis.

    Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Cell binding function of E-cadherin is regulated by the cytoplasmic domain.

    A Nagafuchi;M Takeichi

  • Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously introduced E-cadherin cDNA

    Akira Nagafuchi;Yasuaki Shirayoshi;Kenji Okazaki;Kunio Yasuda

  • Flamingo, a seven-pass transmembrane cadherin, regulates planar cell polarity under the control of Frizzled.

    Tadao Usui;Yasuyuki Shima;Yuko Shimada;Shinji Hirano

  • Expressed recombinant cadherins mediate cell sorting in model systems.

    Akinao Nose;Akira Nagafuchi;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Expression of E-cadherin cell adhesion molecules in human breast cancer tissues and its relationship to metastasis

    Hiroshi Oka;Hitoshi Shiozaki;Kenji Kobayashi;Masatoshi Inoue

  • Cadherin superfamily genes: functions, genomic organization, and neurologic diversity

    Takeshi Yagi;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Expression of N-cadherin adhesion molecules associated with early morphogenetic events in chick development

    Kohei Hatta;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Cadherin Cell-Adhesion Molecules in Human Epithelial Tissues and Carcinomas

    Yutaka Shimoyama;Setsuo Hirohashi;Shinji Hirano;Masayuki Noguchi

  • Developmental Defects in Mouse Embryos Lacking N-Cadherin

    Glenn L. Radice;Glenn L. Radice;Helen Rayburn;Hiroaki Matsunami;Karen A. Knudsen

  • Functional correlation between cell adhesive properties and some cell surface proteins.

    Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Experimental specification of cell sorting, tissue spreading, and specific spatial patterning by quantitative differences in cadherin expression

    Malcolm S. Steinberg;Masatoshi Takeichi

  • Control of Actin Reorganization by Slingshot, a Family of Phosphatases that Dephosphorylate ADF/Cofilin

    Ryusuke Niwa;Kyoko Nagata-Ohashi;Masatoshi Takeichi;Kensaku Mizuno

  • Identification of a neural α-catenin as a key regulator of cadherin function and multicellular organization

    Shinji Hirano;Naomi Kimoto;Yutaka Shimoyama;Setsuo Hirohashi

  • Cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion is perturbed by v-src tyrosine phosphorylation in metastatic fibroblasts.

    N Matsuyoshi;M Hamaguchi;S Taniguchi;A Nagafuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadashi Uemura
Tadashi Uemura Kyoto University
Akira Nagafuchi
Akira Nagafuchi Nara Medical University
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales
Christoph Redies
Christoph Redies Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Hiroaki Matsunami
Hiroaki Matsunami Duke University
Naoshige Uchida
Naoshige Uchida Harvard University
Shoichiro Tsukita
Shoichiro Tsukita Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Inuzuka
Hiroyuki Inuzuka Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Shigenobu Yonemura
Shigenobu Yonemura University of Tokushima
Glenn L. Radice
Glenn L. Radice Brown University

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