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Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
11480
World Ranking
16574
National Ranking
1187

Overview

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on reproductive biology and fertility, with a substantial emphasis on sperm and testicular function. Additional research topics include genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, animal genetics and reproduction, renal and related cancers, virus-based gene therapy research, and pluripotent stem cells research.

Their frequent coauthors include Takashi Shinohara, Hiroko Morimoto, Takehiro Miyazaki, Narumi Ogonuki, and Shogo Matoba.

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara has published several papers in notable scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • CD2 is a surface marker for mouse and rat spermatogonial stem cells, 2020, Journal of Reproduction and Development
  • Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery to ovaries restores fertility in congenital infertile mice, 2022, Cell Reports Medicine
  • Regulation of male germline transmission patterns by the Trp53-Cdkn1a pathway, 2022, Stem Cell Reports

Among their frequent venues for publication are the Journal of Reproduction and Development, Stem Cell Reports, Biology of Reproduction, Development, and Cell Reports.

The subfields of study for Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara's research include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Proliferation in Culture and Germline Transmission of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Narumi Ogonuki;Kimiko Inoue;Hiromi Miki

  • Generation of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Neonatal Mouse Testis

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Kimiko Inoue;Jiyoung Lee;Momoko Yoshimoto

  • Long-Term Culture of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells Under Serum-or Feeder-Free Conditions

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Hiromi Miki;Kimiko Inoue;Narumi Ogonuki

  • CD9 Is a Surface Marker on Mouse and Rat Male Germline Stem Cells

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Shinya Toyokuni;Takashi Shinohara

  • Birth of offspring following transplantation of cryopreserved immature testicular pieces and in-vitro microinsemination

    T. Shinohara;K. Inoue;N. Ogonuki;M. Kanatsu-Shinohara

  • Spermatogonial Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Development

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Takashi Shinohara

  • Genetic and epigenetic properties of mouse male germline stem cells during long-term culture

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Narumi Ogonuki;Tomohiko Iwano;Jiyoung Lee;Jiyoung Lee

  • Akt mediates self-renewal division of mouse spermatogonial stem cells.

    Jiyoung Lee;Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Kimiko Inoue;Narumi Ogonuki

  • ROS Are Required for Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cell Self-Renewal

    Hiroko Morimoto;Kazumi Iwata;Narumi Ogonuki;Kimiko Inoue

  • Homing of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells to Germline Niche Depends on β1-Integrin

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Masanori Takehashi;Seiji Takashima;Jiyoung Lee

  • FGF2 mediates mouse spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal via upregulation of Etv5 and Bcl6b through MAP2K1 activation

    Kei Ishii;Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Shinya Toyokuni;Takashi Shinohara

  • Long-Term Culture of Male Germline Stem Cells From Hamster Testes

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Tomomi Muneto;Jiyoung Lee;Manami Takenaka

  • Production of knockout mice by random or targeted mutagenesis in spermatogonial stem cells.

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Masahito Ikawa;Masanori Takehashi;Narumi Ogonuki

  • Restoration of fertility in infertile mice by transplantation of cryopreserved male germline stem cells

    M. Kanatsu‐Shinohara;N. Ogonuki;K. Inoue;A. Ogura

  • Pluripotency of a Single Spermatogonial Stem Cell in Mice

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Jiyoung Lee;Kimiko Inoue;Narumi Ogonuki

  • Genetic Reconstruction of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cell Self-Renewal In Vitro by Ras-Cyclin D2 Activation

    Jiyoung Lee;Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Hiroko Morimoto;Yasuhiro Kazuki

  • Spermatogenesis from epiblast and primordial germ cells following transplantation into postnatal mouse testis.

    Shinichiro Chuma;Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Kimiko Inoue;Narumi Ogonuki

  • Functional differences between GDNF-dependent and FGF2-dependent mouse spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal.

    Seiji Takashima;Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Takashi Tanaka;Hiroko Morimoto

  • Serum- and Feeder-Free Culture of Mouse Germline Stem Cells

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Kimiko Inoue;Narumi Ogonuki;Hiroko Morimoto

  • Allogeneic Offspring Produced by Male Germ Line Stem Cell Transplantation into Infertile Mouse Testis

    Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara;Narumi Ogonuki;Kimiko Inoue;Atsuo Ogura

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Shinohara
Takashi Shinohara Kyoto University
Atsuo Ogura
Atsuo Ogura University of Tsukuba
Narumi Ogonuki
Narumi Ogonuki National Institutes of Health
Shinya Toyokuni
Shinya Toyokuni Nagoya University
Kimiko Inoue
Kimiko Inoue University of Tsukuba
Mitsuo Oshimura
Mitsuo Oshimura Tottori University
Norio Nakatsuji
Norio Nakatsuji Kyoto University
Tatsutoshi Nakahata
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Kyoto University
Toshio Heike
Toshio Heike Kyoto University
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University

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