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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Molecular Biology

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93
Citations
32676
World Ranking
675
National Ranking
48

Medicine

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95
Citations
34655
World Ranking
10034
National Ranking
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  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Naoto Ueno is affiliated with the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, particularly concentrating on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, RNA Research and Splicing, Heat shock proteins research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies.

Naoto Ueno has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publications appear in:

  • Birth Defects Research
  • Development Growth & Differentiation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • iScience

Some recent papers by Naoto Ueno include:

  • Optogenetic relaxation of actomyosin contractility uncovers mechanistic roles of cortical tension during cytokinesis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Mechanical Stress Regulates Epithelial Tissue Integrity and Stiffness through the FGFR/Erk2 Signaling Pathway during Embryogenesis, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Force-dependent remodeling of cytoplasmic ZO-1 condensates contributes to cell-cell adhesion through enhancing tight junctions, 2022, iScience
  • Environmental factors explain spawning day deviation from full moon in the scleractinian coral Acropora, 2020, Biology Letters
  • A step-down photophobic response in coral larvae: implications for the light-dependent distribution of the common reef coral, Acropora tenuis, 2020, Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Naoto Ueno has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers including:

  • Kristin Artinger
  • Michel Vekemans
  • Christina Chambers
  • San Diego
  • John Wiley

Best Publications

  • Identification of a Member of the MAPKKK Family as a Potential Mediator of TGF-β Signal Transduction

    Kyoko Yamaguchi;Kyoko Shirakabe;Hiroshi Shibuya;Kenji Irie

  • Pituitary FSH Is Released by a Heterodimer of the β-Subunits from the Two Forms of Inhibin

    Nicholas Ling;Shao-Yao Ying;Naoto Ueno;Shunichi Shimasaki

  • Primary structure of bovine pituitary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and comparison with the amino-terminal sequence of bovine brain acidic FGF.

    Frederick Esch;Andrew Baird;Nicholas Ling;Naoto Ueno

  • Bmpr encodes a type I bone morphogenetic protein receptor that is essential for gastrulation during mouse embryogenesis.

    Yuji Mishina;Atsushi Suzuki;Naoto Ueno;Richard R. Behringer

  • Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis

    Adam M. Session;Adam M. Session;Yoshinobu Uno;Taejoon Kwon;Taejoon Kwon;Jarrod A. Chapman

  • Complementary DNA Sequences of Ovarian Follicular Fluid Inhibin Show Precursor Structure and Homology With Transforming Growth Factor-Beta

    Anthony J. Mason;Joel S. Hayflick;Nicholas Ling;Frederick Esch

  • Fibroblast growth factor promotes survival of dissociated hippocampal neurons and enhances neurite extension.

    P Walicke;W M Cowan;N Ueno;A Baird

  • Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Modification of Wnt Protein: Its Role in Wnt Secretion

    Ritsuko Takada;Yoshinori Satomi;Tomoko Kurata;Naoto Ueno;Naoto Ueno

  • TAB1: An activator of the TAK1 MAPKKK in TGF-β signal transduction

    Hiroshi Shibuya;Kyoko Yamaguchi;Kyoko Shirakabe;Akane Tonegawa

  • The TAK1-NLK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Functions in the Wnt-5a/Ca2+ Pathway To Antagonize Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

    Tohru Ishitani;Satoshi Kishida;Junko Hyodo-Miura;Junko Hyodo-Miura;Naoto Ueno

  • Isolation and partial characterization of a Mr 32,000 protein with inhibin activity from porcine follicular fluid

    Nicholas Ling;Shao-Yao Ying;Naoto Ueno;Fred Esch

  • Isolation and partial characterization of follistatin: a single-chain Mr 35,000 monomeric protein that inhibits the release of follicle-stimulating hormone.

    Naoto Ueno;Nicholas Ling;Shao-Yao Ying;Frederick Esch

  • Interaction between Wnt and TGF-beta signalling pathways during formation of Spemann's organizer.

    Michiru Nishita;Minako K. Hashimoto;Souichi Ogata;Micheline N. Laurent;Micheline N. Laurent

  • Direct binding of follistatin to a complex of bone-morphogenetic protein and its receptor inhibits ventral and epidermal cell fates in early Xenopus embryo

    Shun Ichiro Iemura;Takamasa S. Yamamoto;Chiyo Takagi;Hideho Uchiyama

  • A truncated bone morphogenetic protein receptor affects dorsal-ventral patterning in the early Xenopus embryo

    A Suzuki;R S Thies;N Yamaji;J J Song

  • High-frequency generation of transgenic zebrafish which reliably express GFP in whole muscles or the whole body by using promoters of zebrafish origin

    Shin-ichi Higashijima;Hitoshi Okamoto;Naoto Ueno;Yoshiki Hotta

  • XIAP, a cellular member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family, links the receptors to TAB1–TAK1 in the BMP signaling pathway

    Kyoko Yamaguchi;Shin-ichi Nagai;Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji;Michiru Nishita

  • Molecular characterization of fibroblast growth factor: distribution and biological activities in various tissues.

    Andrew Baird;Frederick Esch;Pierre Mormede;Naoto Ueno

  • Mesodermal induction in early amphibian embryos by activin A (erythroid differentiation factor)

    Makoto Asashima;Hiroshi Nakano;Kazunori Shimada;Kei Kinoshita

  • A functional bone morphogenetic protein system in the ovary

    S. Shimasaki;R. J. Zachow;Danmei Li;H. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Guillemin
Roger Guillemin Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kazuo Murakami
Kazuo Murakami University of Tsukuba
Nicholas Ling
Nicholas Ling Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Frederick Esch
Frederick Esch Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Shunichi Shimasaki
Shunichi Shimasaki University of California, San Diego
Andrew Baird
Andrew Baird University of California, San Diego
Hiroshi Shibuya
Hiroshi Shibuya Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Makoto Asashima
Makoto Asashima Teikyo University
Kenji Irie
Kenji Irie University of Tsukuba
Kunihiro Matsumoto
Kunihiro Matsumoto Nagoya University

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