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Nobuyuki Fujita is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a particular emphasis on surgery and related subfields such as pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, rheumatology, and neurology.

Their research topics cover a range of issues primarily centered on spinal health and musculoskeletal conditions, including:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Fujita's work appears regularly in several specialized venues focused on orthopedics and spine research. Some of the frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • JOR Spine
  • JBJS Case Connector
  • Spine

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate a focus on spine-related conditions and treatments. Notable recent publications include:

  • The effectiveness of chemonucleolysis with condoliase for treatment of painful lumbar disc herniation, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Science
  • Advances in Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment for Spinal Diseases: A Systematic Review, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Metabolic Syndrome is a Predisposing Factor for Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, 2020, Neurospine
  • Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis from the Perspective of Locomotive Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review, 2020, Spine Surgery and Related Research
  • Spatial heterogeneity of bone marrow endothelial cells unveils a distinct subtype in the epiphysis, 2023, Nature Cell Biology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe, Soya Kawabata, Mitsuru Yagi, and Satoshi Suzuki, reflecting sustained partnerships in the field.

Best Publications

  • Competition among seven Escherichia coli σ subunits: relative binding affinities to the core RNA polymerase

    Hiroto Maeda;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Heterogeneity of the principal sigma factor in Escherichia coli: the rpoS gene product, sigma 38, is a second principal sigma factor of RNA polymerase in stationary-phase Escherichia coli.

    Kan Tanaka;Yuko Takayanagi;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • The Minus 35-Recognition Region of Escherichia coli Sigma 70 is Inessential for Initiation of Transcription at an "Extended Minus 10" Promoter

    Ashok Kumar;Richard A. Malloch;Nobuyuki Fujita;David A. Smillie

  • Novel roles of cAMP receptor protein (CRP) in regulation of transport and metabolism of carbon sources.

    Tomohiro Shimada;Nobuyuki Fujita;Kaneyoshi Yamamoto;Akira Ishihama

  • Structure and probable genetic location of a "ribosome modulation factor" associated with 100S ribosomes in stationary-phase Escherichia coli cells.

    Akira Wada;Yukiko Yamazaki;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Promoter selectivity of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase E sigma 70 and E sigma 38 holoenzymes. Effect of DNA supercoiling.

    Shuichi Kusano;Quinquan Ding;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Systematic search for the Cra-binding promoters using genomic SELEX system.

    Tomohiro Shimada;Nobuyuki Fujita;Michihisa Maeda;Akira Ishihama

  • Solution Structure of the Activator Contact Domain of the RNA Polymerase α Subunit

    Young Ho Jeon;Tomofumi Negishi;Masahiro Shirakawa;Toshio Yamazaki

  • The mediator for stringent control, ppGpp, binds to the β‐subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

    Dipankar Chatterji;Dipankar Chatterji;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Systematic sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome: analysis of the 0 – 2.4 min region

    Takashi Yura;Hirotada Mori;Hiroki Nagai;Toshio Nagata

  • Regulation of the Escherichia coli rmf gene encoding the ribosome modulation factor : growth phase- and growth rate-dependent control

    M Yamagishi;H Matsushima;A Wada;M Sakagami

  • Transcription factor recognition surface on the RNA polymerase alpha subunit is involved in contact with the DNA enhancer element.

    Katsuhiko Murakami;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Mapping the cAMP receptor protein contact site on the α subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

    Chao Zou;Nobuyuki Fujita;Kazuhiko Igarashi;Akira Ishihama

  • Identification of the cpdA gene encoding cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate phosphodiesterase in Escherichia coli.

    Ryu Imamura;Kunitoshi Yamanaka;Teru Ogura;Sota Hiraga

  • Promoter determinants for Escherichia coli RNA polymerase holoenzyme containing sigma 38 (the rpoS gene product).

    Kan Tanaka;Shuichi Kusano;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Ambidextrous transcriptional activation by SoxS: requirement for the C-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase alpha subunit in a subset of Escherichia coli superoxide-inducible genes.

    Kam-Wing Jair;William P. Fawcett;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Mapping the σ70 subunit contact sites on Escherichia coli RNA polymerase with a σ70-conjugated chemical protease

    Jeffrey T. Owens;Reiko Miyake;Katsuhiko Murakami;Albert J. Chmura

  • Identification of a subunit assembly domain in the alpha subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

    Kazuhiko Igarashi;Nobuyuki Fujita;Akira Ishihama

  • Role of the Sigma70 Subunit of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase in Transcription Activation

    Ashok Kumar;Brenda Grimes;Nobuyuki Fujita;Kozo Makino

  • Novel mode of transcription regulation of divergently overlapping promoters by PhoP, the regulator of two-component system sensing external magnesium availability.

    Kaneyoshi Yamamoto;Hiroshi Ogasawara;Nobuyuki Fujita;Ryutaro Utsumi

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama Hosei University
Katsura Izui
Katsura Izui Kindai University
Katsuhiko S. Murakami
Katsuhiko S. Murakami Pennsylvania State University
Claude F. Meares
Claude F. Meares University of California, Davis
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Stephen J. W. Busby
Stephen J. W. Busby University of Birmingham
Hideo Takahashi
Hideo Takahashi University of Tokyo
Kan Tanaka
Kan Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Annie Kolb
Annie Kolb Institut Pasteur
Hirotada Mori
Hirotada Mori Nara Institute of Science and Technology

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