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Sato Honma is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and is an active researcher in the field of Neuroscience. Their research primarily addresses aspects of the circadian rhythm, sleep, and neuroendocrine regulation. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The research topics explored by Sato Honma include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Dietary Effects on Health

Most of their scientific output appears in a selection of frequent publication venues such as:

  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • npj Biological Timing and Sleep
  • Journal of Neurochemistry

Sato Honma's recent papers illustrate a focus on molecular and network mechanisms of circadian rhythms, often collaborating with other researchers such as Ken-ichi Honma, Daisuke Ono, Rae Silver, T. Yoshikawa, and Scott D. Pauls. Notable publications include:

  • "Roles of Neuropeptides, VIP and AVP, in the Mammalian Central Circadian Clock" (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • "GABAergic mechanisms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus that influence circadian rhythm" (2020, Journal of Neurochemistry)
  • "The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus at 50: Looking Back, Then Looking Forward" (2024, Journal of Biological Rhythms)
  • "CHRONO and DEC1/DEC2 compensate for lack of CRY1/CRY2 in expression of coherent circadian rhythm but not in generation of circadian oscillation in the neonatal mouse SCN" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Phase Gradients and Anisotropy of the Suprachiasmatic Network: Discovery of Phaseoids" (2021, eNeuro)

Frequent co-authors contributing with Sato Honma include:

  • Ken-ichi Honma
  • Daisuke Ono
  • Rae Silver
  • T. Yoshikawa
  • Scott D. Pauls

Best Publications

  • Dec1 and Dec2 are regulators of the mammalian molecular clock

    Sato Honma;Takeshi Kawamoto;Yumiko Takagi;Katsumi Fujimoto

  • Melatonin induces γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase mediated by activator protein-1 in human vascular endothelial cells

    Yoshishige Urata;Sato Honma;Shinji Goto;Sachiko Todoroki

  • Two distinct oscillators in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitro

    Kazuyuki Shinohara;Sato Honma;Yumiko Katsuno;Hiroshi Abe

  • Separate oscillating cell groups in mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus couple photoperiodically to the onset and end of daily activity.

    Natsuko Inagaki;Sato Honma;Daisuke Ono;Yusuke Tanahashi

  • Cellular clocks in AVP neurons of the SCN are critical for interneuronal coupling regulating circadian behavior rhythm.

    Michihiro Mieda;Daisuke Ono;Emi Hasegawa;Hitoshi Okamoto

  • Human blood metabolite timetable indicates internal body time

    Takeya Kasukawa;Masahiro Sugimoto;Masahiro Sugimoto;Akiko Hida;Yoichi Minami

  • Circadian periods of single suprachiasmatic neurons in rats

    Sato Honma;Tetsuo Shirakawa;Yumiko Katsuno;Masakazu Namihira

  • The mammalian circadian system: a hierarchical multi-oscillator structure for generating circadian rhythm.

    Sato Honma

  • Phase-advance shifts of human circadian pacemaker are accelerated by daytime physical exercise

    Toshihiko Miyazaki;Satoko Hashimoto;Satoru Masubuchi;Sato Honma

  • Cell competition with normal epithelial cells promotes apical extrusion of transformed cells through metabolic changes

    Shunsuke Kon;Kojiro Ishibashi;Hiroto Katoh;Sho Kitamoto

  • Circadian oscillation of BMAL1, a partner of a mammalian clock gene Clock, in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

    Sato Honma;Masaaki Ikeda;Hiroshi Abe;Yusuke Tanahashi

  • Clock genes outside the suprachiasmatic nucleus involved in manifestation of locomotor activity rhythm in rats.

    Satoru Masubuchi;Sato Honma;Hiroshi Abe;Kouji Ishizaki

  • DEC1 modulates the circadian phase of clock gene expression.

    Ayumu Nakashima;Takeshi Kawamoto;Kiyomasa K. Honda;Taichi Ueshima

  • Activity rhythms in the circadian domain appear in suprachiasmatic nuclei lesioned rats given methamphetamine

    Ken-Ichi Honma;Sato Honma;Tsutomu Hiroshige

  • Seasonal variation in the human circadian rhythm: dissociation between sleep and temperature rhythm.

    K.-I. Honma;S. Honma;M. Kohsaka;N. Fukuda

  • Response Curve, Free-running Period, and Activity Time in Circadian Locomotor Rhythm of Rats

    Ken-ichi Honma;Sato Honma;Tsutomu Hiroshige

  • Diversity in the circadian periods of single neurons of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus depends on nuclear structure and intrinsic period.

    Sato Honma;Wataru Nakamura;Tetsuo Shirakawa;Ken-ichi Honma

  • Synchronization of circadian firing rhythms in cultured rat suprachiasmatic neurons.

    Tetsuo Shirakawa;Sato Honma;Yumiko Katsuno;Haruhisa Oguchi

  • A novel autofeedback loop of Dec1 transcription involved in circadian rhythm regulation

    Takeshi Kawamoto;Mitsuhide Noshiro;Fuyuki Sato;Koji Maemura

  • Clock mutation lengthens the circadian period without damping rhythms in individual SCN neurons.

    Wataru Nakamura;Sato Honma;Tetsuo Shirakawa;Ken-ichi Honma

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken-ichi Honma
Ken-ichi Honma Hokkaido University
Shigenobu Shibata
Shigenobu Shibata Waseda University
Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rae Silver
Rae Silver Columbia University
Robert E. Strecker
Robert E. Strecker VA Boston Healthcare System
Ritchie E. Brown
Ritchie E. Brown Harvard University
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Robert W. McCarley
Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School
Takashi Kanbayashi
Takashi Kanbayashi University of Tsukuba
Michihiro Mieda
Michihiro Mieda Kanazawa University

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