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Satoshi Fukumoto

Satoshi Fukumoto

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8900
World Ranking
18355
National Ranking
1320

Overview

Satoshi Fukumoto is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, rheumatology, oral surgery, genetics, and physiology. Their work addresses various main topics such as dental development and anomalies, bone and dental protein studies, oral and maxillofacial pathology, cancer-related gene regulation, connexins and lens biology, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and mesenchymal stem cell research.

Fukumoto's recent publications cover a range of biomedical themes. Selected recent papers include:

  • Nitrite-producing oral microbiome in adults and children (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing From Mouse Incisor Reveals Dental Epithelial Cell-Type Specific Genes (2020) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Interplay between protein acetylation and ubiquitination controls MCL1 protein stability (2021) published in Cell Reports
  • Dental Pulp-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Modeling Genetic Disorders (2021) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nrf2 contributes to the weight gain of mice during space travel (2020) published in Communications Biology

Frequent publication venues where Fukumoto has contributed include:

  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Pediatric Dental Journal
  • Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Fukumoto has collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, illustrating a network of research partnerships. These include:

  • Aya Yamada
  • Keigo Yoshizaki
  • Yuta Chiba
  • Kan Saito
  • Tsutomu Iwamoto

Best Publications

  • Mice with disrupted GM2/GD2 synthase gene lack complex gangliosides but exhibit only subtle defects in their nervous system

    K Takamiya;A Yamamoto;K Furukawa;S Yamashiro

  • Ameloblastin is a cell adhesion molecule required for maintaining the differentiation state of ameloblasts.

    Satoshi Fukumoto;Takayoshi Kiba;Bradford Hall;Noriyuki Iehara

  • Molecular Cloning of a Novel α2,3-Sialyltransferase (ST3Gal VI) That Sialylates Type II Lactosamine Structures on Glycoproteins and Glycolipids

    Tetsuya Okajima;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Hiroshi Miyazaki;Hideharu Ishida

  • b-series Ganglioside deficiency exhibits no definite changes in the neurogenesis and the sensitivity to Fas-mediated apoptosis but impairs regeneration of the lesioned hypoglossal nerve.

    Masahiko Okada;Michi Ichiro Itoh;Masashi Haraguchi;Tetsuya Okajima

  • Pannexin 3 functions as an ER Ca2+ channel, hemichannel, and gap junction to promote osteoblast differentiation

    Masaki Ishikawa;Tsutomu Iwamoto;Tsutomu Iwamoto;Takashi Nakamura;Takashi Nakamura;Andrew Doyle

  • Ganglioside GD2 in Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines: Enhancement of Cell Proliferation and Mediation of Apoptosis

    Shoko Yoshida;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Haruhiko Kawaguchi;Shigeki Sato

  • Deformation of lipid droplets in fixed samples.

    Satoshi Fukumoto;Toyoshi Fujimoto

  • Molecular Basis for the Progeroid Variant of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO MUTATIONS IN GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE I GENE

    Tetsuya Okajima;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Keiko Furukawa;Takeshi Urano

  • Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 functions as a regulator of the cell fate determination of mesenchymal stem cells

    Asuna Sugimoto;Aya Miyazaki;Keita Kawarabayashi;Masayuki Shono

  • Molecular cloning of globotriaosylceramide/CD77 synthase, a glycosyltransferase that initiates the synthesis of globo series glycosphingolipids.

    Yoshinao Kojima;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Keiko Furukawa;Tetsuya Okajima

  • Complex gangliosides are essential in spermatogenesis of mice: Possible roles in the transport of testosterone

    Kogo Takamiya;Kogo Takamiya;Akihito Yamamoto;Keiko Furukawa;Keiko Furukawa;Jinmin Zhao

  • Pannexin 3 regulates intracellular ATP/cAMP levels and promotes chondrocyte differentiation

    Tsutomu Iwamoto;Tsutomu Iwamoto;Takashi Nakamura;Takashi Nakamura;Andrew Doyle;Masaki Ishikawa

  • Role of epithelial-stem cell interactions during dental cell differentiation

    Makiko Arakaki;Masaki Ishikawa;Takashi Nakamura;Tsutomu Iwamoto

  • Overexpressed GM1 suppresses nerve growth factor (NGF) signals by modulating the intracellular localization of NGF receptors and membrane fluidity in PC12 cells

    Masashi Nishio;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Keiko Furukawa;Akiko Ichimura

  • Overexpression of Ganglioside GM1 Results in the Dispersion of Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor from Glycolipid-enriched Microdomains and in the Suppression of Cell Growth Signals

    Teruhiko Mitsuda;Keiko Furukawa;Satoshi Fukumoto;Hiroshi Miyazaki

  • GD3 Synthase Gene Expression in PC12 Cells Results in the Continuous Activation of TrkA and ERK1/2 and Enhanced Proliferation

    Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Tatsuro Mutoh;Tomokazu Hasegawa;Hiroshi Miyazaki

  • Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into dental mesenchymal cells.

    Keishi Otsu;Ryota Kishigami;Ai Oikawa-Sasaki;Satoshi Fukumoto

  • Laminin α5 Is Required for Dental Epithelium Growth and Polarity and the Development of Tooth Bud and Shape

    Satoshi Fukumoto;Jeffrey H. Miner;Hiroko Ida;Hiroko Ida;Emiko Fukumoto

  • Transcription factor epiprofin is essential for tooth morphogenesis by regulating epithelial cell fate and tooth number.

    Takashi Nakamura;Susana de Vega;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Lucia Jimenez

  • Expression Cloning of Rat cDNA Encoding UDP-galactose:GD2 β1,3-galactosyltransferase That Determines the Expression of GD1b/GM1/GA1

    Hiroshi Miyazaki;Hiroshi Miyazaki;Satoshi Fukumoto;Satoshi Fukumoto;Masahiko Okada;Masahiko Okada;Tomokazu Hasegawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihiko Yamada
Yoshihiko Yamada National Institutes of Health
Koichi Furukawa
Koichi Furukawa Chubu University
Hiroyuki Inuzuka
Hiroyuki Inuzuka Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Takeshi Urano
Takeshi Urano Shimane University
Hiroshi Shiku
Hiroshi Shiku Mie University
Kogo Takamiya
Kogo Takamiya University of Miyazaki
Shunji Osaki
Shunji Osaki Nanzan University
Ashok B. Kulkarni
Ashok B. Kulkarni National Institutes of Health
Shinichi Aizawa
Shinichi Aizawa Kumamoto University
Toshio Nakagawa
Toshio Nakagawa Aichi Institute of Technology

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