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Seiji Kojima

Seiji Kojima

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Microbiology

D-Index
90
Citations
25943
World Ranking
698
National Ranking
21

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
29494
World Ranking
10557
National Ranking
296

Overview

Seiji Kojima is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on Molecular Biology, Genetics, and additionally intersects with Condensed Matter Physics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Endocrinology.

Their research contributions cover a variety of topics including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Kojima has frequently published in several scientific journals and platforms. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes to Cells
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The Journal of Biochemistry

Some of Kojima's recent papers illustrate their diverse research focus:

  • Tree of motility - A proposed history of motility systems in the tree of life, 2020, Genes to Cells
  • Two Aldehyde Clearance Systems Are Essential to Prevent Lethal Formaldehyde Accumulation in Mice and Humans, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Digenic mutations in ALDH2 and ADH5 impair formaldehyde clearance and cause a multisystem disorder, AMeD syndrome, 2020, Science Advances
  • The flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus undergoes major structural remodeling during rotational switching, 2020, eLife
  • Analysis of disease model iPSCs derived from patients with a novel Fanconi anemia-like IBMFS ADH5/ALDH2 deficiency, 2021, Blood

Seiji Kojima has collaborated with various researchers, showing significant co-authorship with:

  • Michio Homma (46 co-publications)
  • Tatsuro Nishikino (21 co-publications)
  • Hiroyuki Terashima (14 co-publications)
  • Norihiro Takekawa (10 co-publications)
  • Katsumi Imada (8 co-publications)

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Analysis of Epstein-Barr Virus Load by Using a Real-Time PCR Assay

    Hiroshi Kimura;Makoto Morita;Yumi Yabuta;Kiyotaka Kuzushima

  • EBV-associated T/NK–cell lymphoproliferative diseases in nonimmunocompromised hosts: prospective analysis of 108 cases

    Hiroshi Kimura;Yoshinori Ito;Shinji Kawabe;Kensei Gotoh

  • The landscape of somatic mutations in Down syndrome-related myeloid disorders

    Kenichi Yoshida;Tsutomu Toki;Yusuke Okuno;Rika Kanezaki

  • Flagellar motility in bacteria structure and function of flagellar motor.

    Hiroyuki Terashima;Seiji Kojima;Michio Homma

  • The mutational spectrum of PTPN11 in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia and Noonan syndrome/myeloproliferative disease

    Christian P. Kratz;Charlotte M. Niemeyer;Robert P. Castleberry;Mualla Cetin

  • Immunosuppressive therapy using antithymocyte globulin, cyclosporine, and danazol with or without human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in children with acquired aplastic anemia

    Seiji Kojima;Shigeyoshi Hibi;Yoshiyuki Kosaka;Masuji Yamamoto

  • Somatic SETBP1 mutations in myeloid malignancies

    Hideki Makishima;Kenichi Yoshida;Nhu Nguyen;Bartlomiej Przychodzen

  • Conformational change in the stator of the bacterial flagellar motor.

    Seiji Kojima;David F. Blair

  • The bacterial flagellar motor: structure and function of a complex molecular machine.

    Seiji Kojima;David F Blair

  • Mutations of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cbl Family Members Constitute a Novel Common Pathogenic Lesion in Myeloid Malignancies

    Hideki Makishima;Heather Cazzolli;Hadrian Szpurka;Andrew Dunbar

  • Exome sequencing identifies secondary mutations of SETBP1 and JAK3 in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

    Hirotoshi Sakaguchi;Yusuke Okuno;Hideki Muramatsu;Kenichi Yoshida

  • Human herpesvirus-6 infection in bone marrow transplantation

    Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Sadao Suga;Yoshizo Asano;Toshihiko Nakashima

  • ACTN1 Mutations Cause Congenital Macrothrombocytopenia

    Shinji Kunishima;Yusuke Okuno;Yusuke Okuno;Kenichi Yoshida;Yuichi Shiraishi

  • Myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia as a late clonal complication in children with acquired aplastic anemia.

    Akira Ohara;Seiji Kojima;Nobuyuki Hamajima;Masahiro Tsuchida

  • Defective Epstein-Barr virus in chronic active infection and haematological malignancy.

    Yusuke Okuno;Takayuki Murata;Yoshitaka Sato;Hideki Muramatsu

  • Risk factors for evolution of acquired aplastic anemia into myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia after immunosuppressive therapy in children

    Seiji Kojima;Akira Ohara;Masahiro Tsuchida;Toru Kudoh

  • Frequent mutations in the GATA-1 gene in the transient myeloproliferative disorder of Down syndrome.

    Gang Xu;Masumi Nagano;Rika Kanezaki;Tsutomu Toki

  • Outcome of 154 patients with severe aplastic anemia who received transplants from unrelated donors: the Japan Marrow Donor Program.

    Seiji Kojima;Takaharu Matsuyama;Shunichi Kato;Hisato Kigasawa

  • Solubilization and purification of the MotA/MotB complex of Escherichia coli.

    Seiji Kojima;David F. Blair

  • Stator assembly and activation mechanism of the flagellar motor by the periplasmic region of MotB

    Seiji Kojima;Katsumi Imada;Mayuko Sakuma;Yuki Sudo

  • Human Herpesvirus 6 Viremia in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: Clinical Features and Risk Factors

    Tetsushi Yoshikawa;Yoshizo Asano;Masaru Ihira;Kyoko Suzuki

  • Prognostic value of internal tandem duplication of the FLT3 gene in childhood acute myelogenous leukemia

    Masaru Kondo;Keizo Horibe;Yoshiyuki Takahashi;Kimikazu Matsumoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Michio Homma
Michio Homma Nagoya University
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Etsuro Ito
Etsuro Ito Hirosaki University
Yuichi Shiraishi
Yuichi Shiraishi University of Tokyo
kenichi yoshida
kenichi yoshida Kyoto University
Shouichi Ohga
Shouichi Ohga Kyushu University
Toshio Fukuda
Toshio Fukuda Nagoya University
Tatsutoshi Nakahata
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Kyoto University
Hirokazu Kanegane
Hirokazu Kanegane Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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