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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

Shigehisa Hirose mostly deals with Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Endocrinology, Internal medicine and Peptide sequence. Shigehisa Hirose frequently studies issues relating to Cell biology and Biochemistry. The various areas that he examines in his Molecular biology study include Amino acid and Complementary DNA, Gene expression, Gene, Recombinant DNA.

Shigehisa Hirose combines subjects such as Receptor, Basement membrane, Alkaline phosphatase and Osteoblast with his study of Endocrinology. His Receptor study incorporates themes from Messenger RNA and Atrial natriuretic peptide. The Peptide sequence study combines topics in areas such as Elafin and G protein-coupled receptor.

His most cited work include:

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for human renin precursor (221 citations)
  • The trappin gene family: proteins defined by an N-terminal transglutaminase substrate domain and a C-terminal four-disulphide core (169 citations)
  • Enhanced Expression of Endothelial Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LOX-1) in Hypertensive Rats (142 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Biochemistry, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Molecular biology and Receptor are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Gene expression, Osteoblast and Cell biology, which intersect with Endocrinology. His Internal medicine study combines topics in areas such as Osteocalcin and Northern blot.

His Molecular biology research includes themes of Amino acid and Complementary DNA, cDNA library, Peptide sequence, Messenger RNA. His study in cDNA library is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Open reading frame, Molecular cloning and Nucleic acid sequence. In the field of Receptor, his study on Endothelin receptor and Affinity labeling overlaps with subjects such as NPR2 and NPR1.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (37.91%)
  • Endocrinology (34.60%)
  • Internal medicine (34.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Molecular biology (33.65%)
  • Cell biology (16.59%)
  • Biochemistry (37.91%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Shigehisa Hirose mainly investigates Molecular biology, Cell biology, Biochemistry, Secretion and Apical membrane. His Molecular biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Inflammation, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Lung, Kidney and Ubiquitin ligase. His Lung research focuses on Monocyte and how it connects with Receptor.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Internal medicine and Endocrinology. His Endocrinology research incorporates themes from Calcitonin gene-related peptide and Ligand. Biochemistry is frequently linked to Sodium–hydrogen antiporter in his study.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Free fatty acids induce transglutaminase 2-dependent apoptosis in hepatocytes via ER stress-stimulated PERK pathways. (53 citations)
  • Close Association of Carbonic Anhydrase (CA2a and CA15a), Na+/H+ Exchanger (Nhe3b), and Ammonia Transporter Rhcg1 in Zebrafish Ionocytes Responsible for Na+ Uptake (43 citations)
  • Lung Surfactant Levels are Regulated by Ig-Hepta/GPR116 by Monitoring Surfactant Protein D (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Amino acid

His primary scientific interests are in Molecular biology, Cell biology, Biochemistry, Extracellular and Ubiquitin ligase. His work in the fields of Molecular biology, such as Glycoprotein, overlaps with other areas such as Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D. The Cell biology study combines topics in areas such as Endocrinology, Toxicology, Gene expression and Mutant.

His work on Apical membrane as part of general Biochemistry study is frequently connected to Germination, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Extracellular research includes elements of Surfactant homeostasis, Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, Immunoprecipitation, Secretion and Pulmonary surfactant. In Ubiquitin ligase, Shigehisa Hirose works on issues like Transmembrane protein, which are connected to Protease, Endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation, Deubiquitination, Ubiquitin and Deubiquitinating enzyme.

Best Publications

  • MARCH‐V is a novel mitofusin 2‐ and Drp1‐binding protein able to change mitochondrial morphology

    Nobuhiro Nakamura;Yasuo Kimura;Masaki Tokuda;Shinji Honda

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for human renin precursor

    Takashi Imai;Hitoshi Miyazaki;Shigehisa Hirose;Hitoshi Hori

  • Molecular biology of major components of chloride cells.

    Shigehisa Hirose;Toyoji Kaneko;Nobuko Naito;Yoshio Takei

  • Mechanism of acid adaptation of a fish living in a pH 3.5 lake

    Taku Hirata;Toyoji Kaneko;Toshihiro Ono;Takeru Nakazato

  • The trappin gene family: proteins defined by an N-terminal transglutaminase substrate domain and a C-terminal four-disulphide core

    Joost Schalkwijk;Oliver Wiedow;Shigehisa Hirose

  • Regulation of Mitochondrial Morphology by USP30, a Deubiquitinating Enzyme Present in the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

    Nobuhiro Nakamura;Shigehisa Hirose

  • Enhanced Expression of Endothelial Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LOX-1) in Hypertensive Rats

    Miki Nagase;Shigehisa Hirose;Tatsuya Sawamura;Tomoh Masaki

  • Characterization of osteoblastic differentiation of stromal cell line ST2 that is induced by ascorbic acid

    Eri Otsuka;Akira Yamaguchi;Shigehisa Hirose;Hiromi Hagiwara

  • Visualization in zebrafish larvae of Na+ uptake in mitochondria-rich cells whose differentiation is dependent on foxi3a

    Masahiro Esaki;Kazuyuki Hoshijima;Sayako Kobayashi;Hidekazu Fukuda

  • cGMP produced in response to ANP and CNP regulates proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic cells

    H. Hagiwara;A. Inoue;A. Yamaguchi;S. Yokose

  • Localization of ammonia transporter Rhcg1 in mitochondrion-rich cells of yolk sac, gill, and kidney of zebrafish and its ionic strength-dependent expression

    Tsutomu Nakada;Kazuyuki Hoshijima;Masahiro Esaki;Saori Nagayoshi

  • Inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir7.1 is highly expressed in thyroid follicular cells, intestinal epithelial cells and choroid plexus epithelial cells: implication for a functional coupling with Na+,K+-ATPase.

    Nobuhiro Nakamura;Yoshiro Suzuki;Hidenari Sakuta;Kayoko Ookata

  • Autocrine regulation of rat chondrocyte proliferation by natriuretic peptide C and its receptor, natriuretic peptide receptor-B.

    H Hagiwara;H Sakaguchi;M Itakura;T Yoshimoto

  • Dimerization of Midkine by Tissue Transglutaminase and Its Functional Implication

    Soichi Kojima;Tatsuya Inui;Hisako Muramatsu;Yohko Suzuki

  • Elastase inhibitor elafin is a new type of proteinase inhibitor which has a transglutaminase-mediated anchoring sequence termed "cementoin".

    Kiyomitsu Nara;Shiho Ito;Teizo Ito;Yohko Suzuki

  • Genomic organization and regulation of expression of the lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor (LOX-1) gene.

    Miki Nagase;Junpei Abe;Katsutoshi Takahashi;Joji Ando

  • Structure of the human renin gene.

    Hitoshi Miyazaki;Akiyoshi Fukamizu;Shigehisa Hirose;Takashi Hayashi

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding human non-selective type of endothelin receptor.

    Makoto Nakamuta;Ryoichi Takayanagi;Yoshiyuki Sakai;Shigeru Sakamoto

  • Effects of nicotine on cultured cells suggest that it can influence the formation and resorption of bone

    Sachiko Yuhara;Satoshi Kasagi;Atsuto Inoue;Eri Otsuka

  • Multiplicity, structures, and endocrine and exocrine natures of eel fucose-binding lectins.

    Shinji Honda;Masahide Kashiwagi;Kentaro Miyamoto;Yoshio Takei

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuo Murakami
Kazuo Murakami University of Tsukuba
Yuji Inada
Yuji Inada Toin University of Yokohama
Hiroshi Demura
Hiroshi Demura Tohoku University
Yoshio Takei
Yoshio Takei University of Tokyo
Akira Yamaguchi
Akira Yamaguchi Tokyo Dental College
Tadashi Inagami
Tadashi Inagami Vanderbilt University
Soichi Kojima
Soichi Kojima RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Naoto Ueno
Naoto Ueno National Institute for Basic Biology
Martin Griffin
Martin Griffin Aston University

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