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Shinichi Morishita

Shinichi Morishita

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
12838
World Ranking
16012
National Ranking
1140

Overview

Shinichi Morishita is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research spans various fields within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also made in medicine. The main subfields of study include molecular biology, neurology, genetics, plant science, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several principal topics, such as chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, neurological diseases and metabolism, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Recent publications by Morishita display a focus on genome structure and molecular biology. Selected recent papers include:

  • CTCF looping is established during gastrulation in medaka embryos, 2021, Genome Research
  • Rapid and ongoing evolution of repetitive sequence structures in human centromeres, 2020, Science Advances
  • Hamster PIWI proteins bind to piRNAs with stage-specific size variations during oocyte maturation, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Phase-separated nuclear bodies of nucleoporin fusions promote condensation of MLL1/CRM1 and rearrangement of 3D genome structure, 2023, Cell Reports
  • MNX1-HNF1B Axis Is Indispensable for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Lineages, 2021, Gastroenterology

Frequent publication venues for Morishita's work include:

  • Bioinformatics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genome Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations have played a notable role in Morishita's research output, with frequent co-authors including Jun Mitsui, Shoji Tsuji, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Jun Yoshimura, and Yuta Suzuki. These co-authors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Morishita, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • The medaka draft genome and insights into vertebrate genome evolution

    Masahiro Kasahara;Kiyoshi Naruse;Shin Sasaki;Yoichiro Nakatani

  • The genome sequence of silkworm, Bombyx mori

    Kazuei Mita;Masahiro Kasahara;Shin Sasaki;Yukinobu Nagayasu

  • Mining Optimized Association Rules for Numeric Attributes

    Takeshi Fukuda;Yasuhiko Morimoto;Shinichi Morishita;Takeshi Tokuyama

  • Reconstruction of the vertebrate ancestral genome reveals dynamic genome reorganization in early vertebrates

    Yoichiro Nakatani;Hiroyuki Takeda;Yuji Kohara;Shinichi Morishita

  • Data mining using two-dimensional optimized association rules: scheme, algorithms, and visualization

    Takeshi Fukuda;Yasukiko Morimoto;Shinichi Morishita;Takeshi Tokuyama

  • Noncoding CGG repeat expansions in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, oculopharyngodistal myopathy and an overlapping disease.

    Hiroyuki Ishiura;Shota Shibata;Jun Yoshimura;Yuta Suzuki

  • Identification and Characterization of the Potential Promoter Regions of 1031 Kinds of Human Genes

    Yutaka Suzuki;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Jun Sese;Hirotoshi Taira

  • siDirect: highly effective, target-specific siRNA design software for mammalian RNA interference

    Yuki Naito;Tomoyuki Yamada;Kumiko Ui-Tei;Shinichi Morishita

  • High-dimensional and large-scale phenotyping of yeast mutants

    Yoshikazu Ohya;Jim Sese;Masashi Yukawa;Fumi Sano

  • Expansions of intronic TTTCA and TTTTA repeats in benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy.

    Hiroyuki Ishiura;Koichiro Doi;Jun Mitsui;Jun Yoshimura

  • Human genetic variation database, a reference database of genetic variations in the Japanese population.

    Koichiro Higasa;Noriko Miyake;Jun Yoshimura;Kohji Okamura

  • A large-scale full-length cDNA analysis to explore the budding yeast transcriptome

    Fumihito Miura;Noriko Kawaguchi;Jun Sese;Atsushi Toyoda

  • Recurrent DUX4 fusions in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia of adolescents and young adults

    Takahiko Yasuda;Takahiko Yasuda;Shinobu Tsuzuki;Masahito Kawazu;Fumihiko Hayakawa

  • siDirect 2.0: updated software for designing functional siRNA with reduced seed-dependent off-target effect.

    Yuki Naito;Jun Yoshimura;Shinichi Morishita;Kumiko Ui-Tei

  • dsCheck: highly sensitive off-target search software for double-stranded RNA-mediated RNA interference

    Yuki Naito;Tomoyuki Yamada;Takahiro Matsumiya;Kumiko Ui-Tei

  • Diverse transcriptional initiation revealed by fine, large‐scale mapping of mRNA start sites

    Yutaka Suzuki;Hirotoshi Taira;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Junko Mizushima‐Sugano

  • ERBB4 Mutations that Disrupt the Neuregulin-ErbB4 Pathway Cause Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 19

    Yuji Takahashi;Yoko Fukuda;Jun Yoshimura;Atsushi Toyoda

  • Variant between CPT1B and CHKB associated with susceptibility to narcolepsy

    Taku Miyagawa;Minae Kawashima;Nao Nishida;Jun Ohashi

  • 5'-end SAGE for the analysis of transcriptional start sites.

    Shin-ichi Hashimoto;Yutaka Suzuki;Yasuhiro Kasai;Kei Morohoshi

  • Chromatin-associated periodicity in genetic variation downstream of transcriptional start sites

    Shin Sasaki;Cecilia C. Mello;Atsuko Shimada;Yoichiro Nakatani

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoji Tsuji
Shoji Tsuji University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Takeda
Hiroyuki Takeda University of Tokyo
Shin-ichi Hashimoto
Shin-ichi Hashimoto Kanazawa University
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Yutaka Suzuki
Yutaka Suzuki University of Tokyo
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Yoshikazu Ohya
Yoshikazu Ohya University of Tokyo
Kouji Matsushima
Kouji Matsushima Tokyo University of Science
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Tatsushi Toda
Tatsushi Toda University of Tokyo

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