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Shinya Nagamatsu

Shinya Nagamatsu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8629
World Ranking
17671
National Ranking
1275

Overview

Shinya Nagamatsu is affiliated with Kyorin University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the fields of Psychology as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research topics focus extensively on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Identity, Memory, and Therapy, as well as Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health. These topics highlight a multidisciplinary approach to understanding psychological and molecular mechanisms influencing mental health and identity.

Among their recent scholarly contributions, one notable publication is titled "Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: a meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts", published in 2024 in the journal Genome Medicine. This study synthesizes data across multiple cohorts to investigate DNA methylation patterns related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Their frequent collaborators include Şeyma Katrinli, Agaz H. Wani, Adam X. Maihofer, Andrew Ratanatharathorn, and Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, reflecting a network of coauthors who contribute to advancing research on trauma, memory, and biological markers associated with psychological conditions.

Research outputs are often published in journals such as Genome Medicine. This venue is notable for publishing work at the intersection of genomics and clinical outcomes, consistent with Nagamatsu's research themes.

Best Publications

  • EphA -ephrin -a-mediated β cell communication regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic islets

    Irena Konstantinova;Ganka Nikolova;Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Paolo Meda

  • Secretory granules are recaptured largely intact after stimulated exocytosis in cultured endocrine cells

    Justin W. Taraska;David Perrais;Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Shinya Nagamatsu

  • Glucose transporter expression in brain. cDNA sequence of mouse GLUT3, the brain facilitative glucose transporter isoform, and identification of sites of expression by in situ hybridization.

    Shinya Nagamatsu;Jon M. Kornhauser;Charles F. Burant;Susumu Seino

  • Imaging analysis reveals mechanistic differences between first- and second-phase insulin exocytosis.

    Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Tomonori Fujiwara;Yoko Nakamichi;Tadashi Okamura

  • The diabetes-susceptible gene SLC30A8/ZnT8 regulates hepatic insulin clearance.

    Motoyuki Tamaki;Yoshio Fujitani;Akemi Hara;Toyoyoshi Uchida

  • Rab27a mediates the tight docking of insulin granules onto the plasma membrane during glucose stimulation

    Kazuo Kasai;Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Noriko Takahashi;Shin Mizutani

  • Imaging exocytosis of single insulin secretory granules with evanescent wave microscopy: distinct behavior of granule motion in biphasic insulin release.

    Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Yoko Nakamichi;Toshiaki Tanaka;Hitoshi Ishida

  • Serotonin regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells during pregnancy

    Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Hail Kim;Masashi Yoshida;Tomonori Fujiwara

  • Activators of AMP-activated protein kinase enhance GLUT4 translocation and its glucose transport activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    Shinya Yamaguchi;Hiroshi Katahira;Sachihiko Ozawa;Yoko Nakamichi

  • Adiponectin induces insulin secretion in vitro and in vivo at a low glucose concentration

    M. Okamoto;M. Ohara-Imaizumi;N. Kubota;S. Hashimoto

  • Conservation of the sequence of islet amyloid polypeptide in five mammals is consistent with its putative role as an islet hormone.

    Masahiro Nishi;Shu Jin Chan;Shinya Nagamatsu;Graeme I. Bell

  • Mammalian glucose transporters: structure and molecular regulation.

    Charles F. Burant;William I. Sivitz;Hirofumi Fukumoto;Toshiaki Kayano

  • Islet amyloid polypeptide. A new beta cell secretory product related to islet amyloid deposits.

    M Nishi;T Sanke;S Nagamatsu;G I Bell

  • Expression and functional role of syntaxin 1/HPC-1 in pancreatic beta cells. Syntaxin 1A, but not 1B, plays a negative role in regulatory insulin release pathway.

    Shinya Nagamatsu;Tomonori Fujiwara;Yoko Nakamichi;Takashi Watanabe

  • Site of Docking and Fusion of Insulin Secretory Granules in Live MIN6 β Cells Analyzed by TAT-conjugated Anti-syntaxin 1 Antibody and Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy

    Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Chiyono Nishiwaki;Toshiteru Kikuta;Konosuke Kumakura

  • Functional Role of Serotonin in Insulin Secretion in a Diet-Induced Insulin-Resistant State

    Kyuho Kim;Chang-Myung Oh;Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Sangkyu Park;Sangkyu Park

  • Evolution of the insulin gene superfamily : sequence of a preproinsulin-like growth factor cDNA from the Atlantic hagfish

    S. Nagamatsu;Shu Jin Chan;S. Falkmer;D. F. Steiner

  • ELKS, a Protein Structurally Related to the Active Zone-associated Protein CAST, Is Expressed in Pancreatic β Cells and Functions in Insulin Exocytosis: Interaction of ELKS with Exocytotic Machinery Analyzed by Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy

    Mica Ohara-Imaizumi;Toshihisa Ohtsuka;Satsuki Matsushima;Yoshihiro Akimoto

  • Rab27 Effector Granuphilin Promotes the Plasma Membrane Targeting of Insulin Granules via Interaction with Syntaxin 1a

    Seiji Torii;Toshiyuki Takeuchi;Shinya Nagamatsu;Tetsuro Izumi

  • Elevation of the post-translational modification of proteins by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine leads to deterioration of the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in the pancreas of diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats.

    Yoshihiro Akimoto;Gerald Warren Hart;Lance Wells;Keith Vosseller;Keith Vosseller

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme I. Bell
Graeme I. Bell University of Chicago
Hirotaka Watada
Hirotaka Watada Juntendo University
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Ryuzo Kawamori
Ryuzo Kawamori Juntendo University
Donald F. Steiner
Donald F. Steiner University of Chicago
Masami Takahashi
Masami Takahashi Kitasato University
Nobutaka Hattori
Nobutaka Hattori Juntendo University
Mei Zhen
Mei Zhen Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Manabu Abe
Manabu Abe Niigata University

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