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Takahisa Furukawa

Takahisa Furukawa

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Neuroscience

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54
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12988
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National Ranking
149

Biology and Biochemistry

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54
Citations
13032
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1097

Overview

Takahisa Furukawa is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work encompasses a significant number of publications in molecular biology and genetics, alongside contributions to neurology, ophthalmology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main research topics covered in Furukawa's publications include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies

Furukawa's recent papers reflect a broad range of interests within molecular and cellular biology, with selected notable works including:

  • "Functional and Evolutionary Diversification of Otx2 and Crx in Vertebrate Retinal Photoreceptor and Bipolar Cell Development," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "The Genetic Basis of Morphological Diversity in Domesticated Goldfish," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Inhibition of HDAC increases BDNF expression and promotes neuronal rewiring and functional recovery after brain injury," 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • "GPR30-Expressing Gastric Chief Cells Do Not Dedifferentiate But Are Eliminated via PDK-Dependent Cell Competition During Development of Metaplasia," 2020, Gastroenterology
  • "Anterograde trafficking of ciliary MAP kinase-like ICK/CILK1 by the intraflagellar transport machinery is required for intraciliary retrograde protein trafficking," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Furukawa frequently collaborates with researchers such as Taro Chaya, M Yamato, Haruka Yamamoto, Leah Varner, and Ryotaro Tsutsumi, with repeated coauthorship establishing ongoing research partnerships.

Key publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Neuroscience
  • Life Science Alliance

The scientist's contributions demonstrate concentrated expertise in areas intersecting retinal biology and genetic regulation, visible in their substantial output on retinal development and disorders as well as studies on cellular molecular mechanisms. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates aspects of neurology and ophthalmology alongside molecular genetics.

Best Publications

  • Crx, a novel otx-like homeobox gene, shows photoreceptor-specific expression and regulates photoreceptor differentiation.

    Takahisa Furukawa;Eric M Morrow;Constance L Cepko

  • Otx2 homeobox gene controls retinal photoreceptor cell fate and pineal gland development

    Akihiro Nishida;Akiko Furukawa;Akiko Furukawa;Chieko Koike;Yasuo Tano

  • rax, Hes1, and notch1 promote the formation of Müller glia by postnatal retinal progenitor cells.

    Takahisa Furukawa;Siddhartha Mukherjee;Zheng-Zheng Bao;Eric M. Morrow

  • Cone-rod dystrophy due to mutations in a novel photoreceptor-specific homeobox gene (CRX) essential for maintenance of the photoreceptor

    Carol L. Freund;Cheryl Y. Gregory-Evans;Takahisa Furukawa;Myrto Papaioannou

  • Retinopathy and attenuated circadian entrainment in Crx-deficient mice.

    Takahisa Furukawa;Takahisa Furukawa;Eric M. Morrow;Tiansen Li;Fred C. Davis

  • NeuroD regulates multiple functions in the developing neural retina in rodent

    Eric M. Morrow;Takahisa Furukawa;Jacqueline E. Lee;Constance L. Cepko

  • rax, a novel paired-type homeobox gene, shows expression in the anterior neural fold and developing retina

    Takahisa Furukawa;Christine A. Kozak;Constance L. Cepko

  • miR-124a is required for hippocampal axogenesis and retinal cone survival through Lhx2 suppression

    Rikako Sanuki;Akishi Onishi;Chieko Koike;Rieko Muramatsu

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Photoreceptor Gene Expression and the Identification of Candidate Retinal Disease Genes

    Seth Blackshaw;Rebecca E. Fraioli;Takahisa Furukawa;Constance L. Cepko

  • TRPM1 is a component of the retinal ON bipolar cell transduction channel in the mGluR6 cascade.

    Chieko Koike;Takehisa Obara;Yoshitsugu Uriu;Tomohiro Numata

  • Pikachurin, a dystroglycan ligand, is essential for photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation

    Shigeru Sato;Yoshihiro Omori;Kimiko Katoh;Mineo Kondo

  • Ptf1a determines horizontal and amacrine cell fates during mouse retinal development

    Yoshio Fujitani;Shuko Fujitani;Shuko Fujitani;Huijun Luo;Feng Qiu

  • Functional Roles of Otx2 Transcription Factor in Postnatal Mouse Retinal Development

    Chieko Koike;Akihiro Nishida;Shinji Ueno;Hiromitsu Saito

  • elipsa is an early determinant of ciliogenesis that links the IFT particle to membrane-associated small GTPase Rab8

    Yoshihiro Omori;Chengtian Zhao;Arunesh Saras;Saikat Mukhopadhyay

  • Misexpression of the Emx-related homeobox genes cVax and mVax2 ventralizes the retina and perturbs the retinotectal map.

    Dorothea Schulte;Takahisa Furukawa;Maureen A Peters;Christine A Kozak

  • Basolateral Mg2+ Extrusion via CNNM4 Mediates Transcellular Mg2+ Transport across Epithelia: A Mouse Model

    Daisuke Yamazaki;Yosuke Funato;Jiro Miura;Sunao Sato

  • An Essential Role for RAX Homeoprotein and NOTCH–HES Signaling in Otx2 Expression in Embryonic Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Fate Determination

    Yuki Muranishi;Koji Terada;Tatsuya Inoue;Kimiko Katoh

  • Glutathione Peroxidase 4 Is Required for Maturation of Photoreceptor Cells

    Takashi Ueta;Tatsuya Inoue;Takahisa Furukawa;Yasuhiro Tamaki

  • Negative regulation of ciliary length by ciliary male germ cell-associated kinase (Mak) is required for retinal photoreceptor survival

    Yoshihiro Omori;Taro Chaya;Kimiko Katoh;Naoko Kajimura

  • Vertebrate photoreceptor cell development and disease

    Eric M Morrow;Takahisa Furukawa;Constance L Cepko

Frequent Co-Authors

Constance L. Cepko
Constance L. Cepko Harvard University
Eric M. Morrow
Eric M. Morrow Brown University
Jiro Usukura
Jiro Usukura Nagoya University
Yasuo Tano
Yasuo Tano Osaka University
Hideki Yoshikawa
Hideki Yoshikawa Osaka University
Haruhiko Koseki
Haruhiko Koseki RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Serge Picaud
Serge Picaud Institut de la Vision
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Roderick R. McInnes
Roderick R. McInnes University of Toronto
Norio Niikawa
Norio Niikawa Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

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