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Takako Sasaki

Takako Sasaki

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
23063
World Ranking
2481
National Ranking
154

Overview

Takako Sasaki is affiliated with Oita University in Japan. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology, and Surgery. The scientist's work addresses various topics, including Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Connective Tissue Disorders Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Extracellular Vesicles in Disease, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Tendon Structure and Treatment, and Skin and Cellular Biology Research.

Sasaki has contributed to multiple publications in prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Development
  • Journal of Dermatological Science

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Critical role of Lama4 for hematopoiesis regeneration and acute myeloid leukemia progression, 2021, Blood
  • Fibulin-1 Integrates Subendothelial Extracellular Matrices and Contributes to Anatomical Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus, 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • CCN3 (NOV) Drives Degradative Changes in Aging Articular Cartilage, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Proteomics of serum extracellular vesicles identifies a novel COPD biomarker, fibulin-3 from elastic fibres, 2021, ERJ Open Research
  • The dipeptide prolyl-hydroxyproline promotes cellular homeostasis and lamellipodia-driven motility via active β1-integrin in adult tendon cells, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Sasaki frequently collaborates with a group of scholars, including Heli Ruotsalainen, Inderjeet Kaur, Taina Pihlajaniemi, Takeshi Terabayashi, and Aki Manninen. These coauthors have contributed multiple works alongside Sasaki, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • A simplified laminin nomenclature

    Monique Aumailley;Leena Bruckner-Tuderman;William G. Carter;Rainer Deutzmann

  • Fibulins: a versatile family of extracellular matrix proteins

    Rupert Timpl;Takako Sasaki;Günter Kostka;Mon-Li Chu

  • Endostatin inhibits VEGF-induced endothelial cell migration and tumor growth independently of zinc binding

    Noriko Yamaguchi;Bela Anand-Apte;Margaret Lee;Takako Sasaki

  • Structure, function and tissue forms of the C-terminal globular domain of collagen XVIII containing the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin.

    Takako Sasaki;Naomi Fukai;Karlheinz Mann;Walter Göhring

  • Skin and hair follicle integrity is crucially dependent on β1 integrin expression on keratinocytes

    Cord Brakebusch;Richard Grose;Fabio Quondamatteo;Angel Ramirez

  • Endostatin-induced tyrosine kinase signaling through the Shb adaptor protein regulates endothelial cell apoptosis.

    Johan Dixelius;Helena Larsson;Helena Larsson;Takako Sasaki;Takako Sasaki;Kristina Holmqvist;Kristina Holmqvist

  • Conversion of Mechanical Force into TGF-β-Mediated Biochemical Signals

    Toru Maeda;Tomoya Sakabe;Ataru Sunaga;Keiko Sakai

  • Mac‐2 binding protein is a cell‐adhesive protein of the extracellular matrix which self‐assembles into ring‐like structures and binds β1 integrins, collagens and fibronectin

    Takako Sasaki;Cord Brakebusch;Jürgen Engel;Rupert Timpl

  • Structure and function of laminin LG modules.

    Rupert Timpl;Dominic Tisi;Jan F. Talts;Zeynep Andac

  • Nidogen-2: a new basement membrane protein with diverse binding properties

    Eddie Kohfeldt;Takako Sasaki;Walter Göhring;Rupert Timpl

  • Structural Basis for Gas6-Axl Signalling.

    Takako Sasaki;Pjotr G Knyazev;Naomi J Clout;Yuri Cheburkin

  • Crystal structure of the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin at 1.5 Å resolution

    Erhard Hohenester;Takako Sasaki;Björn R. Olsen;Rupert Timpl

  • Laminin: the crux of basement membrane assembly

    Takako Sasaki;Reinhard Fässler;Erhard Hohenester

  • Targeting of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Growth Factor Complexes to Fibrillin

    Gerhard Sengle;Noe L. Charbonneau;Robert N. Ono;Takako Sasaki

  • A comparative analysis of the fibulin protein family. Biochemical characterization, binding interactions, and tissue localization.

    Naoyuki Kobayashi;Günter Kostka;Jörg H.O. Garbe;Douglas R. Keene

  • The Proteoglycans Aggrecan and Versican Form Networks with Fibulin-2 through Their Lectin Domain Binding

    Anders I. Olin;Matthias Mörgelin;Takako Sasaki;Rupert Timpl

  • ADAMTS metalloproteases generate active versican fragments that regulate interdigital web regression

    Daniel R. McCulloch;Courtney M. Nelson;Laura J. Dixon;Debra L. Silver

  • Structural basis and potential role of heparin/heparan sulfate binding to the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin

    Takako Sasaki;Helena Larsson;Johan Kreuger;Markku Salmivirta

  • Characterization of extracellular matrix components in the limbal epithelial stem cell compartment

    U. Schlötzer-Schrehardt;T. Dietrich;K. Saito;L. Sorokin

  • Endostatins derived from collagens XV and XVIII differ in structural and binding properties, tissue distribution and anti-angiogenic activity.

    Takako Sasaki;Helena Larsson;Dominic Tisi;Lena Claesson-Welsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Rupert Timpl
Rupert Timpl Max Planck Society
Karlheinz Mann
Karlheinz Mann Max Planck Society
Mon-Li Chu
Mon-Li Chu Thomas Jefferson University
Erhard Hohenester
Erhard Hohenester Imperial College London
Nicolai Miosge
Nicolai Miosge University of Göttingen
Jürgen Engel
Jürgen Engel University of Basel
Lynn Y. Sakai
Lynn Y. Sakai Oregon Health & Science University
Alexander V. Ljubimov
Alexander V. Ljubimov Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Peter Ekblom
Peter Ekblom Lund University
Hans Peter Bächinger
Hans Peter Bächinger Oregon Health & Science University

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