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Takashi Ueno

Takashi Ueno

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
64122
World Ranking
6482
National Ranking
422

Overview

Takashi Ueno is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the intersecting fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Epidemiology, Physiology, Computer Networks and Communications, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Caching and Content Delivery
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

Takashi Ueno has authored several recent papers with a focus on autophagy and disease mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • "p62/SQSTM1-droplet serves as a platform for autophagosome formation and anti-oxidative stress response," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Monitoring Autophagy Flux and Activity: Principles and Applications," 2020, published in BioEssays
  • "Oxidative stress-induced phosphorylation of JIP4 regulates lysosomal positioning in coordination with TRPML1 and ALG2," 2022, published in The EMBO Journal
  • "Development of a Non-invasive Diagnostic Method for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Exhaled Breath," 2022, published in Juntendo Medical Journal
  • "O-glycosylated clusterin as a sensitive marker for diagnosing early stages of prostate cancer," 2020, published in The Prostate

Takashi Ueno collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Yoshiki Miura, Saiko Kazuno, Masaaki Komatsu, Tsutomu Fujimura, and Shun Kageyama, indicating sustained research partnerships.

The scientist's work appears in various publication venues, with multiple contributions documented in:

  • Nature Communications
  • BioEssays
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Juntendo Medical Journal
  • The Prostate

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing

    Yukiko Kabeya;Noboru Mizushima;Noboru Mizushima;Takashi Ueno;Akitsugu Yamamoto

  • Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Satoshi Waguri;Tomoki Chiba;Shigeo Murata

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7-deficient mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Takashi Ueno;Junichi Iwata

  • The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1

    Masaaki Komatsu;Hirofumi Kurokawa;Satoshi Waguri;Keiko Taguchi

  • Homeostatic Levels of p62 Control Cytoplasmic Inclusion Body Formation in Autophagy-Deficient Mice

    Masaaki Komatsu;Satoshi Waguri;Masato Koike;Yu shin Sou;Yu shin Sou

  • LC3 and Autophagy.

    Isei Tanida;Takashi Ueno;Eiki Kominami

  • LC3 conjugation system in mammalian autophagy

    Isei Tanida;Takashi Ueno;Eiki Kominami

  • Lysosomal Turnover, but Not a Cellular Level, of Endogenous LC3 is a Marker for Autophagy

    Isei Tanida;Naoko Minematsu-Ikeguchi;Takashi Ueno;Eiki Kominami

  • Role for Rab7 in maturation of late autophagic vacuoles

    Stefanie Jäger;Cecilia Bucci;Isei Tanida;Takashi Ueno

  • ER stress (PERK/eIF2alpha phosphorylation) mediates the polyglutamine-induced LC3 conversion, an essential step for autophagy formation.

    Y Kouroku;E Fujita;I Tanida;T Ueno

  • Autophagy is important in islet homeostasis and compensatory increase of beta cell mass in response to high-fat diet

    Chie Ebato;Toyoyoshi Uchida;Masayuki Arakawa;Masaaki Komatsu;Masaaki Komatsu;Masaaki Komatsu

  • Structural Basis for Sorting Mechanism of p62 in Selective Autophagy

    Yoshinobu Ichimura;Taichi Kumanomidou;Yu-shin Sou;Yu-shin Sou;Tsunehiro Mizushima

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagy pathway intersects with HIV-1 biosynthesis and regulates viral yields in macrophages

    George B. Kyei;Christina Dinkins;Alexander S Davis;Esteban Roberts

  • Autophagy in the liver: functions in health and disease

    Takashi Ueno;Masaaki Komatsu

  • The Atg8 Conjugation System Is Indispensable for Proper Development of Autophagic Isolation Membranes in Mice

    Yu Shin Sou;Satoshi Waguri;Jun Ichi Iwata;Jun Ichi Iwata;Takashi Ueno;Takashi Ueno

  • Apg7p/Cvt2p: A novel protein-activating enzyme essential for autophagy.

    Isei Tanida;Noboru Mizushima;Miho Kiyooka;Mariko Ohsumi

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiki Kominami
Eiki Kominami Juntendo University
Masaaki Komatsu
Masaaki Komatsu Juntendo University
Isei Tanida
Isei Tanida Juntendo University
Yasuo Uchiyama
Yasuo Uchiyama Juntendo University
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Masato Koike
Masato Koike Juntendo University
Marina Konopleva
Marina Konopleva The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Satoshi Waguri
Satoshi Waguri Fukushima Medical University
Michael Andreeff
Michael Andreeff The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Noboru Mizushima
Noboru Mizushima University of Tokyo

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