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Tokuko Haraguchi

Tokuko Haraguchi

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
64
Citations
15162
World Ranking
1738
National Ranking
145

Overview

Tokuko Haraguchi is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, specializing in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of Haraguchi's research encompass Nuclear Structure and Function, RNA Research and Splicing, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, DNA Repair Mechanisms, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, RNA modifications and cancer, and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics.

Several recent publications authored by Haraguchi include:

  • Transfected plasmid DNA is incorporated into the nucleus via nuclear envelope reformation at telophase, 2022, Communications Biology

In their collaborations, Haraguchi frequently works with coauthors such as:

  • Yasushi Hiraoka
  • Yasuhiro Hirano
  • Haruhiko Asakawa
  • Tatsuo Fukagawa
  • Tomoko Shindo

Haraguchi's research has been published across various venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Genes to Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Communications Biology

The scientist has contributed to book literature as well, with a publication titled Molecular Communication released by Cambridge University Press in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

    Maho Hamasaki;Nobumichi Furuta;Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Matsuda;Akiko Nezu

  • Telomere-led premeiotic chromosome movement in fission yeast.

    Yuji Chikashige;Da-Qiao Ding;Hironori Funabiki;Tokuko Haraguchi

  • Meiotic proteins bqt1 and bqt2 tether telomeres to form the bouquet arrangement of chromosomes.

    Yuji Chikashige;Yuji Chikashige;Chihiro Tsutsumi;Miho Yamane;Kasumi Okamasa

  • Nedd5, a mammalian septin, is a novel cytoskeletal component interacting with actin-based structures.

    Makoto Kinoshita;Sharad Kumar;Akira Mizoguchi;Chizuka Ide

  • Distinct functional domains in emerin bind lamin A and DNA-bridging protein BAF.

    Kenneth K. Lee;Tokuko Haraguchi;Richard S. Lee;Takako Koujin

  • Oscillatory nuclear movement in fission yeast meiotic prophase is driven by astral microtubules, as revealed by continuous observation of chromosomes and microtubules in living cells

    Da-Qiao Ding;Yuji Chikashige;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka

  • Dynamics of Homologous Chromosome Pairing during Meiotic Prophase in Fission Yeast

    Da-Qiao Ding;Ayumu Yamamoto;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka

  • Mre11 is essential for the maintenance of chromosomal DNA in vertebrate cells

    Yuko Yamaguchi-Iwai;Eiichiro Sonoda;Masao S. Sasaki;Ciaran Morrison

  • Identification and Characterization of Nuclear Pore Complex Components in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kentaro Tamura;Yoichiro Fukao;Masaaki Iwamoto;Tokuko Haraguchi;Tokuko Haraguchi

  • BAF is required for emerin assembly into the reforming nuclear envelope.

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Takako Koujin;Miriam Segura-Totten;Kenneth K. Lee

  • Recruitment of the autophagic machinery to endosomes during infection is mediated by ubiquitin

    Naonobu Fujita;Eiji Morita;Takashi Itoh;Atsushi Tanaka

  • Live fluorescence imaging reveals early recruitment of emerin, LBR, RanBP2, and Nup153 to reforming functional nuclear envelopes

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Takako Koujin;Tomohiro Hayakawa;Toru Kaneda

  • Transient focal membrane deformation induced by arginine-rich peptides leads to their direct penetration into cells.

    Hisaaki Hirose;Toshihide Takeuchi;Hiroko Osakada;Sílvia Pujals

  • Live cell imaging and electron microscopy reveal dynamic processes of BAF-directed nuclear envelope assembly

    Tokuko Haraguchi;Tokuko Haraguchi;Tomoko Kojidani;Takako Koujin;Takeshi Shimi

  • Meiotic nuclear reorganization: switching the position of centromeres and telomeres in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Yuji Chikashige;Da‐Qiao Ding;Yoshiyuki Imai;Masayuki Yamamoto

  • Dynamic behavior of Nuf2-Hec1 complex that localizes to the centrosome and centromere and is essential for mitotic progression in vertebrate cells

    Tetsuya Hori;Tokuko Haraguchi;Yasushi Hiraoka;Hiroshi Kimura

  • LAP2α and BAF transiently localize to telomeres and specific regions on chromatin during nuclear assembly

    Thomas Dechat;Andreas Gajewski;Barbara Korbei;Daniel Gerlich

  • Multispectral imaging fluorescence microscopy for living cells.

    Yasushi Hiraoka;Takeshi Shimi;Tokuko Haraguchi

  • CENP-H, a constitutive centromere component, is required for centromere targeting of CENP-C in vertebrate cells

    Tatsuo Fukagawa;Yoshikazu Mikami;Ai Nishihashi;Vinciane Regnier

  • Cellular stresses induce the nuclear accumulation of importin α and cause a conventional nuclear import block

    Yoichi Miyamoto;Takuya Saiwaki;Junichi Yamashita;Yoshinari Yasuda

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasushi Hiraoka
Yasushi Hiraoka Osaka University
Tadashi Nakano
Tadashi Nakano Osaka Metropolitan University
Tatsuya Suda
Tatsuya Suda University Netgroup Inc.
Chikashi Obuse
Chikashi Obuse Osaka University
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tatsuo Fukagawa
Tatsuo Fukagawa Osaka University
Juri Rappsilber
Juri Rappsilber Technical University of Berlin
Yoshihiro Yoneda
Yoshihiro Yoneda Osaka University
Takashi Osumi
Takashi Osumi University of Hyogo
Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Hitoshi Kurumizaka University of Tokyo

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