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Toshihiko Shiroishi is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Immunology.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of main topics, including:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Toshihiko Shiroishi has published multiple papers, several of which have been cited extensively. Notable recent papers include:

  • Inflammasome activation promotes venous thrombosis through pyroptosis, 2021, Blood Advances
  • The Deep Genome Project, 2020, Genome biology
  • House mouse Mus musculus dispersal in East Eurasia inferred from 98 newly determined complete mitochondrial genome sequences, 2020, Heredity
  • Insights into Mus musculus Population Structure across Eurasia Revealed by Whole-Genome Analysis, 2022, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • MoG+: a database of genomic variations across three mouse subspecies for biomedical research, 2021, Mammalian Genome

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Toyoyuki Takada
  • Atsushi Yoshiki
  • Je Kyung Seong
  • Hiroshi Masuya
  • Yann Hérault

The primary venues for Toshihiko Shiroishi's publications are:

  • Mammalian Genome
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Blood Advances
  • Genome biology
  • Heredity

Best Publications

  • Behavioral phenotypes of Disc1 missense mutations in mice.

    Steven J. Clapcote;Tatiana V. Lipina;J. Kirsty Millar;Shaun Mackie

  • Ribosome mediated specificity in Hox mRNA translation and vertebrate tissue patterning

    Nadya Kondrashov;Aya Pusic;Craig R. Stumpf;Kunihiko Shimizu;Kunihiko Shimizu

  • Identification of an imprinted gene, Meg3/Gtl2 and its human homologue MEG3, first mapped on mouse distal chromosome 12 and human chromosome 14q.

    Naoki Miyoshi;Naoki Miyoshi;Hirotaka Wagatsuma;Shigeharu Wakana;Toshihiko Shiroishi

  • Elimination of a long-range cis-regulatory module causes complete loss of limb-specific Shh expression and truncation of the mouse limb

    Tomoko Sagai;Masaki Hosoya;Youichi Mizushina;Masaru Tamura

  • Caspase-1 initiates apoptosis in the absence of gasdermin D.

    Kohsuke Tsuchiya;Shinsuke Nakajima;Shoko Hosojima;Dinh Thi Nguyen

  • Abnormal skeletal patterning in embryos lacking a single Cbp allele: A partial similarity with Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome

    Yasunori Tanaka;Ichiro Naruse;Toshio Maekawa;Hiroshi Masuya

  • Male-to-female sex reversal in M33 mutant mice

    Yuko Katoh-Fukui;Reiko Tsuchiya;Toshihiko Shiroishi;Yoko Nakahara

  • Chromosomal Dynamics at the Shh Locus: Limb Bud-Specific Differential Regulation of Competence and Active Transcription

    Takanori Amano;Tomoko Sagai;Hideyuki Tanabe;Yoichi Mizushina

  • Inflammasome activation triggers blood clotting and host death through pyroptosis

    Congqing Wu;Wei Lu;Yan Zhang;Guoying Zhang

  • Peg3 imprinted gene on proximal chromosome 7 encodes for a zinc finger protein.

    Y Kuroiwa;T Kaneko-Ishino;F Kagitani;T Kohda;T Kohda

  • Members of a novel gene family, Gsdm, are expressed exclusively in the epithelium of the skin and gastrointestinal tract in a highly tissue-specific manner

    Masaru Tamura;Shigekazu Tanaka;Shigekazu Tanaka;Tomoaki Fujii;Tomoaki Fujii;Aya Aoki

  • Identification of an imprinted U2af binding protein related sequence on mouse chromosome 11 using the RLGS method

    Y. Hayashizaki;H. Shibata;S. Hirotsune;H. Sugino

  • Unique functions of Sonic hedgehog signaling during external genitalia development

    Ryuma Haraguchi;Rong Mo;Chi-chung Hui;Jun Motoyama

  • Autoimmune disorders associated with gain of function of the intracellular sensor MDA5.

    Masahide Funabiki;Hiroki Kato;Yoshiki Miyachi;Hideaki Toki

  • Identification of two Sox17 messenger RNA isoforms, with and without the high mobility group box region, and their differential expression in mouse spermatogenesis.

    Y Kanai;M Kanai-Azuma;T Noce;T C Saido

  • Gasdermin (Gsdm) localizing to mouse Chromosome 11 is predominantly expressed in upper gastrointestinal tract but significantly suppressed in human gastric cancer cells.

    Norihisa Saeki;Yoshitaka Kuwahara;Hiroki Sasaki;Hajime Satoh

  • A duplicated zone of polarizing activity in polydactylous mouse mutants.

    Hiroshi Masuya;Tomoko Sagai;Shigeharu Wakana;Kazuo Moriwaki

  • Expression of the Elm1 Gene, a Novel Gene of the CCN (Connective Tissue Growth Factor, Cyr61/Cef10, and Neuroblastoma Overexpressed Gene) Family, Suppresses In Vivo Tumor Growth and Metastasis of K-1735 Murine Melanoma Cells

    Yasunobu Hashimoto;Nobuko Shindo-Okada;Masachika Tani;Yasuhiro Nagamachi

  • Disruption of primary imprinting during oocyte growth leads to the modified expression of imprinted genes during embryogenesis

    Yayoi Obata;Tomoko Kaneko-Ishino;Tsuyoshi Koide;Yasushi Takai

  • Sequence interpretation. Functional annotation of mouse genome sequences.

    J. H. Nadeau;R. Balling;G. Barsh;D. Beier

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuo Moriwaki
Kazuo Moriwaki National Institute of Genetics
Hiromichi Yonekawa
Hiromichi Yonekawa Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Tetsuo Noda
Tetsuo Noda Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
Ryo Kominami
Ryo Kominami Niigata University
Naruya Saitou
Naruya Saitou National Institute of Genetics
Takashi Gojobori
Takashi Gojobori King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Fumitoshi Ishino
Fumitoshi Ishino Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Koji Tamura
Koji Tamura Tohoku University
Hiroyuki Sasaki
Hiroyuki Sasaki Kyushu University

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