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Tsuneo Namba is affiliated with the University of Toyama in Japan. Their research contributions span significant areas within Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on molecular and developmental aspects of brain function and neurodevelopment.

Their work primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

The scientist's research is distributed across several subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent publication venues of Tsuneo Namba consist of:

  • Neuron
  • The EMBO Journal
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
  • Science

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis in frontal neocortex of modern humans than Neanderthals," 2022, Science
  • "Metabolic Regulation of Neocortical Expansion in Development and Evolution," 2020, Neuron
  • "Beyond Axon Guidance: Roles of Slit-Robo Signaling in Neocortical Formation," 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Expression of human-specific ARHGAP11B in mice leads to neocortex expansion and increased memory flexibility," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Lamin B1 decline underlies age-related loss of adult hippocampal neurogenesis," 2020, The EMBO Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with peers such as Wieland Β. Huttner, Lei Xing, Nereo Kalebic, Jula Peters, and Michael Heide. Wieland Β. Huttner is the most frequent coauthor, with 13 collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of antihepatotoxic activity of glycyrrhizin. I: Effect on free radical generation and lipid peroxidation.

    Yoshinobu Kiso;Masahiro Tohkin;Hiroshi Hikino;Masao Hattori

  • Four Di-O-caffeoyl Quinic Acid Derivatives from Propolis. Potent Hepatoprotective Activity in Experimental Liver Injury Models

    Purusotam Basnet;Katsumichi Matsushige;Koji Hase;Shigetoshi Kadota

  • Inhibitory effects of Egyptian folk medicines on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reverse transcriptase

    Sahar El-Mekkawy;Meselhy R. Meselhy;Ines Tomoco Kusumoto;Shigetoshi Kadota

  • Effect of tea polyphenols on glucan synthesis by glucosyltransferase from Streptococcus mutans

    Masao Hattori;Ines Tomoco Kusumoto;Tsuneo Namba;Tadashi Ishigami

  • Antioxidative Effects of Phenylethanoids from Cistanche deserticola.

    Unknown

  • Active-oxygen scavenging activity of traditional nourishing-tonic herbal medicines and active constituents of Rhodiola sacra.

    Mizue Ohsugi;Wenzhe Fan;Koji Hase;Quanbo Xiong

  • Two new 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives from hypoglycemic activity-bearing fractions of Morus insignis

    Purusotam Basnet;Shigetoshi Kadota;Satoshi Terashima;Mineo Shimizu

  • Hepatoprotective Effect of Hovenia dulcis THUNB. on Experimental Liver Injuries Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride or D-Galactosamine : Lipopolysaccharide

    Koji Hase;Mizue Ohsugi;Quanbo Xiong;Purusotam Basnet

  • Hepatoprotective activity of phenylethanoids from Cistanche deserticola

    Quanbo Xiong;Koji Hase;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Tadato Tani

  • Metabolism of glycyrrhizin by human intestinal flora.

    Masao Hattori;Tatsuya Sakamoto;Kyoichi Kobashi;Tsuneo Namba

  • Acteoside inhibits apoptosis in D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury.

    Quanbo Xiong;Koji Hase;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Tsuneo Namba

  • Two New Quinochalcone Yellow Pigments from Carthamus tinctorius and Ca2+ Antagonistic Activity of Tinctormine

    Meselhy R. Meselhy;Shigetoshi Kadota;Yasunori Momose;Noboru Hatakeyama

  • Anti-herpes simplex virus activity of moronic acid purified from Rhus javanica in vitro and in vivo.

    Masahiko Kurokawa;Purusotam Basnet;Mizue Ohsugi;Toyoharu Hozumi

  • Inhibition of nitric oxide by phenylethanoids in activated macrophages.

    Quanbo Xiong;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Takuji Kaneko;Huiying Li

  • Constituents of Roots of Salvia deserta SCHANG. (Xinjiang-Danshen)

    Yasuhiro Tezuka;Rena Kasimu;Jian Xin Li;Purusotam Basnet

  • Hepatoprotective effect of Apocynum venetum and its active constituents.

    Quangbo Xiong;Wenzhe Fan;Yasuhiro Tezuka;I. Ketut Adnyana

  • Obovatol and Obovatal, Novel Biphenyl Ether Lignans from the Leaves of Magnolia obovata THUNB.

    Kazuo Ito;Toshiyuki Iida;Kazuhiko Ichino;Masa Tsunezuka

  • Comparative study of seventeen Salvia plants: aldose reductase inhibitory activity of water and MeOH extracts and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of water extracts.

    Rena Kasimu;Ken Tanaka;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Zhu-Nan Gong

  • Bellidifolin: A Potent Hypoglycemic Agent in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetic Rats from Swertia japonica

    Purusotam Basnet;Shigetoshi Kadota;Mineo Shimizu;Tsuneo Namba

  • A new flavanone isolated from rhizoma smilacis glabrae and the structural requirements of its derivatives for preventing immunological hepatocyte damage.

    Ting Chen;Jianxin Li;Jingsong Cao;Qiang Xu

  • Hepatoprotective effects of emodin from Ventilago leiocarpa

    Chun-Ching Lin;Cheng-Hsiung Chang;Jenq-Jer Yang;Tsuneo Namba

  • Inhibitory effect of tannins on reverse transcriptase from RNA tumor virus.

    Nobuko Kakiuchi;Masao Hattori;Tsuneo Namba;Makoto Nishizawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masao Hattori
Masao Hattori University of Toyama
Shigetoshi Kadota
Shigetoshi Kadota University of Toyama
Yasuhiro Tezuka
Yasuhiro Tezuka Hokuriku University
Koji Hase
Koji Hase Keio University
Kimiyasu Shiraki
Kimiyasu Shiraki University of Toyama
Takako Yokozawa
Takako Yokozawa University of Toyama
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hong-Xi Xu
Hong-Xi Xu Shanghai University
Haruhisa Kizu
Haruhisa Kizu Hokuriku University
Yasuyuki Nomura
Yasuyuki Nomura Kurume University

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