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Tsutomu Suzuki

Tsutomu Suzuki

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
88
Citations
29700
World Ranking
1165
National Ranking
44

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

His main research concerns Transfer RNA, Genetics, Biochemistry, RNA and Molecular biology. His studies deal with areas such as Translation and Mitochondrion as well as Transfer RNA. His research investigates the connection with Translation and areas like Genetic code which intersect with concerns in Serine.

His study in Mitochondrion is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both GTPBP3 and Post-transcriptional modification. His RNA research includes themes of Protein structure and Stereochemistry. Tsutomu Suzuki has included themes like Polymerase, Dicer, Small interfering RNA, Protein subunit and Cell biology in his Molecular biology study.

His most cited work include:

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998 (1547 citations)
  • Cell-free translation reconstituted with purified components (1269 citations)
  • A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998 (574 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Transfer RNA, Biochemistry, RNA, Genetics and Mitochondrion. His work carried out in the field of Transfer RNA brings together such families of science as Translation, Genetic code and Protein biosynthesis. His study in Amino acid, Ribosome, Enzyme, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Serine falls under the purview of Biochemistry.

His RNA study incorporates themes from Methyltransferase, Biogenesis, Stereochemistry and Cell biology. His Cell biology course of study focuses on Gene silencing and RNA-binding protein. His work in Mitochondrion addresses issues such as Molecular biology, which are connected to fields such as Small interfering RNA.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Transfer RNA (50.85%)
  • Biochemistry (40.27%)
  • RNA (35.15%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • RNA (35.15%)
  • Transfer RNA (50.85%)
  • Biochemistry (40.27%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in RNA, Transfer RNA, Biochemistry, Cell biology and Genetics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Methylation, Methyltransferase, Biogenesis and Computational biology in addition to RNA. His Transfer RNA research integrates issues from Guanosine, Mitochondrial translation, Mitochondrion and Protein biosynthesis.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetic code and Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondrial disease. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Biochemistry, In vitro is strongly linked to Mass spectrometric. His research in Cell biology intersects with topics in Cell culture, Gene silencing, microRNA and Argonaute.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Reveals the Genetic Landscape of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex Deficiencies. (137 citations)
  • RNA modifications: what have we learned and where are we headed? (113 citations)
  • Identification and Functional Analysis of the Pre-piRNA 3′ Trimmer in Silkworms (97 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

Tsutomu Suzuki mainly focuses on RNA, Transfer RNA, Biochemistry, Cell biology and Biogenesis. His RNA study is focused on Genetics in general. His Transfer RNA study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Mitochondrion and Protein biosynthesis.

Tsutomu Suzuki usually deals with Mitochondrion and limits it to topics linked to Mitochondrial translation and TRNA modification, Mitochondrial disease, GTPBP3 and Taurine. His Cell biology research incorporates themes from Transcriptome, Adenosine, Gene knockdown and Argonaute. His research integrates issues of Stereochemistry and Purine in his study of Biogenesis.

Best Publications

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

    T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

  • Cell-free translation reconstituted with purified components

    Yoshihiro Shimizu;Akio Inoue;Yukihide Tomari;Tsutomu Suzuki

  • A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K. Iwamoto;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;H. Umeda

  • Hsc70/Hsp90 chaperone machinery mediates ATP-dependent RISC loading of small RNA duplexes.

    Shintaro Iwasaki;Maki Kobayashi;Mayuko Yoda;Yuriko Sakaguchi

  • Human mitochondrial tRNAs: biogenesis, function, structural aspects, and diseases.

    Tsutomu Suzuki;Asuteka Nagao;Takeo Suzuki

  • Pimet, the Drosophila homolog of HEN1, mediates 2′-O-methylation of Piwi- interacting RNAs at their 3′ ends

    Kuniaki Saito;Yuriko Sakaguchi;Takeo Suzuki;Tsutomu Suzuki

  • Selective stabilization of mammalian microRNAs by 3' adenylation mediated by the cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase GLD-2.

    Takayuki Katoh;Yuriko Sakaguchi;Kenjyo Miyauchi;Takeo Suzuki

  • The expanding world of tRNA modifications and their disease relevance

    Tsutomu Suzuki

  • Taurine as a constituent of mitochondrial tRNAs: new insights into the functions of taurine and human mitochondrial diseases

    Takeo Suzuki;Tsutomu Suzuki;Takeshi Wada;Kazuhiko Saigo

  • The TDRD9-MIWI2 complex is essential for piRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing in the mouse male germline.

    Masanobu Shoji;Takashi Tanaka;Mihoko Hosokawa;Michael Reuter

  • Modification defect at anticodon wobble nucleotide of mitochondrial tRNAs(Leu)(UUR) with pathogenic mutations of mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes.

    Takehiro Yasukawa;Takehiro Yasukawa;Tsutomu Suzuki;Takeo Suzuki;Takuya Ueda

  • S-Adenosylmethionine Synthesis Is Regulated by Selective N6-Adenosine Methylation and mRNA Degradation Involving METTL16 and YTHDC1

    Hiroki Shima;Mitsuyo Matsumoto;Yuma Ishigami;Masayuki Ebina

  • Codon-specific translational defect caused by a wobble modification deficiency in mutant tRNA from a human mitochondrial disease.

    Yohei Kirino;Takehiro Yasukawa;Takehiro Yasukawa;Shigeo Ohta;Shigeo Akira

  • Mechanistic insights into sulfur relay by multiple sulfur mediators involved in thiouridine biosynthesis at tRNA wobble positions.

    Yoshiho Ikeuchi;Naoki Shigi;Jun Ichi Kato;Akiko Nishimura

  • A complete landscape of post-transcriptional modifications in mammalian mitochondrial tRNAs

    Takeo Suzuki;Tsutomu Suzuki

  • A Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Reveals the Genetic Landscape of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex Deficiencies.

    Masakazu Kohda;Yoshimi Tokuzawa;Yoshihito Kishita;Hiromi Nyuzuki

  • Mitochondria-specific RNA-modifying Enzymes Responsible for the Biosynthesis of the Wobble Base in Mitochondrial tRNAs IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS OF HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES

    Noriko Umeda;Takeo Suzuki;Masashi Yukawa;Yoshikazu Ohya

  • Wobble modification defect in tRNA disturbs codon-anticodon interaction in a mitochondrial disease

    Takehiro Yasukawa;Takehiro Yasukawa;Tsutomu Suzuki;Norie Ishii;Shigeo Ohta

  • Mutation in TRMU related to transfer RNA modification modulates the phenotypic expression of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA mutations

    Min-Xin Guan;Min-Xin Guan;Qingfeng Yan;Xiaoming Li;Yelena Bykhovskaya

  • Deficit of tRNALys modification by Cdkal1 causes the development of type 2 diabetes in mice

    Fan Yan Wei;Takeo Suzuki;Sayaka Watanabe;Satoshi Kimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimitsuna Watanabe
Kimitsuna Watanabe National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Takuya Ueda
Takuya Ueda University of Tokyo
Osamu Nureki
Osamu Nureki University of Tokyo
Yukihide Tomari
Yukihide Tomari University of Tokyo
Kazuhito Tomizawa
Kazuhito Tomizawa Kumamoto University
Hiroki R. Ueda
Hiroki R. Ueda University of Tokyo
Shigeo Ohta
Shigeo Ohta Juntendo University
Ryuichiro Ishitani
Ryuichiro Ishitani University of Tokyo
Min Yao
Min Yao Hokkaido University
Howard T. Jacobs
Howard T. Jacobs Tampere University

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