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Tsutomu Suzuki

Tsutomu Suzuki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
17292
World Ranking
5132
National Ranking
334

Overview

Tsutomu Suzuki is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research is primarily focused on molecular biology, with extensive work in RNA modifications and their implications in cancer and cellular mechanisms.

The main topics in Suzuki's research portfolio include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies

Some of the recent publications authored or coauthored by Suzuki are:

  • The expanding world of tRNA modifications and their disease relevance, 2021, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Complete chemical structures of human mitochondrial tRNAs, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cryo-EM structure of the transposon-associated TnpB enzyme, 2023, Nature
  • m 6 A modification of HSATIII lncRNAs regulates temperature-dependent splicing, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Reversible RNA phosphorylation stabilizes tRNA for cellular thermotolerance, 2022, Nature

Suzuki frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Yuriko Sakaguchi
  • Asuteka Nagao
  • Kozo Tomita
  • Takayuki Ohira
  • Kenjyo Miyauchi

The scientist publishes regularly in key venues aligned with their research interests. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Molecular Cell
  • Juntendo Medical Journal

The breadth of Suzuki's work reflects an intersection of biochemistry and molecular biology, with significant insights into RNA biology, mitochondrial function, and cancer research.

Best Publications

  • Direct involvement of orexinergic systems in the activation of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway and related behaviors induced by morphine.

    Minoru Narita;Yasuyuki Nagumo;Seiko Hashimoto;Michiko Narita

  • Chronic pain induces anxiety with concomitant changes in opioidergic function in the amygdala.

    Minoru Narita;Chihiro Kaneko;Kan Miyoshi;Yasuyuki Nagumo

  • Regulations of opioid dependence by opioid receptor types

    Minoru Narita;Masahiko Funada;Tsutomu Suzuki

  • Hippocampal epigenetic modification at the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene induced by an enriched environment

    Naoko Kuzumaki;Daigo Ikegami;Rie Tamura;Nana Hareyama

  • Blockade of morphine reward through the activation of κ-opioid receptors in mice

    Masahiko Funada;Tsutomu Suzuki;Minoru Narita;Miwa Misawa

  • Direct evidence for the involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the development of a neuropathic pain-like state in mice.

    Yoshinori Yajima;Minoru Narita;Aiko Usui;Chihiro Kaneko

  • Direct Evidence of Astrocytic Modulation in the Development of Rewarding Effects Induced by Drugs of Abuse

    Minoru Narita;Mayumi Miyatake;Michiko Narita;Masahiro Shibasaki

  • The role of mu- and kappa-opioid receptors in cocaine-induced conditioned place preference.

    Tsutomu Suzuki;Yoshinao Shiozaki;Yoshikazu Masukawa;Miwa Misawa

  • Implication of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the release of dopamine and dopamine-related behaviors induced by methamphetamine.

    M Narita;K Aoki;M Takagi;Y Yajima

  • Epigenetic transcriptional activation of monocyte chemotactic protein 3 contributes to long-lasting neuropathic pain.

    Satoshi Imai;Daigo Ikegami;Akira Yamashita;Toshikazu Shimizu

  • Suppression of the morphine-induced rewarding effect in the rat with neuropathic pain: implication of the reduction in mu-opioid receptor functions in the ventral tegmental area.

    Satoru Ozaki;Minoru Narita;Michiko Narita;Masahiko Iino

  • Usefulness of Antidepressants for Improving the Neuropathic Pain-Like State and Pain-Induced Anxiety through Actions at Different Brain Sites

    Kiyomi Matsuzawa-Yanagida;Minoru Narita;Minoru Narita;Mayumi Nakajima;Naoko Kuzumaki

  • Direct evidence for spinal cord microglia in the development of a neuropathic pain‐like state in mice

    Minoru Narita;Takuya Yoshida;Mayumi Nakajima;Michiko Narita

  • Direct evidence for the involvement of the mesolimbic kappa-opioid system in the morphine-induced rewarding effect under an inflammatory pain-like state.

    Minoru Narita;Yayoi Kishimoto;Yuya Ise;Yuya Ise;Yoshinori Yajima

  • Role of delta-opioid receptor function in neurogenesis and neuroprotection.

    Minoru Narita;Naoko Kuzumaki;Mayumi Miyatake;Fumiaki Sato

  • Involvement of a spinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor/full-length TrkB pathway in the development of nerve injury-induced thermal hyperalgesia in mice

    Yoshinori Yajima;Minoru Narita;Michiko Narita;Nozomi Matsumoto

  • Involvement of the opioid system in the anxiolytic effect of diazepam in mice

    Makoto Tsuda;Tsutomu Suzuki;Miwa Misawa;Hiroshi Nagase

  • Prenatal and neonatal exposure to bisphenol-A enhances the central dopamine D1 receptor-mediated action in mice: enhancement of the methamphetamine-induced abuse state.

    T Suzuki;K Mizuo;H Nakazawa;Y Funae

  • Neuropathic and chronic pain stimuli downregulate central μ -opioid and dopaminergic transmission

    Keiichi Niikura;Minoru Narita;Eduardo R. Butelman;Mary Jeanne Kreek

  • Mecamylamine-precipitated nicotine-withdrawal aversion in rats.

    Tsutomu Suzuki;Yuya Ise;Makoto Tsuda;Jun Maeda

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Narita
Minoru Narita Hoshi University
Hiroshi Nagase
Hiroshi Nagase University of Tsukuba
Michiko Narita
Michiko Narita Tokyo Medical University
Makoto Tsuda
Makoto Tsuda Kyushu University
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano Keio University
Minoru Hasegawa
Minoru Hasegawa University of Fukui
Toshikazu Ushijima
Toshikazu Ushijima National Cancer Centre
Hitoshi Endou
Hitoshi Endou Kyorin University
Schuichi Koizumi
Schuichi Koizumi University of Yamanashi
Hirotaka James Okano
Hirotaka James Okano Jikei University School of Medicine

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