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Wataru Yasui is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and molecular biology, reflected in a substantial body of work across various scientific disciplines and publication venues.

The primary fields of study for Yasui include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. More specifically, Yasui's subfields of expertise encompass Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Cancer Research.

The scientist has contributed to research in several main topics, including:

  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer
  • Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics

Yasui's recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their ongoing work. Notable papers include:

  • Kdm6a Deficiency Activates Inflammatory Pathways, Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization, and Causes Bladder Cancer in Cooperation with p53 Dysfunction (2020) in Clinical Cancer Research
  • Molecular biological analysis of 5-FU-resistant gastric cancer organoids; KHDRBS3 contributes to the attainment of features of cancer stem cell (2020) in Oncogene
  • Tumor Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 Level Predicts the Efficacy of Lenvatinib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2020) in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
  • Claspin overexpression is associated with high-grade histology and poor prognosis in renal cell carcinoma (2020) in Cancer Science
  • Immunohistochemical analysis of SLFN11 expression uncovers potential non-responders to DNA-damaging agents overlooked by tissue RNA-seq (2020) in Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin

Frequent coauthors contributing to Yasui's research include:

  • Kazuhiro Sentani
  • Yohei Sekino
  • Naohide Oue
  • Tetsutaro Hayashi
  • Jun Teishima

Several journals have appeared consistently as publication venues for Yasui's work, evidencing a focused engagement with specific research communities. These venues include:

  • Pathobiology
  • Cancer Science
  • Anticancer Research
  • Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations
  • Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Relation between microRNA expression and progression and prognosis of gastric cancer: a microRNA expression analysis

    Tetsuya Ueda;Tetsuya Ueda;Stefano Volinia;Stefano Volinia;Hiroshi Okumura;Hiroshi Okumura;Masayoshi Shimizu

  • Expression of Wnt-5a is correlated with aggressiveness of gastric cancer by stimulating cell migration and invasion.

    Manabu Kurayoshi;Naohide Oue;Hideki Yamamoto;Michiko Kishida

  • Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Human Gastric and Colonic Carcinomas

    Wataru Yasui;Hiromichi Sumiyoshi;Jotaro Hata;Takashi Kameda

  • Genetic variation in PSCA is associated with susceptibility to diffuse-type gastric cancer.

    Hiromi Sakamoto;Kimio Yoshimura;Norihisa Saeki

  • Frequent amplification of the c-met gene in scirrhous type stomach cancer.

    Hiroki Kuniyasu;Wataru Yasui;Yasuhiko Kitadai;Hiroshi Yokozaki

  • Expression of receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) is closely associated with the invasive and metastatic activity of gastric cancer

    Hiroki Kuniyasu;Hiroki Kuniyasu;Naohide Oue;Atsuko Wakikawa;Hideo Shigeishi

  • Molecular-pathological prognostic factors of gastric cancer: a review.

    Wataru Yasui;Naohide Oue;Phyu Phyu Aung;Shunji Matsumura

  • Mesenchymal stem cells enhance growth and metastasis of colon cancer.

    Kei Shinagawa;Yasuhiko Kitadai;Miwako Tanaka;Tomonori Sumida

  • Gene expression profile of gastric carcinoma: identification of genes and tags potentially involved in invasion, metastasis, and carcinogenesis by serial analysis of gene expression.

    Naohide Oue;Yoichi Hamai;Yoshitsugu Mitani;Shunji Matsumura

  • Frequent Replication Errors at Microsatellite Loci in Tumors of Patients with Multiple Primary Cancers

    Akira Horii;Hye-Jung Han;Mamoru Shimada;Akio Yanagisawa

  • Expression of interleukin-8 correlates with vascularity in human gastric carcinomas.

    Yasuhiko Kitadai;Ken Haruma;Koji Sumii;Soichiro Yamamoto

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α polymorphisms associated with enhanced transactivation capacity, implying clinical significance

    Keiji Tanimoto;Koji Yoshiga;Hidetaka Eguchi;Mika Kaneyasu

  • Identification of nectin-4 oncoprotein as a diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer.

    Atsushi Takano;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Ryohei Nishino;Ken Masuda

  • Wnt5a signaling is involved in the aggressiveness of prostate cancer and expression of metalloproteinase.

    H Yamamoto;N Oue;A Sato;Y Hasegawa

  • Co‐expression of osteopontin and CD44v9 in gastric cancer

    Teruyoshi Ue;Hiroshi Yokozaki;Yasuhiko Kitadai;Soichiro Yamamoto

  • Clinicopathological significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C in human esophageal squamous cell carcinomas.

    Yasuhiko Kitadai;Toru Amioka;Ken Haruma;Shinji Tanaka

  • Telomerase activity in preneoplastic and neoplastic gastric and colorectal lesions.

    Hidetoshi Tahara;Hiroki Kuniyasu;Hiroshi Yokozaki;Wataru Yasui

  • Growth-promoting effect of gastrin on human gastric carcinoma cell line TMK-1.

    Atsushi Ochiai;Wataru Yasui;Eiichi Tahara

  • Immuno-histochemical detection of human telomerase catalytic component, hTERT, in human colorectal tumor and non-tumor tissue sections.

    Hidetoshi Tahara;Wataru Yasui;Eiji Tahara;Junya Fujimoto

  • Interaction between epidermal growth factor and its receptor in progression of human gastric carcinoma.

    Wataru Yasui;Jotaro Hata;Hiroshi Yokozaki;Hiroshi Nakatani

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiichi Tahara
Eiichi Tahara Hiroshima University
Hiroshi Yokozaki
Hiroshi Yokozaki Kobe University
Yasuhiko Kitadai
Yasuhiko Kitadai Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Shinji Tanaka
Shinji Tanaka Hiroshima University
Hidetoshi Tahara
Hidetoshi Tahara Hiroshima University
Ken Haruma
Ken Haruma Hiroshima University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Atsushi Ochiai
Atsushi Ochiai University of Tokyo
Hiroki Sasaki
Hiroki Sasaki National Cancer Centre

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