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Yoshiji Yamada

Yoshiji Yamada

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Biology and Biochemistry

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62
Citations
13429
World Ranking
10826
National Ranking
738

Overview

Yoshiji Yamada is affiliated with Mie University in Japan and specializes in research within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cancer Research.

Yamada's recent publications include research on genetic associations and molecular mechanisms, often relating to cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Yamada are:

  • RNF4-mediated SUMO-targeted ubiquitination relieves PARIS/ZNF746-mediated transcriptional repression, 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Identification of two genes as novel susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japanese, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Identification of six novel susceptibility loci for dyslipidemia by longitudinal exome-wide association studies in Japanese, 2020, European Heart Journal

The main topics covered in Yamada's research include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Yamada frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Collaborations form an important part of Yamada's research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mitsutoshi Oguri
  • Hideki Horibe
  • Tetsuo Fujimaki
  • Jun Sakuma
  • Ichiro Takeuchi

Best Publications

  • Prediction of the risk of myocardial infarction from polymorphisms in candidate genes.

    Yoshiji Yamada;Hideo Izawa;Sahoko Ichihara;Fumimaro Takatsu

  • Mitochondrial Genome Variation in Eastern Asia and the Peopling of Japan

    Masashi Tanaka;Vicente M. Cabrera;Ana M. González;José M. Larruga

  • Immunological characterization of circulating osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor: increased serum concentrations in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

    Kazuki Yano;Eisuke Tsuda;Naohiro Washida;Fumie Kobayashi

  • Association of a Polymorphism of the Transforming Growth Factor‐β1 Gene with Genetic Susceptibility to Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Japanese Women

    Yoshiji Yamada;Akimitsu Miyauchi;Junki Goto;Yasuyuki Takagi

  • Association of a T29→C Polymorphism of the Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Gene With Genetic Susceptibility to Myocardial Infarction in Japanese

    Mitsuhiro Yokota;Sahoko Ichihara;Tong-Lang Lin;Nobuo Nakashima

  • Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the production of osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor by bone marrow stromal cells.

    Hiroyuki Takai;Masahiro Kanematsu;Kazuki Yano;Eisuke Tsuda

  • Identification of somatostatin receptor subtypes and an implication for the efficacy of somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995 in treatment of human endocrine tumors.

    A Kubota;Y Yamada;S Kagimoto;A Shimatsu

  • Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Mature Osteoclasts, Which Are Bone Resorbing Cells

    Takashi Kameda;Hiroshi Mano;Yoshiji Yamada;Hiroyuki Takai

  • Gene therapy for mitochondrial disease by delivering restriction endonuclease SmaI into mitochondria.

    Masashi Tanaka;Harm-Jan Borgeld;Jin Zhang;Shin-ichi Muramatsu

  • Homocysteine and Coronary Heart Disease: Meta- analysis of MTHFR Case-Control Studies, Avoiding Publication Bias

    Robert Clarke;Derrick A. Bennett;Sarah Parish;Petra Verhoef

  • Mitochondrial Haplogroup N9a Confers Resistance against Type 2 Diabetes in Asians

    Noriyuki Fuku;Kyong Soo Park;Yoshiji Yamada;Yutaka Nishigaki

  • Prostaglandin E2 Induces Expression of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor–κB Ligand/Osteoprotegrin Ligand on Pre‐B Cells: Implications for Accelerated Osteoclastogenesis in Estrogen Deficiency

    Masahiro Kanematsu;Takuya Sato;Hiroyuki Takai;Ken Watanabe

  • Identification of the G994 → T missense mutation in exon 9 of the plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene as an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease in Japanese men☆

    Yoshiji Yamada;Sahoko Ichihara;Takaharu Fujimura;Mitsuhiro Yokota

  • Platelet-activating factor: a mediator for clinicians

    Tada‐Atsu Imaizumi;Diana M. Stafforini;Yoshiji Yamada;Thomas M. Mcintyre

  • Association of a Polymorphism of the Endothelial Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene With Myocardial Infarction in the Japanese Population

    Sahoko Ichihara;Yoshiji Yamada;Takaharu Fujimura;Nobuo Nakashima

  • Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in low- or high-risk subjects defined by conventional risk factors☆

    Akihiro Hirashiki;Yoshiji Yamada;Yosuke Murase;Yoriyasu Suzuki

  • AT1 Receptor Blockade Reduces Cardiac Calcineurin Activity in Hypertensive Rats

    Kohzo Nagata;Fuji Somura;Koji Obata;Mari Odashima

  • Mitochondrial genotype associated with longevity and its inhibitory effect on mutagenesis.

    Masashi Tanaka;Jian-Sheng Gong;Jin Zhang;Yoshiji Yamada

  • Genetic factors for human obesity

    S. Ichihara;Y. Yamada

  • Prediction of the risk of myocardial infarction from polymorphisms in candidate genes

    Y. Yamada;H. Izawa;S. Ichihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Kei Satoh
Kei Satoh Hirosaki University
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Masashi Tanaka
Masashi Tanaka Juntendo University
Yoshinori Nozawa
Yoshinori Nozawa Gifu University
Masaaki Muramatsu
Masaaki Muramatsu Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hidehiko Saito
Hidehiko Saito Nagoya Medical Center
Noriko Sato
Noriko Sato Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao Gifu University
Shinji Oikawa
Shinji Oikawa Mie University
Georg B. Ehret
Georg B. Ehret University of Geneva

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