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Yoshikazu Nakamura

Yoshikazu Nakamura

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
67
Citations
12805
World Ranking
1588
National Ranking
133

Overview

Yoshikazu Nakamura is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, and Physiology.

The main topics explored in Nakamura's work include:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease

Nakamura has published research in several frequent venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Nature Communications
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • iScience

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Homeostatic membrane tension constrains cancer cell dissemination by counteracting BAR protein assembly" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate is localized in the plasma membrane outer leaflet and regulates cell adhesion and motility" (2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications)
  • "Plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate is critical for determination of epithelial characteristics" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C enhances epidermal penetration by Staphylococcus aureus" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "PLCδ1 Plays Central Roles in the Osmotic Activation of ΔN-TRPV1 Channels in Mouse Supraoptic Neurons and in Murine Osmoregulation" (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors working with Nakamura include:

  • Kiyoko Fukami
  • Kaori Kanemaru
  • Kazuya Tsujita
  • Reiko Satow
  • Toshiki Itoh

Best Publications

  • A tripeptide 'anticodon' deciphers stop codons in messenger RNA.

    Koichi Ito;Makiko Uno;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Rapid confirmation of single copy lambda prophage integration by PCR

    B. S. Powell;M. P. Rivas;D. L. Court;Y. Nakamura

  • Novel proteins of the phosphotransferase system encoded within the rpoN operon of Escherichia coli: Enzyme IIANtr affects growth on organic nitrogen and the conditional lethality of an erats mutant

    Bradford S. Powell;Donald L. Court;Toshifumi Inada;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Recombinant Phospholipase Cζ Has High Ca2+ Sensitivity and Induces Ca2+ Oscillations in Mouse Eggs

    Zen Kouchi;Kiyoko Fukami;Tomohide Shikano;Shoji Oda

  • Functional sites of interaction between release factor RF1 and the ribosome

    Kevin S. Wilson;Koichi Ito;Harry F. Noller;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Altered expression profiles of microRNAs during TPA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells.

    Katsumi Kasashima;Yoshikazu Nakamura;Tomoko Kozu

  • Aptamers: A Review of Their Chemical Properties and Modifications for Therapeutic Application.

    Tatsuo Adachi;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Emerging understanding of translation termination.

    Yoshikazu Nakamura;Koichi Ito;Leif A Isaksson

  • Selection of RNA aptamers against recombinant transforming growth factor-β type III receptor displayed on cell surface

    Shoji P. Ohuchi;Takashi Ohtsu;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Conserved motifs in prokaryotic and eukaryotic polypeptide release factors: tRNA-protein mimicry hypothesis

    Koichi Ito;Kanae Ebihara;Makiko Uno;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Structural insights into eRF3 and stop codon recognition by eRF1

    Zhihong Cheng;Kazuki Saito;Andrey V. Pisarev;Miki Wada

  • Inhibition of midkine alleviates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through the expansion of regulatory T cell population

    Jinyan Wang;Hideyuki Takeuchi;Yoshifumi Sonobe;Shijie Jin

  • The Role of EF-hand Domains and C2 Domain in Regulation of Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase Cζ

    Zen Kouchi;Tomohide Shikano;Yoshikazu Nakamura;Hideki Shirakawa

  • Identification of the prfC gene, which encodes peptide-chain-release factor 3 of Escherichia coli.

    Osamu Mikuni;Koichi Ito;John Moffat;Kiyoyuki Matsumura

  • The mechanism of tryptophan induction of tryptophanase operon expression: tryptophan inhibits release factor-mediated cleavage of TnaC-peptidyl-tRNA(Pro).

    Feng Gong;Koichi Ito;Yoshikazu Nakamura;Charles Yanofsky

  • Crystal Structure and Functional Analysis of the Eukaryotic Class II Release Factor eRF3 from S. pombe

    Chunguang Kong;Koichi Ito;Martin A Walsh;Miki Wada

  • A Novel Phospholipase C, PLCη2, Is a Neuron-specific Isozyme

    Masamichi Nakahara;Makoto Shimozawa;Yoshikazu Nakamura;Yasuhiro Irino

  • Making sense of mimic in translation termination

    Yoshikazu Nakamura;Koichi Ito

  • The stretch of C-terminal acidic amino acids of translational release factor eRF1 is a primary binding site for eRF3 of fission yeast.

    Koichi Ito;Kanae Ebihara;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • The critical role of the universally conserved A2602 of 23S ribosomal RNA in the release of the nascent peptide during translation termination.

    Norbert Polacek;Maria J Gomez;Koichi Ito;Liqun Xiong

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiyoko Fukami
Kiyoko Fukami Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Toshifumi Inada
Toshifumi Inada Tohoku University
Tsuyoshi Inoue
Tsuyoshi Inoue Osaka University
Kazufumi Takano
Kazufumi Takano Kyoto Prefectural University
Koreaki Ito
Koreaki Ito Kyoto Sangyo University
Tadaomi Takenawa
Tadaomi Takenawa Kobe University
Shinichi Oka
Shinichi Oka Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Koichi Kawakami
Koichi Kawakami National Institute of Genetics
Yusuke Mori
Yusuke Mori Osaka University
Donald L. Court
Donald L. Court National Institutes of Health

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