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Yoshitake Nishimune

Yoshitake Nishimune

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
67
Citations
17201
World Ranking
1567
National Ranking
130

Overview

Yoshitake Nishimune is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their work primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • Identification and characterization of the antigen recognized by the germ cell mAb TRA98 using a human comprehensive wet protein array, 2021, Genes to Cells
  • Haprin-deficient spermatozoa are incapable of in vitro fertilization, 2020, Molecular Reproduction and Development
  • Analysis of Ser/Thr Kinase HASPIN-Interacting Proteins in the Spermatids, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The principal topics covered in these works include:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Sperm and Testicular Function

Nishimune has published across multiple journals, notably:

  • Genes to Cells
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecular Reproduction and Development

Frequent collaborators in Nishimune's research include:

  • Hiromitsu Tanaka, with whom they have co-authored three papers
  • Hidenobu Okuda, a co-author on two papers
  • Junji Tsuchida, a co-author on two papers
  • Akira Tsujimura, with two shared publications
  • Morimasa Wada, also co-author on two papers

Their work intersects several areas of molecular and reproductive biology, reflecting a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding cellular and genetic mechanisms relevant to reproduction and gene function.

Best Publications

  • Green mice' as a source of ubiquitous green cells

    Masaru Okabe;Masahito Ikawa;Katsuya Kominami;Tomoko Nakanishi

  • The mouse RecA-like gene Dmc1 is required for homologous chromosome synapsis during meiosis.

    Kayo Yoshida;Gen Kondoh;Yoichi Matsuda;Toshiyuki Habu

  • Homeostatic regulation of germinal stem cell proliferation by the GDNF/FSH pathway

    Yuko Tadokoro;Kentaro Yomogida;Hiroshi Ohta;Akira Tohda

  • Developmental stage- and spermatogenic cycle-specific expression of transcription factor GATA-1 in mouse Sertoli cells

    Kentaro Yomogida;Haruo Ohtani;Hideo Harigae;Etsuro Ito

  • The Putative Chaperone Calmegin is Required for Sperm Fertility

    M. Ikawa;I. Wada;K. Kominami;D. Watanabe

  • Inhibition of testicular germ cell apoptosis and differentiation in mice misexpressing Bcl-2 in spermatogonia.

    Takemitsu Furuchi;Kazue Masuko;Yoshitake Nishimune;Masuo Obinata

  • Regulation of proliferation and differentiation in spermatogonial stem cells: the role of c-kit and its ligand SCF.

    Hiroshi Ohta;Kentaro Yomogida;Kayoko Dohmae;Yoshitake Nishimune

  • High incidence of ultraviolet-B-or chemical-carcinogen-induced skin tumours in mice lacking the xeroderma pigmentosum group A gene

    Hironobu Nakane;Seiji Takeuchi;Shunsuke Yuba;Masafumi Saijo

  • Cortical organization by the septin cytoskeleton is essential for structural and mechanical integrity of mammalian spermatozoa.

    Masafumi Ihara;Ayae Kinoshita;Shuichi Yamada;Hiromitsu Tanaka

  • Progressive impairment of kidneys and reproductive organs in mice lacking Rho GDIalpha.

    Atsushi Togawa;Jun Miyoshi;Hiroyoshi Ishizaki;Miki Tanaka

  • Nectin couples cell-cell adhesion and the actin scaffold at heterotypic testicular junctions.

    Kumi Ozaki-Kuroda;Hiroyuki Nakanishi;Hiroshi Ohta;Hiromitsu Tanaka

  • A rapid and non-invasive selection of transgenic embryos before implantation using green fluorescent protein (GFP)

    Masahito Ikawa;Katsuya Kominami;Yasuhide Yoshimura;Keiichi Tanaka

  • The Mouse and Human Homologs of DMC1, the Yeast Meiosis-Specific Homologous Recombination Gene, Have a Common Unique form of Exon-Skipped Transcript in Meiosis

    Toshiyuki Habu;Takuyu Taki;Anthony West;Yoshitake Nishimune

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Gene Delivery by Recombinant Baculoviruses

    Hideki Tani;Chang Kwang Limn;Chan Choo Yap;Masayoshi Onishi

  • Real-time observation of acrosomal dispersal from mouse sperm using GFP as a marker protein.

    Tomoko Nakanishi;Masahito Ikawa;Shuichi Yamada;Martti Parvinen

  • Molecular cloning of a murine homologue of membrane cofactor protein (CD46): preferential expression in testicular germ cells.

    Akira Tsujimura;Kyoko Shida;Masaya Kitamura;Midori Nomura

  • Mice deficient in the axonemal protein Tektin-t exhibit male infertility and immotile-cilium syndrome due to impaired inner arm dynein function.

    Hiromitsu Tanaka;Naoko Iguchi;Yoshiro Toyama;Kouichi Kitamura

  • Cell cycle-dependent expression of the mouse Rad51 gene in proliferating cells.

    A Yamamoto;T Taki;H Yagi;T Habu

  • Characterization of Ws mutant allele of rats: a 12-base deletion in tyrosine kinase domain of c-kit gene.

    T Tsujimura;S Hirota;S Nomura;Y Niwa

  • Anemia and mast cell depletion in mutant rats that are homozygous at "white spotting (Ws)" locus.

    Yoshiki Niwa;Tsutomu Kasugai;Kyoko Ohno;Masahiro Morimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaru Okabe
Masaru Okabe Osaka University
Yukihiko Kitamura
Yukihiko Kitamura Osaka University
Hiroshi Ohta
Hiroshi Ohta Kyoto University
Masahito Ikawa
Masahito Ikawa Osaka University
Hiroshi Nojima
Hiroshi Nojima Osaka University
Kunio Matsumoto
Kunio Matsumoto Kanazawa University
Yasuhisa Matsui
Yasuhisa Matsui Tohoku University
Kiyotaka Toshimori
Kiyotaka Toshimori Chiba University
Shinichi Aizawa
Shinichi Aizawa Kumamoto University
Shintaro Nomura
Shintaro Nomura Nomura Holdings (Japan)

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