Junji Otani

Kobe University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

RNA modifications and cancer(9), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation(8), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ(8), Cancer-related gene regulation(7), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics(6)

Publications31 total

MOB1 deletion in murine mature adipocytes ameliorates obesity and diabetes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Nucleolar stress: Molecular mechanisms and related human diseases
Cancer Science·2023· 40 citedOpen Access
The <i>TIGD5</i> gene located in 8q24 and frequently amplified in ovarian cancers is a tumor suppressor
Genes to Cells·2022· 5 cited
<i>N</i>‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenethyl)‐6‐methyl‐2,3,4,<scp>9‐tetrahydro‐1</scp><i>H</i>‐carbazol‐1‐amine inhibits bladder cancer progression by suppressing <scp>YAP1</scp>/<scp>TAZ</scp>
Genes to Cells·2022· 4 cited
Hippo-TAZ signaling is the master regulator of the onset of triple-negative basal-like breast cancers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2022· 20 citedOpen Access
Alantolactone is a natural product that potently inhibits YAP1/TAZ through promotion of reactive oxygen species accumulation
Cancer Science·2021· 27 citedOpen Access
TAZ inhibits acinar cell differentiation but promotes immature ductal cell proliferation in adult mouse salivary glands
Genes to Cells·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
The role of Hippo‐YAP signaling in squamous cell carcinomas
Cancer Science·2020· 70 citedOpen Access
Endogenous YAP1 activation drives immediate onset of cervical carcinoma in situ in mice
Cancer Science·2020· 35 citedOpen Access
Enhanced processivity of Dnmt1 by monoubiquitinated histone H3
Genes to Cells·2019· 35 citedOpen Access
Hippo pathway controls cell adhesion and context‐dependent cell competition to influence skin engraftment efficiency
The FASEB Journal·2019· 20 citedOpen Access
<scp>RFTS</scp>‐dependent negative regulation of Dnmt1 by nucleosome structure and histone tails
FEBS Journal·2017· 13 citedOpen Access
Proteolytic cleavage of the Ubiquitin-like domain of Sde2 is required for its function
The Molecular Biology Society of Japan·2016
<scp>NEK</scp>6‐mediated phosphorylation of human <scp>TPP</scp>1 regulates telomere length through telomerase recruitment
Genes to Cells·2016· 16 cited
Nucleosome compaction facilitates HP1γ binding to methylated H3K9
Nucleic Acids Research·2015· 34 citedOpen Access
Structure Determination from Powder X-ray Diffraction Data of Black Azo (Hydrazone) Pigments
Chemistry Letters·2015· 4 cited
CCDC 1043711: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
The Cambridge Structural Database·2015Open Access
CCDC 1043710: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
The Cambridge Structural Database·2015Open Access
Structure Basis of Versatile Base Recognition of MBD4
YAKUGAKU ZASSHI·2015Open Access
Synthesis and properties of azonaphtharylamide pigments having arylamide groups at 2- and 7-positions
Journal of Molecular Structure·2014· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Masahiro Shirakawa(13), Tomohiko Maehama(10), Miki Nishio(10), Akira Suzuki(10), Mariko Ariyoshi(9), Kyohei Arita(8), Tak W. Mak(7), Isao Suetake(6), Yuichi Mishima(5), Toru Kawakami(5), Hiroshi Nishina(5), Shoji Tajima(4), Mariko Kinoshita(4), Hiroki Hikasa(4), Takehiko Sasaki(4), Michio Matsumura(4), Hironobu Kimura(3), Tsuyoshi Kato(3), Hironobu Hojo(3), Kotaro Fujii(3)