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Masaki Okano

Kumamoto University

126

Works

18,115

Citations

37

h-index

62

i10-index

Research Topics

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

Affiliations

National Institute of Genetics2004–2004

Tokyo Institute of Technology2007–2009

Fukushima Medical University1987–1987

Harvard University1998–2006

Hyogo Medical University1991–1991

Top Works

DNA Methyltransferases Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b Are Essential for De Novo Methylation and Mammalian Development

Masaki Okano,Daphne W. Bell,et al.

19996,041 citations

Skin and Cellular Biology Research

Cancer-related gene regulation

Cloning and characterization of a family of novel mammalian DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases

Masaki Okano,Shaoping Xie,et al.

19981,615 citations

Essential role for de novo DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a in paternal and maternal imprinting

Masahiro Kaneda,Masaki Okano,et al.

20041,375 citations

The SRA protein Np95 mediates epigenetic inheritance by recruiting Dnmt1 to methylated DNA

Jafar Sharif,Masahiro Muto,et al.

20071,263 citations

Dnmt3L cooperates with the Dnmt3 family of de novo DNA methyltransferases to establish maternal imprints in mice

Kenichiro Hata,Masaki Okano,et al.

20021,013 citations

De novo DNA cytosine methyltransferase activities in mouse embryonic stem cells

Hong Lei,S. Paul Oh,et al.

1996795 citations

QUMA: quantification tool for methylation analysis

Yuichi Kumaki,Masaaki Oda,et al.

2008627 citations

Maintenance of self‐renewal ability of mouse embryonic stem cells in the absence of DNA methyltransferases Dnmt1, Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b

Akiko Tsumura,Tomohiro Hayakawa,et al.

2006553 citations

Role of the Dnmt3 family in de novo methylation of imprinted and repetitive sequences during male germ cell development in the mouse

Yuzuru Kato,Masahiro Kaneda,et al.

2007519 citations