Jafar Sharif

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Jafar Sharif is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jafar Sharif has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Jafar Sharif's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (30 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (15 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (8 papers). Jafar Sharif is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (30 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (15 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (8 papers). Jafar Sharif collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Jafar Sharif's co-authors include Haruhiko Koseki, Takaho A. Endo, Tetsuro Toyoda, Shoji Tajima, Isao Suetake, Jun Shinga, Yoko Mizutani-Koseki, Masahiro Muto, Kohzoh Mitsuya and Akihiro Iwamatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jafar Sharif

43 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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

2007 945 citations Jafar Sharif, Isao Suetake et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	UHRF1 is essential for proper cytoplasmic architecture and function of mouse oocytes and derived embryos 2023 ·Life Science Alliance ·Shuhei Uemura, (unknown), Kimiko Inoue, Narumi Ogonuki, Shogo Matoba, Atsuo Ogura, (unknown), Kazuo Yamagata, Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki, Koji Ueda, Motoko Unoki, Hiroyuki Sasaki	11
2	Bridging multiple dimensions: roles of transposable elements in higher-order genome regulation 2023 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki, Nicholas F. Parrish	3
3	Omics data integration suggests a potential idiopathic Parkinson’s disease signature 2023 ·Communications Biology ·Alise Žagare, German Preciat, Sarah Nickels, (unknown), Anna S. Monzel, Gemma Gomez‐Giro, Graham Robertson, Christian Jaeger, Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki, Nico J. Diederich, Enrico Glaab, Ronan M. T. Fleming, Jens C. Schwamborn	14
4	Microglia integration into human midbrain organoids leads to increased neuronal maturation and functionality 2022 ·Glia ·(unknown), Sarah Nickels, Cláudia Saraiva, Emanuel Berger, (unknown), (unknown), Yan Lan, Tsukasa Kouno, Javier Jarazo, Graham Robertson, Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki, Christian Thome, Jay W. Shin, Sally A. Cowley, Jens C. Schwamborn	106
5	Maintenance DNA methylation in pre-meiotic germ cells regulates meiotic prophase by facilitating homologous chromosome pairing 2021 ·Development ·(unknown), (unknown), Takayuki Shirakawa, Jafar Sharif, Shin-ichi Tomizawa, Fumihito Miura, Takashi Ito, Michio Ono, Kuniko Nakajima, Yoko Koseki, (unknown), Kei‐ichiro Ishiguro, Kazuyuki Ohbo, Haruhiko Koseki	19
6	Repression of germline genes by PRC1.6 and SETDB1 in the early embryo precedes DNA methylation-mediated silencing 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Kentaro Mochizuki, Jafar Sharif, Kenjiro Shirane, (unknown), Aaron Bogutz, Sanne Janssen, (unknown), Akihiko Okuda, Haruhiko Koseki, Matthew C. Lorincz	39
7	Stepwise conversion methods between ground states pluripotency from naïve to primed 2021 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Daiji Okamura, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jafar Sharif, Jun Wu	3
8	Variant PCGF1-PRC1 links PRC2 recruitment with differentiation-associated transcriptional inactivation at target genes 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Hiroki Sugishita, Takashi Kondo, Shinsuke Ito, Manabu Nakayama, Nayuta Yakushiji‐Kaminatsui, Eiryo Kawakami, Yoko Koseki, Yasuhide Ohinata, Jafar Sharif, (unknown), Neil P. Blackledge, Robert J. Klose, Haruhiko Koseki	22
9	Rewriting the past: de novo activity of PRC2 restores global H3K27 methylation patterns 2018 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki	2
10	An endosiRNA-Based Repression Mechanism Counteracts Transposon Activation during Global DNA Demethylation in Embryonic Stem Cells 2017 ·Cell stem cell ·Rebecca V. Berrens, Simon Andrews, Dominik Spensberger, Fátima Santos, Wendy Dean, Poppy A. Gould, Jafar Sharif, Nelly Olova, Tamir Chandra, Haruhiko Koseki, Ferdinand von Meyenn, Wolf Reik	53
11	Physical interaction between MPP8 and PRC1 complex and its implication for regulation of spermatogenesis 2015 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Kazuhiro Murata, Shinya Sato, (unknown), (unknown), Yoshie Chiba, Satoru Takahashi, Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki, Makoto Nakanishi, Midori Shimada	5
12	Mammal-specific H2A Variant, H2ABbd, Is Involved in Apoptotic Induction via Activation of NF-κB Signaling Pathway 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Midori Shimada, Jafar Sharif, (unknown), (unknown), Yoshikazu Johmura, Kazuhiro Murata, Haruhiko Koseki, Makoto Nakanishi	6
13	Cell Cycle-Dependent Turnover of 5-Hydroxymethyl Cytosine in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Junji Otani, Hironobu Kimura, Jafar Sharif, Takaho A. Endo, Yuichi Mishima, Toru Kawakami, Haruhiko Koseki, Masahiro Shirakawa, Isao Suetake, Shoji Tajima	73
14	SAM Domain Polymerization Links Subnuclear Clustering of PRC1 to Gene Silencing 2013 ·Developmental Cell ·Kyoichi Isono, Takaho A. Endo, Manching Ku, Daisuke Yamada, Rie Suzuki, Jafar Sharif, Tomoyuki Ishikura, Tetsuro Toyoda, B Bernstein, Haruhiko Koseki	222
15	Ash1l Methylates Lys36 of Histone H3 Independently of Transcriptional Elongation to Counteract Polycomb Silencing 2013 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown), Ken Higashimoto, (unknown), Takaho A. Endo, Jafar Sharif, (unknown), Masashi Matsuda, Yoko Koseki, Manabu Nakayama, Hidenobu Soejima, Hiroshi Handa, Haruhiko Koseki, Susumu Hirose, Kenichi Nishioka	66
16	Embracing change to remain the same: conservation of polycomb functions despite divergence of binding motifs among species 2013 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Jafar Sharif, Takaho A. Endo, Shinsuke Ito, Osamu Ohara, Haruhiko Koseki	8
17	Recruitment of Dnmt1 2011 ·Progress in molecular biology and translational science ·Jafar Sharif, Haruhiko Koseki	27
18	Epigenetic Memory Meets G2/M: To Remember or To Forget? 2011 ·Developmental Cell ·Jafar Sharif, Mitsuhiro Endoh, Haruhiko Koseki	4
19	Divergence of CpG island promoters: A consequence or cause of evolution? 2010 ·Development Growth & Differentiation ·Jafar Sharif, Takaho A. Endo, Tetsuro Toyoda, Haruhiko Koseki	38
20	An Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanism for MicroRNA-223 Expression Revealed by MicroRNA Gene Profiling 2007 ·Cell ·Taro Fukao, Y. Fukuda, Kotaro Kiga, Jafar Sharif, Kimihiro Hino, Yutaka Enomoto, (unknown), K Nakamura, Tsutomu Takeuchi, M. Tanabe	271

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