Makiko Iwafuchi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Makiko Iwafuchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Makiko Iwafuchi has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Makiko Iwafuchi's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers). Makiko Iwafuchi is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (7 papers). Makiko Iwafuchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Makiko Iwafuchi's co-authors include Kenneth S. Zaret, Greg Donahue, Jason A. Watts, B. Franklin Pugh, Hisato Kondoh, Shaun Mahony, Klaus H. Kaestner, Akshay Kakumanu, Masanori Uchikawa and Tatsuya Takemoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Makiko Iwafuchi

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Pioneer transcription factors in cell reprogramming

2014 431 citations Makiko Iwafuchi, Kenneth S. Zaret Genes & Development profile →

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Abdenour Soufi United Kingdom

Simon Rose Italy

Ravindra B. Chalamalasetty United States

Helene Kretzmer Germany

Kevin A. Peterson United States

Noriyuki Nishioka Japan

Michael J. Clarkson Australia

Amar M. Singh United States

Shila Mekhoubad United States

Abdenour Soufi United Kingdom

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20 of 20 papers shown

Matsui, Satoshi�, Craig A. Erickson, Feng Guo, et al.. (2025). ZMYND11 functions in bimodal regulation of latent genes and brain-like splicing to safeguard corticogenesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9010–9010.

Matsui, Satoshi�, et al.. (2024). Protocol for establishing inducible CRISPR interference system for multiple-gene silencing in human pluripotent stem cells. STAR Protocols. 5(3). 103221–103221.

Matsui, Satoshi�, et al.. (2024). Pioneer and PRDM transcription factors coordinate bivalent epigenetic states to safeguard cell fate. Molecular Cell. 84(3). 476–489.e10. 17 indexed citations

Iwafuchi, Makiko, et al.. (2024). Interplay between pioneer transcription factors and epigenetic modifiers in cell reprogramming. Regenerative Therapy. 28. 246–252. 2 indexed citations

McCoy, Leslie F., et al.. (2022). SOX transcription factors direct TCF-independent WNT/β-catenin responsive transcription to govern cell fate in human pluripotent stem cells. Cell Reports. 40(8). 111247–111247. 27 indexed citations

Lim, Hee‐Woong & Makiko Iwafuchi. (2022). Profiling Accessible Chromatin and Nucleosomes in the Mammalian Genome. Methods in molecular biology. 2599. 59–68. 2 indexed citations

Iwafuchi, Makiko, Isabel Cuesta, Greg Donahue, et al.. (2020). Gene network transitions in embryos depend upon interactions between a pioneer transcription factor and core histones. Nature Genetics. 52(4). 418–427. 52 indexed citations

Huppert, Stacey S. & Makiko Iwafuchi. (2018). Molecular regulation of mammalian hepatic architecture. Current topics in developmental biology. 132. 91–136. 17 indexed citations

Iwafuchi, Makiko. (2018). The mechanistic basis for chromatin regulation by pioneer transcription factors. WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine. 11(1). e1427–e1427. 55 indexed citations

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Uchikawa, Masanori, Naoko Nishimura, Makiko Iwafuchi, & Hisato Kondoh. (2017). Enhancer Analyses Using Chicken Embryo Electroporation. Methods in molecular biology. 1650. 191–202. 10 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko, Greg Donahue, Akshay Kakumanu, et al.. (2016). The Pioneer Transcription Factor FoxA Maintains an Accessible Nucleosome Configuration at Enhancers for Tissue-Specific Gene Activation. Molecular Cell. 62(1). 79–91. 269 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko & Kenneth S. Zaret. (2016). Cell fate control by pioneer transcription factors. Development. 143(11). 1833–1837. 214 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko & Kenneth S. Zaret. (2014). Pioneer transcription factors in cell reprogramming. Genes & Development. 28(24). 2679–2692. 431 indexed citations breakdown →

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Iwafuchi, Makiko, Kazuhiro Murakami, Hitoshi Niwa, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional regulatory networks in epiblast cells and during anterior neural plate development as modeled in epiblast stem cells. Development. 139(21). 3926–3937. 69 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko, Kazunari Matsuda, Hitoshi Niwa, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional regulatory networks in epiblast cells and during anterior neural plate development as modeled in epiblast stem cells. Development. 139(24). 4675–4675. 1 indexed citations

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Uchikawa, Masanori, Megumi Yoshida, Makiko Iwafuchi, et al.. (2011). B1 and B2 Sox gene expression during neural plate development in chicken and mouse embryos: Universal versus species-dependent features. Development Growth & Differentiation. 53(6). 761–771. 52 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko, Yuzo Yoshida, Daria Onichtchouk, et al.. (2010). The Pou5f1/Pou3f-dependent but SoxB-independent regulation of conserved enhancer N2 initiates Sox2 expression during epiblast to neural plate stages in vertebrates. Developmental Biology. 352(2). 354–366. 55 indexed citations

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Iwakura, Takashi, Makiko Iwafuchi, Makoto Yokosuka, et al.. (2010). In vitro effects of bisphenol A on developing hypothalamic neurons. Toxicology. 272(1-3). 52–58. 23 indexed citations

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Ohtani‐Kaneko, Ritsuko, Makiko Iwafuchi, Takashi Iwakura, et al.. (2009). Effects of estrogen on synapsin I distribution in developing hypothalamic neurons. Neuroscience Research. 66(2). 180–188. 11 indexed citations

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Iwafuchi, Makiko, et al.. (1983). [Multiple gastric carcinoids occurring in atrophic fundic mucosa].. PubMed. 29(8). 915–22. 2 indexed citations

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