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Kotaro Nakanishi

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1973
RNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingNuclear physics research studiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMicroRNA in disease regulation

Publications

92

Citations

3,529

Est. group size

~12

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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Kotaro Nakanishi's research focuses on how proteins called Argonautes work with small RNAs (like microRNAs) to control gene activity in cells, using structural biology methods to see the 3D shapes of these molecular machines. His group also studies related processes such as RNA silencing complexes and their roles in development in model organisms like C. elegans and yeast. This work helps explain how cells fine-tune which genes are turned on or off.

Argonaute protein structure and functionmicroRNA and small RNA biologyRNA silencing (RNAi) mechanismsStructural biology of RNA-protein complexesGene regulation in model organisms

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, averaging a few papers per year with modest fluctuations rather than a clear upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications5172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications5222023: 4 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nucleic Acids Research×4
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×2
  • Molecular Cell×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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