Niwa, Shinsuke

Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport

Hirokawa, N., Noda, Y., Tanaka, Y., & Niwa, S. (2009) · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular transport and secretion

Cited by 1,859

Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease

Hirokawa, N., Niwa, S., & Tanaka, Y. (2010) · Neuron

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Cited by 1,138

A combinatorial MAP code dictates polarized microtubule transport

Monroy, B. Y., Tan, T. C., Oclaman, J. M., Han, J. S., Simó, S., Niwa, S., Nowakowski, D. W., McKenney, R. J., & Ori-McKenney, K. M. (2020) · Developmental Cell

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular Mechanics and Interactions

Cited by 157

Preferential binding of a kinesin-1 motor to GTP-tubulin–rich microtubules underlies polarized vesicle transport

Nakata, T., Niwa, S., Okada, Y., Perez, F., & Hirokawa, N. (2011) · Journal of Cell Biology

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular transport and secretion

Cited by 156

A homozygous loss-of-function CAMK2A mutation causes growth delay, frequent seizures and severe intellectual disability

Chia, P. H., Zhong, F. L., Niwa, S., Bonnard, C., Utami, K. H., Zeng, R., Lee, H., Eskin, A., Nelson, S. F., Xie, W. H., et al. (2018) · eLife

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersGenomics and Rare Diseases

Cited by 71

Dimerization GAS2 mediates microtubule and F-actin crosslinking

An, J., Imasaki, T., Narita, A., Niwa, S., Sasaki, R., Makino, T., Nitta, R., & Kikkawa, M. (2024) · The EMBO Journal

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular Mechanics and Interactions

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Dimerization of GAS2 mediates crosslinking of microtubules and F-actin

An, J., Imasaki, T., Narita, A., Niwa, S., Sasaki, R., Makino, T., Nitta, R., & Kikkawa, M. (2025) · The EMBO Journal

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular Mechanics and Interactions

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The chromokinesin Kid (KIF22) forms a homodimer, moves processively along microtubules and transports double-stranded DNA

Niwa, S., Furusaki, N., Kita, T., Suzuki, Y., & Chiba, K. (2024) · eLife

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics

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The chromokinesin Kid (KIF22) forms a homodimer, moves processively along microtubules, and transports double-stranded DNA

Niwa, S., Furusaki, N., Kita, T., Suzuki, Y., & Chiba, K. (2026) · eLife

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics

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