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Masao Hiraiwa

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Active since

1986

Affiliations

University of California San Diego(Current)

Niigata University

Niigata College of Nursing

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Niigata College of Technology

Masao Hiraiwa is an author at University of California San Diego specializing in medicine, cell biology, and biochemistry.

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Publications per year

1986–2013

56

Publications

56

Saposins: structure, function, distribution, and molecular genetics.

Y Kishimoto, Masao Hiraiwa, JS O'Brien · Journal of Lipid Research · 1992 · 331 citations · Full text

Identification of prosaposin as a neurotrophic factor.

J S O′Brien, G S Carson, Hyeonglim Seo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 247 citations · Full text

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Lysosomal Proteolysis of Prosaposin, the Precursor of Saposins (Sphingolipid Activator Proteins): Its Mechanism and Inhibition by Ganglioside

Masao Hiraiwa, Brian M. Martin, Yasuo Kishimoto et al. · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics · 1997 · 136 citations · Full text

Identification of the neurotrophic factor sequence of prosaposin

John S. O’Brien, Geoffrey S. Carson, Hee‐Chan Seo et al. · The FASEB Journal · 1995 · 128 citations

Binding and transport of gangliosides by prosaposin.

Masao Hiraiwa, Shugo Soeda, Y Kishimoto et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 116 citations · Full text

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