Eiji Majima

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Eiji Majima is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eiji Majima has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Eiji Majima's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (11 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Eiji Majima is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (11 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (10 papers). Eiji Majima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Hungary and United States. Eiji Majima's co-authors include Hiroshi Terada, Yasuo Shinohara, Kentaro Kogure, Akira Tokumura, Kenji Fukuzawa, Katsuhiko Yasuda, Yuko Kariya, Masako Ichihara, Tatsuhiro Ishida and Kenji Yamamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Eiji Majima

42 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Identification of Human Plasma Lysophospholipase D, a Lysophosphatidic Acid-producing Enzyme, as Autotaxin, a Multifunctional Phosphodiesterase

2002 623 citations Akira Tokumura, Eiji Majima et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eiji Majima Japan	18	1.5k	287	271	188	173	43	1.9k
Frances L. Byrne Australia	22	1.2k 0.8×	192 0.7×	164 0.6×	71 0.4×	169 1.0×	53	1.9k
Marie‐Lise Lacombe France	30	2.6k 1.7×	231 0.8×	232 0.9×	111 0.6×	146 0.8×	63	3.0k
Christopher T. Hensley United States	10	1.6k 1.1×	303 1.1×	80 0.3×	93 0.5×	207 1.2×	12	2.7k
Heesun Cheong South Korea	24	1.3k 0.9×	86 0.3×	501 1.8×	30 0.2×	119 0.7×	51	2.3k
Haopeng Xiao United States	25	1.3k 0.9×	173 0.6×	183 0.7×	43 0.2×	365 2.1×	37	2.3k
Kostas Tokatlidis Greece	33	2.7k 1.8×	70 0.2×	469 1.7×	487 2.6×	138 0.8×	69	3.2k
Tia Estey United States	15	867 0.6×	72 0.3×	140 0.5×	146 0.8×	147 0.8×	18	1.5k
A. Trouet Belgium	21	749 0.5×	220 0.8×	176 0.6×	38 0.2×	115 0.7×	76	1.6k
Todd E. Fox United States	34	2.2k 1.4×	164 0.6×	518 1.9×	27 0.1×	394 2.3×	83	3.1k
John C. Voyta United States	18	1.4k 0.9×	83 0.3×	221 0.8×	29 0.2×	200 1.2×	37	2.3k

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Hama, Susumu, et al.. (2021). Rapid modification of antibodies on the surface of liposomes composed of high-affinity protein A-conjugated phospholipid for selective drug delivery. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 27. 101067–101067. 19 indexed citations

Mitsuhashi, Naoto, et al.. (2021). A simple, fast, and orientation-controllable technology for preparing antibody-modified liposomes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 607. 120966–120966. 11 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Megumi, Motohiro Takeya, Hiroko Ikeshima‐Kataoka, et al.. (2012). Increased expression of aquaporin-4 with methylmercury exposure in the brain of the common marmoset. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 37(4). 749–763. 26 indexed citations

Yamazaki, Naoshi, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Kazuto Ohkura, et al.. (2008). Functionally important conserved length of C-terminal regions of yeast and bovine ADP/ATP carriers, identified by deletion mutants studies, and water accessibility of the amino acids at the C-terminal region of the yeast carrier. Mitochondrion. 8(2). 196–204. 4 indexed citations

Hatori, Yuta, Eiji Majima, Takeo Tsuda, & Chikashi Toyoshima. (2007). Domain Organization and Movements in Heavy Metal Ion Pumps. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(35). 25213–25221. 38 indexed citations

Kihira, Yoshitaka, Eiji Majima, Hiroshi Terada, et al.. (2006). The structure of the second cytosolic loop of the yeast mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier AAC2 is dependent on the conformational state. Mitochondrion. 6(5). 245–251. 8 indexed citations

Kihira, Yoshitaka, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Yasuo Shinohara, Eiji Majima, & Hiroshi Terada. (2006). Roles of Adjoining Asp and Cys Residues of First Matrix-Facing Loop in Transport Activity of Yeast and Bovine Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carriers. The Journal of Biochemistry. 139(3). 575–582. 4 indexed citations

Ohashi, Akiyoshi, et al.. (2003). New functions of lactoferrin and β-casein in mammalian milk as cysteine protease inhibitors. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 306(1). 98–103. 45 indexed citations

Katunuma, Nobuhiko, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hiroshi Shiota, et al.. (2003). New cysteine protease inhibitors in physiological secretory fluids and their medical significance. Advances in Enzyme Regulation. 43(1). 393–410. 1 indexed citations

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Goto, Satoru, Hiroshi Chuman, Eiji Majima, & Hiroshi Terada. (2002). How does the mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier distinguish transportable ATP and ADP from untransportable AMP and GTP?Dynamic modeling of the recognition/translocation process in the major substrate binding region. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1589(2). 203–218. 5 indexed citations

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Majima, Eiji, et al.. (2002). Close Location of the First Loop to the Third Loop of the Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier Deduced from Cross-Linking Catalyzed by Copper-o-Phenanthroline of the Solubilized Carrier with Triton X-100. The Journal of Biochemistry. 131(3). 461–468. 11 indexed citations

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Tokumura, Akira, Eiji Majima, Yuko Kariya, et al.. (2002). Identification of Human Plasma Lysophospholipase D, a Lysophosphatidic Acid-producing Enzyme, as Autotaxin, a Multifunctional Phosphodiesterase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(42). 39436–39442. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hatanaka, Takashi, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Eiji Majima, Yasuo Shinohara, & Hiroshi Terada. (2001). Significant Effect of the N-terminal Region of the Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier on Its Efficient Expression in Yeast Mitochondria. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(31). 28881–28888. 9 indexed citations

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Hatanaka, Takashi, Yoshitaka Kihira, Yasuo Shinohara, Eiji Majima, & Hiroshi Terada. (2001). Characterization of Loops of the Yeast Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier Facing the Cytosol by Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 286(5). 936–942. 19 indexed citations

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Majima, Eiji, et al.. (2000). Irreversible Extrusion of the First Loop Facing the Matrix of the Bovine Heart Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier by Labeling the Cys56 Residue with the SH-Reagent Methyl Methanethiosulfonate. The Journal of Biochemistry. 127(3). 443–449. 6 indexed citations

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Hashimoto, Mitsuru, Yasuo Shinohara, Eiji Majima, et al.. (1999). Expression of the bovine heart mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier in yeast mitochondria: significantly enhanced expression by replacement of the N-terminal region of the bovine carrier by the corresponding regions of the yeast carriers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1409(3). 113–124. 64 indexed citations

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Hatanaka, Takashi, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Eiji Majima, Yasuo Shinohara, & Hiroshi Terada. (1999). Functional Expression of the Tandem-Repeated Homodimer of the Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 262(3). 726–730. 35 indexed citations

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Majima, Eiji, et al.. (1995). Stabilities of the fluorescent SH-reagent eosin-5-maleimide and its adducts with sulfhydryl compounds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1243(3). 336–342. 20 indexed citations

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Majima, Eiji, et al.. (1995). Translocation of Loops Regulates Transport Activity of Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier Deduced from Formation of a Specific Intermolecular Disulfide Bridge Catalyzed by Copper-o-Phenanthroline. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(49). 29548–29554. 94 indexed citations

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Majima, Eiji, et al.. (1994). Importance of Loops of Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier for Its Transport Activity Deduced from Reactivities of its Cysteine Residues with the Sulfhydryl Reagent Eosin-5-maleimide. Biochemistry. 33(32). 9530–9536. 61 indexed citations

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