Etsuko Muto

1.7k total citations
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Etsuko Muto is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Etsuko Muto has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Etsuko Muto's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Etsuko Muto is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Etsuko Muto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and Switzerland. Etsuko Muto's co-authors include Toshio Yanagida, Hideo Higuchi, Itsushi Minoura, Ritsu Kamiya, Hiroaki Kojima, Yuichi Inoue, Eiji Kurimoto, Seiichi Uchimura, Masayoshi Nishiyama and Hiroyuki Sakai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Etsuko Muto

22 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Etsuko Muto Japan 18 858 727 189 166 112 23 1.3k
Roop Mallik India 17 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 274 1.4× 121 0.7× 126 1.1× 34 1.9k
George T. Shubeita United States 16 542 0.6× 469 0.6× 107 0.6× 194 1.2× 88 0.8× 30 1.1k
Günther Woehlke Germany 21 1.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.8× 201 1.1× 169 1.0× 280 2.5× 35 2.5k
M. Yusuf Ali United States 16 663 0.8× 729 1.0× 101 0.5× 170 1.0× 62 0.6× 34 1.2k
Arne Gennerich United States 22 1.6k 1.8× 1.3k 1.7× 225 1.2× 208 1.3× 201 1.8× 42 2.2k
Alexandra Jilkine United States 12 906 1.1× 650 0.9× 73 0.4× 88 0.5× 88 0.8× 18 1.5k
Michio Tomishige Japan 14 1.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.8× 186 1.0× 260 1.6× 130 1.2× 29 2.3k
Jean‐Louis Martiel France 20 1.2k 1.4× 706 1.0× 122 0.6× 261 1.6× 136 1.2× 42 1.9k
Keiko Hirose Japan 20 937 1.1× 855 1.2× 75 0.4× 134 0.8× 57 0.5× 49 1.3k
Liedewij Laan Netherlands 14 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 106 0.6× 101 0.6× 58 0.5× 29 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Etsuko Muto

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Fields of papers citing papers by Etsuko Muto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Etsuko Muto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Etsuko Muto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Etsuko Muto based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Etsuko Muto. Etsuko Muto is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kamimura, Shinji, Masahito Hayashi, Kien Xuan Ngo, et al.. (2021). GTP-dependent formation of straight tubulin oligomers leads to microtubule nucleation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(4). 26 indexed citations
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Minoura, Itsushi, et al.. (2016). Reversal of axonal growth defects in an extraocular fibrosis model by engineering the kinesin–microtubule interface. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10058–10058. 25 indexed citations
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Hotta, Takashi, Satoshi Fujita, Seiichi Uchimura, et al.. (2016). Affinity Purification and Characterization of Functional Tubulin from Cell Suspension Cultures of Arabidopsis and Tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(3). 1189–1205. 22 indexed citations
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Uchimura, Seiichi, Takashi Fujii, Itsushi Minoura, et al.. (2015). A flipped ion pair at the dynein–microtubule interface is critical for dynein motility and ATPase activation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 208(2). 211–222. 33 indexed citations
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Minoura, Itsushi, et al.. (2013). Overexpression, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human tubulin dimer. FEBS Letters. 587(21). 3450–3455. 69 indexed citations
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Katsuki, Miho, Etsuko Muto, & Robert A. Cross. (2011). Preparation of Dual-Color Polarity-Marked Fluorescent Microtubule Seeds. Methods in molecular biology. 777. 117–126. 3 indexed citations
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Minoura, Itsushi, Eisaku Katayama, Ken Sekimoto, & Etsuko Muto. (2010). One-Dimensional Brownian Motion of Charged Nanoparticles along Microtubules: A Model System for Weak Binding Interactions. Biophysical Journal. 98(8). 1589–1597. 31 indexed citations
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Uchimura, Seiichi, et al.. (2010). Key residues on microtubule responsible for activation of kinesin ATPase. The EMBO Journal. 29(7). 1167–1175. 41 indexed citations
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Minoura, Itsushi & Etsuko Muto. (2006). Dielectric Measurement of Individual Microtubules Using the Electroorientation Method. Biophysical Journal. 90(10). 3739–3748. 122 indexed citations
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Uchimura, Seiichi, Yusuke Oguchi, Miho Katsuki, et al.. (2006). Identification of a strong binding site for kinesin on the microtubule using mutant analysis of tubulin. The EMBO Journal. 25(24). 5932–5941. 52 indexed citations
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Nishiyama, Masayoshi, Etsuko Muto, Yuichi Inoue, Toshio Yanagida, & Hideo Higuchi. (2001). Substeps within the 8-nm step of the ATPase cycle of single kinesin molecules. Nature Cell Biology. 3(4). 425–428. 117 indexed citations
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Inoue, Yuichi, Atsuko H. Iwane, Takayuki Miyai, Etsuko Muto, & Toshio Yanagida. (2001). Motility of Single One-Headed Kinesin Molecules Along Microtubules. Biophysical Journal. 81(5). 2838–2850. 45 indexed citations
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Sowa, Yoshiyuki, Takaaki Aoki, Hiroaki Yokota, et al.. (2001). Measurement of Electrostatic Features of a Protein Surface by Non-contact Intermolecular Force Microscopy. 2(2). 129–130. 1 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Yoshikazu, Etsuko Muto, Takashi Mashimo, et al.. (2000). Direct Inhibition of Microtubule-Based Kinesin Motility by Local Anesthetics. Biophysical Journal. 78(2). 940–949. 29 indexed citations
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Kojima, Hiroaki, Etsuko Muto, Hideo Higuchi, & Toshio Yanagida. (1997). Mechanics of single kinesin molecules measured by optical trapping nanometry. Biophysical Journal. 73(4). 2012–2022. 240 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Hideo, Etsuko Muto, Yuichi Inoue, & Toshio Yanagida. (1997). Kinetics of force generation by single kinesin molecules activated by laser photolysis of caged ATP. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(9). 4395–4400. 103 indexed citations
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Esaki, Teiji, et al.. (1997). Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in T lymphocytes and macrophages in vessels with advanced atherosclerosis.. PubMed. Suppl 12. 89–92. 8 indexed citations
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Muto, Etsuko, Masaki Edamatsu, Masafumi Hirono, & Ritsu Kamiya. (1994). Immunological detection of actin in the 14S ciliary dynein of Tetrahymena. FEBS Letters. 343(2). 173–176. 29 indexed citations
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Kamiya, Ritsu, Eiji Kurimoto, & Etsuko Muto. (1991). Two types of Chlamydomonas flagellar mutants missing different components of inner-arm dynein.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 112(3). 441–447. 171 indexed citations

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