Go Totsukawa

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Go Totsukawa is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Go Totsukawa has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Go Totsukawa's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers). Go Totsukawa is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers). Go Totsukawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Denmark. Go Totsukawa's co-authors include Fumio Matsumura, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Shigeko Yamashiro, David J. Hartshorne, Yasuharu Sasaki, Yue Wu, Shoichiro Ono, Timothy J. Mitchison, Guillaume Charras and Justin C. Yarrow and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, The EMBO Journal and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Go Totsukawa

18 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Distinct Roles of Rock (Rho-Kinase) and Mlck in Spatial Regulation of Mlc Phosphorylation for Assembly of Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions in 3t3 Fibroblasts

2000 554 citations Go Totsukawa, Yoshihiko Yamakita et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Annette M. Shewan Australia

Shusaku Kurisu Japan

Ivan Tan Singapore

Nao Nakamura Japan

Zoe M. Goeckeler United States

Taofei Yin United States

Keisuke Sako Japan

Tomoyuki Sumi Japan

Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou United States

Ed Manser Singapore

Annette M. Shewan Australia

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18 of 18 papers shown

Totsukawa, Go, et al.. (2013). Mitotic phosphorylation of VCIP135 blocks p97ATPase-mediated Golgi membrane fusion. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 433(2). 237–242. 17 indexed citations

Totsukawa, Go, Yayoi Kaneko, Keiji Uchiyama, et al.. (2011). VCIP135 deubiquitinase and its binding protein, WAC, in p97ATPase‐mediated membrane fusion. The EMBO Journal. 30(17). 3581–3593. 34 indexed citations

Kaneko, Yayoi, Kaori Tamura, Go Totsukawa, & Hisao Kondo. (2010). Phosphorylation of p37 is important for Golgi disassembly at mitosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 402(1). 37–41. 14 indexed citations

Kaneko, Yayoi, Kaori Tamura, Go Totsukawa, & Hisao Kondo. (2010). Isolation of a point‐mutated p47 lacking binding affinity to p97ATPase. FEBS Letters. 584(18). 3873–3877. 7 indexed citations

Yamashiro, Shigeko, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Go Totsukawa, et al.. (2008). Myosin Phosphatase-Targeting Subunit 1 Regulates Mitosis by Antagonizing Polo-like Kinase 1. Developmental Cell. 14(5). 787–797. 133 indexed citations

Uchiyama, Keiji, Go Totsukawa, Maija Puhka, et al.. (2006). p37 Is a p97 Adaptor Required for Golgi and ER Biogenesis in Interphase and at the End of Mitosis. Developmental Cell. 11(6). 803–816. 89 indexed citations

Shiromizu, Takashi, Hidemasa Goto, Yasuko Tomono, et al.. (2006). Regulation of mitotic function of Chk1 through phosphorylation at novel sites by cyclin‐dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1). Genes to Cells. 11(5). 477–485. 40 indexed citations

Yarrow, Justin C., Go Totsukawa, Guillaume Charras, & Timothy J. Mitchison. (2005). Screening for Cell Migration Inhibitors via Automated Microscopy Reveals a Rho-Kinase Inhibitor. Chemistry & Biology. 12(3). 385–395. 103 indexed citations

Totsukawa, Go, Yue Wu, Yasuharu Sasaki, et al.. (2004). Distinct roles of MLCK and ROCK in the regulation of membrane protrusions and focal adhesion dynamics during cell migration of fibroblasts. The Journal of Cell Biology. 164(3). 427–439. 334 indexed citations

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Yamashiro, Shigeko, Go Totsukawa, Yoshihiko Yamakita, et al.. (2003). Citron Kinase, a Rho-dependent Kinase, Induces Di-phosphorylation of Regulatory Light Chain of Myosin II. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(5). 1745–1756. 163 indexed citations

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Matsumura, Fumio, Go Totsukawa, Yoshihiko Yamakita, & Shigeko Yamashiro. (2001). Advances in Cytokinesis Research. Role of Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation in the Regulation of Cytokinesis.. Cell Structure and Function. 26(6). 639–644. 50 indexed citations

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Totsukawa, Go, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Shigeko Yamashiro, et al.. (2000). Distinct Roles of Rock (Rho-Kinase) and Mlck in Spatial Regulation of Mlc Phosphorylation for Assembly of Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions in 3t3 Fibroblasts. The Journal of Cell Biology. 150(4). 797–806. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamakita, Yoshihiko, Go Totsukawa, Shigeko Yamashiro, et al.. (1999). Dissociation of FAK/p130CAS/c-Src Complex during Mitosis: Role of Mitosis-specific Serine Phosphorylation of FAK. The Journal of Cell Biology. 144(2). 315–324. 102 indexed citations

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Totsukawa, Go, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Shigeko Yamashiro, et al.. (1999). Activation of Myosin Phosphatase Targeting Subunit by Mitosis-specific Phosphorylation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 144(4). 735–744. 55 indexed citations

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Matsumura, Fumio, Shoichiro Ono, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Go Totsukawa, & Shigeko Yamashiro. (1998). Specific Localization of Serine 19 Phosphorylated Myosin II during Cell Locomotion and Mitosis of Cultured Cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 140(1). 119–129. 200 indexed citations

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Komatsu, Satoshi, Norio Murai, Go Totsukawa, et al.. (1997). Identification of MAPKAPK Homolog (MAPKAPK-4) as a Myosin II Regulatory Light-Chain Kinase in Sea Urchin Egg Extracts. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 343(1). 55–62. 19 indexed citations

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Komatsu, Satoshi, Maki Murata‐Hori, Go Totsukawa, et al.. (1997). Identification of p34cdc2 kinase from sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus and its involvement in the phosphorylation of myosin II regulatory light chain in the metaphase extract. Gene. 198(1-2). 359–365. 6 indexed citations

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Totsukawa, Go, Eiko Himi, Satoshi Komatsu, et al.. (1996). Mitosis-specific Phosphorylation of Smooth Muscle Regulatory Light Chain of Myosin II at Ser-1 and/or -2 and Thr-9 in Sea Urchin Egg Extract.. Cell Structure and Function. 21(6). 475–482. 19 indexed citations

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