Go Watanabe

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Go Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Go Watanabe has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Go Watanabe's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers). Go Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers). Go Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Go Watanabe's co-authors include Michael R. Lieber, Nicholas R. Pannunzio, Howard H. Chang, Eli Rothenberg, Dylan A. Reid, Dale A. Ramsden, Sicong Li, Bailin Zhao, Alejandra Leo‐Macías and David Fenyö and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Go Watanabe

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Nonhomologous DNA end-joining for repair of DNA double-strand breaks

2017 364 citations Nicholas R. Pannunzio, Go Watanabe et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Go Watanabe

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tailoring One‐Dimensional Assemblies of Chiral Bowl‐Shaped Molecules with Diverse Enantiomers and Polar Column Alignments 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Dan He, Barun Dhara, Cheng Zhang, Atsuko Nihonyanagi, Hiroyuki Inuzuka, Eishi Hara, (unknown), Kiyohiro Adachi, Go Watanabe, Daisuke Hashizume, Kou Okuro, Daigo Miyajima	2
2	The flexible and iterative steps within the NHEJ pathway 2023 ·Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology ·Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	8
3	Partial deletions of the autoregulatory C-terminal domain of Artemis and their effect on its nuclease activity 2022 ·DNA repair ·(unknown), Mousheng Wu, Go Watanabe, Andrew Flint, Michael R. Lieber	2
4	Dynamics of the Artemis and DNA-PKcs Complex in the Repair of Double-Strand Breaks 2022 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	15
5	Nonhomologous DNA end joining of nucleosomal substrates in a purified system 2021 ·DNA repair ·(unknown), Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	3
6	A Design Principle for Polar Assemblies with C₃‐Sym Bowl‐Shaped π‐Conjugated Molecules 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Cheng Zhang, Yuan Guo, Dan He, (unknown), Go Watanabe, Takuya Ogaki, Chengyuan Wang, Atsuko Nihonyanagi, Hiroyuki Inuzuka, Hao Gong, Yuanping Yi, Kazuo Takimiya, Daisuke Hashizume, Daigo Miyajima	4
7	DNA-PKcs chemical inhibition versus genetic mutation: Impact on the junctional repair steps of V(D)J recombination 2020 ·Molecular Immunology ·(unknown), Go Watanabe, Cindy Yen Okitsu, Chih‐Lin Hsieh, Michael R. Lieber	14
8	Polymerase μ in non-homologous DNA end joining: importance of the order of arrival at a double-strand break in a purified system 2020 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Bailin Zhao, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	19
9	The essential elements for the noncovalent association of two DNA ends during NHEJ synapsis 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Bailin Zhao, Go Watanabe, Michael J. Morten, Dylan A. Reid, Eli Rothenberg, Michael R. Lieber	69
10	DNA Ligase IV Guides End-Processing Choice during Nonhomologous End Joining 2017 ·Cell Reports ·Michael P. Conlin, Dylan A. Reid, George W. Small, Howard H. Chang, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber, Dale A. Ramsden, Eli Rothenberg	49
11	Effects of DNA end configuration on XRCC4-DNA ligase IV and its stimulation of Artemis activity 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Howard H. Chang, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	27
12	Nonhomologous DNA end-joining for repair of DNA double-strand breaks breakdown → 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Nicholas R. Pannunzio, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	364
13	Structural insights into the molecular mechanisms of myasthenia gravis and their therapeutic implications 2017 ·eLife ·(unknown), Go Watanabe, (unknown), Gye Won Han, Lin Chen	23
14	Different DNA End Configurations Dictate Which NHEJ Components Are Most Important for Joining Efficiency 2016 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Howard H. Chang, Go Watanabe, (unknown), Takashi Ochi, Tom L. Blundell, Stephen P. Jackson, Michael R. Lieber	82
15	Bridging of double-stranded breaks by the nonhomologous end-joining ligation complex is modulated by DNA end chemistry 2016 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Dylan A. Reid, Michael P. Conlin, Yandong Yin, Howard H. Chang, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber, Dale A. Ramsden, Eli Rothenberg	37
16	Organization and dynamics of the nonhomologous end-joining machinery during DNA double-strand break repair 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dylan A. Reid, Sarah Keegan, Alejandra Leo‐Macías, Go Watanabe, Natasha T. Strande, Howard H. Chang, Betül Akgöl Oksuz, David Fenyö, Michael R. Lieber, Dale A. Ramsden, Eli Rothenberg	131
17	Unifying the DNA End-processing Roles of the Artemis Nuclease 2015 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Howard H. Chang, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	39
18	Non-homologous end joining often uses microhomology: Implications for alternative end joining 2014 ·DNA repair ·Nicholas R. Pannunzio, Sicong Li, Go Watanabe, Michael R. Lieber	87
19	Polynucleotide Kinase and Aprataxin-like Forkhead-associated Protein (PALF) Acts as Both a Single-stranded DNA Endonuclease and a Single-Stranded DNA 3′ Exonuclease and Can Participate in DNA End Joining in a Biochemical System 2011 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sicong Li, Shin-ichiro Kanno, Reiko Watanabe, Hideaki Ogiwara, Takashi Kohno, Go Watanabe, Akira Yasui, Michael R. Lieber	41
20	A Biochemically Defined System for Coding Joint Formation in V(D)J Recombination 2008 ·Molecular Cell ·Haihui Lu, Noriko Shimazaki, (unknown), Jiafeng Gu, Go Watanabe, Klaus Schwarz, Patrick C. Swanson, Michael R. Lieber	35

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