Ikuo Masuho

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ikuo Masuho is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ikuo Masuho has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ikuo Masuho's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (20 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Ikuo Masuho is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (20 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (7 papers). Ikuo Masuho collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Ikuo Masuho's co-authors include Kirill A. Martemyanov, Keqiang Xie, Sreenivas Chavali, David E. Gloriam, Alexander S. Hauser, Leonie Johanna Jahn, M. Madan Babu, Olga Ostrovskaya, Nickolas K. Skamangas and Christopher D. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ikuo Masuho

48 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pharmacogenomics of GPCR Drug Targets

2017 424 citations Alexander S. Hauser, Sreenivas Chavali et al. Cell profile →

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Ikuo Masuho

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Alexey Pronin United States

Geoffrey C. Owens United States

Monique Howard Australia

Andrea Levi Italy

Amantha Thathiah United States

Philippe Rondard France

Chikako Harada Japan

Jean‐Christophe Deloulme France

Ursula Boschert United States

Seung Kwak United States

Alexey Pronin United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ikuo Masuho

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shiimura, Yuki, Dohyun Im, Hidetsugu Asada, et al.. (2025). The structure and function of the ghrelin receptor coding for drug actions. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(3). 531–542. 3 indexed citations

Masuho, Ikuo, et al.. (2024). Receptor-dependent influence of R7 RGS proteins on neuronal GIRK channel signaling dynamics. Progress in Neurobiology. 243. 102686–102686.

Masuho, Ikuo, Ryoji Kise, Pablo Gaínza, et al.. (2023). Rules and mechanisms governing G protein coupling selectivity of GPCRs. Cell Reports. 42(10). 113173–113173. 32 indexed citations

Masuho, Ikuo, Dongjun Ren, Wei Lv, et al.. (2022). Effects of Small Molecule Ligands on ACKR3 Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 102(3). 128–138. 4 indexed citations

Moo, Ee Von, Kasper Harpsøe, Alexander S. Hauser, et al.. (2021). Ligand-directed bias of G protein signaling at the dopamine D2 receptor. Cell chemical biology. 29(2). 226–238.e4. 22 indexed citations

Masuho, Ikuo, Balaji Santhanam, Brian S. Muntean, et al.. (2020). A Global Map of G Protein Signaling Regulation by RGS Proteins. Cell. 183(2). 503–521.e19. 100 indexed citations

Masuho, Ikuo, Ezequiel Marrón Fernández de Velasco, Atsushi Nakano, et al.. (2020). GPCR-dependent biasing of GIRK channel signaling dynamics by RGS6 in mouse sinoatrial nodal cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(25). 14522–14531. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Dandan, Hannah M. Stoveken, Stefano Zucca, et al.. (2019). Genetic behavioral screen identifies an orphan anti-opioid system. Science. 365(6459). 1267–1273. 43 indexed citations

Gulati, Sahil, Hui Jin, Ikuo Masuho, et al.. (2018). Targeting G protein-coupled receptor signaling at the G protein level with a selective nanobody inhibitor. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1996–1996. 68 indexed citations

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Desbois, Muriel, et al.. (2018). PAM forms an atypical SCF ubiquitin ligase complex that ubiquitinates and degrades NMNAT2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(36). 13897–13909. 36 indexed citations

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Masuho, Ikuo, Francisco Pereira da Silva‐Júnior, Egberto Reis Barbosa, et al.. (2016). Screening of GNAL variants in Brazilian patients with isolated dystonia reveals a novel mutation with partial loss of function. Journal of Neurology. 263(4). 665–668. 12 indexed citations

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Shamseldin, Hanan E., Ikuo Masuho, Ahmed Alenizi, et al.. (2016). GNB5 mutation causes a novel neuropsychiatric disorder featuring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, severely impaired language development and normal cognition. Genome biology. 17(1). 195–195. 28 indexed citations

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Masuho, Ikuo, Kirill A. Martemyanov, & Nevin A. Lambert. (2015). Monitoring G Protein Activation in Cells with BRET. Methods in molecular biology. 1335. 107–113. 81 indexed citations

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Masuho, Ikuo, et al.. (2011). Establishment of clonal cell lines of taste buds from a p53 −/− mouse tongue. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 47(4). 333–340. 6 indexed citations

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Cao, Yan, Alexander V. Kolesnikov, Ikuo Masuho, Vladimir J. Kefalov, & Kirill A. Martemyanov. (2010). Membrane Anchoring Subunits Specify Selective Regulation of RGS9·Gβ5 GAP Complex in Photoreceptor Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(41). 13784–13793. 9 indexed citations

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Cao, Yan, Ikuo Masuho, Haruhisa Okawa, et al.. (2009). Retina-Specific GTPase Accelerator RGS11/Gβ5S/R9AP Is a Constitutive Heterotrimer Selectively Targeted to mGluR6 in ON-Bipolar Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(29). 9301–9313. 71 indexed citations

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Masuho, Ikuo, Michihiro Tateyama, & Osamu Saitoh. (2005). Characterization of Bitter Taste Responses of Intestinal STC-1 Cells. Chemical Senses. 30(4). 281–290. 32 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Osamu, et al.. (2003). Distribution of regulator of G protein signaling 8 (RGS8) protein in the cerebellum. The Cerebellum. 2(2). 154–160. 15 indexed citations

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Masuho, Ikuo, Masayuki Itoh, Hiroshi Itoh, & Osamu Saitoh. (2003). The mechanism of membrane‐translocation of regulator of G‐protein signaling (RGS) 8 induced by Gα expression. Journal of Neurochemistry. 88(1). 161–168. 13 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Osamu, et al.. (2000). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Xenopus RGS5. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 270(1). 34–39. 4 indexed citations

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