Itaru Samejima

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Itaru Samejima is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Itaru Samejima has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Itaru Samejima's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers). Itaru Samejima is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (16 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers). Itaru Samejima collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. Itaru Samejima's co-authors include Mitsuhiro Yanagida, Kenneth E. Sawin, William C. Earnshaw, Kumiko Samejima, Hilary A. Snaith, Masato T. Kanemaki, N. M. Naumova, Anton Goloborodko, Leonid A. Mirny and Linfeng Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Itaru Samejima

29 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation

2018 486 citations Johan H. Gibcus, Kumiko Samejima et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sustainable integrative cell biology: CENP-C is guilty by association 2025 ·Chromosome Research ·(unknown), Itaru Samejima, William C. Earnshaw	0
2	Rules of engagement for condensins and cohesins guide mitotic chromosome formation 2025 ·Science ·Kumiko Samejima, Johan H. Gibcus, Sameer Abraham, Fernanda Cisneros-Soberanis, Itaru Samejima, Alison J. Beckett, (unknown), Maria Alba Abad, Christos Spanos, (unknown), James R. Paulson, Linfeng Xie, (unknown), Ian A. Prior, Leonid A. Mirny, Job Dekker, Anton Goloborodko, William C. Earnshaw	13
3	Mapping the invisible chromatin transactions of prophase chromosome remodeling 2022 ·Molecular Cell ·Itaru Samejima, Christos Spanos, Kumiko Samejima, Juri Rappsilber, Georg Kustatscher, William C. Earnshaw	12
4	A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation breakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Johan H. Gibcus, Kumiko Samejima, Anton Goloborodko, Itaru Samejima, N. M. Naumova, Johannes Nuebler, Masato T. Kanemaki, Linfeng Xie, James R. Paulson, William C. Earnshaw, Leonid A. Mirny, Job Dekker	486
5	A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation 2018 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Johan H. Gibcus, Kumiko Samejima, Anton Goloborodko, Itaru Samejima, N. M. Naumova, (unknown), Masato T. Kanemaki, Linfeng Xie, James R. Paulson, William C. Earnshaw, Leonid A. Mirny, Job Dekker	1
6	Isolation of mitotic chromosomes from vertebrate cells and characterization of their proteome by mass spectrometry 2018 ·Methods in cell biology ·Itaru Samejima, William C. Earnshaw	3
7	Use of Mass Spectrometry to Study the Centromere and Kinetochore 2017 ·Progress in molecular and subcellular biology ·Itaru Samejima, Melpomeni Platani, William C. Earnshaw	3
8	3D-CLEM Reveals that a Major Portion of Mitotic Chromosomes Is Not Chromatin 2016 ·Molecular Cell ·Daniel G. Booth, Alison J. Beckett, Òscar Molina, Itaru Samejima, Hiroshi Masumoto, Natalay Kouprina, Vladimir Larionov, Ian A. Prior, William C. Earnshaw	85
9	Mto2 multisite phosphorylation inactivates non-spindle microtubule nucleation complexes during mitosis 2015 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Lynda Groocock, Itaru Samejima, Juan Zou, Flávia de Lima Alves, Juri Rappsilber, Kenneth E. Sawin	24
10	TD-60 links RalA GTPase function to the CPC in mitosis 2015 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Lars Langemeyer, Maria Alba Abad, Alastair Kerr, Itaru Samejima, Patrick A. Eyers, A. Arockia Jeyaprakash, Jonathan M.G. Higgins, Francis A. Barr, William C. Earnshaw	41
11	Fission Yeast 26S Proteasome Mutants Are Multi-Drug Resistant Due to Stabilization of the Pap1 Transcription Factor 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Itaru Samejima, Caroline R.M. Wilkinson, Christopher McInerny, (unknown), Mairi Wallace, Takashi Toda, Rasmus Hartmann‐Petersen, Colin Gordon	12
12	Fission Yeast Mto1 Regulates Diversity of Cytoplasmic Microtubule Organizing Centers 2010 ·Current Biology ·Itaru Samejima, Victoria J. Miller, Sergio A. Rincón, Kenneth E. Sawin	48
13	New and Old Reagents for Fluorescent Protein Tagging of Microtubules in Fission Yeast 2010 ·Methods in cell biology ·Hilary A. Snaith, Andreas Anders, Itaru Samejima, Kenneth E. Sawin	38
14	Fission Yeast mto2p Regulates Microtubule Nucleation by the Centrosomin-related Protein mto1p 2005 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Itaru Samejima, Paula C. Lourenco, Hilary A. Snaith, Kenneth E. Sawin	68
15	Multistep and multimode cortical anchoring of tea1p at cell tips in fission yeast 2005 ·The EMBO Journal ·Hilary A. Snaith, Itaru Samejima, Kenneth E. Sawin	82
16	Interaction of the Anaphase-promoting Complex/Cyclosome and Proteasome Protein Complexes with Multiubiquitin Chain-binding Proteins 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Michael Seeger, Rasmus Hartmann‐Petersen, Caroline R.M. Wilkinson, Mairi Wallace, Itaru Samejima, Martin S. Taylor, Colin Gordon	55
17	Multiple modes of activation of the stress-responsive MAP kinase pathway in fission yeast 1997 ·The EMBO Journal ·Itaru Samejima	102
18	Identification of cut8 ⁺ and cek1 ⁺ , a Novel Protein Kinase Gene, Which Complement a Fission Yeast Mutation That Blocks Anaphase 1994 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Itaru Samejima, Mitsuhiro Yanagida	8
19	Fission yeast genes nda1+ and nda4+, mutations of which lead to S-phase block, chromatin alteration and Ca2+ suppression, are members of the CDC46/MCM2 family. 1993 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Shinji Miyake, (unknown), Itaru Samejima, Yasushi Hiraoka, Tatsushi Toda, (unknown), Mitsuhiro Yanagida	70
20	The fission yeast cut1+ gene regulates spindle pole body duplication and has homology to the budding yeast ESP1 gene 1990 ·Cell ·Satoru Uzawa, Itaru Samejima, Tatsuya Hirano, (unknown), (unknown)	136

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