Jun Morishita

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Jun Morishita is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Morishita has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pharmacology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jun Morishita's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (9 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (3 papers). Jun Morishita is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (9 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (3 papers). Jun Morishita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Jun Morishita's co-authors include Natsuo Ueda, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Takeharu Tonai, Nobuhiro Maekawa, Mitsuhiro Yanagida, Masaaki Ueki, Masaki Ueno, Gohta Goshima and Xinghua Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jun Morishita

26 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners

2004 652 citations Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jun Morishita Japan	19	1.0k	765	419	337	333	28	2.0k
Yuki Yamasaki Japan	13	641 0.6×	250 0.3×	463 1.1×	131 0.4×	166 0.5×	50	1.3k
Nicoletta Pasquariello Italy	17	917 0.9×	232 0.3×	368 0.9×	93 0.3×	37 0.1×	21	1.2k
Ana I. Castillo Spain	17	616 0.6×	380 0.5×	357 0.9×	80 0.2×	37 0.1×	21	1.3k
Concepción García Spain	24	1.0k 1.0×	371 0.5×	757 1.8×	265 0.8×	43 0.1×	59	1.7k
Tiziano Croci Italy	27	691 0.7×	652 0.9×	688 1.6×	82 0.2×	29 0.1×	62	2.1k
Roberta Verde Italy	22	771 0.8×	302 0.4×	233 0.6×	145 0.4×	24 0.1×	41	1.4k
Gunnar Tiger Sweden	22	973 0.9×	317 0.4×	590 1.4×	168 0.5×	16 0.0×	50	1.4k
Andrei Sibaev Germany	17	996 1.0×	300 0.4×	290 0.7×	144 0.4×	18 0.1×	37	1.7k
Barbara Malinowska Poland	27	1.0k 1.0×	719 0.9×	591 1.4×	93 0.3×	17 0.1×	120	2.3k
Natalya M. Kogan Israel	15	650 0.6×	235 0.3×	202 0.5×	131 0.4×	36 0.1×	27	974

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20 of 20 papers shown

Morishita, Jun & Paul Nurse. (2023). Identification of a small RhoA GTPase inhibitor effective in fission yeast and human cells. Open Biology. 13(3). 220185–220185. 2 indexed citations

Morishita, Jun & Paul Nurse. (2021). Identification of novel microtubule inhibitors effective in fission yeast and human cells and their effects on breast cancer cell lines. Open Biology. 11(9). 210161–210161. 3 indexed citations

Ueki, Masaaki, Masaki Imanishi, Shuhei Tomita, et al.. (2017). Reoxygenation with 100% Oxygen Following Hypoxia in Mice Causes Apoptosis. Shock. 48(5). 590–594. 3 indexed citations

Morishita, Jun, Min‐Ji Kang, Kevin Fidelin, & Hyung Don Ryoo. (2013). CDK7 Regulates the Mitochondrial Localization of a Tail-Anchored Proapoptotic Protein, Hid. Cell Reports. 5(6). 1481–1488. 12 indexed citations

Miyazaki, Hiroyuki, Jun Morishita, Masaaki Ueki, et al.. (2012). The effects of a selective inhibitor of c-Fos/activator protein-1 on endotoxin-induced acute kidney injury in mice. BMC Nephrology. 13(1). 153–153. 27 indexed citations

Ueki, Masaaki, Masaki Ueno, Jun Morishita, & Nobuhiro Maekawa. (2012). Curcumin ameliorates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by inhibiting renal inflammation in mice. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 115(5). 547–551. 127 indexed citations

Ueki, Masaaki, et al.. (2011). Erythropoietin attenuates isoflurane‐induced neurodegeneration and learning deficits in the developing mouse brain. Pediatric Anesthesia. 21(12). 1209–1213. 21 indexed citations

Uyama, Toru, Jun Morishita, Xinghua Jin, et al.. (2008). The tumor suppressor gene H-Rev107 functions as a novel Ca2+-independent cytosolic phospholipase A1/2 of the thiol hydrolase type. Journal of Lipid Research. 50(4). 685–693. 68 indexed citations

Okamoto, Yasuo, Jun Wang, Jun Morishita, & Natsuo Ueda. (2007). Biosynthetic Pathways of the Endocannabinoid Anandamide. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 4(8). 1842–1857. 99 indexed citations

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Cristino, Luigia, Katarzyna Starowicz, Luciano De Petrocellis, et al.. (2007). Immunohistochemical localization of anabolic and catabolic enzymes for anandamide and other putative endovanilloids in the hippocampus and cerebellar cortex of the mouse brain. Neuroscience. 151(4). 955–968. 91 indexed citations

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Wang, Jun, Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita, et al.. (2006). Functional Analysis of the Purified Anandamide-generating Phospholipase D as a Member of the Metallo-β-lactamase Family. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(18). 12325–12335. 85 indexed citations

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Jamal, Mostofa, Kiyoshi Ameno, Setsuko Ameno, et al.. (2006). Changes in cholinergic function in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of rat exposed to ethanol and acetaldehyde. Neuroscience. 144(1). 232–238. 40 indexed citations

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Jin, Xinghua, Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita, et al.. (2006). Discovery and Characterization of a Ca2+-independent Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Acyltransferase Generating the Anandamide Precursor and Its Congeners. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(6). 3614–3623. 123 indexed citations

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Morishita, Jun, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi, et al.. (2005). Regional distribution and age‐dependent expression of N‐acylphosphatidylethanolamine‐hydrolyzing phospholipase D in rat brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 94(3). 753–762. 53 indexed citations

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Ueda, Natsuo, Yasuo Okamoto, & Jun Morishita. (2005). N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D: A novel enzyme of the β-lactamase fold family releasing anandamide and other N-acylethanolamines. Life Sciences. 77(14). 1750–1758. 35 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Yasuo, Jun Morishita, Jun Wang, et al.. (2005). Mammalian cells stably overexpressing N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolysing phospholipase D exhibit significantly decreased levels of N-acylphosphatidylethanolamines. Biochemical Journal. 389(1). 241–247. 29 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Yasuo, Jun Morishita, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Takeharu Tonai, & Natsuo Ueda. (2004). Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(7). 5298–5305. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakaseko, Yukinobu, Gohta Goshima, Jun Morishita, & Mitsuhiro Yanagida. (2001). M phase–specific kinetochore proteins in fission yeast. Current Biology. 11(8). 537–549. 99 indexed citations

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Morishita, Jun, Takahiro Matsusaka, Gohta Goshima, et al.. (2001). Bir1/Cut17 moving from chromosome to spindle upon the loss of cohesion is required for condensation, spindle elongation and repair. Genes to Cells. 6(9). 743–763. 82 indexed citations

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Tomonaga, Takeshi, Koji Nagao, Yosuke Kawasaki, et al.. (2000). Characterization of fission yeast cohesin: essential anaphase proteolysis of Rad21 phosphorylated in the S phase. Genes & Development. 14(21). 2757–2770. 243 indexed citations

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