Junichi Ikenouchi

5.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
44 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Junichi Ikenouchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junichi Ikenouchi has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Neurology and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Junichi Ikenouchi's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (19 papers), Connexins and lens biology (9 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers). Junichi Ikenouchi is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (19 papers), Connexins and lens biology (9 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (9 papers). Junichi Ikenouchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Junichi Ikenouchi's co-authors include Mikio Furuse, Shöichiro Tsukita, Sachiko Tsukita, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Kyoko Furuse, Miho Matsuda, Kazuaki Umeda, Masato Umeda, Takeshi Matsui and Mayumi Nakayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Junichi Ikenouchi

43 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

ZO-1 and ZO-2 Independently Determine Where Claudins Are Polymerized in Tight-Junction Strand Formation

2006 654 citations Kazuaki Umeda, Junichi Ikenouchi et al. profile →
Tricellulin constitutes a novel barrier at tricellular contacts of epithelial cells

2005 609 citations Junichi Ikenouchi, Mikio Furuse et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Regulation of tight junctions during the epithelium-mesenchyme transition:direct repression of the gene expression of claudins/occludin by Snail

2003 553 citations Junichi Ikenouchi, Mikio Furuse et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →
Upregulated function of mitochondria-associated ER membranes in Alzheimer disease

2012 515 citations Junichi Ikenouchi, Masato Umeda et al. profile →

Peers

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Gianfranco Bazzoni Italy

Jörg Piontek Germany

Yuhko Ando‐Akatsuka Japan

Erika S. Wittchen United States

S. Patricia Becerra United States

Bert van het Hof Netherlands

Irwin H. Gelman United States

Lisette Leyton Chile

Lars Winkler Germany

Amy Lin United States

Gianfranco Bazzoni Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junichi Ikenouchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Junichi Ikenouchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Junichi Ikenouchi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Junichi Ikenouchi. Junichi Ikenouchi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Morita, M., Ryo Fujii, Akihito Inoko, et al.. (2025). The yolk sac vasculature in early avian embryo provides a novel model for the analysis of cancer extravasation. Developmental Biology. 524. 162–175. 1 indexed citations

Hori, Akira, et al.. (2025). D−π–A Fluorophores with Strong Solvatochromism for Single-Molecule Ratiometric Thermometers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(11). 9953–9961. 13 indexed citations

Tanaka, Takuya, et al.. (2024). Fluorescent Solvatochromic Probes for Long‐Term Imaging of Lipid Order in Living Cells. Advanced Science. 11(17). e2309721–e2309721. 18 indexed citations

Koyama‐Honda, Ikuko, et al.. (2024). A sustained calcium response mediated by IP3 receptor anchoring to the desmosome is essential for apoptotic cell elimination. Current Biology. 34(20). 4835–4844.e4. 1 indexed citations

Aoki, Kana, et al.. (2021). STIM-Orai1 signaling regulates fluidity of cytoplasm during membrane blebbing. Nature Communications. 12(1). 480–480. 24 indexed citations

Matsuzawa, Kenji, et al.. (2021). MAGIs regulate aPKC to enable balanced distribution of intercellular tension for epithelial sheet homeostasis. Communications Biology. 4(1). 337–337. 7 indexed citations

Ikenouchi, Junichi & Kana Aoki. (2021). A Clockwork Bleb: cytoskeleton, calcium, and cytoplasmic fluidity. FEBS Journal. 289(24). 7907–7917. 16 indexed citations

Aoki, Kana, et al.. (2020). Coordinated changes in cell membrane and cytoplasm during maturation of apoptotic bleb. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(8). 833–844. 41 indexed citations

Inai, Tetsuichiro, et al.. (2018). Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(7). 2373–2381. 56 indexed citations

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Kinoshita, Masanao, et al.. (2017). Emphatic visualization of sphingomyelin-rich domains by inter-lipid FRET imaging using fluorescent sphingomyelins. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16801–16801. 12 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Tamako, et al.. (2016). DAAM1 stabilizes epithelial junctions by restraining WAVE complex–dependent lateral membrane motility. The Journal of Cell Biology. 215(4). 559–573. 21 indexed citations

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Arita, Yuko, Shinichi Nishimura, Reiko Ishitsuka, et al.. (2015). Targeting Cholesterol in a Liquid-Disordered Environment by Theonellamides Modulates Cell Membrane Order and Cell Shape. Chemistry & Biology. 22(5). 604–610. 18 indexed citations

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Kajita, Mihoko, Junichi Ikenouchi, Yuta Yako, et al.. (2015). EPLIN is a crucial regulator for extrusion of RasV12-transformed cells. Journal of Cell Science. 128(4). 781–9. 64 indexed citations

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Oda, Yukako, Tetsuhisa Otani, Junichi Ikenouchi, & Mikio Furuse. (2014). Tricellulin regulates junctional tension of epithelial cells at tricellular contacts via Cdc42. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 19). 4201–12. 59 indexed citations

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Ikenouchi, Junichi, et al.. (2013). Sphingomyelin clustering is essential for the formation of microvilli. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 16). 3585–92. 45 indexed citations

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Ikenouchi, Junichi, Mayu Suzuki, Kazuaki Umeda, et al.. (2012). Lipid Polarity Is Maintained in Absence of Tight Junctions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(12). 9525–9533. 41 indexed citations

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Masuda, Sayuri, Yukako Oda, Hiroyuki Sasaki, et al.. (2011). LSR defines cell corners for tricellular tight junction formation in epithelial cells. Journal of Cell Science. 124(4). 548–555. 198 indexed citations

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Ikenouchi, Junichi, et al.. (2010). Phosphorylation state regulates the localization of Scribble at adherens junctions and its association with E-cadherin–catenin complexes. Experimental Cell Research. 317(4). 413–422. 22 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Masayuki, Junichi Ikenouchi, Shigenobu Yonemura, et al.. (2005). Apical membrane and junctional complex formation during simple epithelial cell differentiation of F9 cells. Genes to Cells. 10(11). 1065–1080. 20 indexed citations

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Ikenouchi, Junichi, et al.. (2001). Embryonic hydromyelia: cystic dilatation of the lumbosacral neural tube in human embryos. Acta Neuropathologica. 103(3). 248–254. 16 indexed citations

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