Junji Otani

1.0k total citations
22 papers, 739 citations indexed

About

Junji Otani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Junji Otani has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 739 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Junji Otani's work include RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (8 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Junji Otani is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (8 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Junji Otani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Junji Otani's co-authors include Masahiro Shirakawa, Kyohei Arita, Mariko Ariyoshi, Isao Suetake, Miki Nishio, Tomohiko Maehama, Akira Suzuki, Shoji Tajima, Tak W. Mak and Hironobu Kimura 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

Junji Otani

21 papers receiving 731 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junji Otani Japan 14 655 130 91 49 48 22 739
Héctor Rincón‐Arano United States 17 716 1.1× 113 0.9× 62 0.7× 80 1.6× 60 1.3× 21 812
Rachel B. Rodrigues United States 5 338 0.5× 235 1.8× 119 1.3× 19 0.4× 27 0.6× 5 432
Raluca Tamas Germany 10 992 1.5× 193 1.5× 23 0.3× 55 1.1× 44 0.9× 15 1.1k
Hee Sool Rho United States 6 739 1.1× 71 0.5× 44 0.5× 93 1.9× 47 1.0× 6 872
Courtney Voss Canada 15 698 1.1× 44 0.3× 117 1.3× 111 2.3× 38 0.8× 25 883
Sally W.T. Cheung Canada 7 545 0.8× 228 1.8× 413 4.5× 50 1.0× 31 0.6× 7 709
Zhanyu Ding China 11 558 0.9× 92 0.7× 81 0.9× 70 1.4× 30 0.6× 13 617
Mengjie Liu China 6 651 1.0× 58 0.4× 57 0.6× 67 1.4× 45 0.9× 9 716
Misa Iwatani Japan 12 445 0.7× 60 0.5× 32 0.4× 41 0.8× 36 0.8× 15 612
Linda C. Bullions United States 8 475 0.7× 69 0.5× 61 0.7× 52 1.1× 27 0.6× 9 550

Countries citing papers authored by Junji Otani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junji Otani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junji Otani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Junji Otani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Junji Otani 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 Junji Otani. Junji Otani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maehama, Tomohiko, Miki Nishio, Junji Otani, Tak W. Mak, & Akira Suzuki. (2023). Nucleolar stress: Molecular mechanisms and related human diseases. Cancer Science. 114(5). 2078–2086. 24 indexed citations
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Nishio, Miki, Junji Otani, Toshiko Sakuma, et al.. (2022). Hippo-TAZ signaling is the master regulator of the onset of triple-negative basal-like breast cancers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(29). e2123134119–e2123134119. 14 indexed citations
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Dai, Yuntao, Tetsuya Kawaguchi, Miki Nishio, et al.. (2022). The TIGD5 gene located in 8q24 and frequently amplified in ovarian cancers is a tumor suppressor. Genes to Cells. 27(11). 633–642. 2 indexed citations
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Shiraishi, Yusuke, Tomohiko Maehama, Miki Nishio, et al.. (2022). N‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenethyl)‐6‐methyl‐2,3,4,9‐tetrahydro‐1H‐carbazol‐1‐amine inhibits bladder cancer progression by suppressing YAP1/TAZ. Genes to Cells. 27(10). 602–612. 4 indexed citations
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Maehama, Tomohiko, Miki Nishio, Junji Otani, et al.. (2021). Alantolactone is a natural product that potently inhibits YAP1/TAZ through promotion of reactive oxygen species accumulation. Cancer Science. 112(10). 4303–4316. 22 indexed citations
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Miyachi, Yosuke, Miki Nishio, Junji Otani, et al.. (2021). TAZ inhibits acinar cell differentiation but promotes immature ductal cell proliferation in adult mouse salivary glands. Genes to Cells. 26(9). 714–726. 4 indexed citations
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Nishio, Miki, Tomohiko Maehama, Junji Otani, et al.. (2020). Endogenous YAP1 activation drives immediate onset of cervical carcinoma in situ in mice. Cancer Science. 111(10). 3576–3587. 24 indexed citations
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Maehama, Tomohiko, Miki Nishio, Junji Otani, Tak W. Mak, & Akira Suzuki. (2020). The role of Hippo‐YAP signaling in squamous cell carcinomas. Cancer Science. 112(1). 51–60. 47 indexed citations
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Mishima, Yuichi, Laura Brueckner, Saori Takahashi, et al.. (2019). Enhanced processivity of Dnmt1 by monoubiquitinated histone H3. Genes to Cells. 25(1). 22–32. 16 indexed citations
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Nishio, Miki, Junji Otani, Shoji Tane, et al.. (2019). Hippo pathway controls cell adhesion and context‐dependent cell competition to influence skin engraftment efficiency. The FASEB Journal. 33(4). 5548–5560. 14 indexed citations
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Mishima, Yuichi, Laura Brueckner, Saori Takahashi, et al.. (2017). RFTS‐dependent negative regulation of Dnmt1 by nucleosome structure and histone tails. FEBS Journal. 284(20). 3455–3469. 11 indexed citations
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Tamura, Miki, et al.. (2016). NEK6‐mediated phosphorylation of human TPP1 regulates telomere length through telomerase recruitment. Genes to Cells. 21(8). 874–889. 14 indexed citations
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Mishima, Yuichi, Chanika D. Jayasinghe, Kai Lü, et al.. (2015). Nucleosome compaction facilitates HP1γ binding to methylated H3K9. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(21). gkv841–gkv841. 29 indexed citations
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Otani, Junji, Michio Matsumura, Kotaro Fujii, & Hidehiro Uekusa. (2015). Structure Determination from Powder X-ray Diffraction Data of Black Azo (Hydrazone) Pigments. Chemistry Letters. 44(5). 662–664. 3 indexed citations
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Otani, Junji, Takeshi Kikuchi, Suguru Higashida, Takashi Harada, & Michio Matsumura. (2014). Synthesis and properties of azonaphtharylamide pigments having arylamide groups at 2- and 7-positions. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1084. 28–35. 3 indexed citations
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Otani, Junji, Hironobu Kimura, Jafar Sharif, et al.. (2013). Cell Cycle-Dependent Turnover of 5-Hydroxymethyl Cytosine in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82961–e82961. 73 indexed citations
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Otani, Junji, Kyohei Arita, Tsuyoshi Kato, et al.. (2013). Structural Basis of the Versatile DNA Recognition Ability of the Methyl-CpG Binding Domain of Methyl-CpG Binding Domain Protein 4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(9). 6351–6362. 55 indexed citations
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Takaoka, Yousuke, Yoshiyuki Kioi, Junji Otani, et al.. (2013). Quantitative comparison of protein dynamics in live cells and in vitro by in-cell 19F-NMR. Chemical Communications. 49(27). 2801–2801. 46 indexed citations
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Mishima, Yuichi, Makoto Watanabe, Toru Kawakami, et al.. (2012). Hinge and Chromoshadow of HP1α Participate in Recognition of K9 Methylated Histone H3 in Nucleosomes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 425(1). 54–70. 41 indexed citations
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Otani, Junji, et al.. (2009). Structural basis for recognition of H3K4 methylation status by the DNA methyltransferase 3A ATRX–DNMT3–DNMT3L domain. EMBO Reports. 10(11). 1235–1241. 290 indexed citations

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