Kaoru Akita

1.1k total citations
26 papers, 900 citations indexed

About

Kaoru Akita is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Akita has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 900 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Akita's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (19 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (10 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers). Kaoru Akita is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (19 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (10 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers). Kaoru Akita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Kaoru Akita's co-authors include Hiroshi Nakada, Munetoyo Toda, Mizue Inoue, Akiko Ishida, Alexander von Holst, Andréas Faissner, Takeomi Murata, Kosei Hirakawa, Masakazu Yashiro and Yoko Furukawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Akita

26 papers receiving 891 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaoru Akita Japan	18	639	369	163	162	78	26	900
Wenyan Miao United States	16	713 1.1×	321 0.9×	282 1.7×	160 1.0×	47 0.6×	26	1.3k
Guichao Zeng United States	16	796 1.2×	271 0.7×	74 0.5×	198 1.2×	81 1.0×	27	913
Kazumi Hayashi Japan	14	521 0.8×	172 0.5×	193 1.2×	55 0.3×	36 0.5×	33	958
Pascale C. van Weeren Netherlands	11	842 1.3×	199 0.5×	178 1.1×	111 0.7×	24 0.3×	11	1.3k
P M Blumberg United States	12	582 0.9×	232 0.6×	121 0.7×	102 0.6×	38 0.5×	13	799
Enza Piccolo Italy	18	628 1.0×	333 0.9×	245 1.5×	94 0.6×	41 0.5×	21	988
Eugen Ulrich United Kingdom	6	936 1.5×	158 0.4×	340 2.1×	114 0.7×	32 0.4×	7	1.2k
Thomas M. Beres United States	8	669 1.0×	178 0.5×	97 0.6×	78 0.5×	205 2.6×	11	827
Gautam Sondarva United States	18	840 1.3×	178 0.5×	240 1.5×	139 0.9×	20 0.3×	28	1.1k
Kathryn Hadfield United Kingdom	10	1.0k 1.6×	263 0.7×	322 2.0×	160 1.0×	26 0.3×	13	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Akita, Kaoru, et al.. (2019). Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) phosphorylation by protein kinase C α/δ (PKCα/δ) enhances cell motility. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(30). 11513–11524. 28 indexed citations

Akita, Kaoru, Masakazu Yashiro, Tetsuji Sawada, et al.. (2015). Binding of Galectin-3, a β-Galactoside-binding Lectin, to MUC1 Protein Enhances Phosphorylation of Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and Akt, Promoting Tumor Cell Malignancy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(43). 26125–26140. 50 indexed citations

Ishida, Akiko, et al.. (2014). Negative Regulation of Toll-like Receptor-4 Signaling through the Binding of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Glycoprotein, CD14, with the Sialic Acid-binding Lectin, CD33. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(36). 25341–25350. 33 indexed citations

Sasaki, Aya, Kaoru Akita, Fumitake Ito, et al.. (2014). Difference in mesothelin‐binding ability of serum CA125 between patients with endometriosis and epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 136(8). 1985–1990. 17 indexed citations

Ishida, Akiko, et al.. (2014). Galectin-3 binds to MUC1-N-terminal domain and triggers recruitment of β-catenin in MUC1-expressing mouse 3T3 cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1840(6). 1790–1797. 21 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Yasuyuki, Qing Zhang, Kaoru Akita, et al.. (2013). Trimeric Tn Antigen on Syndecan 1 Produced by ppGalNAc-T13 Enhances Cancer Metastasis via a Complex Formation with Integrin α5β1 and Matrix Metalloproteinase 9. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(33). 24264–24276. 25 indexed citations

Akita, Kaoru, et al.. (2013). CA125/MUC16 interacts with Src family kinases, and over-expression of its C-terminal fragment in human epithelial cancer cells reduces cell–cell adhesion. European Journal of Cell Biology. 92(8-9). 257–263. 37 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Yasuyuki, Qing Zhang, Kaoru Akita, et al.. (2012). pp-GalNAc-T13 induces high metastatic potential of murine Lewis lung cancer by generating trimeric Tn antigen. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 419(1). 7–13. 28 indexed citations

Akita, Kaoru, Shuhei Yoshida, Yuzuru Ikehara, et al.. (2012). Different Levels of Sialyl-Tn Antigen Expressed on MUC16 in Patients With Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 22(4). 531–538. 45 indexed citations

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Yurugi, Hajime, Akiko Ishida, Kaoru Akita, et al.. (2012). Expression of prohibitins on the surface of activated T cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 420(2). 275–280. 26 indexed citations

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Okajima, Tetsuya, Takeshi Urano, Hiroshi Nakada, et al.. (2011). Mechanisms for Cancer Metastasis in the Formation of Trimeric Tn Antigen Modified by pp-GalNAc-T13 Gene. Glycobiology. 21(11). 1531. 1 indexed citations

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Ishida, Akiko, Munetoyo Toda, Kaoru Akita, et al.. (2010). Immunomodulation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells through ligation of tumor-produced mucins to Siglec-9. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 402(4). 663–669. 70 indexed citations

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Sirko, Swetlana, Kaoru Akita, Alexander von Holst, & Andréas Faissner. (2010). Structural and Functional Analysis of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans in the Neural Stem Cell Niche. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 479. 37–71. 34 indexed citations

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Toda, Munetoyo, Kaoru Akita, Mizue Inoue, Shigeru Taketani, & Hiroshi Nakada. (2008). Down-modulation of B cell signal transduction by ligation of mucins to CD22. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 372(1). 45–50. 9 indexed citations

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Ishida, Akiko, Munetoyo Toda, Takeomi Murata, et al.. (2008). Mucin‐induced apoptosis of monocyte‐derived dendritic cells during maturation. PROTEOMICS. 8(16). 3342–3349. 36 indexed citations

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Akita, Kaoru, Munetoyo Toda, Mizue Inoue, et al.. (2004). Heparan sulphate proteoglycans interact with neurocan and promote neurite outgrowth from cerebellar granule cells. Biochemical Journal. 383(1). 129–138. 35 indexed citations

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Inaba, Takaaki, Hajime Sano, Yutaka Kawahito, et al.. (2003). Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 in monocyte/macrophage by mucins secreted from colon cancer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(5). 2736–2741. 62 indexed citations

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Akita, Kaoru, Shinji Fushiki, Takahiro Fujimoto, et al.. (2001). Developmental expression of a unique carbohydrate antigen, Tn antigen, in mouse central nervous tissues. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 65(6). 595–603. 13 indexed citations

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Matsushima‐Nishiwaki, Rie, Mitsuru Okuno, Tetsuro Sano, et al.. (2001). Phosphorylation of retinoid X receptor alpha at serine 260 impairs its metabolism and function in human hepatocellular carcinoma.. PubMed. 61(20). 7675–82. 109 indexed citations

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Akita, Kaoru, Shinji Fushiki, Takahiro Fujimoto, et al.. (2001). Identification of the Core Protein Carrying the Tn Antigen in Mouse Brain: Specific Expression on Syndecan-3.. Cell Structure and Function. 26(5). 271–278. 9 indexed citations

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