Kaoru Tominaga

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Kaoru Tominaga is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaoru Tominaga has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kaoru Tominaga's work include Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (10 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers). Kaoru Tominaga is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (10 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers). Kaoru Tominaga collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and France. Kaoru Tominaga's co-authors include Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith, Reini F. Luco, Qun Pan, Tom Misteli, Benjamin J. Blencowe, Peter H. Dube, Ahmed Sabbah, Yan Xiang, Victoria Centonze Frohlich and Santanu Bose and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Kaoru Tominaga

70 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Histone Modifications

2010 814 citations Reini F. Luco, Qun Pan et al. Science profile →
Activation of innate immune antiviral responses by Nod2

2009 588 citations Ahmed Sabbah, Victoria Centonze Frohlich et al. Nature Immunology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaoru Tominaga

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The combination of venetoclax with dimethyl fumarate synergistically induces apoptosis in AML cells by disrupting mitochondrial integrity through ROS accumulation 2025 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Shin‐ichiro Kawaguchi, Kazuya Sato, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroko Hayakawa, Kaoru Tominaga, Hitoshi Endo, Tom Kouki, Nobuhiko Ohno, Yoshinobu Kanda	0
2	Fatty Acids Play a Critical Role in Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation in Effector T Cells in Graft-versus-Host Disease 2024 ·ImmunoHorizons ·(unknown), Kazuya Sato, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroko Hayakawa, Takashi Ikeda, Shin‐ichiro Kawaguchi, Kiyomi Mashima, Kento Umino, Kaoru Morita, Ryoji Ito, Nobuhiko Ohno, Kaoru Tominaga, Hitoshi Endo, Yoshinobu Kanda	2
3	Tip60/KAT5 Histone Acetyltransferase Is Required for Maintenance and Neurogenesis of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Kaoru Tominaga, Eiji Sakashita, Katsumi Kasashima, Kenji Kuroiwa, Yasumitsu Nagao, Naoki Iwamori, Hitoshi Endo	6
4	Loss of mitochondrial transcription factor A in neural stem cells leads to immature brain development and triggers the activation of the integral stress response in vivo 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Kaoru Tominaga, Katsumi Kasashima, Kenji Kuroiwa, Eiji Sakashita, Hiroko Hayakawa, Tom Kouki, Nobuhiko Ohno, Kensuke Kawai, Hitoshi Endo	5
5	Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Inhibit Aerobic Glycolysis in Activated T Cells by Negatively Regulating Hexokinase II Activity Through PD-1/PD-L1 Interaction 2020 ·Transplantation and Cellular Therapy ·Yasufumi Kawasaki, Kazuya Sato, Kiyomi Mashima, Hirofumi Nakano, Takashi Ikeda, Kento Umino, Kaoru Morita, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroko Hayakawa, Kaoru Tominaga, Hitoshi Endo, Yoshinobu Kanda	8
6	Developmentally Regulated RNA-binding Protein 1 (Drb1)/RNA-binding Motif Protein 45 (RBM45), a Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Trafficking Protein, Forms TAR DNA-binding Protein 43 (TDP-43)-mediated Cytoplasmic Aggregates 2016 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Eiji Sakashita, Katsumi Kasashima, Kaoru Tominaga, Kenji Kuroiwa, Yasuyuki Nozaki, Tohru Matsuura, Toshiro Hamamoto, Hitoshi Endo	21
7	The Role of Chromatin Reorganization in the Process of Cellular Senescence 2012 ·Current Drug Targets ·Kaoru Tominaga, Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith	6
8	Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Histone Modifications breakdown → 2010 ·Science ·Reini F. Luco, Qun Pan, Kaoru Tominaga, Benjamin J. Blencowe, Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith, Tom Misteli	814
9	Emerging role of the MORF/MRG gene family in various biological processes, including aging 2010 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Meizhen Chen, Kaoru Tominaga, Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith	31
10	Activation of innate immune antiviral responses by Nod2 breakdown → 2009 ·Nature Immunology ·Ahmed Sabbah, (unknown), (unknown), Victoria Centonze Frohlich, Kaoru Tominaga, Peter H. Dube, Yan Xiang, Santanu Bose	588
11	Mrg15 null and heterozygous mouse embryonic fibroblasts exhibit DNA‐repair defects post exposure to gamma ionizing radiation 2007 ·FEBS Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrej Podlutsky, Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith, Kaoru Tominaga	30
12	Important role of membrane‐associated CD14 in the induction of IFN‐β and subsequent nitric oxide production by murine macrophages in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide 2000 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Shinji Saito, Motohiro Matsuura, Kaoru Tominaga, Teruo Kirikae, Masayasu Nakano	32
13	Lipopolysaccharide tolerance in murine peritoneal macrophages induces downregulation of the lipopolysaccharide signal transduction pathway through mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-κB cascades, but not lipopolysaccharide-incorporation steps 1999 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·Kaoru Tominaga, Shinji Saito, Motohiro Matsuura, Masayasu Nakano	66
14	Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced IL-6 production by embryonic fibroblasts isolated and cloned from LPS-responsive and LPS-hyporesponsive mice 1997 ·Molecular Immunology ·Kaoru Tominaga, Teruo Kirikae, Masayasu Nakano	17
15	An amino acid change in the non-structural NS2 protein of an influenza A virus mutant is responsible for the generation of defective interfering (DI) particles by amplifying DI RNAs and suppressing complementary RNA synthesis 1994 ·Journal of General Virology ·Takato Odagiri, Kaoru Tominaga, K. Tobita, Shigeo Ohta	24
16	Upstream region of a genomic gene for human mitochondrial transcription factor 1 1992 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Kaoru Tominaga, Shuichi Akiyama, Yasuo Kagawa, Shigeo Ohta	24
17	Severe Infections due to Streptococcus milleri in Children 1991 ·Kansenshogaku zasshi ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Naoki Tsumura, Keiko Oda, Y Sakata, Kaoru Tominaga, (unknown), Fumio Yamashita, (unknown), (unknown)	2
18	Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococcal Septicemia and Meningitis in Immunocompromised Childre 1991 ·Kansenshogaku zasshi ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Keiko Oda, (unknown), Y Sakata, Kaoru Tominaga, (unknown), Fumio Yamashita	1
19	Comparative well-controlled study of ampicillin rectal suppository versus intravenous administration of ampicillin against acute pneumonia in pediatric field 1983 ·The Journal of Antibiotics ·(unknown), T Fujimoto, Tohru Nishiyama, (unknown), Kaoru Tominaga, Fumio Yamashita, N Iwai, Akira Sasaki, (unknown), (unknown), H Nakamura, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), R Fujii	3
20	[Pharmacological evaluation of an ampicillin suppository (KS-R1) in acute pneumonia in children--a comparison with a parenteral preparation of ampicillin]. 1983 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Takeshi Nishiyama, (unknown), Kaoru Tominaga, F Yamashita, N Iwai, Akira Sasaki, (unknown), Fumitaka Mizoguchi	1

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