Kazuei Igarashi

22.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
518 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Kazuei Igarashi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuei Igarashi has authored 518 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 395 papers in Molecular Biology, 164 papers in Biochemistry and 50 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kazuei Igarashi's work include Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (266 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (158 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (58 papers). Kazuei Igarashi is often cited by papers focused on Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (266 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (158 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (58 papers). Kazuei Igarashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Singapore. Kazuei Igarashi's co-authors include Keiko Kashiwagi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Seiyu Hirose, Yoshifumi Takeda, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Yoshimi Kakinuma, Hideyuki Tomitori, Keith Williams, Kaori Sakata and Takeshi Uemura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kazuei Igarashi

512 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit Papers

Polyamines: Mysterious Modulators of Cellular Functions 1988 2026 2000 2013 2000 2009 1992 1988 200 400 600
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.

  1. Polyamines: Mysterious Modulators of Cellular Functions
    2000 740 citations Kazuei Igarashi, Keiko Kashiwagi Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
  2. Modulation of cellular function by polyamines
    2009 676 citations Kazuei Igarashi, Keiko Kashiwagi profile →
  3. Ornithine decarboxylase is degraded by the 26S proteasome without ubiquitination
    1992 666 citations Kazuei Igarashi et al. profile →
  4. Site of action of a Vero toxin (VT2) from Escherichia coli O157:H7 and of Shiga toxin on eukaryotic ribosomes
    1988 623 citations Yoshifumi Takeda, Kazuei Igarashi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kazuei Igarashi Japan 69 13.9k 4.6k 2.1k 1.7k 1.7k 518 18.8k
John E. Cronan United States 88 17.5k 1.3× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 4.8k 2.8× 1.6k 1.0× 389 24.6k
Charles O. Rock United States 82 13.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.3× 2.6k 1.3× 2.7k 1.6× 919 0.5× 273 20.5k
Jagannathan Netherlands 3 13.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.3× 783 0.4× 2.1k 1.2× 2.7k 1.6× 4 24.3k
Markus R. Wenk Singapore 85 14.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.6× 913 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 370 24.6k
John E. Walker United Kingdom 100 30.8k 2.2× 1.6k 0.3× 632 0.3× 2.9k 1.7× 1.7k 1.0× 356 38.7k
Michael A. Marletta United States 81 9.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 653 0.3× 612 0.4× 2.1k 1.2× 251 23.7k
Rodney L. Levine United States 76 13.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 896 0.4× 833 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 204 27.1k
Eugene P. Kennedy United States 70 9.0k 0.7× 3.9k 0.9× 420 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 236 16.9k
Lorenza Bordoli Switzerland 20 15.3k 1.1× 682 0.1× 1.2k 0.6× 2.3k 1.4× 3.2k 1.9× 23 24.1k
Hermann Schägger Germany 62 21.6k 1.6× 880 0.2× 491 0.2× 2.2k 1.3× 2.1k 1.3× 122 28.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kashiwagi, Keiko & Kazuei Igarashi. (2025). Measurements of acrolein adducts resulting from polyamine catabolism. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 715. 117–135. 1 indexed citations
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Sakamoto, Akihiko, Yusuke Terui, Kazuei Igarashi, & Keiko Kashiwagi. (2023). Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) Channel Mediates Acrolein Cytotoxicity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11847–11847. 6 indexed citations
3.
Ito, Kiyonori, Susumu Ookawara, Takeshi Uemura, et al.. (2023). Whole Blood Spermine/Spermidine Ratio as a New Indicator of Sarcopenia Status in Older Adults. Biomedicines. 11(5). 1403–1403. 10 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Teruyuki, Akihiko Sakamoto, Keiko Kashiwagi, et al.. (2023). Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus. The Journal of Biochemistry. 174(1). 81–88. 2 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Teruyuki, Akihiko Sakamoto, Keiko Kashiwagi, et al.. (2022). Alkaline Stress Causes Changes in Polyamine Biosynthesis in Thermus thermophilus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 13523–13523. 4 indexed citations
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Uemura, Takeshi, et al.. (2020). Decrease of Patients with Brain Infarction through Evaluation of Relative Risk Value of Brain Infarction by Measurement of Protein-Conjugated Acrolein, IL-6 and CRP in Plasma Together with Age. Biomarkers. 6(1). 2 indexed citations
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Sridharan, Aishwarya, Meng Shi, Thiam Chye Lim, et al.. (2020). The Polyamine Putrescine Promotes Human Epidermal Melanogenesis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(10). 2032–2040.e1. 7 indexed citations
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Lim, Thiam Chye, et al.. (2018). Polyamine Regulator AMD1 Promotes Cell Migration in Epidermal Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(12). 2653–2665. 21 indexed citations
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Yoshida, Madoka, Naoki Kato, Takeshi Uemura, et al.. (2017). Time dependent transition of the levels of protein-conjugated acrolein (PC-Acro), IL-6 and CRP in plasma during stroke. eNeurologicalSci. 7. 18–24. 4 indexed citations
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Takayama, Eiji, Takayasu Higo, Masatake Kai, et al.. (2004). Involvement of caspase-9 in execution of the maternal program of apoptosis in Xenopus late blastulae overexpressed with S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 325(4). 1367–1375. 8 indexed citations
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Sakata, Kaori, Keiko Kashiwagi, Shahana Sharmin, et al.. (2003). Increase in putrescine, amine oxidase, and acrolein in plasma of renal failure patients. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 305(1). 143–149. 127 indexed citations
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Apirakaramwong, Auayporn, Keiko Kashiwagi, V. Samuel Raj, et al.. (1999). Involvement of ppGpp, Ribosome Modulation Factor, and Stationary Phase-Specific Sigma Factor ςS in the Decrease in Cell Viability Caused by Spermidine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 264(3). 643–647. 15 indexed citations
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Sakata, Kaori, Tomomi Shimogori, Keiko Kashiwagi, & Kazuei Igarashi. (1997). Identification of Regulatory Region of Antizyme Necessary for the Negative Regulation of Polyamine Transport. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 238(2). 415–419. 36 indexed citations
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Shimogori, Tomomi, Keiko Kashiwagi, & Kazuei Igarashi. (1996). Spermidine Regulation of Protein Synthesis at the Level of Initiation Complex Formation of Met-tRNA,mRNA and Ribosomes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 223(3). 544–548. 22 indexed citations
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Igarashi, Kazuei & Keiko Kashiwagi. (1996). Polyamine transport inEscherichia coli. Amino Acids. 10(1). 83–97. 17 indexed citations
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Wada, Akira, et al.. (1995). Ribosome Modulation Factor: Stationary Growth Phase-Specific Inhibitor of Ribosome Functions from Escherichia coli. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 214(2). 410–417. 105 indexed citations
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Igarashi, Kazuei, Fumiyo Kasuya, Miyoshi Fukui, Etsuko Usuki, & Neal Castagnoli. (1995). Studies on the metabolism of haloperidol (HP): The role of CYP3A in the production of the neurotoxic pyridinium metabolite HPP+ found in rat brain following ip administration of HP. Life Sciences. 57(26). 2439–2446. 52 indexed citations
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Kashiwagi, Keiko, Kiyoshi Ito, & Kazuei Igarashi. (1991). Spermidine regulation of ornithine decarboxylase synthesis by a GC-rich sequence of the 5′-untranslated region. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 178(3). 815–822. 18 indexed citations
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Igarashi, Kazuei, Keiko Kashiwagi, Junichi Fukuchi, et al.. (1990). Spermine-like functions of N1, N12-bis(ethyl)spermine: Stimulation of protein synthesis and cell growth and inhibition of gastric ulceration. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 172(2). 715–720. 12 indexed citations
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Igarashi, Kazuei, et al.. (1971). Aminoacyl transfer RNA formation. I. Absence of pyrophosphate-ATP exchange in aminoacyl-tRNA formation stimulated by polyamines.. PubMed. 254(1). 91–103. 49 indexed citations

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