Kei Ito

3.6k citations

13 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 12

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Genetics top 2%
Cell Biology top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%

Co-authors: Yoshiki Hotta Daisuke Yamamoto Joachim Urban Gerhard M. Technau Yasushi Hiromi Wakae Awano Nicholas J. Strausfeld Yongsheng Li
Topics: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers)Plant Molecular Biology Research (3 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Aging Cell Biology
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry Nature Medicine Development
Partner nations: Japan United States Germany

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Kei Ito

13 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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The Drosophila mushroom body is a quadruple structure of clonal units each of which contains a virtually identical set of neurones and glial cells

1997 676 citations Kei Ito, Wakae Awano et al. Development profile →

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	PrevalentLIPHfounder mutations lead to loss of P2Y5 activation ability of PA-PLA₁α in autosomal recessive hypotrichosis 2010 ·Human Mutation ·Satoru Shinkuma,Masashi Akiyama,Asuka Inoue,Junken Aoki,Ken Natsuga,Toshifumi Nomura,Ken Arita,Riichiro Abe,Kei Ito,Hideki Nakamura,Hideyuki Ujiie,Akihiko Shibaki,Hiraku Suga,Yuichiro Tsunemi,Wataru Nishie,Hiroshi Shimizu	38
2	Keratinocyte-/Fibroblast-Targeted Rescue of Col7a1-Disrupted Mice and Generation of an Exact Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Model Using a Human COL7A1 Mutation 2009 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Kei Ito,Daisuke Sawamura,Maki Goto,Hideki Nakamura,Wataru Nishie,Kaori Sakai,Ken Natsuga,Satoru Shinkuma,Akihiko Shibaki,Jouni Uitto,Christopher P. Denton,Osamu Nakajima,Masashi Akiyama,Hiroshi Shimizu	24
3	Humanization of autoantigen 2007 ·Nature Medicine ·Wataru Nishie,Daisuke Sawamura,Maki Goto,Kei Ito,Akihiko Shibaki,James R. McMillan,Kaori Sakai,Hideki Nakamura,Edit Olasz,Kim B. Yancey,Masashi Akiyama,Hiroshi Shimizu	236
4	Mushroom bodies are not required for courtship behavior by normal and sexually mosaic Drosophila 2002 ·Journal of Neurobiology ·(unknown),Kei Ito	37
5	An Enhanced Mutant of Red Fluorescent Protein DsRed for Double Labeling and Developmental Timer of Neural Fiber Bundle Formation 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Vladislav V. Verkhusha,Hideo Otsuna,Takeshi Awasaki,Hiroki Oda,Shöichiro Tsukita,Kei Ito	96
6	Drawing a Circuit Diagram of the Fruit Fly Drosophila Brain. 2000 ·Seibutsu Butsuri ·Kei Ito	1
7	The Organization of Extrinsic Neurons and Their Implications in the Functional Roles of the Mushroom Bodies inDrosophila melanogasterMeigen 1998 ·Learning & Memory ·Kei Ito,(unknown),Patricia S. Estes,Mani Ramaswami,Daisuke Yamamoto,Nicholas J. Strausfeld	279
8	Evolution, Discovery, and Interpretations of Arthropod Mushroom Bodies 1998 ·Learning & Memory ·Nicholas J. Strausfeld,Lars Kai Hansen,Yongsheng Li,(unknown),Kei Ito	436
9	GAL4-responsive UAS- tau as a tool for studying the anatomy and development of the Drosophila central nervous system 1997 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·Stephan Schneuwly,Alois Hofbauer,Kei Ito,Heinz Sass,Joachim Urban	90
10	The Drosophila mushroom body is a quadruple structure of clonal units each of which contains a virtually identical set of neurones and glial cellsbreakdown → 1997 ·Development ·Kei Ito,Wakae Awano,(unknown),Yasushi Hiromi,Daisuke Yamamoto	676
11	Distribution, classification, and development ofDrosophila glial cells in the late embryonic and early larval ventral nerve cord 1995 ·Development Genes and Evolution ·Kei Ito,Joachim Urban,Gerhard M. Technau	299
12	The homeobox gene repo is required for the differentiation and maintenance of glia function in the embryonic nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster 1995 ·Development ·(unknown),Joachim Urban,Christof Rickert,Sarbjit S. Ner,Kei Ito,Andrew Travers,Gerhard M. Technau	337
13	Proliferation pattern of postembryonic neuroblasts in the brain of Drosophila melanogaster 1992 ·Developmental Biology ·Kei Ito,Yoshiki Hotta	408

About Kei Ito

Kei Ito is a scholar working on Aging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology, having authored 13 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations), Aging (145 citations) and Cell Biology (513 citations). Kei Ito has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Yoshiki Hotta, Daisuke Yamamoto, Joachim Urban, Gerhard M. Technau, Yasushi Hiromi, Wakae Awano, Nicholas J. Strausfeld, Yongsheng Li, Lars Kai Hansen and Sarbjit S. Ner. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Development.

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