Keiko Umezu

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Keiko Umezu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Keiko Umezu has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Keiko Umezu's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (4 papers). Keiko Umezu is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (4 papers). Keiko Umezu collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Keiko Umezu's co-authors include Richard D. Kolodner, James E. Haber, Allyson Holmes, J. Kent Moore, Hisaji Maki, Clark C. Chen, Hiroaki Nakayama, Neal Sugawara, Clark Chen and Keiichi Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Keiko Umezu

17 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Saccharomyces Ku70, Mre11/Rad50, and RPA Proteins Regulate Adaptation to G2/M Arrest after DNA Damage

1998 642 citations J. Kent Moore, Allyson Holmes et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Keiko Umezu

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Xavier Veaute France

Matthew C. Whitby United Kingdom

Teresa S.‐F. Wang United States

Anthony Schwacha United States

Rohinton T. Kamakaka United States

Conrad A. Nieduszynski United Kingdom

Krassimir Yankulov Canada

William Selleck United States

Carolyn McGill United States

Marcin Pacek United States

Xavier Veaute France

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keiko Umezu

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

All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

Hashiguchi, Kazunari, Michio Hayashi, Mutsuo Sekiguchi, & Keiko Umezu. (2018). The roles of human MTH1, MTH2 and MTH3 proteins in maintaining genome stability under oxidative stress. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 808. 10–19. 18 indexed citations

Hayashi, Michio & Keiko Umezu. (2017). Homologous recombination is required for recovery from oxidative DNA damage. Genes & Genetic Systems. 92(2). 73–80. 11 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Ayumi, Tatsuo Nunoshiba, Keiko Umezu, Takemi Enomoto, & Kazuo Yamamoto. (2008). Phenyl hydroquinone, an Ames test‐negative carcinogen, induces Hog1‐dependent stress response signaling. FEBS Journal. 275(22). 5733–5744. 9 indexed citations

Umezu, Keiko, et al.. (2003). Positive and Negative Roles of Homologous Recombination in the Maintenance of Genome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 164(1). 31–46. 19 indexed citations

Umezu, Keiko, et al.. (2002). Elevated incidence of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in an sgs1 mutant of : roles of yeast RecQ helicase in suppression of aneuploidy, interchromosomal rearrangement, and the simultaneous incidence of both events during mitotic growth. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 504(1-2). 157–172. 17 indexed citations

Watanabe, Keiichi, Jun Morishita, Keiko Umezu, Katsuhiko Shirahige, & Hisaji Maki. (2002). Involvement of RAD9 -Dependent Damage Checkpoint Control in Arrest of Cell Cycle, Induction of Cell Death, and Chromosome Instability Caused by Defects in Origin Recognition Complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eukaryotic Cell. 1(2). 200–212. 31 indexed citations

Umezu, Keiko, et al.. (2002). Structural Analysis of Aberrant Chromosomes That Occur Spontaneously in Diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Retrotransposon Ty1 Plays a Crucial Role in Chromosomal Rearrangements. Genetics. 160(1). 97–110. 60 indexed citations

Watanabe, Keiichi, et al.. (2000). Spontaneous Loss of Heterozygosity in Diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells. Genetics. 156(4). 1531–1548. 89 indexed citations

Chen, Clark C., Keiko Umezu, & Richard D. Kolodner. (1998). Chromosomal Rearrangements Occur in S. cerevisiae rfa1 Mutator Mutants Due to Mutagenic Lesions Processed by Double-Strand-Break Repair. Molecular Cell. 2(1). 9–22. 135 indexed citations

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Moore, J. Kent, et al.. (1998). Saccharomyces Ku70, Mre11/Rad50, and RPA Proteins Regulate Adaptation to G2/M Arrest after DNA Damage. Cell. 94(3). 399–409. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matsuyama, K., Hironori Asada, Fumihiko Nakamura, Keiko Umezu, & Kouji Taniguchi. (1998). Micromagnetics of magnetization switching in nanostructured multilayer. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 177-181. 197–198. 2 indexed citations

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Umezu, Keiko, Neal Sugawara, Clark Chen, James E. Haber, & Richard D. Kolodner. (1998). Genetic Analysis of Yeast RPA1 Reveals Its Multiple Functions in DNA Metabolism. Genetics. 148(3). 989–1005. 165 indexed citations

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Matsuyama, K., et al.. (1996). High sensitive magnetoresistance in evaporated spin valves with growth-induced uniaxial anisotropy. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 32(5). 4612–4614. 4 indexed citations

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Umezu, Keiko & Richard D. Kolodner. (1994). Protein interactions in genetic recombination in Escherichia coli. Interactions involving RecO and RecR overcome the inhibition of RecA by single-stranded DNA-binding protein.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(47). 30005–30013. 225 indexed citations

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Umezu, Keiko & Hiroaki Nakayama. (1993). RecQ DNA Helicase of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 230(4). 1145–1150. 85 indexed citations

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Umezu, Keiko, et al.. (1993). Biochemical interaction of the Escherichia coli RecF, RecO, and RecR proteins with RecA protein and single-stranded DNA binding protein.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(9). 3875–3879. 213 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Hiroaki, Susumu Shiota, & Keiko Umezu. (1992). UV endonuclease-mediated enhancement of UV survival in Micrococcus luteus: evidence revealed by deficiency in the Uvr homolog. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 273(1). 43–48. 5 indexed citations

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