Kenji Uchimura

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kenji Uchimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Uchimura has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cell Biology and 19 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Kenji Uchimura's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (50 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (46 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (19 papers). Kenji Uchimura is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (50 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (46 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (19 papers). Kenji Uchimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, France and United States. Kenji Uchimura's co-authors include Steven D. Rosen, Kenji Kadomatsu, Megumi Morimoto‐Tomita, Zena Werb, Takashi Muramatsu, Reiji Kannagi, Stefan Hemmerich, Osami Habuchi, Kazuma Sakamoto and Tomohiro Ohgomori and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Uchimura

86 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Minocycline selectively inhibits M1 polarization of microglia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Uchimura Japan	32	2.5k	1.6k	825	587	526	86	3.9k
Shogo Oka Japan	34	2.0k 0.8×	675 0.4×	841 1.0×	445 0.8×	240 0.5×	110	3.0k
Ralf Kleene Germany	34	2.6k 1.1×	829 0.5×	430 0.5×	330 0.6×	179 0.3×	89	3.9k
Woo Keun Song South Korea	35	2.2k 0.9×	933 0.6×	524 0.6×	127 0.2×	589 1.1×	130	3.8k
John J. Hemperly United States	33	2.4k 1.0×	782 0.5×	533 0.6×	111 0.2×	504 1.0×	43	4.1k
Dirk Geerts Netherlands	44	3.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	690 0.8×	45 0.1×	555 1.1×	120	5.4k
Shuichi Tsuji Japan	35	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	772 0.9×	565 1.0×	75 0.1×	92	3.7k
Volkmar Gieselmann Germany	48	3.9k 1.6×	1.8k 1.1×	487 0.6×	697 1.2×	112 0.2×	187	7.4k
Yasunori Kanaho Japan	43	4.1k 1.7×	2.1k 1.3×	861 1.0×	85 0.1×	382 0.7×	154	6.0k
David Reczek United States	20	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	280 0.3×	131 0.2×	532 1.0×	25	4.1k
Kurumi Y. Horiuchi United States	22	2.5k 1.0×	535 0.3×	457 0.6×	161 0.3×	149 0.3×	33	3.8k

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Takeda‐Uchimura, Yoshiko, Tomoya O. Akama, Yoshito Ihara, et al.. (2024). GlcNAc6ST2/CHST4 Is Essential for the Synthesis of R-10G-Reactive Keratan Sulfate/Sulfated N-Acetyllactosamine Oligosaccharides in Mouse Pleural Mesothelium. Molecules. 29(4). 764–764. 1 indexed citations

Iwahashi, Naoyuki, Yoshihiro Komohara, Yukio Fujiwara, et al.. (2022). Cytoplasmic p53 aggregates accumulated in p53-mutated cancer correlate with poor prognosis. PNAS Nexus. 1(3). pgac128–pgac128. 12 indexed citations

Seffouh, Amal, Evelyne Gout, Julien Pérard, et al.. (2022). Extracellular endosulfatase Sulf-2 harbors a chondroitin/dermatan sulfate chain that modulates its enzyme activity. Cell Reports. 38(11). 110516–110516. 18 indexed citations

Uchimura, Kenji, Kazuchika Nishitsuji, Takashi Ohgita, et al.. (2022). Design and Synthesis of 6‐O‐Phosphorylated Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides to Inhibit Amyloid β Aggregation. ChemBioChem. 23(15). e202200191–e202200191. 6 indexed citations

Iwahashi, Naoyuki, et al.. (2021). Cell-to-cell transmission of p53 aggregates: a novel player in oncology?. Molecular & Cellular Oncology. 8(2). 1892444–1892444. 3 indexed citations

Takeda‐Uchimura, Yoshiko, Tahmina Foyez, Zui Zhang, et al.. (2019). GlcNAc6ST3 is a keratan sulfate sulfotransferase for the protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTPRZ in the adult brain. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4387–4387. 20 indexed citations

Uchimura, Kenji, Taro Yamashita, Mineyuki Mizuguchi, et al.. (2018). The Accumulation of Heparan Sulfate S-Domains in Kidney Transthyretin Deposits Accelerates Fibril Formation and Promotes Cytotoxicity. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(2). 308–319. 7 indexed citations

Ohgita, Takashi, Yuki Takechi‐Haraya, Kazuchika Nishitsuji, et al.. (2018). A novel amphipathic cell-penetrating peptide based on the N-terminal glycosaminoglycan binding region of human apolipoprotein E. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1861(3). 541–549. 15 indexed citations

Nishitsuji, Kazuchika, Kenji Uchimura, Shang‐Cheng Hung, et al.. (2015). Cellular Interaction and Cytotoxicity of the Iowa Mutation of Apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-IIowa) Amyloid Mediated by Sulfate Moieties of Heparan Sulfate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(40). 24210–24221. 25 indexed citations

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Nishitsuji, Kazuchika, Kenji Uchimura, Toru Kawakami, et al.. (2015). Arginine-Glycosaminoglycan Interaction Regulates Penetration Efficiency of Arginine-Rich Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Biological Membrane. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 82a–82a. 2 indexed citations

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Foyez, Tahmina, Yoshiko Takeda‐Uchimura, Shinsuke Ishigaki, et al.. (2015). Microglial Keratan Sulfate Epitope Elicits in Central Nervous Tissues of Transgenic Model Mice and Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. American Journal Of Pathology. 185(11). 3053–3065. 31 indexed citations

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Patnode, Michael L., Shin‐Yi Yu, M.-Y. Ho, et al.. (2012). KSGal6ST generates galactose-6-O-sulfate in high endothelial venules but does not contribute to L-selectin-dependent lymphocyte homing. Glycobiology. 23(3). 381–394. 31 indexed citations

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Uchimura, Kenji, Megumi Morimoto‐Tomita, & Steven D. Rosen. (2006). Measuring the Activities of the Sulfs: Two Novel Heparin/Heparan Sulfate Endosulfatases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 416. 243–253. 25 indexed citations

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Habuchi, Hiroko, Osami Habuchi, Kenji Uchimura, Koji Kimata, & Takashi Muramatsu. (2006). Determination of Substrate Specificity of Sulfotransferases and Glycosyltransferases (Proteoglycans). Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 416. 225–243. 8 indexed citations

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Saad, Ola M., et al.. (2005). Compositional profiling of heparin/heparan sulfate using mass spectrometry: assay for specificity of a novel extracellular human endosulfatase. Glycobiology. 15(8). 818–826. 87 indexed citations

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Kawashima, Hiroto, Bronislawa Petryniak, Nobuyoshi Hiraoka, et al.. (2005). N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferases 1 and 2 cooperatively control lymphocyte homing through L-selectin ligand biosynthesis in high endothelial venules. Nature Immunology. 6(11). 1096–1104. 144 indexed citations

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Uchimura, Kenji, Jean-Marc Gauguet, Mark S. Singer, et al.. (2005). A major class of L-selectin ligands is eliminated in mice deficient in two sulfotransferases expressed in high endothelial venules. Nature Immunology. 6(11). 1105–1113. 139 indexed citations

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Yagi, Hirokazu, Noriko Takahashi, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, et al.. (2005). Development of structural analysis of sulfated N-glycans by multidimensional high performance liquid chromatography mapping methods. Glycobiology. 15(10). 1051–1060. 56 indexed citations

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Morimoto‐Tomita, Megumi, Kenji Uchimura, & Steven D. Rosen. (2003). Novel Extracellular Sulfatases: Potential Roles in Cancer.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 15(83). 159–164. 13 indexed citations

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Kanamori, Akiko, Naoya Kojima, Kenji Uchimura, et al.. (2002). Distinct Sulfation Requirements of Selectins Disclosed Using Cells That Support Rolling Mediated by All Three Selectins under Shear Flow. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(36). 32578–32586. 39 indexed citations

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