Kensaku Mizuno

18.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Kensaku Mizuno is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kensaku Mizuno has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Cell Biology and 41 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Kensaku Mizuno's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (72 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (41 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (18 papers). Kensaku Mizuno is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (72 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (41 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (18 papers). Kensaku Mizuno collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Kensaku Mizuno's co-authors include Kazumasa Ohashi, Kyoko Nagata, Shuh Narumiya, Hisayuki Matsuo, Osamu Higuchi, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Midori Maekawa, Neng Yang, Kenji Kangawa and Tadashi Uemura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kensaku Mizuno

174 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Prot... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1999 1998 2003 2002 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Protein Kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase
    1999 1.3k citations Midori Maekawa, Toshimasa Ishizaki et al. profile →
  2. Cofilin phosphorylation by LIM-kinase 1 and its role in Rac-mediated actin reorganization
    1998 1.1k citations Osamu Higuchi, Kazumasa Ohashi et al. profile →
  3. Hippocampal LTP Is Accompanied by Enhanced F-Actin Content within the Dendritic Spine that Is Essential for Late LTP Maintenance In Vivo
    2003 569 citations Kensaku Mizuno et al. profile →
  4. Control of Actin Reorganization by Slingshot, a Family of Phosphatases that Dephosphorylate ADF/Cofilin
    2002 562 citations Ryusuke Niwa, Kensaku Mizuno 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
Kensaku Mizuno Japan 66 8.0k 6.2k 3.1k 2.4k 2.0k 174 15.3k
Frank B. Gertler United States 78 9.8k 1.2× 7.9k 1.3× 3.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 163 18.9k
Anthony Bretscher United States 70 11.9k 1.5× 9.1k 1.5× 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.3k 1.2× 148 19.0k
Mutsuki Amano Japan 52 11.4k 1.4× 6.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.8× 971 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 100 17.1k
Tadaomi Takenawa Japan 72 11.4k 1.4× 10.6k 1.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 3.2k 1.6× 237 19.3k
Cord Brakebusch Denmark 72 6.9k 0.9× 4.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 3.2k 1.6× 187 14.6k
Toshimasa Ishizaki Japan 44 9.6k 1.2× 7.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 808 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 76 15.4k
Yi Zheng United States 83 14.1k 1.8× 6.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 3.2k 1.3× 1.6k 0.8× 364 21.5k
A Hall United States 52 7.7k 1.0× 4.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 112 12.3k
Shigenobu Yonemura Japan 64 13.6k 1.7× 7.3k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 149 21.0k
Linda Van Aelst United States 54 10.0k 1.2× 3.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 981 0.5× 94 14.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kensaku Mizuno

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chiba, Shuhei, et al.. (2023). Calcium influx promotes PLEKHG4B localization to cell–cell junctions and regulates the integrity of junctional actin filaments. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 35(2). ar24–ar24. 3 indexed citations
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Yamashita, Kazunari, et al.. (2020). PLEKHG4B enables actin cytoskeletal remodeling during epithelial cell–cell junction formation. Journal of Cell Science. 134(2). 10 indexed citations
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Fujiwara, Sachiko, Tsubasa S. Matsui, Kazumasa Ohashi, Kensaku Mizuno, & Shinji Deguchi. (2019). Keratin‐binding ability of the N‐terminal Solo domain of Solo is critical for its function in cellular mechanotransduction. Genes to Cells. 24(5). 390–402. 13 indexed citations
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Nagai, Tomoaki, et al.. (2018). Cullin-3–KCTD10-mediated CEP97 degradation promotes primary cilium formation. Journal of Cell Science. 131(24). 25 indexed citations
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Fujiwara, Sachiko, Tsubasa S. Matsui, Kazumasa Ohashi, Shinji Deguchi, & Kensaku Mizuno. (2018). Solo, a RhoA-targeting guanine nucleotide exchange factor, is critical for hemidesmosome formation and acinar development in epithelial cells. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0195124–e0195124. 15 indexed citations
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Nagai, Tomoaki, Andrey Turchinovich, Natália Becker, et al.. (2016). Pharmacological Inhibition of Centrosome Clustering by Slingshot-Mediated Cofilin Activation and Actin Cortex Destabilization. Cancer Research. 76(22). 6690–6700. 23 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Megumi, Yasuhito Shirai, K. Yoshino, et al.. (2012). Novel PKCα-mediated phosphorylation site(s) on cofilin and their potential role in terminating histamine release. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(18). 3707–3721. 23 indexed citations
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Xiao, Kunhong, Jin‐Peng Sun, Ji‐Hee Kim, et al.. (2010). Global phosphorylation analysis of β-arrestin–mediated signaling downstream of a seven transmembrane receptor (7TMR). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(34). 15299–15304. 164 indexed citations
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Itoh, Go, Shin‐ichiro Kanno, Kazuhiko Uchida, et al.. (2010). CAMP (C13orf8, ZNF828) is a novel regulator of kinetochore–microtubule attachment. The EMBO Journal. 30(1). 130–144. 47 indexed citations
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Ohta, Yusaku, et al.. (2010). Involvement of p114-RhoGEF and Lfc in Wnt-3a– and Dishevelled-Induced RhoA Activation and Neurite Retraction in N1E-115 Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(20). 3590–3600. 35 indexed citations
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Kiuchi, Tai, Kazumasa Ohashi, Souichi Kurita, & Kensaku Mizuno. (2007). Cofilin promotes stimulus-induced lamellipodium formation by generating an abundant supply of actin monomers. The Journal of Cell Biology. 177(3). 465–476. 151 indexed citations
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Nishita, Michiru, et al.. (2005). Spatial and temporal regulation of cofilin activity by LIM kinase and Slingshot is critical for directional cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(2). 349–359. 179 indexed citations
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Kaji, Noriko, et al.. (2003). Cell Cycle-associated Changes in Slingshot Phosphatase Activity and Roles in Cytokinesis in Animal Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(35). 33450–33455. 86 indexed citations
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Matsui, Sachiko, Sachiko Matsumoto, Reiko Adachi, et al.. (2002). LIM Kinase 1 Modulates Opsonized Zymosan-triggered Activation of Macrophage-like U937 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(1). 544–549. 36 indexed citations
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Ohashi, Kazumasa, Kyoko Nagata, Midori Maekawa, et al.. (2000). Rho-associated Kinase ROCK Activates LIM-kinase 1 by Phosphorylation at Threonine 508 within the Activation Loop. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(5). 3577–3582. 434 indexed citations
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Higuchi, Osamu, et al.. (1996). Suppression of fibroblast cell growth by overexpression of LIM‐kinase 1. FEBS Letters. 396(1). 81–86. 16 indexed citations
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Ohashi, Kazumasa, et al.. (1995). Molecular Cloning and In Situ Localization in the Brain of Rat Sky Receptor Tyrosine Kinase1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 117(6). 1267–1275. 20 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Kensaku, Hironori Inoue, M. Hagiya, et al.. (1994). Hairpin loop and second kringle domain are essential sites for heparin binding and biological activity of hepatocyte growth factor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(2). 1131–1136. 95 indexed citations
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Rong, Sing, Myriam Bodescot, Donald G. Blair, et al.. (1992). Tumorigenicity of the met Proto-Oncogene and the Gene for Hepatocyte Growth Factor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(11). 5152–5158. 80 indexed citations
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Mizuno, Kensaku, Junichiro Sakata, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, & Hisayuki Matsuo. (1986). Peptide C-terminal α-amidating enzyme purified to homogeneity from Xenopuslaevis skin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 137(3). 984–991. 68 indexed citations

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