Masahiko Itoh

15.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
91 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Masahiko Itoh is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiko Itoh has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Masahiko Itoh's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (26 papers), Control Systems in Engineering (21 papers) and Iterative Learning Control Systems (15 papers). Masahiko Itoh is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (26 papers), Control Systems in Engineering (21 papers) and Iterative Learning Control Systems (15 papers). Masahiko Itoh collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masahiko Itoh's co-authors include Shöichiro Tsukita, Mikio Furuse, Akira Nagafuchi, Shigenobu Yonemura, Tetsuaki Hirase, Mitinori Saitou, Kazumasa Morita, Sachiko Tsukita, Yuhko Ando‐Akatsuka and Kôji Kubota and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Masahiko Itoh

85 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Occludin: a novel integral membrane protein localizing at tight junctions.

1993 2.1k citations Mikio Furuse, Masahiko Itoh et al. profile →
Multifunctional strands in tight junctions

2001 2.1k citations Shöichiro Tsukita, Mikio Furuse et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Direct Binding of Three Tight Junction-Associated Maguks, Zo-1, Zo-2, and Zo-3, with the Cooh Termini of Claudins

1999 907 citations Masahiko Itoh, Mikio Furuse et al. profile →
Direct association of occludin with ZO-1 and its possible involvement in the localization of occludin at tight junctions.

1994 797 citations Mikio Furuse, Masahiko Itoh et al. profile →
Involvement of ZO-1 in Cadherin-based Cell Adhesion through Its Direct Binding to α Catenin and Actin Filaments

1997 571 citations Masahiko Itoh, Akira Nagafuchi et al. profile →
Occludin as a possible determinant of tight junction permeability in endothelial cells

1997 517 citations Mitinori Saitou, Yuhko Ando‐Akatsuka et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →
The 220-kD protein colocalizing with cadherins in non-epithelial cells is identical to ZO-1, a tight junction-associated protein in epithelial cells: cDNA cloning and immunoelectron microscopy.

1993 509 citations Masahiko Itoh, Akira Nagafuchi et al. profile →

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María S. Balda United Kingdom

Karl Matter United Kingdom

Sachiko Tsukita Japan

Akira Nagafuchi Japan

Kazushi Fujimoto Japan

Bengt R. Johansson Sweden

Sean P. Palecek United States

Detlev Drenckhahn Germany

Lydia Sorokin Germany

Barry M. Gumbiner United States

María S. Balda United Kingdom

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Itoh, Masahiko, Kenji Watanabe, Yoichi Mizukami, & Hiroyuki Sugimoto. (2024). Molecular alterations associated with pathophysiology in liver-specific ZO-1 and ZO-2 knockout mice. Cell Structure and Function. 49(2). 83–99.

Itoh, Masahiko. (2013). ARHGEF11, a regulator of junction-associated actomyosin in epithelial cells. Tissue Barriers. 1(2). e24221–e24221. 9 indexed citations

Koyama, Shin-ichi, Masahiko Osaka, Masahiko Itoh, Hiroshi Sagara, & Masaki Saito. (2010). Protected Plutonium Production by Transmutation of Minor Actinides for Peace and Sustainable Prosperity—Irradiation Tests of Np and Np-U Samples in the Experimental Fast Reactor JOYO (JAEA) and the Advanced Test Reactor at INL—. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 47(8). 661–670. 5 indexed citations

Itoh, Masahiko. (2005). Vibration suppression control for a twin-drive geared win on study on effects of model-based system: simulation control integrated into the position control loop. 34. 196–201. 3 indexed citations

Itoh, Masahiko. (2003). Vibration Suppression Control for a Twin-Drive Geared Mechanical System with Backlash. 제어로봇시스템학회 국제학술대회 논문집. 1392–1397. 5 indexed citations

Itoh, Masahiko & Hiroshi Yoshikawa. (2003). Vibration Suppression Control for an Articulated Robot. International Journal of Control Automation and Systems. 1(3). 263–270. 3 indexed citations

Itoh, Masahiko & Hiroshi Yoshikawa. (2003). Vibration Suppression Control for an Articulated Robot : Effects of Model-Based Control Applied to a Waist Axis. International Journal of Control Automation and Systems. 1(3). 263–270. 8 indexed citations

Inoko, Akihito, Masahiko Itoh, Atsushi Tamura, et al.. (2003). Expression and distribution of ZO‐3, a tight junction MAGUK protein, in mouse tissues. Genes to Cells. 8(11). 837–845. 61 indexed citations

Itoh, Masahiko & Mina J. Bissell. (2003). The Organization of Tight Junctions in Epithelia: Implications for Mammary Gland Biology and Breast Tumorigenesis. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 8(4). 449–462. 113 indexed citations

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Morita, Kazumasa, Yoko Yoshida, Yoshiki Miyachi, et al.. (2002). Molecular Architecture of Tight Junctions of Periderm Differs From That of the Maculae Occludentes of Epidermis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 118(6). 1073–1079. 52 indexed citations

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Hamazaki, Yoko, Masahiko Itoh, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Mikio Furuse, & Shöichiro Tsukita. (2002). Multi-PDZ Domain Protein 1 (MUPP1) Is Concentrated at Tight Junctions through Its Possible Interaction with Claudin-1 and Junctional Adhesion Molecule. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(1). 455–461. 288 indexed citations

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Tsukita, Shöichiro, Mikio Furuse, & Masahiko Itoh. (2001). Multifunctional strands in tight junctions. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2(4). 285–293. 2054 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ando‐Akatsuka, Yuhko, Shigenobu Yonemura, Masahiko Itoh, Mikio Furuse, & Shöichiro Tsukita. (1999). Differential behavior of E-cadherin and occludin in their colocalization with ZO-1 during the establishment of epithelial cell polarity. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 179(2). 115–125. 143 indexed citations

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Doi, Yoshinori, Masahiko Itoh, Shigenobu Yonemura, et al.. (1999). Normal Development of Mice and Unimpaired Cell Adhesion/Cell Motility/Actin-based Cytoskeleton without Compensatory Up-regulation of Ezrin or Radixin in Moesin Gene Knockout. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(4). 2315–2321. 143 indexed citations

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Morita, Kazumasa, Masahiko Itoh, Mitinori Saitou, et al.. (1998). Subcellular Distribution of Tight Junction-Associated Proteins (Occludin, ZO-1, ZO-2) in Rodent Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 110(6). 862–866. 107 indexed citations

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Tsukita, Shöichiro, Mikio Furuse, & Masahiko Itoh. (1997). Molecular architecture of tight junctions: occludin and ZO-1.. PubMed. 52. 69–76. 20 indexed citations

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Yonemura, Shigenobu, Masahiko Itoh, Akira Nagafuchi, & Shöichiro Tsukita. (1995). Cell-to-cell adherens junction formation and actin filament organization: similarities and differences between non-polarized fibroblasts and polarized epithelial cells. Journal of Cell Science. 108(1). 127–142. 334 indexed citations

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Kasahara, Hideko, Masahiko Itoh, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, et al.. (1994). Autoimmune myocarditis induced in mice by cardiac C-protein. Cloning of complementary DNA encoding murine cardiac C-protein and partial characterization of the antigenic peptides.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(3). 1026–1036. 45 indexed citations

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Murayama, Norihito, et al.. (1992). Increase of Migration of Cultured Endothelial Cells by Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Derived from Tuna Muscle.. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 15(5). 223–229. 5 indexed citations

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Itoh, Masahiko, et al.. (1988). Interferon γ modulates the ability of autologous non-T cells to stimulate T cells to produce and respond to interleukin 2. Cellular Immunology. 112(1). 166–173. 1 indexed citations

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