Masamitsu Futai

18.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
290 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Masamitsu Futai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Masamitsu Futai has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 252 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 23 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Masamitsu Futai's work include ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (180 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (94 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers). Masamitsu Futai is often cited by papers focused on ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (180 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (94 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers). Masamitsu Futai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Poland. Masamitsu Futai's co-authors include Masatomo Maeda, Yoh Wada, Yoshinori Moriyama, Takato Noumi, Ge‐Hong Sun‐Wada, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Toshihiko Oka, Vladimir Marshansky, Yutaka Tashiro and Tamotsu Yoshimori and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masamitsu Futai

289 papers receiving 14.7k citations

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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.

Bafilomycin A1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase, inhibits acidification and protein degradation in lysosomes of cultured cells.

1991 1.1k citations Tamotsu Yoshimori, Yoshinori Moriyama et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Oligosaccharide specificity of galectins: a search by frontal affinity chromatography

2002 784 citations Masamitsu Futai et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masamitsu Futai Japan	64	12.3k	1.6k	1.2k	1.0k	896	290	15.3k
Steffan N. Ho United States	31	9.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.9×	515 0.6×	51	14.6k
Rainer Frank Germany	58	8.7k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	1.6k 1.6×	526 0.6×	164	13.8k
Ulf Hellman Sweden	63	9.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	352 0.4×	280	14.3k
Dick Hoekstra Netherlands	64	11.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.9×	897 1.0×	257	16.5k
Michael W. Hunkapiller United States	44	8.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	992 0.8×	1.9k 1.8×	484 0.5×	86	13.4k
William J. Dreyer United States	44	6.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	751 0.7×	562 0.6×	111	11.1k
Peter Højrup Denmark	54	7.1k 0.6×	977 0.6×	945 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	480 0.5×	229	12.2k
Alain Van Dorsselaer France	59	7.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	888 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	622 0.7×	263	12.8k
Marilyn D. Resh United States	62	9.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	2.9k 2.4×	868 0.8×	484 0.5×	122	12.7k
Stephen R. Sprang United States	53	9.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.8×	844 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	126	11.7k

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Liu, Ying-Tao, et al.. (2019). The carboxyl-terminal helical domain of the ATP synthase γ subunit is involved in ε subunit conformation and energy coupling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1860(5). 361–368. 1 indexed citations

Nakanishi‐Matsui, Mayumi, Mizuki Sekiya, & Masamitsu Futai. (2015). ATP synthase from Escherichia coli : Mechanism of rotational catalysis, and inhibition with the ε subunit and phytopolyphenols. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1857(2). 129–140. 52 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Naomi, et al.. (2014). Diversity of proton pumps in osteoclasts: V-ATPase with a3 and d2 isoforms is a major form in osteoclasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837(6). 744–749. 22 indexed citations

Okamoto, Haruko, et al.. (2013). Glu-44 in the Amino-terminal α-Helix of Yeast Vacuolar ATPase E Subunit (Vma4p) Has a Role for VoV1 Assembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(51). 36236–36243. 9 indexed citations

Sun‐Wada, Ge‐Hong, Takao Toyomura, Yoshiko Murata, et al.. (2006). The a 3 isoform of V-ATPase regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Journal of Cell Science. 119(21). 4531–4540. 169 indexed citations

Nishio, Kazuaki, Atsuko Iwamoto-Kihara, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Yoh Wada, & Masamitsu Futai. (2002). Subunit rotation of ATP synthase embedded in membranes: a or β subunit rotation relative to the c subunit ring. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(21). 13448–13452. 80 indexed citations

Sun‐Wada, Ge‐Hong, et al.. (2001). Mouse Atp6f, the gene encoding the 23-kDa proteolipid of vacuolar proton translocating ATPase. Gene. 274(1-2). 93–99. 6 indexed citations

Nakamura, Norihiro, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Yoh Wada, & Masamitsu Futai. (2000). Syntaxin 7 Mediates Endocytic Trafficking to Late Endosomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(9). 6523–6529. 92 indexed citations

Sato, Ryuichiro, et al.. (1997). GATA‐6 DNA binding protein expressed in human gastric adenocarcinoma MKN45 cells. FEBS Letters. 414(2). 333–337. 21 indexed citations

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Takeyasu, Kunio, Hiroshi Omote, Saju Nettikadan, et al.. (1996). Molecular imaging of Escherichia coli F₀F₁‐ATPase in reconstituted membranes using atomic force microscopy. FEBS Letters. 392(2). 110–113. 100 indexed citations

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Moriyama, Yoshinori, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamada, et al.. (1995). Microvesicles Isolated from Bovine Posterior Pituitary Accumulate Norepinephrine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(19). 11424–11429. 22 indexed citations

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Moriyama, Yoshinori, et al.. (1994). ATP-Dependent Uptake of Anti-Neoplastic Agents by Acidic Organelles1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 115(2). 213–218. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaohong, Yoshiji Miyazaki, Yasuhisa Shinomura, et al.. (1993). Characterization of Human Autoantibodies Reactive to Gastric Parietal Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 190(1). 207–214. 4 indexed citations

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Moriyama, Yoshinori, Masatomo Maeda, Masamitsu Futai, & Akira Hachimori. (1990). Energy Coupling of L-Glutamate Transport and Vacuolar H+-ATPf in Brain Synaptic Vesicles1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 108(4). 689–693. 42 indexed citations

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Tagaya, Mitsuo, Takato Noumi, K. Nakano, Masamitsu Futai, & Toshio Fukui. (1988). Identification of α‐subunit Lys²⁰¹ and β‐subunit Lys¹¹⁵ at the ATP‐binding sites inEscherichia coli F₁‐ATPase. FEBS Letters. 233(2). 347–351. 38 indexed citations

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Noumi, Takato, Masatomo Maeda, & Masamitsu Futai. (1988). A homologous sequence between H+-ATPase (F0F1) and cation-transporting ATPases. Thr-285—-Asp replacement in the beta subunit of Escherichia coli F1 changes its catalytic properties.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(18). 8765–8770. 16 indexed citations

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Maeda, Masatomo, Mitsuo Tagaya, & Masamitsu Futai. (1988). Modification of gastric (H+ + K+)-ATPase with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(8). 3652–3656. 29 indexed citations

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Maeda, Masatomo, Jun Ishizaki, & Masamitsu Futai. (1988). cDNA cloning and sequence determination of pig gastric (H+ + K+)-ATPase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 157(1). 203–209. 100 indexed citations

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Gromet‐Elhanan, Zippora, et al.. (1985). ATP synthesis and hydrolysis by a hybrid system reconstituted from the beta-subunit of Escherichia coli F1-ATPase and beta-less chromatophores of Rhodospirillum rubrum.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(23). 12635–12640. 28 indexed citations

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Rosen, Barry P. & Masamitsu Futai. (1980). Sodium/Proton antiporter of rat liver mitochondria. FEBS Letters. 117(1-2). 39–43. 23 indexed citations

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