Masatoshi Murai

2.6k total citations
91 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Masatoshi Murai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masatoshi Murai has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Biochemistry and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masatoshi Murai's work include ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (28 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers). Masatoshi Murai is often cited by papers focused on ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (28 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers). Masatoshi Murai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masatoshi Murai's co-authors include Hideto Miyoshi, Takaaki Nishi­oka, Junichi Yano, Masato Abe, Teruo Tanaka, Gozoh Tsujimoto, Kazuchika Takagaki, Nobutaka Shimizu, Akira Hirasawa and Koji Sekiguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Masatoshi Murai

86 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masatoshi Murai Japan 26 1.4k 255 241 235 170 91 2.1k
W. Todd Lowther United States 34 2.7k 2.0× 649 2.5× 331 1.4× 415 1.8× 109 0.6× 63 3.7k
Claude Dufresne United States 31 1.2k 0.9× 175 0.7× 873 3.6× 208 0.9× 15 0.1× 64 2.6k
Giampaolo Manao Italy 27 1.6k 1.2× 67 0.3× 142 0.6× 40 0.2× 46 0.3× 64 2.2k
Herbert G. Bull United States 24 1.1k 0.8× 69 0.3× 316 1.3× 177 0.8× 58 0.3× 37 2.0k
J. Vázquez France 7 1.2k 0.9× 89 0.3× 137 0.6× 39 0.2× 10 0.1× 13 2.2k
Laurent Désaubry France 30 1.8k 1.4× 60 0.2× 611 2.5× 170 0.7× 130 0.8× 90 3.2k
Marie‐Agnès Sari France 19 674 0.5× 121 0.5× 106 0.4× 22 0.1× 18 0.1× 39 1.5k
Akiko Tanaka Japan 27 2.3k 1.7× 47 0.2× 190 0.8× 77 0.3× 29 0.2× 106 3.4k
Jui‐Yoa Chang United States 29 1.8k 1.3× 80 0.3× 144 0.6× 190 0.8× 77 0.5× 93 2.8k
Anastasios Damdimopoulos Sweden 29 2.0k 1.4× 267 1.0× 56 0.2× 81 0.3× 54 0.3× 57 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Masatoshi Murai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masatoshi Murai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masatoshi Murai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hirano, Ken-ichi, et al.. (2025). Dynamic binding of acetogenin-type inhibitors to mitochondrial complex I revealed by photoaffinity labeling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1866(4). 149566–149566.
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Shinzawa‐Itoh, Kyoko, et al.. (2023). Respiratory complex I in mitochondrial membrane catalyzes oversized ubiquinones. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(8). 105001–105001. 2 indexed citations
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Kishikawa, Jun-ichi, Masatoshi Murai, Yuki Kitazumi, et al.. (2022). Cryo-EM structures of Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase from Vibrio cholerae. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4082–4082. 24 indexed citations
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Grba, Daniel N., James N. Blaza, Hannah R. Bridges, et al.. (2022). Cryo-electron microscopy reveals how acetogenins inhibit mitochondrial respiratory complex I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(3). 101602–101602. 25 indexed citations
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Shinzawa‐Itoh, Kyoko, et al.. (2022). Diverse reaction behaviors of artificial ubiquinones in mitochondrial respiratory complex I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(7). 102075–102075. 6 indexed citations
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Butler, Nicole, et al.. (2022). The side chain of ubiquinone plays a critical role in Na+ translocation by the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR) from Vibrio cholerae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1863(5). 148547–148547. 3 indexed citations
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Nonaka, Kenichi, Takumi Chinen, Takeo Usui, et al.. (2021). Traminines A and B, produced by Fusarium concentricum, inhibit oxidative phosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 48(9-10). 6 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi, et al.. (2021). Natural tetramic acids elicit multiple inhibitory actions against mitochondrial machineries presiding over oxidative phosphorylation. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 85(12). 2368–2377. 2 indexed citations
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Aoki, Wataru, et al.. (2021). Specific chemical modification explores dynamic structure of the NqrB subunit in Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase from Vibrio cholerae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1862(8). 148432–148432. 8 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive understanding of multiple actions of anticancer drug tamoxifen in isolated mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1863(2). 148520–148520. 18 indexed citations
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Sano, Yuki, Nicole Butler, Takeshi Ito, et al.. (2020). Inhibitors of a Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase play multiple roles to block enzyme function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(36). 12739–12754. 14 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi, et al.. (2020). IACS-010759, a potent inhibitor of glycolysis-deficient hypoxic tumor cells, inhibits mitochondrial respiratory complex I through a unique mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(21). 7481–7491. 58 indexed citations
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Murakami, Kazuma, Kazuhiro Irie, Masatoshi Murai, et al.. (2020). Synthetic biology based construction of biological activity-related library of fungal decalin-containing diterpenoid pyrones. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1830–1830. 80 indexed citations
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Shinzawa‐Itoh, Kyoko, Outi Haapanen, T. Shiba, et al.. (2020). Oversized ubiquinones as molecular probes for structural dynamics of the ubiquinone reaction site in mitochondrial respiratory complex I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(8). 2449–2463. 17 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi. (2020). Exploring the binding pocket of quinone/inhibitors in mitochondrial respiratory complex I by chemical biology approaches. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 84(7). 1322–1331. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Takeshi, Masatoshi Murai, Yuki Kitazumi, et al.. (2017). Identification of the binding sites for ubiquinone and inhibitors in the Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase from Vibrio cholerae by photoaffinity labeling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(19). 7727–7742. 24 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi & Hideto Miyoshi. (2014). Chemical modifications of respiratory complex I for structural and functional studies. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 46(4). 313–321. 5 indexed citations
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Abe, Masato, et al.. (2011). Bis-THF motif of acetogenin binds to the third matrix-side loop of ND1 subunit in mitochondrial NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1807(9). 1170–1176. 36 indexed citations
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Murai, Masatoshi, et al.. (2010). Anti‐Mϋllerian hormone and 3D‐power Doppler histogram: markers of ovarian function with in vitro fertilization treatment. Reproductive Medicine and Biology. 9(3). 151–161.
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James, Andrew M., Helena M. Cochemé, Masatoshi Murai, Hideto Miyoshi, & Michael P. Murphy. (2010). Complementation of coenzyme Q‐deficient yeast by coenzyme Q analogues requires the isoprenoid side chain. FEBS Journal. 277(9). 2067–2082. 10 indexed citations

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