Masatoshi Takeichi

54.9k total citations · 17 hit papers
287 papers, 44.4k citations indexed

About

Masatoshi Takeichi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Masatoshi Takeichi has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 44.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 242 papers in Molecular Biology, 113 papers in Cell Biology and 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Masatoshi Takeichi's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (184 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (69 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (55 papers). Masatoshi Takeichi is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (184 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (69 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (55 papers). Masatoshi Takeichi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Masatoshi Takeichi's co-authors include Akira Nagafuchi, Akinao Nose, Kohei Hatta, Shinji Hirano, Shinichi Nakagawa, Tadashi Uemura, Shöichiro Tsukita, Kentaro Abe, Christoph Redies and Hiroki Oda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Masatoshi Takeichi

287 papers receiving 43.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cadherin Cell Adhesion Re... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1991 1988 1995 1990 1993 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Cadherin Cell Adhesion Receptors as a Morphogenetic Regulator
    1991 2.8k citations Masatoshi Takeichi Science profile →
  2. The cadherins: cell-cell adhesion molecules controlling animal morphogenesis
    1988 1.4k citations Masatoshi Takeichi Development profile →
  3. Morphogenetic roles of classic cadherins
    1995 1.2k citations Masatoshi Takeichi profile →
  4. CADHERINS: A MOLECULAR FAMILY IMPORTANT IN SELECTIVE CELL-CELL ADHESION
    1990 1.1k citations Masatoshi Takeichi profile →
  5. Cadherins in cancer: implications for invasion and metastasis
    1993 796 citations Masatoshi Takeichi profile →
  6. Cell binding function of E-cadherin is regulated by the cytoplasmic domain.
    1988 712 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  7. Transformation of cell adhesion properties by exogenously introduced E-cadherin cDNA
    1987 653 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  8. Flamingo, a Seven-Pass Transmembrane Cadherin, Regulates Planar Cell Polarity under the Control of Frizzled
    1999 589 citations Shinji Hirano, Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  9. Developmental Defects in Mouse Embryos Lacking N-Cadherin
    1997 586 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  10. Expressed recombinant cadherins mediate cell sorting in model systems
    1988 581 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  11. Expression of N-cadherin adhesion molecules associated with early morphogenetic events in chick development
    1986 568 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  12. Expression of E-cadherin cell adhesion molecules in human breast cancer tissues and its relationship to metastasis.
    1993 566 citations Hiroshi Oka, Kenji Kobayashi et al. profile →
  13. Control of Actin Reorganization by Slingshot, a Family of Phosphatases that Dephosphorylate ADF/Cofilin
    2002 562 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  14. Cadherin cell-adhesion molecules in human epithelial tissues and carcinomas.
    1989 541 citations Shinji Hirano, Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  15. Cadherin superfamily genes: functions, genomic organization, and neurologic diversity
    2000 523 citations Masatoshi Takeichi et al. profile →
  16. Functional correlation between cell adhesive properties and some cell surface proteins.
    1977 521 citations Masatoshi Takeichi The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  17. Dynamic contacts: rearranging adherens junctions to drive epithelial remodelling
    2014 428 citations Masatoshi Takeichi profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Masatoshi Takeichi 34.4k 14.5k 8.3k 4.1k 3.7k 287 44.4k
Joshua R. Sanes 35.0k 1.0× 10.1k 0.7× 22.7k 2.7× 4.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 347 55.1k
Anne J. Ridley 26.0k 0.8× 16.4k 1.1× 3.1k 0.4× 7.2k 1.8× 5.7k 1.5× 304 43.9k
Philippe Soriano 18.1k 0.5× 4.5k 0.3× 4.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 3.1k 0.8× 150 26.7k
Pietro De Camilli 35.5k 1.0× 31.3k 2.2× 13.8k 1.7× 1.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 384 52.5k
Christer Betsholtz 28.8k 0.8× 6.5k 0.5× 5.3k 0.6× 2.6k 0.6× 7.9k 2.1× 327 52.3k
Shöichiro Tsukita 25.8k 0.7× 11.1k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 3.3k 0.8× 4.5k 1.2× 212 43.1k
Kevin P. Campbell 43.1k 1.3× 9.2k 0.6× 15.0k 1.8× 2.7k 0.7× 766 0.2× 461 51.6k
Werner W. Franke 32.8k 1.0× 27.4k 1.9× 2.5k 0.3× 2.6k 0.6× 5.4k 1.5× 624 59.0k
Melitta Schachner 22.0k 0.6× 9.6k 0.7× 19.5k 2.4× 5.9k 1.4× 1.5k 0.4× 631 42.1k
Wieland Β. Huttner 24.7k 0.7× 11.5k 0.8× 7.3k 0.9× 915 0.2× 3.2k 0.9× 345 35.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masatoshi Takeichi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Imasaki, Tsuyoshi, Satoshi Kikkawa, Shinsuke Niwa, et al.. (2022). CAMSAP2 organizes a γ-tubulin-independent microtubule nucleation centre through phase separation. eLife. 11. 22 indexed citations
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Kimura, Toshiya, Hiroko Saito, Miwa Kawasaki, & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2021). CAMSAP3 is required for mTORC1-dependent ependymal cell growth and lateral ventricle shaping in mouse brains. Development. 148(3). 9 indexed citations
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Shi, Dongbo, et al.. (2021). Intercellular and intracellular cilia orientation is coordinated by CELSR1 and CAMSAP3 in oviduct multi-ciliated cells. Journal of Cell Science. 134(4). 19 indexed citations
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Saito, Hiroko, Toshihiko Fujimori, Toshiya Kimura, et al.. (2021). Tracheal motile cilia in mice require CAMSAP3 for the formation of central microtubule pair and coordinated beating. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(20). ar12–ar12. 9 indexed citations
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Ozawa, Masayuki, Takaki Yamamoto, Tatsuo Shibata, et al.. (2020). Adherens junction regulates cryptic lamellipodia formation for epithelial cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(10). 57 indexed citations
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Popov, Lauren M., Caleb Marceau, Philipp Starkl, et al.. (2015). The adherens junctions control susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(46). 14337–14342. 62 indexed citations
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Toya, Mika, Miwa Kawasaki, Go Shioi, et al.. (2015). CAMSAP3 orients the apical-to-basal polarity of microtubule arrays in epithelial cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(2). 332–337. 103 indexed citations
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Taguchi, Katsutoshi, Takashi Ishiuchi, & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2011). Mechanosensitive EPLIN-dependent remodeling of adherens junctions regulates epithelial reshaping. The Journal of Cell Biology. 194(4). 643–656. 124 indexed citations
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Togashi, Hideru, Masazumi Waseda, Hitomi Komura, et al.. (2011). Nectins Establish a Checkerboard-Like Cellular Pattern in the Auditory Epithelium. Science. 333(6046). 1144–1147. 97 indexed citations
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Ishiuchi, Takashi & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2011). Willin and Par3 cooperatively regulate epithelial apical constriction through aPKC-mediated ROCK phosphorylation. Nature Cell Biology. 13(7). 860–866. 97 indexed citations
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Płatek, Anna E., et al.. (2008). Contact-dependent promotion of cell migration by the OL-protocadherin–Nap1 interaction. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182(2). 395–410. 94 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Tamako & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2008). Shroom3-mediated recruitment of Rho kinases to the apical cell junctions regulates epithelial and neuroepithelial planar remodeling. Development. 135(8). 1493–1502. 233 indexed citations
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Lee, David M., Hans P. Kiener, Sandeep K. Agarwal, et al.. (2007). Cadherin-11 in Synovial Lining Formation and Pathology in Arthritis. Science. 315(5814). 1006–1010. 320 indexed citations
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Abe, Kentaro & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2007). EPLIN mediates linkage of the cadherin–catenin complex to F-actin and stabilizes the circumferential actin belt. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(1). 13–19. 290 indexed citations
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Otani, Tetsuhisa, Tetsuo Ichii, Shinya Aono, & Masatoshi Takeichi. (2006). Cdc42 GEF Tuba regulates the junctional configuration of simple epithelial cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 175(1). 135–146. 182 indexed citations
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Togashi, Hideru, Jun Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Honda, et al.. (2006). Interneurite affinity is regulated by heterophilic nectin interactions in concert with the cadherin machinery. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(1). 141–151. 88 indexed citations
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Inoue, Takayoshi, et al.. (1997). AUDITORY, SOMATOSENSORY, AND OTHER RESTRICTED CIRCUITS ARE DELINEATED BY CADHERIN-6 EXPRESSION IN PERINATAL MOUSE BRAINS. The Keio Journal of Medicine. 46. 2 indexed citations
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Aono, Shinya & Masatoshi Takeichi. (1995). Activation of the E-cadherin adhesion system by trypsin treatment. Cell Structure and Function. 20(6). 543. 1 indexed citations
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Hirano, Shinji & Masatoshi Takeichi. (1994). Differential expression of alpha N-catenin and N-cadherin during early development of chicken embryos. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 38(2). 379–384. 17 indexed citations
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Shiozaki, Hitoshi, Hideaki Tahara, Hiroshi Oka, et al.. (1991). Expression of immunoreactive E-cadherin adhesion molecules in human cancers.. PubMed Central. 139(1). 17–23. 341 indexed citations

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