Masayasu Okochi

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Masayasu Okochi is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayasu Okochi has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Physiology, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Masayasu Okochi's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (46 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers). Masayasu Okochi is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (46 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers). Masayasu Okochi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Masayasu Okochi's co-authors include Christian Haass, Masatoshi Takeda, Shinji Tagami, Philipp J. Kahle, Jochen Walter, Harald Steiner, Takashi Kudo, Manuela Neumann, Akio Fukumori and Laurence Ozmen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Masayasu Okochi

69 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Subcellular Localization of Wild-Type and Parkinson's Disease-Associated Mutant α-Synuclein in Human and Transgenic Mouse Brain

2000 521 citations Philipp J. Kahle, Manuela Neumann et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Charting γ-secretase substrates by explainable AI 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Frits Kamp, Gabriele Basset, Claudia Abou‐Ajram, Gökhan Güner, Kanta Yanagida, Masayasu Okochi, Stephan A. Müller, Stefan F. Lichtenthaler, Dieter Langosch, Dmitrij Frishman, Harald Steiner	2
2	APLP2 is predominantly cleaved by β‐secretase and γ‐secretase in the human brain 2023 ·Psychogeriatrics ·Kanta Yanagida, (unknown), Shinji Tagami, Takashi Kudo, Masayasu Okochi, Akio Fukumori	1
3	Presenilin 1 Regulates NF-κB Activation via Association with Breakpoint Cluster Region and Casein Kinase II 2018 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yuki Tanaka, Lavannya Sabharwal, Mitsutoshi Ota, (unknown), Jing‐Jing Jiang, Yasunobu Arima, Hideki Ogura, Masayasu Okochi, Masaru Ishii, Daisuke Kamimura, Masaaki Murakami	20
4	TRC8-dependent degradation of hepatitis C virus immature core protein regulates viral propagation and pathogenesis 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Sayaka Aizawa, Toru Okamoto, (unknown), Takahisa Kouwaki, (unknown), Tatsuya Suzuki, Chikako Ono, Takasuke Fukuhara, Masahiro Yamamoto, Masayasu Okochi, Nobuhiko Hiraga, Michio Imamura, Kazuaki Chayama, Ryosuke Suzuki, Ikuo Shoji, Kohji Moriishi, Kyoji Moriya, Kazuhiko Koike, Yoshiharu Matsuura	39
5	γ-Secretase Associated with Lipid Rafts 2013 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Nobutaka Matsumura, Mako Takami, Masayasu Okochi, Satoko Wada‐Kakuda, (unknown), Shinji Tagami, Satoru Funamoto, Yasuo Ihara, Maho Morishima‐Kawashima	81
6	Sigma-1Rs are upregulated via PERK/eIF2α/ATF4 pathway and execute protective function in ER stress 2011 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Hitoshi Tanimukai, Yukako Sakagami, Shinji Tagami, Masayasu Okochi, Takashi Kudo, Masatoshi Takeda	76
7	Protein kinase C stabilizes X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) through phosphorylation at Ser⁸⁷ to suppress apoptotic cell death 2011 ·Psychogeriatrics ·Kiyoko Kato, Toshihisa Tanaka, Golam Sadik, Miyako Baba, Daisuke Maruyama, Kanta Yanagida, Takashi Kodama, Takashi Morihara, Shinji Tagami, Masayasu Okochi, Takashi Kudo, Masatoshi Takeda	19
8	Exhaustive analysis of peptides derived from soybean protein with bile acids binding ability and efficient modification of VAWWMY activity by use of the peptide array. 2010 ·Satoshi Nagaoka, Ryuji Kato, Masayasu Okochi, (unknown)	1
9	Processes of β-Amyloid and Intracellular Cytoplasmic Domain Generation by Presenilin/γ-Secretase 2008 ·Neurodegenerative Diseases ·Shinji Tagami, Masayasu Okochi, Akio Fukumori, Jingwei Jiang, Kanta Yanagida, Taisuke Nakayama, Takashi Morihara, Toshihisa Tanaka, Takashi Kudo, Masatoshi Takeda	11
10	Regulation of Notch Signaling by Dynamic Changes in the Precision of S3 Cleavage of Notch-1 2007 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Shinji Tagami, Masayasu Okochi, Kanta Yanagida, Akiko Ikuta, Akio Fukumori, (unknown), Yoshiko Ishizuka‐Katsura, Taisuke Nakayama, Naohiro Itoh, Jingwei Jiang, Kouhei Nishitomi, Kouzin Kamino, Takashi Morihara, Ryota Hashimoto, Toshihisa Tanaka, Takashi Kudo, Shigeru Chiba, Masatoshi Takeda	94
11	The GxGD Motif of Presenilin Contributes to Catalytic Function and Substrate Identification of γ-Secretase 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Aya Yamasaki, Stefan Eimer, Masayasu Okochi, Agata Smialowska, Christoph Kaether, Ralf Baumeister, Christian Haass, Harald Steiner	65
12	Secretion of the Notch-1 Aβ-like Peptide during Notch Signaling 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Masayasu Okochi, Akio Fukumori, Jingwei Jiang, Naohiro Itoh, Ryo Kimura, Harald Steiner, Christian Haass, Shinji Tagami, Masatoshi Takeda	80
13	Altered localization of amyloid precursor protein under endoplasmic reticulum stress 2006 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Takashi Kudo, Masayo Okumura, Kazunori Imaizumi, Wataru Araki, Takashi Morihara, Hitoshi Tanimukai, (unknown), (unknown), Ryo Kimura, Daisuke Kanayama, Akio Fukumori, Shinji Tagami, Masayasu Okochi, (unknown), Hisashi Tanii, Masaya Tohyama, Takeshi Tabira, Masatoshi Takeda	49
14	Identification of a β-Secretase Activity, Which Truncates Amyloid β-Peptide after Its Presenilin-dependent Generation 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Regina Fluhrer, Gerd Multhaup, Andrea Schlicksupp, Masayasu Okochi, Masatoshi Takeda, Sven Lammich, Michael Willem, Gil G. Westmeyer, Wolfram Bode, Jochen Walter, Christian Haass	64
15	Presenilin-dependent Intramembrane Proteolysis of CD44 Leads to the Liberation of Its Intracellular Domain and the Secretion of an Aβ-like Peptide 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sven Lammich, Masayasu Okochi, Masatoshi Takeda, Christoph Kaether, Anja Capell, (unknown), Dieter Edbauer, Jochen Walter, Harald Steiner, Christian Haass	236
16	Presenilins mediate a dual intramembranous gamma-secretase cleavage of Notch-1 2002 ·The EMBO Journal ·Masayasu Okochi	186
17	The Unfolded Protein Response Is Involved in the Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease 2002 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Takashi Kudo, Taiichi Katayama, Kazunori Imaizumi, Yuka Yasuda, (unknown), Masayasu Okochi, Masaya Tohyama, Masatoshi Takeda	44
18	Sensitivity to MPTP is not increased in Parkinson's disease‐associated mutant α‐synuclein transgenic mice 2001 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Silvia Rathke‐Hartlieb, Philipp J. Kahle, Manuela Neumann, Laurence Ozmen, Sibylle Haid, Masayasu Okochi, Christian Haass, Jörg B. Schulz	106
19	Proteolytic processing of presenilin‐1 (PS‐1) is not associated with Alzheimer's disease with or without PS‐1 mutations 1997 ·FEBS Letters ·Masayasu Okochi, (unknown), Mihoko Usami, Naruhiko Sahara, Fuyuki Kametani, (unknown), P. E. Fraser, Masaki Ikeda, Ann M. Saunders, Lydia Hendriks, Shin’ichi Shoji, Linda E. Nee, Jean‐Jacques Martin, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Peter St George‐Hyslop, Allen D. Roses, Hiroshi Mori	31
20	Abnormal Gel-Electrophoretic Behavior of Presenilin I and Its Fragment 1996 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Akihiro Yamamoto, Naruhiko Sahara, Mihoko Usami, Masayasu Okochi, Takefumi Kondo, Fuyuki Kametani, (unknown), (unknown), Takuji Shirasawa, Yasuto Itoyama, Hiroshi Mori	14

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