Masayori Inouye

47.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
624 papers, 38.9k citations indexed

About

Masayori Inouye is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayori Inouye has authored 624 papers receiving a total of 38.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 547 papers in Molecular Biology, 318 papers in Genetics and 151 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Masayori Inouye's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (311 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (302 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (149 papers). Masayori Inouye is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (311 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (302 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (149 papers). Masayori Inouye collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Masayori Inouye's co-authors include S Inouye, Sumiko Inouye, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Sangita Phadtare, Ujwal Shinde, Yonglong Zhang, Pamela G. Jones, Ravi C. Dutta, Takeshi Mizuno and Simon Halegoua and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Masayori Inouye

623 papers receiving 37.0k 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.

GHKL, an emergent ATPase/kinase superfamily

2000 627 citations Masayori Inouye et al. profile →
CspA, the Major Cold-shock Protein of Escherichia coli, Is an RNA Chaperone

1997 529 citations Masayori Inouye et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
A unique mechanism regulating gene expression: translational inhibition by a complementary RNA transcript (micRNA).

1984 525 citations Masayori Inouye et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Bacteria and Archaea

2011 505 citations Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Masayori Inouye et al. profile →
The Outer Membrane Proteins of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Biosynthesis, Assembly, and Functions

1978 372 citations Masayori Inouye et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masayori Inouye United States	106	29.4k	16.3k	8.3k	4.4k	3.3k	624	38.9k
Jeffrey H Miller United States	59	30.8k 1.0×	17.7k 1.1×	6.5k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	3.2k 1.0×	180	41.6k
Richard Losick United States	116	29.6k 1.0×	23.5k 1.4×	16.7k 2.0×	3.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	337	40.6k
Susan Gottesman United States	93	20.2k 0.7×	14.5k 0.9×	7.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	204	26.6k
Thomas J. Silhavy United States	93	19.2k 0.7×	16.7k 1.0×	5.2k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	4.9k 1.5×	265	28.5k
F. William Studier United States	60	26.8k 0.9×	11.7k 0.7×	8.2k 1.0×	2.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	98	36.5k
Barry L. Wanner United States	59	19.5k 0.7×	13.3k 0.8×	4.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	5.4k 1.6×	111	29.5k
Carol A. Gross United States	84	20.2k 0.7×	12.9k 0.8×	5.3k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	193	25.5k
Joachim Messing United States	63	32.8k 1.1×	15.4k 0.9×	7.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	203	48.0k
Frederick C. Neidhardt United States	62	19.1k 0.6×	9.8k 0.6×	4.3k 0.5×	3.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	134	25.8k
Jeffrey Vieira United States	26	18.8k 0.6×	9.8k 0.6×	4.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	32	27.8k

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Kato, Fuminori, et al.. (2022). A novel gyrase inhibitor from toxin–antitoxin system expressed by Staphylococcus aureus. FEBS Journal. 290(6). 1502–1518. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Yuanpeng J., Ning Zhang, Beate Bersch, et al.. (2021). Assessment of prediction methods for protein structures determined by NMR in CASP14 : Impact of AlphaFold2. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 89(12). 1959–1976. 32 indexed citations

Ishida, Yojiro, et al.. (2019). A CUGGU/UUGGU-specific MazF homologue from Methanohalobium evestigatum. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 518(3). 533–540. 5 indexed citations

Inouye, Masayori. (2016). The first application of site-directed mutagenesis using oligonucleotides for studying the function of a protein. Gene. 593(2). 342–343. 3 indexed citations

Inouye, Masayori. (2016). The first demonstration of the existence of reverse transcriptases in bacteria. Gene. 597. 76–77. 7 indexed citations

Inouye, Masayori. (2016). The first demonstration of RNA interference to inhibit mRNA function. Gene. 592(2). 332–333. 8 indexed citations

Ishida, Yojiro, et al.. (2016). The role of the loop 1 region in MazFbs mRNA interferase from Bacillus subtilis in recognition of the 3′ end of the RNA substrate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 483(1). 403–408. 1 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro, et al.. (2014). Characterization of LdrA (Long Direct Repeat A) Protein of <b><i>Escherichia coli</i></b>. Microbial Physiology. 24(2). 91–97. 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Ling, et al.. (2010). Noncognate Mycobacterium tuberculosis Toxin-Antitoxins Can Physically and Functionally Interact. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(51). 39732–39738. 63 indexed citations

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Tang, Yuefeng, et al.. (2010). The Use of the Condensed Single Protein Production System for Isotope-Labeled Outer Membrane Proteins, OmpA and OmpX in E. coli. Molecular Biotechnology. 47(3). 205–210. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yonglong & Masayori Inouye. (2009). The Inhibitory Mechanism of Protein Synthesis by YoeB, an Escherichia coli Toxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(11). 6627–6638. 90 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro & Masayori Inouye. (2009). Chapter 12 mRNA Interferases, Sequence‐Specific Endoribonucleases from the Toxin–Antitoxin Systems. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 85. 467–500. 100 indexed citations

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Lu, Yingqing, et al.. (1997). Enhanced skin carcinogenesis in transgenic mice with high expression of glutathione peroxidase or both glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase.. PubMed. 57(8). 1468–74. 99 indexed citations

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Pillutla, Renuka, Joohong Ahnn, & Masayori Inouye. (1996). Deletion of the putative effector region of Era, an essential GTP-binding protein inEscherichia coli, causes a dominant-negative phenotype. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 143(1). 47–55. 19 indexed citations

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Jin, Tian & Masayori Inouye. (1995). Identification of the genes in multicopy plasmids affectingompCandompFexpression inEscherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 133(3). 225–231. 2 indexed citations

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Lerner, Claude G., et al.. (1992). Cold-sensitive growth and decreased GTP-hydrolytic activity from substitution of Pro17 for Val in Era, an essentialEscherichia coliGTPase. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 95(2-3). 137–142. 18 indexed citations

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Forst, Steven & Masayori Inouye. (1988). Environmentally Regulated Gene Expression for Membrane Proteins in Escherichia coli. PubMed. 4(1). 21–42. 118 indexed citations

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Lunn, Charles A., Masayasu Takahara, & Masayori Inouye. (1986). [11] Use of secretion cloning vectors for guiding the localization of proteins in Escherichia coli. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 125. 138–149. 11 indexed citations

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Hirashima, Akikazu, et al.. (1986). Engineering of the mRNA-interfering complementary RNA immune system against viral infection.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(20). 7726–7730. 28 indexed citations

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Inouye, Masayori. (1983). Experimental manipulation of gene expression. Academic Press eBooks. 98 indexed citations

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