Masayuki Masu

13.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
67 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Masu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Masu has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Masu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (13 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (11 papers). Masayuki Masu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (13 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (11 papers). Masayuki Masu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Masayuki Masu's co-authors include Shigetada Nakanishi, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Takahiro Ishii, Yasuto Tanabe, Koki Moriyoshi, Noboru Mizuno, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Kunihiro Tsuchida and S Nakanishi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Masu

66 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Molecular cloning and characterization of the rat NMDA receptor

1991 1.5k citations Koki Moriyoshi, Masayuki Masu et al. Nature profile →
Sequence and expression of a metabotropic glutamate receptor

1991 1.0k citations Masayuki Masu, Yasuto Tanabe et al. Nature profile →
Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) Encodes a Netrin Receptor

1996 844 citations Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu et al. Cell profile →
Molecular characterization of the family of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits.

1993 836 citations Takahiro Ishii, Koki Moriyoshi et al. profile →
A family of metabotropic glutamate receptors

1992 785 citations Yasuto Tanabe, Masayuki Masu et al. profile →
Phenotype of mice lacking functional Deleted in colorectal cancer (Dec) gene

1997 637 citations Amin Fazeli, Stephanie Dickinson et al. Nature profile →
Signal transduction, pharmacological properties, and expression patterns of two rat metabotropic glutamate receptors, mGluR3 and mGluR4

1993 505 citations Yasuto Tanabe, Masayuki Masu et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masayuki Masu

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diffusion magnetic resonance tractography-based evaluation of commissural fiber abnormalities in a heparan sulfate endosulfatase-deficient mouse brain 2022 ·Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·(unknown), Aurélien Kerever, (unknown), Koji Kamagata, Yuya Saito, Shigeki Aoki, Junichi Hata, Hideyuki Okano, Kenta Kobayashi, Takuya Okada, (unknown), Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Eri Arikawa‐Hirasawa	2
2	Expression of Heparan Sulfate Endosulfatases in the Adult Mouse Brain: Co-expression of Sulf1 and Dopamine D1/D2 Receptors 2021 ·Frontiers in Neuroanatomy ·(unknown), Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Takuya Okada, Kenta Kobayashi, Masayuki Masu	1
3	Structural basis for Ccd1 auto-inhibition in the Wnt pathway through homomerization of the DIX domain 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Shin‐ichi Terawaki, Shohei Fujita, (unknown), Kensuke Shiomi, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Kaori Wakamatsu, Naoki Shibata, Yoshiki Higuchi	8
4	Proteoglycans and axon guidance: a new relationship between old partners 2015 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Masayuki Masu	28
5	ErbB2 Dephosphorylation and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Neuregulin-1 in ErbB2-Overexpressing Cells; Re-evaluation of Their Low-Affinity Interaction 2013 ·Scientific Reports ·Ran Wang, Yuriko Iwakura, Kazuaki Araki, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Xueyi Wang, Nobuyuki Takei, Shigeki Higashiyama, Hiroyuki Nawa	8
6	A unique mouse model for investigating the properties of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated protein TDP-43, by in utero electroporation 2013 ·Neuroscience Research ·(unknown), Hiroshi Takuma, Takenari Yamashita, Takuya Okada, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Kazuhiro Ishii, Shin Kwak, Masayuki Masu, Akira Tamaoka	4
7	Autotaxin expression from synovial fibroblasts is essential for the pathogenesis of modeled arthritis 2012 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Ioanna Nikitopoulou, Nikos Oikonomou, Emmanuel Karouzakis, Ioanna Sevastou, (unknown), Zhenwen Zhao, Vassilis Mersinias, Marietta Armaka, Yan Xu, Masayuki Masu, Gordon B. Mills, Steffen Gay, George Kollias, Vassilis Aidinis	136
8	Autotaxin is required for the cranial neural tube closure and establishment of the midbrain–hindbrain boundary during mouse development 2011 ·Developmental Dynamics ·Seiichi Koike, (unknown), Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Sumihare Noji, Masayuki Masu, Hideyo Ohuchi	31
9	Crystallographic characterization of the DIX domain of the Wnt signalling positive regulator Ccd1 2011 ·Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications ·Shin‐ichi Terawaki, (unknown), (unknown), Kensuke Shiomi, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Yasuhito Shomura, Hirofumi Komori, Naoki Shibata, Yoshiki Higuchi	2
10	A SnoN–Ccd1 Pathway Promotes Axonal Morphogenesis in the Mammalian Brain 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Yoshiho Ikeuchi, Judith Stegmüller, Stuart J. Netherton, Mai Anh Huynh, Masayuki Masu, David A. Frank, Shirin Bonni, Azad Bonni	52
11	Distinct roles of neuropilin 1 signaling for radial and tangential extension of callosal axons 2009 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Yumiko Hatanaka, Tomoko Matsumoto, Yuchio Yanagawa, Hajime Fujisawa, Fujio Murakami, Masayuki Masu	25
12	Specific and flexible roles of heparan sulfate modifications in Drosophila FGF signaling 2006 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Keisuke Kamimura, Takashi Koyama, Hiroko Habuchi, Ryu Ueda, Masayuki Masu, Koji Kimata, Hiroshi Nakato	105
13	Expression of a heparan sulfate remodeling enzyme, heparan sulfate 6-O-endosulfatase sulfatase FP2, in the rat nervous system 2005 ·Developmental Brain Research ·(unknown), Seiichi Koike, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu	34
14	Ccd1, a Novel Protein with a DIX Domain, Is a Positive Regulator in the Wnt Signaling during Zebrafish Neural Patterning 2003 ·Current Biology ·Kensuke Shiomi, (unknown), Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu	66
15	Identification of a novel nonlysosomal sulphatase expressed in the floor plate, choroid plexus and cartilage 2002 ·Genes to Cells ·Tatsuyuki Ohto, Hiroshi Uchida, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Akira Matsui, Masayuki Masu	73
16	Glutamate receptors: brain function and signal transduction 1998 ·Brain Research Reviews ·Shigetada Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Nakajima, Masayuki Masu, Yoshiki Ueda, Kiyoshi Nakahara, Dai Watanabe, Shun Yamaguchi, Shigeki Kawabata, Masamichí Okada	281
17	Phenotype of mice lacking functional Deleted in colorectal cancer (Dec) gene breakdown → 1997 ·Nature ·Amin Fazeli, Stephanie Dickinson, Michelle L. Hermiston, Robert Tighe, Robert Steen, Clayton Small, Esther T. Stoeckli, Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Helen Rayburn, Jonathan W. Simons, Roderick T. Bronson, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Robert A. Weinberg	637
18	Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) Encodes a Netrin Receptor breakdown → 1996 ·Cell ·Kazuko Keino‐Masu, Masayuki Masu, Lindsay Hinck, E. David Leonardo, (unknown), Joseph G. Culotti, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne	844
19	Molecular Characterization of NMDA and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors 1993 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Masayuki Masu, Yoshiaki Nakajima, Koki Moriyoshi, Takahiro Ishii, Chihiro Akazawa, (unknown)	55
20	Agonist analysis of 2‐(carboxycyclopropyl)glycine isomers for cloned metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells 1992 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Yasunori Hayashi, Yasuto Tanabe, Ichiro Aramori, Masayuki Masu, Keiko Shimamoto, Yasufumi Ohfune, Shigetada Nakanishi	169

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