Masayuki Ozawa

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
133 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Masayuki Ozawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masayuki Ozawa has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cell Biology and 22 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Masayuki Ozawa's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (41 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (31 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (21 papers). Masayuki Ozawa is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (41 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (31 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (21 papers). Masayuki Ozawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Germany and United States. Masayuki Ozawa's co-authors include Rolf Kemler, Hélène Baribault, Martin Ringwald, Tadashi Ohkubo, Takashi Muramatsu, Helen McNeill, W. James Nelson, R. Castro, Jürgen Engel and Kurt Herrenknecht and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Masayuki Ozawa

131 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

The cytoplasmic domain of the cell adhesion molecule uvomorulin associates with three independent proteins structurally related in different species.

1989 1.2k citations Masayuki Ozawa et al. profile →
Uvomorulin-catenin complex formation is regulated by a specific domain in the cytoplasmic region of the cell adhesion molecule.

1990 675 citations Masayuki Ozawa et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masayuki Ozawa Japan	44	6.2k	2.4k	905	889	820	133	8.4k
Jeff Friedman United States	12	5.0k 0.8×	753 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	489 0.6×	12	6.3k
Rolf Jessberger Germany	47	4.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 2.0×	746 0.8×	234 0.3×	118	7.1k
Thalia Papayannopoulou United States	62	6.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	3.0k 3.3×	2.2k 2.5×	702 0.9×	224	14.9k
Michael S. Parmacek United States	53	6.8k 1.1×	612 0.3×	544 0.6×	634 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	102	9.0k
M G Farquhar United States	42	3.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	984 1.1×	450 0.5×	600 0.7×	53	6.4k
Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran United States	37	2.9k 0.5×	578 0.2×	431 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	403 0.5×	74	5.0k
Jorma Wartiovaara Finland	39	3.3k 0.5×	877 0.4×	537 0.6×	284 0.3×	588 0.7×	94	5.9k
Timothy P. Fleming United States	45	4.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	3.0k 3.3×	436 0.5×	120	8.0k
Kairbaan Hodivala‐Dilke United Kingdom	50	5.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	2.0k 2.3×	793 1.0×	107	9.7k
Hans Jörg Fehling Germany	49	5.2k 0.8×	853 0.4×	6.5k 7.2×	1.8k 2.1×	1.2k 1.5×	91	11.6k

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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

Tanaka, Shoko, et al.. (2016). Snail1 expression in human colon cancer DLD-1 cells confers invasive properties without N-cadherin expression. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 8. 120–126. 13 indexed citations

Ozawa, Masayuki, et al.. (2015). Reversibility of the Snail-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition revealed by the Cre–loxP system. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 458(3). 608–613. 12 indexed citations

Sato, Kazuhide, Takashi Watanabe, Shujie Wang, et al.. (2011). Numb controls E-cadherin endocytosis through p120 catenin with aPKC. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(17). 3103–3119. 89 indexed citations

Sato, Yuya, Yoshinobu Kariya, Tomoya Isaji, et al.. (2008). N ‐acetylglucosaminyltransferase III expression is regulated by cell‐cell adhesion via the E‐cadherin–catenin–actin complex. PROTEOMICS. 8(16). 3221–3228. 29 indexed citations

Isa, Yasuka, Yumi Aoyama, Yukari Yamamoto, et al.. (2008). p120-catenin is a novel desmoglein 3 interacting partner: Identification of the p120-catenin association site of desmoglein 3. Experimental Cell Research. 314(8). 1683–1692. 21 indexed citations

Terasaki, Paul I., et al.. (2007). The Importance of Anti-HLA-Specific Antibody Strength in Monitoring Kidney Transplant Patients. American Journal of Transplantation. 7(4). 1027–1031. 111 indexed citations

Ehara, Sachio, et al.. (2005). Change in the Thermal Process in a Volcanic Geothermal Reservoir Beneath an Active Fumarolic Field After the 1995 Phreatic Eruption of Kuju volcano, Japan. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 3 indexed citations

Matsubara, Shyuichiro & Masayuki Ozawa. (2001). Expression of α -catenin in α -catenin–deficient cells increases resistance to sphingosine-induced apoptosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 154(3). 573–584. 21 indexed citations

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Shirahama, T, et al.. (1997). Metanestin, a glycoprotein with metastasis-associated expression in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. International Journal of Cancer. 74(1). 7–14. 11 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Masayuki & T. Muramatsu. (1996). Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Mouse -1,3 Fucosyltransferase Gene That Shows Homology with the Human -1,3 Fucosyltransferase IV Gene. The Journal of Biochemistry. 119(2). 302–308. 20 indexed citations

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Isashiki, Yasushi, et al.. (1995). Novel mutation at the initiation codon in the Norrie disease gene in two Japanese families. Human Genetics. 95(1). 105–8. 20 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Masayuki, et al.. (1995). Cloning of an Alternative Form of Plakoglobin (γ-Catenin) Lacking the Fourth Armadillo Repeat1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 118(4). 836–840. 13 indexed citations

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Uehara, F, et al.. (1993). Developmental Change of Distribution of β-Galactoside α2,6- Sialyltransferase mRNA in Rat Retina. Experimental Eye Research. 56(1). 89–93. 10 indexed citations

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Uehara, F, et al.. (1993). Demonstration of peripherin/rds mRNA in normal and light-damaged rat retinas by in situ hybridization histochemistry.. PubMed. 37(1). 1–8. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamoto, Masaru, Masayuki Ozawa, Tatsuhiko Furukawa, et al.. (1993). Mouse Heparin Binding Protein-44 (HBP-44) Associates with Brushin, a High-Molecular-Weight Glycoprotein Antigen Common to the Kidney and Teratocarcinomas1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 114(3). 344–349. 10 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Tatsuhiko, Masayuki Ozawa, Ruo‐Pan Huang, & Takashi Muramatsu. (1990). A Heparin Binding Protein Whose Expression Increases during Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma Cells to Parietal Endoderm Cells: cDNA Cloning and Sequence Analysis1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 108(2). 297–302. 61 indexed citations

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Ozawa, Masayuki, Suguru Yonezawa, Masahiro Sato, et al.. (1987). Three Groups of Teratocarcinoma Antigens Co‐Expressed in the Visceral Endoderm are Located in Mutually Exclusive Sites in the Adult Kidney. Development Growth & Differentiation. 29(5). 455–468. 1 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Osamu, Eiichi Gohda, Masayuki Ozawa, et al.. (1985). Immunohistochemical studies with a monoclonal antibody on the distribution of phosphophoryn in predentin and dentin. Calcified Tissue International. 37(5). 491–500. 38 indexed citations

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Miyauchi, Teruo, Suguru Yonezawa, Taku Chiba, et al.. (1982). A new fucosyl antigen expressed on colon adenocarcinoma and embryonal carcinoma cells. Nature. 299(5879). 168–169. 32 indexed citations

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