Motohiro Tani

2.8k total citations
85 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Motohiro Tani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Motohiro Tani has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Motohiro Tani's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (39 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (25 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers). Motohiro Tani is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (39 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (25 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers). Motohiro Tani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Motohiro Tani's co-authors include Makoto Ito, Nozomu Okino, Yasuyuki Igarashi, Yusuf A. Hannun, Osamu Kuge, Takamitsu Sano, Hiroshi Iida, Susumu Mitsutake, Akio Kihara and C.F. Snook and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Motohiro Tani

82 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Motohiro Tani Japan 27 1.9k 689 394 279 198 85 2.2k
Michel Potier Canada 24 845 0.4× 311 0.5× 362 0.9× 118 0.4× 61 0.3× 74 1.7k
David C. A. Neville United Kingdom 22 1.1k 0.6× 293 0.4× 520 1.3× 407 1.5× 74 0.4× 37 2.2k
Masaru Himeno Japan 25 907 0.5× 685 1.0× 377 1.0× 75 0.3× 58 0.3× 60 1.7k
Shinri Tamura Japan 27 1.4k 0.8× 475 0.7× 137 0.3× 69 0.2× 109 0.6× 74 2.0k
Federica Gibellini United States 18 1.1k 0.6× 176 0.3× 173 0.4× 161 0.6× 90 0.5× 27 2.1k
G. Villani Italy 25 706 0.4× 227 0.3× 631 1.6× 188 0.7× 64 0.3× 78 1.6k
Anastasios Damdimopoulos Sweden 29 2.0k 1.0× 273 0.4× 219 0.6× 56 0.2× 59 0.3× 57 2.9k
George Constantopoulos United States 25 704 0.4× 388 0.6× 794 2.0× 201 0.7× 91 0.5× 74 1.8k
Alfred L. Fisher United States 26 2.0k 1.1× 320 0.5× 294 0.7× 36 0.1× 192 1.0× 60 3.0k
Dong Lin United States 28 1.7k 0.9× 336 0.5× 140 0.4× 41 0.1× 474 2.4× 55 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Motohiro Tani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Motohiro Tani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Motohiro Tani

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

All Works

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Ohtsuka, Hokuto, et al.. (2024). Identification of plb1 mutation that extends longevity via activating Sty1 MAPK in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 299(1).
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (2024). Involvement of lipid-translocating exporter family proteins in determination of myriocin sensitivity in budding yeast. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 39. 101785–101785. 1 indexed citations
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Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, et al.. (2023). Impaired biosynthesis of ergosterol confers resistance to complex sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitor aureobasidin A in a PDR16-dependent manner. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11179–11179. 7 indexed citations
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Ishibashi, Yohei, et al.. (2022). Loss of tolerance to multiple environmental stresses due to limitation of structural diversity of complex sphingolipids. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 33(12). ar105–ar105. 9 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (2022). Involvement of the mitochondrial retrograde pathway in dihydrosphingosine-induced cytotoxicity in budding yeast. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 605. 63–69. 4 indexed citations
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Ishibashi, Yohei, et al.. (2021). Crosstalk between protein kinase A and the HOG pathway under impaired biosynthesis of complex sphingolipids in budding yeast. FEBS Journal. 289(3). 766–786. 5 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (2021). Regulation of sphingolipid biosynthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum via signals from the plasma membrane in budding yeast. FEBS Journal. 289(2). 457–472. 10 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro & Kouichi Funato. (2018). Protection mechanisms against aberrant metabolism of sphingolipids in budding yeast. Current Genetics. 64(5). 1021–1028. 16 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro. (2016). Structure–Function Relationship of Complex Sphingolipids in Yeast. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 28(164). E109–E116. 15 indexed citations
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Sakakibara, Kaori, Akinori Eiyama, S. Suzuki, et al.. (2015). Phospholipid methylation controls Atg32‐mediated mitophagy and Atg8 recycling. The EMBO Journal. 34(21). 2703–2719. 36 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Takashi, et al.. (2015). Ergosteryl-β-glucosidase (Egh1) involved in sterylglucoside catabolism and vacuole formation inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Glycobiology. 25(10). 1079–1089. 22 indexed citations
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Katsuyama, Masanori, T. Yoshioka, Eiichi Konohira, Ichiro Tayasu, & Motohiro Tani. (2011). Spatial distribution of oxygen-18 and deuterium in stream- and groundwaters across the Japanese archipelago. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (2009). Management of biliaryAscaris lumbricoidesin Kabul, Afghanistan: crossroads of advancing technology: Figure 1. BMJ Case Reports. 2009. bcr0720092138–bcr0720092138. 2 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro & Yusuf A. Hannun. (2007). Analysis of membrane topology of neutral sphingomyelinase 2. FEBS Letters. 581(7). 1323–1328. 50 indexed citations
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Wu, Bill X., C.F. Snook, Motohiro Tani, Erika E. Büllesbach, & Yusuf A. Hannun. (2006). Large-scale purification and characterization of recombinant Pseudomonas ceramidase: regulation by calcium. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(3). 600–608. 18 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, Takamitsu Sano, Makoto Ito, & Yasuyuki Igarashi. (2005). Mechanisms of sphingosine and sphingosine 1-phosphate generation in human platelets. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(11). 2458–2467. 93 indexed citations
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Yoshimura, Yukihiro, Nozomu Okino, Motohiro Tani, & Makoto Ito. (2002). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Secretory Neutral Ceramidase of Drosophila melanogaster. The Journal of Biochemistry. 132(2). 229–236. 45 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (2000). Molecular Cloning of the Full-length cDNA Encoding Mouse Neutral Ceramidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(15). 11229–11234. 87 indexed citations
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Tani, Motohiro, et al.. (1998). Enzymatic Synthesis of ω-Amino-Ceramide: Preparation of a Sensitive Fluorescent Substrate for Ceramidase. Analytical Biochemistry. 263(2). 183–188. 32 indexed citations

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