Naoko Kunitoku

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Naoko Kunitoku is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Naoko Kunitoku has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cell Biology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Naoko Kunitoku's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (3 papers). Naoko Kunitoku is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (3 papers). Naoko Kunitoku collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Austria and United States. Naoko Kunitoku's co-authors include Takashi Sasayama, Toru Hirota, Hideyuki Saya, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Dongwei Zhang, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Masayuki Nitta, Yukitaka Ushio, Shinobu Honda and Osamu Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neurology and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Naoko Kunitoku

11 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Aurora-A and an Interacting Activator, the LIM Protein Ajuba, Are Required for Mitotic Commitment in Human Cells

2003 512 citations Toru Hirota, Naoko Kunitoku et al. Cell profile →

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11 of 11 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Over‐expression of Aurora‐A targets cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein and promotes mRNA polyadenylation of Cdk1 and cyclin B1 2005 ·Genes to Cells ·Takashi Sasayama, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Naoko Kunitoku, Dongwei Zhang, Norihiko Tamaki, Eiji Kohmura, Hideyuki Saya, Toru Hirota	35
2	The tumor suppressor WARTS activates the Omi / HtrA2-dependent pathway of cell death 2005 ·Oncogene ·Shinji Kuninaka, (unknown), Toru Hirota, Shin-ichi Iida, Toshihiro Hara, Shinobu Honda, Naoko Kunitoku, Takashi Sasayama, Yoshimi Arima, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Kageharu Koja, Shin Yonehara, Hideyuki Saya	35
3	Cre-loxP-controlled periodic Aurora-A overexpression induces mitotic abnormalities and hyperplasia in mammary glands of mouse models 2004 ·Oncogene ·Dongwei Zhang, Toru Hirota, Tomotoshi Marumoto, (unknown), Naoko Kunitoku, Takashi Sasayama, Yoshimi Arima, Liping Feng, Misao Suzuki, Motohiro Takeya, Hideyuki Saya	119
4	MR imaging features of a scalp plexiform schwannoma. 2004 ·American Journal of Neuroradiology ·Kazumichi Yamada, Mikio Harada, Naoko Kunitoku, Satoshi Goto, Masato Kochi, Yukitaka Ushio	10
5	Aurora-A and an Interacting Activator, the LIM Protein Ajuba, Are Required for Mitotic Commitment in Human Cells breakdown → 2003 ·Cell ·Toru Hirota, Naoko Kunitoku, Takashi Sasayama, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Dongwei Zhang, Masayuki Nitta, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Hideyuki Saya	512
6	CENP-A Phosphorylation by Aurora-A in Prophase Is Required for Enrichment of Aurora-B at Inner Centromeres and for Kinetochore Function 2003 ·Developmental Cell ·Naoko Kunitoku, Takashi Sasayama, Tomotoshi Marumoto, Dongwei Zhang, Shinobu Honda, Osamu Kobayashi, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Yukitaka Ushio, Hideyuki Saya, Toru Hirota	192
7	Roles of aurora‐A kinase in mitotic entry and G2 checkpoint in mammalian cells 2002 ·Genes to Cells ·Tomotoshi Marumoto, Toru Hirota, Tetsuro Morisaki, Naoko Kunitoku, Dongwei Zhang, Yasuko Ichikawa, Takashi Sasayama, Shinji Kuninaka, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Norihiko Tamaki, Masashi Kimura, Yukio Okano, Hideyuki Saya	182
8	Suprasellar hemangioblastoma in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease confirmed by germline mutation study 2001 ·Surgical Neurology ·Tomoaki Goto, Toru Nishi, Naoko Kunitoku, Keizô Yamamoto, (unknown), Hideo Takeshima, Masato Kochi, Yoichi Nakazato, Jun‐ichi Kuratsu, Yukitaka Ushio	34
9	Abolition of postapoplectic hemichorea by Vo‐complex thalamotomy: Long‐term follow‐up study 2001 ·Movement Disorders ·Satoshi Goto, Naoko Kunitoku, Tadashi Hamasaki, Shigeyuki Nishikawa, Yukitaka Ushio	10
10	Pineal germinomas with granulomatous inflammation Report of two cases and review of the literature 1998 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Masaji Murakami, Jun‐ichi Kuratsu, Masato Kochi, Naoko Kunitoku, (unknown), Yukitaka Ushio	5
11	Posteroventral pallidotomy in a patient with parkinsonism caused by hypoxic encephalopathy 1997 ·Neurology ·Satoshi Goto, Naoko Kunitoku, (unknown), Kei Yamada, Akira Okamura, Makoto Yoshikawa, (unknown), Eiichiro Uyama, Y Ushio	15

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