Osamu Nureki

37.4k citations

367 papers · 23.8k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 74

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
Genetics top 0.5%
Oncology top 1%
Plant Science top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%

Co-authors: Ryuichiro Ishitani Hiroshi Nishimasu Shigeyuki Yokoyama Feng Zhang Shuya Fukai Patrick D. Hsu Naoshi Dohmae Silvana Konermann
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (136 papers)RNA modifications and cancer (89 papers)Enzyme Structure and Function (56 papers)
Cited by: Business and International Management Aging Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: Japan United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Osamu Nureki

357 papers receiving 23.6k 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.

Genome-scale transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 complex

2014 2.0k citations Hiroshi Nishimasu, Osamu Nureki et al. profile →
Crystal Structure of Cas9 in Complex with Guide RNA and Target DNA

2014 1.7k citations Hiroshi Nishimasu, Naoshi Dohmae et al. profile →
Crystal Structure of the Complex of Human Epidermal Growth Factor and Receptor Extracellular Domains

2002 928 citations Ryuichiro Ishitani, Osamu Nureki et al. profile →
Crystal Structure of Cas9 in Complex with Guide RNA and Target DNA

2014 693 citations Hiroshi Nishimasu, Naoshi Dohmae et al. profile →
Crystal Structure of Cpf1 in Complex with Guide RNA and Target DNA

2016 552 citations Hiroshi Nishimasu, Hisato Hirano et al. profile →
Amplification-free RNA detection with CRISPR–Cas13

2021 169 citations Osamu Nureki, Hiroshi Nishimasu et al. Communications Biology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural basis for target DNA cleavage and guide RNA processing by CRISPR-Casλ2 2025 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown),Lauren E. Alfonse,(unknown),H. Morinaga,Hisato Hirano,Yuzuru Itoh,(unknown),Anthony J. Garrity,Gregory R. Hoffman,Tia DiTommaso,Winston X. Yan,David R. Cheng,David Scott,(unknown),Osamu Nureki	1
2	Expanded genetic alphabet increases structural and chemical diversity of six-letter DNA for high-affinity protein-targeting aptamers 2025 ·Nature Communications ·K. Sawada,Michiko Kimoto,Ken‐ichiro Matsunaga,Hui Pen Tan,R. Takayanagi,Fumiya K. Sano,(unknown),Hisato Hirano,Tsukasa Kusakizako,Yuzuru Itoh,Yoshiaki Kise,Ichiro Hirao,Osamu Nureki	0
3	Engineered coagulation factor VIII with enhanced secretion and coagulation potential for hemophilia A gene therapy 2025 ·Blood ·Yuji Kashiwakura,Yuto Nakajima,(unknown),Tiago J. S. Lopes,(unknown),Yuki Yamaguchi,(unknown),Morisada Hayakawa,Yuko Katakai,Susumu Uchiyama,Osamu Nureki,Keiji Nogami,Tsukasa Ohmori	0
4	Insights into G-protein coupling preference from cryo-EM structures of Gq-bound PTH1R 2025 ·Nature Chemical Biology ·Fumiya K. Sano,(unknown),Kazuhiro Kobayashi,(unknown),Kouki Kawakami,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Hiroyuki Okamoto,Hisato Hirano,Tsukasa Kusakizako,Wataru Shihoya,Yoshiaki Kise,Yuzuru Itoh,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Yasushi Okada,Yasushi Sako,Masataka Yanagawa,Asuka Inoue,Osamu Nureki	1
5	Structural basis of anticancer drug recognition and amino acid transport by LAT1 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Yongchan Lee,Chunhuan Jin,Ryuichi Ohgaki,(unknown),Satoshi Ogasawara,Rangana Warshamanage,Keitaro Yamashita,Garib N. Murshudov,Osamu Nureki,Takeshi Murata,Yoshikatsu Kanai	10
6	Systemic delivery of engineered compact AsCas12f by a positive-strand RNA virus vector enables highly efficient targeted mutagenesis in plants 2024 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Kazuhiro Ishibashi,(unknown),M. Endo,Naho Hara,Osamu Nureki,Hiroaki Saika,Seiichi Toki	4
7	Verification of the interaction between human bitter taste receptor T2R46 and polyphenols; Computational chemistry approach 2024 ·Current Research in Food Science ·Takafumi Shimizu,(unknown),(unknown),Yasuyuki Fujii,Kenta Aso,(unknown),Osamu Nureki,Yoshitomo Suhara,Vittorio Calabrese,Naomi Osakabe	0
8	Structural mechanisms of potent lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 activation by nonlipid basic agonists 2024 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown),Fumiya K. Sano,Wataru Shihoya,Osamu Nureki	1
9	Structure and dynamics of the pyroglutamylated RF-amide peptide QRFP receptor GPR103 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Ryoji Kise,(unknown),Fumiya K. Sano,(unknown),Asuka Inoue,Wataru Shihoya,Osamu Nureki	6
10	SOCS3 deletion in effector T cells confers an anti-tumorigenic role of IL-6 to the pro-tumorigenic cytokine 2023 ·Cell Reports ·Setsuko Mise‐Omata,Makoto Ando,Tanakorn Srirat,Kensuke Nakagawara,(unknown),Mana Iizuka-Koga,Hiroshi Nishimasu,Osamu Nureki,Minako Ito,Akihiko Yoshimura	7
11	Crystal structure of schizorhodopsin reveals mechanism of inward proton pumping 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Wataru Shihoya,Masae Konno,Tatsuya Ikuta,Hideki Kandori,Keiichi Inoue,Osamu Nureki	26
12	The NOTCH–FOXM1 Axis Plays a Key Role in Mitochondrial Biogenesis in the Induction of Human Stem Cell Memory–like CAR-T Cells 2019 ·Cancer Research ·Taisuke Kondo,Makoto Ando,Nao Nagai,Wataru Tomisato,Tanakorn Srirat,Binbin Liu,Setsuko Mise‐Omata,(unknown),Shunsuke Chikuma,Hiroshi Nishimasu,Osamu Nureki,Mitsuyo Ohmura,Noriyo Hayakawa,Takako Hishiki,Ryosuke Uchibori,Keiya Ozawa,Akihiko Yoshimura	67
13	Cryo-EM structures capture the transport cycle of the P4-ATPase flippase 2019 ·Science ·Masahiro Hiraizumi,Keitaro Yamashita,Tomohiro Nishizawa,Osamu Nureki	126
14	Cryo-EM structure of the human L-type amino acid transporter 1 in complex with glycoprotein CD98hc 2019 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Yongchan Lee,Pattama Wiriyasermkul,Chunhuan Jin,Lili Quan,Ryuichi Ohgaki,Suguru Okuda,Tsukasa Kusakizako,Tomohiro Nishizawa,Kazumasa Oda,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Takeshi Yokoyama,Takanori Nakane,Mikako Shirouzu,Hitoshi Endou,Shushi Nagamori,Yoshikatsu Kanai,Osamu Nureki	128
15	Cap-specific terminal N ⁶ -methylation of RNA by an RNA polymerase II–associated methyltransferase 2018 ·Science ·Shinichiro Akichika,Seiichi Hirano,Yuichi Shichino,Takeo Suzuki,Hiroshi Nishimasu,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Ai Sugita,Yutaka Hirose,Shintaro Iwasaki,Osamu Nureki,Tsutomu Suzuki	282
16	SecY-SecA fusion protein retains the ability to mediate protein transport 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Yasunori Sugano,Arata Furukawa,Osamu Nureki,Yoshiki Tanaka,Tomoya Tsukazaki	8
17	Breakpoint Cluster Region–Mediated Inflammation Is Dependent on Casein Kinase II 2016 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Jie Meng,Jing‐Jing Jiang,Toru Atsumi,Hidenori Bando,Yuko Okuyama,Lavannya Sabharwal,(unknown),(unknown),Mitsutoshi Ota,(unknown),Ryuichiro Ishitani,Osamu Nureki,Daisuke Higo,Yasunobu Arima,Hideki Ogura,Daisuke Kamimura,Masaaki Murakami	22
18	Crystal Structure of a Claudin Provides Insight into the Architecture of Tight Junctions 2014 ·Science ·Hiroshi Suzuki,Tomohiro Nishizawa,Kazutoshi Tani,Yuji Yamazaki,Atsushi Tamura,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Naoshi Dohmae,Sachiko Tsukita,Osamu Nureki,Yoshinori Fujiyoshi	276
19	Structural Basis for the Counter-Transport Mechanism of a H ⁺ /Ca ²⁺ Exchanger 2013 ·Science ·Tomohiro Nishizawa,Satomi Kita,Andrés D. Maturana,Noritaka Furuya,Kunio Hirata,Go Kasuya,Satoshi Ogasawara,Naoshi Dohmae,Takahiro Iwamoto,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Osamu Nureki	63
20	Structural Basis of RNA-Dependent Recruitment of Glutamine to the Genetic Code 2006 ·Science ·(unknown),Kelly Sheppard,Shuya Fukai,Yuko Nakamura,Ryuichiro Ishitani,Tomoyuki Numata,R. Lynn Sherrer,Liang Feng,Emmanuelle Schmitt,Michel Panvert,Sylvain Blanquet,Yves Méchulam,Dieter Söll,Osamu Nureki	70

About Osamu Nureki

Osamu Nureki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Physiology, having authored 367 papers that have together received 23.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (136 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (89 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (56 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Business and International Management (886 citations), Aging (615 citations) and Molecular Biology (19.5k citations). Osamu Nureki has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ryuichiro Ishitani, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Feng Zhang, Shuya Fukai, Patrick D. Hsu, Naoshi Dohmae, Silvana Konermann, F. Ann Ran and Tomohiro Nishizawa. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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