Ryo Nitta

1.4k total citations
28 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ryo Nitta is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryo Nitta has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ryo Nitta's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (18 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Ryo Nitta is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (18 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Ryo Nitta collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Ryo Nitta's co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasushi Okada, Masahide Kikkawa, T. Ogawa, Hiroaki Yajima, S. Inoué, Hideki Shigematsu, Manatsu Morikawa, Chikara Sato and Toshihiko Ogura and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ryo Nitta

26 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers

Ryo Nitta

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Walter Huynh United States

William B. Redwine United States

Harukata Miki Japan

Marija Žanić United States

John Peloquin United States

Shih-Chieh Ti United States

Dileep Varma United States

Wendy C. Salmon United States

Jeffrey H. Stear Germany

Hisayoshi Yoshizaki Japan

Walter Huynh United States

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Imasaki, Tsuyoshi, Akihiro Narita, Shinsuke Niwa, et al.. (2025). Dimerization of GAS2 mediates crosslinking of microtubules and F-actin. The EMBO Journal. 44(10). 2997–3024.

Shirai, Manabu, et al.. (2025). Strawberry notch 1 safeguards neuronal genome via regulation of Yeats4 expression. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 342–342.

Saijo‐Hamano, Yumiko, Hiroshi Yamada, Naoki Sakai, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of Irgb6 inactivation by Toxoplasma gondii through the phosphorylation of switch I. Genes to Cells. 29(1). 17–38. 1 indexed citations

Saito, Yasuyuki, Hiroki Yoshida, Tomoko Takai, et al.. (2023). CD47 promotes peripheral T cell survival by preventing dendritic cell–mediated T cell necroptosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(33). e2304943120–e2304943120. 10 indexed citations

Imasaki, Tsuyoshi, Satoshi Kikkawa, Shinsuke Niwa, et al.. (2022). CAMSAP2 organizes a γ-tubulin-independent microtubule nucleation centre through phase separation. eLife. 11. 22 indexed citations

Yamada, Hiroshi, Tadashi Abe, Hikaru Nagaoka, et al.. (2022). Recruitment of Irgb6 to the membrane is a direct trigger for membrane deformation. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 992198–992198. 2 indexed citations

Imasaki, Tsuyoshi, Yumiko Saijo‐Hamano, Naoki Sakai, et al.. (2022). Structural model of microtubule dynamics inhibition by kinesin-4 from the crystal structure of KLP-12 –tubulin complex. eLife. 11. 12 indexed citations

Saijo‐Hamano, Yumiko, Ariel Pradipta, Miwa Sasai, et al.. (2021). Structural basis of membrane recognition of Toxoplasma gondii vacuole by Irgb6. Life Science Alliance. 5(1). e202101149–e202101149. 8 indexed citations

Shima, Tomohiro, Manatsu Morikawa, Junichi Kaneshiro, et al.. (2018). Kinesin-binding–triggered conformation switching of microtubules contributes to polarized transport. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(12). 4164–4183. 77 indexed citations

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Shigematsu, Hideki, Tsuyoshi Imasaki, Mari Aoki, et al.. (2018). Structural insight into microtubule stabilization and kinesin inhibition by Tau family MAPs. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(12). 4155–4163. 32 indexed citations

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Nitta, Ryo, Tsuyoshi Imasaki, & Eriko Nitta. (2018). Recent progress in structural biology: lessons from our research history. Microscopy. 67(4). 187–195. 6 indexed citations

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Niwa, Shinsuke, Fumio Nakamura, Yuri Tomabechi, et al.. (2017). Structural basis for CRMP2-induced axonal microtubule formation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10681–10681. 40 indexed citations

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Morikawa, Manatsu, Hiroaki Yajima, Ryo Nitta, et al.. (2015). X‐ray and Cryo‐ EM structures reveal mutual conformational changes of Kinesin and GTP ‐state microtubules upon binding. The EMBO Journal. 34(9). 1270–1286. 74 indexed citations

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Ogura, Toshihiko, Hiroaki Yajima, Ryo Nitta, Nobutaka Hirokawa, & Chikara Sato. (2014). New simulated annealing approach considering helix bending applied to determine the 8.8 Å structure of 15-protofilament microtubules. Journal of Structural Biology. 188(2). 165–176. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Qing, Ryo Nitta, S. Inoué, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2013). Structural Basis for the ATP-Induced Isomerization of Kinesin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 425(11). 1869–1880. 29 indexed citations

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Yajima, Hiroaki, Toshihiko Ogura, Ryo Nitta, et al.. (2012). Conformational changes in tubulin in GMPCPP and GDP-taxol microtubules observed by cryoelectron microscopy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 198(3). 315–322. 56 indexed citations

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Nitta, Ryo, et al.. (2010). The role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2-α-isoform in non-small cell lung carcinoma tumorigenesis. Oncogene. 30(2). 234–244. 27 indexed citations

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Nitta, Ryo, Yasushi Okada, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2008). Crystallization of the Mg-releasing intermediates of kinesin ATPase. Protocol Exchange. 1 indexed citations

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Nitta, Ryo, Yasushi Okada, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2008). Structural model for strain-dependent microtubule activation of Mg-ADP release from kinesin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 15(10). 1067–1075. 83 indexed citations

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Ogawa, T., Ryo Nitta, Yasushi Okada, & Nobutaka Hirokawa. (2004). A Common Mechanism for Microtubule Destabilizers—M Type Kinesins Stabilize Curling of the Protofilament Using the Class-Specific Neck and Loops. Cell. 116(4). 591–602. 164 indexed citations

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