Tetsuya Kotani

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Tetsuya Kotani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tetsuya Kotani has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Tetsuya Kotani's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (11 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers). Tetsuya Kotani is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (11 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers). Tetsuya Kotani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Tetsuya Kotani's co-authors include Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Nobuo N. Noda, Hiromi Kirisako, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Nobuo Kato, Hiroya Yurimoto, Michiko Koizumi, Eri Hirata and Takuo Osawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tetsuya Kotani

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Atg2 mediates direct lipid transfer between membranes for autophagosome formation

2019 321 citations Takuo Osawa, Tetsuya Kotani et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
Atg9 is a lipid scramblase that mediates autophagosomal membrane expansion

2020 298 citations Kazuaki Matoba, Tetsuya Kotani et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →

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Elaine Brown United Kingdom

Weixiao Liu China

Yongheng Liang China

Li‐Jun Huo China

Erika Isono Germany

Wayne A. Wilson United States

Yogikala Prabhu United States

Alexis González Chile

Harmeet Kaur India

Limor Broday Israel

Elaine Brown United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tetsuya Kotani

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Fujioka, Yūko, Takuma Tsuji, Tetsuya Kotani, et al.. (2025). Phase separation promotes Atg8 lipidation and vesicle condensation for autophagy progression. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(11). 2285–2295.

Kotani, Tetsuya, et al.. (2023). The Atg1 complex, Atg9, and Vac8 recruit PI3K complex I to the pre-autophagosomal structure. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(8). 16 indexed citations

Alam, Jahangir Md., Tatsuro Maruyama, Daisuke Noshiro, et al.. (2023). Complete set of the Atg8–E1–E2–E3 conjugation machinery forms an interaction web that mediates membrane shaping. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(1). 170–178. 12 indexed citations

Kotani, Tetsuya, Yuji Sakai, Hiromi Kirisako, et al.. (2023). A mechanism that ensures non-selective cytoplasm degradation by autophagy. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5815–5815. 14 indexed citations

Kotani, Tetsuya, et al.. (2023). Molecular Mechanism of Autophagy, Cytoplasmic Zoning by Lipid Membranes. The Journal of Biochemistry. 175(2). 155–165. 2 indexed citations

Mochida, Keisuke, et al.. (2021). Atg39 links and deforms the outer and inner nuclear membranes in selective autophagy of the nucleus. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(2). 28 indexed citations

Matoba, Kazuaki, Tetsuya Kotani, Akihisa Tsutsumi, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Atg9 is a lipid scramblase that mediates autophagosomal membrane expansion. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(12). 1209–1209. 7 indexed citations

Kotani, Tetsuya, Hiromi Kirisako, Yu Oikawa, et al.. (2020). TORC1 inactivation stimulates autophagy of nucleoporin and nuclear pore complexes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(7). 51 indexed citations

Matoba, Kazuaki, Tetsuya Kotani, Akihisa Tsutsumi, et al.. (2020). Atg9 is a lipid scramblase that mediates autophagosomal membrane expansion. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(12). 1185–1193. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osawa, Takuo, Tetsuya Kotani, Eri Hirata, et al.. (2019). Atg2 mediates direct lipid transfer between membranes for autophagosome formation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(4). 281–288. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kotani, Tetsuya, Hiromi Kirisako, Machiko Sakoh‐Nakatogawa, et al.. (2019). Two distinct mechanisms target the autophagy-related E3 complex to the pre-autophagosomal structure. eLife. 8. 49 indexed citations

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Obara, Keisuke, Tetsuya Kotani, Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Akio Kihara, & Takumi Kamura. (2019). <i>N</i>-glycosylation of Rim21 at an Unconventional Site Fine-tunes Its Behavior in the Plasma Membrane. Cell Structure and Function. 45(1). 1–8. 3 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya, Hiromi Kirisako, Michiko Koizumi, Yoshinori Ohsumi, & Hitoshi Nakatogawa. (2018). The Atg2-Atg18 complex tethers pre-autophagosomal membranes to the endoplasmic reticulum for autophagosome formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(41). 10363–10368. 219 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya, Shiori Akabane, Kunio Takeyasu, Takuya Ueda, & Nono Takeuchi. (2013). Human G-proteins, ObgH1 and Mtg1, associate with the large mitochondrial ribosome subunit and are involved in translation and assembly of respiratory complexes. Nucleic Acids Research. 41(6). 3713–3722. 44 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Akira, Tetsuya Kotani, Yu Sasano, & Hiroshi Takagi. (2010). An antioxidative mechanism mediated by the yeast N-acetyltransferase Mpr1: oxidative stress-induced arginine synthesis and its physiological role. FEMS Yeast Research. 10(6). 687–698. 48 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya, et al.. (2009). Engineering of the yeast antioxidant enzyme Mpr1 for enhanced activity and stability. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 103(2). 341–352. 18 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya & Hiroshi Takagi. (2008). Identification of amino acid residues essential for the yeast N-acetyltransferase Mpr1 activity by site-directed mutagenesis. FEMS Yeast Research. 8(4). 607–614. 4 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya, Yui Kawashima, Hiroya Yurimoto, Nobuo Kato, & Yasuyoshi Sakai. (2006). Gene structure and regulation of alkane monooxygenases in propane-utilizing Mycobacterium sp. TY-6 and Pseudonocardia sp. TY-7. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 102(3). 184–192. 61 indexed citations

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Sakai, Yasuyoshi, H. Takahashi, Tetsuya Kotani, et al.. (2004). Role of α-Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase in the Degradation of Methyl-Branched Alkanes by Mycobacterium sp. Strain P101. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(21). 7214–7220. 18 indexed citations

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Kotani, Tetsuya, et al.. (2003). PropaneMonooxygenase and NAD ⁺ -Dependent Secondary AlcoholDehydrogenase in Propane Metabolism by Gordonia sp.StrainTY-5. Journal of Bacteriology. 185(24). 7120–7128. 110 indexed citations

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