Tohru Kiyono

15.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
272 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Tohru Kiyono is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tohru Kiyono has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Molecular Biology, 87 papers in Oncology and 47 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tohru Kiyono's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (45 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (32 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (28 papers). Tohru Kiyono is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (45 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (32 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (28 papers). Tohru Kiyono collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. Tohru Kiyono's co-authors include Masatoshi Fujita, Mako Narisawa‐Saito, Takashi Yugawa, Denise A. Galloway, James K. McDougall, Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, Scott A. Foster, Masahide Ishibashi, Masaki Inagaki and Yasuyuki Hayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Tohru Kiyono

268 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Both Rb/p16INK4a inactivation and telomerase activity are required to immortalize human epithelial cells

1998 1.0k citations Tohru Kiyono et al. profile →
Fusobacterium infection facilitates the development of endometriosis through the phenotypic transition of endometrial fibroblasts

2023 97 citations Tohru Kiyono, Satoru Kyo et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Establishment of a Novel In Vitro and In Vivo Model to Understand Molecular Carcinogenesis of Endometriosis-Related Ovarian Neoplasms 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Tohru Kiyono, (unknown), Razia Sultana, Masako Ishikawa, Hitomi Yamashita, (unknown), (unknown), Kentaro Nakayama, Satoru Kyo	1
2	Characterizing the toxicological responses to inorganic arsenicals and their metabolites in immortalized human bladder epithelial cells 2024 ·Archives of Toxicology ·(unknown), Min Gi, Tohru Kiyono, Shugo Suzuki, Masaki Fujioka, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Kakehashi, Masayuki Shiota, Hideki Wanibuchi	2
3	Establishment of immortalized Egyptian Rousettus bat cell lines 2024 ·FEBS Open Bio ·Lanlan Bai, T. Tani, Takeshi Kobayashi, Ryotaro Nouda, Yuta Kanai, (unknown), Kazutoshi Takami, Hiroshi Tomita, Eriko Sugano, Taku Ozaki, Tohru Kiyono, Tomokazu Fukuda	3
4	Evaluation of ARID1A as a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Endometrial Cancer 2024 ·Cancers ·(unknown), Kentaro Nakayama, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kouji Iida, (unknown), Tohru Kiyono, Satoru Kyo	5
5	An in vitro carcinogenesis model for cervical cancer harboring episomal form of HPV16 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Tomomi Nakahara, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Takashi Yugawa, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Naoki Goshima, Tohru Kiyono, Chamsai Pientong	1
6	Comprehensive transcriptome data to identify downstream genes of testosterone signalling in dermal papilla cells 2022 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), Tao Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Lanlan Bai, Hiroshi Tomita, Eriko Sugano, Taku Ozaki, Tohru Kiyono, (unknown), Tomokazu Fukuda	2
7	Development of Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma from Benign Ovarian Serous Cystadenoma Cells 2022 ·Cancers ·P. Dey, Kentaro Nakayama, Razia Sultana, Masako Ishikawa, Tomoka Ishibashi, Hitomi Yamashita, (unknown), Seiya Sato, Tohru Kiyono, Satoru Kyo	10
8	Immortalization of cells derived from domestic dogs through expressing mutant cyclin-dependent kinase 4, cyclin D1, and telomerase reverse transcriptase 2021 ·Cytotechnology ·(unknown), Taku Ozaki, (unknown), M. Morimoto, (unknown), (unknown), Eriko Sugano, Hiroshi Tomita, Tohru Kiyono, Tomokazu Fukuda	2
9	Establishment of a Novel In Vitro Model of Endometriosis with Oncogenic KRAS and PIK3CA Mutations for Understanding the Underlying Biology and Molecular Pathogenesis 2021 ·Cancers ·(unknown), Kentaro Nakayama, (unknown), Razia Sultana, Masako Ishikawa, Tomoka Ishibashi, Hitomi Yamashita, Seiya Sato, Kouji Iida, (unknown), Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Tohru Kiyono, Satoru Kyo	14
10	Endogenous YAP1 activation drives immediate onset of cervical carcinoma in situ in mice 2020 ·Cancer Science ·Miki Nishio, (unknown), Tomohiko Maehama, (unknown), Junji Otani, Hiroki Hikasa, (unknown), Koshi Mimori, Takehiko Sasaki, Hiroshi Nishina, Shinya Toyokuni, John P. Lydon, Kazuwa Nakao, Tak W. Mak, Tohru Kiyono, Hidetaka Katabuchi, Hironori Tashiro, Akira Suzuki	24
11	Epstein–Barr Virus Infection of Oral Squamous Cells 2020 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Hisashi Iizasa, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, (unknown), Tohru Kiyono, Yuichi Kanehiro, Hironori Yoshiyama, Chamsai Pientong	18
12	E74-Like Factor 3 Is a Key Regulator of Epithelial Integrity and Immune Response Genes in Biliary Tract Cancer 2020 ·Cancer Research ·Masami Suzuki, Mihoko Saito-Adachi, Yasuhito Arai, Yuko Fujiwara, Erina Takai, Shinsuke Shibata, Masahide Seki, Hirofumi Rokutan, Daichi Maeda, Masafumi Horie, Yutaka Suzuki, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Tohru Kiyono, Shinichi Yachida	23
13	Striated myocyte structural integrity: Automated analysis of sarcomeric z-discs 2020 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiangduo Kong, Tohru Kiyono, Kyoko Yokomori, Anna Grosberg	34
14	Roles for E1-independent replication and E6-mediated p53 degradation during low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus genome maintenance 2019 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Isao Murakami, Nagayasu Egawa, Heather Griffin, Wen Yin, Christian Kranjec, Tomomi Nakahara, Tohru Kiyono, John Doorbar	27
15	Expression of human mutant cyclin dependent kinase 4, Cyclin D and telomerase extends the life span but does not immortalize fibroblasts derived from loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Tomokazu Fukuda, Takahiro Eitsuka, (unknown), Masanori Kurita, Tomomi Saito, Hitoshi Okamoto, Kodzue Kinoshita, Masafumi Katayama, (unknown), Takafumi Uchida, Manabu Onuma, Hirohito Sone, Miho Inoue‐Murayama, Tohru Kiyono	17
16	Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Cloning and Functional Characterization of Gastric Cancer-Derived Epstein-Barr Virus Strains 2016 ·Journal of Virology ·Teru Kanda, Yuki Furuse, Hitoshi Oshitani, Tohru Kiyono	55
17	Oncogenic Ras/ERK Signaling Activates CDCP1 to Promote Tumor Invasion and Metastasis 2014 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Takamasa Uekita, Satoko Fujii, Yuri Miyazawa, Reika Iwakawa, Mako Narisawa‐Saito, Katsuhiko Nakashima, Koji Tsuta, Hitoshi Tsuda, Tohru Kiyono, Jun Yokota, Ryuichi Sakai	55
18	Establishment and Characterization of Immortalized Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells 2013 ·Cellular Reprogramming ·Kaixuan Zhou, Chika Koike, Toshiko Yoshida, Motonori Okabe, Moustafa Fathy, Satoru Kyo, Tohru Kiyono, Shigeru Saito, Toshio Nikaido	33
19	ΔNp63α Repression of the Notch1 Gene Supports the Proliferative Capacity of Normal Human Keratinocytes and Cervical Cancer Cells 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Takashi Yugawa, Mako Narisawa‐Saito, Yuki Yoshimatsu, Kei Haga, Shin-ichi Ohno, Nagayasu Egawa, Masatoshi Fujita, Tohru Kiyono	43
20	Forkhead Transcription Factor FOXO1 is a Direct Target of Progestin to Inhibit Endometrial Epithelial Cell Growth 2010 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Satoru Kyo, Junko Sakaguchi, Tohru Kiyono, Yutaka Shimizu, Yoshiko Maida, Yasunari Mizumoto, Noriko Mori, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Masahiro Takakura, (unknown), Masaru Sakamoto, Masakí Inoue	38

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