Toru Miki

13.5k citations

77 papers · 9.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.2%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Papers in

Cell Biology 32
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 11
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 6
- melanin and skin pigmentation 6
Molecular Biology 62
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Research 8
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling 8
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer 8
- Kruppel-like factors research 6

Co-authors: Stuart A. Aaronson Jeffrey S. Rubin Dina Ron J. Silvio Gutkind Hidemi Teramoto Omar A. Coso Paul W. Finch Jin‐Chen Yu
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (9 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (7 papers)Oncogene (5 papers)Virology (4 papers)Gene (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Israel

In The Last Decade

Toru Miki

77 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

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DNA damage activates p53 through a phosphorylation–acetylation cascade 1998 · 1.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 Genes & Development
1995 Cell
1989 Science
1989 Science

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Nucleotide exchange factor ECT2 regulates epithelial cell polarity Cellular Signalling ·Xiu Fen Liu, Shigeo Ohno, Toru Miki	2006	29
2	Deregulation and Mislocalization of the Cytokinesis Regulator ECT2 Activate the Rho Signaling Pathways Leading to Malignant Transformation Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Shinichi Saito, Valentin Conrad, Keiju Kamijo, PW Giles, Takashi Tatsumoto, Isamu Okamoto, Xiaohong Chen, Xiang Xiaoli, Matthew V. Lorenzi, Naoya Ohara, Toru Miki	2004	105
3	A Spindle Checkpoint Arrest and a Cytokinesis Failure by the Dominant-negative Polo-box Domain of Plk1 in U-2 OS Cells Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yeon‐Sun Seong, Keiju Kamijo, Jae‐Seon Lee, E. Fernández, Ryoko Kuriyama, Toru Miki, Kyung S. Lee	2002	177
4	Ostip2, a Novel Oncoprotein that Associates with the Rho Exchange Factor Ost DNA and Cell Biology ·Ryuya Yamanaka, Oloruntoyin Ajenifujah-Solebo, Matthew V. Lorenzi, Takashi Tatsumoto, Toru Miki	2001	1
5	‘VIT1’, A Novel Gene Associated with Vitiligo Pigment Cell Research ·I. Caroline Le Poole, Rangaprasad Sarangarajan, Yang Zhao, Lawrence Stennett, Thomas L. Brown, Pranav Sheth, Toru Miki, Raymond E. Boissy	2001	53
6	A rho-specific exchange factor ect2 is induced from S to M phases in regenerating mouse liver Hepatology ·Hiromi Sakata, Jeffrey S. Rubin, William G. Taylor, Toru Miki	2000	33
7	Identification of a novel activated form of the keratinocyte growth factor receptor by expression cloning from parathyroid adenoma tissue Oncogene ·Kazushige Sakaguchi, Matthew V. Lorenzi, Hiroshi Matsushita, Toru Miki	1999	7
8	Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of the Human Dkk-1 Homologue, a Novel Inhibitor of Mammalian Wnt Signaling Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Paolo Fedi, Anna Bafico, Beverly Polce, Wilson H. Burgess, Toru Miki, Donald P. Bottaro, Matthias H. Kraus, Stuart A. Aaronson	1999	229
9	Rho-regulated signals induce apoptosis in vitro and in vivo by a p53-independent, but Bcl2 dependent pathway Oncogene ·Pilar Esteve, Nieves Embade, Rosario Perona, Benilde Jiménez, Luis del Peso, Javier León, Mark J. Arends, Toru Miki, Juan Carlos Lacal	1998	88
10	Detection of chimaeric transcripts of the immunoglobulin heavy chain and BCL6 genes by reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphomas British Journal of Haematology ·Norihiko Kawamata, Yuichi Nakamura, Toru Miki, Eriko Sato, Yasushi Isobe, F. Debernardis, Shinsaku Hirosawa, Kazuo Oshimi	1998	12
11	DNA damage activates p53 through a phosphorylation–acetylation cascade Genes & Development ·Kazuyasu Sakaguchi, Julio E. Herrera, Shinichi Saito, Toru Miki, Michael Bustin, Alex Vassilev, Carl W. Anderson, Ettore Appella Hit paper breakdown →	1998	1011
12	Ligand-independent activation of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 by carboxyl terminal alterations Oncogene ·Matthew V. Lorenzi, Paola A. Castagnino, Qiong Chen, Márcio F. Chedid, Toru Miki	1997	23
13	The small GTP-binding proteins Rac1 and Cdc42regulate the activity of the JNK/SAPK signaling pathway Cell ·Omar A. Coso, M Chiariello, Jin‐Chen Yu, Hidemi Teramoto, Piero Crespo, Ningzhi Xu, Toru Miki, J. Silvio Gutkind Hit paper breakdown →	1995	1508
14	Cloning and Characterization of an ATBF1 Isoform That Expresses in a Neuronal Differentiation-dependent Manner Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yutaka Miura, Ikeda Kensuke, Akio Ido, Tomonori Morinaga, Toru Miki, Tomoko Hashimoto, Taiki Tamaoki	1995	77
15	Chromosomal Localization of the Human ECT2 Proto-oncogene to 3q26.1 → q26.2 by Somatic Cell Analysis and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Genomics ·Setsuo Takai, Jason E. Long, Kiyomi Yamada, Toru Miki	1995	17
16	Identification and sequence of an accessory factor required for activation of the human interferon γ receptor Cell ·Jaemog Soh, Robert Donnelly, Serguei V. Kotenko, Thomas M. Mariano, Jeffry R. Cook, Ning Wang, Stuart L. Emanuel, B Schwartz, Toru Miki, Sidney Pestka	1994	222
17	Characterization of cDNAs Species Encoding the Tat Protein of Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus Virology ·Hagar Kalinski, Sakshi Priya, N.V. Bordejchuk, Linda Eka Pradita, Levana Sherman, Toru Miki, A. Yaniv, Arnona Gazit, Steven R. Tronick	1994	12
18	Keratinocyte Growth Factor: A Fibroblast Growth Factor Family Member with Unusual Target Cell Specificity Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Stuart A. Aaronson, Donald P. Bottaro, Toru Miki, Dina Ron, Paul W. Finch, Timothy P. Fleming, Maciej Wiernik, William G. Taylor, Jeffrey S. Rubin	1991	137
19	Identification of sequences encoding the equine infectious anemia virus tat gene Virology ·Silvia Noiman, Arnona Gazit, J. Bolhuis, Levana Sherman, Toru Miki, Steven R. Tronick, A. Yaniv	1990	24
20	Organization of the lexA gene of Escherichia coli and nucleotide sequence of the regulatory region Nucleic Acids Research ·Toru Miki, Yousuke Ebina, Fumio Kishi, Atsushi Nakazawa	1981	45

About Toru Miki

Toru Miki is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Oncology and Genetics, having authored 77 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (11 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (8 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (8 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (7 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers), Kruppel-like factors research (6 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (2.8k citations), Molecular Biology (6.6k citations), Immunology and Allergy (434 citations), Oncology (2.0k citations) and Aging (95 citations). Toru Miki has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Stuart A. Aaronson, Jeffrey S. Rubin, Dina Ron, J. Silvio Gutkind, Hidemi Teramoto, Omar A. Coso, Paul W. Finch, Jin‐Chen Yu, M Chiariello and Piero Crespo. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Oncogene, Virology and Gene.

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