Wataru Otsu

496 total citations
31 papers, 340 citations indexed

About

Wataru Otsu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wataru Otsu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 340 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Ophthalmology and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Wataru Otsu's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (12 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (10 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers). Wataru Otsu is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (12 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (10 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers). Wataru Otsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Taiwan. Wataru Otsu's co-authors include Hideaki Hara, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kuo‐Shun Hsu, Mutsumi Inaba, Ching‐Hwa Sung, Jen-Zen Chuang, Kota Sato, Masaki Saito and Ching-Hwa Sung and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Wataru Otsu

29 papers receiving 338 citations

Peers

Wataru Otsu
Kathryn Louie United States
Shengjie Liao China
Song Fu China
Ponugoti Vasantha Rao United States
Qianlan Xu United States
Mojdeh Abbasi Australia
Lucia Gaddini Italy
Shorafidinkhuja Dadakhujaev South Korea
Kathryn Louie United States
Wataru Otsu
Citations per year, relative to Wataru Otsu Wataru Otsu (= 1×) peers Kathryn Louie

Countries citing papers authored by Wataru Otsu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wataru Otsu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wataru Otsu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wataru Otsu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wataru Otsu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wataru Otsu. Wataru Otsu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tsuji, Shohei, Shinsuke Nakamura, Yoshiki Kuse, et al.. (2024). Intranasal administration of liposomes: Potential brain delivery with prospective ophthalmic reach. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 101. 106254–106254. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Cheng, Jen-Zen Chuang, Nobuyuki Nakajima, et al.. (2024). Mutant mice with rod-specific VPS35 deletion exhibit retinal α-synuclein pathology-associated degeneration. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5970–5970. 3 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, Hideaki Hara, & Kenjirou Ogawa. (2023). Protective effect of <i>Vaccinium myrtillus</i> L. extract against UVA-induced injury in ARPE-19 cells. Food Science and Technology Research. 29(5). 403–411. 1 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2022). Crocetin protects against mitochondrial damage induced by UV-A irradiation in corneal epithelial cell line HCE-T cells. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 150(4). 279–288. 8 indexed citations
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Chuang, Jen-Zen, Nobuyuki Nakajima, Wataru Otsu, et al.. (2022). Retinal pigment epithelium-specific CLIC4 mutant is a mouse model of dry age-related macular degeneration. Nature Communications. 13(1). 374–374. 27 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2021). Cigarette smoke extract and heated tobacco products promote ferritin cleavage and iron accumulation in human corneal epithelial cells. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18555–18555. 22 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2021). Mitochondria dynamics in the aged mice eye and the role in the RPE phagocytosis. Experimental Eye Research. 213. 108800–108800. 15 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kei, Shinsuke Nakamura, Wataru Otsu, Masamitsu Shimazawa, & Hideaki Hara. (2021). Progranulin deficiency in Iba-1+ myeloid cells exacerbates choroidal neovascularization by perturbation of lysosomal function and abnormal inflammation. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 18(1). 164–164. 8 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2021). Free-Radical Scavenger NSP-116 Protects the Corneal Epithelium against UV-A and Blue LED Light Exposure. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 44(7). 937–946. 6 indexed citations
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Sato, Kota, Nobuto Arashiki, Yuqi Chen, et al.. (2020). Cholesterol-binding protein TSPO2 coordinates maturation and proliferation of terminally differentiating erythroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(23). 8048–8063. 12 indexed citations
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Saito, Yuichi, Wataru Otsu, Shinsuke Nakamura, et al.. (2020). A triterpenoid Nrf2 activator, RS9, promotes LC3-associated phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments in a p62-independent manner. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 152. 235–247. 22 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2020). Brazilian green propolis promotes the cytoprotective expression of heme oxygenase-1 against oxidative stress injury in murine myoblast cells. Functional Foods in Health and Disease. 10(12). 493–493. 2 indexed citations
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Hsu, Kuo‐Shun, Wataru Otsu, Yao Li, et al.. (2019). CLIC4 regulates late endosomal trafficking and matrix degradation activity of MMP14 at focal adhesions in RPE cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12247–12247. 13 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, Ya‐Chu Hsu, Jen-Zen Chuang, & Ching-Hwa Sung. (2019). The Late Endosomal Pathway Regulates the Ciliary Targeting of Tetraspanin Protein Peripherin 2. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(18). 2811–18. 19 indexed citations
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Saito, Masaki, Wataru Otsu, Kuo‐Shun Hsu, et al.. (2017). Tctex‐1 controls ciliary resorption by regulating branched actin polymerization and endocytosis. EMBO Reports. 18(8). 1460–1472. 35 indexed citations
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Chou, Szu‐Yi, Kuo‐Shun Hsu, Wataru Otsu, et al.. (2016). CLIC4 regulates apical exocytosis and renal tube luminogenesis through retromer- and actin-mediated endocytic trafficking. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10412–10412. 41 indexed citations
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Otsu, Wataru, et al.. (2013). A New Class of Endoplasmic Reticulum Export Signal ΦXΦXΦ for Transmembrane Proteins and Its Selective Interaction with Sec24C. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(25). 18521–18532. 18 indexed citations
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Sato, Kota, et al.. (2012). Modulatory roles of NHERF1 and NHERF2 in cell surface expression of the glutamate transporter GLAST. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 430(2). 839–845. 10 indexed citations

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