Yasuo Okamoto

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Yasuo Okamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yasuo Okamoto has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Physiology and 28 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yasuo Okamoto's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (28 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (25 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers). Yasuo Okamoto is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (28 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (25 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers). Yasuo Okamoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Yasuo Okamoto's co-authors include Natsuo Ueda, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Takeharu Tonai, Jun Morishita, Yoh Takuwa, Yusuf A. Hannun, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Noriko Takuwa, Soichi Miwa and Yongxin Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yasuo Okamoto

108 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners

2004 652 citations Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yasuo Okamoto Japan	43	2.8k	2.0k	1.0k	982	782	108	5.7k
Kazuhito Tsuboi Japan	39	1.5k 0.5×	3.5k 1.7×	665 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	233 0.3×	92	5.8k
Guillermo Velasco Spain	48	2.8k 1.0×	4.5k 2.2×	691 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	924 1.2×	108	8.0k
Richard Breyer United States	57	3.5k 1.2×	3.8k 1.9×	1.8k 1.7×	737 0.8×	195 0.2×	137	9.4k
Dale G. Deutsch United States	37	1.6k 0.6×	4.5k 2.2×	558 0.5×	898 0.9×	205 0.3×	73	7.4k
Song‐Kun Shyue Taiwan	42	2.1k 0.7×	552 0.3×	567 0.6×	529 0.5×	348 0.4×	107	4.7k
David F. Woodward United States	39	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	934 0.9×	296 0.3×	285 0.4×	149	4.9k
Sachiko Oh‐ishi Japan	37	3.3k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	680 0.7×	478 0.5×	200 0.3×	172	6.8k
John W. Regan United States	47	5.7k 2.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	525 0.5×	411 0.5×	142	9.2k
Shanta J. Persaud United Kingdom	50	3.4k 1.2×	744 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	3.9k 4.0×	470 0.6×	213	7.5k
Christophe Bonny Switzerland	40	3.1k 1.1×	361 0.2×	979 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	667 0.9×	114	6.3k

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Yamamoto, Takenobu, Keisuke Kitakaze, Yasuhiro Takenouchi, et al.. (2024). Sweat Protects against Contact Hypersensitivity: Transient Sweat Suppression Compromises Skin Barrier Function in Mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(10). 2211–2220.e6. 2 indexed citations

Watanabe, Takashi, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Yuta Ishizuka, et al.. (2023). Genetic ablation of Saposin‐D in Krabbe disease eliminates psychosine accumulation but does not significantly improve demyelination. Journal of Neurochemistry. 166(4). 720–746. 4 indexed citations

Kitakaze, Keisuke, Yasuhiro Takenouchi, Atsushi Yamashita, et al.. (2023). GDE7 produces cyclic phosphatidic acid in the ER lumen functioning as a lysophospholipid mediator. Communications Biology. 6(1). 524–524. 8 indexed citations

Kitakaze, Keisuke, et al.. (2021). Development of a selective fluorescence-based enzyme assay for glycerophosphodiesterase family members GDE4 and GDE7. Journal of Lipid Research. 62. 100141–100141. 5 indexed citations

Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Takashi Watanabe, Toru Uyama, et al.. (2021). Involvement of acid ceramidase in the degradation of bioactive N-acylethanolamines. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1866(9). 158972–158972. 11 indexed citations

Takenouchi, Yasuhiro, Keisuke Kitakaze, Kazuhito Tsuboi, & Yasuo Okamoto. (2020). Growth differentiation factor 15 facilitates lung fibrosis by activating macrophages and fibroblasts. Experimental Cell Research. 391(2). 112010–112010. 44 indexed citations

Takenouchi, Yasuhiro, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Koji Nobe, et al.. (2019). Chronic Treatment with α-Lipoic Acid Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation of Aortas in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 42(9). 1456–1463. 3 indexed citations

Aki, Sho, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Kouji Kuno, et al.. (2018). Class II PI3Ks α and β Are Required for Rho-Dependent Uterine Smooth Muscle Contraction and Parturition in Mice. Endocrinology. 160(1). 235–248. 9 indexed citations

Aki, Sho, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Yasuo Okamoto, Noriko Takuwa, & Yoh Takuwa. (2015). Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Class II α-Isoform PI3K-C2α Is Required for Transforming Growth Factor β-induced Smad Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(10). 6086–6105. 37 indexed citations

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Tsuboi, Kazuhito, Yasuo Okamoto, Natsuki Ikematsu, et al.. (2013). Enzymatic formation of N-acylethanolamines from N-acylethanolamine plasmalogen through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D-dependent and -independent pathways. 87(5). 267–270. 3 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Yasuo, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Wa Du, et al.. (2013). Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 protects against anaphylactic shock through suppression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in mice. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 132(5). 1205–1214.e9. 46 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Yasuo, Fei Wang, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Noriko Takuwa, & Yoh Takuwa. (2011). Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Specific G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Novel Therapeutic Targets for Atherosclerosis. Pharmaceuticals. 4(1). 117–137. 10 indexed citations

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Du, Wa, Noriko Takuwa, Kazuaki Yoshioka, et al.. (2010). S1P2, the G Protein–Coupled Receptor for Sphingosine-1-Phosphate, Negatively Regulates Tumor Angiogenesis and Tumor Growth In vivo in Mice. Cancer Research. 70(2). 772–781. 94 indexed citations

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Uyama, Toru, Jun Morishita, Xinghua Jin, et al.. (2008). The tumor suppressor gene H-Rev107 functions as a novel Ca2+-independent cytosolic phospholipase A1/2 of the thiol hydrolase type. Journal of Lipid Research. 50(4). 685–693. 68 indexed citations

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Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Yasuo Okamoto, Natsuo Ueda, et al.. (2008). Inhibitory effect of N-palmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine on macrophage phagocytosis through inhibition of Rac1 and Cdc42. The Journal of Biochemistry. 145(1). 43–50. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Jun, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi, & Natsuo Ueda. (2007). The stimulatory effect of phosphatidylethanolamine on N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD). Neuropharmacology. 54(1). 8–15. 25 indexed citations

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Ueda, Natsuo, Yasuo Okamoto, & Kazuhito Tsuboi. (2005). Endocannabinoid-Related Enzymes as Drug Targets with Special Reference to N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine-Hydrolyzing Phospholipase D. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 12(12). 1413–1422. 19 indexed citations

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Cowart, L. Ashley, et al.. (2003). Roles for Sphingolipid Biosynthesis in Mediation of Specific Programs of the Heat Stress Response Determined through Gene Expression Profiling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(32). 30328–30338. 42 indexed citations

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Iwamuro, Yasushi, Soichi Miwa, Xiaofeng Zhang, et al.. (1999). Activation of three types of voltage‐independent Ca²⁺ channel in A7r5 cells by endothelin‐1 as revealed by a novel Ca²⁺ channel blocker LOE 908. British Journal of Pharmacology. 126(5). 1107–1114. 62 indexed citations

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Komuro, Taro, Satomi Miwa, Taijiro Enoki, et al.. (1997). Physiological Role of Ca2+-Permeable Nonselective Cation Channel in Endothelin-1-Induced Contraction of Rabbit Aorta. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 30(4). 504–509. 30 indexed citations

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