Yoji Kawano

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yoji Kawano is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoji Kawano has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoji Kawano's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (11 papers). Yoji Kawano is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (11 papers). Yoji Kawano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Yoji Kawano's co-authors include Kozo Kaibuchi, Nariko Arimura, Takeshi Yoshimura, Saeko Kawabata, Ko Shimamoto, Mutsuki Amano, Akira Kikuchi, Yuko Fukata, Noriko Oshiro and Masaki Inagaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yoji Kawano

46 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

GSK-3β Regulates Phosphorylation of CRMP-2 and Neuronal Polarity

2005 751 citations Takeshi Yoshimura, Yoji Kawano et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoji Kawano Japan	27	2.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	396	47	4.4k
Jack Roos United States	23	3.2k 1.4×	468 0.4×	2.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.2×	64 0.2×	36	6.0k
Joshua S. Kaminker United States	27	2.7k 1.2×	564 0.4×	603 0.5×	292 0.2×	229 0.6×	36	4.3k
Elke Stein Germany	24	2.0k 0.9×	924 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	985 0.8×	655 1.7×	30	3.7k
Tamara C. Petrucci Italy	34	2.5k 1.1×	261 0.2×	611 0.5×	822 0.7×	82 0.2×	84	3.4k
Jeannette Kunz Kazakhstan	24	3.0k 1.3×	297 0.2×	402 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	96 0.2×	40	4.0k
Lorene K. Langeberg United States	45	6.5k 2.9×	343 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	120 0.3×	73	8.2k
Elena I. Rugarli Germany	39	4.4k 1.9×	134 0.1×	1.1k 0.9×	791 0.6×	168 0.4×	80	5.8k
Bruce A. Hamilton United States	29	2.0k 0.9×	204 0.2×	622 0.5×	434 0.4×	110 0.3×	69	3.5k
Xiaohang Yang China	29	2.0k 0.9×	300 0.2×	681 0.5×	895 0.7×	101 0.3×	103	2.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kawano, Yoji, et al.. (2024). The mutual regulation between the pattern recognition receptor OsCERK1 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase OsCIE1 controls induction and homeostasis of immunity. Science Bulletin. 69(20). 3172–3175. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Pingyu, Huimin Jia, Ting Guo, et al.. (2022). The secreted immune response peptide 1 functions as a phytocytokine in rice immunity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(3). 1059–1073. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Qiong & Yoji Kawano. (2022). Improving disease resistance to rice false smut without yield penalty by manipulating the expression of effector target. Molecular Plant. 15(12). 1834–1837. 4 indexed citations

Akamatsu, Akira, Masayuki Fujiwara, Satoshi Hamada, et al.. (2021). The Small GTPase OsRac1 Forms Two Distinct Immune Receptor Complexes Containing the PRR OsCERK1 and the NLR Pit. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62(11). 1662–1675. 6 indexed citations

Xie, Yongyao, Yaling Zhang, Jingluan Han, et al.. (2018). The Intronic cis Element SE1 Recruits trans-Acting Repressor Complexes to Repress the Expression of ELONGATED UPPERMOST INTERNODE1 in Rice. Molecular Plant. 11(5). 720–735. 53 indexed citations

Nagano, Minoru, Toshiki Ishikawa, Masayuki Fujiwara, et al.. (2016). Plasma Membrane Microdomains Are Essential for Rac1-RbohB/H-Mediated Immunity in Rice. The Plant Cell. 28(8). 1966–1983. 114 indexed citations

Akamatsu, Akira, Ko Shimamoto, & Yoji Kawano. (2016). Crosstalk of Signaling Mechanisms Involved in Host Defense and Symbiosis Against Microorganisms in Rice. Current Genomics. 17(4). 297–307. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Jinling, Chan Ho Park, Feng He, et al.. (2015). The RhoGAP SPIN6 Associates with SPL11 and OsRac1 and Negatively Regulates Programmed Cell Death and Innate Immunity in Rice. PLoS Pathogens. 11(2). e1004629–e1004629. 102 indexed citations

Césari, Stella, Hiroyuki Kanzaki, Tadashi Fujiwara, et al.. (2014). The NB ‐ LRR proteins RGA 4 and RGA 5 interact functionally and physically to confer disease resistance. The EMBO Journal. 33(17). 1941–1959. 274 indexed citations

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Sakane, Hiroshi, et al.. (2014). α-Taxilin Interacts with Sorting Nexin 4 and Participates in the Recycling Pathway of Transferrin Receptor. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93509–e93509. 14 indexed citations

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Kawano, Yoji, et al.. (2014). Palmitoylation-dependent Membrane Localization of the Rice Resistance Protein Pit Is Critical for the Activation of the Small GTPase OsRac1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(27). 19079–19088. 31 indexed citations

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Akamatsu, Akira, Hann Ling Wong, Masayuki Fujiwara, et al.. (2013). An OsCEBiP/OsCERK1-OsRacGEF1-OsRac1 Module Is an Essential Early Component of Chitin-Induced Rice Immunity. Cell Host & Microbe. 13(4). 465–476. 190 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung-Hyun, Tetsuo Oikawa, Junko Kyozuka, et al.. (2012). The bHLH Rac Immunity1 (RAI1) Is Activated by OsRac1 via OsMAPK3 and OsMAPK6 in Rice Immunity. Plant and Cell Physiology. 53(4). 740–754. 74 indexed citations

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Kaneko‐Kawano, Takako, Fugo Takasu, Honda Naoki, et al.. (2012). Dynamic Regulation of Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation by Rho-kinase. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e39269–e39269. 45 indexed citations

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Wong, Hann Ling, et al.. (2012). OsRap2.6 transcription factor contributes to rice innate immunity through its interaction with Receptor for Activated Kinase-C 1 (RACK1). Rice. 5(1). 35–35. 30 indexed citations

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Yoshimura, Takeshi, Yoji Kawano, Nariko Arimura, Saeko Kawabata, & Kozo Kaibuchi. (2005). [Molecular mechanisms of neuronal polarity].. PubMed. 25(4). 169–74. 2 indexed citations

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Yoshimura, Takeshi, Nariko Arimura, Yoji Kawano, et al.. (2005). Ras regulates neuronal polarity via the PI3-kinase/Akt/GSK-3β/CRMP-2 pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 340(1). 62–68. 135 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Takako, Akio Maeda, Mikito Takefuji, et al.. (2005). Rho mediates endocytosis of epidermal growth factor receptor through phosphorylation of endophilin A1 by Rho‐kinase. Genes to Cells. 10(10). 973–987. 52 indexed citations

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Yoshimura, Takeshi, Yoji Kawano, Nariko Arimura, et al.. (2005). GSK-3β Regulates Phosphorylation of CRMP-2 and Neuronal Polarity. Cell. 120(1). 137–149. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kandabashi, Tadashi, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Kenji Miyata, et al.. (2000). Inhibition of Myosin Phosphatase by Upregulated Rho-Kinase Plays a Key Role for Coronary Artery Spasm in a Porcine Model With Interleukin-1β. Circulation. 101(11). 1319–1323. 229 indexed citations

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