Yoshito Kaziro

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
185 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Yoshito Kaziro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoshito Kaziro has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoshito Kaziro's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (56 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (47 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers). Yoshito Kaziro is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (56 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (47 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (24 papers). Yoshito Kaziro collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yoshito Kaziro's co-authors include Takaya Satoh, Masao Kawakita, Masato Nakafuku, Ken‐ichi Arai, Hiroshi Itoh, Tohru Kozasa, Severo Ochoa, Shun Nakamura, Hiroshi Itoh and Shigekazu Nagata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yoshito Kaziro

184 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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 cloning and expression of cDNA for human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

1986 661 citations Shigekazu Nagata, Yoshito Kaziro et al. profile →
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF SIGNAL-TRANSDUCING GTP-BINDING PROTEINS

1991 540 citations Yoshito Kaziro, Takaya Satoh et al. profile →
The role of guanosine 5′-triphosphate in polypeptide chain elongation

1978 481 citations Yoshito Kaziro profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoshito Kaziro Japan	48	7.1k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	943	185	9.2k
Mark J. Zoller United States	40	7.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	631 0.6×	771 0.8×	54	10.1k
Y Kaziro Japan	42	4.7k 0.7×	759 0.5×	873 0.7×	895 0.8×	785 0.8×	64	6.2k
Claude Cochet France	50	5.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	841 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	540 0.6×	191	8.1k
Tony Hunter United States	33	6.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	845 0.6×	2.0k 1.9×	965 1.0×	52	8.6k
Lowell H. Ericsson United States	49	4.9k 0.7×	968 0.7×	721 0.5×	757 0.7×	484 0.5×	77	7.7k
Elizabeth J. Goldsmith United States	50	9.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	668 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	834 0.9×	108	12.7k
Flavio Meggio Italy	50	6.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	700 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	423 0.4×	141	8.7k
Marilyn D. Resh United States	62	9.0k 1.3×	2.9k 2.1×	868 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	122	12.7k
E Erikson United States	43	5.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	940 0.9×	507 0.5×	70	7.1k
Nicholas F. Totty United Kingdom	43	7.9k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	1.8k 1.9×	66	11.3k

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Mizutani, Shin, et al.. (2001). Involvement of B‐Raf in Ras‐induced Raf‐1 activation. FEBS Letters. 507(3). 295–298. 20 indexed citations

Edamatsu, Hironori, Yoshito Kaziro, & Hiroshi Itoh. (2000). LUCA15, a putative tumour suppressor gene encoding an RNA‐binding nuclear protein, is down‐regulated in ras‐transformed Rat‐1 cells. Genes to Cells. 5(10). 849–858. 55 indexed citations

Kiyono, Mari, et al.. (2000). Stimulation of Ras Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Activity of Ras-GRF1/CDC25Mm upon Tyrosine Phosphorylation by the Cdc42-regulated Kinase ACK1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(38). 29788–29793. 38 indexed citations

Nishida, Kazuhiko, Yoshito Kaziro, & Takaya Satoh. (1999). Association of the proto‐oncogene product Dbl with G protein βγ subunits. FEBS Letters. 459(2). 186–190. 37 indexed citations

Nishida, Kazuhiko, Yoshito Kaziro, & Takaya Satoh. (1999). Anti-apoptotic function of Rac in hematopoietic cells. Oncogene. 18(2). 407–415. 80 indexed citations

Satoh, Takaya, Wendy J. Fantl, Jaime A. Escobedo, Lewis T. Williams, & Yoshito Kaziro. (1993). Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Mediates Activation of Ras through Different Signaling Pathways in Different Cell Types. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(6). 3706–3713. 12 indexed citations

Satoh, Takaya, Shun Nakamura, Tetsuya Taga, et al.. (1988). Induction of Neuronal Differentiation in PC12 Cells by B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2/Interleukin 6. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(8). 3546–3549. 371 indexed citations

Hattori, Seisuke, David J. Clanton, Takaya Satoh, et al.. (1987). Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Against Ras Oncogene Product p21 Which Impairs Guanine Nucleotide Exchange. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(5). 1999–2002. 17 indexed citations

Fukui, Yasuhisa, Yoshito Kaziro, & Masayuki Yamamoto. (1986). Mating pheromone-like diffusible factor released by Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The EMBO Journal. 5(8). 1991–1993. 76 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Shun, Naoki Nakayama, Kenji Takahashi, & Yoshito Kaziro. (1982). Primary Structure of the Polypeptide Chain Elongation Factor Tu from E. coli. I. Amino Acid Sequence of Fragment B. The Journal of Biochemistry. 91(3). 1047–1063. 8 indexed citations

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Miyajima, Atsushi, Masabumi Shibuya, Yoshiyuki Kuchino, & Yoshito Kaziro. (1981). Transcription of the E. coli tufB gene: Cotranscription with four tRNA genes and inhibition by guanosine-5′-diphosphate-3′-diphosphate. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 183(1). 13–19. 26 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Shun & Yoshito Kaziro. (1981). Selective Photooxidation of Histidine Residues in Polypeptide Chain Elongation Factor Tu from E. coli. The Journal of Biochemistry. 90(4). 1117–1124. 10 indexed citations

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Nakano, Akihiko, Tatsuo Miyazawa, Shun Nakamura, & Yoshito Kaziro. (1979). Involvement of histidine residues in the substrate binding of elongation factor Tu from Thermus thermophilus: Proton nuclear magnetic resonance and photooxidation study. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 196(1). 233–238. 12 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Shun, Shigeo Ohta, K.I. Arai, et al.. (1978). Studies on Polypeptide‐Chain‐Elongation Factors from an Extreme Thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8. European Journal of Biochemistry. 92(2). 533–543. 47 indexed citations

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Miyajima, Atsushi & Yoshito Kaziro. (1978). Coordination of Levels of Elongation Factors Tu, Ts, and G, and Ribosomal Protein S1 in Escherichia coli. The Journal of Biochemistry. 83(2). 453–462. 37 indexed citations

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Nagata, Shigekazu, Kentaro Iwasaki, & Yoshito Kaziro. (1976). Distribution of the Low Molecular Weight Form of Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1 in Various Tissues. The Journal of Biochemistry. 80(1). 73–77. 13 indexed citations

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Arai, Ken‐ichi, Masao Kawakita, Yoshito Kaziro, Toyozo Maeda, & Shun‐ichi Ohnishi. (1974). Conformational Transition in Polypeptide Elongation Factor Tu as Revealed by Electron Spin Resonance. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 249(10). 3311–3313. 23 indexed citations

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Sokawa, Yoshihiro, et al.. (1971). Function of the rel Gene in Escherichia coli. Nature New Biology. 234(44). 7–10. 18 indexed citations

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Koivusalo, Martti, et al.. (1963). Bacterial Biotinidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238(3). 1038–1042. 30 indexed citations

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Kaziro, Yoshito, et al.. (1961). Metabolism of Propionic Acid in Animal Tissues. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 236(7). 1917–1923. 84 indexed citations

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