Yosuke Tanaka

13.0k citations

61 papers · 9.7k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 32

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Cell Biology top 0.1%
Genetics top 0.5%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Physiology top 5%

Co-authors: Nobutaka Hirokawa Yasushi Okada Shinsuke Niwa Sén Takeda Shigenori Nonaka Yoshimitsu Kanai Yasuko Noda Akihiro Harada
Topics: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (33 papers)Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (12 papers)Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Developmental Neuroscience Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: Japan Saudi Arabia United States

In The Last Decade

Yosuke Tanaka

58 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Kinesin superfamily motor proteins and intracellular transport

2009 1.3k citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasuko Noda et al. profile →
Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein

1998 1.2k citations Shigenori Nonaka, Yosuke Tanaka et al. Cell profile →
Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease

2010 846 citations Nobutaka Hirokawa, Shinsuke Niwa et al. Neuron profile →
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβ

2001 565 citations Chunjie Zhao, Junko Takita et al. Cell profile →
Targeted Disruption of Mouse Conventional Kinesin Heavy Chain kif5B, Results in Abnormal Perinuclear Clustering of Mitochondria

1998 524 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai et al. Cell profile →
Mitochondrial Damage Causes Inflammation via cGAS-STING Signaling in Acute Kidney Injury

2019 419 citations Yosuke Tanaka, Nobutaka Hirokawa et al. Cell Reports profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mutations in the kinesin KIF12 promote MASH in humans and mice by disrupting lipogenic enzyme turnover 2025 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,(unknown),Mordechai Slae,Mutaz Sultan,Orly Elpeleg,Nobutaka Hirokawa	0
2	Kinesin-1 mediates proper ER folding of the CaV1.2 channel and maintains mouse glucose homeostasis 2024 ·EMBO Reports ·Yosuke Tanaka,(unknown),Wenxing Yang,Hitoshi Ueno,Mitsuhiko Noda,Nobutaka Hirokawa	1
3	Nodal flow transfers polycystin to determine mouse left-right asymmetry 2023 ·Developmental Cell ·Yosuke Tanaka,(unknown),Nobutaka Hirokawa	17
4	Betaine ameliorates schizophrenic traits by functionally compensating for KIF3-based CRMP2 transport 2021 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown),Xuguang Jiang,(unknown),T. Ogawa,(unknown),Hirooki Yabe,Akiyoshi Kakita,Manabu Toyoshima,Yasuto Kunii,Takeo Yoshikawa,Yosuke Tanaka,Nobutaka Hirokawa	21
5	Replication-stress-associated DSBs induced by ionizing radiation risk genomic destabilization and associated clonal evolution 2021 ·iScience ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Yasunori Horikoshi,Yasufumi Murakami,Hidetaka Torigoe,Hiroyuki Mano,Satoshi Tashiro,Kenichi Yoshioka	10
6	Kinesin Kif3b mutation reduces NMDAR subunit NR 2A trafficking and causes schizophrenia‐like phenotypes in mice 2019 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown),(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Yosuke Takei,Nobutaka Hirokawa	42
7	Mutant ASXL1 Disrupts Paraspeckle Formation through Aberrant Interaction with Nono in Hematopoietic Cells 2019 ·Blood ·(unknown),Susumu Goyama,Shuhei Asada,Takeshi Fujino,Tomofusa Fukuyama,Yosuke Tanaka,Ayana Kon,Yasuhito Nannya,Seishi Ogawa,(unknown),Nobuyoshi Akimitsu,Toshio Kitamura	0
8	Discrimination of Dormant and Active Hematopoietic Stem Cells by G0 Marker Reveals Dormancy Regulation by Cytoplasmic Calcium 2019 ·Cell Reports ·Tsuyoshi Fukushima,Yosuke Tanaka,Fiona Hamey,Chih‐Hsiang Chang,Toshihiko Oki,Shuhei Asada,Yasutaka Hayashi,Takeshi Fujino,(unknown),Reina Takeda,Kimihito C. Kawabata,Tomofusa Fukuyama,Terumasa Umemoto,Keiyo Takubo,Hitoshi Takizawa,Susumu Goyama,Yasushi Ishihama,Hiroaki Honda,Berthold Göttgens,Toshio Kitamura	23
9	The Molecular Motor KIF21B Mediates Synaptic Plasticity and Fear Extinction by Terminating Rac1 Activation 2018 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Hyun‐Soo Cho,Masaharu Yoshihara,Nobutaka Hirokawa	37
10	The ubiquitin ligase STUB1 regulates stability and activity of RUNX1 and RUNX1–RUNX1T1 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),Hirotaka Takahashi,Shiori Shikata,(unknown),(unknown),Shuhei Asada,Tsuyoshi Fukushima,Tomofusa Fukuyama,Yosuke Tanaka,Tatsuya Sawasaki,Toshio Kitamura,Susumu Goyama	22
11	The Molecular Motor KIF1A Transports the TrkA Neurotrophin Receptor and Is Essential for Sensory Neuron Survival and Function 2016 ·Neuron ·Yosuke Tanaka,Shinsuke Niwa,Ming Dong,(unknown),Li Wang,(unknown),Nobutaka Hirokawa	64
12	Kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs): Various functions and their relevance for important phenomena in life and diseases 2015 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Nobutaka Hirokawa,Yosuke Tanaka	172
13	Antioxidant Signaling Involving the Microtubule Motor KIF12 Is an Intracellular Target of Nutrition Excess in Beta Cells 2014 ·Developmental Cell ·Wenxing Yang,Yosuke Tanaka,Miki Bundo,Nobutaka Hirokawa	27
14	The KIF3 motor transports N-cadherin and organizes the developing neuroepithelium 2005 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Junlin Teng,Tatemitsu Rai,Yosuke Tanaka,Yosuke Takei,Takao Nakata,Motoyuki Hirasawa,Ashok B. Kulkarni,Nobutaka Hirokawa	150
15	Kinesin Superfamily Protein 2A (KIF2A) Functions in Suppression of Collateral Branch Extension 2003 ·Cell ·Noriko Homma,Yosuke Takei,Yosuke Tanaka,Takao Nakata,Sumio Terada,Masahide Kikkawa,Yasuko Noda,Nobutaka Hirokawa	228
16	Glutamate-receptor-interacting protein GRIP1 directly steers kinesin to dendrites 2002 ·Nature ·Mitsutoshi Setou,(unknown),Yosuke Tanaka,Yoshimitsu Kanai,Yosuke Takei,Masahiko Kawagishi,Nobutaka Hirokawa	408
17	Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβbreakdown → 2001 ·Cell ·Chunjie Zhao,Junko Takita,Yosuke Tanaka,Mitsutoshi Setou,Terunaga Nakagawa,Sén Takeda,Hong Wei Yang,Sumio Terada,Takao Nakata,Yosuke Takei,Masaaki Saito,Shoji Tsuji,Yasuhide Hayashi,Nobutaka Hirokawa	565
18	Randomization of Left–Right Asymmetry due to Loss of Nodal Cilia Generating Leftward Flow of Extraembryonic Fluid in Mice Lacking KIF3B Motor Protein 1999 ·Cell ·Shigenori Nonaka,Yosuke Tanaka,Yasushi Okada,Sén Takeda,Akihiro Harada,Yoshimitsu Kanai,Mizuho A. Kido,Nobutaka Hirokawa	41
19	Abnormal Nodal Flow Precedes Situs Inversus in iv and inv mice 1999 ·Molecular Cell ·Yasushi Okada,Shigenori Nonaka,Yosuke Tanaka,Yukio Saijoh,Hiroshi Hamada,Nobutaka Hirokawa	348
20	Chronological expression of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) in EC cell P19 after neuronal induction by retinoic acid 1992 ·Brain Research ·Yosuke Tanaka,Kimito Kawahata,Takao Nakata,Nobutaka Hirokawa	48

About Yosuke Tanaka

Yosuke Tanaka is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, having authored 61 papers that have together received 9.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (33 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (4.5k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (397 citations) and Molecular Biology (6.4k citations). Yosuke Tanaka has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, Saudi Arabia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Nobutaka Hirokawa, Yasushi Okada, Shinsuke Niwa, Sén Takeda, Shigenori Nonaka, Yoshimitsu Kanai, Yasuko Noda, Akihiro Harada, Yosuke Takei and Mizuho A. Kido. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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