Yuichi Endo

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Yuichi Endo is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuichi Endo has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yuichi Endo's work include Complement system in diseases (57 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (22 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (14 papers). Yuichi Endo is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (57 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (22 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (14 papers). Yuichi Endo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Yuichi Endo's co-authors include Teizo Fujita, Misao Matsushita, Minoru Takahashi, Munehiro Nakata, Daisuke Iwaki, Taroh Kinoshita, Junji Takeda, Toshio Miyata, Teruo Kitani and Yoshiyasu Iida 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

Yuichi Endo

108 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Deficiency of the GPI anchor caused by a somatic mutation of the PIG-A gene in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yuichi Endo Japan	40	4.7k	1.2k	1.1k	889	752	108	6.3k
Gérard J. Arlaud France	45	4.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	615 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	122	6.1k
Misao Matsushita Japan	57	7.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	141	9.1k
Christine Gaboriaud France	36	2.3k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	666 0.6×	436 0.5×	479 0.6×	86	4.4k
Paul Eggleton United Kingdom	43	2.9k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	484 0.5×	758 0.9×	353 0.5×	107	5.4k
Irma Gigli United States	40	3.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	358 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	131	5.9k
Teizo Fujita Japan	63	9.7k 2.0×	2.5k 2.0×	2.3k 2.2×	1.7k 1.9×	1.4k 1.9×	209	13.0k
David E. Isenman Canada	37	2.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	766 0.7×	301 0.3×	229 0.3×	76	3.7k
R. Duncan Campbell United Kingdom	40	2.9k 0.6×	2.7k 2.2×	858 0.8×	321 0.4×	371 0.5×	84	6.0k
Elisabeth H. Weiss Germany	44	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	462 0.4×	724 0.8×	170 0.2×	133	5.9k
Dorothea Zucker‐Franklin United States	47	1.8k 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	653 0.7×	688 0.9×	143	6.7k

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Endo, Yuichi, Misao Matsushita, & Teizo Fujita. (2015). New Insights into the Role of Ficolins in the Lectin Pathway of Innate Immunity. International review of cell and molecular biology. 316. 49–110. 59 indexed citations

Hummelshøj, Tina, Ying Jie, Lea Munthe‐Fog, et al.. (2012). The Interaction Pattern of Murine Serum Ficolin-A with Microorganisms. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e38196–e38196. 24 indexed citations

Takahashi, Minoru, Yumi Ishida, Daisuke Iwaki, et al.. (2009). Essential role of Mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease-1 in activation of the complement factor D. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(1). 29–37. 132 indexed citations

Endo, Yuichi, et al.. (2009). Unique Phenotypes of C1s Deficiency and Abnormality Caused by Two Compound Heterozygosities in a Japanese Family. The Journal of Immunology. 182(3). 1681–1688. 11 indexed citations

Ariki, Shigeru, Toshio Shibata, Yuichi Endo, et al.. (2008). Factor C Acts as a Lipopolysaccharide-Responsive C3 Convertase in Horseshoe Crab Complement Activation,. The Journal of Immunology. 181(11). 7994–8001. 58 indexed citations

Takahashi, Minoru, Daisuke Iwaki, Kazuko Kanno, et al.. (2008). Mannose-Binding Lectin (MBL)-Associated Serine Protease (MASP)-1 Contributes to Activation of the Lectin Complement Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6132–6138. 126 indexed citations

Endo, Yuichi, Yu Liu, & Teizo Fujita. (2007). Structure and Function of Ficolins. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 586. 265–279. 12 indexed citations

Endo, Yuichi, Misao Matsushita, & Teizo Fujita. (2007). Role of ficolin in innate immunity and its molecular basis. Immunobiology. 212(4-5). 371–379. 105 indexed citations

Iwaki, Daisuke, Akiko Matsushita, Munehiro Nakata, et al.. (2006). Cloning and Characterization of Mannose-Binding Lectin from Lamprey (Agnathans). The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 4861–4868. 43 indexed citations

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Iwaki, Daisuke, Kazuko Kanno, Minoru Takahashi, et al.. (2006). Small Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Protein Plays a Regulatory Role in the Lectin Complement Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 177(12). 8626–8632. 67 indexed citations

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Chen, Xixue, Koichiro Nakamura, Noritaka Oyama, et al.. (2006). Single nucleotide polymorphisms of Ficolin 2 gene in Behçet's disease. Journal of Dermatological Science. 43(3). 201–205. 26 indexed citations

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Matsushita, Misao, Akiko Matsushita, Yuichi Endo, et al.. (2004). Origin of the classical complement pathway: Lamprey orthologue of mammalian C1q acts as a lectin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(27). 10127–10131. 119 indexed citations

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Endo, Yuichi, Masaru Nonaka, Hidetoshi Saiga, et al.. (2003). Origin of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease (MASP)-1 and MASP-3 Involved in the Lectin Complement Pathway Traced Back to the Invertebrate, Amphioxus. The Journal of Immunology. 170(9). 4701–4707. 80 indexed citations

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Endo, Yuichi, et al.. (2001). [A role of visiting nurses in providing the terminal patients with their desirable life-discussion regarding the place of death of the patients who were registered for visiting nurse system].. PubMed. 28 Suppl 1. 128–31. 1 indexed citations

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Sekine, Hideharu, Akira Kenjo, Kaoru Azumi, et al.. (2001). An Ancient Lectin-Dependent Complement System in an Ascidian: Novel Lectin Isolated from the Plasma of the Solitary Ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi. The Journal of Immunology. 167(8). 4504–4510. 110 indexed citations

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Matsushita, Misao, Yuichi Endo, & Teizo Fujita. (2000). Cutting Edge: Complement-Activating Complex of Ficolin and Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease. The Journal of Immunology. 164(5). 2281–2284. 264 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Minoru, Yuichi Endo, Teizo Fujita, & Misao Matsushita. (1999). A truncated form of mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease (MASP)-2 expressed by alternative polyadenylation is a component of the lectin complement pathway. International Immunology. 11(5). 859–863. 158 indexed citations

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Ishii, Hirofumi, Dong-Ho Kim, Teizo Fujita, et al.. (1998). cDNA Cloning of a New Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein and Mapping of Its Gene (LRP3) to Chromosome Bands 19q12–q13.2. Genomics. 51(1). 132–135. 36 indexed citations

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Endo, Yuichi, et al.. (1990). The Distinct Roles of α- and β-Subunits of Human Thyrotropin in the Receptor-Binding and Postreceptor Events. Endocrinology. 127(1). 149–154. 18 indexed citations

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Ito, Shin, et al.. (1972). . Kanzo. 13(6). 330–344. 2 indexed citations

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