Yukio Okano

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yukio Okano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yukio Okano has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cell Biology and 23 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yukio Okano's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (26 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (23 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (17 papers). Yukio Okano is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (26 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (23 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (17 papers). Yukio Okano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Yukio Okano's co-authors include Yoshinori Nozawa, Masashi Kimura, Masashi Kimura, Takashi Yoshioka, Y Nozawa, Subrata Sen, Tao Fu, Yoichi Matsuda, C. David Allis and Paolo Sassone‐Corsi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Yukio Okano

131 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.

Mitotic Phosphorylation of Histone H3: Spatio-Temporal Regulation by Mammalian Aurora Kinases

2002 529 citations Claudia Crosio, Gian María Fimia et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →

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Nick Morrice United Kingdom

Katsuji Yoshioka Japan

Paul Shapiro United States

Peter Cron Switzerland

Mutsuhiro Takekawa Japan

Neus Agell Spain

Clark Distelhorst United States

Yu Jiang United States

Ching-Shih Chen United States

Hai‐Xin Yuan China

Nick Morrice United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yukio Okano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yukio Okano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yukio Okano based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yukio Okano. Yukio Okano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ohno, Takatoshi, Makoto Kimura, Akemi Hara, et al.. (2012). Growth Suppression and Mitotic Defect Induced by JNJ-7706621, an Inhibitor of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases and Aurora Kinases. Current Cancer Drug Targets. 12(6). 625–639. 12 indexed citations

Sato, Katsuya, Masashi Kimura, Yukio Okano, et al.. (2012). Identification of a Rho family specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor, FLJ00018, as a novel actin-binding protein. Cellular Signalling. 25(1). 41–49. 9 indexed citations

Yoshioka, Takashi, Masashi Kimura, Masanao Saio, Seiichi Era, & Yukio Okano. (2011). Plk1 is negatively regulated by RNF8. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 410(1). 57–61. 5 indexed citations

Adachi, Seiji, Ichiro Yasuda, Masanori Nakashima, et al.. (2010). Rho-kinase inhibitor upregulates migration by altering focal adhesion formation via the Akt pathway in colon cancer cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 650(1). 145–150. 29 indexed citations

Matsuyama, Yukie, Tomoya Hayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, et al.. (2009). Human astrocytes and aortic endothelial cells actively convert the oxidized form of albumin to the reduced form: reduced albumin might participate in redox regulation of nerve and blood vessel systems. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 59(3). 207–215. 20 indexed citations

Kimura, Masashi & Yukio Okano. (2005). [Aurora kinases and cancer].. PubMed. 32(1). 1–5. 9 indexed citations

Adachi, Seiji, Masataka Okuno, Yoshinori Muto, et al.. (2004). The RING Finger Protein, RNF8, Interacts with Retinoid X Receptor α and Enhances Its Transcription-stimulating Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(18). 18926–18934. 32 indexed citations

Crosio, Claudia, Gian María Fimia, Masashi Kimura, et al.. (2002). Mitotic Phosphorylation of Histone H3: Spatio-Temporal Regulation by Mammalian Aurora Kinases. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(3). 874–885. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

Adachi, Seiji, Masataka Okuno, Rie Matsushima‐Nishiwaki, et al.. (2002). Phosphorylation of retinoid X receptor suppresses its ubiquitination in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology. 35(2). 332–340. 62 indexed citations

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Shiratori, Yoshimune, Masataka Okuno, Seiji Adachi, et al.. (2002). Synergistic induction of apoptosis by acyclic retinoid and interferon-β in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hepatology. 36(5). 1115–1124. 46 indexed citations

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Kimura, Makoto & Yukio Okano. (2001). Identification and assignment of the human NIMA-related protein kinase 7 gene (NEK7) to human chromosome 1q31.3. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 94(1-2). 33–38. 14 indexed citations

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Kimura, Masashi, et al.. (1998). Identification and characterization of STK12/Aik2: a human gene related to <i>aurora</i> of Drosophila and yeast <i>IPL1</i>. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 82(3-4). 147–152. 62 indexed citations

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Kimura, M., Y. Matsuda, Toshihiko Eki, et al.. (1997). Assignment of STK6 to human chromosome 20q13.2→q13.3 and a pseudogene STK6P to 1q41→q42. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 79(3-4). 201–203. 21 indexed citations

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Nagata, Koh-ichi, Yukio Okano, & Yoshinori Nozawa. (1995). Identification of heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins in human megakaryoblastic leukemia cell line, MEG-01, and their alteration during cellular differentiation. Life Sciences. 57(18). 1675–1681. 7 indexed citations

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Imai, Atsushi, Tsukasa Ohno, Koji Iida, et al.. (1995). A Frame-Shift Mutation of the Androgen Receptor Gene in a Patient with Receptor-Negative Complete Testicular Feminization: Comparison with a Single Base Substitution in a Receptor-Reduced Incomplete Form. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 32(5). 482–486. 3 indexed citations

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Yoshimi, Naoki, Aijin Wang, Hiroki Makita, et al.. (1994). Reduced expression of phospholipase c‐δ, a signal‐transducing enzyme, in rat colon neoplasms induced by methylazoxymethanol acetate. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 11(4). 192–196. 6 indexed citations

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Nagata, Koh‐ichi, Takeshi Suzuki, Yukio Okano, Michinari Hamaguchi, & Yoshinori Nozawa. (1992). Characterization of a Gly19 → Val mutant of ram p25, a low Mr GTP-binding protein: Loss of GTP/GDP-binding activity in the mutated ram p25. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 189(1). 330–335. 2 indexed citations

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Okano, Yukio, Haruhiro Higashida, Tao Fu, Takayuki Sakai, & Yoshinori Nozawa. (1991). Bradykinin-induced phosphoinositide-dependent responses in protein kinase C down-regulated NCB-20 cells. Neurochemistry International. 18(3). 419–424. 4 indexed citations

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Nishizawa, Nobuyuki, Yukio Okano, Yuji Chatani, et al.. (1990). Mitogenic signaling pathways of growth factors can be distinguished by the involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive guanosine triphosphate-binding protein and of protein kinase C.. PubMed. 1(10). 747–761. 21 indexed citations

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Okano, Yukio, et al.. (1985). Suppression of Lymphocyte Activation by Plasma Lipoproteins: Modulation by Cell Number and Type. Pathobiology. 53(4). 199–212. 9 indexed citations

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