Yu‐shin Sou

13.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
28 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Yu‐shin Sou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu‐shin Sou has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yu‐shin Sou's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (19 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (8 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Yu‐shin Sou is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (19 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (8 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Yu‐shin Sou collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and Germany. Yu‐shin Sou's co-authors include Masaaki Komatsu, Keiji Tanaka, Eiki Kominami, Takashi Ueno, Satoshi Waguri, Yoshinobu Ichimura, Masayuki Yamamoto, Hozumi Motohashi, Kei Okatsu and Nobutaka Hattori and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yu‐shin Sou

26 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1

2010 2.0k citations Masaaki Komatsu, H. Kurokawa et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
PINK1 stabilized by mitochondrial depolarization recruits Parkin to damaged mitochondria and activates latent Parkin for mitophagy

2010 1.5k citations Noriyuki Matsuda, Shigeto Sato et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Phosphorylation of p62 Activates the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway during Selective Autophagy

2013 950 citations Yoshinobu Ichimura, Satoshi Waguri et al. Molecular Cell profile →
A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates

2009 908 citations Vladimir Kirkin, Trond Lamark et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Structural Basis for Sorting Mechanism of p62 in Selective Autophagy

2008 642 citations Yoshinobu Ichimura, Taichi Kumanomidou et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers

Yu‐shin Sou

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Ian G. Ganley United Kingdom

Heidi Outzen Norway

Shouqing Luo United Kingdom

Yoshinobu Ichimura Japan

Aud Øvervatn Norway

Sophie Pattingre France

Congcong He United States

Esther Wong Singapore

Alfredo Criollo Chile

Lesley A. Kane United States

Ian G. Ganley United Kingdom

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1.6k ×0.9

751 ×0.8

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1.2k ×1.5

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Citations per year, relative to Yu‐shin Sou Yu‐shin Sou (= 1×) peers Ian G. Ganley

Countries citing papers authored by Yu‐shin Sou

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu‐shin Sou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yu‐shin Sou. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yu‐shin Sou. The network helps show where Yu‐shin Sou may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu‐shin Sou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu‐shin Sou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu‐shin Sou 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 Yu‐shin Sou. Yu‐shin Sou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shinomiya, Nariyoshi, H. Tsuchiya, Yu‐shin Sou, et al.. (2025). KEAP1 retention in phase-separated p62 bodies drives liver damage under autophagy-deficient conditions. EMBO Reports. 26(13). 3384–3410.

Sánchez‐Martín, Pablo, Yu‐shin Sou, Shun Kageyama, et al.. (2020). NBR 1‐mediated p62‐liquid droplets enhance the Keap1‐Nrf2 system. EMBO Reports. 21(3). e48902–e48902. 94 indexed citations

Sou, Yu‐shin, Tetsuya Saito, Akiko Kuma, et al.. (2019). Loss of autophagy impairs physiological steatosis by accumulation of NCoR1. Life Science Alliance. 3(1). e201900513–e201900513. 23 indexed citations

Sou, Yu‐shin, Soichiro Kakuta, Yuji Kamikubo, et al.. (2019). Cerebellar Neurodegeneration and Neuronal Circuit Remodeling in Golgi pH Regulator-Deficient Mice. eNeuro. 6(3). ENEURO.0427–18.2019. 13 indexed citations

Wijk, Sjoerd J. L. van, Franziska Fricke, Lina Herhaus, et al.. (2017). Linear ubiquitination of cytosolic Salmonella Typhimurium activates NF-κB and restricts bacterial proliferation. Nature Microbiology. 2(7). 17066–17066. 138 indexed citations

Morimoto, Daichi, Erik Walinda, Harumi Fukada, et al.. (2015). The unexpected role of polyubiquitin chains in the formation of fibrillar aggregates. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6116–6116. 70 indexed citations

Sou, Yu‐shin, Shun Kageyama, Takao Takahashi, et al.. (2014). LC3B is indispensable for selective autophagy of p62 but not basal autophagy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 446(1). 309–315. 46 indexed citations

Kageyama, Shun, Yu‐shin Sou, Takefumi Uemura, et al.. (2014). Proteasome Dysfunction Activates Autophagy and the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(36). 24944–24955. 95 indexed citations

Ichimura, Yoshinobu, Satoshi Waguri, Yu‐shin Sou, et al.. (2013). Phosphorylation of p62 Activates the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway during Selective Autophagy. Molecular Cell. 51(5). 618–631. 950 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tatsumi, K., Ritsuko Shimizu, Satoshi Waguri, et al.. (2011). The Ufm1-activating enzyme Uba5 is indispensable for erythroid differentiation in mice. Nature Communications. 2(1). 181–181. 130 indexed citations

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Isogai, Shin, Daichi Morimoto, Kyohei Arita, et al.. (2011). Crystal Structure of the Ubiquitin-associated (UBA) Domain of p62 and Its Interaction with Ubiquitin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(36). 31864–31874. 118 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Noriyuki, Shigeto Sato, Kahori Shiba, et al.. (2010). PINK1 stabilized by mitochondrial depolarization recruits Parkin to damaged mitochondria and activates latent Parkin for mitophagy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 189(2). 211–221. 1542 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okatsu, Kei, Kazuto Nakada, Hiroshi Shitara, et al.. (2010). p62/SQSTM1 cooperates with Parkin for perinuclear clustering of depolarized mitochondria. Genes to Cells. 15(8). 887–900. 328 indexed citations

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Komatsu, Masaaki, H. Kurokawa, Satoshi Waguri, et al.. (2010). The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1. Nature Cell Biology. 12(3). 213–223. 1958 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tatsumi, K., Yu‐shin Sou, Norihiro Tada, et al.. (2009). A Novel Type of E3 Ligase for the Ufm1 Conjugation System. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(8). 5417–5427. 191 indexed citations

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Kirkin, Vladimir, Trond Lamark, Yu‐shin Sou, et al.. (2009). A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates. Molecular Cell. 33(4). 505–516. 908 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ichimura, Yoshinobu, Taichi Kumanomidou, Yu‐shin Sou, et al.. (2008). Structural Basis for Sorting Mechanism of p62 in Selective Autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(33). 22847–22857. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tanida, Isei, et al.. (2006). Atg8L/Apg8L is the fourth mammalian modifier of mammalian Atg8 conjugation mediated by human Atg4B, Atg7 and Atg3. FEBS Journal. 273(11). 2553–2562. 41 indexed citations

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Kumanomidou, Taichi, Tsunehiro Mizushima, Masaaki Komatsu, et al.. (2005). The Crystal Structure of Human Atg4b, a Processing and De-conjugating Enzyme for Autophagosome-forming Modifiers. Journal of Molecular Biology. 355(4). 612–618. 72 indexed citations

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Sou, Yu‐shin, Isei Tanida, Masaaki Komatsu, Takashi Ueno, & Eiki Kominami. (2005). Phosphatidylserine in Addition to Phosphatidylethanolamine Is an in Vitro Target of the Mammalian Atg8 Modifiers, LC3, GABARAP, and GATE-16. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(6). 3017–3024. 170 indexed citations

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