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Shöichiro Tsukita | Researchclopedia

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Shöichiro Tsukita

Fukushima Medical University

255

Works

58,504

Citations

111

h-index

208

i10-index

Research Topics

Barrier Structure and Function Studies Connexins and lens biology Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Affiliations

Hiroshima University1995–1995

Jikei University School of Medicine1998–1999

Fukushima Medical University2025–2025

National Institute for Basic Biology1985–1985

Johns Hopkins University1994–1994

Top Works

Occludin: a novel integral membrane protein localizing at tight junctions.

Mikio Furuse,Tetsuaki Hirase,et al.

19932,521 citations

Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Cancer-related gene regulation

Multifunctional strands in tight junctions

Shöichiro Tsukita,Mikio Furuse,et al.

20012,465 citations

Claudin-1 and -2: Novel Integral Membrane Proteins Localizing at Tight Junctions with No Sequence Similarity to Occludin

Mikio Furuse,Kohji Fujita,et al.

19982,056 citations

Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5–deficient mice

Takehiro Nitta,Masaki Hata,et al.

20031,881 citations

Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier

Mikio Furuse,Masaki Hata,et al.

20021,479 citations

Complex Phenotype of Mice Lacking Occludin, a Component of Tight Junction Strands

Mitinori Saitou,Mikio Furuse,et al.

20001,172 citations

Direct Binding of Three Tight Junction-Associated Maguks, Zo-1, Zo-2, and Zo-3, with the Cooh Termini of Claudins

Masahiko Itoh,Mikio Furuse,et al.

19991,122 citations

Claudin multigene family encoding four-transmembrane domain protein components of tight junction strands

Kazumasa Morita,Mikio Furuse,et al.

19991,114 citations

Direct association of occludin with ZO-1 and its possible involvement in the localization of occludin at tight junctions.

Mikio Furuse,Masahiko Itoh,et al.

1994955 citations