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Mutsuki Amano

Mutsuki Amano

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
27302
World Ranking
9973
National Ranking
670

Mutsuki Amano publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mutsuki Amano sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 120 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Mutsuki Amano D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mutsuki Amano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mutsuki Amano is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has a research portfolio spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal function and signaling pathways related to receptor mechanisms, protein kinase regulation, and ion channel activity.

Their key research topics include:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Phosphodiesterase function and regulation

The main fields of study in Amano's publications are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, subfields addressed include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Immunology

Mutsuki Amano has authored several papers, notable among them are:

  • "ARHGAP10, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 10, is a novel gene for schizophrenia risk" (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Dopamine Receptor Dop1R2 Stabilizes Appetitive Olfactory Memory through the Raf/MAPK Pathway in Drosophila" (2020), in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Dopamine drives neuronal excitability via KCNQ channel phosphorylation for reward behavior" (2022), in Cell Reports
  • "Rho-Kinase/ROCK Phosphorylates PSD-93 Downstream of NMDARs to Orchestrate Synaptic Plasticity" (2022), in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "KANPHOS: A Database of Kinase-Associated Neural Protein Phosphorylation in the Brain" (2021), published in Cells

The researcher's frequent co-authors are:

  • Kozo Kaibuchi
  • Taku Nagai
  • Yasuhiro Funahashi
  • Kiyofumi Yamada
  • Daisuke Tsuboi

Frequent venues for Amano's publications include:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

    Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Phosphorylation and activation of myosin by Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase).

    Mutsuki Amano;Masaaki Ito;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

  • Formation of Actin Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions Enhanced by Rho-Kinase

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

  • Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

    T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara

  • Regulation of the cytoskeleton and cell adhesion by the Rho family GTPases in mammalian cells.

    K. Kaibuchi;S. Kuroda;M. Amano

  • Rho‐kinase/ROCK: A key regulator of the cytoskeleton and cell polarity

    Mutsuki Amano;Masanori Nakayama;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • Rho–Rho-kinase pathway in smooth muscle contraction and cytoskeletal reorganization of non-muscle cells

    Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Mutsuki Amano

  • Rho-Kinase Phosphorylates COOH-terminal Threonines of Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin (ERM) Proteins and Regulates Their Head-to-Tail Association

    Takeshi Matsui;Masato Maeda;Yoshinori Doi;Shigenobu Yonemura

  • Rho-associated Kinase Directly Induces Smooth Muscle Contraction through Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation

    Yasuko Kureishi;Sei Kobayashi;Mutsuki Amano;Kazushi Kimura

  • Phosphorylation of Myosin-Binding Subunit (Mbs) of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho-Kinase in Vivo

    Yoji Kawano;Yuko Fukata;Noriko Oshiro;Mutsuki Amano

  • Regulation and functions of Rho-associated kinase.

    Mutsuki Amano;Yuko Fukata;Kozo Kaibuchi;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • CRMP-2 induces axons in cultured hippocampal neurons

    Naoyuki Inagaki;Kazuyasu Chihara;Nariko Arimura;Nariko Arimura;Céline Ménager;Céline Ménager

  • Identification of a putative target for Rho as the serine-threonine kinase protein kinase N

    Mutsuki Amano;Hideyuki Mukai;Yoshitaka Ono;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Rho-kinase-mediated pathway induces enhanced myosin light chain phosphorylations in a swine model of coronary artery spasm.

    Hiroaki Shimokawa;Minoru Seto;Naoki Katsumata;Mutsuki Amano

  • Thrombin Inactivates Myosin Light Chain Phosphatase via Rho and Its Target Rho Kinase in Human Endothelial Cells

    Markus Essler;Mutsuki Amano;Hans Joachim Kruse;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • Phosphorylation of collapsin response mediator protein-2 by Rho-kinase. Evidence for two separate signaling pathways for growth cone collapse.

    Nariko Arimura;Naoyuki Inagaki;Kazuyasu Chihara;Céline Ménager

  • Rho-Kinase–Mediated Contraction of Isolated Stress Fibers

    Kazuo Katoh;Yumiko Kano;Mutsuki Amano;Hirofumi Onishi

  • Rho-associated Kinase of Chicken Gizzard Smooth Muscle

    Jianhua Feng;Masaaki Ito;Yasuko Kureishi;Kazuhito Ichikawa

  • The COOH terminus of Rho-kinase negatively regulates rho-kinase activity.

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Nao Nakamura;Takako Kaneko

  • Myosin II activation promotes neurite retraction during the action of Rho and Rho-kinase

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Nao Nakamura;Yuko Fukata

Frequent Co-Authors

Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Yuko Fukata
Yuko Fukata National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Akihiro Iwamatsu
Akihiro Iwamatsu Osaka University
Masaaki Ito
Masaaki Ito Mie University
Masaki Inagaki
Masaki Inagaki Mie University
Taku Nagai
Taku Nagai Nagoya University
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Toshio Hakoshima
Toshio Hakoshima Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kiyofumi Yamada
Kiyofumi Yamada Nagoya University
Hiroaki Shimokawa
Hiroaki Shimokawa Tohoku University

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