Junichiro Yajima

Kinesin–microtubule binding depends on both nucleotide state and loading direction

Sotaro Uemura, Kenji Kawaguchi, Junichiro Yajima et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 150 citations · Full text

Molecular Biology, Cytoskeleton, Nucleotide State +16

A torque component present in mitotic kinesin Eg5 revealed by three-dimensional tracking

Junichiro Yajima, Kana Mizutani, Takayuki Nishizaka · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2008 · 117 citations

Protein Function, Protein Folding, Natural Sciences +12

A Novel Action of Terpendole E on the Motor Activity of Mitotic Kinesin Eg5

Junko Nakazawa, Junichiro Yajima, Takeo Usui et al. · Chemistry & Biology · 2003 · 114 citations · Full text

Biochemistry, Motor Activity, Natural Sciences +5

Direct Long-Term Observation of Kinesin Processivity at Low Load

Junichiro Yajima, María C. Alonso, Robert A. Cross et al. · Current Biology · 2002 · 86 citations · Full text

Kinesin Processivity, Process Analysis, Cytoskeleton +3

The human chromokinesin Kid is a plus end-directed microtubule-based motor

Junichiro Yajima, Masaki Edamatsu, J. Watai-Nishii et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2003 · 71 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Macromolecular Machine, Molecular Biology +7