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Ryo Nitta

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1963

Affiliations

The University of Tokyo(Current)

Kobe University

SPring-8

King Abdulaziz University

Tohoku University

Ryo Nitta is an author at The University of Tokyo specializing in life sciences, cytoskeleton, and molecular biology.

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Publications per year

1963–2023

20

Publications

20

KIF1A Alternately Uses Two Loops to Bind Microtubules

Ryo Nitta, Masahide Kikkawa, Yasushi Okada et al. · Science · 2004 · 206 citations

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A Common Mechanism for Microtubule Destabilizers—M Type Kinesins Stabilize Curling of the Protofilament Using the Class-Specific Neck and Loops

T. Ogawa, Ryo Nitta, Yasushi Okada et al. · Cell · 2004 · 203 citations · Full text

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Kinesin-binding–triggered conformation switching of microtubules contributes to polarized transport

Tomohiro Shima, Manatsu Morikawa, Junichi Kaneshiro et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2018 · 134 citations

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Structural model for strain-dependent microtubule activation of Mg-ADP release from kinesin

Ryo Nitta, Yasushi Okada, Nobutaka Hirokawa · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2008 · 105 citations

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X‐ray and Cryo‐EM structures reveal mutual conformational changes of Kinesin and GTP‐state microtubules upon binding

Manatsu Morikawa, Hiroaki Yajima, Ryo Nitta et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2015 · 94 citations · Full text

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