Kunito Kawasaki

Protective mucosal immunity mediated by epithelial CD1d and IL-10

Torsten Olszak, Joana F. Neves, C. Marie Dowds et al. · Nature · 2014 · 197 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +14

Mutant α-galactosidase A enzymes identified in Fabry disease patients with residual enzyme activity: biochemical characterization and restoration of normal intracellular processing by 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin

Hui‐Hwa Chang, Kunito Kawasaki, Kayo Yasuda et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2007 · 147 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics +17

Hsp47 promotes cancer metastasis by enhancing collagen-dependent cancer cell-platelet interaction

Gaofeng Xiong, Jie Chen, Guoying Zhang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 140 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Oncology +17

Cell-specific ablation of Hsp47 defines the collagen-producing cells in the injured heart

Hadi Khalil, Onur Kanisicak, Ronald J. Vagnozzi et al. · JCI Insight · 2019 · 99 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Molecular Biology +12

Deletion of the Collagen-specific Molecular Chaperone Hsp47 Causes Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-mediated Apoptosis of Hepatic Stellate Cells

Kunito Kawasaki, Ryo Ushioda, Shinya Ito et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2014 · 94 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17