Taro Kawai

A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA

Hiroaki Hemmi, Osamu Takeuchi, Taro Kawai et al. · Nature · 2000 · 6.4K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +13

Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses

Hiroki Kato, Osamu Takeuchi, Shintaro Sato et al. · Nature · 2006 · 3.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Molecular Biology +12

Cutting Edge: Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4)-Deficient Mice Are Hyporesponsive to Lipopolysaccharide: Evidence for TLR4 as the <i>Lps</i> Gene Product

Katsuaki Hoshino, Osamu Takeuchi, Taro Kawai et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1999 · 3.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Immunology +15

Differential Roles of TLR2 and TLR4 in Recognition of Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Cell Wall Components

Osamu Takeuchi, Katsuaki Hoshino, Taro Kawai et al. · Immunity · 1999 · 3.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +13

IPS-1, an adaptor triggering RIG-I- and Mda5-mediated type I interferon induction

Taro Kawai, Ken Takahashi, Shintaro Sato et al. · Nature Immunology · 2005 · 2.5K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +12