Masahisa Watarai

Interaction of Ipa proteins of Shigella flexneri with alpha5beta1 integrin promotes entry of the bacteria into mammalian cells.

Masahisa Watarai, Shuichi FUNATO, Chihiro Sasakawa · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1996 · 228 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Microbial Pathogens, Cell Adhesion +19

Modulation of Brucella-induced macropinocytosis by lipid rafts mediates intracellular replication

Masahisa Watarai, Sou-ichi Makino, Yoshio Fujii et al. · Cellular Microbiology · 2002 · 181 citations

Proteinlipid Interaction, Molecular Biology, Cytoskeleton +17

Contact of Shigella with host cells triggers release of Ipa invasins and is an essential function of invasiveness.

Masahisa Watarai, Toru Tobe, M Yoshikawa et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1995 · 168 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Essential Function, Host Cells +6

<i>Legionella pneumophila</i> Is Internalized by a Macropinocytotic Uptake Pathway Controlled by the Dot/Icm System and the Mouse <i>Lgn1</i> Locus<b>✪</b>

Masahisa Watarai, Isabelle Derré, James E. Kirby et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2001 · 158 citations · Full text

vacC, a virulence-associated chromosomal locus of Shigella flexneri, is homologous to tgt, a gene encoding tRNA-guanine transglycosylase (Tgt) of Escherichia coli K-12

Jérôme M. B. Durand, Nobuhiko Okada, Toru Tobe et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1994 · 138 citations · Full text

Genetics, Bacteriology, Molecular Biology +16