Kohichi Matsunaga

Two Beclin 1-binding proteins, Atg14L and Rubicon, reciprocally regulate autophagy at different stages

Kohichi Matsunaga, Tatsuya Saitoh, Keisuke Tabata et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2009 · 1.2K citations

Cell Autophagy, Signal Transduction, Autoantibody Production +10

Atg9a controls dsDNA-driven dynamic translocation of STING and the innate immune response

Tatsuya Saitoh, Naonobu Fujita, Takuya Hayashi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 821 citations · Full text

Microbial Nucleic Acids, Molecular Regulation, Genetics +20

Autophagy requires endoplasmic reticulum targeting of the PI3-kinase complex via Atg14L

Kohichi Matsunaga, Eiji Morita, Tatsuya Saitoh et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2010 · 438 citations · Full text

Autophagy Complex, Mitophagy, Cell Autophagy +13

Modulation of Local PtdIns3P Levels by the PI Phosphatase MTMR3 Regulates Constitutive Autophagy

Naoko Taguchi‐Atarashi, Maho Hamasaki, Kohichi Matsunaga et al. · Traffic · 2010 · 204 citations

Autophagy Initiation, Mitophagy, Cell Autophagy +12

Rubicon and PLEKHM1 Negatively Regulate the Endocytic/Autophagic Pathway via a Novel Rab7-binding Domain

Keisuke Tabata, Kohichi Matsunaga, Ayuko Sakane et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2010 · 158 citations · Full text