Kaoru Azumi

The Draft Genome of <i>Ciona intestinalis</i> : Insights into Chordate and Vertebrate Origins

Paramvir Dehal, Yutaka Satou, R. Keith Campbell et al. · Science · 2002 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +10

The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology

Linda Z. Holland, Ricard Albalat, Kaoru Azumi et al. · Genome Research · 2008 · 511 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +17

Genomic analysis of immunity in a Urochordate and the emergence of the vertebrate immune system: “waiting for Godot”

Kaoru Azumi, Rosaria De Santis, Anthony De Tomaso et al. · Immunogenetics · 2003 · 294 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Immunology +16

On–off system for PI3-kinase–Akt signaling through <i>S</i> -nitrosylation of phosphatase with sequence homology to tensin (PTEN)

Naoki Numajiri, Kumi Takasawa, Tadashi Nishiya et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 168 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Ancient origin of the complement lectin pathway revealed by molecular cloning of mannan binding protein-associated serine protease from a urochordate, the Japanese ascidian, <i>Halocynthia roretzi</i>

Xin Ji, Kaoru Azumi, Makoto Sasaki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 149 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics +11