Koji Takio

α-Synuclein is phosphorylated in synucleinopathy lesions

Hideo Fujiwara, Masato Hasegawa, Naoshi Dohmae et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2002 · 2.1K citations

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology +8

The XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase η

Chikahide Masutani, Rika Kusumoto, Ayumi Yamada et al. · Nature · 1999 · 1.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Genetics, Dna Replication +7

Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor

Hanae Kaku, Yoko Nishizawa, Naoko Ishii-Minami et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Plasma Membrane Receptor, Chitin Fragments, Glycobiology +18

A Serine Protease, HtrA2, Is Released from the Mitochondria and Interacts with XIAP, Inducing Cell Death

Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yuzuru Imai, Hiroshi Nakayama et al. · Molecular Cell · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Mitophagy, Inducing Cell Death, Mitochondrial Function +11

Autotaxin has lysophospholipase D activity leading to tumor cell growth and motility by lysophosphatidic acid production

Makiko Umezu‐Goto, Yasuhiro Kishi, Akitsu Taira et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2002 · 918 citations · Full text