Kazuyasu Chihara

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
32 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Kazuyasu Chihara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kazuyasu Chihara has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kazuyasu Chihara's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (5 papers). Kazuyasu Chihara is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (5 papers). Kazuyasu Chihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Kazuyasu Chihara's co-authors include Kozo Kaibuchi, Mutsuki Amano, Yuko Fukata, Kazushi Kimura, Takeshi Nakano, Masaaki Ito, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Masato Nakafuku and Nao Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kazuyasu Chihara

32 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Regulation of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho and Rho-Associated Kinase (Rho-Kinase)

1996 2.4k citations Kazushi Kimura, Masaaki Ito et al. profile →
Phosphorylation and Activation of Myosin by Rho-associated Kinase (Rho-kinase)

1996 1.7k citations Mutsuki Amano, Masaaki Ito et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Formation of Actin Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions Enhanced by Rho-Kinase

1997 956 citations Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara et al. profile →
Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho.

1996 935 citations Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Protein tyrosine kinase Abl promotes hepatitis C virus particle assembly via interaction with viral substrate activator NS5A 2022 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Daisuke Miyamoto, Kenji Takeuchi, Kazuyasu Chihara, Shigeharu Fujieda, Kiyonao Sada	1
2	Caspofungin suppresses zymosan-induced cytokine and chemokine release in THP-1 cells: possible involvement of the spleen tyrosine kinase pathway 2020 ·Translational research ·(unknown), Hiroko Shigemi, Kazuyasu Chihara, Kiyonao Sada, Takahiro Yamauchi, Hiromichi Iwasaki	9
3	Association of C-Type Lectin Mincle with FcεRIβγ Subunits Leads to Functional Activation of RBL-2H3 Cells through Syk 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Kazuyasu Chihara, Hatsumi Yoshiki, Shota Yamauchi, Kenji Takeuchi, Yuji Kato, (unknown), Tamotsu Ishizuka, Kiyonao Sada	15
4	Syk-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of 3BP2 is required for optimal FcRγ-mediated phagocytosis and chemokine expression in U937 cells 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Kazuyasu Chihara, Yuji Kato, Hatsumi Yoshiki, Kenji Takeuchi, Shigeharu Fujieda, Kiyonao Sada	11
5	STAT1 is essential for the inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication by interferon-λ but not by interferon-α 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Shota Yamauchi, Kenji Takeuchi, Kazuyasu Chihara, (unknown), Yuji Kato, Hatsumi Yoshiki, Hak Hotta, Kiyonao Sada	36
6	Hepatitis C Virus Particle Assembly Involves Phosphorylation of NS5A by the c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase 2015 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Shota Yamauchi, Kenji Takeuchi, Kazuyasu Chihara, Xuedong Sun, (unknown), Hatsumi Yoshiki, Hak Hotta, Kiyonao Sada	13
7	Dectin-1-mediated Signaling Leads to Characteristic Gene Expressions and Cytokine Secretion via Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk) in Rat Mast Cells 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Kazuyasu Chihara, (unknown), Kenji Takeuchi, Shota Yamauchi, Hatsumi Yoshiki, Shigeharu Fujieda, Kiyonao Sada	39
8	Tyrosine phosphorylation of 3BP2 is indispensable for the interaction with VAV3 in chicken DT40 cells 2014 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Kazuyasu Chihara, (unknown), (unknown), Shota Yamauchi, Kenji Takeuchi, Kiyonao Sada	8
9	HCV NS5A Protein Containing Potential Ligands for Both Src Homology 2 and 3 Domains Enhances Autophosphorylation of Src Family Kinase Fyn in B Cells 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Kenji Nakashima, Kenji Takeuchi, Kazuyasu Chihara, (unknown), Xuedong Sun, Lin Deng, Ikuo Shoji, Hak Hotta, Kiyonao Sada	10
10	Association of 3BP2 with SHP-1 regulates SHP-1-mediated production of TNF-α in RBL-2H3 cells 2011 ·Genes to Cells ·Kazuyasu Chihara, Kenji Nakashima, Kenji Takeuchi, Kiyonao Sada	8
11	Inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication through adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-dependent and -independent pathways 2011 ·Microbiology and Immunology ·Kenji Nakashima, Kenji Takeuchi, Kazuyasu Chihara, Hak Hotta, Kiyonao Sada	33
12	Increased vulnerability of hippocampal pyramidal neurons to the toxicity of kainic acid in OASIS‐deficient mice 2009 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Kazuyasu Chihara, Atsushi Saito, Tomohiko Murakami, Shin‐ichiro Hino, (unknown), Hiroshi Sekiya, (unknown), Akio Wanaka, Kazunori Imaizumi	32
13	Regulation of ER molecular chaperone prevents bone loss in a murine model for osteoporosis 2009 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism ·Shin‐ichiro Hino, Shinichi Kondo, Kazuya Yoshinaga, Atsushi Saito, Tomohiko Murakami, Soshi Kanemoto, Hiroshi Sekiya, Kazuyasu Chihara, (unknown), Hideaki Hara, Takashi Kudo, Tomohisa Sekimoto, (unknown), Etsuo Chosa, Kazunori Imaizumi	37
14	Signalling mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum stress transducer OASIS is involved in bone formation 2009 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Tomohiko Murakami, Atsushi Saito, Shin‐ichiro Hino, Shinichi Kondo, Soshi Kanemoto, Kazuyasu Chihara, Hiroshi Sekiya, (unknown), (unknown), Kazuya Yoshinaga, Masahiro Saitoh, Riko Nishimura, Toshiyuki Yoneda, Ikuyo Kou, Tatsuya Furuichi, Shiro Ikegawa, Masahito Ikawa, Masaru Okabe, Akio Wanaka, Kazunori Imaizumi	312
15	The contribution of mast cells to the late-phase of allergic asthma in rats 2005 ·Inflammation Research ·(unknown), Kazuyasu Chihara, Kazutaka Maeyama	14
16	Role of PPAR.GAMMA. in inflammatory response related to mast cells. 2003 ·Folia Pharmacologica Japonica ·Kazutaka Maeyama, (unknown), Kazuyasu Chihara	1
17	Phosphorylation of Collapsin Response Mediator Protein-2 by Rho-kinase 2000 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Nariko Arimura, Naoyuki Inagaki, Kazuyasu Chihara, Céline Ménager, Nao Nakamura, Mutsuki Amano, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Yoshio Goshima, Kozo Kaibuchi	273
18	The COOH Terminus of Rho-kinase Negatively Regulates Rho-kinase Activity 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara, Nao Nakamura, Takako Kaneko, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Kozo Kaibuchi	231
19	Possible involvement of the inactivation of the Rho-Rho-kinase pathway in oncogenic Ras-induced transformation 1998 ·Oncogene ·Ichiro Izawa, Mutsuki Amano, Kazuyasu Chihara, Takaharu Yamamoto, Kozo Kaibuchi	46
20	Phosphorylation and Activation of Myosin by Rho-associated Kinase (Rho-kinase) breakdown → 1996 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mutsuki Amano, Masaaki Ito, Kazushi Kimura, Yuko Fukata, Kazuyasu Chihara, Takeshi Nakano, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Kozo Kaibuchi	1685

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