| Origin and evolution of the adaptive immune system: genetic events and selective pressures MF Flajnik, M Kasahara Nature Reviews Genetics 11 (1), 47-59, 2010 | 1069 | 2010 |
| Elephant shark genome provides unique insights into gnathostome evolution B Venkatesh, AP Lee, V Ravi, AK Maurya, MM Lian, JB Swann, Y Ohta, ... Nature 505 (7482), 174-179, 2014 | 742 | 2014 |
| The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology LZ Holland, R Albalat, K Azumi, È Benito-Gutiérrez, MJ Blow, ... Genome research 18 (7), 1100-1111, 2008 | 569 | 2008 |
| Comparative genomics of the MHC: glimpses into the evolution of the adaptive immune system MF Flajnik, M Kasahara Immunity 15 (3), 351-362, 2001 | 424 | 2001 |
| The MHC class I ligand‐generating system: roles of immunoproteasomes and the interferon‐gamma‐inducible proteasome activator PA28 K Tanaka, M Kasahara Immunological reviews 163 (1), 161-176, 1998 | 375 | 1998 |
| Genomic analysis of immunity in a Urochordate and the emergence of the vertebrate immune system:“waiting for Godot” K Azumi, R De Santis, A De Tomaso, I Rigoutsos, F Yoshizaki, MR Pinto, ... Immunogenetics 55, 570-581, 2003 | 342 | 2003 |
| The 2R hypothesis: an update M Kasahara Current opinion in immunology 19 (5), 547-552, 2007 | 302 | 2007 |
| The immunoproteasome and thymoproteasome: functions, evolution and human disease S Murata, Y Takahama, M Kasahara, K Tanaka Nature immunology 19 (9), 923-931, 2018 | 276 | 2018 |
| Variable lymphocyte receptors in hagfish Z Pancer, NR Saha, J Kasamatsu, T Suzuki, CT Amemiya, M Kasahara, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (26), 9224-9229, 2005 | 254 | 2005 |
| VLR-based adaptive immunity T Boehm, N McCurley, Y Sutoh, M Schorpp, M Kasahara, MD Cooper Annual review of immunology 30, 203-220, 2012 | 246 | 2012 |
| Decreased proteasomal activity causes age-related phenotypes and promotes the development of metabolic abnormalities U Tomaru, S Takahashi, A Ishizu, Y Miyatake, A Gohda, S Suzuki, A Ono, ... The American journal of pathology 180 (3), 963-972, 2012 | 241 | 2012 |
| Abnormal conformation and impaired degradation of propylthiouracil‐induced neutrophil extracellular traps: implications of disordered neutrophil extracellular traps in a rat … D Nakazawa, U Tomaru, A Suzuki, S Masuda, R Hasegawa, T Kobayashi, ... Arthritis & Rheumatism 64 (11), 3779-3787, 2012 | 225 | 2012 |
| Growth retardation in mice lacking the proteasome activator PA28γ S Murata, H Kawahara, S Tohma, K Yamamoto, M Kasahara, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (53), 38211-38215, 1999 | 217 | 1999 |
| A novel type of E3 ligase for the Ufm1 conjugation system K Tatsumi, Y Sou, N Tada, E Nakamura, S Iemura, T Natsume, SH Kang, ... Journal of biological chemistry 285 (8), 5417-5427, 2010 | 209 | 2010 |
| Chromosomal localization of the proteasome Z subunit gene reveals an ancient chromosomal duplication involving the major histocompatibility complex. M Kasahara, M Hayashi, K Tanaka, H Inoko, K Sugaya, T Ikemura, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93 (17), 9096-9101, 1996 | 209 | 1996 |
| Immunoproteasome assembly and antigen presentation in mice lacking both PA28α and PA28β S Murata, H Udono, N Tanahashi, N Hamada, K Watanabe, K Adachi, ... The EMBO journal, 2001 | 200 | 2001 |
| Chromosomal duplication and the emergence of the adaptive imrnune system M Kasahara, J Nakaya, Y Satta, N Takahata Trends in Genetics 13 (3), 90-92, 1997 | 187 | 1997 |
| Cloning and mapping of a testis-specific gene with sequence similarity to a sperm-coating glycoprotein gene M Kasahara, J Gutknecht, K Brew, N Spurr, PN Goodfellow Genomics 5 (3), 527-534, 1989 | 184 | 1989 |
| On the origins of the adaptive immune system: novel insights from invertebrates and cold-blooded vertebrates M Kasahara, T Suzuki, L Du Pasquier Trends in immunology 25 (2), 105-111, 2004 | 181 | 2004 |
| Which came first, MHC class I or class II? MF Flajnik, C Canel, J Kramer, M Kasahara | 175 | 1991 |
