Koichi Watashi

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Best Publications

• The lipid droplet is an important organelle for hepatitis C virus production.

  Yusuke Miyanari;Kimie Atsuzawa;Nobuteru Usuda;Koichi Watashi

  1516
  Citations

• Cyclosporin A suppresses replication of hepatitis C virus genome in cultured hepatocytes.

  Koichi Watashi;Makoto Hijikata;Masahiro Hosaka;Masashi Yamaji

  628
  Citations

• Cyclophilin B Is a Functional Regulator of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Polymerase

  Koichi Watashi;Naoto Ishii;Makoto Hijikata;Daisuke Inoue

  627
  Citations

• A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

  Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  495
  Citations

• The RNA sensor RIG-I dually functions as an innate sensor and direct antiviral factor for hepatitis B virus

  Seiichi Sato;Kai Li;Takeshi Kameyama;Takaya Hayashi

  459
  Citations

• Gut Microbiota Promotes Obesity-Associated Liver Cancer through PGE2-Mediated Suppression of Antitumor Immunity.

  Tze Mun Loo;Fumitaka Kamachi;Yoshihiro Watanabe;Shin Yoshimoto

  359
  Citations

• Cyclosporin A and its analogs inhibit hepatitis B virus entry into cultured hepatocytes through targeting a membrane transporter, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP)

  Koichi Watashi;Ann Sluder;Takuji Daito;Takuji Daito;Satoko Matsunaga

  323
  Citations

• Pyrosequencing of small non-coding RNAs in HIV-1 infected cells: evidence for the processing of a viral-cellular double-stranded RNA hybrid

  Man Lung Yeung;Yamina Bennasser;Koichi Watashi;Shu-Yun Le

  320
  Citations

• Evaluation and identification of hepatitis B virus entry inhibitors using HepG2 cells overexpressing a membrane transporter NTCP.

  Masashi Iwamoto;Koichi Watashi;Koichi Watashi;Senko Tsukuda;Hussein Hassan Aly

  315
  Citations

• Epidermal growth factor receptor is a host-entry cofactor triggering hepatitis B virus internalization

  Masashi Iwamoto;Masashi Iwamoto;Wakana Saso;Wakana Saso;Ryuichi Sugiyama;Koji Ishii

  236
  Citations

• Hepatitis B virus biology and life cycle.

  Senko Tsukuda;Koichi Watashi

  234
  Citations

• Diverse Effects of Cyclosporine on Hepatitis C Virus Strain Replication

  Naoto Ishii;Koichi Watashi;Takayuki Hishiki;Kaku Goto

  226
  Citations

• Expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase in human hepatocytes via NF-κB signaling

  Y. Endo;H. Marusawa;K. Kinoshita;T. Morisawa

  225
  Citations

• Evaluation of the anti-hepatitis C virus effects of cyclophilin inhibitors, cyclosporin A, and NIM811

  Kaku Goto;Koichi Watashi;Takayuki Murata;Takayuki Hishiki

  186
  Citations

• Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Trigger Restriction of Hepatitis B Virus Infection via a Cytidine Deaminase Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID)

  Koichi Watashi;Guoxin Liang;Masashi Iwamoto;Hiroyuki Marusawa

  181
  Citations

• Potential anti-COVID-19 agents, Cepharanthine and Nelfinavir, and their usage for combination treatment.

  Hirofumi Ohashi;Hirofumi Ohashi;Koichi Watashi;Wakana Saso;Wakana Saso;Kaho Shionoya;Kaho Shionoya

  172
  Citations

• NTCP and Beyond: Opening the Door to Unveil Hepatitis B Virus Entry

  Koichi Watashi;Stephan Urban;Wenhui Li;Takaji Wakita

  169
  Citations

• Antiviral Activity of Glycyrrhizin against Hepatitis C Virus In Vitro

  Yoshihiro Matsumoto;Tomokazu Matsuura;Haruyo Aoyagi;Mami Matsuda

  148
  Citations

• Identification of Small Molecules That Suppress MicroRNA Function and Reverse Tumorigenesis

  Koichi Watashi;Man Lung Yeung;Matthew F. Starost;Ramachandra S. Hosmane

  148
  Citations

• Novel robust in vitro hepatitis B virus infection model using fresh human hepatocytes isolated from humanized mice.

  Yuji Ishida;Chihiro Yamasaki;Ami Yanagi;Yasumi Yoshizane

  131
  Citations