Waka Kojima

Tokyo, Japan

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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RAB1 mediates OPTN-dependent mitophagy via ATG9A recruitment.

RAB1 mediates OPTN-dependent mitophagy via ATG9A recruitment.

Journal: Autophagy

Published: September 02, 2026

BCAS-3 is required for the progression of autophagosome formation to degrade paternal mitochondria in Caenorhabditis elegans.

BCAS-3 is required for the progression of autophagosome formation to degrade paternal mitochondria in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Journal: iScience

Published: December 22, 2025

New Insights into the Essentiality of Core Autophagy Factors Revealed by Comprehensive Analysis.

New Insights into the Essentiality of Core Autophagy Factors Revealed by Comprehensive Analysis.

Journal: Journal of biochemistry

Published: October 16, 2025

TBK1 adaptor AZI2/NAP1 regulates NDP52-driven mitochondrial autophagy.

TBK1 adaptor AZI2/NAP1 regulates NDP52-driven mitochondrial autophagy.

Journal: The Journal of biological chemistry

Published: April 05, 2024

Mitochondrial lipid dynamics regulated by MITOL-mediated ubiquitination.

Mitochondrial lipid dynamics regulated by MITOL-mediated ubiquitination.

Journal: Journal of biochemistry

Published: November 17, 2023

Optineurin provides a mitophagy contact site for TBK1 activation.

Optineurin provides a mitophagy contact site for TBK1 activation.

Journal: The EMBO journal

Published: November 09, 2023

Mitochondrial quality control via organelle and protein degradation.

Mitochondrial quality control via organelle and protein degradation.

Journal: Journal of biochemistry

Published: October 04, 2023

Elucidation of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes that interact with RBR-type ubiquitin ligases using a liquid-liquid phase separation-based method.

Elucidation of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes that interact with RBR-type ubiquitin ligases using a liquid-liquid phase separation-based method.

Journal: The Journal of biological chemistry

Published: September 02, 2022

Molecular functions of autophagy adaptors upon ubiquitin-driven mitophagy.

Molecular functions of autophagy adaptors upon ubiquitin-driven mitophagy.

Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects

Published: May 20, 2021

Unfolding is the driving force for mitochondrial import and degradation of the Parkinson's disease-related protein DJ-1.

Unfolding is the driving force for mitochondrial import and degradation of the Parkinson's disease-related protein DJ-1.

Journal: Journal of cell science

Published: March 16, 2021

Mammalian BCAS3 and C16orf70 associate with the phagophore assembly site in response to selective and non-selective autophagy.

Mammalian BCAS3 and C16orf70 associate with the phagophore assembly site in response to selective and non-selective autophagy.

Journal: Autophagy

Published: January 27, 2021

Critical role of mitochondrial ubiquitination and the OPTN-ATG9A axis in mitophagy.

Critical role of mitochondrial ubiquitination and the OPTN-ATG9A axis in mitophagy.

Journal: The Journal of cell biology

Published: January 05, 2020

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026