Kira A, Tatsutomi I, Saito K, Murata M, Hattori I, Kajita H, Muraki N, Oda Y, Satoh S, Tsukamoto Y, Kimura S, Onoue K, Yonemura S, Arakawa S, Kato H, Hirashima T, Kawane K: Extracellular vesicle formation via local phosphatidylserine exposure promotes efficient cell extrusion. Dev Cell. 58 : 1282-98, 2023

Horiguchi H, Endo M, Kawane K, Kadomatsu T, Terada K, Morinaga J, Araki K, Miyata K, Oike Y: ANGPTL2 expression in the intestinal stem cell niche controls epithelial regenerationand homeostasis. EMBO J. 36: 409-424, 2017

Chan MP, Onji M, Fukui R, Kawane K, Shibata T, Saitoh S, Ohto U, Shimizu T, Barber GN, Miyake K: DNase II-dependent DNA digestion is required for DNA sensing by TLR9 degradation. Nat Commun. 6: 5853, 2015

Kawane K, Nagata S : DNA degradation and its defects. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, 2014

Nagata S, Kawane K : Autoinflammation by endogenous DNA. Adv Immunol. 110: 139-61, 2011

Kawane K, Tanaka H, Kitahara Y, Shimaoka S, Nagata S : Cytokine-dependent but acquired immunity-independent arthritis caused by DNA escaped from degradation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107: 19432-7, 2010

Kitahara Y, Kawane K, Nagata S : Interferon-induced TRAIL-independent cell death in DNase II-/- embryos. Eur J Immunol. 40: 2590-8, 2010

Ostberg T, Kawane K, Nagata S, Yang H, Chavan S, Klevenvall L, Bianchi ME, Harris HE, Andersson U, Palmblad K : Protective targeting of high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 in a spontaneous arthritis model. Arthritis Rheum. 62: 2963-72, 2010

Nagata S, Hanayama R, Kawane K : Autoimmunity and the clearance of dead cells. Cell. 140: 619-30, 2010

Nagasaka A, Kawane K, Yoshida H, Nagata S : Apaf-1-independent programmed cell death in mouse development. Cell Death Differ. 17: 931-41, 2010

Kawane K : Molecular mechanisms and physiological roles of DNA degradation. Seikagaku. 81: 765-79, 2009

Okabe Y, Kawane K, Nagata S : IFN regulatory factor (IRF) 3/7-dependent and -independent gene induction by mammalian DNA that escapes degradation. Eur J Immunol. 38: 3150-8, 2008

Kawane K, and Nagata S : Nucleases in Programmed Cell Death. Methods Enzymol. 442: 271-87, 2008

Nakahara M., Nagasaka A, Koike M, Uchida K., Kawane K, Uchiyama Y, Nagata S : Degradation of nuclear DNA by DNase II-like Acid DNase in cortical fiber cells of mouse eye lens. FEBS J. 274: 3055-64, 2007

Kawane K, Ohtani M, Miwa K, Kizawa T, Kanbara Y, Yoshioka Y, Yoshikawa H, Nagata S : Chronic polyarthritis caused by mammalian DNA that escapes from degradation in macrophages. Nature. 443: 998-1002, 2006

Bergsmedh A, Ehnfors J, Kawane K. Motoyama N, Nagata S, Holmgren L : DNase II and the Chk2 DNA Damage Pathway Form a Genetic Barrier Blocking Replication of Horizontally Transferred DNA. Mol Cancer Res. 4: 187-95, 2006

Okabe Y, Kawane K, Akira S, Taniguchi T, Nagata S : Toll-like receptor-independent gene induction program activated by mammalian DNA escaped from apoptotic DNA degradation. J Exp Med. 202: 1333-9, 2005

Yoshida H, Kawane K, Koike M, Mori Y, Uchiyama Y, Nagata S : Phosphatidylserine-dependent engulfment by macrophages of nuclei from erythroid precursor cells. Nature. 437: 754-8, 2005

Yoshida H, Okabe Y, Kawane K, Fukuyama H, Nagata S : Lethal anemia caused by interferon-beta produced in mouse embryos carrying undigested DNA. Nat Immunol. 6: 49-56, 2005

Nishimoto S, Kawane K, Watanabe-Fukunaga R, Fukuyama H, Ohsawa Y, Uchiyama, Y, Hashida N, Ohguro N, Tano Y, Morimoto T, Fukuda Y, Nagata S : Nuclear cataract caused by a lack of DNA degradation in the mouse eye lens. Nature. 424: 1071-4, 2003

Kawane K, Fukuyama H, Yoshida H, Nagase H, Ohsawa Y. Uchiyama Y, Okada K, Iida T, Nagata S : Impaired thymic development in mouse embryos deficient in apoptotic DNA degradation. Nat. Immunol. 4: 138-144, 2003

Nagata S, Nagase H, Kawane K, Mukae N, Fukuyama H : Degradation of chromosomal DNA during apoptosis. Cell Death Differ. 10: 108-116, 2003

Nagase H, Fukuyama H, Tanaka M, Kawane K Nagata S : Mutually regulated expression of caspase-activated DNase and its inhibitor for apoptotic DNA fragmentation. Cell Death Differ. 10: 142-3, 2003

Kawane K, Fukuyama H, Kondoh G, Takeda J, Ohsawa Y, Uchiyama Y, Nagata S : Requirement of DNase II for definitive erythropoiesis in the mouse fetal liver. Science. 292: 1546-9, 2001

Kawane K, Fukuyama H, Adachi M, Sakahira H, Copeland NG, Gilbert DJ, Jenkins NA, Nagata S : Structure and promoter analysis of murine CAD and ICAD genes. Cell Death Differ. 6: 745-52, 1999