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K. Ohmura

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A. Nakagawa· 2 shared C. Ono· 2 shared H. Arase· 2 shared K. Tomii· 2 shared M. Kohyama· 2 shared M. Okada· 2 shared S. Matsuoka· 2 shared W. Nakai· 2 shared

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A. Nakagawa

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SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 is a viral cytokine regulating immune responses

M. Kohyama, T. Suzuki, W. Nakai, C. Ono, S. Matsuoka, K. Iwatani, Y. Liu, Y. Sakai, A. Nakagawa, K. Tomii, K. Ohmura, M. Okada, Y. Matsuura, S. Oshima, Y. Maeda, , H. Arase

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein acts as a cytokine that promotes lung inflammation and immune dysregulation in COVID-19, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Microbiology

An infectivity-enhancing site on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is targeted by COVID-19 patient antibodies

Y. Liu, W. T. Soh, A. Tada, A. Arakawa, S. Matsuoka, E. E. Nakayama, S. Li, C. Ono, S. Torii, K. Kishida, H. Jin, W. Nakai, N. Arase, A. Nakagawa, Y. Shindo, , H. Arase

This study identifies an NTD site on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that enhances infectivity when targeted by antibodies, and finds these antibodies are present in hospitalized patients and some uninfected donors.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2020Microbiology