K. Sato

This study evaluates a new SARS-CoV-2 detection kit that skips RNA extraction and purification, showing high concordance with direct PCR across multiple sample types.

This paper shows that SARS-CoV-2 ORF3b is a potent interferon antagonist, with a naturally occurring longer variant enhancing its anti-interferon activity in severe COVID-19 cases.

The paper tracks EBV infection in B-cells using fate mapping and RNA-seq, showing abortive lytic infection precedes latency.

The paper shows HERV activation in tumors upregulates KZFPs, which suppress cancer progression by downregulating cell cycle and adhesion genes, improving disease outcomes.

This study investigates the evolutionary conflict between APOBEC3 genes and ancient retroviruses, finding that APOBEC3 gene amplification and positive selection correlate with retroviral G-to-A mutation signatures.