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Kumiko Komatsu

Saitama Medical University

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

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Kensuke IwasaiD· 2 shared Megumi KumagaiiD· 2 shared Norihiro KotaniiD· 2 shared Ryoko Sasaki· 2 shared Chikara Yamashita· 1 shared Hidetoshi Iemura· 1 shared Hidetoshi NakamuraiD· 1 shared Hideyuki TakeuchiiD· 1 shared

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Proximity Labeling-Assisted Flow Cytometry Improves Fluorescence Contrast in Extracellular Vesicle-Enriched Fractions

Leona Kashimata, Kensuke Iwasa, Megumi Kumagai, Ryoko Sasaki, Shun Shinomiya, Machika Soma, Hidetoshi Iemura, Ryu Sekiya, Isaku Horiuchi, Masahito Katsuki, Kumiko Komatsu, Yosuke Mizuno, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Makoto Nagata, Tsuyoshi Sato, , Norihiro Kotani

The paper improves fluorescence contrast in EV-enriched fractions using proximity labeling and AI-assisted cutoff selection, showing increased signal-to-background ratio and differential fluorescence in ILD samples.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Pseudovirus-Mediated Proximity Labeling Identifies Candidate Host Cell Membrane Proteins Involved in Viral Attachment

Norihiro Kotani, Kensuke Iwasa, Tomoko Amimoto, Chikara Yamashita, Kumiko Komatsu, Yutaka Narimichi, Yoshiki Wakabayashi, Yuuki Kurebayashi, Yutaka Horiuchi, Reona Kashimata, Ryoko Sasaki, Megumi Kumagai, Nan Yagishita-Kyo, Takeo Awaji, Takashi Murakami, , Koichi Honke

This study identifies host cell membrane proteins involved in viral attachment using pseudovirus-mediated proximity labeling, finding NRP1 as a candidate HCAF for influenza viruses.

Journal of Virology · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology