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Mai Suganami

Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Jumpei ItoiD· 2 shared Kei SatoiD· 2 shared Luca NishimuraiD· 2 shared Spyros LytrasiD· 2 shared Akatsuki SaitoiD· 1 shared Akifumi Takaori‐KondoiD· 1 shared Alfredo A. HinayiD· 1 shared Anon H. KosakaiD· 1 shared

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Host innate immune response profiling reveals hidden viral infections across diverse animal species

Luca Nishimura, Hiroaki Unno, Kyoko Kurihara, Mai Suganami, Junna Kawasaki, Spyros Lytras, Kaho Okumura, Edward Charles Holmes, Jumpei Ito, Kei Sato

The paper develops a host-response-based framework to detect viral infections by analyzing ISG expression in RNA-seq data from diverse species, revealing hidden infections missed by conventional methods.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity

Shuhei Tsujino, Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi, Jumpei Ito, Taha Y. Taha, Hesham Nasser, Lei Wang, Julia Rosecrans, Rigel Suzuki, Saori Suzuki, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Mélanie Ott, Terumasa Ikeda, Kei Sato, Kazuo Takayama, , Miki Kawano

This study identifies the non-spike R204P mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC variant as a driver of increased inflammation and pathogenicity through NF-κB activation.

Nature Communications · Dec 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology