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R. Furukawa

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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M. Kitabatake· 2 shared N. Ouji-Sageshima· 2 shared T. Ito· 2 shared A. Nakano· 1 shared D. Tomita· 1 shared H. Hojo· 1 shared H. Nishijima· 1 shared H. Tanaka· 1 shared

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2022-2023 · peak 2/yr

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M. Kitabatake

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Dose-response relationship for the resistance of human insulin to degradation by insulin-degrading enzyme

M. Okumura, T. Kuramochi, Y. Lin, R. Furukawa, K. Mizutani, T. Yokoyama, M. Kim, M. H. Lim, H.-S. Yi, K. Arai, H. Yamaguchi, H. Hojo, M. Iwaoka, Y. Tanaka, S.-Y. Park, , Y.-H. Lee

The paper investigates how human insulin resistance to degradation by IDE varies with dose and identifies structural features of the insulin hexamer that influence degradation kinetics without zinc.

bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry

Antiviral effect of candies containing persimmon-derived tannin against SARS-CoV-2 delta strain

R. Furukawa, M. Kitabatake, N. Ouji-Sageshima, D. Tomita, M. Kumamoto, Y. Suzuki, A. Nakano, R. Nakano, Y. Matsumura, S.-i. Kayano, H. Yano, S. Tamaki, T. Ito

This study shows that candies with persimmon-derived tannin reduce SARS-CoV-2 delta variant titers in saliva from healthy volunteers and patients with COVID-19.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2022Microbiology

Delayed SARS-CoV-2 Spread and Olfactory Cell Lineage Impairment in Close-Contact Infection Syrian Hamster Models

R. Ueha, T. Ito, S. Ueha, R. Furukawa, M. Kitabatake, N. Ouji-Sageshima, T. Uranaka, H. Tanaka, H. Nishijima, K. Kondo, T. Yamasoba

This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 transmission via close contact in Syrian hamsters and shows delayed olfactory cell lineage damage compared to direct infection.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology