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Y. Kitagawa

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Microbiology· 3 Cell Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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C. T. Nguyen· 4 shared H. Ishigaki· 4 shared M. Nakayama· 4 shared Y. Itoh· 4 shared K. Hayashi· 2 shared K. Iwatsuki-Horimoto· 2 shared M. Imai· 2 shared M. Ito· 2 shared

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2020-2022 · peak 3/yr

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C. T. Nguyen

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5 papers

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Fc-modified SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies with therapeutic effects in two animal models.

M. Takeshita, H. Fukuyama, K. Kamada, T. Matsumoto, C. Makino-Okamura, T. Uchikubo-Kamo, Y. Tomabechi, K. Hanada, S. Moriyama, Y. Takahashi, H. Ishigaki, M. Nakayama, C. T. Nguyen, Y. Kitagawa, Y. Itoh, , T. Takeuchi

The paper develops Fc-modified SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies effective against variants, showing reduced viral titers and lung damage in animal models.

bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

An attenuated vaccinia vaccine encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein elicits broad and durable immune responses, and protects cynomolgus macaques and human ACE2 transgenic mice from SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

H. Ishigaki, F. Yasui, M. Nakayama, A. Endo, N. Yamamoto, K. Yamaji, C. T. Nguyen, Y. Kitagawa, T. Sanada, T. Honda, T. Munakata, M. Higa, S. Toyama, R. Kono, A. Takagi, , M. Kohara

This study develops a vaccinia-based vaccine encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that induces broad and durable immunity, protecting against multiple variants in non-human primates and transgenic mice.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

SMN promotes mitochondrial metabolic maturation during myogenesis by regulating the MYOD-miRNA axis.

A. Ikenaka, Y. Kitagawa, M. Yoshida, C.-Y. Lin, A. Niwa, T. Nakahata, M. K. Saito

This study shows SMN regulates mitochondrial metabolic maturation during myogenesis by controlling the MYOD-miRNA axis, with miR-1 and miR-206 supplementation restoring mitochondrial function in SMN-deficient cells.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2022Cell Biology

Optimization of an LNP-mRNA vaccine candidate targeting SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

K. Kobiyama, M. Imai, N. Jounai, M. Nakayama, K. Hioki, K. Iwatsuki-Horimoto, S. Yamayoshi, J. Tsuchida, T. Niwa, T. Suzuki, M. Ito, S. Yamada, T. Watanabe, M. Kiso, H. Negishi, , K. J. Ishii

This study optimizes an LNP-mRNA vaccine targeting SARS-CoV-2 RBD by removing reactogenic materials, improving immunogenicity and protection in macaques.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2021 · PreprintImmunology

Neutralizing antibody-dependent and -independent immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques

H. Ishigaki, M. Nakayama, Y. Kitagawa, C. T. Nguyen, K. Hayashi, M. Shiohara, B. Gotoh, Y. Itoh

This study examines immune responses in cynomolgus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2, showing both neutralizing antibodies and IFN-γ-producing T-cells contribute to viral clearance.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2020Microbiology