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Masaya Funaki

University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0000-0001-5936-6371Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Lishan SuiD· 3 shared James AhodantiniD· 2 shared Jiapeng WuiD· 2 shared Feng LiiD· 1 shared Guangming LiiD· 1 shared Haisheng YuiD· 1 shared Jianping MaiD· 1 shared Lydia TangiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologyVaccinesPeer-reviewedOct 26, 2026

HEPLISAV-B Breaks Immune Tolerance and Induces HBV Control via CD4 T Cell-Dependent Mechanisms in a Chronic Hepatitis B Mouse Model

James Ahodantin, Jiapeng Wu, Masaya Funaki…·Lishan Su

HEPLISAV-B vaccine breaks HBV immune tolerance in a mouse model, inducing HBsAg clearance and anti-HBs immunity through CD4 T cell-dependent mechanisms.

DOI 10.3390/vaccines14110928

mousebulk RNA-seq

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintOct 9, 2026

Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) suppresses hepatitis B virus cccDNA transcription through SUMOylation- and SMC5/6-dependent mechanisms

Jiapeng Wu, Feng Li, James Ahodantin…·Lishan Su

This study shows PML suppresses HBV cccDNA transcription via SUMOylation and SMC5/6-dependent mechanisms, with HBx modulating this interaction.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.05.756908

humanexperimental assay

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ImmunologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedAug 8, 2025

CD24-Fc resolves inflammation and rescues CD8 T cells with polyfunctionality during HIV-1 infection under cART

Guangming Li, Jianping Ma, Haisheng Yu…·Lishan Su

This study shows CD24-Fc reduces inflammation and rescues CD8 T cell function in HIV-1 infected individuals on cART.

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humanproteomics

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