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K. Imai

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Microbiology· 3 Biochemistry· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Paleontology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:human· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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A. Tikhonov· 1 shared C. J. Stubenrauch· 1 shared C. T. Webb· 1 shared D. Chen· 1 shared E. M. Germany· 1 shared H. J. Santos· 1 shared H. Ode· 1 shared H. Okada· 1 shared

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A fatal case of peritonitis caused by Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides harboring the novel metallo-beta-lactamase gene blaDYB-1

K. Imai, M. Kodana, R. Omachi, T. Inoue, H. Okada, T. Maeda

The paper reports a fatal peritonitis case caused by Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides carrying a novel metallo-beta-lactamase gene and an ermFS gene associated with multidrug resistance.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

The similarities in microbial and chemical patterns of fermentation in two open environments were promoted by using 150-year-old Nukadoko as starters.

M. Yamaguchi, K. Imai, D. Chen, Y. a. Seong, K. Jo, K. Ito

The study tracks microbial and chemical changes in two open environments using 150-year-old nukadoko as a starter, showing similar fermentation patterns driven by Loigolactobacillus.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2023Microbiology

Entamoeba histolytica EHD1 is involved in mitosome-endosome contact

H. J. Santos, Y. Hanadate, K. Imai, H. Watanabe, T. Nozaki

The paper identifies EHD1 as a protein involved in mitosome-endosome contact in Entamoeba histolytica through immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence, and live imaging.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2022Cell Biology

Dual Recognition of Multiple Signals in Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Enhance Assembly and Maintain Membrane Integrity

E. M. Germany, N. Thewasano, K. Imai, Y. Maruno, R. S. Bamert, C. J. Stubenrauch, R. A. Dunstan, Y. Ding, Y. Nakajima, X. Lai, C. T. Webb, K. Hidaka, K. S. Tan, H.-H. Shen, T. Lithgow, T. Shiota

The paper identifies an additional signal in bacterial outer membrane proteins that enhances assembly efficiency and maintains membrane integrity through interaction with BamD.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2021Biochemistry

Preservation of collagen in the soft tissues of frozen mammoths

S. Hattori, T. Kiriyama-Tanaka, M. Kusubata, Y. Taga, T. Ebihara, K. Imai, M. Miura, Y. Mezaki, A. Tikhonov, H. Senoo

This study examines collagen preservation in frozen mammoth tissues, showing that collagen remains intact after 40,000 years in permafrost.

bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2021Paleontology

Naturally mutated spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants show differential levels of cell entry

S. Ozono, Y. Zhang, H. Ode, T. S. Tan, K. Imai, K. Miyoshi, S. Kishigami, T. Ueno, Y. Iwatani, T. Suzuki, K. Tokunaga

The paper examines how naturally occurring mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins affect cell entry via ACE2 and TMPRSS2, finding that the D614G mutation increases infectivity but remains neutralization-sensitive.

Nature Communications · Feb 8, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology