K. Miyoshi

Mechanistic insights into intramembrane proteolysis by E. coli site-2 protease homolog RseP

This study elucidates the mechanism of intramembrane proteolysis by E. coli RseP through crystal structures and mutational analysis, revealing a gating mechanism for substrate entry.

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

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.

Application of UV-cured resin as embedding/mounting media for practical, time-saving otolith specimen preparation

This paper demonstrates that UV-cured resins can efficiently replace traditional Epoxy resins for otolith specimen preparation, offering faster hardening and high transparency for microstructural and chemical analysis.