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K. Tomii

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Microbiology· 2 Biophysics· 1 Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 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-cell communication· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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A. Nakagawa· 2 shared C. Ono· 2 shared H. Arase· 2 shared K. Ohmura· 2 shared M. Kohyama· 2 shared M. Okada· 2 shared S. Matsuoka· 2 shared W. Nakai· 2 shared

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A. Nakagawa

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Neuronal and non-neuronal functions of the synaptic cell adhesion molecule, neurexin, in Nematostella vectensis.

C. Guzman, K. Mohri, Y. Tsuchiya, K. Tomii, H. Watanabe

This study investigates the functions of neurexins in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis, revealing both neuronal and non-neuronal roles in synaptic and cell adhesion processes.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Global observation of plankton communities from space

H. Kaneko, H. Endo, N. Henry, C. Berney, F. Mahe, J. Poulain, K. Labadie, O. Beluche, R. El Hourany, Tara Oceans Coordinators, S. Chaffron, P. Wincker, R. Nakamura, L. Karp-Boss, E. Boss, , S. Sunagawa

The paper uses satellite data and machine learning to predict global plankton community distributions with 67% accuracy, outperforming temperature and chlorophyll a alone.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2022 · PreprintEcology

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 is a viral cytokine regulating immune responses

M. Kohyama, T. Suzuki, W. Nakai, C. Ono, S. Matsuoka, K. Iwatani, Y. Liu, Y. Sakai, A. Nakagawa, K. Tomii, K. Ohmura, M. Okada, Y. Matsuura, S. Oshima, Y. Maeda, , H. Arase

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein acts as a cytokine that promotes lung inflammation and immune dysregulation in COVID-19, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Microbiology

Conformational switch in the alpha-synuclein C-terminus domain directs its fibril polymorphs

C. Aguirre, Y. Miyanoiri, M. So, H. Tamaki, T. Maruno, J. Doi, N. Wang, K. Yamaguchi, K. Nakajima, Y. Yamamori, H. Inoura, C.-J. Choong, K. Kakuda, T. Ajiki, Y. Kimura, , H. Mochizuki

This study identifies a conformational switch in the alpha-synuclein C-terminus domain that determines fibril polymorphs by altering morphology in response to ionic strength and temperature.

bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics

An infectivity-enhancing site on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is targeted by COVID-19 patient antibodies

Y. Liu, W. T. Soh, A. Tada, A. Arakawa, S. Matsuoka, E. E. Nakayama, S. Li, C. Ono, S. Torii, K. Kishida, H. Jin, W. Nakai, N. Arase, A. Nakagawa, Y. Shindo, , H. Arase

This study identifies an NTD site on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that enhances infectivity when targeted by antibodies, and finds these antibodies are present in hospitalized patients and some uninfected donors.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2020Microbiology