M. Matsui

Gut microbiota and faecal cytokine profiles of rural Cambodian infants and links to early life nutrition and diarrhoeal episodes.

This study examines gut microbiota and cytokine profiles in rural Cambodian infants, finding associations between breastfeeding, pathogen exposure, and microbial composition.

Multiple beta cell-independent mechanisms drive hypoglycemia in Timothy syndrome

This study identifies multiple beta cell-independent mechanisms causing hypoglycemia in Timothy syndrome using a novel mouse model.

Robust capability of renal tubule fatty acid uptake from apical and basolateral membranes in physiology and disease

This study investigates fatty acid uptake by renal tubule epithelial cells in mice, showing uptake from both blood and urine, and storage as neutral lipids, with CD36 playing a key role in blood-derived uptake.

Identification of HLA-A*24:02-restricted CTL candidate epitopes derived from the non-structural polyprotein 1a of SARS-CoV-2 and analysis of their conservation using the mutation database of SARS-CoV-2 variants

This study identifies 22 HLA-A*24:02-restricted CTL epitopes from SARS-CoV-2 pp1a and finds 7 are conserved across variants, suggesting potential for improved vaccines.

Cryptic promoter activation occurs by at least two different mechanisms in the Arabidopsis genome

The paper identifies two mechanisms of cryptic promoter activation in Arabidopsis: chromatin capture of pre-existing promoter-like regions and de novo promoter formation near inserted LUC ORF sequences.

An immunodominance hierarchy exists in CD8+ T cell responses to HLA-A*02:01-restricted epitopes identified from the non-structural polyprotein 1a of SARS-CoV-2.

This study identifies HLA-A*02:01-restricted CD8+ T cell epitopes from SARS-CoV-2's non-structural polyprotein 1a and finds an immunodominance hierarchy among them.

Escape of TLR5 Recognition by Leptospira spp: A Rationale for Atypical Endoflagella

This study investigates TLR5 recognition of Leptospira spp. and finds that their flagellins are highly stable and centrally located, allowing them to evade TLR5 detection.

A novel nuclear speckle factor, USP42, promotes homologous recombination repair by resolving DNA double-strand break induced R-loop

This study identifies USP42 as a nuclear speckle factor that promotes homologous recombination repair by resolving R-loops and facilitating BRCA1 recruitment to DNA double-strand breaks.

Collaborative environmental DNA sampling from petal surfaces of flowering cherry Cerasus ×- yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino' across the Japanese archipelago

The paper collects and analyzes environmental DNA from petal surfaces of cherry trees across Japan, showing rapid DNA attachment and the presence of other plant DNA, supporting the use of petals for studying environmental DNA dynamics.