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Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
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Luca Nishimura, Hiroaki Unno, Kyoko Kurihara, Mai Suganami, Junna Kawasaki, Spyros Lytras, Kaho Okumura, Edward Charles Holmes, Jumpei Ito, Kei Sato
The paper develops a host-response-based framework to detect viral infections by analyzing ISG expression in RNA-seq data from diverse species, revealing hidden infections missed by conventional methods.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology
Shuhei Tsujino, Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi, Jumpei Ito, Taha Y. Taha, Hesham Nasser, Lei Wang, Julia Rosecrans, Rigel Suzuki, Saori Suzuki, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Mélanie Ott, Terumasa Ikeda, Kei Sato, Kazuo Takayama, , Miki Kawano
This study identifies the non-spike R204P mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC variant as a driver of increased inflammation and pathogenicity through NF-κB activation.
Nature Communications · Dec 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Jumpei Ito, Adam Patrick Strange, Wei Liu, Gustav Joas, Spyros Lytras, Keita Matsuno, Naganori Nao, Hirofumi Sawa, Keita Mizuma, Isshu Kojima, Jingshu Li, Tomoya Tsubo, Shinya Tanaka, Masumi Tsuda, Lei Wang, , Kei Sato
This paper introduces CoVFit, a protein language model that predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness using spike protein sequences, identifying fitness-enhancing mutations and predicting emerging variants.
Nature Communications · May 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology