S. Watanabe

This paper develops and tests recombinant vaccinia virus vaccines against SFTS, showing they induce protective immunity and are safe in mice.

This study develops a forecasting framework for influenza A/H3N2 evolution by integrating phenotypic antigenic drift data with sequence-based fitness estimates, showing improved long-term predictions.

The paper identifies NPF7.3 as an IBA transporter involved in root gravitropism by facilitating IBA uptake, which is necessary for auxin gradient formation.

This study shows that DevH, a CRP-family regulator, is essential for establishing the microoxic environment and inducing nitrogenase in heterocysts of Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120.

Cryo-EM structures of SERCA2b reveal how the luminal extension tail regulates its activity by controlling conformational transitions between states.

The paper identifies a ruler element in chromatin remodelers that determines nucleosome spacing and phasing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

ISRIB reduces pulmonary fibrosis severity in young and old mice by modulating stress response signaling in alveolar epithelial cells.

This study establishes reference ranges for gut microbial indicators in a Japanese cohort, finding strong correlations with age, sex, and lifestyle factors, and highlighting the absence of a single typical gut microbiota type.

The paper identifies monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages as causally linked to fibrosis in lung tissue through autocrine signaling and fibroblast activation.

The paper analyzes CRISPR-Cas13a and other CRISPR-Cas systems in 11 Leptotrichia strains, revealing their diversity, distribution, and evolutionary relationships.

This study develops CRISPR-Cas13a-based antimicrobials that kill target bacteria by cleaving RNA, showing effectiveness against carbapenem-resistant E. coli and methicillin-resistant S. aureus.

This study shows that the aging lung microenvironment shapes alveolar macrophage identity, influencing their phenotype during aging and after injury.

The paper quantifies founder cell population size in metastatic tumors using exome sequencing data from primary and metastatic samples, finding multi-cellular origins with founder sizes ranging from 3 to 15 cells.

The paper shows that seven eel species have remained distinct despite extensive hybridization over 10 million years, due to cytonuclear incompatibilities and hybrid breakdown.

This study examines how trainee dentists' empathy and communication styles affect simulated patients' assessments during medical interviews.

This study uses transient kinetic analysis to reveal how SWR1C catalyzes H2A.Z deposition, showing asymmetry in ATP-dependent dimer exchange and nucleosome dynamics.