Kenzo Tokunaga
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Recent Articles
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Yu C, Jiang F, Li Y, Li Q, Tokunaga K, Yang D, et al.
Microbiol Spectr
. 2025 Jan;
13(3):e0274824.
PMID: 39868869
ine orporator 5 (INC5, SER5) suppresses viral cell-free infection. However, its antiviral potency under viral cell-cell infection is not examined yet. Here, we established the cell-cell infection systems to assess...
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Tada T, Zhang Y, Kong D, Tanaka M, Yao W, Kameoka M, et al.
Cells
. 2024 Apr;
13(8.
PMID: 38667313
The cellular transmembrane protein MARCH8 impedes the incorporation of various viral envelope glycoproteins, such as the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G), into virions by downregulating...
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Ueda R, Hashimoto R, Fujii Y, Menezes J, Takahashi H, Takeda H, et al.
Membranes (Basel)
. 2024 Feb;
14(2).
PMID: 38392670
Lysosomal degradation of tyrosinase, a pivotal enzyme in melanin synthesis, negatively impacts melanogenesis in melanocytes. Nevertheless, the precise molecular mechanisms by which lysosomes target tyrosinase have remained elusive. Here, we...
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Miyamoto S, Nishiyama T, Ueno A, Park H, Kanno T, Nakamura N, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2023 Dec;
120(52):e2314808120.
PMID: 38134196
Infectious virus shedding from individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is used to estimate human-to-human transmission risk. Control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission requires identifying the immune correlates that...
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Fujita S, Kosugi Y, Kimura I, Tokunaga K, Ito J, Sato K
J Virol
. 2023 Sep;
97(10):e0099023.
PMID: 37724881
The efficiency of infection receptor use is the first step in determining the species tropism of viruses. After the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a number of SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses (SC2r-CoVs) were...
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Azarias Da Silva M, Nioche P, Soudaramourty C, Bull-Maurer A, Tiouajni M, Kong D, et al.
Sci Adv
. 2023 Aug;
9(31):eadg2122.
PMID: 37540749
Since the initial spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, several viral variants have emerged and represent a major challenge for immune control, particularly in the context of...
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Nakamura A, Kotaki T, Nagai Y, Takazawa S, Tokunaga K, Kameoka M
PLoS One
. 2022 Oct;
17(10):e0274829.
PMID: 36264936
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a global threat. To forestall the pandemic, developing safe and effective vaccines is...
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Miyamoto S, Arashiro T, Adachi Y, Moriyama S, Kinoshita H, Kanno T, et al.
Med
. 2022 Mar;
3(4):249-261.e4.
PMID: 35261995
Background: The immune profile against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has dramatically diversified due to a complex combination of exposure to vaccines and infection by various lineages/variants, likely...
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Zhang Y, Ozono S, Tada T, Tobiume M, Kameoka M, Kishigami S, et al.
Microbiol Spectr
. 2022 Jan;
10(1):e0061821.
PMID: 35019698
The host transmembrane protein MARCH8 is a RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase that downregulates various host transmembrane proteins, such as MHC-II. We have recently reported that MARCH8 expression in virus-producing...
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Kimura I, Kosugi Y, Wu J, Zahradnik J, Yamasoba D, Butlertanaka E, et al.
Cell Rep
. 2021 Dec;
38(2):110218.
PMID: 34968415
SARS-CoV-2 Lambda, a variant of interest, has spread in some South American countries; however, its virological features and evolutionary traits remain unclear. In this study, we use pseudoviruses and reveal...