Ishikawa E, Kosako H, Motooka D, Imasaka M, Watarai H, Ohmuraya M, Yamasaki S.
Invariant TCR-triggered Protein kinase D activation mediates NKT cell development.
J. Exp. Med. 222:e20250541, 2025
Imai Y, Kinugasa Y, Nukiwa R, Covarrubias MAL, Thwin KK, Yonezaki K, Shimizu T, Yamasaki S, Shintani Y, Hashimoto H, Suzuki Y, Fujino Y, Kubodera K, Kotani T, Furuyashiki T, Penninger J, Slutsky AS. Protective Role of Apelin in a Mouse Model of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2025
oshikawa FSY, Yabe R, Torigoe S, Yamasaki S, Saijo S. The C-type lectin receptor Dcir (Clec4a2) restrains Aspergillus fumigatus elimination by limiting the degranulatory activity of neutrophils. Front Immunol. 16:1639400, 2025
Natsume-Kitatani Y, Kobiyama K, Igarashi Y, Aoshi T, Nakatsu N, Tripathi LP, Ito J, Nyström-Persson J, Kosugi Y, Allendes Osorio RS, Nagao C, Temizoz B, Kuroda E, Standley DM, Kiyono H, Nakanishi K, Uematsu S, Hamaguchi I, Yasutomi Y, Kunisawa J, Yamasaki S, Coban C, Yamada H, Mizuguchi K, Ishii KJ. An adjuvant database for preclinical evaluation of vaccines and immunotherapeutics. Cell Chem Biol. 32(8):1075-1088.e3, 2025
Abdelaal MR, Deng J, McInerney MP, Ito E, Purcell AW, Yamasaki S, Villadangos J, McWilliam HEG, Gherardin NA, Rossjohn J, Awad W. The antigen presenting molecule MR1 binds riboflavin catabolites. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025.07.20.665728, 2025
Ito E, Yamasaki S. Diversity and hallmarks of metabolites surveyed by MR1. Immunobiology. 230(4):153091, 2025
Kurosaka S, Tanno H, Hirose M, Kamada W, Takayashiki R, Sone I, Sato Y, Watanabe T, Ishi S, Shoji M, Imai Y, Sato K, Ishii K, Hara H, Yamasaki S, Saijo S, Iwakura Y, Kawakami K, Kanno E. Contribution of CARD9 signaling to wound healing in skin promoted by topical administration of heat-killed Enterococcus faecalis strain KH2 and the involvement of Dectin-2. Front Immunol. 16:1550934, 2025
Schutt CR, Birol D, Lu X, Yamasaki S. The presenting HLA determines fidelity of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein epitope prediction. Vaccine. 61:127381, 2025
Takii T, Yamada H, Motozono C, Yamasaki S, Torrelles JB, Turner J, Kimishima A, Asami Y, Ohara N, Hida S, Hayashi H, Onozaki K. Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacillus induces pyroptosis in human lung fibroblasts. mSphere. 10(6):e0011025, 2025
Lu T, Umeshita S, Imanishi K, Wang Y, Liu YS, Nagae M, Senoo Y, Ikeda K, Fujita M, Kinoshita T, Murakami Y. ARV1 is a component of the enzyme initiating glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis. J Biol Chem. 301(6):110236, 2025
Suzuki H, Kunimatsu Y, Yoshioka Y, Asa M, Yamasaki S, Sugita M, Morita D. TAP-independent induction of N-myristoylated lipopeptide-specific CTLs in transgenic mice expressing the rhesus MHC class I allomorph, Mamu-B*098. J Immunol. 214(7):1483-1492, 2025
Watanabe T, Nagai M, Ishibashi Y, Iwasaki M, Mizoguchi M, Nagata M, Imai T, Takato K, Imamura A, Kakuta Y, Teramoto T, Tani M, Matsuda J, Ishida H, Yamasaki S, Okino N, Ito M. Vacuolar sterol β-glucosidase EGCrP2/Sgl1 deficiency in Cryptococcus neoformans: Dysfunctional autophagy and Mincle-dependent immune activation as targets of novel antifungal strategies. PLoS Pathog. 21(4):e1013089, 2025
Matsuoka T, Takasaki R, Akiba H, Ogata K, Hattori A, Arichi N, Kakeya H, Yamasaki S, Ishihama Y, Ohno H, Inuki S. Visible light-mediated photocatalytic coupling between tetrazoles and carboxylic acids for biomolecule labelling. Chem Commun (Camb). 61(34):6320-6323, 2025
Ito T, Guenther C, Ishikawa E, Yabuki T, Nagae M, Nakatani Y, Yamasaki S. Phylogenetic and structural insights into the origin of C-type lectin Mincle in vertebrates. Immunogenetics. 77(1):18, 2025
Fujitani M, Lu X, Shinnakasu R, Inoue T, Kidani Y, Seki NM, Ishida S, Mitsuki S, Ishihara T, Aoki M, Suzuki A, Takahashi K, Takayama M, Ota T, Iwata S, Shibata RY, Sonoyama T, Ariyasu M, Kitano A, Terooatea T, Kelly Villa J, Yamashita K, Yamasaki S, Kurosaki T, Omoto S. Longitudinal analysis of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 recombinant vaccine S-268019-b in phase 1/2 prime-boost study. Front Immunol. 16:1550279, 2025
Ueki K, Nozawa R, Matsumaru T, Yamasaki S, Fujimoto Y. Lipid structure-dependent CD1d functional stabilization and immunomodulation of endogenous glucosylceramides. Chem Commun (Camb). 61(27):5154-5157, 2025
Roh T, Ju S, Park SY, Ahn Y, Chung J, Nakano M, Ryu G, Kim YJ, Kim G, Choi H, Lee SG, Kim IS, Lee SI, Chung C, Shimizu T, Miyoshi E, Jung SS, Park C, Yamasaki S, Park SY, Jo EK. Fucosylated haptoglobin promotes inflammation via Mincle in sepsis: an observational study. Nat Commun. 16(1):1342, 2025
Takeuchi Y, Ishikawa E, Sato T, Shinkai M, Takahashi Y, Lu X, Yamasaki S. Analysis of antigen specificity of Treg clonotypes expanded upon SARS-CoV-2 infection. Int Immunol. 37(5):287-293, 2025
Sakabe R, Onishi K, Mochizuki J, Toshimitsu T, Shimazu T, Kishino S, Ogawa J, Yamasaki S, Sashihara T. Regulation of IL-10 production in dendritic cells is controlled by the co-activation of TLR2 and Mincle by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum OLL2712. Microbiol Spectr. 13(3):e0119624, 2025
Nagae M. Commentary on 'Structural insights into a bacterial β-glucosidase capable of degrading sesaminol triglucoside to produce sesaminol: towards the understanding of the aglycone recognition mechanism by the C-terminal lid domain'. J Biochem. 177(3):199-202, 2025
Iijima A, Matsuda K, Yamasaki S, Shibuya K, Shibuya A. Clec12b Alleviates Mite-Induced Dermatitis by Regulating P2RX7-Mediated Mast Cell Activation in Mice. Allergy. 80(2):625-628, 2025
Hosono Y, Tomiyasu N, Kasai H, Ishikawa E, Takahashi M, Imamura A, Ishida H, Compostella F, Kida H, Kumanogoh A, Bamba T, Izumi Y, Yamasaki S.
Identification of α-galactosylceramide as an endogenous mammalian antigen for iNKT cells.
J. Exp. Med. 222:e20240728, 2025
Bao W, Yamasaki T, Nakano M, Nagae M, Kizuka Y. Functions of unique middle loop and C-terminal tail in GnT-III activity and secretion. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 1869(1):130734, 2025