[HTML][HTML] B cell-derived GABA elicits IL-10+ macrophages to�limit anti-tumour immunity

B Zhang, A Vogelzang, M Miyajima, Y Sugiura, Y Wu…�- Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Small, soluble metabolites not only are essential intermediates in intracellular biochemical
processes, but can also influence neighbouring cells when released into the extracellular�…

Digital RNA sequencing minimizes sequence-dependent bias and amplification noise with optimized single-molecule barcodes

K Shiroguchi, TZ Jia, PA Sims…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a powerful tool for transcriptome profiling, but is hampered
by sequence-dependent bias and inaccuracy at low copy numbers intrinsic to exponential�…

[HTML][HTML] T follicular helper cell-germinal center B cell interaction strength regulates entry into plasma cell or recycling germinal center cell fate

W Ise, K Fujii, K Shiroguchi, A Ito, K Kometani…�- Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Higher-or lower-affinity germinal center (GC) B cells are directed either to plasma cell or GC
recycling, respectively; however, how commitment to the plasma cell fate takes place is�…

Myosin V walks by lever action and Brownian motion

K Shiroguchi, K Kinosita Jr�- Science, 2007 - science.org
Myosin V is a molecular motor that moves cargo along actin filaments. Its two heads, each
attached to a long and relatively stiff neck, move alternately forward in a “hand-over-hand”�…

Genome‐wide study of mRNA degradation and transcript elongation in Escherichia coli

H Chen, K Shiroguchi, H Ge, XS Xie�- Molecular systems biology, 2015 - embopress.org
An essential part of gene expression is the coordination of RNA synthesis and degradation,
which occurs in the same cellular compartment in bacteria. Here, we report a genome‐wide�…

A circulating subset of iNKT cells mediates antitumor and antiviral immunity

G Cui, A Shimba, J Jin, T Ogawa, Y Muramoto…�- Science�…, 2022 - science.org
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a group of innate-like T lymphocytes that recognize
lipid antigens. They are supposed to be tissue resident and important for systemic and local�…

High-throughput identification and quantification of bacterial cells in the microbiota based on 16S rRNA sequencing with single-base accuracy using BarBIQ

J Jin, R Yamamoto, K Shiroguchi�- Nature Protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Bacteria often function as a community, called the microbiota, consisting of many different
bacterial species. The accurate identification of bacterial types and the simultaneous�…

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species trigger metformin-dependent antitumor immunity via activation of Nrf2/mTORC1/p62 axis in tumor-infiltrating CD8T�…

M Nishida, N Yamashita, T Ogawa…�- …�for immunotherapy of�…, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Metformin (Met) is the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus and plays
an effective role in treating various diseases, such as cardiovascular disease�…

Robotic data acquisition with deep learning enables cell image–based prediction of transcriptomic phenotypes

J Jin, T Ogawa, N Hojo, K Kryukov…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Single-cell whole-transcriptome analysis is the gold standard approach to identifying
molecularly defined cell phenotypes. However, this approach cannot be used for dynamics�…

[HTML][HTML] Sensory neuronal STAT3 is critical for IL-31 receptor expression and inflammatory itch

S Takahashi, S Ochiai, J Jin, N Takahashi, S Toshima…�- Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
IL-31 receptor blockade suppresses pruritus of atopic dermatitis. However, cell-type-specific
contributions of IL-31 receptor to itch, its expression mechanism, and the downstream�…