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Masakazu Nagafuku
Researcher at Osaka University
Publications - 8
Citations - 1367
Masakazu Nagafuku is an academic researcher from Osaka University. The author has contributed to research in topics: T cell & Signal transduction. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 1313 citations.
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Essential role of MD-2 in LPS responsiveness and TLR4 distribution.
Yoshinori Nagai,Sachiko Akashi,Masakazu Nagafuku,Masato Ogata,Yoichiro Iwakura,Shizuo Akira,Toshio Kitamura,Atsushi Kosugi,Masao Kimoto,Kensuke Miyake +9 more
TL;DR: It is found that in MD-2−/− embryonic fibroblasts, TLR4 was not able to reach the plasma membrane and predominantly resided in the Golgi apparatus, whereas TLR3 was distributed at the leading edge surface of cells in wild-type embryonic fibrablasts andMD-2 is essential for correct intracellular distribution and LPS-recognition ofTLR4.
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Cutting edge: Fyn is essential for tyrosine phosphorylation of Csk-binding protein/phosphoprotein associated with glycolipid-enriched microdomains in lipid rafts in resting T cells.
Koubun Yasuda,Masakazu Nagafuku,Takaki Shima,Masato Okada,Takeshi Yagi,Takenao Yamada,Yasuko Minaki,Akiko Kato,Shizue Tani-ichi,Toshiyuki Hamaoka,Atsushi Kosugi +10 more
TL;DR: A negative regulatory role for Fyn is elucidated in proximal TCR signaling in lipid rafts after it was demonstrated that Fyn, but not Lck, has its kinase activity in membrane rafts, and plays a critical role in Cbp phosphorylation, Cbp-Csk interaction, and Csk Kinase activity.
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Dynamic changes in the mobility of LAT in aggregated lipid rafts upon T cell activation.
Natsuko Tanimura,Masakazu Nagafuku,Yasuko Minaki,Yukio Umeda,Fumie Hayashi,Junko Sakakura,Akiko Kato,Douglas R. Liddicoat,Masato Ogata,Toshiyuki Hamaoka,Atsushi Kosugi +10 more
TL;DR: Although LAT normally moves rapidly at the plasma membrane, it loses its mobility and becomes stably associated with aggregated rafts to ensure organized and sustained signal transduction required for T cell activation.
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Lipid rafts as the signaling scaffold for NK cell activation: tyrosine phosphorylation and association of LAT with phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase and phospholipase C‐γ following CD2 stimulation
Hiroshi Inoue,Michihiko Miyaji,Michihiko Miyaji,Atsushi Kosugi,Masakazu Nagafuku,Toshiro Okazaki,Tsuneyo Mimori,Ryuichi Amakawa,Shirou Fukuhara,Naochika Domae,Eda T. Bloom,Hisanori Umehara,Hisanori Umehara +12 more
TL;DR: Modulation of raft integrity by aggregation of NK cell activating receptors, which leads to the formation of complexes of LAT with PI 3‐K and PLC‐γ1, is essential for the NK cell lytic mechanisms.
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Serine 6 of Lck Tyrosine Kinase: A Critical Site for Lck Myristoylation, Membrane Localization, and Function in T Lymphocytes
Koubun Yasuda,Atsushi Kosugi,Fumie Hayashi,Shin-ichiroh Saitoh,Masakazu Nagafuku,Yoshiko Mori,Masato Ogata,Toshiyuki Hamaoka +7 more
TL;DR: Results demonstrate that Ser6 is a critical factor for Lck myristoylation, membrane localization, and function in T cells, presumably because the residue is important for N-myristoyl transferase recognition.