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Yoshiro Nakajima
Researcher at University of Tsukuba
Publications - 20
Citations - 1364
Yoshiro Nakajima is an academic researcher from University of Tsukuba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ornithodoros moubata & Defensin. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1245 citations. Previous affiliations of Yoshiro Nakajima include National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology & Mie University.
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Development of defective and persistent Sendai virus vector: a unique gene delivery/expression system ideal for cell reprogramming.
Ken Nishimura,Masayuki Sano,Manami Ohtaka,Birei Furuta,Yoko Umemura,Yoshiro Nakajima,Yuzuru Ikehara,Toshihiro Kobayashi,Hiroaki Segawa,Satoko Takayasu,Hideyuki Sato,Kaori Motomura,Eriko Uchida,Toshie Kanayasu-Toyoda,Makoto Asashima,Hiromitsu Nakauchi,Teruhide Yamaguchi,Mahito Nakanishi +17 more
TL;DR: A novel replication-defective and persistent Sendai virus (SeVdp) vector based on a noncytopathic variant virus, which fulfills all of the requirements for cell reprogramming and for stem cell research is reported.
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A genome-wide analysis of genes and gene families involved in innate immunity of Bombyx mori.
Hiromitsu Tanaka,Jun Ishibashi,Kosuke Fujita,Yoshiro Nakajima,Aki Sagisaka,Kazuya Tomimoto,Noriko Suzuki,Mikio Yoshiyama,Yoichi Kaneko,Takashi Iwasaki,Tomoya Sunagawa,Kayoko Yamaji,Ai Asaoka,Kazuei Mita,Minoru Yamakawa +14 more
TL;DR: The comparative analysis of the insect immune repertoires indicated a dynamic and flexible gene expansion in recognition, modulation and effector mechanisms due to different selection pressures.
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Two isoforms of a member of the arthropod defensin family from the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata (Acari: Argasidae)
TL;DR: This is the first report of the cloning and gene expression of an antibacterial peptide from the Acari and reveals that Ornithodoros defensin is most closely related to scorpiondefensin and other more ancient arthropods.
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Antibacterial peptide defensin is involved in midgut immunity of the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata.
TL;DR: Findings confirm the involvement of Ornithodoros defensin in midgut immunity and identify four defensins identified in O. moubata that are coded as prepro‐defensins.
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Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of tick defensin against Gram-positive bacteria.
TL;DR: Findings suggest that the primary mechanism of action of tick defensin is bacterial cytoplasmic membrane lysis, which is similar to that of pleiotropic secondary effects of tickdefensin.