Tokyo University of Science

About: Tokyo University of Science is a education organization based out in Tokyo, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Thin film. The organization has 15800 authors who have published 24147 publications receiving 438081 citations. The organization is also known as: Tōkyō Rika Daigaku & Science University of Tokyo.

Memory B cells contribute to rapid Bcl6 expression by memory follicular helper T cells

Abstract: In primary humoral responses, B-cell lymphoma 6 (Bcl6) is a master regulator of follicular helper T (TFH) cell differentiation; however, its activation mechanisms and role in memory responses remain unclear. Here we demonstrate that survival of CXCR5+ TFH memory cells, and thus subsequent recall antibody response, require Bcl6 expression. Furthermore, we show that, upon rechallenge with soluble antigen Bcl6 in memory TFH cells is rapidly induced in a dendritic cell-independent manner and that peptide:class II complexes (pMHC) on cognate memory B cells significantly contribute to this induction. Given the previous evidence that antigen-specific B cells residing in the follicles acquire antigens within minutes of injection, our results suggest that memory B cells present antigens to the cognate TFH memory cells, thereby contributing to rapid Bcl6 reexpression and differentiation of the TFH memory cells during humoral memory responses.

Synthesizing higher-capacity hard-carbons from cellulose for Na- and K-ion batteries

Abstract: Non-graphitizable hard carbons are synthesized through carbonization of glucose, sucrose, maltose, cellulose, glycogen, and amylopectin. Cellulose-derived carbon delivers superior reversible sodiation capacity, and optimal carbonization for a higher capacity Na-ion battery is found to be two-step heating of cellulose at 275 °C and 1300–1500 °C in air and argon, respectively. The hard carbon delivers a higher reversible capacity of 353 mA h g−1 in a Na cell. The 275 °C heating is important to regulate dehydration and cross-linkage degrees of cellulose, which affect the nano-scale structure of hard carbons. The cellulose-derived carbons deliver 523 and 290 mA h g−1 in Li and K cells, respectively.

Observation of band renormalization effects in hole-doped high-Tc Superconductors.

Abstract: We report a systematic high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on high-T(c) superconductors Bi(2)Sr(2)Ca(n-1)Cu(n)O(2n+4) (n=1-3) to study the origin of many-body interactions responsible for superconductivity. For n=2 and 3, a sudden change in the energy dispersion, so called "kink", becomes pronounced on approaching (pi,0) in the superconducting state, while a kink appears only around the nodal direction in the normal state. For n=1, the kink shows no significant temperature dependence even across T(c). This could suggest that the coupling of electrons with Q=(pi,pi) magnetic mode is dominant in the superconducting state for multilayered cuprates, while the interactions at the normal state and that of single-layered cuprates have a different origin.