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Atsushi Kuno is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on molecular biology, immunology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, epidemiology, and spectroscopy.

Their work centers on specialized topics including glycosylation and glycoproteins research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, galectins and cancer biology, advanced proteomics techniques and applications, immunotherapy and immune responses, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Atsushi Kuno has contributed to a range of scientific publications in several notable venues. Frequent places of publication include:

  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Frequent coauthors that have collaborated with Atsushi Kuno are:

  • Chiaki Nagai-Okatani
  • Hiroyuki Kaji
  • Atsushi Matsuda
  • Azusa Tomioka
  • Hisashi Narimatsu

Among their recent research papers are the following:

  • "O-Glycan-Altered Extracellular Vesicles: A Specific Serum Marker Elevated in Pancreatic Cancer," published in 2020 in Cancers
  • "Comparative Glycomic Analysis of Exosome Subpopulations Derived from Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines," published in 2020 in Journal of Proteome Research
  • "Discovery of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma-Related Aberrant Glycosylations: A Multilateral Approach of Lectin Microarray-Based Tissue Glycomic Profiling With Public Transcriptomic Datasets," published in 2020 in Frontiers in Oncology
  • "ST6GAL1 inhibits metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via modulating sialylation of MCAM on cell surface," published in 2022 in Oncogene
  • "N-glycan structures of Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac2 binding protein in the serum of patients with liver fibrosis," published in 2021 in Glycobiology

The breadth of Atsushi Kuno's research reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining molecular mechanisms with clinical and diagnostic applications, especially in the context of cancer biology and glycomic profiling.

Best Publications

  • Evanescent-field fluorescence-assisted lectin microarray: a new strategy for glycan profiling.

    Atsushi Kuno;Noboru Uchiyama;Shiori Koseki-Kuno;Youji Ebe

  • A serum "sweet-doughnut" protein facilitates fibrosis evaluation and therapy assessment in patients with viral hepatitis.

    Atsushi Kuno;Yuzuru Ikehara;Yasuhito Tanaka;Kiyoaki Ito

  • Lectin microarrays: concept, principle and applications.

    Jun Hirabayashi;Masao Yamada;Atsushi Kuno;Hiroaki Tateno

  • Elevated serum levels of Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive human Mac-2 binding protein predict the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C patients

    Kazumi Yamasaki;Masakuni Tateyama;Seigo Abiru;Atsumasa Komori

  • Visualization of Galectin-3 Oligomerization on the Surface of Neutrophils and Endothelial Cells Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

    Julie Nieminen;Atsushi Kuno;Jun Hirabayashi;Sachiko Sato

  • Inhibition of tumor cell-induced platelet aggregation using a novel anti-podoplanin antibody reacting with its platelet-aggregation-stimulating domain

    Yukinari Kato;Mika Kato Kaneko;Atsushi Kuno;Noboru Uchiyama

  • A strategy for discovery of cancer glyco-biomarkers in serum using newly developed technologies for glycoproteomics.

    Hisashi Narimatsu;Hiromichi Sawaki;Atsushi Kuno;Hiroyuki Kaji

  • A novel strategy for mammalian cell surface glycome profiling using lectin microarray

    Hiroaki Tateno;Noboru Uchiyama;Atsushi Kuno;Akira Togayachi

  • Mac-2 binding protein glycan isomer (M2BPGi) is a new serum biomarker for assessing liver fibrosis: more than a biomarker of liver fibrosis.

    Ken Shirabe;Yuki Bekki;Dolgormaa Gantumur;Kenichiro Araki

  • A novel serum marker, glycosylated Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP), for assessing liver fibrosis

    Takeo Toshima;Ken Shirabe;Toru Ikegami;Tomoharu Yoshizumi

  • Association between Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein and the fibrosis stage of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Masanori Abe;Teruki Miyake;Atsushi Kuno;Yasuharu Imai

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor attenuates pancreatic inflammation and fibrosis in male Wistar Bonn/Kobori rats.

    Atsushi Kuno;Tamaki Yamada;Kazuhiko Masuda;Kumiko Ogawa

  • Crystal structure of Streptomyces olivaceoviridis E-86 beta-xylanase containing xylan-binding domain.

    Zui Fujimoto;Atsushi Kuno;Atsushi Kuno;Satoshi Kaneko;Shigeki Yoshida

  • Focused Differential Glycan Analysis with the Platform Antibody-assisted Lectin Profiling for Glycan-related Biomarker Verification

    Atsushi Kuno;Yukinari Kato;Atsushi Matsuda;Mika Kato Kaneko

  • Candesartan, an Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, Suppresses Pancreatic Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats

    Tamaki Yamada;Atsushi Kuno;Kazuhiko Masuda;Kumiko Ogawa

  • Functional glycosylation of human podoplanin: Glycan structure of platelet aggregation-inducing factor

    Mika Kato Kaneko;Yukinari Kato;Akihiko Kameyama;Hiromi Ito

  • Polylactosamine on glycoproteins influences basal levels of lymphocyte and macrophage activation.

    Akira Togayachi;Yuko Kozono;Hiroyasu Ishida;Sumie Abe

  • Purification, characterization and gene cloning of two alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases from streptomyces chartreusis GS901.

    Noriki Matsuo;Satoshi Kaneko;Atsushi Kuno;Hideyuki Kobayashi

  • Hepatic stellate cells secreting WFA+-M2BP: Its role in biological interactions with Kupffer cells

    Yuki Bekki;Tomoharu Yoshizumi;Shinji Shimoda;Shinji Itoh

  • Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive mucin 1 is a sensitive biliary marker for human cholangiocarcinoma.

    Atsushi Matsuda;Atsushi Kuno;Toru Kawamoto;Hideki Matsuzaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisashi Narimatsu
Hisashi Narimatsu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jun Hirabayashi
Jun Hirabayashi Nagoya University
Yuzuru Ikehara
Yuzuru Ikehara Chiba University
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Yoshiyuki Horio
Yoshiyuki Horio Sapporo Medical University
Kazunari Taira
Kazunari Taira University of Tokyo
Michiie Sakamoto
Michiie Sakamoto Keio University
Yukinari Kato
Yukinari Kato Tohoku University
Hiroyuki Arai
Hiroyuki Arai University of Tokyo

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