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Katsuaki Hoshino

Katsuaki Hoshino

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Biology and Biochemistry

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50
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52134
World Ranking
17377
National Ranking
1253

Overview

Katsuaki Hoshino is affiliated with Kagawa University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their published work spans several areas, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their research topics focus on key immunological and molecular mechanisms. Key areas addressed include:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Frequent collaborators in Hoshino's research include Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Yuri Fukuda-Ohta, Hiroyuki Saiga, Takashi Tanaka, and Izumi Sasaki. These co-authors have contributed to multiple publications, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in immunology-related studies.

Hoshino has published in various scientific venues, with repeated contributions to "Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications," "bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)," "Frontiers in Immunology," "The FASEB Journal," and "The Journal of Experimental Medicine."

Notable recent publications include:

  • "SpiB regulates the expression of B-cell-related genes and increases the longevity of memory B cells," 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Transcription factor MafB-mediated inhibition of type I interferons in plasmacytoid dendritic cells," 2021, International Immunology
  • "PLAAT1 deficiency alleviates high-fat diet-induced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice," 2023, The FASEB Journal
  • "The mechanism of action of Spi-B in the transcriptional activation of the interferon-α4 gene," 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • "RNase T2 deficiency promotes TLR13-dependent replenishment of tissue-protective Kupffer cells," 2025, The Journal of Experimental Medicine

These publications reflect a breadth of interest in transcription factors, immune cell regulation, and molecular mechanisms influencing immune responses and metabolic conditions.

Best Publications

  • A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA.

    Hiroaki Hemmi;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Tsuneyasu Kaisho

  • Erratum A Toll-like receptor recognizes bacterial DNA

    Hiroaki Hemmi;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Tsuneyasu Kaisho

  • Cutting edge: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-deficient mice are hyporesponsive to lipopolysaccharide: evidence for TLR4 as the Lps gene product.

    Katsuaki Hoshino;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Hideki Sanjo

  • Differential roles of TLR2 and TLR4 in recognition of gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial cell wall components.

    Osamu Takeuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino;Taro Kawai;Hideki Sanjo

  • Role of adaptor TRIF in the MyD88-independent toll-like receptor signaling pathway.

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Hiroaki Hemmi;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Small anti-viral compounds activate immune cells via the TLR7 MyD88-dependent signaling pathway.

    Hiroaki Hemmi;Tsuneyasu Kaisho;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato

  • Cutting Edge: Role of Toll-Like Receptor 1 in Mediating Immune Response to Microbial Lipoproteins

    Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Takao Horiuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Cutting edge: a novel Toll/IL-1 receptor domain-containing adapter that preferentially activates the IFN-beta promoter in the Toll-like receptor signaling.

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Kiyotoshi Mori;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Lipopolysaccharide stimulates the MyD88-independent pathway and results in activation of IFN-regulatory factor 3 and the expression of a subset of lipopolysaccharide-inducible genes.

    Taro Kawai;Osamu Takeuchi;Takashi Fujita;Jun-ichiro Inoue

  • TRAM is specifically involved in the Toll-like receptor 4-mediated MyD88-independent signaling pathway

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Hiroaki Hemmi;Satoshi Uematsu

  • Essential role for TIRAP in activation of the signalling cascade shared by TLR2 and TLR4

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Shintaro Sato;Hiroaki Hemmi;Hideki Sanjo

  • Cutting Edge: TLR2-Deficient and MyD88-Deficient Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Staphylococcus aureus Infection

    Osamu Takeuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino;Shizuo Akira

  • Cutting Edge: Preferentially the R-Stereoisomer of the Mycoplasmal Lipopeptide Macrophage-Activating Lipopeptide-2 Activates Immune Cells Through a Toll-Like Receptor 2- and MyD88-Dependent Signaling Pathway

    Osamu Takeuchi;Andreas Kaufmann;Karsten Grote;Taro Kawai

  • The roles of two IκB kinase-related kinases in lipopolysaccharide and double stranded RNA signaling and viral infection

    Hiroaki Hemmi;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Masahiro Yamamoto

  • Endotoxin-induced maturation of MyD88-deficient dendritic cells.

    Tsuneyasu Kaisho;Osamu Takeuchi;Taro Kawai;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Immune cell activation by bacterial CpG-DNA through myeloid differentiation marker 88 and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF)6.

    Hans Häcker;Ramunas M. Vabulas;Osamu Takeuchi;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Regulation of Toll/IL-1-receptor-mediated gene expression by the inducible nuclear protein IκBζ

    Masahiro Yamamoto;Soh Yamazaki;Satoshi Uematsu;Shintaro Sato

  • IL-18, although antiallergic when administered with IL-12, stimulates IL-4 and histamine release by basophils

    Tomohiro Yoshimoto;Hiroko Tsutsui;Kouji Tominaga;Katsuaki Hoshino

  • Cellular responses to bacterial cell wall components are mediated through MyD88-dependent signaling cascades.

    Osamu Takeuchi;Kiyoshi Takeda;Katsuaki Hoshino;Osamu Adachi

  • IκB kinase-α is critical for interferon-α production induced by Toll-like receptors 7 and 9

    Katsuaki Hoshino;Takahiro Sugiyama;Mitsuru Matsumoto;Takashi Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsuneyasu Kaisho
Tsuneyasu Kaisho Wakayama Medical University
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Kiyoshi Takeda
Kiyoshi Takeda Osaka University
Osamu Takeuchi
Osamu Takeuchi Kyoto University
Shintaro Sato
Shintaro Sato Osaka University
Taro Kawai
Taro Kawai Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Masahiro Yamamoto
Masahiro Yamamoto Osaka University
Kenji Nakanishi
Kenji Nakanishi Hyogo College of Medicine
Yoshifumi Takeda
Yoshifumi Takeda Okayama University
Satoshi Uematsu
Satoshi Uematsu Osaka Metropolitan University

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