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Michinori Kohara is affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science in Japan. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with significant contributions to infectious diseases, epidemiology, hepatology, immunology, and molecular biology.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers addressing diverse topics related to viral infections and immune responses. Selected publications by Kohara include:

  • FADS2-dependent fatty acid desaturation dictates cellular sensitivity to ferroptosis and permissiveness for hepatitis C virus replication, 2021, Cell chemical biology
  • Lipid nanoparticles loaded with ribonucleoprotein-oligonucleotide complexes synthesized using a microfluidic device exhibit robust genome editing and hepatitis B virus inhibition, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Increasing Dengue Burden and Severe Dengue Risk in Bangladesh: An Overview, 2023, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • An Overview of Recent Insights into the Response of TLR to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Potential of TLR Agonists as SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Adjuvants, 2021, Viruses
  • Tree Shrew as an Emerging Small Animal Model for Human Viral Infection: A Recent Overview, 2021, Viruses

Kohara collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara, Takahiro Sanada, Fumihiko Yasui, Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh, and Kenzaburo Yamaji.

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Vaccines
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Viruses
  • Virus Research

Kohara's research topics cover a spectrum of virology and immunology areas, with notable emphasis on:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Best Publications

  • Internal ribosome entry site within hepatitis C virus RNA.

    K Tsukiyama-Kohara;N Iizuka;M Kohara;A Nomoto

  • A proposed system for the nomenclature of hepatitis C viral genotypes

    P Simmonds;A Alberti;H J Alter;F Bonino

  • Hepatitis C virus core protein shows a cytoplasmic localization and associates to cellular lipid storage droplets

    G. Barba;F. Harper;T. Harada;M. Kohara

  • Adipose tissue reduction in mice lacking the translational inhibitor 4E-BP1

    Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara;Francis Poulin;Michinori Kohara;Christine T. DeMaria

  • The RNA sensor RIG-I dually functions as an innate sensor and direct antiviral factor for hepatitis B virus

    Seiichi Sato;Kai Li;Takeshi Kameyama;Takaya Hayashi

  • Quantitation of Hepatitis B Virus Genomic DNA by Real-Time Detection PCR

    Aki Abe;Kazuaki Inoue;Kazuaki Inoue;Takeshi Tanaka;Junko Kato

  • The native form and maturation process of hepatitis C virus core protein.

    Kohichiroh Yasui;Takaji Wakita;Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara;Shin-Ichi Funahashi

  • Activation of STAT3 by the hepatitis C virus core protein leads to cellular transformation.

    Takafumi Yoshida;Toshikatsu Hanada;Takeshi Tokuhisa;Ken Ichiro Kosai

  • The Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 4B Is an Integral Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Protein

    Thomas Hügle;Frauke Fehrmann;Elke Bieck;Michinori Kohara

  • Hepatitis C virus particle detected by immunoelectron microscopic study

    Masahiko Kaito;Shozo Watanabe;Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara;Kenjiro Yamaguchi

  • Real-time detection system for quantification of hepatitis C virus genome

    Tomoko Takeuchi;Asao Katsume;Asao Katsume;Takeshi Tanaka;Aki Abe

  • Determinants in the 5' noncoding region of poliovirus Sabin 1 RNA that influence the attenuation phenotype.

    N Kawamura;M Kohara;S Abe;T Komatsu

  • Genetic Analysis of Internal Ribosomal Entry Site on Hepatitis C Virus RNA: Implication for Involvement of the Highly Ordered Structure and Cell Type-Specific Transacting Factors

    Nobuhiko Kamoshita;Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara;Michinori Kohara;Akio Nomoto

  • Significance of specific antibody assay for genotyping of hepatitis C virus.

    Takeshi Tanaka;Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara;Kenjiro Yamaguchi;Shintaro Yagi

  • Prior immunization with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) nucleocapsid protein causes severe pneumonia in mice infected with SARS-CoV.

    Fumihiko Yasui;Chieko Kai;Masahiro Kitabatake;Shingo Inoue

  • Hepatitis C virus: Detection of intracellular virus particles by electron microscop

    Y K Shimizu;S M Feinstone;M Kohara;R H Purcell

  • Host sphingolipid biosynthesis as a target for hepatitis C virus therapy.

    Hiroshi Sakamoto;Koichi Okamoto;Masahiro Aoki;Hideyuki Kato

  • Application of Six Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Systems to Sera from Chronic Hepatitis C Patients in the United States

    Johnson Y. N. Lau;Masashi Mizokami;Janice A. Kolberg;Gary L. Davis

  • Genetic analysis of the attenuation phenotype of poliovirus type 1.

    T Omata;M Kohara;S Kuge;T Komatsu

  • Hepatitis C virus core protein binds to apolipoprotein AII and its secretion is modulated by fibrates.

    Abdelmajid Sabile;Gabriel Perlemuter;Fulvia Bono;Kyoko Kohara

  • Extracellular Vesicles Including Exosomes Regulate Innate Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Virus Infection.

    Takahisa Kouwaki;Yoshimi Fukushima;Takuji Daito;Takahiro Sanada

Frequent Co-Authors

Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Akio Nomoto
Akio Nomoto Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
Kouichi Morita
Kouichi Morita Nagasaki University
Kunitada Shimotohno
Kunitada Shimotohno National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Hiroshi Kida
Hiroshi Kida Hokkaido University
Eiji Tanaka
Eiji Tanaka Shinshu University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Hideyoshi Harashima
Hideyoshi Harashima Hokkaido University
Kouji Matsushima
Kouji Matsushima Tokyo University of Science

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