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Motomu Shimaoka

Motomu Shimaoka

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11936
World Ranking
12037
National Ranking
823

Overview

Motomu Shimaoka is affiliated with Mie University in Japan, focusing on biomedical research primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several subfields including immunology, molecular biology, epidemiology, cancer research, and immunology and allergy. The main research topics cover cell adhesion molecules, extracellular vesicles in disease, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, microRNA in disease regulation, venous thromboembolism diagnosis and management, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, and intensive care unit cognitive disorders.

Motomu Shimaoka's recent published papers reveal active engagement in immunology, molecular cell biology, and infectious disease research. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Immune Deregulation in Sepsis and Septic Shock: Reversing Immune Paralysis by Targeting PD-1/PD-L1 Pathway" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Integrin-Ligand Interactions in Inflammation, Cancer, and Metabolic Disease: Insights Into the Multifaceted Roles of an Emerging Ligand Irisin" (2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • "The Spike Glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 Binds to β1 Integrins Expressed on the Surface of Lung Epithelial Cells" (2021, Viruses)
  • "Intestinal Epithelium-Derived Luminally Released Extracellular Vesicles in Sepsis Exhibit the Ability to Suppress TNF-α and IL-17A Expression in Mucosal Inflammation" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Integrin Regulation in Immunological and Cancerous Cells and Exosomes" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Their frequent co-authors have included Eun Jeong Park, Eiji Kawamoto, Arong Gaowa, Katsuya Shiraki, and Hideto Shimpo, indicating ongoing collaborative work within these research areas.

Publication venues where Motomu Shimaoka has frequently contributed include the Journal of Clinical Medicine, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Experimental Cell Research.

Best Publications

  • Conformational Regulation of Integrin Structure and Function

    Motomu Shimaoka;Junichi Takagi;Timothy A Springer

  • Structures of the αL I Domain and Its Complex with ICAM-1 Reveal a Shape-Shifting Pathway for Integrin Regulation

    Motomu Shimaoka;Tsan Sam Xiao;Jin Huan Liu;Yuting Yang

  • Systemic leukocyte-directed siRNA delivery revealing cyclin D1 as an anti-inflammatory target.

    Dan Peer;Eun Jeong Park;Yoshiyuki Morishita;Christopher V. Carman

  • Therapeutic antagonists and conformational regulation of integrin function

    Motomu Shimaoka;Timothy A. Springer

  • Selective gene silencing in activated leukocytes by targeting siRNAs to the integrin lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1

    Dan Peer;Pengcheng Zhu;Christopher V. Carman;Judy Lieberman

  • Activation of Leukocyte β2 Integrins by Conversion from Bent to Extended Conformations

    Noritaka Nishida;Can Xie;Motomu Shimaoka;Yifan Cheng

  • Reversibly locking a protein fold in an active conformation with a disulfide bond: Integrin αL I domains with high affinity and antagonist activity in vivo

    Motomu Shimaoka;Chafen Lu;Roger T. Palframan;Ulrich H. von Andrian

  • Identification of the target self-antigens in reperfusion injury

    Ming Zhang;Elisabeth M. Alicot;Isaac Chiu;Jinan Li

  • Ventilator-induced lung injury is associated with neutrophil infiltration, macrophage activation, and TGF-beta 1 mRNA upregulation in rat lungs.

    Hideaki Imanaka;Motomu Shimaoka;Nariaki Matsuura;Masaji Nishimura

  • Rolling Adhesion through an Extended Conformation of Integrin αLβ2 and Relation to α I and β I-like Domain Interaction

    Azucena Salas;Motomu Shimaoka;Avi N Kogan;Charlotte Harwood

  • RNAi-mediated CCR5 silencing by LFA-1-targeted nanoparticles prevents HIV infection in BLT mice.

    Sang Soo Kim;Dan Peer;Dan Peer;Priti Kumar;Sandesh Subramanya

  • Locking in alternate conformations of the integrin αLβ2 I domain with disulfide bonds reveals functional relationships among integrin domains

    Chafen Lu;Motomu Shimaoka;Qun Zang;Junichi Takagi

  • Inflamed lymphatic endothelium suppresses dendritic cell maturation and function via Mac-1/ICAM-1-dependent mechanism.

    Simona Podgrabinska;Okebugwu Kamalu;Lloyd Mayer;Motomu Shimaoka

  • Computational design of an integrin I domain stabilized in the open high affinity conformation.

    Motomu Shimaoka;Julia M. Shifman;Hua Jing;Junichi Takagi

  • An isolated, surface-expressed I domain of the integrin αLβ2 is sufficient for strong adhesive function when locked in the open conformation with a disulfide bond

    Chafen Lu;Motomu Shimaoka;Mazen Ferzly;Claus Oxvig

  • Set positive end-expiratory pressure during protective ventilation affects lung injury

    Muneyuki Takeuchi;Sven Goddon;Marisa Dolhnikoff;Motomu Shimaoka

  • Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA mediates integrin LFA-1 de-adhesion during T lymphocyte migration

    Nicole A. Morin;Patrick W. Oakes;Young-Min Hyun;Dooyoung Lee

  • Importance of force linkage in mechanochemistry of adhesion receptors.

    Nathan S. Astrof;Azucena Salas;Motomu Shimaoka;JianFeng Chen

  • Requirement of α and β subunit transmembrane helix separation for integrin outside-in signaling

    Jieqing Zhu;Christopher V. Carman;Minsoo Kim;Motomu Shimaoka

  • Small Molecule Integrin Antagonists that Bind to the β2 Subunit I-like Domain and Activate Signals in One Direction and Block Them in the Other

    Motomu Shimaoka;Azucena Salas;Wei Yang;Gabriele Weitz-Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy A. Springer
Timothy A. Springer Boston Children's Hospital
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Christopher V. Carman
Christopher V. Carman Harvard University
Koji Suzuki
Koji Suzuki Suzuka University of Medical Science
Junichi Takagi
Junichi Takagi Osaka University
Jia-huai Wang
Jia-huai Wang Harvard University
Ulrich H. von Andrian
Ulrich H. von Andrian Harvard University
Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda Osaka University
Takashi Mashimo
Takashi Mashimo Osaka University
Tetsuya Iida
Tetsuya Iida Osaka University

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