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Shintaro Sato

Shintaro Sato

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
64063
World Ranking
7596
National Ranking
516

Overview

Shintaro Sato is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including infectious diseases, molecular biology, immunology, genetics, and oncology.

The scientist's recent publications focus largely on the interactions between gut microbiota, viral infections, and immune responses. Notable papers include:

  • "Gut bacteria identified in colorectal cancer patients promote tumourigenesis via butyrate secretion," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers paracrine senescence and leads to a sustained senescence-associated inflammatory response," 2022, Nature Aging
  • "Metagenome Data on Intestinal Phage-Bacteria Associations Aids the Development of Phage Therapy against Pathobionts," 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "The gut microbiota induces Peyer's-patch-dependent secretion of maternal IgA into milk," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Osteoprotegerin-dependent M cell self-regulation balances gut infection and immunity," 2020, Nature Communications

Key research topics explored by Shintaro Sato include:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Viral infections and immunology research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Cancer cells and metastasis
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Digestive system and related health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this scientist are:

  • Hiroshi Kiyono
  • Yoshikazu Yuki
  • Hiroshi Ushijima
  • Takeshi Kobayashi
  • Naomi Matsumoto

Their work has been published predominantly in these venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
  • Nature Aging
  • Cell Host & Microbe

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

  • Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

  • 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

  • IPS-1, an adaptor triggering RIG-I- and Mda5-mediated type I interferon induction

    Taro Kawai;Ken Takahashi;Ken Takahashi;Shintaro Sato;Cevayir Coban

  • Lipocalin 2 mediates an innate immune response to bacterial infection by sequestrating iron.

    Trude H Flo;Kelly D Smith;Kelly D Smith;Shintaro Sato;David J Rodriguez

  • Cell type-specific involvement of RIG-I in antiviral response

    Hiroki Kato;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama;Masahiro Yamamoto

  • 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

  • Interferon-|[alpha]| induction through Toll-like receptors involves a direct interaction of IRF7 with MyD88 and TRAF6

    Taro Kawai;Shintaro Sato;Ken J. Ishii;Cevayir Coban

  • Cutting Edge: Endotoxin Tolerance in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages Correlates with Down-Regulation of Surface Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression

    Fumiko Nomura;Sachiko Akashi;Yoshimitsu Sakao;Shintaro Sato

  • Essential function for the kinase TAK1 in innate and adaptive immune responses.

    Shintaro Sato;Hideki Sanjo;Kiyoshi Takeda;Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji

  • Toll/IL-1 Receptor Domain-Containing Adaptor Inducing IFN-β (TRIF) Associates with TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 and TANK-Binding Kinase 1, and Activates Two Distinct Transcription Factors, NF-κB and IFN-Regulatory Factor-3, in the Toll-Like Receptor Signaling

    Shintaro Sato;Masanaka Sugiyama;Masahiro Yamamoto;Yasuyuki Watanabe

  • A Toll-like receptor–independent antiviral response induced by double-stranded B-form DNA

    Ken J Ishii;Cevayir Coban;Hiroki Kato;Ken Takahashi

  • Regulation of humoral and cellular gut immunity by lamina propria dendritic cells expressing Toll-like receptor 5

    Satoshi Uematsu;Kosuke Fujimoto;Myoung Ho Jang;Bo Gie Yang

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Osamu Takeuchi
Osamu Takeuchi Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Takeda
Kiyoshi Takeda Osaka University
Masahiro Yamamoto
Masahiro Yamamoto Osaka University
Satoshi Uematsu
Satoshi Uematsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Taro Kawai
Taro Kawai Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Jun Kunisawa
Jun Kunisawa National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Ken J. Ishii
Ken J. Ishii University of Tokyo
Katsuaki Hoshino
Katsuaki Hoshino Kagawa University

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