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Yasunobu Yoshikai

Yasunobu Yoshikai

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Immunology

D-Index
92
Citations
29042
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
34

Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
29042
World Ranking
11375
National Ranking
334

Overview

Yasunobu Yoshikai is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and is an active researcher in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with notable contributions to medicine. Their research primarily focuses on immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunotherapy and immune responses. Additionally, their work touches on exercise and physiological responses, muscle metabolism and nutrition, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and diabetes and associated disorders.

Their publication record includes multiple recent papers, with some of the notable ones listed below:

  • "Dectin-1 signaling on colonic γδ T cells promotes psychosocial stress responses" (2023), published in Nature Immunology
  • "γδ T cells compose a developmentally regulated intrauterine population and protect against vaginal candidiasis" (2020), published in Mucosal Immunology
  • "PD-1 and TIM-3 differentially regulate subsets of mouse IL-17A-producing γδ T cells" (2022), published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Autoreactivity of Peripheral Helper T Cells in the Joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis" (2021), published in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Genetic Susceptibility of the Host in Virus-Induced Diabetes" (2020), published in Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yoshikai include:

  • Shinya Hatano (collaborated on 8 publications)
  • Keiichiro Mine (5 publications)
  • Seiho Nagafuchi (3 publications)
  • Hitoe Mori (3 publications)
  • Keizo Anzai (3 publications)

Yoshikai's research has been published in several scientific venues, including multiple contributions to:

  • The Journal of Immunology (3 publications)
  • European Journal of Immunology (2 publications)
  • Toxicology Letters (2 publications)
  • Nature Immunology (1 publication)
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (1 publication)

Their work spans across several subfields, with a strong emphasis on immunology, as well as contributions to genetics, rehabilitation, cell biology, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • A human T cell-specific cDNA clone encodes a protein having extensive homology to immunoglobulin chains

    Yusuke Yanagi;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Kathleen Leggett;Stephen P. Clark

  • Direct recognition of the mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose dimycolate, by C-type lectin Mincle

    Eri Taniguchi Ishikawa;Tetsuaki Ishikawa;Tetsuaki Ishikawa;Yasu S Morita;Kenji Toyonaga

  • Resident Vδ1+ γδ T Cells Control Early Infiltration of Neutrophils after Escherichia coli Infection via IL-17 Production

    Kensuke Shibata;Hisakata Yamada;Hiromitsu Hara;Kenji Kishihara

  • Organization and sequences of the diversity, joining, and constant region genes of the human T-cell receptor beta chain.

    Barry Toyonaga;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Veronica Vadasz;Beth Chin

  • A protective role of gamma/delta T cells in primary infection with Listeria monocytogenes in mice.

    Kenji Hiromatsu;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Gero Matsuzaki;Shouichi Ohga

  • Sequence and expression of transcripts of the human T-cell receptor β-chain genes

    Yasunobu Yoshikai;Demetri Anatoniou;Stephen P. Clark;Yusuke Yanagi

  • The Cytokine RANKL Produced by Positively Selected Thymocytes Fosters Medullary Thymic Epithelial Cells that Express Autoimmune Regulator

    Yu Hikosaka;Takeshi Nitta;Izumi Ohigashi;Kouta Yano

  • Mouse T cell antigen receptor: Structure and organization of constant and joining gene segments encoding the β polypeptide

    Marie Malissen;Karyl Minard;Shelley Mjolsness;Mitchell Kronenberg

  • Gene Expressions of Toll-Like Receptor 2, But Not Toll-Like Receptor 4, Is Induced by LPS and Inflammatory Cytokines in Mouse Macrophages

    Tetsuya Matsuguchi;Tipayaratn Musikacharoen;Tomohiko Ogawa;Yasunobu Yoshikai

  • Reconstitution of an active surface T3/T-cell antigen receptor by DNA transfer

    Pamela S. Ohashi;Tak W. Mak;Peter Van den Elsen;Yusuke Yanagi

  • The human t cell antigen receptor is encoded by variable, diversity, and joining gene segments that rearrange to generate a complete V gene

    Gerald Siu;Stephen P. Clark;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Marie Malissen

  • Lipoteichoic Acids from Lactobacillus Strains Elicit Strong Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Inducing Activities in Macrophages through Toll-Like Receptor 2

    Tetsuya Matsuguchi;Akimitsu Takagi;Takeshi Matsuzaki;Masato Nagaoka

  • Cutting edge: Naturally occurring soluble form of mouse toll-like receptor 4 inhibits lipopolysaccharide signaling

    Ken-ichiro Iwami;Tetsuya Matsuguchi;Akio Masuda;Takeshi Kikuchi

  • Roles of toll-like receptors in C-C chemokine production by renal tubular epithelial cells

    Naotake Tsuboi;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Seiichi Matsuo;Takeshi Kikuchi

  • Th1 but not Th17 cells predominate in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Hisakata Yamada;Yasuharu Nakashima;Ken Okazaki;Taro Mawatari

  • Sequences and repertoire of the human T cell receptor α and β chain variable region genes in thymocytes

    Nobuhiro Kimura;Barry Toyonaga;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Ran‐Pan ‐P Du

  • Gene expression of osteoclast differentiation factor is induced by lipopolysaccharide in mouse osteoblasts via Toll-like receptors.

    Takeshi Kikuchi;Tetsuya Matsuguchi;Naotake Tsuboi;Akio Mitani

  • Heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 suppresses naturally fed antigen–specific IgE production by stimulation of IL-12 production in mice

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  • C-type lectin MCL is an FcRγ-coupled receptor that mediates the adjuvanticity of mycobacterial cord factor.

    Yasunobu Miyake;Kenji Toyonaga;Daiki Mori;Shigeru Kakuta

  • Serum levels of IL-10, IL-15 and soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) receptors in type C chronic liver disease

    S. Kakumu;A. Okumura;T. Ishikawa;M. Yano

  • The T cell receptor β chain genes are located on chromosome 6 in mice and chromosome 7 in humans

    Nicolette Caccia;Mitchell Kronenberg;Debra Saxe;Regina Haars

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisakata Yamada
Hisakata Yamada Kyushu University
Kikuo Nomoto
Kikuo Nomoto Kyushu University
Kenji Kishihara
Kenji Kishihara Nagasaki International University
Yuji Nimura
Yuji Nimura Nagoya University
Seiji Naito
Seiji Naito Kyushu University
Eckhard R. Podack
Eckhard R. Podack University of Miami
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Shouichi Ohga
Shouichi Ohga Kyushu University
Yoichiro Iwakura
Yoichiro Iwakura Tokyo University of Science
Hiroyuki Kuwano
Hiroyuki Kuwano Gunma University

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