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Yoshiharu Matsuura

Yoshiharu Matsuura

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Microbiology
Japan
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
107
Citations
48794
World Ranking
275
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
48702
World Ranking
6178
National Ranking
138

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yoshiharu Matsuura is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Infectious Diseases. Their research covers several subfields including epidemiology, molecular biology, hepatology, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, as well as to related areas such as viral gastroenteritis, hepatitis C and B virus research, and animal virus infections. Their work includes a significant number of published papers in these areas.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yoshiharu Matsuura include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 spike L452R variant evades cellular immunity and increases infectivity" (2021) published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "IL-6 trans-signaling induces plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 from vascular endothelial cells in cytokine release syndrome" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "An infectivity-enhancing site on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein targeted by antibodies" (2021) published in Cell
  • "Establishment of a reverse genetics system for SARS-CoV-2 using circular polymerase extension reaction" (2021) published in Cell Reports
  • "Engineered ACE2 receptor therapy overcomes mutational escape of SARS-CoV-2" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Yoshiharu Matsuura frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Chikako Ono
  • Takasuke Fukuhara
  • Shiho Torii
  • Toru Okamoto
  • Itsuki Anzai

The scientist has published multiple articles in notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Virology
  • EMPIAR dataset
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

The main topics covered in the scientist's publications are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Best Publications

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

    Hiroki Kato;Osamu Takeuchi;Shintaro Sato;Mitsutoshi Yoneyama

  • Phosphorylation and activation of myosin by Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase).

    Mutsuki Amano;Masaaki Ito;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

  • The core protein of hepatitis C virus induces hepatocellular carcinoma in transgenic mice.

    Kyoji Moriya;Hajime Fujie;Yoshizumi Shintani;Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi

  • Formation of Actin Stress Fibers and Focal Adhesions Enhanced by Rho-Kinase

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Kazushi Kimura;Yuko Fukata

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

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

  • Hepatitis C virus core protein induces hepatic steatosis in transgenic mice.

    Kyoji Moriya;Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi;Yoshizumi Shintani;Hajime Fujie

  • Baculovirus Expression Vectors: the Requirements for High Level Expression of Proteins, Including Glycoproteins

    Yoshiharu Matsuura;Robert D. Possee;Hilary A. Overton;David H. L. Bishop

  • Rac1 and Cdc42 Capture Microtubules through IQGAP1 and CLIP-170

    Masaki Fukata;Takashi Watanabe;Jun Noritake;Masato Nakagawa

  • Role of IQGAP1, a Target of the Small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1, in Regulation of E-Cadherin- Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion

    Shinya Kuroda;Masaki Fukata;Masato Nakagawa;Katsuhiko Fujii

  • cAMP-GEFII is a direct target of cAMP in regulated exocytosis.

    Nobuaki Ozaki;Tadao Shibasaki;Yasushige Kashima;Takashi Miki

  • Alzheimer amyloid protein precursor complexes with brain GTP-binding protein Go

    Ikuo Nishimoto;Ikuo Nishimoto;Takashi Okamoto;Takashi Okamoto;Yoshiharu Matsuura;Shuji Takahashi

  • SARS-CoV-2 spike L452R variant evades cellular immunity and increases infectivity.

    Chihiro Motozono;Mako Toyoda;Jiri Zahradnik;Akatsuki Saito

  • Involvement of rho p21 in the GTP-enhanced calcium ion sensitivity of smooth muscle contraction

    K.-I. Hirata;A. Kikuchi;T. Sasaki;S. Kuroda

  • The Ubiquitin Ligase TRIM56 Regulates Innate Immune Responses to Intracellular Double-Stranded DNA

    Tetsuo Tsuchida;Jian Zou;Tatsuya Saitoh;Himanshu Kumar;Himanshu Kumar

  • Interaction of Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A with Core Protein Is Critical for the Production of Infectious Virus Particles

    Takahiro Masaki;Ryosuke Suzuki;Kyoko Murakami;Hideki Aizaki

  • In vitro and in vivo activity of DL-8280, a new oxazine derivative.

    K Sato;Y Matsuura;M Inoue;T Une

  • The Ras Target AF-6 Interacts with ZO-1 and Serves as a Peripheral Component of Tight Junctions in Epithelial Cells

    Takaharu Yamamoto;Naozumi Harada;Kyoko Kano;Shin-ichiro Taya

  • The COOH terminus of Rho-kinase negatively regulates rho-kinase activity.

    Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara;Nao Nakamura;Takako Kaneko

  • Baculovirus Induces an Innate Immune Response and Confers Protection from Lethal Influenza Virus Infection in Mice

    Takayuki Abe;Hitoshi Takahashi;Hiroyuki Hamazaki;Naoko Miyano-Kurosaki

  • Phosphorylation of Adducin by Rho-Kinase Plays a Crucial Role in Cell Motility

    Yuko Fukata;Noriko Oshiro;Nagatoki Kinoshita;Yoji Kawano

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuo Miyamura
Tatsuo Miyamura National Institutes of Health
Kohji Moriishi
Kohji Moriishi University of Yamanashi
Tetsuro Suzuki
Tetsuro Suzuki Hamamatsu University
Hideki Aizaki
Hideki Aizaki National Institutes of Health
Kazuhiko Koike
Kazuhiko Koike University of Tokyo
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Yoshimi Takai
Yoshimi Takai Kobe University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Izumu Saito
Izumu Saito University of Tokyo
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University

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