Department of Molecular Immunology

Subjects:

1. Mechanism of regulation of humoral and cellular immune responses.
2. Mechanism of development of autoimmune diseases.
3. Analysis of signaling mechanisms of cytokines and costimulatory molecules.

Published Papers

1. Dual roles of Sema6D in cardiac morphogenesis through region-specific association of its receptor, Plexin-A1, with off-track and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2.

   Toshihiko Toyofuku, Hong Zhang, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Noriko Takegahara, Fumikazu Suto, Junko Kamei, Kazuhiro Aoki, Masanori Yabuki, Masatsugu Hori, Hajime Fujisawa and Hitoshi Kikutani

   Genes Dev, 18 (4), 435-447, 2004.
2. Biological functions and signaling of a transmembrane semaphorin, CD100/Sema4D.

   A Kumanogoh and H Kikutani

   Cell Mol Life Sci, 61 (3), 292-300, 2004.

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