Department of Molecular Bacteriology

Subjects:

1. Search for novel virulence factors produced by pathogenic bacteria.
2. Analysis of structure and function of bacterial virulence factors.

Published Papers

1. Human herpesvirus 6 ganciclovir-resistant strain with amino acid substitutions associated with the death of an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient.

   Yuji Isegawa, Junichi Hara, Kiyoko Amo, Yuko Osugi, Masaya Takemoto, Koichi Yamanishi, Rikiro Fukunaga, Mari Shibata, Atsushi Ohshima, Yasuhiko Horiguchi and Nakaba Sugimoto

   J Clin Virol, 44 (1), 15-19, 2009.
2. A novel tumor-targeted therapy using a claudin-4-targeting molecule.

   Rie Saeki, Masuo Kondoh, Hideki Kakutani, Shin-Ichi Tsunoda, Yasuhiro Mochizuki, Takao Hamakubo, Yasuo Tsutsumi, Yasuhiko Horiguchi and Kiyohito Yagi

   Mol Pharmacol, 76 (4), 918-926, 2009.
3. [Bordetella dermonecrotic toxin and Pasteurella multocida toxin causing turbinate atrophy in pigs]

   Yasuhiko Horiguchi

   Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso, 54 (5), 601-606, 2009.

Link

http://www.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/