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Employment (6)

Kyushu University: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, JP

2025-04-01 to present | Associate Professor (Faculty of Medical Sciences)
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Tomokazu Tamura

Hokkaido University: Sapporo, Hokkaidô, JP

2024-01-01 to 2025-03-31 | Junior Associate Professor (Faculty of Medicine)
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Tomokazu Tamura

Hokkaido University: Sapporo, Hokkaidô, JP

2022-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | Assistant professor (Faculty of Medicine)
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Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey, US

2019-03-20 to 2021-12-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Department of Molecular Biology)
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Tokyo, JP

2015-10-01 to 2019-03-19 | JSPS Research Fellow PD (Osaka University)
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Tokyo, JP

2013-04-01 to 2015-09-30 | JSPS Research Fellow DC1 (Hokkaido University)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Hokkaido University: Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP

2012-04-01 to 2015-09-25 | Doctor of Philosophy (Graduate )
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Hokkaido University: Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP

2006-04-01 to 2012-03-05 | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (School of Veterinary Medicine)
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Professional activities (9)

Faculty Opinions: London, GB

2021-03-25 to present | Associate Faculty Member
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Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine: Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

2020 to present | Full member
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American Society for Virology: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2016 to present | Full member
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The Japanese Society for Veterinary Science: Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

2010 to present | Full member
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The Japanese Scoceity for Virology: Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

2010 to present | Full member
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Boston University School of Medicine: Boston, MA, US

2020-10-01 to 2022-09-30 | Visiting Researcher (Department of Microbiology)
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School: Newark, NJ, US

2019-08-28 to 2021-12-31 | Guest, Visiting Scholar (Rutgers Regional Biocontainment Laboratory)
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Japan Veterinary Medical Association: Tokyo, Tokyo, JP

2014 to 2015 | Student member
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Institut für Viruskrankheiten und Immunoprophylaxe: Koniz-Mittelhausern, Bern, CH

2013-10-07 to 2013-12-31 | Visiting Scientist (Laboratory of Virology)
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Funding (3)

Comparative analysis of in vivo dynamics, immune response, and tissue tropism of flaviviruses

2019-03 to 2020-02 | Salary award
Uehara Memorial Foundation (Tokyo, JP)
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Study on the evolution and host specificity of Flaviviridae viruses

2015-04 to 2019-03 | Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER: 16J02628
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Study on the molecular basis of pathogenicity of pestivirus

2013-04 to 2016-03 | Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER: 13J01199
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Works (39)

A third dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine sufficiently improves the neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in liver transplant recipients

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/FCIMB.2023.1197349
WOSUID: WOS:000999608600001
Contributors: Tomiyama, Takahiro; Suzuki, Rigel; Harada, Noboru; Tamura, Tomokazu; Toshida, Katsuya; Kosai-Fujimoto, Yukiko-; Tomino, Takahiro; Yoshiya, Shohei; Nagao, Yoshihiro; Takeishi, Kazuki et al.
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Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants leading to the emergence of BQ.1.1 variant

Nature Communications
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-023-38188-Z
WOSUID: WOS:000992465700009
Contributors: Ito, Jumpei; Suzuki, Rigel; Uriu, Keiya; Itakura, Yukari; Zahradnik, Jiri; Kimura, Kanako Terakado; Deguchi, Sayaka; Wang, Lei; Lytras, Spyros; Tamura, Tomokazu et al.
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Evaluation of Broad Anti-Coronavirus Activity of Autophagy-Related Compounds Using Human Airway Organoids

Molecular Pharmaceutics
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.MOLPHARMACEUT.3C00114
WOSUID: WOS:000956215800001
Contributors: Hashimoto, Rina; Tamura, Tomokazu; Watanabe, Yukio; Sakamoto, Ayaka; Yasuhara, Naoko; Ito, Hayato; Nakano, Masahiro; Fuse, Hiromitsu; Ohta, Akira; Noda, Takeshi et al.
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Smoking enhances the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 involved in the efficiency of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

Microbiology and Immunology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13034
WOSUID: WOS:000877924800001
Contributors: Suzuki, Rigel; Ono, Yuki; Noshita, Koji; Kim, Kwang Su; Ito, Hayato; Morioka, Yuhei; Tamura, Tomokazu; Okuzaki, Daisuke; Tagawa, Tetsuzo; Takenaka, Tomoyoshi et al.
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Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants

Nature Communications
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-023-38435-3
WOSUID: WOS:001001882100011
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Ito, Jumpei; Uriu, Keiya; Zahradnik, Jiri; Kida, Izumi; Anraku, Yuki; Nasser, Hesham; Shofa, Maya; Oda, Yoshitaka; Lytras, Spyros et al.
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Humanized mice reveal a macrophage-enriched gene signature defining human lung tissue protection during SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cell Reports
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.CELREP.2022.110714
WOSUID: WOS:000795909500002
Contributors: Kenney, Devin J.; O'Connell, Aoife K.; Turcinovic, Jacquelyn; Montanaro, Paige; Hekman, Ryan M.; Tamura, Tomokazu; Berneshawi, Andrew R.; Cafiero, Thomas R.; Al Abdullatif, Salam; Blum, Benjamin et al.
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Photochemical Identification of Auxiliary Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Host Entry Factors Using mu Map

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/JACS.2C06806
WOSUID: WOS:000854892600001
Contributors: Suzuki, Saori; Geri, Jacob B.; Knutson, Steve D.; Bell-Temin, Harris; Tamura, Tomokazu; Fernandez, David F.; Lovett, Gabrielle H.; Till, Nicholas A.; Heller, Brigitte L.; Guo, Jinchao et al.
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Secretory glycoprotein NS1 plays a crucial role in the particle formation of flaviviruses

PLOS Pathogens
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1010593
WOSUID: WOS:000828211800001
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Torii, Shiho; Kajiwara, Kentaro; Anzai, Itsuki; Fujioka, Yoichiro; Noda, Kisho; Taguwa, Shuhei; Morioka, Yuhei; Suzuki, Rigel; Fauzyah, Yuzy et al.
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Susceptibility of herons (family: Ardeidae) to clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 subtype high pathogenicity avian influenza virus

Avian Pathology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2021.2022599
WOSUID: WOS:000746742600001
Contributors: Soda, Kosuke; Tomioka, Yukiko; Usui, Tatsufumi; Uno, Yukiko; Nagai, Yasuko; Ito, Hiroshi; Hiono, Takahiro; Tamura, Tomokazu; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Kajihara, Masahiro et al.
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Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 subvariants, including BA.4 and BA.5

Cell
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.CELL.2022.09.018
WOSUID: WOS:000880437100003
Contributors: Kimura, Izumi; Yamasoba, Daichi; Tamura, Tomokazu; Nao, Naganori; Suzuki, Tateki; Oda, Yoshitaka; Mitoma, Shuya; Ito, Jumpei; Nasser, Hesham; Zahradnik, Jiri et al.
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Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant

Cell Host & Microbe
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.CHOM.2022.10.003
WOSUID: WOS:000919625100010
Contributors: Saito, Akatsuki; Tamura, Tomokazu; Zahradnik, Jiri; Deguchi, Sayaka; Tabata, Koshiro; Anraku, Yuki; Kimura, Izumi; Ito, Jumpei; Yamasoba, Daichi; Nasser, Hesham et al.
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Generation and characterization of genetically and antigenically diverse infectious clones of dengue virus serotypes 1-4.

Emerging microbes & infections
2022-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2021808
PMID: 34931940
PMC: PMC8745371
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DsRNA Sequencing for RNA Virus Surveillance Using Human Clinical Samples

Viruses
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/v13071310
Contributors: Takuma Izumi; Yuhei Morioka; Syun-ichi Urayama; Daisuke Motooka; Tomokazu Tamura; Takahiro Kawagishi; Yuta Kanai; Takeshi Kobayashi; Chikako Ono; Akinari Morinaga et al.
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SARS-CoV-2 requires cholesterol for viral entry and pathological syncytia formation.

eLife
2021-04-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/elife.65962
PMID: 33890572
PMC: PMC8104966
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Development of a High-Throughput Serum Neutralization Test Using Recombinant Pestiviruses Possessing a Small Reporter Tag.

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
2020-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9030188
PMID: 32143534
PMC: PMC7157198
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Tomokazu Tamura
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Rimonabant suppresses RNA transcription of hepatitis B virus by inhibiting hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α.

Microbiology and immunology
2020-02-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12777
PMID: 31981244
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Tomokazu Tamura
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A cloned classical swine fever virus derived from the vaccine strain GPE- causes cytopathic effect in CPK-NS cells via type-I interferon-dependent necroptosis.

Virus research
2019-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197809
PMID: 31715204
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Tomokazu Tamura
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In Vivo Dynamics of Reporter Flaviviridae Viruses.

Journal of virology
2019-10-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01191-19
PMID: 31462560
PMC: PMC6819943
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Characterization of human pegivirus infection in liver transplantation recipients.

Journal of medical virology
2019-08-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25555
PMID: 31350911
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Tomokazu Tamura
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Characterization of Recombinant Flaviviridae Viruses Possessing a Small Reporter Tag

Journal of Virology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01582-17
WOSUID: WOS:000419042000018
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Fukuhara, Takasuke; Uchida, Takuro; Ono, Chikako; Mori, Hiroyuki; Sato, Asuka; Fauzyah, Yuzy; Okamoto, Toru; Kurosu, Takeshi; Setoh, Yin Xiang et al.
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Induction of selective autophagy in cells replicating hepatitis C virus genome.

The Journal of general virology
2018-10-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001161
PMID: 30311874
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Tomokazu Tamura
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Characterization of miR-122-independent propagation of HCV

PLOS Pathogens
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1006374
WOSUID: WOS:000402877700029
Contributors: Ono, Chikako; Fukuhara, Takasuke; Motooka, Daisuke; Nakamura, Shota; Okuzaki, Daisuke; Yamamoto, Satomi; Tamura, Tomokazu; Mori, Hiroyuki; Sato, Asuka; Uemura, Kentaro et al.
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Genetic and virulence characterization of classical swine fever viruses isolated in Mongolia from 2007 to 2015

Virus Genes
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/S11262-017-1442-2
WOSUID: WOS:000400392700011
Contributors: Enkhbold, Bazarragchaa; Shatar, Munkhduuren; Wakamori, Shiho; Tamura, Tomokazu; Hiono, Takahiro; Matsuno, Keita; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Umemura, Takashi; Damdinjav, Batchuluun; Sakoda, Yoshihiro
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Host-derived apolipoproteins play comparable roles with viral secretory proteins E<SUP>rns</SUP> and NS1 in the infectious particle formation of <i>Flaviviridae</i>

PLOS Pathogens
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1006475
WOSUID: WOS:000404511700054
Contributors: Fukuhara, Takasuke; Tamura, Tomokazu; Ono, Chikako; Shiokawa, Mai; Mori, Hiroyuki; Uemura, Kentaro; Yamamoto, Satomi; Kurihara, Takeshi; Okamoto, Toru; Suzuki, Ryosuke et al.
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Quasispecies of Hepatitis C Virus Participate in Cell-Specific Infectivity

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/SREP45228
WOSUID: WOS:000396993800001
Contributors: Fukuhara, Takasuke; Yamamoto, Satomi; Ono, Chikako; Nakamura, Shota; Motooka, Daisuke; Mori, Hiroyuki; Kurihara, Takeshi; Sato, Asuka; Tamura, Tomokazu; Motomura, Takashi et al.
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Genetic and antigenic characterization of bovine viral diarrhea viruses isolated from cattle in Hokkaido, Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1292/JVMS.15-0186
WOSUID: WOS:000369210300010
Contributors: Abe, Yuri; Tamura, Tomokazu; Torii, Shiho; Wakamori, Shiho; Nagai, Makoto; Mitsuhashi, Kazuya; Mine, Junki; Fujimoto, Yuri; Nagashima, Naofumi; Yoshino, Fumi et al.
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Human Cathelicidin Compensates for the Role of Apolipoproteins in Hepatitis C Virus Infectious Particle Formation

Journal of Virology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00471-16
WOSUID: WOS:000383761900008
Contributors: Puig-Basagoiti, Francesc; Fukuhara, Takasuke; Tamura, Tomokazu; Ono, Chikako; Uemura, Kentaro; Kawachi, Yukako; Yamamoto, Satomi; Mori, Hiroyuki; Kurihara, Takeshi; Okamoto, Toru et al.
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Is the optimal pH for membrane fusion in host cells by avian influenza viruses related to host range and pathogenicity?

Archives of Virology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/S00705-016-2902-Z
WOSUID: WOS:000380135100017
Contributors: Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Motohashi, Yurie; Hiono, Takahiro; Tamura, Tomokazu; Nagaya, Kazuki; Matsuno, Keita; Sakoda, Yoshihiro; Kida, Hiroshi
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Analysis of a pair of END<SUP>+</SUP> and END<SUP>-</SUP> viruses derived from the same bovine viral diarrhea virus stock reveals the amino acid determinants in N<SUP>pro</SUP> responsible for inhibition of type I interferon production

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1292/JVMS.14-0420
WOSUID: WOS:000355368800001
Contributors: Kozasa, Takashi; Abe, Yuri; Mitsuhashi, Kazuya; Tamura, Tomokazu; Aoki, Hiroshi; Ishimaru, Masatoshi; Nakamura, Shigeyuki; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Kida, Hiroshi; Sakoda, Yoshihiro
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Genetic and antigenic characterization of H5 and H7 influenza viruses isolated from migratory water birds in Hokkaido, Japan and Mongolia from 2010 to 2014

Virus Genes
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/S11262-015-1214-9
WOSUID: WOS:000358548500008
Contributors: Hiono, Takahiro; Ohkawara, Ayako; Ogasawara, Kohei; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Tamura, Tomokazu; Chu, Duc-Huy; Suzuki, Mizuho; Kuribayashi, Saya; Shichinohe, Shintaro; Takada, Ayato et al.
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Intracellular membrane association of the N-terminal domain of classical swine fever virus NS4B determines viral genome replication and virulence

Journal of General Virology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/VIR.0.000200
WOSUID: WOS:000363915400015
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Ruggli, Nicolas; Nagashima, Naofumi; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Igarashi, Manabu; Mine, Junki; Hofmann, Martin A.; Liniger, Matthias; Summerfield, Artur; Kida, Hiroshi et al.
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Pathogenicity of border disease virus FNK2012-1 strain isolated from a pig in the natural host, sheep

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1292/JVMS.14-0434
WOSUID: WOS:000351969000012
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Mine, Junki; Torii, Shiho; Fujimoto, Yuri; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Sakoda, Yoshihiro
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The N-terminal domain of N-pro of classical swine fever virus determines its stability and regulates type I IFN production

Journal of General Virology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/VIR.0.000132
WOSUID: WOS:000360872400023
Contributors: Mine, Junki; Tamura, Tomokazu; Mitsuhashi, Kazuya; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Parchariyanon, Sujira; Pinyochon, Wasana; Ruggli, Nicolas; Tratschin, Jon-Duri; Kida, Hiroshi; Sakoda, Yoshihiro
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Molecular, biological, and antigenic characterization of a <i>Border disease virus</i> isolated from a pig during classical swine fever surveillance in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/1040638714541837
WOSUID: WOS:000340256800011
Contributors: Nagai, Makoto; Aoki, Hiroshi; Sakoda, Yoshihiro; Kozasa, Takashi; Tominaga-Teshima, Kaho; Mine, Junki; Abe, Yuri; Tamura, Tomokazu; Kobayashi, Tsubasa; Nishine, Kaoru et al.
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N-pro of classical swine fever virus contributes to pathogenicity in pigs by preventing type I interferon induction at local replication sites

Veterinary Research
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-45-47
WOSUID: WOS:000335854200001
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Nagashima, Naofumi; Ruggli, Nicolas; Summerfield, Artur; Kida, Hiroshi; Sakoda, Yoshihiro
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Characterization of H7N9 influenza A viruses isolated from humans

Nature
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/NATURE12392
WOSUID: WOS:000324826300059
Contributors: Watanabe, Tokiko; Kiso, Maki; Fukuyama, Satoshi; Nakajima, Noriko; Imai, Masaki; Yamada, Shinya; Murakami, Shin; Yamayoshi, Seiya; Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Kiyoko; Sakoda, Yoshihiro et al.
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Characterization of H7N9 influenza A viruses isolated from humans

Nature
2013 | Journal article
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Selection of Classical Swine Fever Virus with Enhanced Pathogenicity Reveals Synergistic Virulence Determinants in E2 and NS4B

Journal of Virology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00551-12
WOSUID: WOS:000307198300026
Contributors: Tamura, Tomokazu; Sakoda, Yoshihiro; Yoshino, Fumi; Nomura, Takushi; Yamamoto, Naoki; Sato, Yuka; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Ruggli, Nicolas; Kida, Hiroshi
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Selection of Classical Swine Fever Virus with Enhanced Pathogenicity Reveals Synergistic Virulence Determinants in E2 and NS4B

J Virol
2012 | Journal article
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