Lysocin E is a new antibiotic that targets menaquinone in the bacterial membrane H Hamamoto, M Urai, K Ishii, J Yasukawa, A Paudel, M Murai, T Kaji, ... Nature chemical biology 11 (2), 127-133, 2015 | 237 | 2015 |
Activation of the silkworm cytokine by bacterial and fungal cell wall components via a reactive oxygen species-triggered mechanism K Ishii, H Hamamoto, M Kamimura, K Sekimizu Journal of Biological Chemistry 283 (4), 2185-2191, 2008 | 95 | 2008 |
Insect cytokine paralytic peptide (PP) induces cellular and humoral immune responses in the silkworm Bombyx mori K Ishii, H Hamamoto, M Kamimura, Y Nakamura, H Noda, K Imamura, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (37), 28635-28642, 2010 | 89 | 2010 |
Serratia marcescens suppresses host cellular immunity via the production of an adhesion-inhibitory factor against immunosurveillance cells K Ishii, T Adachi, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu Journal of Biological Chemistry 289 (9), 5876-5888, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidoglycans induce excessive activation of the innate immune system in silkworm larvae K Ishii, H Hamamoto, K Imamura, T Adachi, M Shoji, K Nakayama, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (43), 33338-33347, 2010 | 62 | 2010 |
Lipopolysaccharide O-antigen of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is required for killing both insects and mammals A Miyashita, S Iyoda, K Ishii, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu, C Kaito FEMS microbiology letters 333 (1), 59-68, 2012 | 57 | 2012 |
Identification of a Serratia marcescens virulence factor that promotes hemolymph bleeding in the silkworm, Bombyx mori K Ishii, T Adachi, T Hara, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu Journal of invertebrate pathology 117, 61-67, 2014 | 54 | 2014 |
Serratia marcescens induces apoptotic cell death in host immune cells via a lipopolysaccharide-and flagella-dependent mechanism K Ishii, T Adachi, K Imamura, S Takano, K Usui, K Suzuki, H Hamamoto, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 287 (43), 36582-36592, 2012 | 53 | 2012 |
Primed immune responses triggered by ingested bacteria lead to systemic infection tolerance in silkworms A Miyashita, S Takahashi, K Ishii, K Sekimizu, C Kaito PLoS One 10 (6), e0130486, 2015 | 51 | 2015 |
Induction of virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus by pulmonary surfactant K Ishii, T Adachi, J Yasukawa, Y Suzuki, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu Infection and immunity 82 (4), 1500-1510, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
Insect cytokine paralytic peptide activates innate immunity via nitric oxide production in the silkworm Bombyx mori K Ishii, T Adachi, H Hamamoto, T Oonishi, M Kamimura, K Imamura, ... Developmental & Comparative Immunology 39 (3), 147-153, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
Phenotypic and genomic comparisons of highly vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains developed from multiple clinical MRSA strains by in vitro mutagenesis K Ishii, F Tabuchi, M Matsuo, K Tatsuno, T Sato, M Okazaki, H Hamamoto, ... Scientific reports 5 (1), 17092, 2015 | 30 | 2015 |
Layered roles of fruitless isoforms in specification and function of male aggression-promoting neurons in Drosophila M Wohl, K Ishii, K Asahina Elife 9, e52702, 2020 | 29 | 2020 |
Sex-determining genes distinctly regulate courtship capability and target preference via sexually dimorphic neurons K Ishii, M Wohl, A DeSouza, K Asahina Elife 9, e52701, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
Transgenic silkworms expressing human insulin receptors for evaluation of therapeutically active insulin receptor agonists Y Matsumoto, M Ishii, K Ishii, W Miyaguchi, R Horie, Y Inagaki, ... Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 455 (3-4), 159-164, 2014 | 28 | 2014 |
Evaluation of innate immune stimulating activity of polysaccharides using a silkworm (Bombyx mori) muscle contraction assay T Fujiyuki, H Hamamoto, K Ishii, M Urai, K Kataoka, T Takeda, S Shibata, ... Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics 6 (2), 88-93, 2012 | 25 | 2012 |
Studies of host-pathogen interactions and immune-related drug development using the silkworm: interdisciplinary immunology, microbiology, and pharmacology studies K Ishii, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics 9 (4), 238-246, 2015 | 21 | 2015 |
Purification of innate immunostimulant from green tea using a silkworm muscle contraction assay S Dhital, H Hamamoto, M Urai, K Ishii, K Sekimizu Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics 5 (1), 18-25, 2011 | 20 | 2011 |
Niemann–Pick disease type C2 protein induces triglyceride accumulation in silkworm and mammalian cell lines T Adachi, K Ishii, Y Matsumoto, Y Hayashi, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu Biochemical Journal 459 (1), 137-147, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
Establishment of a Bacterial Infection Model Using the European Honeybee, Apis mellifera L K Ishii, H Hamamoto, K Sekimizu PLoS One 9 (2), e89917, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |