Botulinum hemagglutinin disrupts the intercellular epithelial barrier by directly binding E-cadherin

Yo Sugawara, Takuhiro Matsumura, Yuki Takegahara, +4

The Journal of Cell Biology

Botulinum toxin A complex exploits intestinal M cells to enter the host and exert neurotoxicity

Takuhiro Matsumura, Yo Sugawara, Masahiro Yutani, +9

Nature Communications

Spreading Patterns of NDM-Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> in Clinical and Environmental Settings in Yangon, Myanmar

Yo Sugawara, Yukihiro Akeda, Hideharu Hagiya, +10

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Disruption of the epithelial barrier by botulinum haemagglutinin (HA) proteins – differences in cell tropism and the mechanism of action between HA proteins of types A or B, and HA proteins of type C

Yingji Jin, Yuki Takegahara, Yo Sugawara, +2

Microbiology

Type B HaImmunotoxicologyImmunologyCell DeathPathology +18

Genetic characterization of blaNDM-harboring plasmids in carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli from Myanmar

Yo Sugawara, Yukihiro Akeda, Noriko Sakamoto, +12

PLoS ONE

Antibiotic ResistanceBacterial PathogensDrug ResistanceCarbapenem-resistant Escherichia ColiInfection Control +18

Crystal Structure of Clostridium botulinum Whole Hemagglutinin Reveals a Huge Triskelion-shaped Molecular Complex

Sho Amatsu, Yo Sugawara, Takuhiro Matsumura, +2

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae harbouring blaNDM or blaIMI in local market foods of Yangon, Myanmar

Yo Sugawara, Hideharu Hagiya, Yukihiro Akeda, +10

Scientific Reports

Functional Dissection of the Clostridium botulinum Type B Hemagglutinin Complex: Identification of the Carbohydrate and E-Cadherin Binding Sites

Yo Sugawara, Masahiro Yutani, Sho Amatsu, +2

PLoS ONE

Motor Nerve EndingsProtein FunctionAllergyBiochemistryMedicine +13

PCR-Dipstick Chromatography for Differential Detection of Carbapenemase Genes Directly in Stool Specimens

Rathina Kumar Shanmugakani, Yukihiro Akeda, Norihisa Yamamoto, +13

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Evasion of antiviral bacterial immunity by phage tRNAs

Aa Haeruman Azam, Kohei Kondo, Kotaro Chihara, +11

Nature Communications