Yoichi Matsunaga

A conformational transition at the N terminus of the prion protein features in formation of the scrapie isoform 1 1Edited by M. Yaniv

David Peretz, R. Anthony Williamson, Yoichi Matsunaga et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1997 · 336 citations

Protein Function, Protein Assembly, Biochemistry +10

A Change in the Conformation of Prions Accompanies the Emergence of a New Prion Strain

David Peretz, R. Anthony Williamson, Giuseppe Legname et al. · Neuron · 2002 · 228 citations · Full text

Biology, Protein Folding, Natural Sciences +7

Altered Th1/Th2 commitment in human CD4+ T cells with ageing

Shizuka Sakata-Kaneko, Yoshio Wakatsuki, Yoichi Matsunaga et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 2000 · 122 citations · Full text

Amyloid-beta causes apoptosis of neuronal cells via caspase cascade, which can be prevented by amyloid-beta-derived short peptides

Aradhana Awasthi, Yoichi Matsunaga, Tatsuo Yamada · Experimental Neurology · 2005 · 95 citations

Amyloid-beta-derived Short Peptides, Alzheimer's Disease, Caspase Cascade +11

L-Tryptophan Suppresses Rise in Blood Glucose and Preserves Insulin Secretion in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Rats

Tomoko Inubushi, Norio Kamemura, Masataka Oda et al. · Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology · 2012 · 64 citations · Full text