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Significant structural change in both O- and N-linked carbohydrate moieties of the antigenic galactomannan from Aspergillus fumigatus grown under different culture conditions by Kudoh, Atsushi, Okawa, Yoshio, Shibata, Nobuyuki

“…Invasive aspergillosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis of this infection frequently employs detection…”
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Identification of Distinct Ligands for the C-type Lectin Receptors Mincle and Dectin-2 in the Pathogenic Fungus Malassezia by Ishikawa, Tetsuaki, Itoh, Fumie, Yoshida, Sayumi, Saijo, Shinobu, Matsuzawa, Tetsuhiro, Gonoi, Tohru, Saito, Takashi, Okawa, Yoshio, Shibata, Nobuyuki, Miyamoto, Tomofumi, Yamasaki, Sho

“…Various C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), including Mincle and Dectin-2, function as pattern recognition receptors and play a central role in immunity to fungal…”
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Chemical structure of the cell-wall mannan of Candida albicans serotype A and its difference in yeast and hyphal forms by Shibata, Nobuyuki, Suzuki, Akifumi, Kobayashi, Hidemitsu, Okawa, Yoshio

“…The structure of the cell-wall mannan from the J-1012 (serotype A) strain of the polymorphic yeast Candida albicans was determined by acetolysis under mild…”
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Difference in Fine Specificity to Polysaccharides of Candida albicans Mannoprotein between Mouse SIGNR1 and Human DC-SIGN by TAKAHARA, Kazuhiko, ARITA, Takuya, TOKIEDA, Sumika, SHIBATA, Nobuyuki, OKAWA, Yoshio, TATENO, Hiroaki, HIRABAYASHI, Jun, INABA, Kayo

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Comparison of Pathogenicity of Various Candida tropicalis Strains by Okawa, Yoshio, Miyauchi, Masayoshi, Kobayashi, Hidemitsu

“…To clarify the pathogenicity and the pathogenic factors of Candida tropicalis strains, five strains, IFO 0199, IFO 0587, IFO 0589, IFO 1400, and IFO 1647, of…”
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Enzymatic Synthesis of New Oligosaccharides Using Mannosyltransferases from Candida Species and Their NMR Assignments by Shibata, Nobuyuki, Okawa, Yoshio

“…The outer layer of the cell wall of pathogenic fungi, Candida species, consists of mannan, which plays an important role in infection. In this study, we…”
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Influence of oxidative and osmotic stresses on the structure of the cell wall mannan of Candida albicans serotype A by Koyama, Takashi, Makita, Mayumi, Shibata, Nobuyuki, Okawa, Yoshio

“…In this study, we investigated the structural changes in the cell wall mannan of Candida albicans serotype A strain cells cultured under various stress…”
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Activity and Stability of α- and β-Mannosyltransferases in Candida albicans Cells Cultured at High Temperature and at Low pH by Goto, Kouji, Okawa, Yoshio

“…We measured the activity and stability of three mannosyltransferases to ascertain the mechanisms of changes in the antigenicity and the mannan structure of…”
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Antigenicity of Cell Wall Mannans of Candida albicans and Candida stellatoidea Cultured at High Temperatures in BACTEC Medium by Okawa, Yoshio, Goto, Kougi

“…The study of the antigenicity of pathogenic Candida albicans and Candida stellatoidea cells grown in BACTEC fungal medium (BFM) is useful for clinical analysis…”
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Conformational Analysis of β-1,2-Linked Mannobiose to Mannoheptaose, Specific Antigen of Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans by Shibata, Nobuyuki, Okawa, Yoshio

“…Candida albicans contains characteristic β-1,2-linked oligomannosyl moieties in the cell wall mannan. Reduction of the reducing termini of these…”
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Comparison of Pathogenicity of Various Candida albicans and C. stellatoidea Strains by Okawa, Yoshio, Miyauchi, Masayoshi, Takahashi, Shinichi, Kobayashi, Hidemitsu

“…In order to clarify the pathogenicity and the pathogenic factors of various Candida species strains, three strains, NIH A-207 and J-1012 (serotype A), and NIH…”
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Disappearance of Antigenic Factor 6 in Candida glabrata IFO 0622 Strain Cells Cultured at High Temperature by Okawa, Yoshio, Goto, Kougi

“…The Candida glabrata IFO 0622 strain cells obtained after cultivation at 27 °C and at 37 °C and then at 27 °C (37—27 °C) for 48 h in yeast extract-added…”
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Some Properties of β-1,2-Mannosyltransferases Related to the Biosynthesis of the Acid-Labile Oligomannosyl Side Chains in Candida albicans NIH B-792 Strain Cells by Goto, Kouji, Suzuki, Akifumi, Shibata, Nobuyuki, Okawa, Yoshio

“…We detected the β-1,2-mannosyltransferases (β-1,2-MTs), which participate in the biosynthesis of oligomannosyl side chains in the mannan acid-labile fraction,…”
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Primary structure and function of a cytotoxic outer-membrane protein (ComP) of Plesiomonas shigelloides by Tsugawa, Hitoshi, Ogawa, Asako, Takehara, Satomi, Kimura, Mayumi, Okawa, Yoshio

“…We previously isolated and characterized a 40-kDa cytotoxic outer-membrane protein (ComP) produced by Plesiomonas shigelloides strain P-1 (P-1). Sequence…”
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Structural Changes of Cell Wall Mannans of Candida guilliermondii IFO 10279 Strain Cells Cultured at High Temperature by Okawa, Yoshio, Oikawa, Shingi, Suzuki, Saeko

“…The morphology, structure, and antigenicity of the cells and the cell wall mannans of the Candida guilliermondii IFO 10279 strain cultivated at 33 and 34 °C…”
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Adhesion of Candida albicans to HeLa Cells: Studies Using Polystyrene Beads by Miyauchi, Masayoshi, Giummelly, Philippe, Yazawa, Shin, Okawa, Yoshio

“…The adherence to HeLa cells by the yeast-type cells of the Candida albicans NIH A-207 strain cultivated for 2 d at 27 °C in the yeast extract-added Sabouraud…”
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Similarity of Acid Proteinases Secreted by Candida albicans NIH A-207 and NIH B-792 Strains Cultured in BSA-Supplemented Medium by Okawa, Yoshio, Suzuki, Akifumi, Chiba, Takako

“…Candida albicans NIH A-207 (serotype A) and NIH B-792 (serotype B) strains secreted one acid proteinases (AP) each in a yeast carbon-based medium supplemented…”
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Antigenicity of Cell Wall Mannans of Candida albicans NIH A-207 Strain Cells Cultured in Galactose-Added Yeast Nitrogen Base Medium by Okawa, Yoshio, Miyauchi, Masayoshi, Goto, Kouji, Giummelly, Philippe

“…The cultivations of the Candida albicans NIH A-207 strain (A-strain) for 5 d at 27 and 37 °C in 500 mM galactose-added yeast nitrogen base medium (YNB-Gal)…”
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Enzymatic Synthesis of New Oligosaccharides Using Mannosyltransferases from Candida Species and Their NMR Assignments by Nobuyuki SHIBATA, Yoshio OKAWA

“…The outer layer of the cell wall of pathogenic fungi, Candida species, consists of mannan, which plays an important role in infection. In this study, we…”
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Comparative Study of Protective Effects of Chitin, Chitosan, and N-Acetyl Chitohexaose against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Listeria monocytogenes Infections in Mice by Okawa, Yoshio, Kobayashi, Makiko, Suzuki, Shigeo, Suzuki, Masuko

“…We conducted a comparative study of the protective effects of chitin, chitosan, and N-acetyl chitohexaose (NACOS-6) against mice infected intravenously or…”
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