Department of Immunology

• Yamada T, Nabe S, Toriyama K, Inoue K, Imai Y, Shiraishi A, Takenaka K, Yasukawa M, Yamashita M. Histone H3K27 Demethylase Negatively Controls the Memory Formation of Antigen-Stimulated CD8+ T Cells. J. Immunol. 202: 1088-1098, doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801083. 2019
• Nabe S, Yamada T, Suzuki J, Toriyama K, Yasuoka T, Kuwahara M, Shiraishi A, Takenaka K, Yasukawa M, Yamashita M. Reinforce the antitumor activity of CD8+ T cells via glutamine restriction. Cancer Sci. 109: 3737-3750, doi: 10.1111/cas.13827. 2018
• Suzuki J, Yamada T, Inoue K, Nabe S, Kuwahara M, Takemori N, Takemori A, Matsuda D, Kanoh M, Imai Y, Yasukawa M, Yamashita M. The tumor suppressor menin prevents effector CD8 T cell dysfunction by targeting mTORC1-dependent metabolic activation. Nat. Commun. 9: 3296, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05854-6. 2018.

Staff list

• Professor：YAMASHITA, Masakatsu
• Assistant Professor：KUWAHARA Makoto
• Assistant Professor：SUZUKI Jumpei
• MARUYAMA, Saho