Yorifumi Satou
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

ACHIEVEMENT

Selected publications
  1. Satou Y, Matsuoka M. Virological and immunological mechanisms in the pathogenesis of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1. Rev Med Virol. 2013;23(5):269-80.
  2. Yamamoto-Taguchi N, Satou Y, Miyazato P, Ohshima K, Nakagawa M, Katagiri K, Kinashi T, Matsuoka M. HTLV-1 bZIP factor induces inflammation through labile Foxp3 expression. PLoS Pathog. 2013;9(9):e1003630.
  3. Satou Y, Utsunomiya A, Tanabe J, Nakagawa M, Nosaka K, Matsuoka M. HTLV-1 modulates the frequency and phenotype of FoxP3+CD4+ T cells in virus-infected individuals. Retrovirology. 2012;9:46.
  4. Sugata K, Satou Y, Yasunaga J, Hara H, Ohshima K, Utsunomiya A, Mitsuyama M, Matsuoka M. HTLV-1 bZIP factor impairs cell-mediated immunity by suppressing production of Th1 cytokines. Blood. 2012;119(2):434-44.
  5. Satou Y, Yasunaga J, Zhao T, Yoshida M, Miyazato P, Takai K, Shimizu K, Ohshima K, Green PL, Ohkura N, Yamaguchi T, Ono M, Sakaguchi S, Matsuoka M. HTLV-1 bZIP factor induces T-cell lymphoma and systemic inflammation in vivo. PLoS Pathog. 2011;7(2):e1001274.
  6. Zhao T, Satou Y, Sugata K, Miyazato P, Green PL, Imamura T, Matsuoka M. HTLV-1 bZIP factor enhances TGF-β signaling through p300 coactivator. Blood. 2011;118(7):1865-76.
  7. Satou Y, Yasunaga J, Yoshida M, Matsuoka M. HTLV-I basic leucine zipper factor gene mRNA supports proliferation of adult T cell leukemia cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006;103(3):720-5.
Awards
2011 Sugiura Award (Young Investigator Award from Japanese Society of Virology)
2007 Award from Japanese Society of Hematology