I. Nakagawa

M. Morita, M. Ohnishi, I. Nakagawa, 2017, Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases.

Attenuation of glucan-binding protein C reduces the cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans: analysis of strains isolated from human blood.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, T. Fujiwara, 2002, Journal of dental research.

Biochemical and genetic characterization of serologically untypable Streptococcus mutans strains isolated from patients with bacteremia.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, T. Fujiwara, 2001, European journal of oral sciences.

Phylogenetic diversity in fim and mfa gene clusters between Porphyromonas gingivalis and Porphyromonas gulae, as a potential cause of host specificity

Y. Izumi, I. Nakagawa, M. Umeda, 2020, Journal of oral microbiology.

The importance of fimbriae in the virulence and ecology of some oral bacteria.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, S. Kimura, 1998, Oral microbiology and immunology.

Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide modulates the responsiveness of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts to platelet-derived growth factor.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, T. Fujiwara, 2010, Journal of periodontal research.

Listeria monocytogenes ActA-mediated escape from autophagic recognition

C. Sasakawa, I. Nakagawa, A. Kakizuka, 2009, Nature Cell Biology.

Demonstration of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Streptococcus mutans Using Multilocus Sequence Typing

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, R. Nomura, 2008, Caries Research.

Functional dysbiosis within dental plaque microbiota in cleft lip and palate patients

Y. Izumi, T. Sekizaki, K. Moriyama, 2019, Progress in Orthodontics.

CRISPR Inhibition of Prophage Acquisition in Streptococcus pyogenes

K. Kurokawa, Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, 2011, PloS one.

Role of Hrs in maturation of autophagosomes in mammalian cells.

N. Tanaka, K. Sugamura, T. Shimosegawa, 2007, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

Virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis is altered by substitution of fimbria gene with different genotype

Kazuhiko Nakano, Ichiro Nakagawa, Takashi Ooshima, 2007, Cellular microbiology.

Specific interactions between Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae and human extracellular matrix proteins.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, A. Amano, 1999, FEMS microbiology letters.

Studying initial phase of biofilm formation: molecular interaction of host proteins and bacterial surface components.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, A. Amano, 1999, Methods in enzymology.

Phylogenetic relationship of prophages is affected by CRISPR selection in Group A Streptococcus

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, K. Murase, 2019, BMC Microbiology.

The Dawning Era of Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis in Cellular Microbiology

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2010, Front. Microbio..

Microbially cleaved immunoglobulins are sensed by the innate immune receptor LILRA2

M. Colonna, I. Nakagawa, H. Nagai, 2016, Nature Microbiology.

Clonal Expansion of Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subspecies equisimilis Causing Bacteremia, Japan, 2005–2021

I. Nakagawa, Y. Matsumura, T. Noguchi, 2023, Emerging infectious diseases.

Deep sequencing analysis of the heterogeneity of seed and commercial lots of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) tuberculosis vaccine substrain Tokyo-172

Taro Yamamoto, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2015, Scientific Reports.

Characterization of 3 Megabase-Sized Circular Replicons from Vibrio cholerae

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, K. Okada, 2015, Emerging infectious diseases.

Comparative Genomic Characterization of a Thailand–Myanmar Isolate, MS6, of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor, Which Is Phylogenetically Related to a “US Gulf Coast” Clone

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, K. Okada, 2014, PloS one.

Influenza A Virus-Infected Hosts Boost an Invasive Type of Streptococcus pyogenes Infection in Mice

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, K. Sano, 2003, Journal of Virology.

Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Cytotoxin Induces Activation of the Proapoptotic Proteins Bax and Bak, Leading to Cytochrome c Release and Cell Death, Independent of Vacuolation*

T. Hirayama, J. Moss, I. Nakagawa, 2006, Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Transcriptome analysis and gene expression profiles of early apoptosis‐related genes in Streptococcus pyogenes‐infected epithelial cells

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, M. Nakata, 2004, Cellular microbiology.

A Locus Encoding Variable Defense Systems against Invading DNA Identified in Streptococcus suis

T. Sekizaki, S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, 2017, Genome biology and evolution.

Assessment of pig saliva as a Streptococcus suis reservoir and potential source of infection on farms by use of a novel quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay.

T. Sekizaki, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2018, American journal of veterinary research.

Complete Genome Sequence of the Serotype k Streptococcus mutans Strain LJ23

M. Hattori, K. Kurokawa, Y. Eishi, 2012, Journal of bacteriology.

The staphylococcal elastin-binding protein regulates zinc-dependent growth/biofilm formation.

K. Tsumoto, Makoto Nakakido, Chihiro Aikawa, 2014, Journal of biochemistry.

Distinct interacting core taxa in co-occurrence networks enable discrimination of polymicrobial oral diseases with similar symptoms

Y. Izumi, I. Nakagawa, Y. Takeuchi, 2016, Scientific Reports.

Influence of Lactobacillus pentosus S-PT84 Ingestion on the Mucosal Immunity of Healthy and Salmonella Typhimurium-Infected Mice

I. Nakagawa, T. Izumo, H. Shibata, 2011, Bioscience and microflora.

Bcl-xL Affects Group A Streptococcus-Induced Autophagy Directly, by Inhibiting Fusion between Autophagosomes and Lysosomes, and Indirectly, by Inhibiting Bacterial Internalization via Interaction with Beclin 1-UVRAG

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2017, PloS one.

DNA-based culture-independent analysis detects the presence of group a streptococcus in throat samples from healthy adults in Japan

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2016, BMC Microbiology.

16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequence Data from Chicken Cecal Feces from Vietnam and Thailand

T. Sekizaki, I. Nakagawa, M. Tohya, 2019, Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Molecular Characterization of a Novel Fibronectin-binding Protein of Streptococcus pyogenesStrains Isolated from Toxic Shock-like Syndrome Patients*

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, M. Nakata, 2002, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Fba, a novel fibronectin‐binding protein from Streptococcus pyogenes, promotes bacterial entry into epithelial cells, and the fba gene is positively transcribed under the Mga regulator

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, S. Kawabata, 2001, Molecular microbiology.

NLRX1 Negatively Regulates Group A Streptococcus Invasion and Autophagy Induction by Interacting With the Beclin 1–UVRAG Complex

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2018, Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol..

Autophagy Receptor Tollip Facilitates Bacterial Autophagy by Recruiting Galectin-7 in Response to Group A Streptococcus Infection

I. Nakagawa, Miyako Hikichi, T. Nozawa, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Rab35 GTPase recruits NDP52 to autophagy targets

I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, Atsuko Minowa-Nozawa, 2017, The EMBO journal.

Rab35 GTPase recruits NDP52 to autophagy targets

I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, Atsuko Minowa-Nozawa, 2017, The EMBO journal.

Significance of a histone-like protein with its native structure for the diagnosis of asymptomatic tuberculosis

I. Nakagawa, S. Matsumoto, Saburo Yamamoto, 2018, PloS one.

An Initial Step of GAS-Containing Autophagosome-Like Vacuoles Formation Requires Rab7

Takeshi Noda, I. Nakagawa, A. Yamamoto, 2009, PLoS pathogens.

Inhibitory Effects of Protamines on Proteolytic and Adhesive Activities of Porphyromonas gingivalis

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, A. Amano, 1999, Infection and Immunity.

Prevalent emm types and superantigen gene patterns of group A Streptococcus in Thailand

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, W. Paveenkittiporn, 2015, Epidemiology and Infection.

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Streptococcus parasuis Strains Obtained from Saliva of Domestic Pigs in Japan

T. Sekizaki, I. Nakagawa, R. Nomoto, 2022, Microbiology resource announcements.

Inconsistency between the fimbrilin gene and the antigenicity of lipopolysaccharides in selected strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, T. Fujiwara, 1994, FEMS microbiology letters.

Molecular and Immunological Characterization of the Fimbriae of Porphyromonas gingivalis

T. Ogawa, S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, 1994, Microbiology and immunology.

Adherence of Porphyromonas gingivalis to matrix proteins via a fimbrial cryptic receptor exposed by its own arginine‐specific protease

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, S. Kimura, 1997, Molecular microbiology.

Genetic Analysis of Capsular Polysaccharide Synthesis Gene Clusters from All Serotypes of Streptococcus suis: Potential Mechanisms for Generation of Capsular Variation

T. Sekizaki, S. Hamada, Yumi Kumagai, 2013, Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Infection by Streptococcus pyogenes Induces the Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Expression in Mouse Osteoblastic Cells

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, T. Fujiwara, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

An In Vitro Mixed Infection Model With Commensal and Pathogenic Staphylococci for the Exploration of Interspecific Interactions and Their Impacts on Skin Physiology

A. Ikeuchi, I. Nakagawa, N. Soga, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Biological Effect of Streptococcus pyogenes-Released Extracellular Vesicles on Human Monocytic Cells, Induction of Cytotoxicity, and Inflammatory Response

T. Kikuchi, Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Characterization of pig saliva as the major natural habitat of Streptococcus suis by analyzing oral, fecal, vaginal, and environmental microbiota

T. Sekizaki, I. Nakagawa, R. Osawa, 2019, PloS one.

YvqE and CovRS of Group A Streptococcus Play a Pivotal Role in Viability and Phenotypic Adaptations to Multiple Environmental Stresses

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, Amonrattana Roobthaisong, 2017, PloS one.

Patient-specific establishment of bacterial composition within the peri-implant microbiota during the earliest weeks after implant uncovering.

I. Nakagawa, S. Kasugai, K. Ishihara, 2021, Journal of periodontal research.

Capsular Variation Potential Mechanisms for Generation of from All Serotypes of Streptococcus suis: Polysaccharide Synthesis Gene Clusters Genetic Analysis of Capsular

Yumi Kumagai, I. Nakagawa, M. Gottschalk, 2014 .

Novel Laminin-Binding Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes, Lbp, Is Involved in Adhesion to Epithelial Cells

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, S. Kawabata, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Golgi-Resident GTPase Rab30 Promotes the Biogenesis of Pathogen-Containing Autophagosomes

H. Harada, Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, 2016, PloS one.

Evaluation of biofilm formation in the presence of saliva on poly(ethylene glycol)deposited titanium.

Y. Tsutsumi, T. Hanawa, I. Nakagawa, 2014, Dental materials journal.

A novel, anchorless streptococcal surface protein that binds to human immunoglobulins.

Ichiro Nakagawa, Yutaka Terao, S. Hamada, 2002, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

Complete Genome Sequence of Helicobacter pylori Strain ATCC 43504, a Type Strain That Can Infect Gerbils

Tetsuya Hayashi, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2020, Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Genetic profiles of Propionibacterium acnes and identification of a unique transposon with novel insertion sequences in sarcoid and non-sarcoid isolates

Y. Eishi, K. Uchida, T. Akashi, 2015, Scientific Reports.

LAMTOR2/LAMTOR1 complex is required for TAX1BP1‐mediated xenophagy

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2019, Cellular microbiology.

Complete Genome Sequence of the Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis TDC60, Which Causes Periodontal Disease

M. Hattori, K. Kurokawa, Y. Abiko, 2011, Journal of bacteriology.

Targeting hemoglobin receptors IsdH and IsdB of Staphylococcus aureus with a single VHH antibody inhibits bacterial growth

K. Tsumoto, Makoto Nakakido, Chihiro Aikawa, 2023, The Journal of biological chemistry.

The STX6-VTI1B-VAMP3 complex facilitates xenophagy by regulating the fusion between recycling endosomes and autophagosomes

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2017, Autophagy.

Genome Sequence of a Bacillus anthracis Outbreak Strain from Zambia, 2011

H. Ogawa, Naomi Ohnishi, H. Higashi, 2014, Genome Announcements.

YvqE and CovRS of Group A Streptococcus Play a Pivotal Role in Viability and Phenotypic Adaptations to Multiple Environmental Stresses

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, Amonrattana Roobthaisong, 2017, PloS one.

Streptococcus pyogenes degrades extracellular matrix in chondrocytes via MMP-13.

S. Hamada, I. Nakagawa, F. Maruyama, 2008, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

The STX6-VTI1B-VAMP3 complex facilitates xenophagy by regulating the fusion between recycling endosomes and autophagosomes

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2017, Autophagy.

Chihiro Aikawa, I. Nakagawa, T. Nozawa, 2017, PloS one.

Group A Streptococcus cation diffusion facilitator proteins contribute to immune evasion by regulating intracellular metal concentrations.

K. Tsumoto, Makoto Nakakido, Chihiro Aikawa, 2023, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC.

Comparative genomic analyses of Streptococcus mutans provide insights into chromosomal shuffling and species-specific content

M. Hattori, K. Kurokawa, K. Nakai, 2009, BMC Genomics.