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Yousuke Takahama, Ph.D.

Yousuke Takahama, Ph.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Experimental Immunology Branch

RESEARCH SUMMARY

The current interest of our laboratory is to understand molecular mechanisms (1) that build functionally competent thymus microenvironments, which are capable of supporting the production and selection of T cells, (2) that govern thymic selection to establish a functionally competent repertoire of mature T cells, and (3) that position developing T cells to localize within the thymus microenvironments for T cell repertoire formation.

Areas of Expertise

Thymus Biology
Thymic Epithelial Cells
Thymus Development
T Cell Development
T Cell Repertoire Selection

Publications

Selected Recent Publications

Fine-tuning of β-catenin in mouse thymic epithelial cells is required for postnatal T-cell development

Fujimori S, Ohigashi I, Abe H, Matsushita Y, Katagiri T, Taketo MM, Takahama Y, Takada S.
eLife. 11: e69088, 2022.
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The thymoproteasome hardwires the TCR repertoire of CD8+ T cells in the cortex independent of negative selection

Ohigashi I, Frantzeskakis M, Jacques A, Fujimori S, Ushio A, Yamashita F, Ishimaru N, Yin D, Cam M, Kelly MC, Awasthi P, Takada K, Takahama Y.
J Exp Med. 218: e20201904, 2021.
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[ Journal Article ]

Trans-omics impact of thymoproteasome in cortical thymic epithelial cells

Ohigashi I, Tanaka Y, Kondo K, Fujimori S, Kondo H, Palin AC, Hoffmann V, Kozai M, Matsushita Y, Uda S, Motosugi R, Hamazaki J, Kubota H, Murata S, Tanaka K, Katagiri T, Kosako H, Takahama Y.
Cell Reports. 29: 2901-2916, 2019.
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Essential role of CCL21 in establishment of central self-tolerance in T cells

Kozai M, Kubo Y, Katakai T, Kondo H, Kiyonari H, Schaeuble K, Luther SA, Ishimaru N, Ohigashi I, Takahama Y.
J Exp Med. 214: 1925-1935, 2017.
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Foxn1-β5t transcriptional axis controls CD8+ T cell production in the thymus

Uddin MM, Ohigashi I, Motosugi R, Nakayama T, Sakata M, Hamazaki J, Nishito Y, Rode I, Tanaka K, Takemoto T, Murata S, and Takahama Y.
Nat Commun. 8: 14419, 2017.
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[ Journal Article ]

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Team

Biologist
Alison Jacques, M.S.
Staff Scientist
Jie Li, Ph.D.
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Jacqueline Battaile, M.S.

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