Research

2026.01.16

“A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity” Takasuke Fukuhara, Tomokazu Tamura and Shuhei Tsujino (the department of virology)

Professor Takasuke Fukuhara, associate professor Tomokazu Tamura and assistant professor Shuhei Tsujino have published their research results.
Journal: Nature Communications
Title: A non-spike nucleocapsid R204P mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC enhances inflammation and pathogenicity
Authors: Shuhei Tsujino, Masumi Tsuda, Sayaka Deguchi, Jumpei Ito, Taha Y. Taha, Hesham Nasser, Lei Wang, Julia Rosecrans, Rigel Suzuki, Saori Suzuki, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Melanie Ott, Terumasa Ikeda, Kei Sato, Kazuo Takayama, Shinya Tanaka, Tomokazu Tamura & Takasuke Fukuhara
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DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-67455-4
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