2026

Kenji Yoshida, Takanori Matsumaru, Shingo Mochizuki, Sho Yamasaki, Yukari Fujimoto

“Inhibition of Mincle signaling by chemically synthesized disaccharide-type 6-O-acylated steryl -glucosides (ASGs) and their analogues derived from plant” 

Chemical Communication 2026, In Press.

Nana Yabuno, Atsushi Minami, Taro Ozaki, Yuki Owada, Kohei Sawada, Ayaka Arai, Takashi Tadokoro, Tomoyasu Aizawa, Takuya Dosen, Tomo Nomai, Takanori Matsumaru, Junyang Liu, Tao Ye, Atsuji Kodama, Susumu Uchiyama, Kowit Hengphasatporn, Yasuteru Shigeta, Tomohide Saio, Katsumi Maenaka, Min Yao, Hiroyuki Kumeta, Hideaki Oikawa, Toyoyuki Ose 

“A system of paired polyether epoxide hydrolases enables a mouldable enzyme for consecutive ring cyclisation cascades”

Nature Chemistry 2026, 18, 1298–1307. 

Kenji Yoshida, Takanori Matsumaru,* Shingo Mochizuki, Sho Yamasaki, Yukari Fujimoto*

“Synthesis of plant-derived 6-O-acylated steryl -glucosides (ASGs) and their derivatives: evaluation of Mincle-mediated signaling activity” 

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2026, 99, uoag057.

*Corresponding author

Shunya Kikuchi, Takanori Matsumaru, Yukari Fujimoto

“Fluorescent-labeled anti-inflammatory -galactosylceramide derivative and its intracellular behavior associated with selective immune function”

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2026, 136, 130617.

Shunya Kikuchi, Hideki Ogura, Takanori Matsumaru, Satoshi Ishido, Yukari Fujimoto

“Development of a Self-Adjuvanting Influenza Peptide–Glycolipid Conjugate Inducing CD8⁺ T-Cell Immunity”

ChemBioChem 2026, 27, e202500979.

Takanori Matsumaru, Kana Okubo, Juri Takayama, Yuki Hirano, Yi-Ren Huo, Satomi Toguchi, Kenji Yoshida, Ayumi Fujii, Takehiro Suzuki, Chun-Cheng Lin, Naoshi Dohmae, Sho Yamasaki, Yukari Fujimoto

“Live-cell imaging analysis of the intracellular behavior of C-type lectin receptor Mincle and its ligand using newly developed fluorescence-labeled molecular probes based on trehalose diester”

ACS Chemical Biology 2026, 21, 519-526.

Kodai Sueyoshi, Nanako Kawate-Horiuchi, Kazunari Ueki, Risa Nozawa, Takanori Matsumaru, Yukari Fujimoto

“Nitration of GlcCer and Related Complex Lipids Enhances CD1d Binding Affinity and Modulates Immune Responses via Lipid Antigen Presentation to NKT Cells”

ChemistryEurope, 2026, 4, e202500311.