Takehiko Yokomizo MD, PhD

Dr. Yokomizo is currently Professor at Juntendo University. He has received MD, PhD degrees from The University of Tokyo. His main research interests are Lipid mediators (Leukotriene, Prostaglandin), G-protein coupled receptor, Signal transduction, Immune response, Knockout mice.

His publications are as follows:
Liu M, Saeki K, Matsunobu T, Okuno T, Koga T, Sugimoto Y, Yokoyama C, Nakamizo S, Kabashima K, Narumiya S, Shimizu T, Yokomizo T*: 12-hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acid promotes epidermal wound healing by accelerating keratinocyte migration via the BLT2 receptor. J Exp Med, 2014; 211: 1063-78.
Matsunobu T, Okuno T, Yokoyama C, Yokomizo T: Thromboxane A synthase-independent production of 12-hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acid, a BLT2 ligand. J Lipid Res, 2013; 54: 2979-2987.
Sasaki F, Okuno T, Saeki K, Min L, Onohara N, Kato H, Shimizu T, Yokomizo T*: A high-affinity monoclonal antibody against the FLAG tag useful for G-protein-coupled receptor study. Anal Biochem, 2012; 425: 157-165.
Aratake Y, Okuno T, Matsunobu T, Saeki K, Takayanagi R, Furuya S, Yokomizo T*: Helix 8 of leukotriene B4 receptor 1 inhibits ligand-induced internalization. FASEB J, 2012; 26: 4068-4078.
Iizuka Y, Okuno T, Saeki K, Uozaki H, Okada S, Misaka T, Sato T, Toh H, Fukayama M, Takeda N, Kita Y, Shimizu T, Nakamura M, and Yokomizo T*: Protective role of leukotriene B4 receptor BLT2 in murine model of inflammatory colitis. Faseb J, 2010; 24: 4678-4690.