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SEO Wooseok
 
Organization
Graduate School of Medicine Designated associate professor
Title
Designated associate professor
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Degree 2

  1. PhD ( 2008.4   The University of British Columbia ) 

  2. MSc ( 2002.11   University of Calgary ) 

Research Interests 4

  1. Chromatin Structure

  2. Epigenetics

  3. Transcriptional Regulation

  4. T cell

Research Areas 2

  1. Life Science / Molecular biology  / Gene Expression

  2. Life Science / Immunology  / T cell immunity

Research History 4

  1. Nagoya University   Institute for Advanced Study, Young Researcher Unit   Unit Leader

    2023.4

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    Country:Japan

    Notes:http://www.iar.nagoya-u.ac.jp/eng/actions/

  2. Nagoya University   Graduate School of Medicine Program in Integrated Medicine Microbiology and Immunology   Designated associate professor

    2019.11

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    Country:Japan

    Notes:https://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/medical_E/laboratory/basic-med/micro-immunology/immunology/

  3. RIKEN   Researcher

    2009.11 - 2019.10

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    Country:Japan

    Notes:https://www.ims.riken.jp/english/index.php

  4. University of British Columbia   Biomedical Research Centre   Researcher

    2008.5 - 2009.10

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    Country:Canada

    Notes:https://www.ubc.ca/

Education 2

  1. University of British Columbia   PhD   Department of Medicine

    - 2008.4

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    Country: Canada

  2. University of Calgary   MSc   Department of Biological Sciences

    - 2002.11

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    Country: Canada

Professional Memberships 2

  1. Japanese Society of Cancer

  2. Japanese Society of Immunology

 

Papers 27

  1. Identification of a novel enhancer essential for<i> Satb1</i> expression in TH2 cells and activated ILC2s

    Nomura, A; Kobayashi, T; Seo, W; Ohno-Oishi, M; Kakugawa, K; Muroi, S; Yoshida, H; Endo, TA; Moro, K; Taniuchi, I

    LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE   Vol. 6 ( 8 )   2023.8

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    DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202301897

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  2. Impact of particulate microplastics generated from polyethylene terephthalate on gut pathology and immune microenvironments

    Harusato, A; Seo, W; Abo, H; Nakanishi, Y; Nishikawa, H; Itoh, Y

    ISCIENCE   Vol. 26 ( 4 )   2023.4

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106474

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  3. Dietary Emulsifiers Exacerbate Food Allergy and Colonic Type 2 Immune Response through Microbiota Modulation

    Harusato, A; Chassaing, B; Dauriat, CJG; Ushiroda, C; Seo, W; Itoh, Y

    NUTRIENTS   Vol. 14 ( 23 )   2022.12

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    DOI: 10.3390/nu14234983

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  4. The Roles of RUNX Proteins in Lymphocyte Function and Anti-Tumor Immunity

    Seo, W; Nomura, A; Taniuchi, I

    CELLS   Vol. 11 ( 19 )   2022.10

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    DOI: 10.3390/cells11193116

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  5. Transcriptional regulatory network for the establishment of CD8<SUP>+</SUP> T cell exhaustion

    Seo, W; Jerin, C; Nishikawa, H

    EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE   Vol. 53 ( 2 ) page: 202 - 209   2021.2

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    Chronic infection with persistent antigenic stimulation results in the generation of exhausted CD8+ T cells, which are considered defective effector CD8+ T cells, and thus compromises effective immune responses. However, recent studies have illustrated that exhausted CD8+ T cells may be purposely generated and maintained to provide mild immune responses against chronic infection or cancer, which can be safer over a long period of time than strong immune responses. Indeed, a specific population of exhausted CD8+ T cells that behaves similarly to self-renewing stem cells and provides a continuous supply of exhausted CD8+ T cells has been identified, indicating that this population can be considered progenitors of exhausted CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, several ground-breaking studies in the last few years have shed new light on the transcriptional regulatory network governing the generation and propagation of exhausted CD8+ T cells, which involves T cell receptor (TCR) signaling that leads to NFAT-TCF1 (nuclear factor of activated T cells-T cell factor 1) activity followed by activation of the TOX/NR4A axis. Elucidation of the intracellular signaling pathways will help to define the definitive developmental stages leading to exhausted CD8+ T cells, which can be exploited to advance our never-ending battle against cancer. This review will summarize the recent discoveries that have deepened our understanding of the exhaustion program of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells.

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  6. Runx-mediated regulation of CCL5 via antagonizing two enhancers influences immune cell function and anti-tumor immunity

    Seo Wooseok, Shimizu Kanako, Kojo Satoshi, Okeke Arinze, Kohwi-Shigematsu Terumi, Fujii Shin-ichiro, Taniuchi Ichiro

    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS   Vol. 11 ( 1 )   2020.3

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  7. The Roles of RUNX Family Proteins in Development of Immune Cells.

    Seo W, Taniuchi I

    Molecules and cells   Vol. 43 ( 2 ) page: 107 - 113   2020.2

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    DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2019.0291

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  8. Constitutive CD8 expression drives innate CD8<SUP>+</SUP> T-cell differentiation via induction of iNKT2 cells

    Kojo, S; Ohno-Oishi, M; Wada, H; Nieke, S; Seo, W; Muroi, S; Taniuchi, I

    LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE   Vol. 3 ( 2 )   2020.2

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    © 2020 Kojo et al. Temporal down-regulation of the CD8 co-receptor after receiving positive-selection signals has been proposed to serve as an important determinant to segregate helper versus cytotoxic lineages by generating differences in the duration of TCR signaling between MHC-I and MHC-II selected thymocytes. By contrast, little is known about whether CD8 also modulates TCR signaling engaged by the non-classical MHC-I–like molecule, CD1d, during development of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells. Here, we show that constitutive transgenic CD8 expression resulted in enhanced differentiation of innate memory-like CD8+ thymocytes in both a cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic manner, the latter being accomplished by an increase in the IL-4–producing iNKT2 subset. Skewed iNKT2 differentiation requires cysteine residues in the intracellular domain of CD8α that are essential for transmitting cellular signaling. Collectively, these findings shed a new light on the relevance of CD8 down-regulation in shaping the balance of iNKT-cell subsets by modulating TCR signaling.

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  9. Essential functions of Runx/Cbfβ in gut conventional dendritic cells for priming Rorγt<SUP>+</SUP> T cells

    Tenno, M; Wong, AYW; Ikegaya, M; Miyauchi, E; Seo, W; See, P; Kato, T; Taida, T; Ohno-Oishi, M; Ohno, H; Yoshida, H; Ginhoux, F; Taniuchi, I

    LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE   Vol. 3 ( 1 )   2020.1

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    DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201900441

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  10. Too much can be as bad as too little.

    Seo W, Taniuchi I

    Nature immunology   Vol. 20 ( 10 ) page: 1262 - 1264   2019.10

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    DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0498-7

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  11. Tle corepressors are differentially partitioned to instruct CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell lineage choice and identity.

    Xing S, Shao P, Li F, Zhao X, Seo W, Wheat JC, Ramasamy S, Wang J, Li X, Peng W, Yu S, Liu C, Taniuchi I, Sweetser DA, Xue HH

    The Journal of experimental medicine   Vol. 215 ( 8 ) page: 2211 - 2226   2018.8

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  12. Priming of lineage-specifying genes by Bcl11b is required for lineage choice in post-selection thymocytes.

    Kojo S, Tanaka H, Endo TA, Muroi S, Liu Y, Seo W, Tenno M, Kakugawa K, Naoe Y, Nair K, Moro K, Katsuragi Y, Kanai A, Inaba T, Egawa T, Venkatesh B, Minoda A, Kominami R, Taniuchi I

    Nature communications   Vol. 8 ( 1 ) page: 702   2017.9

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  13. Essential Roles of SATB1 in Specifying T Lymphocyte Subsets.

    Kakugawa K, Kojo S, Tanaka H, Seo W, Endo TA, Kitagawa Y, Muroi S, Tenno M, Yasmin N, Kohwi Y, Sakaguchi S, Kowhi-Shigematsu T, Taniuchi I

    Cell reports   Vol. 19 ( 6 ) page: 1176 - 1188   2017.5

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  14. Regulation of hematopoiesis and immune responses by long non-coding RNAs.

    Seo W, Taniuchi I

    International immunology   Vol. 29 ( 4 ) page: 165 - 172   2017.4

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  15. Distinct requirement of Runx complexes for TCRβ enhancer activation at distinct developmental stages

    Seo, W; Muroi, S; Akiyama, K; Taniuchi, I

    Scientific Reports   Vol. 7   page: 41351   2017.2

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  16. Roles of RUNX Complexes in Immune Cell Development.

    Ebihara T, Seo W, Taniuchi I

    Advances in experimental medicine and biology   Vol. 962   page: 395 - 413   2017

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    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3233-2_24

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  17. Transcriptional regulation of early T-cell development in the thymus

    Seo, W; Taniuchi, I

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY   Vol. 46 ( 3 ) page: 531 - 538   2016.3

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  18. Functional B-1 progenitor cells are present in the hematopoietic stem cell-deficient embryo and depend on <i>Cbf</i>β for their development

    Kobayashi, M; Shelley, WC; Seo, W; Vemula, S; Lin, Y; Liu, Y; Kapur, R; Taniuchi, I; Yoshimoto, M

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   Vol. 111 ( 33 ) page: 12151 - 12156   2014.8

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  19. TRANSPLANTABLE B-1 PROGENITOR CELLS ARE PRESENT IN THE FETAL LIVER OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL DEFICIENT EMBRYOS

    Kobayashi, M; Shelly, W; Seo, W; Vemula, S; Liu, Y; Taniuchi, I; Yoshimoto, M

    EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY   Vol. 42 ( 8 ) page: S66 - S66   2014.8

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  20. Epigenetic <i>Thpok</i> silencing limits the time window to choose CD4<SUP>+</SUP> helper-lineage fate in the thymus

    Tanaka, H; Naito, T; Muroi, S; Seo, W; Chihara, R; Miyamoto, C; Kominami, R; Taniuchi, I

    EMBO JOURNAL   Vol. 32 ( 8 ) page: 1183 - 1194   2013.4

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  21. Roles of VWRPY motif-mediated gene repression by Runx proteins during T-cell development

    Seo, W; Tanaka, H; Miyamoto, C; Levanon, D; Groner, Y; Taniuchi, I

    IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY   Vol. 90 ( 8 ) page: 827 - 830   2012.9

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  22. Runx1-Cbfβ facilitates early B lymphocyte development by regulating expression of Ebf1

    Seo, W; Ikawa, T; Kawamoto, H; Taniuchi, I

    JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   Vol. 209 ( 7 ) page: 1255 - 1262   2012.7

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  23. CD43 processing and nuclear translocation of CD43 cytoplasmic tail are required for cell homeostasis

    Seo, W; Ziltener, HJ

    BLOOD   Vol. 114 ( 17 ) page: 3567 - 3577   2009.10

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  24. PSGL-1 function in immunity and steady state homeostasis

    Carlow, DA; Gossens, K; Naus, S; Veerman, KM; Seo, W; Ziltener, HJ

    IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS   Vol. 230   page: 75 - 96   2009.7

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  25. Insertion of group II intron retroelements after intrinsic transcriptional terminators

    Robart, AR; Seo, W; Zimmerly, S

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   Vol. 104 ( 16 ) page: 6620 - 6625   2007.4

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  26. CD34 and CD43 inhibit mast cell adhesion and are required for optimal mast cell reconstitution

    Drew, E; Merzaban, JS; Seo, W; Ziltener, HJ; McNagny, KM

    IMMUNITY   Vol. 22 ( 1 ) page: 43 - 57   2005.1

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  27. Non-cognate template usage and alternative priming by a group II intron-encoded reverse transcriptase

    Morozova, T; Seo, W; Zimmerly, S

    JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   Vol. 315 ( 5 ) page: 951 - 963   2002.2

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Research Project for Joint Research, Competitive Funding, etc. 2

  1. 遺伝子位置情報から遺伝子機能予測 - 「転写ファクトリー」概念の立証研究

    2023.4 - 2026.3

    創発的研究支援事業フェーズ1 

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  2. ゲノムオーガナイザーSatb1によるT細胞の老化制御機構

    2023.4 - 2024.3

    堀科学芸術振興財団研究助成  基礎研究

    SEO Wooseok

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    Grant amount:\2000000

KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 6

  1. The regulatory mechanism of T cell exhaustion by genomic organizer Satb1

    Grant number:23K06581  2023.4 - 2026.3

    Nagoya University  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)  Scientific Research (C)

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  2. Intestinal homeostasis and the mechanism of food allergy

    Grant number:22K11731  2022.4 - 2025.3

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    HARUSATO Akihito, SEO Wooseok

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  3. Regulatory mechanisms controlling CCL5 chemokine to maintain tissue homeostasis

    Grant number:18K07186  2018.4 - 2021.3

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    Grant amount:\4550000 ( Direct Cost: \3500000 、 Indirect Cost:\1050000 )

    CCL5 is an important inflammatory chemokine and used to recruit immune cells to the infected sites to clear pathogens. Recent studies have suggested that CCL5 also functions to maintain tissue-resident immune cells within local tissues,
    thus implying that CCL5 can function under both inflammatory and non-inflammatory situations.
    During the thorough examination to decipher the detailed molecular regulatory circuit responsible for the specific expression of CCL5 in both inflammatory and non-inflammatory situations, I discovered that previously unknown two transcriptional enhancers, each of which is responsible for the expression of CCL5 in inflammatory and non-inflammatory situations. By the generation two gene-modified mouse lines in which either of enhancer is knocked out, I concluded that these two enhancers gives the temporal specificity of CCL5 expression by mediating chromatin loop between them.

  4. Runx-mediated regulation of chemokine CCL5 for lung diseases

    Grant number:15K08535  2015.4 - 2018.3

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    CCL5 chemokine is related to the development of many inflammatory diseases. To understand how CCL5 is regulated, I have examined a knockout mouse of Runx/CBFβ transcription factor and discovered that CCL5 is hugely upregulated in the absence of Runx/CBFβ. This indicated that CCL5 is tightly regulated by Runx/CBFβ. By combining regular ChIP and novel enChIP assays, I discovered that CCL5 expression requires two separate enhancers depending on activation states. These enhancers are crucial for proper expression of CCL5 from T cells as well as T-cell immunity.

  5. Effects of Runx1-associated lncRNA on asthma pathogenesis

    Grant number:25860374  2013.4 - 2015.3

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

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    Grant amount:\4290000 ( Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost:\990000 )

    Runx1 knockout mice spontaneously develop lung inflammation resembling human asthma; however, its mechanism is not known yet. Examination of Runx1 locus shows a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) located near Runx1 gene. This novel lncRNA shows a very low expression, but it is restricted to helper T lymphocytes. Knockdown of Runx1-lncRNA shows differential expressions of Runx1 target genes. Also, Runx1-lncRNA knockout mouse develops lung pathologies similar to Runx1 knockout mice. Therefore, we conclude that Runx1-lncRNA is functionally related to Runx1 protein.

  6. RunxタンパクVWRPY配列を介した免疫細胞分化制御機構の解明

    Grant number:10F00516  2010.10 - 2013.3

    科学研究費助成事業  

    セオ ウセオク

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Teaching Experience (On-campus) 4

  1. Immunology and Host Defense System

    2023

  2. Immunology and Host Defense System

    2022

  3. Immunology and Host Defense System

    2021

  4. Immunology and Host Defense System

    2020