KIYOMI NIGORIKAWA

Last Updated :2025/05/09

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Pharmaceutical Sciences), Assistant Professor
E-mail
knigohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I am investigating the role of phosphoinositides in innate immune cell function.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 1995/10/01, 2002/03/31, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2002/04/01, 2004/03/31, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2004/04/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, Technical Center
  • 2007/04/01, 2012/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Assistant Professor
  • 2012/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hiroshima University, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
  • 2019/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School, Division of Biophere Sciences, Japan

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Science, Hiroshima University
  • Master, Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Pharmaceutical Sciences : Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences : Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Pharmaceutical Sciences : Program of Medicinal Sciences : Medicinal Sciences
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Medicinal Sciences
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Medicinal Sciences
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Biomedical Sciences : Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Pharmacy;Pharmacology in pharmacy

Research Keywords

  • membrane traffic
  • Phosphoinositides
  • PI3-kinase
  • autophagy
  • phagocytosis

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Biological Chemistry III
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Physiological Chemistry
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Physiological Chemistry
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Experiments of Biological Chemistry
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Special laboratory Works in Pharmaceutical Sciences I
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Special laboratory Works in Pharmaceutical Sciences II
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special laboratory Works in Pharmaceutical Sciences III
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Special laboratory Works in Clinical Pharmacy I
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Special laboratory Works in Clinical Pharmacy II
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Special laboratory Works in Clinical Pharmacy III
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiological Chemistry
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiological Chemistry
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Physiological Chemistry
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Physiological Chemistry
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Lecture on Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  18. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research on Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  19. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Research on Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  20. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiological Chemistry for Medicinal Sciences
  21. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Physiological Chemistry for Medicinal Sciences
  22. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Physiological Chemistry for Medicinal Sciences
  23. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Physiological Chemistry for Medicinal Sciences

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. A high dose KRP203 induces cytoplasmic vacuoles associated with altered phosphoinositide segregation and endosome expansion, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 718, 20240723
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  2. CRISPRa Analysis of Phosphoinositide Phosphatases Shows That TMEM55A Is a Positive Regulator of Autophagy, BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN, 47(6), 1148-1153, 202406
  3. Discovery of Potent DAG-Lactone Derivatives as HIV Latency Reversing Agents, ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 10(6), 2250-2261, 20240521
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  4. SpCas9-HF1 enhances accuracy of cell cycle-dependent genome editing by increasing HDR efficiency, and by reducing off-target effects and indel rates, MOLECULAR THERAPY NUCLEIC ACIDS, 35(1), 20240312
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  5. Cas9-Geminin and Cdt1-fused anti-CRISPR protein synergistically increase editing accuracy, FEBS LETTERS, 597(7), 985-994, 202304
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  6. PIKfyve accelerates phagosome acidification through activation of TRPML1 while arrests aberrant vacuolation independent of the Ca2+ channel, JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 165(1), 75-84, 201901
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  7. Lysophosphatidylinositol-acyltransferase-1 is involved in cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations in macrophages, GENES TO CELLS, 24(5), 366-376, 201905
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  8. Sac1 Phosphoinositide Phosphatase Regulates Foam Cell Formation by Modulating SR-A Expression in Macrophages, BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN, 42(6), 923-928, 201906
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  9. Phosphorylation of TMEM55B by Erk/MAPK regulates lysosomal positioning, JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 166(2), 175-185, 201908
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  10. TMEM55a localizes to macrophage phagosomes to downregulate phagocytosis, JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 131(5), 201803
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  11. Inhibitory receptor FcRIIb mediates the effects of IgG on a phagosome acidification and a sequential dephosphorylation system comprising SHIPs and Inpp4a, INNATE IMMUNITY, 23(4), 401-409, 201705
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  12. Phosphoinositide phosphatase Sac3 regulates the cell surface expression of scavenger receptor A and formation of lipid droplets in macrophages, EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH, 357(2), 252-259, 20170815
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  13. Myeloid cell-specific inositol polyphosphate-4-phosphatase type I knockout mice impair bacteria clearance in a murine peritonitis model, INNATE IMMUNITY, 22(6), 444-451, 201608
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  14. Inositol Polyphosphate-4-Phosphatase Type I Negatively Regulates Phagocytosis via Dephosphorylation of Phagosomal PtdIns (3,4)P-2, PLOS ONE, 10(11), 20151104
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  15. Inpp5e increases the Rab5 association and phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate accumulation at the phagosome through an interaction with Rab20, BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 464, 365-375, 20141215
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  16. Involvement of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase alpha-Isoform in Antigen-Induced Degranulation in RBL-2H3 Cells, PLOS ONE, 9(10), 20141030
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  17. PIKfyve Regulates the Endosomal Localization of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides to Elicit TLR9-Dependent Cellular Responses, PLOS ONE, 8(9), 20130909
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  18. Essential roles of PIKfyve and PTEN on phagosomal phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate dynamics, FEBS LETTERS, 586(22), 4010-4015, 20121116
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  19. Class-IA Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110 beta Triggers GPCR-Induced Superoxide Production in p110 gamma-Deficient Murine Neutrophils, JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 120(4), 270-279, 201212
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  20. C5a controls TLR-induced IL-10 and IL-12 production independent of phosphoinositide 3-kinase, JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 149(3), 265-274, 201103
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  21. Phosphoinositide 3-Kinasec Controls the Intracellular Localization of CpG to Limit DNA-PKcs-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages, PLOS ONE, 6(10), 20111028
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  22. Specific role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase p110{alpha} in the regulation of phagocytosis and pinocytosis in macrophages, Biochem J, 423(1), 99-108, 20090914
  23. Negative regulation of class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase by protein kinase C{delta}l limits Fc{gamma} receptor-mediated phagocytosis in macrophages, J Biochem, 145(1), 87-94, 20090101
  24. Negative Regulation of Class IA Phosphoinositide 3-kinase by Protein Kinase C Limits Fc Receptor-Mediated Phagocytosis in Macrophages, JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 145(1), 87-94, 200901
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  25. Critical roles of the p110{beta} subtype of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in lipopolysaccharide-induced Akt activation and negative regulation of nitrite production in RAW 264.7 cells, J Immunol, 180(4), 2054-2061, 20080215
  26. Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in innate immunity, Biol Pharm Bull, 30(9), 1617-1623, 20070901
  27. Inhibition of PTEN and activation of Akt by menadione, Biochim Biophys Acta, 1770(4), 687-693, 20070401
  28. Protein kinase C{delta} binds TIRAP/Mal to participate in TLR signaling, Mol Immunol, 44(9), 2257-2264, 20070301
  29. Protein kinase C delta binds TIRAP/Mal to participate in TLR signaling, MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY, 44(9), 2257-2264, 200703
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  30. A naphthoquinone derivative, shikonin, has insulin-like actions by inhibiting both phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 and tyrosine phosphatases, Mol Pharmacol, 70(3), 1143-1149, 20060901
  31. Opposite effects of wortmannin and 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-1(4H)-benzopyran-4-one hydrochloride on toll-like receptor-mediated nitric oxide production: negative regulation of nuclear factor-{kappa}B by phosphoinositide 3-kinase., Mol Pharmacol, 69(5), 1717-1724, 20060501
  32. The effect of anionic amphiphiles on the recruitment of Rac in neutrophils, J Biochem, 136(4), 463-470, 20041001
  33. Pervanadate activates NADPH oxidase via protein kinase C-independent phosphorylation of p47-phox, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 361(1), 1-6, 19990101
  34. A SELECTIVE GAS SENSOR USING A POLYPYRROLE THIN-FILM AS A SENSITIVE MATRIX ON A PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL, JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 396(1-2), 563-567, 19951031
  35. A SELECTIVE ORGANIC VAPOR SENSOR-BASED ON SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS OF CHANGES OF MASS AND RESISTANCE OF A POLY(PYRROLE) THIN-FILM, JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 873-874, 19940407