References:
- Nishiyama, Y., Planque, S., Hanson, C.V., Massey, R.J., and Paul, S. CD4 binding determinant mimicry for HIV vaccine design. Frontiers in Immunology. In revision, 2012 (Invited article).
- Planque, S.A., Mitsuda, Y., Nishiyama, Y., Karle, S., Boivin, S., Salas, M., Morris, M.-K., Hara, M., Liao, G., Massey, R.J., Hanson, C.V., and Paul, S. Antibodies to a superantigenic glycoprotein 120 epitope as the basis for developing a HIV vaccine. J Immunol. 2012 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print].
- Sapparapu, G., Planque, S., Mitsuda, Y., McLean, G., Nishiyama, Y., and Paul, S. Constant domain-regulated antibody catalysis. J Biol Chem. 287(43):36096-104, 2012.
- Paul, S., Planque, S.A., Nishiyama, Y., Hanson, C.V., and Massey, R.J. Nature and nurture of catalytic antibodies. Adv Exp Med Biol. 750:56-75, 2012.
- Brown, E.L., Nishiyama, Y., Dunkle, J.W., Aggarwal, S., Planque, S., Watanabe, K., Csencsits-Smith, K., Bowden, M.G., Kaplan, S.L., and Paul, S. Constitutive production of catalytic antibodies to a Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor and effect of infection. J Biol Chem. 287(13):9940-51, 2012.
- Nishiyama, Y. and Paul, S. VIPase: antibody light chain hydrolyzing vasoactive intestinal peptide. Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes. 3rd Edition, Rawlings, N.D. and Salvesen, G., Eds. (Academic Press, London, England). Expected Release Date 2013 Jan 17.
- Paul, S., Planque, S., Nishiyama, Y., Escobar, M., Barnett, Z., and Massey, R.J. Covalent vaccination and catalytic antibodies: A new way of looking at and dealing with HIV. GMHC “Treatment Issues.” June 2011. Print version published in POZ magazine, June 2011:21-5.
- Paul, S., Planque, S., Nishiyama, Y., Escobar, M.E., and Hanson, C.V. Back to the future: Covalent epitope-based HIV vaccine development. Expert Rev Vaccines. 9:1027-43, 2010.
- Paul, S., Planque, S., and Nishiyama, Y. Immunological origin and functional properties of catalytic autoantibodies to amyloid β peptide. J Clin Immunol. 30 Suppl 1:S43-9, 2010.
- Planque, S., Salas, M., Mitsuda, Y., Sienczyk, M., Escobar, M.E., Mooney, J.P., Morris, M.-K., Nishiyama, Y., Ghosh, D., Kumar, A., Gao, F., Hanson, C.V., and Paul, S. Neutralization of genetically diverse HIV-1 strains by IgA antibodies to the gp120 CD4 binding site from long-term survivors of HIV infection. AIDS. 24:875-84, 2010.
- Paul, S., Planque, S., and Nishiyama, Y. Beneficial catalytic immunity to amyloid β peptide. Rejuvenation Res. 13:179-87, 2010.
Yasuhiro Nishiyama, PhD
Associate Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
(713) 500 - 7342
Yasuhiro.Nishiyama@uth.tmc.edu
Medicinal Chemistry; Biochemistry
Education
Kobe Gakuin University Graduate School of Food and Medicinal Sciences, Ph.D., 1995
Postgraduate Training
4/1994-3/1996: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Kobe Gakuin University, Medicinal Chemistry)
4/2000-3/2001: Naito Memorial Fellowship for Research Abroad (The Naito Foundation; University of Texas-Houston
Medical School, Chemical Immunology)

