Tetsuya Harakuni

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Noninvasive mucosal vaccines are attractive alternatives to parenteral vaccines. Although the conjugation of vaccine antigens with the B subunit of cholera toxin (CTB) is one of the most promising… (More)
The nontoxic cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) was evaluated as a potential delivery molecule for the Plasmodium vivax ookinete surface protein, Pvs25. Recombinant Pvs25 was expressed as a secreted… (More)
Methylotrophic yeast (Pichia pastoris) secreted cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) predominantly as a biologically active pentamer (PpCTB) with identical ganglioside binding affinity profiles to that of… (More)
Although the BCG vaccine can prevent tuberculosis (TB) in infants, its ability to prevent adult pulmonary TB is reportedly limited. Therefore, development of a novel effective vaccine against… (More)