Christi L. McElheny, Erika L. Butcher, Akito Kawai, Robert M. Q. Shanks, Ryan K. Shields, Yohei Doi. In vitro evolution of durlobactam resistance in NDM-producing Escherichia coli due to a single mutation in mrdA encoding penicillin-binding protein 2. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2025. 69. 11. e01014-25
Akito Kawai, Koji Nishi, Masahiro Tokuno, Masaki Otagiri, Keishi Yamasaki. Insights into Dual Binding Modes of Nateglinide to Human Serum Albumin. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2025. 16. 8. 1619-1625
Chisako Iriyama, Takaya Ichikawa, Tomokazu Tamura, Mutsumi Takahata, Takashi Ishio, Makoto Ibata, Ryuji Kawai, Mitsunaga Iwata, Masahiro Suzuki, Hirokazu Adachi, et al. Clinical and molecular landscape of prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection with resistance to remdesivir in immunocompromised patients. PNAS Nexus. 2025. 4. 4. pgaf085
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Akito Kawai, Yohei Doi. Structural Basis for Differences in Plasma Protein Binding Among Cephalosporins: Insights from Human Serum Albumin Complexes. Photon Factory Highlights. 2025. 2024. 26-27