Dr Yusuke Nishimura
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: Y.Nishimura@ljmu.ac.uk
ORCID
Dr. Yusuke Nishimura is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Muscle Proteomics within the Cellular & Molecular Physiology of Lifelong Health (CaMP-LH) research group at Liverpool John Moores University. His research focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle protein turnover and mass in both health and disease, with key contributions in the areas of skeletal muscle aging and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) through proteomics-based approaches. In recognition of his work, Dr. Nishimura received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence – Rising Star (Faculty of Science Winner) at Liverpool John Moores University in December 2023.
Dr. Nishimura serves on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Physiology – Cell Physiology (AJP-Cell) and recently co-guest edited a special issue on Mechanisms Underlying Diversity in Cancer Cachexia for the journal. He regularly reviews manuscripts for a range of journals, including FASEB Journal, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Nutrition, Experimental Gerontology, Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, European Journal of Nutrition, Nutrition & Metabolism, and Biochimie. Additionally, he reviews research grants for AFM-TELETHON and is a member of the UKRI BBSRC Pool of Experts.
In addition to his academic work, Dr. Nishimura actively engages with the wider community as a member of the Research Communications Group at Muscular Dystrophy UK, where he translates scientific discoveries into accessible insights for those affected by muscular dystrophy. He is also a member of the Research Strategy Group of the recently established charity FSHD UK, contributing to the charity’s strategic research direction.
Research interests:
Proteomics, FSHD, Muscle Ageing, Skeletal muscle, Protein turnover, Ubiquitin Proteasome System, Cell Signaling, Dietary Protein, Exercise
Languages
Japanese
English
Degrees
2022, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, PhD
2018, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, MRes
2016, Ritsumeikan University, Japan, BSc
Postgraduate training
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Muscle Proteomics, United Kingdom, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Highlighted publications
Nishimura Y, Bittel AJ, Stead CA, Chen Y-W, Burniston JG. 2023. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is associated with altered myoblast proteome dynamics Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Chunthorng-Orn J, Lord S, Musa I, Dawson P, Holm L, Lai YC. 2022. Ubiquitin E3 ligase Atrogin-1 protein is regulated via the rapamycin-sensitive mTOR-S6K1 signaling pathway in C2C12 muscle cells American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 323 :C215-C225 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Jensen M, Bülow J, Thomsen TT, Arimitsu T, van Hall G, Fujita S, Holm L. 2022. Co-ingestion of cluster dextrin carbohydrate does not increase exogenous protein-derived amino acid release or myofibrillar protein synthesis following a whole-body resistance exercise in moderately trained younger males: a double-blinded randomized controlled crossover trial European Journal of Nutrition, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Højfeldt G, Breen L, Tetens I, Holm L. 2021. Dietary protein requirements and recommendations for healthy older adults: a critical narrative review of the scientific evidence. Nutrition research reviews, :1-17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Musa I, Holm L, Lai YC. 2021. Recent advances in measuring and understanding the regulation of exercise-mediated protein degradation in skeletal muscle American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 321 :C276-C287 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
preprint
Jagan A, Nishimura Y, Donovan T, Burniston JG. 2025. Non-targeted Analysis of Extracellular Vesicle-Enriched Plasma Proteome between Early and Late Rugby Playing Career Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url
Nishimura Y, Bittel A, Stead C, Chen Y-W, Burniston J. 2022. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is associated with altered myoblast proteome dynamics bioRxiv DOI Publisher Url
Nishimura Y, Musa I, Dawson P, Holm L, Lai Y-C. 2021. Ubiquitin E3 ligases Atrogin-1 and MuRF1 protein contents are differentially regulated in the rapamycin-sensitive mTOR-S6K1 signaling pathway in C2C12 myotubes bioRxiv DOI Publisher Url
Journal article
Nishimura Y, Bittel AJ, Stead CA, Chen Y-W, Burniston JG. 2023. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is associated with altered myoblast proteome dynamics Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Chunthorng-Orn J, Lord S, Musa I, Dawson P, Holm L, Lai YC. 2022. Ubiquitin E3 ligase Atrogin-1 protein is regulated via the rapamycin-sensitive mTOR-S6K1 signaling pathway in C2C12 muscle cells American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 323 :C215-C225 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Jensen M, Bülow J, Thomsen TT, Arimitsu T, van Hall G, Fujita S, Holm L. 2022. Co-ingestion of cluster dextrin carbohydrate does not increase exogenous protein-derived amino acid release or myofibrillar protein synthesis following a whole-body resistance exercise in moderately trained younger males: a double-blinded randomized controlled crossover trial European Journal of Nutrition, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Højfeldt G, Breen L, Tetens I, Holm L. 2021. Dietary protein requirements and recommendations for healthy older adults: a critical narrative review of the scientific evidence. Nutrition research reviews, :1-17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nishimura Y, Musa I, Holm L, Lai YC. 2021. Recent advances in measuring and understanding the regulation of exercise-mediated protein degradation in skeletal muscle American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 321 :C276-C287 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Edwards SJ, Smeuninx B, McKendry J, Nishimura Y, Luo D, Marshall RN, Perkins M, Ramsay J, Joanisse S, Philp A, Breen L. 2020. High-dose leucine supplementation does not prevent muscle atrophy or strength loss over 7 days of immobilization in healthy young males American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112 :1368-1381 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Højfeldt G, Nishimura Y, Mertz K, Schacht SR, Lindberg J, Jensen M, Hjulmand M, Lind MV, Jensen T, Jespersen AP, Reitelseder S, Tetens I, Holm L. 2020. Daily protein and energy intake are not associated with muscle mass and physical function in healthy older individuals—a cross-sectional study Nutrients, 12 :1-16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Luo D, Edwards S, Smeuninx B, McKendry J, Nishimura Y, Perkins M, Philp A, Joanisse S, Breen L. 2020. Immobilization leads to alterations in intracellular phosphagen and creatine transporter content in human skeletal muscle American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 318 :C34-C44 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Smeuninx B, Nishimura Y, McKendry J, Limb M, Smith K, Atherton PJ, Breen L. 2019. The effect of acute oral phosphatidic acid ingestion on myofibrillar protein synthesis and intracellular signaling in older males Clinical Nutrition, 38 :1423-1432 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Yoshii N, Sato K, Ogasawara R, Nishimura Y, Shinohara Y, Fujita S. 2018. Effect of mixed meal and leucine intake on plasma amino acid concentrations in young men Nutrients, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Other
Nishimura Y, Hojfeldt G, Breen L, Tetens I, Holm L. 2023. Erratum: Dietary protein requirements and recommendations for healthy older adults: a critical narrative review of the scientific evidence (Nutrition Research Reviews FirstView (2021) (1-17) DOI: 10.1017/S0954422421000329) Nutrition Research Reviews, 36 :175 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Conference publication
Nishimura Y, Hojfeldt G, Schacht SR, Mertz K, Hjulmand M, Reitelseder S, Lind MV, Tetens I, Holm L. 2020. Impact of daily protein and energy intake and distribution on muscle mass and strength in Danish older individuals-The CALM study PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 79 :E103-E103 DOI Publisher Url
Edwards S, Smeuninx B, McKendry J, Nishimura Y, Perkins M, Ramsay J, Joanisse S, Philp A, Breen L. 2020. Leucine Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Metabolic Or Functional Declines Following 7-days Of Unilateral Lower-limb Immobilisation. MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, 52 :507-507
Edwards S, Smeuninx B, McKendry J, Nishimura Y, Perkins M, Ramsay J, Joanisse S, Philp A, Breen L. Leucine Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Metabolic Or Functional Declines Following 7-days Of Unilateral Lower-limb Immobilisation Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, The American College of Sports Medicine 52 :507-507 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Kido K, Ato S, Nishimura Y, Yokokawa T, Sato K, Fujita S. Chronic Resistance Training-Induced Increase in Insulin-Stimulated Akt Activation and GLUT4 Translocation Is Associated with APPL1 Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Type 2 Diabetic Rat Diabetes, 77th Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association 66 :A191-A191 Author Url
Jagan A, Nishimura Y, Close G, Burniston J. Non-targeted analysis of the plasma proteome between early and late rugby playing career BASES Student Conference 2024 1 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
External committees:
eLife Ambassador, eLife, https://elifesciences.org/inside-elife/2db39138/elife-community-ambassadors-107-early-career-researchers-join-the-programme. 2025
BBSRC 24RM3 Committee D, UKRI. 2025
Pool of Experts, UKRI BBSRC, A member of the Pool of Experts. 2024
Conference presentation:
Proteomic insights into sex-specific exercise responses in FLExDUX4 mice, 12th London Proteomics Discussion Group meeting, King's College London, UK, Oral presentation, https://www.londonproteomics.co.uk/. 2025
Dynamic proteome profiling uncovers age-related impairments in proteostasis in human skeletal muscle, Healthy Muscle Ageing Conference, Liverpool, UK, Poster presentation. 2023
Impact of daily protein and energy intake and distribution on muscle mass and strength in Danish older individuals-The CALM study, 13th European Nutrition Conference, Dublin, Ireland, Oral presentation. 2019
Research Grants Awarded:
The Biochemical Society, Online Attendance Grant, Grant value (£): 300. 2024
The Physiological Society, Unlocking Futures Fund, Grant value (£): 1500. 2023
FSHD Society, Deciphering proteomic signatures of sexual dimorphism in FSHD, Prof Jatin Burniston, Dr Yi-Wen Chen, Dr Adam Bittel, Grant value (£): 71,426 USD, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2023
The Physiological Society, Professional Development Award, Grant value (£): 750. 2023
Institute for Food and Health Science, Yazuya Co., Ltd, Interaction between energy and protein intake on resistance exercise-induced muscle hypertrophy –Systematic review and meta-analysis, Dr Jun Yasuda, Dr Akiko Kamei, Dr Takahiro Yoshizaki, Prof Satoshi Fujita, Grant value (£): 440,000 JPY, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2020
Vanderbilt University, Scholarship for attendance to the 2019 Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research: Principles and Practice of Kinetic Analysis (12th Annual Course), Grant value (£): 400 USD. 2019
The Physiological Society, Travel Grant, Grant value (£): 500. 2019
Teaching qualification:
Associate Fellowship, AdvanceHE (AFHEA). 2024
SEDA Recognised for Supporting Learning, SEDA. 2024
3is – Information, Ideas & Insights Programme, The LJMU Teaching and Learning Academy. 2023
Media Coverage:
Unlocking the unparalleled insights of omic analysis (opens in a new tab) 2024
ASBMB TODAY - Journal News (opens in a new tab) 2024
Muscular Dystrophy UK, News, Blogs, and Stories (opens in a new tab) 2023
Muscular Dystrophy UK, News, Blogs, and Stories (opens in a new tab) 2023
Award:
Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence - Rising Star (Faculty of Science Winner), Liverpool John Moores University. 2023
Nutrition Research Reviews - Paper of the Month for April, The Nutrition Society, https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2022/04/26/dietary-protein-requirements-and-recommendations-why-is-it-so-complex/. 2022
Other Professional Activity:
FSHD UK, Research Strategy Group, https://fshduk.com/. 2023
The Research Communications Group (Muscular Dystrophy UK). 2022
Membership of professional bodies:
Full Member, British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA). 2023
Academy Member, The Dunhill Medical Trust.
Early Career Membership, The Biochemical Society.
Full Membership, The Physiological Society.
Postdoctoral Membership, American Physiological Society.
Regular Member, The American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
Editorial boards:
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, Editorial Board, https://journals.physiology.org/ajpcell/edboard. 2023
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, Guest Editor of Call for Papers: Mechanism Underlying Diversity in Cancer Cachexia, https://journals.physiology.org/ajpcell/mechanism-underlying-diversity-in-cancer-cachexia.