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Research in 2021

	The function of learning regulating protein is supported by back-up systems using the closely related protein ・Shingo Hiroki ・Yuichi Iino [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/12/28 PNAS. 2022 Jan 18.
	Discovery of nine fossil species of brittle stars: a possible new environmental indicator organism ・Masanori Okanishi ・Hisanori Kohtsuka ・Minoru Kaneko ・Shota Mitsui [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/12/21 Hist Biol. 2021 Dec 20.
	Single-molecule visualization of RNA helicase Vasa activity ・Yoshimi Kinoshita ・Sotaro Uemura [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/12/10 Commun Biol. 2021 Dec 10.
	Genome sequencing of the rare green alga Astrephomene illuminates convergent evolution of programmed cell death in multicellular organisms ・Shota Yamashita ・Hisayoshi Nozaki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/11/22 Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 22.
	Cryo-EM reveals mechanistic insights into lipid facilitated polyamine export by human ATP13A2 ・Atsuhiro Tomita ・Takashi Daiho ・Tsukasa Kusakizako ・Keitaro Yamashita ・Satoshi Ogasawara ・Takeshi Murata ・Tomohiro Nishizawa ・Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/11/19 Mol Cell. 2021 Nov 18.
	CZON-cutter – a CRISPR-Cas9 system for multiplexed organelle imaging in a simple unicellular alga ・Naoto Tanaka ・Yuko Mogi ・Tetsuya Higashiyama ・Yamato Yoshida [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/11/11 J Cell Sci . 2021 Nov 1.
	Transcriptional regulator of blue-sensitive photoreceptor gene in vertebrate species having tetrachromatic visual system ・Yohey Ogawa ・Tomoya Shiraki ・Yoshitaka Fukada ・Daisuke Kojima [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/10/07 Sci Adv. 2021 Oct 8.
	Atomic-level structures illuminate how macromolecular ion channel complexes work in the brain ・Yoshiaki Kise ・Go Kasuya ・Hiroyuki Okamoto ・Daichi Yamanouchi ・Kan Kobayashi ・Tsukasa Kusakizako ・Tomohiro Nishizawa ・Koichi Nakajo ・Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/09/23 Nature. 2021 Sep 22.
	Revealing the process of diversification of tomato leaf morphology ・Hokuto Nakayama [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/09/02 Curr Biol. 2021 Aug 27.
	What does artificial intelligence gaze in genomics? ・Alok Sharma ・Artem Lysenko ・Keith A Boroevich ・Edwin Vans ・Tatsuhiko Tsunoda [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/08/19 Brief Bioinform. 2021 Aug 6.
	Cryo-EM structure of the human MT1–Gi signaling complex ・Hiroyuki H. Okamoto ・Asuka Inoue ・Tomohiro Nishizawa ・Osamu Nureki ・Ryoji Suno ・Takuya Kobayashi ・Takuya Kobayashi ・So Iwata [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/08/06 Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2021 Aug 5.
	Unraveling the long-standing mystery of leaf-size control in plants - A seminal contribution towards understanding plants and animals body size regulation, and improved crop yields- ・Ferjani Ali ・Hiromitsu Tabeta ・Shunsuke Watanabe ・Keita Fukuda ・Shizuka Gunji ・Mariko Asaoka ・Masami Yokota Hirai ・Mitsunori Seo ・Hirokazu Tsukaya [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/08/06 PLOS Genet. 2021 Aug 5.
	Shapeshifting in the amphibious plant, Callitriche palustris ・Hiroyuki Koga ・Mikiko Kojima ・Yumiko Takebayashi ・Hitoshi Sakakibara ・Hirokazu Tsukaya [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/07/29 Plant Cell. 2021 Jul 27.
	Cryo-EM structure of the β3-adrenergic receptor reveals the molecular basis of subtype selectivity ・Chisae Nagiri ・Kazuhiro Kobayashi ・Atsuhiro Tomita ・Masahiko Kato ・Tomohiro Nishizawa ・Asuka Inoue ・Wataru Shihoya ・Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/07/27 Mol Cell. 2021 Jul 21.
	A green algal species with three sex phenotypes that all mate in pairs identified in Sagami River water system of Japan ・Kohei Takahashi ・Tetsuya Higashiyama ・Hisayoshi Nozaki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/07/13 Evolution. 2021 Jul 12.
	Uncovering the Breeding History of Mibuna, a Traditional Vegetable of Kyoto! ・Hokuto Nakayama [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/06/02 Hortic Res. 2021 Jun 1
	Memory, learning and decision making studied in worms: Researchers identify role of interneurons in food-seeking behavior ・Hirofumi Sato ・Yuichi Iino [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/05/26 Cell Rep. 2021 May 25
	A study of Genetic characteristics and demographic history of RNF213, a risk gene for moyamoya disease ・Kae Koganebuchi ・Hiroki Oota [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/05/20 Ann Hum Genet. 2021 May 20
	Genome study of Volvox species from Lake Biwa reveals how a new hermaphrodite species evolved from the ancestral dioecious species ・Kayoko Yamamoto ・Hisayoshi Nozaki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/05/18 PNAS. 2021 May 25
	Discovery of a conserved element in biological clocks -Involvement of calcium ion flux in the origin of clock- ・Naohiro Kon ・Takahiro Iwamoto ・Yoshitaka Fukada [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/05/01 Sci Adv. 2021 Apr 30
	A new species of brittle star from Sagami Bay: overlooked biodiversity ・Masanori Okanishi ・Hisanori Kohtsuka [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/04/30 Zoological Science. 2021 Apr 29
	Six papers published in the "Special Issue on the Yaponesian Genome Project" of Anthropological Science ・Hiroki Oota ・Kae Koganebuchi [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/04/09
	Shade-tolerant plants are also tolerant to strong light in the fluctuating light ・Ichiro Terashima ・Mitsutoshi Matsuo ・Yoshihiro Suzuki ・Wataru Yamori ・Masaru Kono [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/04/08 Photosynth Res. 2021 Apr 4
	Crystal structure of schizorhodopsin reveals mechanism of inward proton pumping ・Akimitsu Higuchi ・Wataru Shihoya ・Masae Konno ・Hideki Kandori ・ Keiichi Inoue ・Osamu Nureki [Press Release (in Japanese)]2021/03/31 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Apr 6
	Elucidation of a mechanism decreasing potency of antimalarial drugs ・Tomohisa Kitagawa ・Atsushi Matsumoto ・Ichiro Terashima ・Yukifumi Uesono [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/27 J Med Chem. 2021 Mar 27.
	How to make stomata depends on the lifestyle of a plant ・Yuki Doll ・Hiroyuki Koga ・Hirokazu Tsukaya [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/30 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Apr 6
	Unifacial leaves use a phytohormone auxin to create a different axis along which they extend to be flat ・Akira Nukazuka ・Takahiro Yamaguchi ・Hirokazu Tsukaya [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/23 Plant Physiol. 2021 Feb 23
	X-ray free electron laser captured the light induced structural changes of channelrhodopsin ・Kazumasa Oda ・Tomohiro Nishizawa ・Osamu Nureki ・Minoru Kubo ・Takashi Nomura ・Eriko Nango ・So Iwata [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/23 Elife. 2021 Mar 23
	Trans-omic analysis reveals obesity-associated dysregulation of inter-organ metabolic cycles between the liver and skeletal muscle ・Riku Egami ・Toshiya Kokaji ・Atsushi Hatano ・Shinya Kuroda [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/20 iScience. 2021 Feb 20
	Mechanism to coordinate overlapping transcription in the crowded genome ・Soichi Inagaki ・Satoyo Oya ・Tetsuji Kakutani [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/03/01 Nat Plants. 2021 Mar 1
	Avicularium Formation in a Bryozoan ・Haruka Yamaguchi ・Masato Hirose ・Mayuko Nakamura ・Sumio Udagawa ・Kohei Oguchi ・Junpei Shinji ・Hisanori Kohtsuka ・Toru Miura [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/02/25 Zoological Science. 2021 Feb 25
	The first record of fossil lateral arm plates of britles star from Japan ・Masanori Okanishi ・Shota Mitsui ・Ben Thuy [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/02/17 Paleontological Research. 2021 Feb 17
	ClC chloride channel contributes to taste-related behavior ・Chanhyun Park ・Shinji Kanda ・Yuichi Iino ・Hirofumi Kunitomo [Press Release (in Japanese)] 2021/01/27 Elife. 2021 Jan 25

 Here, the latest research results that made the press release from the University of Tokyo are posted in 2015. In addition to these results, many other research results have been published at all times from the Department of Biological Sciences. Please refer to each lab web page for the latest publications.

reaseach in 2015

reaseach in 2014