Our paper is finally out in Cell!
During the revision, we solved one more structure (H225F or KALI), performed more electrophysiological, computational, spectroscopic, and biochemical experiments, and conducted optogenetics experiments using KALI. (1/n)
Williamson’s and Fennell’s paper that first demonstrated DAPI could be used for fluorescent staining of DNA was published 1974 it only has 460 citations to date. None of the authors on the paper is the person, Otto Dann, who first made DAPI. 1/2
Finally online in Cell!
The biggest update from the preprint is the addition of the ChRmine engineering.
Red-shifted action spectra (rsChRmine), faster kinetics (hsChRmine), and both (frChRmine)!
From structure to clinic: Design of a muscarinic M1 receptor agonist with potential to treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
構造解いて、新規化合物デザインして、また構造解いて、細胞assayして、マウス、イヌ、サルで薬効評価して、最後にヒトで治験。。何この異次元感
A distinct abundant group of microbial rhodopsins discovered using functional metagenomics
従来のロドプシンとは逆topologyのロドプシンが(大量に)見つかったとの報告。しかも機能未知。なのに真核、原核、古細菌の全てに保存されてる。熱すぎでは。Congrats Keiichi!
有り難いことにIUPAB (International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics) から賞を頂けることになりました。
自分達の研究が国際的組織から評価して頂けたというのは素直に嬉しいです。
6/24より始まるIUPAB2024でlectureをすることにもなったので、学会に参加される&お時間のある方はぜひ。
We are very happy to announce our new preprint on the structure and function of HcKCR1 and HcKCR2, recently-discovered K+-selective channelrhodopsins (KCRs)!
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Honored to be promoted to Full Professor in the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (
@UTokyo_Rcast
) at UTokyo. Deeply grateful for the support of friends and colleagues, and looking forward to continuing my work alongside the incredible teams here!
Turns out there is a lot of debate about how to correctly pronounce enzyme names. Thanks to
@JasonWilliamsNY
for pointing out that a definitive resource was lacking... it took us a few months, but you can now find enzyme name pronunciation on all
@NEBiolabs
RE product pages.
If you are a postdoc and need €100 000 for your research idea you should apply to compete for the Skolar Award. Now it is only two weeks left, but don't worry the application is very brief.
The cryo-EM reconstructions of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) virions reported by the
@zhou_lab
reveal host tRNAs associated with the virion’s capsid-bound tegument protein.
The Miraprep: A Protocol that Uses a Miniprep Kit and Provides Maxiprep Yields
普通のmini prepでもカラムにapplyする前に1x volumeの100% EtOHとmixしておくと収量上がるって理解でいいんだろうか。試してみるか。。
Our paper showing two distinct conformations of hNTSR1(human neurotensin receptor type 1)-Gi1 complex is out now in
@Nature
!
Great collaboration with Skiniotis, Dror, and Junken labs!
Discovery of Human Signaling Systems: Pairing Peptides to G Protein-Coupled Receptors
今年の初めにこの話を聞いた時はbioinformaticsすげぇ、と割と衝撃を受けたのを覚えている。非常にcoolな仕事。論文の方もちゃんと読んでおかねば。。
Our review is out in Current opinion in Structural Biology! “Pump-like channelrhodopsins: Not just bridging the gap between ion pumps and ion channels”
A short summary of recent findings about PLCRs (including ChRmine and HcKCRs). Congrats Koichiro!
Current Opinion in Structural Biology誌に総説 "Pump-like channelrhodopsins: Not just bridging the gap between ion pumps and ion channels"が掲載されました。筆頭著者は昨年Cell誌に論文を報告した岸さん(
@K_E_Kishi
)です。岸さん、おめでとうございます!
A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology
腸内細菌144種の培養液上澄をPRESTO-Tango kitを用いて314種類のGPCRにふりかけ、腸内細菌と活性化されるGPCRのペアを網羅的に同定。
new release5
Crystal structure of serotonin 2A receptor w/ ...
7WC4: with serotonin
7WC5: with psilocin
7WC7: lisuride
7WC8: lumateperone
7WC9: non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog
"Structure-based discovery of non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogs."
Wang lab. Science.