【Labs spotlight】 Hisabori and Wakabayashi Laboratory（until Mar. 2023）

The Department has a variety of laboratories for Life Science and Technology, in which cutting-edge innovative research is being undertaken not only in basic science and engineering but also in the areas of medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, and multidisciplinary sciences.

This "Spotlight" series features a laboratory from the Department and introduces you to the laboratory's research projects and outcomes. This time we focus on Hisabori and Wakabayashi Laboratory.

※Professor Hisabori and Associate Professor Wakabayashi retired from Tokyo Tech on March 31, 2023.

Degree	Professor Toru Hisabori : PhD 1985, Waseda University Associate Professor Ken-ichi Wakabayashi : Ph.D. 2001, University of Tokyo
Areas of Research	Plant Biochemistry, Bioenergetics, Cell Motility, Photomovement of microorganisms
Keywords	ATP synthase, redox regulation, thioredoxin Cilia, Flagella, Phototaxis, Redox regulation
Website	Hisabori and Wakabayashi Laboratory

Research interest

Molecular mechanisms of rotation and regulation of ATP synthase from photosynthetic organisms

(1) Molecular mechanisms of rotation and regulation of ATP synthase from photosynthetic organisms

(2) Biochemical analysis of thioredoxin and its target proteins in photosynthetic organisms

(3) Anti-oxidant stress system in photosynthetic organisms

(4) Regulatory mechanisms for Chlamydomonas photomovements

(5) Regulatory mechanisms for eukaryotic ciliary/flagellar movements

Selected publications

Publication in English

Hisabori-Wakabayashi Lab.

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