Research

December 20, 2024

Exploring How Pheromones Drive Mating Behavior in Mice

December 19, 2024

Towards Quantitative Point-of-Care Testing with Novel Bioluminescent Immunosensor

December 13, 2024

A Breakthrough Tool for Detecting Problems During Protein Synthesis

November 20, 2024

Detecting Cancer in Urine: Nanowire-based Capture of Micro-Ribonucleic Acids

October 24, 2024

Novel Customizable Immunoassay May Revolutionize Diagnostics and On-Site Assessments!

October 22, 2024

Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Expression of Iron Uptake Genes in Escherichia coli

October 15, 2024

New Mechanism Uncovered for the Reduction of Emu Wings

October 15, 2024

Achieving Precise Timing for DNA Droplet Division: A Step Towards Artificial Cells

October 9, 2024

2024 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award

August 5, 2024

Conformational dynamics and allostery elucidate how GPCR couple to multiple G-proteins, offering mechanistic insights into coupling-promiscuity and novel drug discovery strategies

July 30, 2024

Effects of the Initial Microbiota on Microbial Succession During Eggplant Fermentation

July 9, 2024

Visualizing Short-Lived Intermediate Compounds Produced During Chemical Reactions

July 5, 2024

Flexible and Durable Bioelectrodes: The Future of Healthcare Wearables

June 26, 2024

Unraveling the Role of ADGRF5: Insights into Kidney Health and Function

June 18, 2024

Epitope Binning-seq: A Game-Changer in Antibody Drug Discovery

June 18, 2024

Nile Perch Invasion Triggered Genetic Bottlenecks in Lake Victoria's Endemic Cichlids

June 18, 2024

Developing a System to Study Proteins Without Fixed Structures

June 14, 2024

Untapped Power: Logical Operations Using RNA Droplets

June 12, 2024

Fixing Excess Carbon Dioxide: Biocatalyst-Driven Carboxylation Under Mild Conditions

June 5, 2024

Scientists uncover a multibillion-year epic written into the chemistry of life

May 15, 2024

Advances in Understanding the Evolution of Stomach Loss in Agastric Fishes

May 15, 2024

New Toolkit Makes Molecular Dynamics Simulations More Accessible!

April 10, 2024

A Molecular Route to Decoding Synaptic Specificity and Nerve Cell Communication

February 27, 2024

A Novel Method for Easy and Quick Fabrication of Biomimetic Robots with Life-Like Movement

December 27, 2023

The Evolutionary Timeline of Diminished Boric Acid and Urea Transportation in Aquaporin 10

December 6, 2023

Designing a gut environment to achieve a "Zero-Disease Society"—Yoshinori Mizuguchi

December 5, 2023

Breakthroughs in Nanosized Contrast Agents and Drug Carriers Through Self-Folding Molecules

November 15, 2023

Engineering Bacteria to Biosynthesize Intricate Protein Complexes

November 7, 2023

New Study Sheds Light on the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Lipid Recycling Within Cells

November 2, 2023

Preventing Airborne Infection without Impeding Communication with Ions and Electric Field

October 6, 2023

2023 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award

September 19, 2023

Revolutionizing Brain Monitoring and Stimulation with Thin-Film Neural Electrodes

September 4, 2023

Overcoming the challenges to synthesising iron–sulfur proteins outside the glovebox

August 29, 2023

Unveiling Novel Mechanism Underlying the Heat Shock Response in Escherichia coli

July 28, 2023

Towards Artificial Photosynthesis with Engineering of Protein Crystals in Bacteria

July 26, 2023

2023 ASUNARO Grant awarded to 5 researchers

July 21, 2023

Unraveling the Molecular Basis of Dmc1 Filament Assembly in Homologous Recombination

July 19, 2023

Efficient Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Brain Tumor with Novel Boron Carrier

July 14, 2023

Understanding the Regulation of Apicoplast Gene Expression in the Malaria Parasite

July 5, 2023

Investigating the Intricacies of Auxin Signaling Mechanisms in Algae

July 5, 2023

Tokyo Tech Research Videos Now Online: Learn about our cutting-edge research that will shape the future

July 3, 2023

Making cancer cells glow

June 8, 2023

Shedding Light on the Complex Flow Dynamics within the Small Intestine

June 1, 2023

New innovative research teams receive DLab Challenge Research Grant

May 31, 2023

A Novel High-Throughput Method for Screening Protein-Secreting Microbial Strains

May 9, 2023

The genetics of temperature adaptation: how does life thrive in extreme conditions?

April 27, 2023

Highly sensitive Raman probe detects enzyme expression in heterogeneous tissues

April 26, 2023

Tokyo Tech Research Video "Dynamic self-assembly of designed protein 'Needles'" Now Online

April 21, 2023

Personalized Gut Microbiome Analysis for Colorectal Cancer Classification with Explainable AI

April 12, 2023

Tokyo Tech Research Video on "Discovery of a Method for Efficient 'KODA' Production to Augment Plant Growth" Now Online

March 13, 2023

2022 Yoshinori Ohsumi Fund for Fundamental Research Awarded to Two Researchers

March 6, 2023

Could a Naturally Occurring Amino Acid Lead Us to a Cure for COVID-19?

March 2, 2023

Researchers Uncover How Photosynthetic Organisms Regulate and Synthesize ATP

February 10, 2023

"Snapshots" of Translation Could Help Us Investigate Cellular Proteins

February 7, 2023

A Winding Road: Mapping How Singlet Oxygen Molecules Travel Along DNA Strands

January 13, 2023

Lost in Translation: How "Risky" Amino Acids Abort Elongation in Protein Synthesis

January 10, 2023

Working the Puzzle: Role of Sulfides in Aerobic/Anaerobic Switching in Bacteria

December 21, 2022

Quenchbody Immunosensors Pave the Way to Quick and Sensitive COVID-19 Diagnostics

December 16, 2022

New Study Sheds Light on Boric Acid Transport and Excretion in Marine Fish

December 1, 2022

Shining A New Light on The Importance of a Critical Photosynthesis Pathway in Plants

November 21, 2022

Grant Recipients' Progress Report and Roundtable Meeting Held for Yoshinori Ohsumi Fund for Fundamental Research

November 2, 2022

Lamin C Facilitates Repair of Damaged Nuclear Envelope in Human and Mouse Cells

October 7, 2022

Novel Cell-Free Protein Crystallization Method to Advance Structural Biology

September 20, 2022

Live Intracellular Imaging with New, Conditionally Active Immunofluorescence Probe

September 14, 2022

2022 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award

July 21, 2022

The Zinc Link: Unraveling the Mechanism of Methionine-Mediated Pluripotency Regulation

July 20, 2022

Visualization of binding processes of cell-cell adhesion molecules in solution

July 19, 2022

Opening New Doors: First Synthetic Mechanosensitive Potassium Channel

June 27, 2022

Dopamine Regulates Insulin Secretion Through a Complex of Receptors, Finds New Study

June 8, 2022

Novel Method for Early Disease Detection Using DNA Droplets

May 18, 2022

Novel Method for Real-time Live Cell Imaging of Collagen Synthesis

May 18, 2022

Scientists discover potential key missing link protein bridging eukaryotes and prokaryotes

March 15, 2022

Discovering Molecular ‘Team-Work’ Underlying Nitrate Assimilation in a Unicellular Red Alga

March 7, 2022

Plotting the Placental Protein NRK: Understanding the Molecular Evolution Processes Underlying Placenta Acquisition in Eutherian Ancestors

February 15, 2022

Decoding KODA Production to Augment Stress Resistance in Plants

February 1, 2022

Cats in a Cage: Novel Hybrid Nanocages for Faster Catalysis

January 11, 2022

Decoding Protein Assembly Dynamics with Artificial Protein Needles

December 17, 2021

The changing patterns of DNA microcapsules

December 3, 2021

Caught on Camera: Live Imaging of Transcription Using Active RNA Polymerase II-Specific Probes

November 26, 2021

Probing the Dysregulation of Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 8 Activity in Cushing's Disease

November 17, 2021

Nascent Polypeptides Stabilize Ribosomes for Uninterrupted Translation, Tokyo Tech Scientists Show

October 18, 2021

Sequencing the Unknown Made Easy: MetaPlatanus Improves Metagenome Assembly

October 13, 2021

Research video: Fighting cancer with heat!

September 24, 2021

Bottom-up creation of cell-free molecular systems: surpassing nature " (Leader: Prof. Matsuura, Earh-Life Science Institute) was selected as Grant-in-Aid for Transfomative Reseach Area (A)

September 24, 2021

2021 Suematsu Award "Fundamentals and Developments of Digital Technology" Winners Announced

August 30, 2021

Novel Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid β Polymorph Now Revealed!

August 6, 2021

2021 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award Winners Announced

July 26, 2021

Biocompatible thin film: Heating tissue with surgical precision to kill cancer!

July 19, 2021

ASUNARO Grant established, 5 researchers awarded in first call

July 5, 2021

In a Supramolecular Realm: Advances in Intracellular Spaces with De Novo Designed Peptide

July 2, 2021

Striking Gold: Synthesizing Green Gold Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy with Biomolecules

June 22, 2021

Turning the Heat on: A Flexible Device for Localized Heat Treatment of Living Tissues

June 15, 2021

Shedding New Light: A New Type of Immunosensor for Immunoassay Tests

June 7, 2021

Fastide, Inc. Established to Commercialize Results of Middle Molecule Drug Discovery Using AI Technology and Artificial Nucleic Acid Synthesis Technology

May 20, 2021

In-cell Nano-3D Printer: Synthesizing Stable Filaments from In-cell Protein Crystals

May 19, 2021

Exosomes and their role in how cancer spreads

May 10, 2021

Research on Lake Victoria Cichlids Uncovers the Processes of Rapid Species Adaptation

April 30, 2021

Selective mRNA Degradation via Autophagy: A Novel Role for Autophagy in Gene Regulation

April 19, 2021

When FRETing over cancer biomarkers won't work, focus on blinking instead

March 23, 2021

Conformational Equilibria in GPCRs provides critical clues about activation mechanisms

March 17, 2021

Sharing Shears: Conserved Protein Segment Activates Molecular DNA Scissors for DNA repair

February 8, 2021

Today's Stem Cell Special: Small Intestine on a Plate!

February 2, 2021

Double Delight: New Synthetic Transmembrane Ion Channel Can Be Activated in Two Ways

January 25, 2021

How cells 'eat' their own fluid components

December 22, 2020

Quantitative Approach on Understanding How Epigenetic Switches Control Gene Expression

December 11, 2020

Amino Acid Recycling in Cells: Autophagy Helps Cells Adapt to Changing Conditions

December 10, 2020

Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI) Online International Symposium report

October 30, 2020

Meeting Announcements: Take part an online symposium held by Tokyo Tech's revolutionary research hub, the WRHI

October 27, 2020

New study shows how complex metabolism may have self-assembled from simple precursors

October 20, 2020

Study discovers process that may have produced first organic molecules for life on Earth

October 7, 2020

New Study Finds Novel functions of the Pyruvate-Sensing Protein PdhR in E. coli

October 1, 2020

Four teams receive first DLab Challenge research grant

September 23, 2020

New Insights into How the Drug Pomalidomide Fights Cancer

September 17, 2020

A Ferry Protein in the Pancreas Protects It from the Stress Induced by a High-Fat Diet

August 28, 2020

Tiny Protein Packages Released from Cells May Serve as Biomarkers for Early Blood-Based Cancer Diagnosis

August 7, 2020

Move over Akita: Introducing 'Kuma Mutant' Mice for Islet Transplantation Research

July 29, 2020

Giving Movement to The Micro: Novel Technique Moves Micro-particles using Electric Fields

July 28, 2020

Cellular Cleanup! Atg40 Folds the Endoplasmic Reticulum to Facilitate Its Autophagy

July 17, 2020

Designing DNA From Scratch: Engineering the Functions of Micrometer-Sized DNA Droplets

July 13, 2020

Joint Research Coronavirus Task Force Established

July 6, 2020

Scientists synthesize novel artificial molecules that mimic a cell membrane protein

May 25, 2020

New study reveals life’s earliest evolution was more complicated than previously suspected

May 13, 2020

Helping a Helper: Uncovering How Different Proteins Cooperate in DNA Repair

April 7, 2020

How understanding the dynamics of yeast prions can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases

April 7, 2020

Research video: Fighting cancer with slime chemistry and BNCT

March 6, 2020

Using "slime chemistry" to improve cancer treatment - press seminar held

January 23, 2020

How to keep boron inside cells during radiotherapy: a simple novel approach to cancer treatment

December 24, 2019

From 3D to 2D and back: Reversible conversion of lipid spheres into ultra-thin sheets

November 21, 2019

Not so selfish after all ― Key role of transposable elements in mammalian evolution

October 8, 2019

Histone modifications are the influencers of zygotic genome awakening

October 8, 2019

The story of thalidomide continues

September 20, 2019

Scientists develop DNA microcapsules with built-in ion channels

September 12, 2019

2019 Tokyo Tech Challenging Research Award

August 19, 2019

Gene regulation behind the choice of the correct receptor for olfaction

August 9, 2019

Scientists identify protein factors increasing yield of a biofuel precursor in microscopic algae

July 24, 2019

It's not an antibody, it's a frankenbody: A new tool for live-cell imaging

July 23, 2019

Masaaki Fujii honored with Humboldt Research Award

July 23, 2019

Shoen Kume - Towards a new therapy for diabetes - Regenerating pancreas from ES and iPS cells

June 19, 2019

A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37℃

June 17, 2019

Oxygen shapes arms and legs: origins of a new developmental mechanism called "interdigital cell death"

May 23, 2019

Six Tokyo Tech faculty members receive FY2019 MEXT Commendation

May 15, 2019

Molecular Basis of Brain Dysfunction and Embryo Malformation Associated with Thalidomide

April 16, 2019

"Luminescent detection of Protein-Protein Interaction by tagging tiny peptides"

April 1, 2019

Live cell imaging: 'Green Glifons' for real-time monitoring of glucose metabolism

March 11, 2019

Toshinori Fujie selected as "Emerging Investigators 2019" by Biomaterials Science

February 12, 2019

Hiroshi Kimura - How one fertilized egg leads to different cells and tissues - Research on epigenome

December 19, 2018

When less is more: A promising approach for low-cell-number epigenomic profiling

December 12, 2018

A new molecular player involved in T cell activation

November 22, 2018

Newly launched Organization for Fundamental Research aims to encourage emerging researchers

November 15, 2018

Nanotubes built from protein crystals: Breakthrough in biomolecular engineering

November 5, 2018

Scientists find a "switch" to increase starch accumulation in algae

October 29, 2018

The role of the Atg2 protein in tethering pre-autophagosomal membranes to the endoplasmic reticulum

October 19, 2018

A pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates

October 12, 2018

Scientists unraveling the molecular details of DNA recombination regulation

September 21, 2018

Chitinase as “burnt-bridge” Brownian monorail efficiently hydrolyzing recalcitrant biomass

September 10, 2018

Anticancer drugs delivered by a new drug delivery system reduce tumor size

September 10, 2018

Genetically encoded sensor tracks changes in oxygen levels with very high sensitivity

August 21, 2018

How do plants rest photosynthetic activity at night?

August 21, 2018

Harnessing energy from algae: Scientists identify enzyme that could help accelerate biofuel production

August 6, 2018

The best of both worlds: Basic-to-acidic flash switching for organic synthesis

August 6, 2018

Hiroyuki Ohta awarded 2018 Terry Galliard Medal

August 2, 2018

A reliable, easy-to-use mouse model for investigating bone metastasis

June 13, 2018

FY2017 STAR grant recipients selected

June 13, 2018

Enzyme found to control formation of collagen carriers and inhibit collagen secretion

June 5, 2018

Goodbye ‘stress granules’: Study expands possibilities for treating neurological diseases

April 24, 2018

Complete skin regeneration system of fish unraveled

March 8, 2018

'Division of labor' between hemispheres of multicellular spheroidal alga controls light-sensitive movement

February 21, 2018

Target of rapamycin: linking cytosolic and chloroplast ribosome biogenesis in plants

January 24, 2018

Nobuhiro Nishiyama - Creating nanomachines through polymer design

December 19, 2017

Uncovering essential enzymes for plant growth during nitrogen starvation

December 19, 2017

A whole-body approach to understanding chemosensory cells

December 11, 2017

How developing visual system axons stay in the correct layer

November 22, 2017

Protein intentionally terminates own synthesis by destabilizing synthesis machinery - the ribosome

November 8, 2017

Elucidation of bone regeneration mechanism

October 18, 2017

Pioneering Discovery of an Odor-detecting Receptor Enhancer

October 11, 2017

Basis of Development of Vertebrate Limb Muscles has been established in Cartilaginous Fishes

August 24, 2017

Biophysics explains how immune cells kill bacteria

July 3, 2017

Discover a new cancer control strategy from African clawed frog

May 30, 2017

Design of chemical linker and control of bioactivity for polymer-conjugated siRNA system

May 23, 2017

HRP-Catalyzed Tyrosine Click Reaction with Luminol Derivatives

May 23, 2017

Gas-phase spectroscopy of complexes of noradrenaline and alkali metal ions by using electrospray cryogenic ion trap technique

May 11, 2017

Algal residue - an alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters

May 11, 2017

Improving detection of brain tumors

April 19, 2017

Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

April 19, 2017

Choosing the right substrate for the right function: role of ubiquitin-interacting motifs on ubiquitin-specific proteases

March 24, 2017

Biofuel produced by microalgae

March 22, 2017

Nanocages for gold particles: what is happening inside?

March 14, 2017

Inflammation in regeneration: a friend or foe?

March 8, 2017

Sulfide-sensing mechanisms in purple bacteria

February 24, 2017

Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi receives 2016 Order of Culture

February 15, 2017

In cell molecular sieve from protein crystal

January 23, 2017

Gravitational biology: Real time imaging and transcriptome analysis of medaka aboard space station

January 11, 2017

Takuji Yamada - Early cancer intervention with gut bacteria

November 1, 2016

How the African clawed frog got an extra pair of genes

October 26, 2016

A novel non-invasive imaging probe for fast and sensitive detection of cancer

October 25, 2016

Yoshinori Ohsumi, 2016 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine

October 13, 2016

Press conference for Yoshinori Ohsumi, 2016 Nobel laureate in medicine

October 3, 2016

Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2016

September 16, 2016

Catching histones by the tail: a new probe to track histone modifications in living cells

September 15, 2016

A new tumor suppressor gene for breast cancer in mice

August 25, 2016

Fibroblast growth factor signaling controls fin regeneration in zebrafish

August 24, 2016

New simple storage method for faecal samples offers improvements in the metagenomic analysis and the study of disease

August 19, 2016

Boron carrier for targeted tumour therapy

August 18, 2016

Protein cages for designing various catalytic reactions

July 27, 2016

The intrinsically disordered protein Atg13 mediates supramolecular assembly of autophagy initiation complexes

July 21, 2016

IIR's Cell Biology Unit holds kickoff symposium

July 19, 2016

Oligosaccharides in breast milk are key

July 8, 2016

Linking light to life: new pathways that help plants adapt to changing environments

June 20, 2016

Illuminating detection of deep cancers

June 17, 2016

A determined quest toward new horizons in cancer treatment ― Professor Shinae Kondoh

June 16, 2016

"Nanomachine Contrast Agent" using existing MRI detects minimal cancer tissue with a highly sensitive visualization

June 1, 2016

Abscisic Acid Helps Red Algae Tolerate Salt Stress by Controlling Cell Cycle Initiation

June 1, 2016

Shedding light on phototactic behavior of green algae