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Furutani Yuji

フルタニ ユウジ | Furutani Yuji
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Associate Professor
Homepage URL  (1): http://biophys-molsci.web.nitech.ac.jp/index.html
Research field  (3): Biophysics ,  Biochemistry ,  Basic physical chemistry
Research keywords  (7): ion channels ,  GPCR ,  rhodopsin ,  Membrane protein ,  Infrared spectroscopy ,  Molecular Science ,  Biophysics
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (17):
  • 2024 - 2028 Ultra-sensitive infrared background free absorption spectroscopy using sub-cycle pulses
  • 2019 - 2024 時間分解構造解析を補完する精密顕微分光計測
  • 2017 - 2023 先進的超短赤外パルス光源を用いた顕微イメージング装置の開発と生命科学への応用
  • 2014 - 2018 膜タンパク質の分子機構解明に資する新規赤外分光計測法の開発
  • 2014 - 2017 膜電位存在下での膜タンパク質の赤外分光解析系の開発
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Papers (101):
  • Èric Catalina-Hernández, Mario López-Martín, David Masnou-Sánchez, Marco Martins, Victor A. Lorenz-Fonfria, Francesc Jiménez-Altayó, Ute A. Hellmich, Hitoshi Inada, Antonio Alcaraz, Yuji Furutani, et al. Experimental and computational biophysics to identify vasodilator drugs targeted at TRPV2 using agonists based on the probenecid scaffold. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 2024. 23. 473-482
  • Manish Singh, Masanori Hashimoto, Kota Katayama, Yuji Furutani, Hideki Kandori. Internal Proton Transfer in the Activation of Heliorhodopsin. J. Mol. Biol. 2023
  • Kunisato Kuroi, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoya Honda, Yuki Sudo, Yuji Furutani. Concerted primary proton transfer reactions in a thermophilic rhodopsin studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy at high temperature. Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Bioenergetics. 2023. 1864. 3. 148980-148980
  • Sahoko Tomida, Akimori Wada, Yuji Furutani. Protonation of Asp116 and distortion of an all-trans retinal chromophore in Krokinobacter eikastus rhodopsin 2 causes a redshift in absorption maximum upon dehydration. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2023. 22. 11. 2499-2517
  • Yue Zhao, Shota Kusama, Yuji Furutani, Wei-Hong Huang, Chih-Wei Luo, Takao Fuji. High-speed scanless entire bandwidth mid-infrared chemical imaging. Nat. Commun. 2023. 14. 3929
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MISC (16):
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Books (5):
  • Optogenetics : Light-Sensing Proteins and Their Applications in Neuroscience and Beyond
    Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
  • Encyclopedia of Photobiology
    2016 ISBN:9784254171617
  • Optogenetics -Light-Sensing Proteins and Their Applications-
    Springer 2015 ISBN:9784431555155
  • オプトジェネティクス-光工学と遺伝学による行動制御技術の最前線-
    エヌ・ティー・エス 2013
  • 生物物理学ハンドブック
    朝倉書店 2007 ISBN:9784254171228
Lectures and oral presentations  (394):
  • Light-induced structural changes of a rhodopsin-bestrophin giant ion channel complex studied by infrared spectroscopy
    (The 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan)
  • Differences in conformational changes of two heliorhodopsins revealed by time-resolved infrared dual-comb spectroscopy using quantum cascade laser
    (The 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan)
  • Covalent binding at Lys-255 residue connecting the retinal chromophore is essential for a sodium pump function of Krokinobacter Rhodopsin 2
    (The 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan)
  • Unique photochemical reactions in near-infrared light absorbing rhodopsins
    (The 61th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan)
  • 時間分解赤外分光法による光受容タンパク質の動的構造変化解析
    (文科省・学際領域展開ハブ形成プログラム 「マルチスケール量子-古典生命インターフェース研究コンソーシアム」 キックオフシンポジウム)
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Education (3):
  • 2001 - 2004 Kyoto University Graduate School, Division of Natural Science
  • 1999 - 2001 Kyoto University Graduate School, Division of Natural Science
  • 1993 - 1999 Kyoto University Faculty of Science
Professional career (3):
  • 学士(理学) (京都大学)
  • 修士(理学) (京都大学)
  • 博士(理学) (京都大学)
Work history (7):
  • 2018/10 - 現在 Nagoya Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor
  • 2009/04 - 2018/09 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies School of Physical Sciences, Department of Structural Molecular Science
  • 2009/03 - 2018/09 National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Institute for Molecular Science Associate Professor
  • 2011/10 - 2015/03 科学技術振興機構 さきがけ研究員
  • 2007/04 - 2009/02 Nagoya Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor
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Awards (5):
  • 2016 - 日本生物物理学会 第3回Biophysics and Physicobiology Editors’ Choice Award Specific interactions between alkali metal cations and the KcsA channel studied using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
  • 2014 - 日本生物物理学会 第1回BIOPHYSICS Editors’ Choice Award Specific interactions between alkali metal cations and the KcsA channel studied using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
  • 2013 - 分子科学会 第6回(2013年度)分子科学会奨励賞 赤外分光法による膜タンパク質の動作機構の解明
  • 2012 - 公益信託 分子科学研究奨励森野基金 平成24年度分子科学研究奨励森野基金 赤外分光法による膜タンパク質の情報伝達・エネルギー変換およびタンパク質機能を模倣した特異的ナノ反応場の分子機構研究
  • 2007 - 名古屋工業大学 平成19年度名古屋工業大学職員褒賞 優秀賞
Association Membership(s) (6):
Protein Science Society of Japan ,  The Japanese Photochemistry Association ,  The Chemical Society of Japan ,  Japan Society for Molecular Science ,  The Spectroscopical Society of Japan ,  The Biophysical Society of Japan
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