Research theme for competitive and other funds (5):
2014 - 2016 Structure-function studies of bacterial mitoNEET system
2012 - 2015 Systemic and long term analysys of O2- hyperproduction mice
2012 - 2014 Structure-function of bacterial mitoNEET homologs
2012 - 2012 Effects of Change in Purine Metabolism on Accumulation of Aggregated Proteins in the Cell
2008 - 2010 Phasogenesis study of XOR mutant knock-in mouse.
Papers (23):
Nana Sato, Teruo Kusano, Koji Nagata, Ken Okamoto. A non-purine inhibitor of xanthine oxidoreductase mitigates adenosine triphosphate degradation under hypoxic conditions in mouse brain. Brain research. 2025. 1849. 149444-149444
Teruo Kusano, Ken Okamoto. Molecular mechanism and physiological significance of dehydrogenase/oxidase conversion of mammalian xanthine oxidoreductase. Gout and Uric & Nucleic Acids. 2024. 48. 1. 1-10
Teruo Kusano, Tomoko Nishino, Ken Okamoto, Russ Hille, Takeshi Nishino. The mechanism and significance of the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase to xanthine oxidase in mammalian secretory gland cells. Redox Biol. 2023. 59. 102573