Laboratory of Chemical Biology

Chemistry in biology

Only 2 percent of genomic information is translated into proteins, while 90 percent is transcribed onto RNA. This means that many of the unknown life functions are hidden in the RNA “jungles” which interact with chemicals to coordinate activities related to life. We aim to navigate through the “sea of genomes” using chemistry and look for “treasures” hidden in the RNA jungles.

College of Engineering Chemistry and Materials Chemistry and Biotechnology / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Applied Chemistry Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

HAMASAKI, Keita

Keyword

DNA,RNA,Proteins,Genetic engineering,Protein engineering,Molecular biology,Spectroscopy,Intermolecular interactions,Chemical biology

Laboratory location

Research Building TOYOSU Campus 13F 13B25

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Chemistry
Chemical biology
Molecular biology
Synthetic Biology
Spectroscopy

FOR SOCIETY

Unraveling the relationship between chemicals and RNA, which controls gene expression, will give us information about how life evolved at the molecular level. Medical treatment tailored to patients based on genome information may be available in the near future.

RESEARCH THEMES

Development of the hetero proteins alignment on the hairpin RNA mold
Discovery of the hairpin RNA that triggers protein folding and activation
Development of the factory cell that take the place of fossil resource