Laboratory of Chemical Biology
Chemistry in biology
Only 2 percent of genomic information is translated into proteins, while 70 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.
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Affiliation
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Applied Chemistry
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Faculty Name
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HAMASAKI, Keita
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Academic Society
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The Chemical Society of Japan Japanese Society for Chemical Biology American Chemical Society |
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Keyword
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DNA, RNA, Proteins, Genetic engineering, Protein engineering, Molecular biology, Spectroscopy, Intermolecular interactions, Chemical biology, |
Study Fields
Chemical biology
Chemistry
Molecular biology
Synthetic Biology
Spectroscopy
Chemistry
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
- Creation of RNA-protein assemblies to develop a molecular factory
- Development of molecular shape-memory protein elements
- Exploration of protein folding factors for predicting health risks