Biophysics and Physicobiology

The Biophysical Society of Japan.

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  • Microscopic heat pulse-induced calcium dynamics in single WI-38 fibroblasts
  • Structural role of two histidines in the (6-4) photolyase reaction
  • X-ray fiber diffraction modeling of structural changes of the thin filament upon activation of live vertebrate skeletal muscles
  • Forewords to the special issue “Progress of theoretical and computational biophysics—in honor of Professor Nobuhiro Go’s outstanding contribution on the occasion of his 80th birthday”
  • Forewords to the special issue “Progress of theoretical and computational biophysics—in honor of Professor Nobuhiro Go’s outstanding contribution on the occasion of his 80th birthday”

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14th,May.,2021 An article with the title "Spectroscopic approach for exploring structure and function of photoreceptor proteins" by Masashi Unno, Yuu Hirose, Masaki Mishima, Takashi Kikukawa, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Tatsuya Iwata, Jun Tamogami is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
13th,May.,2021 An article with the title "A measure for the identification of preferred particle orientations in cryo-electron microscopy data: A simulation study" by Ryota Kojima, Takashi Yoshidome is published.
13th,May.,2021 An article with the title "Role of Thr82 for the unique photochemistry of TAT rhodopsin" by Teppei Sugimoto, Kota Katayama, Hideki Kandori is published.
27th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "DNA nanotechnology provides an avenue for the construction of programmable dynamic molecular systems" by Yusuke Sato, Yuki Suzuki is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
16th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "Effects of high-pressure treatment on the structure and function of myofibrils" by Seine A. Shintani is published.
16th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "A measure for the identification of preferred particle orientations in cryo-electron microscopy data: A simulation study" by Ryota Kojima, Takashi Yoshidome is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
16th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "Role of Thr82 for the unique photochemistry of TAT rhodopsin" by Teppei Sugimoto, Kota Katayama, Hideki Kandori is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
13th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "Application of fluorescent-based technology detecting protein-protein interactions to monitor the binding of hepatitis B virus X protein to DNA-damage-binding protein 1" by Katsumi Omagari, Kaori Asamitsu, Yasuhito Tanaka is published.
13th,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "DNA-binding function of c-Myb R2R3 around thermal denaturation temperature" by Maki Kawasaki, Masayuki Oda is published.
1st,Apr.,2021 An article with the title "Effects of high-pressure treatment on the structure and function of myofibrils" by Seine A. Shintani is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
27th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "On the functioning mechanism of an ATP-driven molecular motor" by Masahiro Kinoshita is published.
25th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "DNA-binding function of c-Myb R2R3 around thermal denaturation temperature" by Maki Kawasaki, Masayuki Oda is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.
24th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "Light-induced difference FTIR spectroscopy of primate blue-sensitive visual pigment at 163 K" by Shunpei Hanai, Kota Katayama, Hiroo Imai, Hideki Kandori is published.
24th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "Structure elements can be predicted using the contact volume among protein residues" by Yasumichi Takase, Yoichi Yamazaki, Yugo Hayashi, Sachiko Toma-Fukai, Hironari Kamikubo is published.
18th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "Deuteration Aiming for Neutron Scattering" by Aya Okuda, Rintaro Inoue, Ken Morishima, Tomohide Saio, Yasuhiro Yunoki, Maho Yagi-Utsumi, Hirokazu Yagi, Masahiro Shimizu, Nobuhiro Sato, Reiko Urade, Koichi Kato, Masaaki Sugiyama is published.
18th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "Antigen tests for COVID-19" by Yuta Kyosei, Sou Yamura, Mayuri Namba, Teruki Yoshimura, Satoshi Watabe, Etsuro Ito is published.
17th,Mar.,2021 An article with the title "Application of fluorescent-based technology detecting protein-protein interactions to monitor the binding of hepatitis B virus X protein to DNA-damage-binding protein 1" by Katsumi Omagari, Kaori Asamitsu, Yasuhito Tanaka is published as the J-STAGE Advance Publication.

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Spectroscopic approach for exploring structure and function of photoreceptor proteins
Masashi Unno, Yuu Hirose, Masaki Mishima, Takashi Kikukawa, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Tatsuya Iwata, Jun Tamogami.
DNA nanotechnology provides an avenue for the construction of programmable dynamic molecular systems
Yusuke Sato, Yuki Suzuki.

Recent Articles

A measure for the identification of preferred particle orientations in cryo-electron microscopy data: A simulation study
Ryota Kojima, Takashi Yoshidome.
Role of Thr82 for the unique photochemistry of TAT rhodopsin
Teppei Sugimoto, Kota Katayama, Hideki Kandori.
Effects of high-pressure treatment on the structure and function of myofibrils
Seine A. Shintani.
Application of fluorescent-based technology detecting protein-protein interactions to monitor the binding of hepatitis B virus X protein to DNA-damage-binding protein 1
Katsumi Omagari, Kaori Asamitsu, Yasuhito Tanaka.
DNA-binding function of c-Myb R2R3 around thermal denaturation temperature
Maki Kawasaki, Masayuki Oda.
On the functioning mechanism of an ATP-driven molecular motor
Masahiro Kinoshita.
Light-induced difference FTIR spectroscopy of primate blue-sensitive visual pigment at 163 K
Shunpei Hanai, Kota Katayama, Hiroo Imai, Hideki Kandori.
Structure elements can be predicted using the contact volume among protein residues
Yasumichi Takase, Yoichi Yamazaki, Yugo Hayashi, Sachiko Toma-Fukai, Hironari Kamikubo.
Deuteration Aiming for Neutron Scattering
Aya Okuda, Rintaro Inoue, Ken Morishima, Tomohide Saio, Yasuhiro Yunoki, Maho Yagi-Utsumi, Hirokazu Yagi, Masahiro Shimizu, Nobuhiro Sato, Reiko Urade, Koichi Kato, Masaaki Sugiyama.
Antigen tests for COVID-19
Yuta Kyosei, Sou Yamura, Mayuri Namba, Teruki Yoshimura, Satoshi Watabe, Etsuro Ito.
Expanding horizons of biosciences by light-control
Mikio Kataoka, Takashi Nagata.
Biphasic spatiotemporal regulation of GRB2 dynamics by p52SHC for transient RAS activation
Ryo Yoshizawa, Nobuhisa Umeki, Akihiro Yamamoto, Masayuki Murata, Yasushi Sako.
GA-guided mD-VcMD: A genetic-algorithm-guided method for multi-dimensional virtual-system coupled molecular dynamics
Junichi Higo, Ayumi Kusaka, Kota Kasahara, Narutoshi Kamiya, Itaya Hayato, Xie Qilin, Takuya Takahashi, Ikuo Fukuda, Kentaro Mori, Yutaka Hata, Yoshifumi Fukunishi.
Letter to the Editor: A still unresolved mystery in the interaction between intrinsically disordered proteins: How do they recognize multiple target proteins? A commentary on “No folding upon binding of intrinsically disordered proteins: Still interesting but not unique and novel. by Sigalov, A.B., Biophysics and Physicobiology 17, 156-158 (2020). DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.BSJ-2020025”
Masaru Hoshino.
Letter to the Editor: No folding upon binding of intrinsically disordered proteins: Still interesting but not unique and novel. A commentary on “A novel mode of interaction between intrinsically disordered proteins. by Hibino, E. and Hoshino, M., Biophysics and Physicobiology 17, 86-93 (2020). DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.BSJ-2020012”
Alexander B. Sigalov.
Editorial
Munehito Arai, Tamiki Komatsuzaki, Haruki Nakamura.
NeProc predicts binding segments in intrinsically disordered regions without learning binding region sequences
Hiroto Anbo, Hiroki Amagai, Satoshi Fukuchi.
Rapid differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells to neuron-like cells by high K+ stimulation
Yuki Kogo, Chiaki Seto, Yuki Totani, Mai Mochizuki, Taka Nakahara, Kotaro Oka, Tohru Yoshioka, Etsuro Ito.
myPresto/omegagene 2020: a molecular dynamics simulation engine for virtual-system coupled sampling
Kota Kasahara, Hiroki Terazawa, Hayato Itaya, Satoshi Goto, Haruki Nakamura, Takuya Takahashi, Junichi Higo.
Information physics of living matters
Akihiko Ishijima, Yasushi Okada.
New lipid membrane technologies for reconstitution, analysis, and utilization of ‘living’ membrane proteins
Kazuma Yasuhara, Kenichi Morigaki.
Theoretical insights into the DNA repair function of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochrome-DASH
Ryuma Sato, Yoshiharu Mori, Risa Matsui, Noriaki Okimoto, Junpei Yamamoto, Makoto Taiji.
Cell mechanosensing underlies homeostasis of multicellular systems
Keiko Nonomura, Hiroaki Hirata.
Detection of singularity in immunity and cancer by novel imaging techniques
Takeharu Nagai, Shunsuke Chikuma, Kenjiro Hanaoka.
Integrated bio-metal science: New frontiers of bio-metal science opened with cutting-edge techniques
Hitomi Sawai, Koichiro Ishimori.
Spectroscopic and structural characteristics of a dual-light sensor protein, PYP-phytochrome related protein
Jia-Siang Sum, Yoichi Yamazaki, Keito Yoshida, Kento Yonezawa, Yugo Hayashi, Mikio Kataoka, Hironari Kamikubo.

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