chemistry
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
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