We are studying mechanism of photo-receptive proteins driven by light-energy such as microbial and animal rhodopsins. Also, we are trying optogenetic applications on the basis of fundamental insights of the photoreceptive proteins.
If you would like to perform research in our laboratory, please contact to “inoue*issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Exchange "*" to "@")”.
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- November 4, 2025 Publication page was updated. "Spin Polarization Driven by Molecular Vibrations Leads to Enantioselectivity in Chiral Molecules" was published in Science Advances.
- October 22, 2025 Publication page was updated. "[Preprint] Cryo-EM Structures of Methanogenic Schizorhodopsins Reveal Divergent Strategies for Proton Transport and Thermal Adaptation" was published in bioRxiv.
- October 17, 2025 Publication page was updated. "[Preprint] The bacterial schizorhodopsins: novel light-driven inward proton pumps from Antarctic Minisyncoccota (Patescibacteria) and cyanobacteria, with implications for the proton-pumping mechanism" was published in bioRxiv.