YOHDA Masafumi

Professional Career

1987.04 - 1991.12 : Researcher, Central Research Laboratory, AGC Inc.
1991.12 - 1996.03 : Researcher, RIKEN
1996.04 - 1998.10 : Senior Researcher, RIKEN理化学研究所 先任研究員
1998.11 - 2003.04 : Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2003.05 - present : Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

1988 Ph.D. in Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Research Interests

Molecular chaperone, Gene analysis

Publications

• Fukutani, Y., Nakamura, Y., Muto, N., Miyanaga, S., Kanemaki, R., Ikegami, K., Noguchi, K., Ohsawa, I., Matsunami, H., Yohda, M. Hot Spot Mutagenesis Improves the Functional Expression of Unique Mammalian Odorant Receptors. Int J Mol Sci. 23: 277, 2021
• Terada A, Komatsu D, Ogawa T, Flamandita D, Sahlan M, Nishimura M, Yohda M. Isolation of cyanide-degrading bacteria and molecular characterization of its cyanide-degrading nitrilase. Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 2021,  doi: 10.1002/bab.2095.
• Hu, X.S., Ikegami, K., Vihani, A., Zapata, M., de March, C., Do, M., Vaidya, N., Kucera, G., Bock, C., Jiang, Y., Yohda, M., Matsunami, H. Concentration-dependent recruitment of mammalian odorant receptors. eNeuro. 2020 Apr 23;7(2):ENEURO.0103-19.2019.doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0103-19.2019
• Perdani, MS., Sahlan, M., Yohda, M., Hermansyah, H. Immobilization of Cholesterol Oxidase from Streptomyces Sp. on Magnetite Silicon Dioxide by Crosslinking Method for Cholesterol Oxidation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 202, 191 (3), 968-980, doi: 10.1007/s12010-020-03241-w.
• Sahlan, M., Devina, A., Pratami, DK., Situmorang, H., Farida, S., Munim, A., Kusumoputro, B., Yohda, M., Faried, A., Gozan, M., Ledyawati, M. Anti-inflammatory activity of Tetragronula species from Indonesia. Saudi J Biol Sci. 26:1531-1538, 2019 doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.12.008.
• Fukutani Y, Tamaki R, Inoue R, Koshizawa T, Sakashita S, Ikegami K, Ohsawa I, Mastunami H, Yohda M. The N-terminal region of RTP1S plays important roles in dimer formation and odorant receptor-trafficking. J Biol Chem. (2019) doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.007110.294.40. 14661-14673