MURAOKA Takahiro

Professional Career

Apr 1, 2004 – Ma. 31, 2007 : JSPS Researcher (Young Scientists Fellowship)
Jul 6, 2006 – Apr 30, 2008 : Visiting Scholar, Northwestern Univ (Stupp Lab).
Apr 1, 2007 – Apr 30, 2008 : JSPS Researcher (Research Fellowship for Young Scientists)
May 1, 2008 – Apr 30,2015 : Assistant Professor, Tohoku Univ., Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials
Oct 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2017 : JST PRESTO Researcher
May 1, 2015 – Jan 31, 2017 : Assistant Professor, Tokyo Inst. of Technology, School of Life Science and Technology
Feb 1, 2017 – Nov 30, 2020 : Associate Professor (PI), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering
Dec 1, 2020 – Present : Professor (PI), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Institute of Global Innovation Research
Apr. 1, 2021 – Present : KISTEC Researcher

Academic Degrees

Mar. 31, 2004 : Ms. C. in Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mar. 31, 2007 : Ph. D in Engineering, The University of Tokyo,

Research Interests

Organic Synthesis, Supramolecular Chemistry, Protein Folding, Photoresponsive Molecules, Amphiphiles, Liposome, Ion Channels, Molecular Machines, Peptides

Publications

• T. Nakayama, A. K. Singh, T. Fukutomi, N. Uchida, Y. Terao, H. Hamada, T. Muraoka, E. Muthusamy, T. K. Kundu, K. Akagawa，Activator of KAT3 Histone Acetyltransferase Family Ameliorates a Neurodevelopmental Disorder Phenotype in the Syntaxin 1A Ablated Mouse Model, CELL REPORTS. 2024, 43, 114101.
• Y. Hara, K. Yoshizawa, A. Yaguchi, H. Hiramatsu, N. Uchida, T. Muraoka, ROS-Responsive Methionine-Containing Amphiphilic Peptides Impart Enzyme-Triggered Phase Transition and Antioxidant Cell Protection. BIOMACROMOLECULES, 2024, 25, 3499.
• Yoshika Hara, Atsuya Yaguchi, Hirotsugu Hiramatsu, and Takahiro Muraoka,. ROS-Triggered Gel–Sol Transition and Kinetics-Controlled Cargo Release by Methionine-Containing Peptides, ChemBioChem,2023, doi: 10.1002/cbic.202200798
• Y. Ohno, C. Nakajima, I. Ajioka, T. Muraoka, A. Yaguchi, T. Fujioka, S. Akimoto, M. Matsuo, A. Lotfy, S. Nakamura, V. Herranz-Pérezg, J. M. García-Verdugog, N. Matsukaw, N. Kaneko, K. Sawamoto, Amphiphilic peptide-tagged N-cadherin forms radial glial-like fibers that enhance neuronal migration in injured brain and promote sensorimotor recovery. Biomaterials, 2023, 294, 122003