FUKUTANI Yosuke

Professional Career

2015.08 : Assistant Professor, Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. in Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Research Interests

Odorant receptor, Odorant sensor

Publications

• Ikumi Takayama , Nako Araki, Jeevan Tewari, Masafumi Yohda, Hiroaki Matsunami and Yosuke Fukutani, Antagonist enhances cell-surface expression of mammalian odorant receptors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Int J Mol Sci), 26(4), 1458; 2025 Article
• Fukutani Y, Abe M, Saito H, Eguchi R, Tazawa T, de March CA, Yohda M, Matsunami H. Antagonistic interactions between odorants alter human odor perception. Current Biology (Curr Biol). 33(11):2235-2245.e4, 2023
• Inoue R, Fukutani Y, Niwa T, Matsunami H, Yohda M. Identification and Characterization of Proteins That Are Involved in RTP1S-Dependent Transport of Olfactory Receptors, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Int J Mol Sci) 24(9):7829. 2023
• 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
• Ikegami, K., de March, CA., Nagai, MH., Ghosh, S., Do, M., Sharma, R., Bruguera, ES., Lu, YE., Fukutani. Y., Vaidehi, N., Yohda, M., Matsunami, H. Structural instability and divergence from conserved residues underlie intracellular retention of mammalian odorant receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020, 117.6. 2957-2967, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1915520117.
• Zamparo, I., Francia, S., Franchi, SA., Redolfi, N., Costanzi, E., Kerstens, A., Fukutani, Y., Battistutta, R., Polverino de Laureto, P., Munck, S., De Strooper, B., Matsunami H., Lodovichi, C. Axonal Odorant Receptors Mediate Axon Targeting. Cell Rep. 29:4334-4348, 2019 doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.099.
• 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