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（Last updated : 2026-04-02 16:16:54）　

INOUE MASAO

Department / Course College of Life Sciences Department of Bioinformatics

Title / Position Lecturer

Business career
1.	2026/04/01 ～	Lecturer │ │

Subject of research
1.	Elucidation of Structure and Function of the DNA-Binding Proteins
2.	Exploration of the Unknown Microbial Respiratory Systems

Research summary
Characterization of Proteins of Unknown Function I am conducting research to predict novel functions of proteins using microbial genome information and to clarify the functions of proteins experimentally. I'm interested in the "Omoroi" proteins of "Omoroi" microbes.

Present specialized field
Applied microbiology , Structural biochemistry, Functional biochemistry, Genome biology, System genome science (Keyword：Biochemistry, Protein Science, Genomic Microbiology, Extremophiles)

Papers
1.	2026/03/18	Carbon monoxide-driven proton respiration enables facultative anaerobes to survive electron acceptor limitation │ The ISME Journal │
2.	2026/02/10	Heat-induced structural changes in poly(γ-glutamic acid) and the effects of alkaline conditions on its thermal stability and morphology in aqueous solution │ Polymer Journal │
3.	2026/01/12	Functional differentiation of the catalytic subunits YnfE and YnfF involved in selenate and tellurate reduction in Escherichia coli │ Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry │
4.	2025/12	Construction and analysis of deletion and complementation strains of the extMNOPQS gene cluster in Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA │ Trace Nutrients Research │ ,pp.85-92
5.	2025/11/21	Biosynthesis and Export of Membrane-Enveloped Selenium Nanoparticles by Escherichia coli │ Environmental Science & Technology │ ,pp.4213-4227
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2022/06/30 ～ 2024/03/31	Development of a platform for selenoprotein production │ Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
2.	2021/08/30 ～ 2023/03/31	Is a Hydrogenase-Like Enzyme Complex Lacking a Catalytic Center the Missing Link in the Respiratory Complexes? │ Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Message
1.	Enjoy Your Life!!