Laboratories
Nano Bio-functional Molecular Systems Research Team
Research Areas
The principal purpose of our team is to explore new nano bio-functional molecular systems. On the basis of polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, biophysics, biochemistry and molecular biology, we are developing nano-meter scale devices and investigating their application field.
 

Mizuo MAEDA
Team Leader
Mizuo MAEDA (D.Eng.)
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Research Subject
(1) Nano interface of biomolecular system
(2) Nano function of biomolecular system
(3) Nano bio-devices science and technology
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List of Selected Publications
(1) Furukawa, K., Abe, H., Wang, J., Uda, M., Koshino, H., Tsuneda, S., and Ito, Y.:
"Reduction-triggered red fluorescent probes for dual-color detection of oligonucleotide sequences."
Org. Biomol. Chem., 7, 671 - 677 (2009)
(2) Liu, M., Kagahara, T., Abe, H., and Ito, Y.:
"Direct In Vitro Selection of Hemin-Binding DNA Aptamer with Peroxidase Activity."
Bull Chem. Soc. Jpn., 82, 99-104 (2009)
(3) Sato, Y., Hosokawa, K., and Maeda, M.:
"Detection of single-base mismatch at Detection of non-cross-linking interaction between DNA-modified gold nanoparticles and a DNA-modified flat gold surface using surface plasmon resonance imaging on a microchip distal end of DNA duplex by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy."
Colloids Surf., B, 62, 71-76 (2008).
(4) Sakono, M., Zako, T., Ueda, H., Yohda, M., and Maeda, M.:
"Formation of highly toxic soluble amyloid beta oligomers by the molecular chaperone prefoldin."
FEBS Journal 275, 5982-5993 (2008)
(5) Zako, T., Nagata, H., Terada, N., Sakono, M, Soga, K., and Maeda, M.:
"Improvement of dispersion stability and characterization of upconversion nanophosphors covalently modified with PEG as a fluorescence bioimaging probe."
J. Materials Sci. 43, 5325-5330 (2008)
(6) Ozasa, K., Maeda, M., Hara, M., Ohashi, M., Liang, Y.H., Kakoi, H., and Arai, Y.:
"Localized strain effects on photoluminescence of quantum dots induced by nanoprobe indentation."
Physica E, 40, 1920-1923(2008)
(7) Tanaka, S.-i., Miyata, T., Kato, T., Namba, K., Yanagida, T., Sako, Y., Kawata, S., and Inouye, Y.:
"Construction of two color semiconductor Quantum dots wire by utilizing the complementarity of DNA."
AIP Conference Proceedings 1062 "DNA-Based Nanodevices", 116-122 (2008)
(8) Ito, T., Hosokawa, K., and Maeda, M.:
"Detection of single-base mismatch at distal end of DNA duplex by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy."
Biosens. Bioelectron, 22, 1816-1819 (2007)
(9) Miyauchi, T., Yanagida, T., and Sako, Y.:
"Rho small GTPase regulates the stability of individual focal adhesions: a FRET-based visualization of GDP/GTP exchange on small GTPases."
Biophysics, 3, 63-73 (2007).