List of Selected Publications

1. Hirai, T., Hamasaki, N., Yamaguchi, T. and Ikeda, Y.:
   "Topology models of anion exchanger 1 that incorporate the anti-parallel V-shaped motifs found in the EM structure"
   Biochem. Cell Biol. (in print)
2. Yamaguchi, T., Ikeda, Y., Abe, Y., Kuma, H., Kang, D., Hamasaki, N., and Hirai, T.:
   "Structure of the membrane domain of human erythrocyte anion exchanger 1 revealed by electron crystallography."
   J. Molecular Biology 397(1), 179-189 (2010)
3. Hirai, T., Subramaniam, S., and Lanyi, J.K.:
   "Structural snapshots of conformational changes in a seven-helical membrane protein: lessons from bacteriorhodopsin."
   Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 19(4), 433-439 (2009)
4. Hirai, T., and Subramaniam, S.:
   "Protein conformational changes in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle: comparison of findings from electron and X-ray crystallographic analyses."
   PLoS One 4(6):e5769 (2009)
5. Hirai, T., Mitsuoka, K., Kidera, A., and Fujiyoshi, Y.:
   "Simulation of charge effects on density maps obtained by high-resolution electron crystallography."
   J. Electron Microsc. 56(4), 131-140 (2007)
6. Hirai, T., and Subramaniam, S.:
   "Structure and transport mechanism of the bacterial oxalate transporter OxlT."
   Biophys. J., 87, 3600-3607 (2004)
7. Hirai, T., and Subramaniam, S.:
   "Structural insights into the mechanism of proton pumping by bacteriorhodopsin."
   FEBS Lett., 545(1), 2-8 (2003)
8. Hirai, T., Heymann, J., Maloney, P.C., and Subramaniam, S.:
   "A structural model for 12-helix transporters belonging to the Major Facilitator Superfamily."
   J. Bacteriology, 185(5), 1712-1718 (2003)
9. Hirai, T., Heymann, J., Shi, D., Sarker, R., Maloney, P.C., and Subramaniam, S.: "Three-dimensional structure of a bacterial oxalate transporter." Nature Struct. Biol. 9(8), 597-600 (2002)

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