2026-07-03Publication

Research from Team A01 (Numata Lab, Yamada Group) has been published in Advanced Materials Interfaces! The study presents e-MITO, an artificially engineered mitochondrion with the potential to serve as a novel organelle-based platform for controlling cellular functions.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research from Team B02 (Ishihara Lab) has been published in Cell Reports! The paper uncovers a new mechanism by which mitochondrial RNA activates the innate immune system.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research from Team B01 (Sato Lab) has been published in iScience! The paper identifies a novel factor involved in the degradation of sperm mitochondria.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research from Team A01 (Arimura Lab, Okuno Group) has been published in Bioinformatics! The paper presents a-liner, a visualization tool for sequence alignments.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Collaborative research by Team A01 (Arimura Lab) and Team B02 (Yamori Lab) has been published in Nature Communications! This world-first study successfully enhanced Rubisco through chloroplast genome editing, leading to improved photosynthesis and increased plant productivity.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research by Dr. Ogasawara and colleagues from Team B02 (Ishihara Lab) has been published in Scientific Reports! The paper demonstrates that the indole compound mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5) suppresses disease progression in a mouse model of mitochondrial disease.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research from Yamori Group has been published in Frontiers in Plant Science! The paper explores the use of laser diodes to control photosynthesis and plant architecture.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

Research from Yamori Group has been published in Plant, Cell & Environment! The paper examines the effects of increasing or decreasing Rubisco activase, which regulates the activation state of Rubisco, on photosynthesis-related traits. The findings contribute to the development of crops that can sustain high productivity under future elevated CO₂ and climate change conditions.New!!

2026-07-03Publication

A research article from Kiuchi Group has been published in mBio! The study identifies a cell proliferation-inhibiting factor encoded by the intracellular symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia.New!!