Hiroaki Yokota

Hiroaki Yokota

Associate Professor / Doctor of Science (Osaka University)

Fields of specialization

Supported topics

Collaborative research
Technical consultations (optical microscopy, low-light detection, nanobiology)
Online lectures (advanced fluorescence microscopy, biophysics-related topics such as single-molecule measurement of biomolecules)

Message

I would like to support business development based on my knowledge and expertise in life sciences.

Research themes

Optical visualization and measurement of life phenomena

Promotion of Biophotonics Design
A-SAP (Access Center for Innovation Solutions, Actions and Professionals) Industry-Academia-Government-Finance
Collaboration Innovation Promotion Project
ikollabo Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu Medical Engineering Collaboration Center)

Yokota, H. DNA-unwinding dynamics of Escherichia coli UvrD lacking the C-terminal 40 amino acids. Biophys. J. 118, 1634-1648 (2020).
Yokota, H. Roles of the C-terminal amino acids of non-hexameric helicases: Insights from Escherichia coli UvrD. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 1018 (2021).
Yokota, H. DNA unwinding and oligomerization dynamics of Escherichia coli UvrD helicase revealed by single-molecule fluorescence imaging. SEIBUTSU-BUTSURI 61, 277-231 (2021).
Yokota, H. Quantitative and kinetic single-molecule analysis of DNA unwinding by Escherichia coli UvrD helicase. Biophys. Physicobiol. 19, e190006 (2022).
Yokota, H. Fluorescence microscopy for visualizing single-molecule protein dynamics. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Gen. Subj. 1864, 129362 (2020).
Yokota, H., Fukasawa, A., Hirano, M., Ide, T. Low-light photodetectors for fluorescence microscopy. Appl. Sci. 11, 2773 (2021).

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