Achievements

02.Review papers

Nagata, T., Yamaoki, Y., and Katahira, M.
“In-Cell NMR Analysis of Nucleic Acids: Insights into Guanine Quadruplex Dynamics in Living Human Cells”
Journal of the spectroscopical research of Japan, 74(2), ##-## (2025) in press, The Spectroscopical Society of Japan

Nagata, T., Yamaoki, Y., and Katahira, M.
“Approaches of NMR Spectroscopy – Methodology and Application to Life Science and Material Science 2nd Edition”
Chapter 12: In-cell NMR of Nucleic Acids in Living Human Cells: Structure, Dynamics, and Interactions (2025) in press, Springer

Katahira, M.
“Phase Separation in Living Cells”
Chapter 1: FUS Aggregation by Shear Stress on Pipetting and Its Suppression by Non-coding RNA (2023), pp. 3-19, Springer

Lee, J.H. and Katahira, M.
“Biophysical Study of the Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Nucleic Acids”
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 5836 (2022)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105836

Masato Katahira
“Behavior of Nucleic Acid Molecules in Living Human Cells Revealed by NMR and the Ultrafine Structure of Lignocellulosic Biomass”
Marine Chemistry Research, Vol. 35, No. 1, 43-49 (2022)

Yamaoki, Y., Nagata, T., Sakamoto, T., and Katahira, M.
“Observation of Nucleic Acids Inside Living Human Cells by In-cell NMR Spectroscopy”
Biophysics and Physicobiology, Vol. 17, 36-41 (2020)
DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.BSJ-2020006

Yamaoki, Y., Nagata, T., Sakamoto, T., and Katahira, M.
“Recent Progress of In-cell NMR of Nucleic Acids in Living Human Cells”
Biophysical Reviews, Vol. 12, 411-417 (2020)
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00664-x

Yudai Yamaoki, Takashi Nagata, and Masato Katahira
“First Observation of Nucleic Acid NMR Signals in Living Human Cells”
Biophysics, Vol. 59, 018-020 (2019)
DOI: 10.2142/biophys.59.018

Kurokawa, R., Komiya, R., Oyoshi, T., Matsuno, Y., Tani, H., Katahira, M., Hitachi, K., Iwashita, Y., Yamashita, T., Kondo, K., Yoneda, R., Yamaoki, Y., Ueda, N., Mashima, T., Kobayashi, N., Nagata, T., Kiyoishi, A., Miyake, M., Kano, F., Murata, M., Hamad, N., Sasaki, K., and Shoji, S.
“Multiplicity in Long Noncoding RNA in Living Cells”
Biomedical Sciences, 4, 18-23 (2018)
DOI: 10.11648/j.bs.20180402.11

Katahira, M.
“Behavior of a Guard Against HIV (AIDS)”
Kyoto University Research Activities, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 17 (2015)

Masato Katahira
“Protein Structural Walk: APOBEC3G”
Biophysics, Vol. 55, pp. 225 (2015)

Masato Katahira
“Comprehensive Analysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Solution NMR”
Cell Engineering, Shujunsha, Vol. 33, pp. 837-842 (2014)

Masato Katahira
“Mechanism of Riboswitches and RNA Aptamers with Anti-prion Activity”
Experimental Medicine, Yodosha, Vol. 31, pp. 68-74 (2013)

Masato Katahira, The Chemical Society of Japan (Editor)
“Key Concepts and Innovative Experimental Data in Research Papers”
CSJ Current Review: “New Trends in Nucleic Acid Chemistry – Exploring New Possibilities for DNA and RNA” (co-authored)
Kagaku Dojin, Vol. 6, pp. 36-40 (2011)

Matsushika, A., Inoue, H., Kodaki, T., and Sawayama, S.
“Ethanol Production from Xylose in Engineered Yeasts: Current State and Perspectives.”
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 84, 37-53 (2009)

Akimasa Matsushika, Masato Katahira
“Solution Structures and Biological Significance of Telomeric DNA and 4′-Thio DNA”
CICSJ Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 69-72 (2008)

Yohei Miyanoiri, Masato Katahira
“Prospects for Protein Structure Analysis by NMR – RNA Recognition Mechanism of Musashi Protein as an Example”
Enzyme Engineering News, Vol. 55, 29-34 (2006)

Masato Katahira
“Quadruplex DNA Structures in Replication, Recombination, and Telomere Elongation, and the Significance of Proteins That Unfold Them”
Protein, Nucleic Acid, and Enzyme, Vol. 50, 1241-1246 (2005)

Masato Katahira
“Aberrant DNA Structures and DNA Chaperones That Resolve Them”
Biophysics, Vol. 44, pp. 10-15 (2004)

Tsutomu Kotaki, Seiya Watanabe, Keisuke Makino
“Ethanol Conversion of Biomass – A Protein Engineering Approach”
Monthly Eco-Industry, 9, 38-44 (2004)

Masato Katahira
“Structural Insights into the Functional Mechanisms of RNA-binding Proteins and Functional RNAs – hnRNP D (AUF1), Musashi, and Tat Aptamer”
Life Sciences, Vol. 53, pp. 117-123 (2002)

Masato Katahira
“Unique Higher-order Structures Formed by GGA Triplet DNA and Their Biological Significance”
Protein, Nucleic Acid, and Enzyme, Vol. 47, pp. 139-144 (2002)

Satoshi Yamashita, Kohei Hosaka, Junichi Ninkawa, Tsutomu Kotaki
“Regulation of Yeast Phospholipid Biosynthesis”
Biochemistry, 73, 247-260 (2001)

Masato Katahira
“Three-dimensional Structure and Nucleic Acid Structural Transition Ability of hnRNP D0, a Telomeric Sequence DNA/RNA-binding Protein”
Biophysics, Vol. 40, No. 5, 326-330 (2000)

Masato Katahira
“RNA Recognition Mechanism of RNA-binding Proteins”
Protein, Nucleic Acid, and Enzyme, Kyoritsu Shuppan, Vol. 44, pp. 201-213 (1999)

Masato Katahira
“Functional RNA”
Structural Biology: Observing the Shape of Gene Products (Proteins) – What is Structural Biology? (co-authored)
13th “University and Science” Public Symposium Organizing Committee (Editor), Kubapro, pp. 24-37 (1999)