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Life Functions and Information Lab
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A research field that explores how biomolecules such as proteins carry out biological functions.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the workings of biomolecules, from electrons to information.
The Life Functions and Information field is part of the Division of Life Sciences at the Center for Computational Sciences.
The field studies the mechanisms of biological functions carried out by functional biomacromolecules such as proteins, DNA, and RNA.
The first approach investigates the dynamics and reaction mechanisms of functional biomacromolecules at the molecular, atomic, and electronic levels.
The second approach investigates the interaction network systems of functional biomacromolecules at the level of biological information systems.
Key terms
- Functional biomacromolecules
- Large molecules that carry out functions inside living organisms, such as proteins, DNA, and RNA
- Interaction network
- The overall picture of connections formed by interactions among functional biomacromolecules
ResearchResearch themes
The field aims to clarify the mechanisms of biological functions carried out by functional biomacromolecules such as proteins, DNA, and RNA. To do so, it pursues research from two directions: the molecular, atomic, and electronic levels, and the level of biological information systems.
*Illustrative imageMolecular Motion and Reaction Mechanisms of Biomolecules
The field investigates the dynamics and reaction mechanisms of functional biomacromolecules such as proteins, DNA, and RNA at the molecular, atomic, and electronic levels.
*Illustrative imageInteraction Networks of Biomolecules
The field investigates the network systems formed by interactions among functional biomacromolecules at the level of biological information systems.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Life Functions and Information field are faculty members, researchers, and collaborative researchers.
- ProfessorYasuteru Shigeta
- ProfessorMitsuo Shoji
- ProfessorKazutoshi Tani
- Associate ProfessorRyuhei Harada
- Assistant ProfessorKowit Hengphasatporn
- Project Assistant ProfessorLian Duan
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- Interaction Networks of Biomolecules: “NMR spectrometer” Daniel Alexandre / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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