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Kentaro Sasaki

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Hiroshi EzuraiD· 1 shared Kaoru UranoiD· 1 shared Kazuma Okada· 1 shared Naozumi Mimida· 1 shared Ryozo ImaiiD· 1 shared Satoko NonakaiD· 1 shared Soichiro Oda· 1 shared Taihei Murakami· 1 shared

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Transfer learning from computed stability data for nanobody melting-temperature prediction

Taihei Murakami, Kentaro Sasaki, Soichiro Oda, Kazuma Okada, Yasuhiro Matsunaga

The paper predicts nanobody melting temperatures using transfer learning with computed stability data, finding that free-energy perturbation labels and sequence diversity improve predictions.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

A long shelf-life melon created via CRISPR/Cas9 RNP-based in planta genome editing

Kentaro Sasaki, Kaoru Urano, Naozumi Mimida, Satoko Nonaka, Hiroshi Ezura, Ryozo Imai

The paper develops a DNA-free CRISPR/Cas9 RNP-based genome editing method in melon to create a long shelf-life mutant by targeting CmACO1, reducing ethylene during ripening.

Frontiers in Genome Editing · Jun 18, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology