Author

Takahiro Kimura

Tohoku University

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Biophysics· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:virus· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Athi N. NaganathaniD· 1 shared Fumi NagatsugiiD· 1 shared Kazumitsu OnizukaiD· 1 shared Satoshi TakahashiiD· 1 shared Shilpi Laha· 1 shared Shion IshikawaiD· 1 shared Shrutarshi Mitra· 1 shared Takuya Katayama· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2026-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperBiophysics

Athi N. NaganathanORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

1 paper

Recent·Most cited

A Structural Domain in the genomic RNA of SARS-CoV-2 Folds into a Compact Granular Structure without the N protein: A Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopic Investigation

Takahiro Kimura, Takuya Katayama, Shion Ishikawa, Shrutarshi Mitra, Yuuhei Yamano, Kazumitsu Onizuka, Fumi Nagatsugi, Shilpi Laha, Athi N. Naganathan, Yuji Itoh, Satoshi Takahashi

This study shows a specific SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA region forms compact granular structures autonomously without the N protein, and the N protein melts these structures, suggesting it acts as an RNA chaperone.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics