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Masaharu Somiya

The University of OsakaORCID 0000-0002-5607-8128Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:protein sequence· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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Takumi YanaseiD· 2 shared Alex KangiD· 1 shared Asim K. BeraiD· 1 shared Banumathi SankaraniD· 1 shared Dane Evan ZambranoiD· 1 shared Neil P. KingiD· 1 shared Noriyuki Hamaoka· 1 shared Sydney Funk· 1 shared

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintMay 7, 2026

Computational design of membrane fusion proteins

Masaharu Somiya, Sydney Funk, Dane Evan Zambrano…·Neil P. King

This paper designs synthetic fusogens using machine learning, showing they enable efficient cell-cell and intracellular membrane fusion with higher activity than native SNARE complexes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.04.722779

humanprotein sequence

BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJan 23, 2026

Programmable protein editing by split intein-mediated recombination

Masaharu Somiya, Takumi Yanase

This paper introduces a programmable protein editing platform using split intein-mediated recombination to enable precise modification of mature proteins in living cells.

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protein sequenceexperimental assay