Shunki Takaramoto

This study shows that rapid associative spine enlargement is necessary for maintaining cognitive function and stable wakefulness in mice.

The paper identifies a new family of rhodopsin channels in apusomonads that absorb ultraviolet to blue light and function as anion-selective channels involved in photoavoidance.

The paper uses a machine-learning model to predict red-shifted channelrhodopsin variants, identifying ChR024 with a maximum absorption wavelength of ~578 nm for optogenetics.

This paper characterizes HulaCCR1, a novel BCCR from Lake Hula, showing the ETD motif and extended N/C-termini affect spectral tuning, gating, and membrane localization.