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Toru Nakatsu

Wakayama Medical UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9582-4023Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Katsumasa IrieiD· 1 shared Kentaro KojimaiD· 1 shared Masahiro FujishimaiD· 1 shared Tomoe Y. NakamuraiD· 1 shared Toshiyuki MuraiiD· 1 shared Yasuhiro TakenakaiD· 1 shared Yasushi ShigeriiD· 1 shared Yuki K. MaedaiD· 1 shared

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Predicted structure of the 89-kDa invasion-tip protein of Holospora obtusa, an endonuclear symbiont of Paramecium caudatum, suggests a pH-dependent conformational change

Yasuhiro Takenaka, Toshiyuki Murai, Toru Nakatsu, Yasushi Shigeri, Masahiro Fujishima

The paper predicts the structure of a 89-kDa invasion-tip protein from Holospora obtusa and suggests a pH-dependent conformational change may aid in escaping the host digestive vacuole.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Structure-function analysis of lithium-ion selectivity of voltage-gated sodium channel

Yuki K. Maeda, Kentaro Kojima, Tomoe Y. Nakamura, Toru Nakatsu, Katsumasa Irie

This study identifies the molecular basis of lithium-ion selectivity in voltage-gated sodium channels through mutagenesis, electrophysiology, and crystallography.

The Journal of General Physiology · Feb 5, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics