Faculty of Science / Membrane Protein Research Center, Chiba University

Takeshi MURATA

Professor, DirectorMembrane proteins play important roles in intercellular communication and are crucial targets for drug discovery. It is known that over 60% of commercially available drugs act on membrane proteins. In 2022, Chiba University established a research center dedicated to membrane protein research, where we focus on the production of membrane proteins, the development of structure-function analysis techniques, and the development of new drugs.

Motto in Research or in Life:
Walk the talk: Aligning what I think is important, what I say, and what I do.
Hobby / Holiday: Watching professional basketball team, Chiba JETS, Walking with my dog

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Department: Faculty of Science / Membrane Protein Research Center, Chiba University

Job title: Professor, Director

keyword: Membrane protein, Drug discovery, Antibody drug, Inhibitor, Heat resistance, Screening, X-ray Crystallography, Cryo-electron microscope, Single particle analysis, Molecular motor, Complex, Enzyme reaction, Computer simulation, Antibody, Bioenergy, ATPase, GPCR, Membrane transporter, Membrane channel, Drug toxicity, Pharmacokinetics

Related website: Laboratory of Biostructural Chemistry

Information on academic societies

The Biophysical Society of Japan
Protein Science Society of Japan
The Japanese Biochemical Society
The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
The Crystallographic Society of Japan
Japanese Society for Bacteriology
Quantum Life Science Society

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