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Hiroyuki Asanuma

Hiroyuki Asanuma

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54
Citations
9273
World Ranking
12731
National Ranking
959

Overview

Hiroyuki Asanuma is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has an extensive publication record in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research outputs focus primarily on molecular biology, with significant contributions also to organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics explored in Asanuma's work include:

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks

Asanuma has published in several frequent venues, reflecting a focus on chemistry and molecular sciences. These include:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Communications

Among Asanuma's recent papers are:

  • "Cooperative cargo transportation by a swarm of molecular machines," 2022, Science Robotics
  • "Color-Changing Fluorescent Barcode Based on Strand Displacement Reaction Enables Simple Multiplexed Labeling," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Efficient Light-Harvesting Antennae Resulting from the Dense Organization of Dyes into DNA Junctions through d-Threoninol," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Design and Hybridization Properties of Acyclic Xeno Nucleic Acid Oligomers," 2021, ChemBioChem
  • "Orthogonal Amplification Circuits Composed of Acyclic Nucleic Acids Enable RNA Detection," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Keiji Murayama
  • Hiromu Kashida
  • Yukiko Kamiya
  • Hidenori Azuma
  • Fuminori Sato

Hiroyuki Asanuma's work integrates chemical and biological approaches to develop novel techniques and systems for nucleic acid chemistry and bioanalysis. This multidisciplinary approach spans molecular design, synthesis, and functional applications in both fundamental molecular biology and technologically relevant biosensing methods.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of azobenzene-tethered DNA for reversible photo-regulation of DNA functions: hybridization and transcription.

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Xingguo Liang;Hidenori Nishioka;Daijiro Matsunaga

  • Photoregulation of the Formation and Dissociation of a DNA Duplex by Using the cis–trans Isomerization of Azobenzene

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Takanori Ito;Takayuki Yoshida;Xingguo Liang

  • Light-driven DNA nanomachine with a photoresponsive molecular engine.

    Yukiko Kamiya;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • Molecular Imprinting: From Fundamentals to Applications

    Makoto Komiyama;Toshifumi Takeuchi;Takashi Mukawa;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • A Light‐Driven DNA Nanomachine for the Efficient Photoswitching of RNA Digestion

    Mengguang Zhou;Xingguo Liang;Toshio Mochizuki;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • Enantioselective Incorporation of Azobenzenes into Oligodeoxyribonucleotide for Effective Photoregulation of Duplex Formation

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Tohru Takarada;Takayuki Yoshida;Daisuke Tamaru

  • A DNA Nanomachine Powered by Light Irradiation

    Xingguo Liang;Hidenori Nishioka;Nobutaka Takenaka;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • Molecularly Imprinted Cyclodextrins as Selective Receptors for Steroids1

    Takayuki Hishiya;Masahiko Shibata;Masaya Kakazu;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • A supra-photoswitch involving sandwiched DNA base pairs and azobenzenes for light-driven nanostructures and nanodevices.

    Xingguo Liang;Toshio Mochizuki;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • Azobenzene-tethered T7 promoter for efficient photoregulation of transcription.

    Mingzhe Liu;Hiroyuki Asanuma;Makoto Komiyama

  • Tailor‐Made Receptors by Molecular Imprinting

    H. Asanuma;T. Hishiya;M. Komiyama

  • Molecular imprinting of cyclodextrin in water for the recognition of nanometer-scaled guests

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Tomohiro Akiyama;Kentaro Kajiya;Takayuki Hishiya

  • Photocontrol of DNA Duplex Formation by Using Azobenzene-Bearing Oligonucleotides

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Xingguo Liang;Takayuki Yoshida;Makoto Komiyama

  • DNA-assisted swarm control in a biomolecular motor system

    Jakia Jannat Keya;Ryuhei Suzuki;Arif Md Rashedul Kabir;Daisuke Inoue

  • Photoregulation of DNA triplex Formation by azobenzene

    Xingguo Liang;Hiroyuki Asanuma;Makoto Komiyama

  • NMR study on the photoresponsive DNA tethering an azobenzene. Assignment of the absolute configuration of two diastereomers and structure determination of their duplexes in the trans-form.

    Xingguo Liang;Hiroyuki Asanuma;Hiromu Kashida;Akitsugu Takasu

  • A photon-fueled DNA nanodevice that contains two different photoswitches.

    Hidenori Nishioka;Xingguo Liang;Xingguo Liang;Tomohiro Kato;Hiroyuki Asanuma

  • DNA-dye conjugates for controllable H aggregation(1).

    Hiroyuki Asanuma;Kenji Shirasuka;Tohru Takarada;Hiromu Kashida

  • Photoregulation of the DNA Polymerase Reaction by Oligonucleotides Bearing an Azobenzene

    Akira Yamazawa;Xingguo Liang;Hiroyuki Asanuma;Makoto Komiyama

  • Photoregulation of RNA digestion by RNase H with azobenzene-tethered DNA

    Daijiro Matsunaga;Hiroyuki Asanuma;Makoto Komiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Makoto Komiyama
Makoto Komiyama University of Tokyo
Naoki Toshima
Naoki Toshima Tokyo University of Science
Toshifumi Takeuchi
Toshifumi Takeuchi Kobe University
Takehiko Wada
Takehiko Wada Tohoku University
Yasuyuki Araki
Yasuyuki Araki Tohoku University
Susumu Uchiyama
Susumu Uchiyama Osaka University
Koichi Kato
Koichi Kato National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Tomohiro Akiyama
Tomohiro Akiyama Hokkaido University
Toshiharu Teranishi
Toshiharu Teranishi Kyoto University
Michael Famulok
Michael Famulok University of Bonn

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