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Takuya Terai

Takuya Terai

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Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
10877
World Ranking
15083
National Ranking
1176

Overview

Takuya Terai is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, focusing their research in the domain of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their publication record includes 33 contributions primarily in molecular biology, biophysics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, spectroscopy, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The research topics addressed by Terai encompass advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, advanced biosensing techniques and applications, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and biotin-related studies.

Terai has contributed to several recent papers which highlight key research developments:

  • High-Performance Genetically Encoded Green Fluorescent Biosensors for Intracellular l-Lactate, 2024, ACS Central Science
  • Chemigenetic indicators based on synthetic chelators and green fluorescent protein, 2022, Nature Chemical Biology
  • Maximizing the performance of protein-based fluorescent biosensors, 2023, Biochemical Society Transactions
  • The best of both worlds: Chemigenetic fluorescent sensors for biological imaging, 2024, Cell Chemical Biology
  • High-Performance Chemigenetic Potassium Ion Indicator, 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors with whom Terai has collaborated include:

  • Robert E. Campbell
  • Yusuke Nasu
  • Shosei Imai
  • Saaya Hario
  • Mikhail Drobizhev

Terai's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Chemical Biology, ACS Central Science, Biochemical Society Transactions, and Cell Chemical Biology, reflecting a consistent presence in several key journals related to biochemistry and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Development of an Si-Rhodamine-Based Far-Red to Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe Selective for Hypochlorous Acid and Its Applications for Biological Imaging

    Yuichiro Koide;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

  • Development of a highly selective fluorescence probe for hydrogen sulfide.

    Kiyoshi Sasakura;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Norihiro Shibuya;Yoshinori Mikami

  • Fluorescent probes for bioimaging applications.

    Takuya Terai;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Evolution of group 14 rhodamines as platforms for near-infrared fluorescence probes utilizing photoinduced electron transfer.

    Yuichiro Koide;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

  • Hypoxia-Sensitive Fluorescent Probes for in Vivo Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging of Acute Ischemia

    Kazuki Kiyose;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Daihi Oushiki;Tomomi Nakamura

  • Development and application of a near-infrared fluorescence probe for oxidative stress based on differential reactivity of linked cyanine dyes.

    Daihi Oushiki;Hirotatsu Kojima;Takuya Terai;Makoto Arita

  • Development of a highly sensitive fluorescence probe for hydrogen peroxide.

    Masahiro Abo;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

  • Rational design of ratiometric near-infrared fluorescent pH probes with various pKa values, based on aminocyanine

    Takuya Myochin;Kazuki Kiyose;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Hirotatsu Kojima

  • Development of NIR Fluorescent Dyes Based on Si–rhodamine for in Vivo Imaging

    Yuichiro Koide;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Wen Piao

  • Small-molecule fluorophores and fluorescent probes for bioimaging.

    Takuya Terai;Tetsuo Nagano

  • Development of azo-based fluorescent probes to detect different levels of hypoxia.

    Wen Piao;Satoru Tsuda;Yuji Tanaka;Satoshi Maeda

  • Rational Design of Highly Sensitive Fluorescence Probes for Protease and Glycosidase Based on Precisely Controlled Spirocyclization

    Masayo Sakabe;Daisuke Asanuma;Mako Kamiya;Ryu J. Iwatate

  • Development of an Azo-Based Photosensitizer Activated under Mild Hypoxia for Photodynamic Therapy

    Wen Piao;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Tomotsumi Fujisawa;Satoshi Takeuchi

  • Design and synthesis of a highly sensitive off-on fluorescent chemosensor for zinc ions utilizing internal charge transfer

    Kenjiro Hanaoka;Yasuaki Muramatsu;Yasuteru Urano;Takuya Terai

  • Development of a Far-Red to Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe for Calcium Ion and its Application to Multicolor Neuronal Imaging

    Takahiro Egawa;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Yuichiro Koide;Sakiko Ujita

  • Modulation of luminescence intensity of lanthanide complexes by photoinduced electron transfer and its application to a long-lived protease probe.

    Takuya Terai;Kazuya Kikuchi;Shin-ya Iwasawa;Takao Kawabe

  • A reversible near-infrared fluorescence probe for reactive oxygen species based on Te–rhodamine

    Yuichiro Koide;Mitsuyasu Kawaguchi;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka

  • Development of a fluorescein analogue, TokyoMagenta, as a novel scaffold for fluorescence probes in red region

    Takahiro Egawa;Yuichiro Koide;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Toru Komatsu

  • Design and synthesis of highly sensitive fluorogenic substrates for glutathione S-transferase and application for activity imaging in living cells.

    Yuuta Fujikawa;Yasuteru Urano;Toru Komatsu;Kenjiro Hanaoka

  • A simple and effective strategy to increase the sensitivity of fluorescence probes in living cells

    Saki Izumi;Yasuteru Urano;Kenjiro Hanaoka;Takuya Terai

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuo Nagano
Tetsuo Nagano University of Tokyo
Kenjiro Hanaoka
Kenjiro Hanaoka Keio University
Toru Komatsu
Toru Komatsu University of Tokyo
Yasuteru Urano
Yasuteru Urano University of Tokyo
Hirotatsu Kojima
Hirotatsu Kojima University of Tokyo
Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo
Yasunobu Hirata
Yasunobu Hirata University of Tokyo
Kazuya Kikuchi
Kazuya Kikuchi Osaka University
Masanobu Uchiyama
Masanobu Uchiyama University of Tokyo
Norio Matsuki
Norio Matsuki Tokyo University of Science

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