Updated on 2025/01/20

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YATSUZUKA Kenji
 
Organization
Graduate School of Engineering Biomolecular Engineering 2 Assistant Professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Engineering
Undergraduate School
School of Engineering Chemistry and Biotechnology
Title
Assistant Professor
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Degree 1

  1. Ph.D ( 2019.3   Kyoto University ) 

Research Interests 3

  1. 有機合成化学

  2. 医薬品化学

  3. ケミカルバイオロジー

Research Areas 1

  1. Life Science / Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences

Research History 3

  1. Nagoya University   Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering   Assistant Professor

    2024.3

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  2. Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts   Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   Designated assistant professor

    2021.4 - 2024.2

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  3. 湧永製薬株式会社   創薬研究所   研究員

    2011.4 - 2021.3

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    Country:Japan

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Education 3

  1. Kyoto University

    2015.4 - 2019.3

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    Country: Japan

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  2. 徳島大学大学院   薬科学教育部   創薬科学専攻 博士前期課程

    2009.4 - 2011.3

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    Country: Japan

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  3. The University of Tokushima   Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    2005.4 - 2009.3

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    Country: Japan

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Professional Memberships 4

  1. 日本化学会

    2023.12

  2. 日本ケミカルバイオロジー学会

    2016.6

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  3. 有機合成化学協会

    2014.4

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  4. 日本薬学会

    2008.3

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Committee Memberships 1

  1. 日本化学会生体機能関連化学部会若手の会   幹事  

    2024.8   

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    Committee type:Academic society

 

Papers 14

  1. Asymmetric one-pot synthesis of trans-stilbene oxide via desymmetrizing monosulfonylation of meso-hydrobenzoin catalyzed by a chiral bisoxazoline–copper (II) complex

    Kenji Yatsuzuka, Midori Kawasaki, Ryuichi Shirai

    Tetrahedron letters     2025.1

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2024.155435

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  2. Live-cell imaging of multiple endogenous mRNAs using RNA aptamers and chemical probes

    Yatsuzuka, K., Katsuda, Y., Sato, S.-I.

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   Vol. 2875   page: 189 - 204   2025

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  3. Synthesis of Novel Pseudo-Enantiomeric Phase-Transfer Catalysts from <i>Cinchona</i> Alkaloids and Application to the Hydrolytic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Racemic 3-Phenyl-2-oxetanone

    Midori Kawasaki, Takahiro Shirai, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Ryuichi Shirai

    Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin   Vol. 72 ( 10 ) page: 913 - 916   2024.10

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    Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:Pharmaceutical Society of Japan  

    DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c24-00406

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  4. A fluorophore–ligand conjugate for the rapid and reversible staining of native AMPA receptors in living neurons

    Kyohei Soga, Takaaki Fujiwara, Mayu Nakagawa, Akihiro Shibata, Hansel Adriel, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Wataru Kakegawa, Michisuke Yuzaki, Itaru Hamachi, Eriko Nango, Shigeki Kiyonaka

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    DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.21.608930

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  5. Hydrolytic dynamic kinetic resolution of racemic 3-phenyl-2-oxetanone to chiral tropic acid Reviewed

    Midori Kawasaki, Takahiro Shirai, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Ryuichi Shirai

    RSC Advances   Vol. 14 ( 9 ) page: 6121 - 6126   2024.2

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    DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08594e

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  6. Enantioselective [2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement of Carboxylic Acid Derived Enolates by Tetradentate Chiral Lithium Amide Reviewed

    Kenji Yatsuzuka, Midori Kawasaki, Ryuichi Shirai

    Synlett   Vol. 34 ( 14 ) page: 1727 - 1731   2023.9

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    DOI: 10.1055/a-2039-6352

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  7. Small molecule-based detection of non-canonical RNA G-quadruplex structures that modulate protein translation Reviewed

    Yousuke Katsuda, Shin-ichi Sato, Maimi Inoue, Hisashi Tsugawa, Takuto Kamura, Tomoki Kida, Rio Matsumoto, Sefan Asamitsu, Norifumi Shioda, Shuhei Shiroto, Yoshiki Oosawatsu, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Yusuke Kitamura, Masaki Hagihara, Toshihiro Ihara, Motonari Uesugi

    Nucleic Acids Research   Vol. 50 ( 14 ) page: 8143 - 8153   2022.8

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    <jats:p>Tandem repeats of guanine-rich sequences in RNA often form thermodynamically stable four-stranded RNA structures. Such RNA G-quadruplexes have long been considered to be linked to essential biological processes, yet their physiological significance in cells remains unclear. Here, we report a approach that permits the detection of RNA G-quadruplex structures that modulate protein translation in mammalian cells. The approach combines antibody arrays and RGB-1, a small molecule that selectively stabilizes RNA G-quadruplex structures. Analysis of the protein and mRNA products of 84 cancer-related human genes identified Nectin-4 and CapG as G-quadruplex-controlled genes whose mRNAs harbor non-canonical G-quadruplex structures on their 5′UTR region. Further investigations revealed that the RNA G-quadruplex of CapG exhibits a structural polymorphism, suggesting a possible mechanism that ensures the translation repression in a KCl concentration range of 25–100 mM. The approach described in the present study sets the stage for further discoveries of RNA G-quadruplexes.</jats:p>

    DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac580

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  8. RNA-based cooperative protein labeling that permits direct monitoring of the intracellular concentration change of an endogenous protein Reviewed

    Kathleen~Beverly~Alog Pe, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Hayase Hakariya, Tomoki Kida, Yousuke Katsuda, Masatora Fukuda, Shin-ichi Sato

    Nucleic Acids Research   Vol. 49 ( 22 ) page: e132 - e132   2021.12

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    <jats:p>Imaging the dynamics of proteins in living cells is a powerful means for understanding cellular functions at a deeper level. Here, we report a versatile method for spatiotemporal imaging of specific endogenous proteins in living mammalian cells. The method employs a bifunctional aptamer capable of selective protein recognition and fluorescent probe-binding, which is induced only when the aptamer specifically binds to its target protein. An aptamer for β-actin protein preferentially recognizes its monomer forms over filamentous forms, resulting in selective G-actin staining in both fixed and living cells. Through actin-drug treatment, the method permitted direct monitoring of the intracellular concentration change of endogenous G-actin. This protein-labeling method, which is highly selective and non-covalent, provides rich insights into the study of spatiotemporal protein dynamics in living cells.</jats:p>

    DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab839

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  9. Live-cell imaging of multiple endogenous mRNAs permits the direct observation of RNA granule dynamics Reviewed

    Kenji Yatsuzuka, Shin-ichi Sato, Kathleen Beverly Pe, Yousuke Katsuda, Ippei Takashima, Mizuki Watanabe, Motonari Uesugi

    Chemical Communications   Vol. 54 ( 52 ) page: 7151 - 7154   2018.7

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    <p>A multicolor RNA imaging technology permits the direct observation of stress granule formation in living cells.</p>

    DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03805h

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  10. Method for Imaging Live-Cell RNA Using an RNA Aptamer and a Fluorescent Probe Reviewed

    Shin-ichi Sato, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Yousuke Katsuda, Motonari Uesugi

    Methods in Molecular Biology   Vol. 1649   page: 305 - 318   2018

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    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7213-5_20

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  11. Frequency ofC-Allylations on Oligoglycinates viaN-Ylides Reviewed

    Hisao Nemoto, Shin-ya Tamagawa, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Tomoyuki Kawamura

    The Journal of Organic Chemistry   Vol. 77 ( 10 ) page: 4696 - 4705   2012.5

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  12. A Highly Selective Mono-C-allylation of DTPA Pentaethyl Ester Reviewed

    Hisao Nemoto, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Shin-ya Tamagawa, Naoko Hirao, Masaki Kamiya, Tomoyuki Kawamura

    Synlett   Vol. 2011 ( 5 ) page: 615 - 618   2011.3

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    DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259545

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  13. One-Portion Synthesis of 2-Acetoxy Carbonyl Compounds from Aldehydes by Using an Acetylated Masked Acyl Cyanide Reviewed

    Hisao Nemoto, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Kyoko Kitasaki, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Masaki Kamiya, Yasuko Yoshioka

    Synthesis   Vol. 2009 ( 10 ) page: 1694 - 1702   2009.5

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    DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088044

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  14. One-Pot Synthesis of α-Siloxy Esters Using a Silylated Masked Acyl Cyanide Reviewed

    Hisao Nemoto, Rujian Ma, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Masaki Kamiya, Masayuki Shibuya

    Synthesis   Vol. 2008 ( 23 ) page: 3819 - 3827   2008.12

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    DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083219

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Books 1

  1. Live-Cell Imaging of Multiple Endogenous mRNAs Using RNA Aptamers and Chemical Probes

    Yatsuzuka K., Katsuda Y., Sato S.I.

    Methods in Molecular Biology  2025 

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    Imaging of RNA dynamics in living cells is increasingly important to understanding and measuring spatially restricted gene expression. We recently developed a live-cell RNA imaging method that combines an RNA aptamer with a fluorescent chemical probe. The method uses a combination of transfection of a plasmid encoding a gene-specific RNA aptamer with a cell-permeable synthetic small molecule whose fluorescence is restored only when the RNA aptamer hybridizes with its cognitive mRNAs. The versatile method permits the observation of the formation process of stress RNA granules crucial for cellular response to the environment. Simple approaches for simultaneous imaging of multiple RNAs would be essential to gain deeper insights into the functions and dynamics of RNA in cells.

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 2

  1. New technologies for RNA structural regulation that enables the control and analysis of cellular function

    Grant number:23H02082  2023.4 - 2026.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  2. 機能性ポリマー合成を指向したα-アリルオキシカルボン酸のエナンチオ選択的[2,3]-Wittig転位の開発

    Grant number:0351129-A  2023.4 - 2024.3

    公益財団法人 池谷科学技術振興財団  2023年度 単年度研究助成 

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

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Industrial property rights 1

  1. Process for preparation of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid derivatives, and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid derivatives

    Hisao Nemoto, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Kenji Yatsuzuka, Masaki Kamiya

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    Applicant:University of Tokushima

    Application no:特願2009-238696  Date applied:2009.10

    Patent/Registration no:特許2011-536083 

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