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    2021

  1. De Novo Design of a Nanopore for Single-Molecule Detection That Incorporates a Beta-Hairpin Peptide
    Keisuke Shimizu, Batsaikhan Mijiddorj, Masataka Usami, Ikuro Mizoguchi, Shuhei Yoshida, Shiori Akayama, Yoshio Hamada, Akifumi Ohyama, Kenji Usui, Izuru Kawamura, Ryuji Kawano
    Nature Nanotechnology, 17, 67-75
    2021/11
    [Journal page] [Pubmed]

  2. Intracellular Mineralization of Gold Nanoparticles Using Gold Ion-Binding Peptides with Cell-Penetrating Ability
    Makoto Ozaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Kenji Usui*
    Chemical Communications, 57, 725-728 ※Back cover feature
    2021/01
    DOI: 10.1039/D0CC06117D
    [Journal page] [Pubmed] [Back cover]

  3. Elemental Composition Control of Gold-Titania Nanocomposites by Site-Specific Mineralization Using Artificial Peptides and DNA
    Makoto Ozaki, Takahito Imai, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Shungo Sakashita, Kin-ya Tomizaki, Kenji Usui*
    Communications Chemistry, 4, 1
    2021/01
    DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00440-8
    [Journal page]

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    2020

  4. Effect of Tryptophan Residues on Gold Mineralization by a Gold Reducing Peptide
    Makoto Ozaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Maho Oura, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Kenji Usui*
    RSC Advances, 10, 40461-40466
    2020/11
    DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07098J
    [Journal page] [Pubmed]

  5. Mass Spectrometry-Based Solid Phase Peptide Reaction Assay for Detecting Allergenicity Using an Immobilized Peptide-Conjugating Photo-Cleavable Linker
    Hiroshi Miyazaki,Yasutaka Samejima, Kazuya Iwata, Yuuki Minamino, Shinya Hikida, Hideto Ariumi, Hidefumi Ikeda, Yoshio Hamada, Kunihiko Yamashita, Kenji Usui*
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 8332
    2020/11
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218332
    [Journal page] [Pubmed]

  6. Synthesis of Peptide-Immobilized Magnetic Beads, and Peptide Reactivity Assay for Assessing Skin Sensitization Utilizing Chromophore
    Hiroshi Miyazaki, Hikaru Takaishi, Hidefumi Ikeda, Hideto Ariumi, Yoshio Hamada, Kunihiko Yamashita, Kenji Usui*
    Processes, 8, 1257
    2020/09
    DOI: 10.3390/pr8101257
    [Journal page]

  7. Novel Purification Process for Amyloid Beta Peptide(1-40)
    Kenji Usui*,Shin-ichiro Yokota, Kazuya Iwata, Yoshio Hamada
    Processes, 8, 464 ※Cover feature
    2020/04
    DOI: 10.3390/pr8040464
    [Journal page] [Cover Story] [Cover]

  8. Development of a Chromophore-Solid Phase Peptide Reaction Assay (C-SPRA) for Assessing Skin Sensitization In Vitro
    Hiroshi Miyazaki, Yoshio Hamada, Hikaru Takaishi, Yuuki Minamino, Hidefumi Ikeda, Hideaki Mekata, Masayuki Takaishi, Kunihiko Yamashita, Kenji Usui*
    Analyst, 145, 3211-3216 ※Inside back cover feature
    2020/03
    DOI: 10.1039/C9AN02514F
    [Journal page] [Pubmed] [Inside back cover]

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    2018

  9. Channel Current Analysis Estimates the Pore-formation and the Penetration of Transmembrane Peptides
    Yusuke Sekiya, Shungo Sakashita Keisuke Shimizu, Kenji Usui, Ryuji Kawano
    Analyst, 143, 3540-3543
    2018/05
    DOI: 10.1039/C8AN00243F
    [Journal page] [Pubmed] [Inside cover]

  10. Applications of a Novel Biodetection System to Saliva Using Protein Fingerprints with Data Processing
    Yuki Tominaga, Kenji Usui, Akiyoshi Hirata, Hiro-O Ito, Kiyoshi Nokihara
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 26, 3210-3216
    2018/04
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.04.049
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  11. Editorial: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Their Applications
    Kin-ya Tomizaki, Yoshio Hamada, Kenji Usui
    Protein & Peptide Letters, 25, 2-3
    2018/04
    DOI: 10.2174/092986652501180418150844
    [Journal Page] [Pubmed]

  12. Peptides for Silica Precipitation: Amino Acid Sequences for Directing Mineralization
    Makoto Ozaki, Shungo Sakashita, Yoshio Hamada, Kenji Usui*
    Protein & Peptide Letters, 25, 15-24
    2018/04
    DOI: 10.2174/0929866525666171214111007
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  13. Modification of the N-Terminus of a Calcium Carbonate Precipitating Peptide Affects Calcium Carbonate Mineralization
    Kenji Usui, Shin-ichiro Yokota*, Makoto Ozaki, Shungo Sakashita, Takahito Imai, Kin-ya Tomizaki
    Protein & Peptide Letters, 25, 42-47
    2018/04
    DOI: 10.2174/0929866525666171221114658
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  14. Design of Anti-Alzheimer's Disease Agents Focusing on a Specific Interaction with Target Biomolecules
    Yoshio Hamada, Kenji Usui
    Neuromethods, 132, 207-228
    2018
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7404-7
    [Journal page]

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    2017

  15. DNA G-Wire Formation Using an Artificial Peptide is Controlled by Protease Activity
    Kenji Usui*, Arisa Okada, Shungo Sakashita, Masayuki Shimooka, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Shu-ichi Nakano, Daisuke Miyoshi, Tsukasa Mashima, Masato Katahira, Yoshio Hamada
    Molecules, 22, 1991
    2017/11
    DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111991
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  16. Non-Covalent Loading of Anti-Cancer Doxorubicin by Modularizable Peptide Self-Assemblies for a Nanoscale Drug Carrier
    Kin-ya Tomizaki*, Kohei Kishioka, Shunsuke Kataoka, Makoto Miyatani, Takuya Ikeda, Mami Komada, Takahito Imai, Kenji Usui*
    Molecules, 22, 1916
    2017/11
    DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111916
    [Journal page] [PubMed]
  17. Fluorescent and Luminescent Fusion Proteins for Analyses of Amyloid Beta Peptide Aggregation.
    Kenji Usui, Masayasu Mie, Takashi Andou, Hisakazu Mihara, Eiry Kobatake
    J Pept Sci, 23, 659-665
    2017/07
    DOI: 10.1002/psc.3003
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

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    2016

  18. Site-Specific Control of Multiple Mineralizations Using a Designed Peptide and DNA
    Kenji Usui*, Makoto Ozaki, Aoi Yamada, Yoshio Hamada, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Takahito Imai, Kin-ya Tomizaki
    Nanoscale, 8, 17081-17084 ※Inside back cover feature
    DOI: 10.1039/c6nr03468c
    2016/08
    [Journal page] [PubMed] [Inside back cover]

  19. Site-Specific Control of Silica Mineralization on DNA Using a Designed Peptide
    Makoto Ozaki, Kazuma Nagai, Hiroto Nishiyama, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Satoshi Fujii, Tamaki Endoh, Takahito Imai, Kin-ya Tomizaki, Kenji Usui*
    Chem. Commun., 52, 4010-4013 ※Inside back cover feature
    DOI: 10.1039/c5cc07870a
    2016/03
    [Journal page] [PubMed] [Inside back cover]

  20. A Cell Microarray Format: A Peptide Release System Using a Photo-Cleavable Linker for Cell Toxicity and Cell Uptake Analysis
    Kenji Usui*, Kin-ya Tomizaki, Hisakazu Mihara
    Methods. Mol. Biol., 1352, 199-210
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3037-1_15
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

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    2015

  21. Label and Label-Free Detection Techniques for Protein Microarrays
    Amir Syahir, Kenji Usui*, Kin-ya Tomizaki, Kotaro Kajikawa, Hisakazu Mihara
    Microarrays, 4, 228-244
    DOI: 10.3390/microarrays4020228
    2015/04
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  22. Control of Guanine-Rich DNA Secondary Structures Depending on the Protease Activity Using a Designed PNA Peptide
    Kenji Usui*, Arisa Okada, Keita Kobayashi, Naoki Sugimoto
    Org. Biomol. Chem., 13, 2022-2025
    DOI: 10.1039/c4ob02535k
    2015/02
    [Journal page] [PubMed]

  23. ATP-Binding Peptide-Hydrogel Composite Synthesized by Molecular Imprinting on Beads
    Ayana Takata, Kenji Usui, Jun Matsui
    Molecular Imprinting, 3, 65-70
    [Journal page]

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