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  1. Construction of ferritin hydrogels utilizing subunit–subunit interactions

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2021, PLOS

    Professor Shun Hirota

  2. Change in structure and ligand binding properties of hyperstable cytochrome c 555 from A quifex aeolicus by domain swapping

    Article • Protein Science, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  3. Oligomerization enhancement and two domain swapping mode detection for thermostable cytochrome c552via the elongation of the major hinge loop

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota

  4. Domain-swapped cytochrome cb562dimer and its nanocage encapsulating a Zn–SO4cluster in the internal cavity

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota

  5. Formation of Domain-Swapped Oligomer of Cytochrome c from Its Molten Globule State Oligomer

    Article • Biochemistry, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  6. Morphological Change of Cell Membrane by Interaction with Domain‐Swapped Cytochrome c Oligomers

    Article • ChemBioChem, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  7. Self-oxidation of cytochrome c at methionine80 with molecular oxygen induced by cleavage of the Met–heme iron bond

    Article • Molecular BioSystems, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota

  8. DNA cleavage by oxymyoglobin and cysteine-introduced metmyoglobin

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota, Professor Halan Prakash

  9. Formation of Oligomeric Cytochrome c during Folding by Intermolecular Hydrophobic Interaction between N- and C-Terminal α-Helices

    Article • Biochemistry, November 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  10. Interaction of dimeric horse cytochrome c with cyanide ion

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shun Hirota

  11. Photosensitivity of the Ni-A state of [NiFe] hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F with visible light

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  12. Domain Swapping of the Heme and N-Terminal α-Helix in Hydrogenobacter thermophilus Cytochrome c552 Dimer

    Article • Biochemistry, October 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  13. Structural and oxygen binding properties of dimeric horse myoglobin

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota

  14. DNA Cleavage by the Photocontrolled Cooperation of ZnII Centers in an Azobenzene-Linked Dizinc Complex

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  15. Efficient reduction of Cys110 thiyl radical by glutathione in human myoglobin

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota, Professor Hiroyuki Yasui

  16. Peroxidase activity enhancement of horse cytochrome c by dimerization

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Shun Hirota

  17. Modulation of protein–ligand interactions by photocleavage of a cyclic peptide using phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase SH3 domain as model system

    Article • Journal of Peptide Science, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  18. Stable supramolecular complex of porphyrin macroring with pyridyl and fullerenyl ligands

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  19. Photocontrol of Spatial Orientation and DNA Cleavage Activity of Copper(II)-Bound Dipeptides Linked by an Azobenzene Derivative

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, May 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota, Professor Halan Prakash, Professor Hiroyuki Yasui

  20. Reduction of plastocyanin by tyrosine-containing oligopeptides

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, November 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  21. Raman Spectroscopy of Proteins

    Article • August 2006, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  22. Conformational Changes during Apoplastocyanin Folding Observed by Photocleavable Modification and Transient Grating

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  23. Oxygen Binding to Tyrosinase from Streptomyces antibioticus Studied by Laser Flash Photolysis

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  24. Activation Process of [NiFe] Hydrogenase Elucidated by High-Resolution X-Ray Analyses: Conversion of the Ready to the Unready State

    Article • Structure, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  25. Heme Reduction by Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Cysteine Mutant Myoglobin under Carbon Monoxide Atmosphere

    Article • Biochemistry, July 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  26. Interaction of plastocyanin with oligopeptides: effect of lysine distribution within the peptide

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  27. Hydrophobic effect of trityrosine on heme ligand exchange during folding of cytochrome c

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  28. Structural change of plastocyanin. Molecular interaction and protein folding

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  29. Structural Studies of the Carbon Monoxide Complex of [NiFe]hydrogenase fromDesulfovibriovulgarisMiyazaki F:  Suggestion for the Initial Activation Site for Dihydrogen

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, September 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  30. Interactions in Plastocyanin−Lysine Peptide and Related Systems

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  31. Spectroscopic Observation of Intermediates Formed during the Oxidative Half-Reaction of Copper/Topa Quinone-Containing Phenylethylamine Oxidase

    Article • Biochemistry, November 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  32. Observation of an isotope-sensitive low-frequency Raman band specific to metmyoglobin

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shun Hirota

  33. Carbon Monoxide Complex of Cytochrome b5 at Acidic pH

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  34. Weak interactions and molecular recognition in systems involving electron transfer proteins

    Article • The Chemical Record, January 2001, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  35. Folding Character of Cytochrome c Studied by o-Nitrobenzyl Modification of Methionine 65 and Subsequent Ultraviolet Light Irradiation

    Article • Biochemistry, May 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  36. Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Studies on Structural Change of Plastocyanin and Its Tyrosine 83 Mutants Induced by Interaction with Lysine Peptides

    Article • Biochemistry, May 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  37. Interactions of Cytochrome c Peroxidase with Lysine Peptides

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  38. Folding Properties of Cytochrome c Studied by Photocleavable o-Nitrobenzyl Modification of Methionine 65 and 80.

    Article • Chemistry Letters, January 2000, Chemical Society of Japan

    Professor Shun Hirota

  39. Spectroscopic Characterization of Carbon Monoxide Complexes Generated for Copper/Topa Quinone-Containing Amine Oxidases

    Article • Biochemistry, October 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  40. Interactions of Cytochrome c and Cytochrome f with Aspartic Acid Peptides

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  41. Effects of charged peptides on electron transfer from [Fe(CN)6]4– to cytochrome c or plastocyanin

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, December 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shun Hirota

  42. Plastocyanin−Peptide Interactions. Effects of Lysine Peptides on Protein Structure and Electron-Transfer Character

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  43. The CoCH3 bond in Shiff base B12 models: influence of the trans and equatorial ligands as assessed by Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, July 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  44. Observation of Cu–N−3Stretching and N−3Asymmetric Stretching Bands formono-Azide Adduct ofRhus verniciferaLaccase

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Shun Hirota

  45. A flash-photolysis study of the reactions of acaa 3-ttype cytochrome oxidase with dioxygen and carbon monoxide

    Article • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, December 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shun Hirota

  46. The Co−CH3 Bond in Imine/Oxime B12 Models. Influence of the Orientation and Donor Properties of the trans Ligand As Assessed by FT-Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  47. Perturbation of the Fe−O2 Bond by Nearby Residues in Heme Pocket:  Observation of νFe-O2 Raman Bands for Oxymyoglobin Mutants

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  48. Observation of Multiple CN-Isotope-Sensitive Raman Bands for CN- Adducts of Hemoglobin, Myoglobin, and Cytochrome c Oxidase:  Evidence for Vibrational Coupling between the Fe−C−N Bending and Porphyrin In-Plane Modes

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  49. Resonance raman study on axial ligands of heme irons in cytochromebd-type ubiquinol oxidase fromEscherichia coli

    Article • Biospectroscopy, January 1995, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota

  50. Observation of Nonfundamental Fe-O2 and Fe-CO Vibrations and Potential Anharmonicities for Oxyhemoglobin and Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin. Evidence Supporting a New Assignment of the Fe-C-O Bending Fundamental

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  51. Observation of a New Oxygen-Isotope-Sensitive Raman Band for Oxyhemoproteins and Its Implications in Heme Pocket Structures

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 1994, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Shun Hirota

  52. Observation of the Fe–O2 and FeIV=O stretching Raman bands for dioxygen reduction intermediates of cytochrome bo isolated from Escherichia coli

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1994, Wiley

    Professor Shun Hirota