Department

Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, Department of Creative Research, Biomolecular Organization Research Group
Concurrent Position: Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, Section for Exploration of Life in Extreme Environments,Extreme Environmental Biomolecular Research Group / Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Biomolecular Functions / Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems, Division of Biomolecular Systems
 

Biography

1986 B.S. The University of Tokyo 
1991 Ph.D. The University of Tokyo
1991 Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
1997 Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
2000 Professor, Nagoya City University
2008 Professor, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (-2018.3)
        Professor, Institute for Molecular Science
        Professor, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
2013 Project Leader, JSPS Grant in Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative
        Areas "Dynamical ordering of biomolecular systems for creation of
        integrated functions" (-2018)
2018 Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems
        Director, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (-2022.3)
2026 Director, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (2026.4-)

Main research themes

Dynamical Ordering of Biomolecular Systems for Creation of Integrated Functions

Biomolecule, Dynamical Ordering, NMR

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Selected Publications

1. S.Yanaka and K.Kato, “Fc architecture and emerging principles in antibody engineering: From modular views to dynamic networks,” in Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry IV (D.P.Rotella and S.E.Ward Eds.), Elsevier (Amsterdam), vol.3, pp.231-246 (2026).
2. H.Yagi, S.Tateo, and K.Kato, “Regulation of glycan modification by glycosyltransferases in the Golgi apparatus,” in The Golgi Network II (A.Nakano and J.Saraste Eds.), Subcellular Biochemistry, Springer (Cham), vol.111, pp.251-267 (2026).
3. K.Kato, S.Yanaka, and H.Yagi, “Glycoprotein preparation by heterologous expression,” in NMR of Glycoproteins (J.Jiménez-Barbero and O.Millet Eds.), Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana (New York), vol.2961, pp.53-67 (2025).
4. K.Kato, S.Yanaka, and T.Yamaguchi, “The synergy of experimental and computational approaches for visualizing glycoprotein dynamics: Exploring order within the apparent disorder of glycan conformational ensembles,” Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 92, 103049 (2025).
5. K.Kato, S.Yanaka, and H.Yagi, “Technical basis for nuclear magnetic resonance approach for glycoproteins,” in Experimental Approaches of NMR Spectroscopy II (The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Society of Japan Ed.), Springer Nature (Singapore), pp.169-195 (2025).
6. H.Yagi, K.Takagi, and K.Kato, “Exploring domain architectures of human glycosyltransferases: Highlighting the functional diversity of non-catalytic add-on domains,” Biochim. Biophys. Acta – General Subjects 1868, 130687 (2024).