Biochemistry

Staff

Prof. UEDA

  • Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Professor
    • Sumire Sasaki, Ph.D.
  • Secretary
    • Norie OGAWA

Current Research Projects

  • Biochemical and molecular biological studies on the enzymes involved in the metabolism of phospholipids, lipid mediators, and fat-soluble vitamins.
  • Studies on the molecular mechanism of peroxisome biogenesis.

Recent Publications

  • Roles of endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like molecules in energy homeostasis and metabolic regulation: a nutritional perspective. Rahman SMK, et al. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 41, 177-202 (2021).
  • Intracellular Ca2+-dependent formation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by human cytosolic phospholipase A2ε. Binte Mustafiz SS, et al. Biochim. Biophys. Acta-Mol. Cell Biol. Lipids 1864, 158515 (2019).
  • Phosphatidylserine-stimulated production of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by Ca2+-dependent N-acyltransferase. Hussain Z, et al. Biochim. Biophys. Acta-Mol. Cell Biol. Lipids 1863, 493-502 (2018).

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