A research paper titled “Identification and structural characterization of stereochemical promiscuity in a taste receptor,” authored by a research group including, among others, Professor ISHIMARU Yoshiro of the School of Agriculture at Meiji University; Professor YAMASHITA Atsuko of the Institute for Protein Research at ｔhe University of Osaka; MIZOGUCHI Rakuto of the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Okayama University; Associate Professor TODA Yasuka of the School of Life Science and Technology at Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Senior Assistant Professor at Meiji University); Professor KITAO Akira; and Beamline Scientist HIRATA Kunio of the RIKEN SPring-8 Center, has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
Title：Identification and structural characterization of stereochemical promiscuity in a taste receptor
Journal：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Authors：Rakuto Mizoguchi, Yasuka Toda, Mana Nagae, Takashi Yoshida, Hiroaki Matsuura, Kunio Hirata, Vi Toan Lam, Duy Phuoc Tran, Akio Kitao, Yohei Miyanoiri, Maiko Hosotani, Yuji Ashikawa, Chiaki Ito, Naotaka Tsutsumi, Norihisa Yasui, Yoshiro Ishimaru, Atsuko Yamashita*
Online Publication Date: 15 September 2026
