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Takagi, Hirotaka*; Takagi, Rina*; Minami, Susumu*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Oishi, Kazuki*; Suzuki, Michito*; Yanagi, Yuki*; Hirayama, Motoaki*; Khanh, N.*; Karube, Kosuke*; et al.
Nature Physics, 19(7), p.961 - 968, 2023/07
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：95.84(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Tin, Z. H.*; Sakuragi, Shunsuke*; Bareille, C.*; Akebi, Shuntaro*; Kurokawa, Kifu*; Kinoshita, Yuto*; Zhang, W.-L.*; et al.
Nature Materials, 21(4), p.410 - 415, 2022/04
Times Cited Count：8 Percentile：77.74(Chemistry, Physical)Handa, Yuichi; Nakajima, Ryota; Yonekawa, Akihisa*; Takatsu, Kazuki; Kinoshita, Junichi; Irie, Hirobumi; Suzuki, Hisao*
JAEA-Technology 2020-005, 22 Pages, 2020/06
JAEA-Technology-2020-005.pdf:6.43MB
The Evaporator-II is installed in Waste Treatment Facility No.2. The evaporator system treats intermediate level radioactive liquid waste for Nuclear Science Research Institute and more. It is maintenance the evaporator can once/3years by the maintenance plan. The evaporator can is important unit of the Evaporator-II system. This report summarizes record of maintenance the Evaporator-II in FY2015.
Kuroda, Kenta*; Arai, Yosuke*; Rezaei, N.*; Kunisada, So*; Sakuragi, Shunsuke*; Alaei, M.*; Kinoshita, Yuto*; Bareille, C.*; Noguchi, Ryo*; Nakayama, Mitsuhiro*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 11, p.2888_1 - 2888_9, 2020/06
Times Cited Count：21 Percentile：75.52(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Kuroda, Kenta*; Ochi, Masayuki*; Suzuki, Hiroyuki*; Hirayama, Motoaki*; Nakayama, Mitsuhiro*; Noguchi, Ryo*; Bareille, C.*; Akebi, Shuntaro*; Kunisada, So*; Muro, Takayuki*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 120(8), p.086402_1 - 086402_6, 2018/02
Times Cited Count：50 Percentile：91.55(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Suzuki, Ryota*; Kobayashi, Yoshinori*; Kuno, Yoshinori*; Yamada, Taichi; Yamazaki, Keiichi*; Yamazaki, Akiko*
International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 25(5), p.1640005_1 - 1640005_19, 2016/10
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：10.51(Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence)To meet the demands of an aging society, research on intelligent/robotic wheelchairs have been receiving a lot of attention. In elderly care facilities, care workers are required to communicate with the elderly in order to maintain both their mental and physical health. While this is regarded as important, having a conversation with someone on a wheelchair while pushing it from behind in a traditional setting would interfere with their smooth and natural conversation. So we are developing a robotic wheelchair system which allows companions and wheelchair users to move in a natural formation. This paper reports on an investigation to learn the patterns of human behavior when the wheelchair users and their companions communicate while walking together. The ethnographic observation reveals a natural formation of positioning for both companions and wheelchair users. Based on this investigation, we propose a multiple robotic wheelchair system which can maintain desirable formations for communication between wheelchairs.
-glucosyltransferase from 
Hiromoto, Takeshi; Honjo, Eijiro*; Noda, Hisanobu*; Tamada, Taro; Kazuma, Kohei*; Suzuki, Masahiko*; Blaber, M.; Kuroki, Ryota
Protein Science, 24(3), p.395 - 407, 2015/03
Times Cited Count：62 Percentile：88.89(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)UDP-glucose: anthocyanidin 3--glucosyltransferase (UGT78K6) from catalyzes the transfer of glucose from UDP-glucose to anthocyanidins such as delphinidin. To understand the acceptor-recognition scheme of UGT78K6, the crystal structure of UGT78K6 and its complex forms with anthocyanidin delphinidin and petunidin, and flavonol kaempferol were determined to resolutions of 1.85 
, 2.55 , 2.70 and 1.75 respectively. The anthocyanidin- and flavonol-acceptor binding details are almost identical in each complex structure, although the glucosylation activities against each acceptor were significantly different. The acceptor substrates in UGT78K6 are reversely bound to its binding site by a 180
rotation about the O1-O3 axis of the flavonoid backbones observed in 
GT1 and UGT78G1. These substrate recognition schemes suggest the potential for controlled synthesis of natural pigments.
; Assignment of bound diatomic molecules as O
Murakawa, Takeshi*; Hayashi, Hideyuki*; Sunami, Tomoko; Kurihara, Kazuo; Tamada, Taro; Kuroki, Ryota; Suzuki, Mamoru*; Tanizawa, Katsuyuki*; Okajima, Toshihide*
Acta Crystallographica Section D, 69(12), p.2483 - 2494, 2013/12
Times Cited Count：14 Percentile：68.53(Biochemical Research Methods)The crystal structure of a Cu amine oxidase from was determined at 1.08 resolution with the use of low-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol (LMW PEG; average molecular weight 
200) as a cryoprotectant. The final crystallographic 
-factor and 
value are 13.0% and 15.0%, respectively. Several molecules of LMW PEG were found to occupy cavities in the protein interior including the active site, which resulted in the marked reduction of the overall 
factor and consequently led to a sub-atomic resolution structure for a relatively large protein with a monomer molecular weight of 70,000. About 40% of all the presumed hydrogen atoms were observed as clear electron densities in the 
- 
difference map. Multiple minor conformers were also identified for many residues. Anisotropic displacement fluctuations were evaluated in the active site that contains a post-translationally derived quinone cofactor and a Cu atom. Furthermore, diatomic molecules, most likely molecular oxygen, are bound to the protein, one of which is located in the region that has been previously proposed as an entry route for the substrate dioxygen from the central cavity of the dimer interface to the active site.
-glucosyltransferase from Hiromoto, Takeshi; Honjo, Eijiro*; Tamada, Taro; Noda, Hisanobu*; Kazuma, Kohei*; Suzuki, Masahiko*; Kuroki, Ryota
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 20(6), p.894 - 898, 2013/11
Times Cited Count：38 Percentile：86.36(Instruments & Instrumentation)Flowers of the butterfly pea () accumulate a group of polyacylated anthocyanins, named ternatins, in their petals. The first step in ternatin biosynthesis is the transfer of glucose from UDP-glucose to anthocyanidins such as delphinidin, a reaction catalyzed in 
by UDP-glucose:anthocyanidin 3--glucosyltransferase (
3GT-A; AB185904). To elucidate the structure-function relationship of 3GT-A, recombinant 3GT-A was expressed in 
and its tertiary structure was determined to 1.85 , resolution by using X-ray crystallography. The structure of 3GT-A shows a common folding topology, the GT-B fold, comprised of two Rossmann-like 
/
/ domains and a cleft located between the N- and C-domains containing two cavities that are used as binding sites for the donor (UDP-Glc) and acceptor substrates. By comparing the structure of 3GT-A with that of the flavonoid glycosyltransferase GT1 from red grape (
) in complex with UDP-2-deoxy-2-fluoro glucose and kaempferol, locations of the catalytic His-Asp dyad and the residues involved in recognizing UDP-2-deoxy-2-fluoro glucose were essentially identical in 3GT-A, but certain residues of GT1 involved in binding kaempferol were found to be substituted in 3GT-A. These findings are important for understanding the differentiation of acceptor-substrate recognition in these two enzymes.
SiIkeda, Hiroaki*; Suzuki, Michito; Arita, Ryotaro*; Takimoto, Tetsuya*; Shibauchi, Takasada*; Matsuda, Yuji*
Nature Physics, 8(7), p.528 - 533, 2012/07
Times Cited Count：133 Percentile：96.08(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The origin of the hidden-order phase transition of URuSi has been a long-standing mystery in condensed matter physics. We examine the complete set of multipole correlations allowed in URuSi based on a first-principles theoretical approach. The results uncover that the hidden-order parameter is a rank-5 multipole (dotriacontapole) order with nematic 
symmetry. This naturally provides comprehensive explanations of all key features in the hidden-order phase including anisotropic magnetic excitations, nearly degenerate antiferromagnetic-ordered state, and spontaneous rotational symmetry breaking.
Ito, Takachika*; Suzuki, Shoichi*; Kanaji, Sachiko*; Shiraishi, Hiroshi*; Ota, Shoichiro*; Arima, Kazuhiko*; Tanaka, Go*; Tamada, Taro; Honjo, Eijiro*; Garcia, K. C.*; et al.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(36), p.24289 - 24296, 2009/09
Times Cited Count：24 Percentile：46.81(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)Both IL-4 and IL-13 can bind to the shared receptor composed of the IL-4 receptor chain and the IL-13 receptor -1 chain (IL-13R1); however, the assembly mechanisms of these ligands to the receptor is different, enabling the principal functions of these ligands to be different. We have previously shown that the N-terminal Ig-like domain in IL-13R1, called the D1 domain, is the specific and critical binding unit for IL-13. However, it has still remained obscure which the amino acid has specific binding capacity to IL-13 and why the D1 domain acts as the binding site for IL-13, but not IL-4. To address these questions, in this study, we performed the mutational analyses for the D1 domain, combining the structural data to identify the amino acids critical for binding to IL-13. Mutations of Lys76, Lys77, or Ile78 in c' strand in which the crystal structure showed interact with IL-13 and those of Trp65 and Ala79 adjacent to the interacting site, resulted in significant impairment of IL-13 binding, demonstrating that these amino acids generate the binding site. Furthermore, mutations of Val35, Leu38, or Val42 at N-terminal -strand also resulted in loss of IL-13 binding, probably from decrease structural stability. None of the mutations employed here affected IL-4 binding. These results demonstrate that the hydrophobic patch composed of Lys76, Lys77, and Ile78 is the IL-13 recognition site and solidify our understanding that the differential requirements of the D1 domain in IL-13R1 allows the shared receptor to respond differentially to IL-4 and IL-13.
crystal by synchrotron X-ray topographyYoneda, Yasuhiro; Komura, Yoshiki*; Suzuki, Yoshio*; Morimura, Ryota*; Kojima, Akira*; Mizuki, Junichiro
Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 32(1), p.31 - 34, 2007/03
We performed X-ray diffraction topography on a BaTiO
single crystal by high-coherent synchrotron X-rays. Since the domain configuration of the BaTiO crystal was unstable and fluctuated as temperature fluctuated, an excellent temperature control system is needed for the domain observation. We used a milli-Kelvin (mK) cell, which can control a BaTiO crystal within 
1mK. By combining the coherent X-ray and the mK-cell, one can detect the lattice strain very sensitively around the domain boundary. The lattice strain reduced as temperature increased, and disappeared at 100C, which is much lower than the phase transition temperature of the BaTiO, and the BaTiO crystal still remained in the ferroelectric tetragonal phase. This behavior can be interpreted by the existence of the so-called "non-strain-free style domain", which is reported firstly by Takashige et al.
Otani, Eiji*; Suzuki, Akio*; Ando, Ryota*; Urakawa, Satoru*; Funakoshi, Kenichi*; Katayama, Yoshinori
Advances in High-Pressure Technology for Geophysical Applications, p.195 - 209, 2005/09
This paper summarizes the techniques for the viscosity and density measurements of silicate melt and glasses at high pressure and temperature by using the X-ray radiography and absorption techniques in the third generation synchrotron radiation facility, SPring-8, Japan. The falling sphere method using in situ X-ray radiography makes it possible to measure the viscosity of silicate melts to the pressures above 6 GPa at high temperature. We summarize the details of the experimental technique of the viscosity measurement, and the results of the measurements of some silicate melts such as the albite and diopside-jadeite systems. X-ray absorption method is applied to measure the density of the silicate glasses such as the basaltic glass and iron sodium disilicate glass up to 5 GPa at high temperature. A diamond capsule, which is not reactive with the glass, is used for the density measurement of the glasses. The present density measurement of the glasses indicates that this method is useful for measurement of the density of silicate melts at high pressure and temperature.
Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Kurokawa, Kifu*; Shin, S.*; Kubota, Masato; Haga, Yoshinori; Suzuki, Hiroyuki*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Arita, Ryotaro*; et al.
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Otani, Ryo; Sato, Tetsuya; Aoki, Ryota*; Shirai, Kaori*; Suzuki, Hayato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Asai, Masato; Ito, Yuta; Nagame, Yuichiro*; Sakama, Minoru*
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The adsorption enthalpy of the Sg dioxydichloride on a quartz surface (
(SgOCl)) has been reported to be -98 kJ/mol. The result, however, is still ambiguous because the value was evaluated based on a few experimental points with large statistics errors. To obtain a reliable (SgOCl)) for a discussion of an influence of relativistic effects, a stable gas chemistry apparatus with good reproducibility is mandatory. In this study, we have conducted offline experiments of an isothermal gas chromatography) with short-lived Mo isotopes originated from a 
Cf fission source. We searched for experimental parameters for an on-line experiment. At the presentation, we will present the obtained optimum conditions for gas chromatographic separation of group-6 elements and determined (MoOCl)).
Aoki, Ryota*; Sato, Tetsuya; Otani, Ryo; Suzuki, Hayato; Ito, Yuta; Asai, Masato; Tsukada, Kazuaki; Nagame, Yuichiro*
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To apply a SHEs ion-beam to physical and chemical investigations, we have been developing ion sources that apply to a short-lived single atom. We employed the Electron Beam Generated Plasma (EBGP) method to ionize an element with high ionization energy. The EBGP ion source can ionize an element or a molecule of nuclear reaction products by bombarding an electron beam that accelerated between the cathode and the anode electrode. In this work, we built the EBGP ion source and searched for an optimum condition ionization of a single atom.
Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Tsutsui, Satoshi*; Hirai, Daigoro*; Katayama, N.*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Shin, S.*; Kubota, Masato; Haga, Yoshinori; Suzuki, Hiroyuki*; et al.
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Shimomura, Ryotaro*; Suzuki, Tomoya*; Motokawa, Ryuhei; Ueda, Yuki; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Koyama, Kazuya*; Narita, Hirokazu*
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Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Tsutsui, Satoshi*; Hirai, Daigoro*; Katayama, Wago*; Shin, S.*; Kubota, Masato; Nomoto, Takuya*; Suzuki, Hiroyuki*; Miyasaka, Shigeki*; et al.
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Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Hirai, Daigoro*; Katayama, Wago*; Tsutsui, Satoshi*; Tanaka, Hiroaki*; Arita, Masashi*; Shin, S.*; Kubota, Masato; et al.
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