RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Genetics

Peptide-derived Method to Transport Genes and Proteins Across Cellular and Organellar Barriers in Plants

Jo-Ann Chuah¹, Yoko Horii¹, Keiji Numata¹

¹Enzyme Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science

Existing methods for the modification of plants have limited applicability. The novel peptide-derived technology proposed here promises both simplicity and efficiency in the introduction of exogenous protein or genes into the desired intracellular compartments of intact plants.

Chemistry

Preparation of Polyoxometalate-based Photo-responsive Membranes for the Photo-activation of Manganese Oxide Catalysts

Akira Yamaguchi^1,5, Toshihiro Takashima², Kazuhito Hashimoto^1,6, Ryuhei Nakamura^3,4

¹Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, ²Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, ³Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, ⁴Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, ⁵Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, ⁶National Institute for Materials Science

Here, we present a protocol to prepare charge transfer chromophores based on a polyoxometalate/polymer composite membrane.