Junji Iwahara
University of Texas Medical Branch, USA
Biography
Junji Iwahara’s current research focuses on the dynamic processes whereby transcription factors scan DNA and recognize their target sites. His group developed some novel methods for investigating the dynamics and kinetics of the protein-DNA interactions at atomic and molecular levels. Using the biophysical and biochemical approaches, Prof. Iwahara’s group is trying to better understand how proteins scan and recognize DNA to regulate genes.
Abstract
Abstract : DNA methylation as a mechanism that facilitates target search by transcriptional activators