KOJI MASUMURA

Last Updated :2025/07/02

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Assistant Professor (Special Appointment)
E-mail
masumura1002hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
My research focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of lifespan regulation and stress response mediated by methionine metabolism, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Basic Information

Research Fields

  • Biology;Biological Science;Molecular biology
  • Agricultural sciences;Agricultural chemistry;Applied microbiology
  • Agricultural sciences;Agricultural chemistry;Applied biochemistry

Research Keywords

  • methionine metabolism
  • lifespan
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Yeast Genetics Society of Japan
  • Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Date, a major dried fruit, extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 140(1), 36-41, 202505
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  2. S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine extends lifespan through methionine restriction effects, Aging Cell, 21(5), 202205
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  3. SKO1 deficiency extends chronological lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 83(8), 1473-1476, 20190803
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Mechanisms of stress resistance mediated by methionine metabolites, 2023/11, Without Invitation, English
  2. S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine extends lifespan through methionine restriction effects, Koji Masumura, 2023/10, Without Invitation, English
  3. Elucidation of the mechanism of lifespan regulation by methionine metabolism in yeast, MIRAI2.0 Research and Innovation Week 2021 (digital poster session), 2021/06, Without Invitation, English, online