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MASATO IIDA

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Ph.D., Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Professional Background: Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Expertise and Experience:

Dr. Iida specializes in biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals. He has experience constructing target screening systems and evaluation systems for anti-cancer agents (both cell-based and cell-free systems).


Publications:

Iida, M., Matsuda, M., Komotani H., (2008) Plk3 phosphorylates topoisomerase IIalpha at Thr(1342), a site that is not recognized by Plk1, Biochem J., 411(1):27-32
 
Iida, M., Sasaki, T., Komatani, H., (2009) Overexpression of Plk3 causes morphological change and cell growth suppression in ras pathway-activated cells, J Biochem., 146(4):501-7