Biophysics and Physicobiology
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- : Haruki Nakamura
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| 26 Dec., 2025 | Special Issue: "Towards the International Conference on Biophysics and Biomedical Sciences: ICBBS 2026" has been published. |
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| 19 Dec., 2025 | The “Instructions for Authors” for Biophysics and Physicobiology has been updated, specifically regarding the policies for AI usage by authors and reviewers. |
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| 27 May, 2024 | Publication of "The Oosawa Lectures on DIY Statistical Mechanics" has been completed as the Special Issue of Biophysics and Physicobiology of Volume 18. |
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| 30 Jun., 2023 | 2022 Journal Impact Factor of Biophysics and Physicobiology is given as 1.5 by Clarivate. |
| 21 Mar., 2023 | Special Issue: "Recent Advances in Retinal Protein Research" has been published. |
Recent Articles
Advance online publication Liquid-liquid phase separation and its regulation of the BACH2 intrinsically disordered region Hironori Hayashi, Miyuki Kato-Murayama, Takeshi Kurasawa, Eiichi N. Kodama, Mikako Shirouzu, Kazuhiko Igarashi, Kazutaka Murayama DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0010 ReceivedOctober 24, 2025 AcceptedFebruary 20, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 25, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Commentary and Perspective Mirror life at the crossroads: Report on the symposia in Japan for discussion toward mirror life synthesis Kei Fujiwara,Wataru Aoki,Chikara Furusawa,Ai Hasegawa,Gosuke Hayashi,Daisuke Kiga,Koichi Mikami,Sakura Takada,Yoshihiro Shimizu DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0008 ReceivedJanuary 06, 2026 AcceptedFebruary 18, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 20, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Commentary and Perspective The Norway–Japan bilateral symposium: Dialogue in biophysics beginning in Nara Yoshihiko Furuike, Oliver Vanderpoorten DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0009 ReceivedJanuary 16, 2026 AcceptedFebruary 18, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 20, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Advance online publication Modeling of viscous frictional force in multicellular morphogenesis Hiroshi Koyama, Yasuhiro Inoue DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0007 ReceivedDecember 05, 2025 AcceptedFebruary 14, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 19, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Advance online publication Comparative evaluation of electrode configuration for optimizing positive dielectrophoresis trapping of CCRF-CEM cells Miftakhul Firdhaus, Ulya Farahdina, Nasori Nasori, Endarko Endarko, Agus Rubiyanto DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0006 ReceivedDecember 08, 2025 AcceptedFebruary 11, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 17, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Advance online publication Mechanistic insights into a cold-adapted glucokinase with high thermal stability were revealed by site-directed spin labeling ESR Akane Yato, Masaki Horitani DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0005 ReceivedNovember 27, 2025 AcceptedJanuary 22, 2026 ReleasedFebruary 17, 2026 CitationsNot Available DownloadsNot Available |
Review Article (Invited) Resurrecting lost ancient myoglobin proteins to elucidate mechanisms of diving adaptation in mammals Hiroshi Imamura, Yasuhiro Isogai, Tsuyoshi Shirai DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0004 ReceivedDecember 04, 2025 AcceptedJanuary 14, 2026 ReleasedJanuary 16, 2026 Citations0 Downloads61 |
Regular Article Development of electromagnetic tweezers for single-molecule energetics of kinesin Haruyuki Fukuzawa, Yuga Ihara, Masato Sawa, Hidekazu Shirai, Sawako Enoki, Keigo Ikezaki, Taketoshi Kambara, Yasushi Okada DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0003 ReceivedNovember 04, 2025 AcceptedJanuary 05, 2026 ReleasedJanuary 07, 2026 Citations0 Downloads127 |
Method and Protocol High-sensitivity method for detecting dielectric changes in water driven by biomolecular hydration Masahiko Imashimizu, Jun-ichi Sugiyama DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0002 ReceivedJune 16, 2025 AcceptedDecember 18, 2025 ReleasedDecember 24, 2025 Citations0 Downloads56 |
Regular Article Analysis of metabolic stability under environmental perturbations using a kinetic model Atsuki Hishida, Yusuke Himeoka, Chikara Furusawa DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v23.0001 ReceivedAugust 25, 2025 AcceptedDecember 08, 2025 ReleasedDecember 24, 2025 Citations0 Downloads63 |
Commentary and Perspective (Invited) From coordination to function: Inorganic insights into metalloproteins and metallopeptides in biosystems Jiyeon Han DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.s006 ReceivedDecember 01, 2025 AcceptedDecember 08, 2025 ReleasedDecember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads95 |
Commentary and Perspective (Invited) Brief history of international joint symposiums in BSJ Takayuki Nishizaka DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.s005 ReceivedDecember 05, 2025 AcceptedDecember 10, 2025 ReleasedDecember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads73 |
Commentary and Perspective (Invited) The future of Asian biophysics built through Korea–Japan collaboration Chihong Song DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.s004 ReceivedNovember 04, 2025 AcceptedNovember 25, 2025 ReleasedDecember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads127 |
Commentary and Perspective (Invited) Japan–Korea collaboration on biophysical techniques for drug discovery in infectious diseases: Toward future pandemic preparedness Katsumi Maenaka DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.s003 ReceivedNovember 10, 2025 AcceptedDecember 03, 2025 ReleasedDecember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads80 |
Commentary and Perspective (Invited) Korea-Japan Biophysics Collaboration: A journey through microbial rhodopsin research Jae-Hyun Park DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.s002 ReceivedOctober 30, 2025 AcceptedNovember 26, 2025 ReleasedDecember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads90 |
Regular Article Molecular dynamics simulations of amyloid-β(29–42) aggregation in bulk water and at the air–water interface Anne-Idil Farah, Satoru G. Itoh, Hisashi Okumura DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0033 ReceivedOctober 27, 2025 AcceptedDecember 03, 2025 ReleasedDecember 06, 2025 Citations0 Downloads172 |
Regular Article Protonation states of highly conserved carboxylic acids in NeoR Ritsu Mizutori, Masahiro Sugiura, Hideki Kandori DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0032 ReceivedNovember 13, 2025 AcceptedDecember 02, 2025 ReleasedDecember 06, 2025 Citations0 Downloads242 |
Regular Article Physicochemical, functional, and evolutionary characteristics of protein loop regions in human and Escherichia coli proteomes Lin Zhang, Hafumi Nishi DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0031 ReceivedMay 27, 2024 AcceptedNovember 20, 2025 ReleasedNovember 22, 2025 Citations0 Downloads169 |
Regular Article Schiff base deprotonation and structural changes in a mouse UV-sensitive cone visual pigment revealed by FTIR spectroscopy at 77 K Yosuke Mizuno, Sora Arai, Kota Katayama, Hideki Kandori DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0030 ReceivedOctober 09, 2025 AcceptedNovember 15, 2025 ReleasedNovember 21, 2025 Citations0 Downloads287 |
Regular Article FTIR study of the wild-type and mutant proteins of a viral rhodopsin, OLPVR1 Mako Aoyama, Kota Katayama, Hideki Kandori DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0029 ReceivedOctober 07, 2025 AcceptedNovember 10, 2025 ReleasedNovember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads271 |
Review Article (Invited) Selection–diversification interplay in oligonucleotide chemical evolution Jiro Kakizaki, Ryo Mizuuchi DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0028 ReceivedSeptember 16, 2025 AcceptedNovember 01, 2025 ReleasedNovember 05, 2025 Citations0 Downloads558 |
Editorial Announcement of BPPB paper awards 2025 Haruki Nakamura DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0027 ReceivedOctober 21, 2025 AcceptedOctober 21, 2025 ReleasedOctober 23, 2025 Citations0 Downloads239 |
Regular Article Fractal dimensions for tumour-related cell types of prostate cancer on histopathology images using multiple-threshold box counting algorithm Anton Schwarz, Hidetaka Arimura, Yunhao Cui, Shun Shimabukuro, Qijing Lin, Yu Jin, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Matsumoto, Masaki Shiota, Masatoshi Eto, Yoshinao Oda DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0026 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB9v5P9o0Aw ReceivedSeptember 04, 2025 AcceptedOctober 06, 2025 ReleasedOctober 18, 2025 Citations0 Downloads323 |
Method and Protocol (Invited) A platform for analyzing translational control by RBPs at single-mRNA resolution in cells Hotaka Kobayashi, Robert H. Singer DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0025 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DKixrOMjH4 ReceivedSeptember 01, 2025 AcceptedOctober 06, 2025 ReleasedOctober 08, 2025 Citations0 Downloads520 |
Regular Article Molecular properties of a viral heliorhodopsin, V2HeR2 Ritsu Mizutori, Kota Katayama, Masae Konno, Keiichi Inoue, Oded Béjà, Hideki Kandori DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0024 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxZge4fcTzo ReceivedJune 24, 2025 AcceptedOctober 02, 2025 ReleasedOctober 04, 2025 Citations0 Downloads599 |
Review Article (Invited) Stress fiber contraction induces cell body rotation in single keratocytes Chika Okimura DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0023 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSrYp8hdGM ReceivedJuly 25, 2025 AcceptedOctober 02, 2025 ReleasedOctober 04, 2025 Citations0 Downloads414 |
Regular Article Finding differentially expressed genes between cell fates predicted by image-based deep learning Tomoaki Okaniwa, Kirill Kryukov, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0022 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obJ-tkMf4-s ReceivedMay 02, 2025 AcceptedSeptember 24, 2025 ReleasedSeptember 26, 2025 Citations0 Downloads542 |
Commentary and Perspective Interdisciplinary investigations into the biophysics of the origins of life Tony Z. Jia, Yutetsu Kuruma DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0021 ReceivedSeptember 08, 2025 AcceptedSeptember 10, 2025 ReleasedSeptember 12, 2025 Citations0 Downloads487 |
Commentary and Perspective Approaching active matter from biophysics perspective Masayuki Hayakawa, Ibuki Kawamata DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0020 ReceivedAugust 25, 2025 AcceptedAugust 29, 2025 ReleasedAugust 30, 2025 Citations0 Downloads332 |
Regular Article Visualization of peptidoglycan layer isolated from gliding diderm bacteria, Flavobacterium johnsoniae and Myxococcus xanthus, by quick-freeze deep-etch replica electron microscopy Yuhei O. Tahara, Tâm Mignot, Makoto Miyata DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0019 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfIeL-y3p4 ReceivedFebruary 06, 2025 AcceptedAugust 22, 2025 ReleasedAugust 26, 2025 Citations0 Downloads360 |
Regular Article Origin of the unique topology of the triangular water cluster in Rubrobacter xylanophilus rhodopsin Tomoyasu Noji, Msasaki Tsujimura, Keisuke Saito, Keiichi Kojima, Yuki Sudo, Hiroshi Ishikita DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0018 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCxxojfEnk0 ReceivedApril 28, 2025 AcceptedAugust 21, 2025 ReleasedAugust 23, 2025 Citations1 Downloads403 |
Regular Article Polymerization and stability of actin conjugated with polyethylene glycol Masaya Sagara, Kuniyuki Hatori DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0017 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR80v861L1Y ReceivedMarch 10, 2025 AcceptedAugust 06, 2025 ReleasedAugust 08, 2025 Citations0 Downloads334 |
Regular Article Characterizing deterioration of milk through bioimpedance spectroscopy Abhishek Mallick, Bishal Paul, Anirudhha Roy, Arijit Roy DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0016 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBNB5lpZL_8 ReceivedApril 21, 2025 AcceptedJuly 29, 2025 ReleasedAugust 02, 2025 Citations0 Downloads345 |
Regular Article Protein–ligand affinity prediction via Jensen-Shannon divergence of molecular dynamics simulation trajectories Kodai Igarashi, Masahito Ohue DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0015 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-lmHOI-kus ReceivedFebruary 20, 2025 AcceptedJuly 11, 2025 ReleasedJuly 16, 2025 Citations0 Downloads539 |
Regular Article HulaChrimson: A Chrimson-like cation channelrhodopsin discovered using freshwater metatranscriptomics from Lake Hula Hiroto Takahashi, Shunki Takaramoto, Takashi Nagata, Shai Fainsod, Yoshitaka Kato, Oded B？j？, Keiichi Inoue DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0014 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rBDYxburuQ ReceivedApril 14, 2025 AcceptedJuly 03, 2025 ReleasedJuly 05, 2025 Citations1 Downloads728 |
Review Article (Invited) Cytoskeleton as a generator of characteristic physical properties of plant cells: ‘cell wall,’ ‘large vacuole,’ and ‘cytoplasmic streaming’ Amari Toshiki, Noriko Nagata, Motoki Tominaga, Hirotomo Takatsuka DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0013 Promotional Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnbU86t_G5k ReceivedJanuary 31, 2025 AcceptedJune 18, 2025 ReleasedJune 20, 2025 Citations0 Downloads738 |
Method and Protocol A method for isolating and cryopreserving intact mitochondria with improved integrity and functionality Arima Okutani, Jannatul Naima, Asaka Ogihara, Taihei Motoichi, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Yoshihiro Ohta DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0012 ReceivedApril 07, 2025 AcceptedMay 14, 2025 ReleasedMay 16, 2025 Citations1 Downloads602 |
Regular Article A virtual system-coupled molecular dynamics simulation free from experimental knowledge on binding sites: Application to RNA-ligand binding free-energy landscape Junichi Higo, Kota Kasahara, Shun Sakuraba, Gert-Jan Bekker, Narutoshi Kamiya, Ikuo Fukuda, Takuya Takahashi, Yoshifumi Fukunishi DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0011 ReceivedJanuary 10, 2025 AcceptedApril 24, 2025 ReleasedApril 26, 2025 Citations0 Downloads661 |
Method and Protocol A low-cost electric micromanipulator and its application to single-cell electroporation Kazuma Shimizu, Norihiko Nishimura, Manato Oku, Chika Okimura, Yoshiaki Iwadate DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0010 ReceivedNovember 07, 2024 AcceptedApril 24, 2025 ReleasedApril 26, 2025 Citations0 Downloads471 |
Regular Article Structure-activity relationship of PET-degrading cutinase regulated by weak Ca2+ binding and temperature Fumiya Kondo, Narutoshi Kamiya, Gert-Jan Bekker, Satoshi Nagao, Nobutaka Numoto, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Nobutoshi Ito, Masayuki Oda DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0009 ReceivedMarch 10, 2025 AcceptedApril 22, 2025 ReleasedApril 24, 2025 Citations1 Downloads541 |
Review Article Genetically-encoded temperature indicators for thermal biology Tetsuichi Wazawa, Ryohei Ozaki-Noma, Lu Kai, Shun-ichi Fukushima, Tomoki Matsuda, Takeharu Nagai DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0008 ReceivedDecember 14, 2024 AcceptedApril 03, 2025 ReleasedApril 08, 2025 Citations0 Downloads872 |
Method and Protocol Time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering system development for the biological macromolecules at SACLA: A pilot study Nobutaka Shimizu, Fangjia Luo, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kensuke Tono, Keiko Yatabe, So Iwata, Eriko Nango DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v22.0007 ReceivedOctober 23, 2024 AcceptedMarch 25, 2025 ReleasedMarch 27, 2025 Citations0 Downloads661 |
