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埼玉大学
理学部 分子生物学科
大学院理工学研究科 生命科学専攻分子生物学プログラム(PG)

研究成果

2025
  • Ogawa S, Oyamada Y, Saito H, Fujishiro T (2025) Monomeric class II chelatase with four histidine residues at the active site, designated Mch4 chelatase, shows evolutionary trails from ancestral to descendant-types. J Inorg Biochem, in press. 
  • Fujishiro T, Otsuka H, Nakamura R, Fujihara T (2025) Discovery of an aziridine-based inhibitor that targets cysteine desulfurase type II SufS via high-throughput X-ray crystallography. ACS Med Chem Lett, in press. 
  • Nakamura R, Fujishiro T (2025) Visualizing thiazolidine ring formation in the reaction of D-cysteine and pyridoxal-5′-phosphate within L-cysteine desulfurase SufS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 754: 151497. 
  • Takahashi T (2025) Target RNA recognition of microRNA-mediated RNA silencing. Methods Mol Biol  in press
  • Onomoto K, Sakai M, Watanabe M, Fukao A, Sakamura Y, Miyao M, Tomohiro T, Yamashita A, Fujiwara T, Takahashi T, Ui-Tei K, Yoneyama M (2025) TRBP modulates RLR signaling by inhibiting PKR-mediated antiviral stress granule formation. Sci Rep 15: 20678
  • Sasaki Y, Mogi Y, Yoshioka M, Ke L, Otsuka Y (2025) A type II toxin-antitoxin system, ECs3274-ECs3275, in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 89:62-71
  • Tanikawa R, Sakaguchi H, Ishikawa T, Hihara Y (2025) Accumulation of acyl plastoquinol and triacylglycerol in six cyanobacterial species with different sets of genes encoding type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase-like proteins. Plant Cell Physiol 66: 15-22
  • Laosinwattana C, Manichart N, Wichittrakarn P, Yoneyama K, Teerarak M, Passara H (2025) Impact of Nigrospora oryzae-derived natural products on photosynthesis and oxidative stress in Eichhornia crassipes. Physiol Plant  in press
  • Zhou A, Kane A, Wu S, Wang K, Sanitago M, Ishiguro Y, Yoneyama K, Palayam M, Shabek N, Xie X, Nelson D, Li Y (2025) Evolution of interorganismal strigolactone biosynthesis in seed plants. Science 387: eadp0779
2024
  • Sakioka R, Yoneyama K (2024) Nitrogen deficiency influences strigolactone levels in basal parts of shoots and shoot branching phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 89:465-472
  • Inoue M, Xie X, Yoneyama K (2024) Barley is a potential trap crop for root parasitic broomrape weeds. J Pestic Sci 49: 255-261
  • Somala N, Manichart N, Laosinwattana C, Wichittrakarn P, Yoneyama K, Teerarak M, Chotsaeng N (2024) Oxidative damage in Echinochloa crus-galli seeds exposed to Diaporthe sp. (Diaporthales, Ascomycota) fungal extract during germination. Fron Agron 6:1456168
  • Umezawa A, Matsumoto M, Handa H, Nakazawa K, Miyagawa M, Seifert GJ, Takahashi D, Fushinobu S, Kotake T (2024) Cytosolic UDP-L-arabinose synthesis by bifunctional UDP-glucose 4-epimerases in Arabidopsis. Plant J 119:508-524
  • Shibamato A, Kitsu Y, Shibata K, Kaneko Y, Moriizumi H, Takahashi T (2024) MicroRNA-guided immunity against respiratory virus infection in human and mouse lung cells. Biol Open 13: bio060172
  • Shibata K, Moriizumi H, Onomoto K, Kaneko Y, Miyakawa T, Zenno S, Tanokura M, Yoneyama M, Takahashi T, Ui-Tei K (2024) Caspase-mediated processing of TRBP regulates apoptosis during viral infection. Nucleic Acids Res 5:5209-5225
  • Ogawa S, Hikita M, Fujishiro T (2024) Structural insights into the recognition of tetrapyrrole substrates by ancestral class II chelatase CfbA. Protein Sci 33:e5208
  • Terahata T, Shimada Y, Maki C, Muroga S, Sakurai R, Kunichika K, Fujishiro T (2024) Cysteine-persulfide sulfane sulfur-ligated Zn complex of sulfur-carrying SufU in the SufCDSUB system for Fe-S cluster biosynthesis. Inorg Chem 63:19607–19618
  • Oyamada Y, Ogawa S, Fujishiro T (2024) Nickel-chelatase activity of SirB variants mimicking the His arrangement in the naturally occurring nickel-chelatase CfbA. FEBS Open Bio 14:1291-1302
  • Nakamura R, Takahashi Y, Tachibana S, Terada A, Suzuki K, Kondo K, Tozawa Y, Hihara Y (2024) Partner-switching components PmgA and Ssr1600 regulate high-light acclimation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant Physiol 196:621-633
  • Napaumpaiporn P, Ogawa T, Sonoike K, Nishiyama Y (2024) Improved capacity for the repair of photosystem II via reinforcement of the translational and antioxidation systems in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant J 117:1165-1178
  • Suka A, Shikata T, Yuasa K, Tomaru Y, Napaumpaiporn P, Tanaka R, Nishiyama Y (2024) The toxigenic red-tide-forming dinoflagellates Alexandrium leei and Alexandrium catenella differ in terms of the sensitivity to strong light and low temperature of their photosynthetic machinery. Algal Res 79:103495
  • Takahashi D, Soga K, Kikuchi T, Kutsuno T, Hao P, Sasaki K, Nishiyama Y, Kidokoro S, Sampathkumar A, Bacic A, Johnson KL, Kotake T (2024) Structural changes in cell wall pectic polymers contribute to freezing tolerance induced by cold acclimation in plants. Curr Biol 34:1-11
  • Hishida A, Shirai R, Higo A, Matsutani M, Nimura-Matsune K, Takahashi T, Watanabe S, Ehira S, Hihara Y (2024) CRISPRi knockdown of the cyabrB1 gene induces the divergently transcribed icfG and sll1783 operons related to carbon metabolism in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. J Gen Appl Microbiol 70: 2024.01.001
2023
  • Kaneko Y, Takahashi T (2023) AraC-induced neuron-like differentiation of human NTERA2/D1cells and quantification of endogenous pre-mir-106b and 19b levels. microPubl Biol 10.17912/micropub.biology.000803
  • Dayarathne K, Ishikawa T, Watanabe S, Ishikawa Y, Aikeranmu K, Kitagawa H, Komatsubara N, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023) Heterologous expression of mtf and mtc genes of Pseudanabaena foetida var. intermedia is sufficient to produce 2-methylisoborneol in Escherichia coli. Microbiology Spectrum 11:5
  • Aratani Y, Uemura T, Hagihara T, Matsui K, Toyota M (2023) Green leaf volatile sensory calcium transduction in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 14: 6236
  • Sasaki T, Takita S, Fujishiro T, Shintani Y, Nojiri S, Yasui R, Yonesaki T, Otsuka Y (2023) Phage single-stranded DNA-binding protein or host DNA damage triggers the activation of the AbpAB phage defense system. mSphere e0037223 DOI:10.1128/msphere.00372-23
  • Fujishiro T, Takaoka K (2023) Class III hybrid cluster protein homodimeric architecture shows evolutionary relationship with Ni, Fe-carbon monoxide dehydrogenases. Nat Commun 14: 5609
  • Ghosh K, Takahashi D, Kotake T (2023) Plant type II arabinogalactan: Structural features and modification to increase functionality. Carbohydr Res 529: 108828
  • Yoda A, Xie X, Yoneyama K, Miura K, McErlean C, Nomura T (2023) A stereoselective strigolactone biosynthesis catalyzed by a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase in sorghum. Plant Cell Phisiol 64: 1034-1045
  • Yoneyama K, Bennett T (2023) Whispers in the dark: Signals regulating underground plant-plant interactions. Curr Opin Plant Biol, in press
  • Toriu M, Horie M, Kumaki Y, Yoneyama T, Kore-eda S, Mitsuyama S, Yoshida K, Hisabori T, Nishiyama Y (2023) Chloroplast translation factor EF-Tu of Arabidopsis thaliana can be inactivated via oxidation of a specific cysteine residue. Biochem J 480: 307-318
  • Ishikawa T, Takano S, Tanikawa R, Fujihara T, Atsuzawa K, Kaneko Y, Hihara Y (2023) Acylated plastoquinone is a novel neutral lipid accumulated in cyanobacteria. PNAS Nexus 2: pgad092
  • Kutsuno T, Chowhan S, Kotake T, Takahashi D (2023) Temporal cell wall changes during cold acclimation and deacclimation and their potential involvement in freezing tolerance and growth. Physiol Plant 175: e13837
  • Chaomurilege, Zu Y, Miyagi A, Hashida SN, Ishikawa T, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023) Loss of chloroplast-localized NAD kinase causes ROS stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Plant Res 136 : 97-106
  • Suzuki S, Tanaka D, Miyagi A, Takahara K, Kono M, Chaomurilege, Noguchi K, Ishikawa T, Nagano M, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023) Loss of peroxisomal NAD kinase 3 (NADK3) affects photorespiration metabolism in Arabidopsis. J Plant Physiol 283:153950
  • Kaneko Y, Naito Y, Koide R, Parrish NF, Takahashi T (2023) The regulation of persistent Borna disease virus infection by RNA silencing factors in human cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 658: 122-127
2022
  • Hagihara T, Mano H, Miura T, Hasebe M, Toyota M (2022) Calcium-mediated rapid movements defend against herbivorous insects in Mimosa pudica. Nature Commun 13: 6412
  • Suda H, Toyota M (2022) Integration of long-range signals in plants: A model for wound-induced Ca2+, electrical, ROS, and glutamate waves. Curr Opin Plant Biol 69: 102270
  • Toyota M, Betsuyaku S (2022) in vivo imaging enables understanding of seamless plant defense responses to wounding and pathogen attack. Plant Cell Physiol 63: 1391-1404
  • Sakamoto T, Wei Y, Yuasa K, Nishiyama Y (2022) Recovery of photosynthesis after long-term storage in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. J Gen Appl Microbiol 68: 169-174
  • Watanabe E, Kondo M, Md Moustafa K, Uemura M, Takahashi D*, Kawamura Y* (2022) Plasma membrane proteomic changes of Arabidopsis DRP1E during cold acclimation in association with the enhancement of freezing tolerance. Physiol Plant 173: e13820
  • Hasi RY, Ishikawa T, Sunagawa K, Takai Y, Ali H, Hayashi J, Kawakami R, Yuasa K, Aihara M, Kanemaru K, Imai H, Tanaka T (2022) Nonspecific phospholipase C3 of radish has phospholipase D activity toward glycosylinositol phosphoceramide. FEBS Lett 596: 3024-3036
  • Kikuchi A, Hara K, Yoshimi Y, Soga K, Takahashi D, Kotake T (2022) In vivo structural modification of type II arabinogalactans with fungal endo-β-1,6-galactanase in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 13:1010492
  • Kato N, Iwata K, Kadowaki T, Sonoike K, Hihara Y (2022) Dual redox regulation of the DNA-binding activity of the response regulator RpaB in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant Cell Physiol 63: 1078-1090
  • Kawakami M, Matsuoka S (2022) Galactolipids from Arabidopsis thaliana can replace the function of glucolipids in Bacillus subtilis. J Gen Appl Microbiol 68: 54-61
  • Kuroiwa F, Nishino A, Mandal Y, Honzawa M, Suenaga-Hiromori M, Suzuki K, Takani Y, Miyagi-Inoue Y, Yamaguchi H, Yamashita S, Takahashi S, Tozawa Y (2022) Reconstitution of prenyltransferase activity on nanodiscs by components of the rubber synthesis machinery of the Para rubber tree and guayule. Sci Rep 12: 3734
  • Nakamura R, Ogawa S, Takahashi Y, Fujishiro T (2022) Cycloserine enantiomers inhibit PLP-dependent cysteine desulfurase SufS via distinct mechanisms. FEBS J 289: 5947-5970
  • Fujishiro T, Nakamura R, Kunichika K, Takahashi Y (2022) Structural diversity of cysteine desulfurases involved in iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. Biophys Physicobiol 19: e190001
2021
  • Uemura T, Wang J, Aratani Y, Gilroy S, Toyota M (2021) Wide-field, real-time imaging of local and systemic wound signals in Arabidopsis. J Vis Exp 172: e62114
  • Ma T, Sato M, Komiya M, Kanomata K, Watanabe T, Feng X, Miyata R, Tadaki D, Hirose F, Tozawa Y, Hirano-Iwata A (2021) Lateral voltage as a new input for artificial lipid bilayer systems. Faraday Discussions 233: 244-256
  • Takahashi D, Willick I, Kasuga J, Livingston III DP (2021) Responses of the Plant Cell Wall to Sub-Zero Temperatures: A Brief Update. Plant Cell Physiol 62:1858-1866
  • Ailizati A, Nagahage ISP, Miyagi A, Ishikawa T, Kawai-Yamada M, Demura T, Yamaguchi M (2021) An Arabidopsis NAC domain transcription activator
  • Feijao C, Morreel K, Anders N, Tryfona T, Busse-Wicher M, Kotake T, Boerjan W, Dupree P (2021) Hydroxycinnamic acid-modified xylan side chains and their cross-linking products in rice cell walls are reduced in the Xylosyl arabinosyl substitution of xylan 1 mutant. Plant J 109: 1152-1167
  • Takada T, Hama K, Sasaki T, Otsuka Y (2021) The hokW-sokW locus encodes a type I toxin-antitoxin system that facilitates the release of lysogenic Sp5 phage in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157. Toxins (Basel) 13:796
  • Matsuoka S, Shimizu Y, Nobe K, Matsumoto K, Asai K, Hara H (2021) Glucolipids and lipoteichoic acids affect the activity of SigI, an alternative sigma factor, and WalKR, an essential two-component system, in Bacillus subtilis. Genes to Cells 27: 77-92
  • Takahashi T, Heaton SM, Parrish NF (2021) Mammalian antiviral systems directed by small RNA. PLoS Pathogens 17: e1010091
  • Nishigaki N, Yoshimi Y, Kuki H, Kunieda T, Hara-Nishimura I, Tsumuraya Y, Takahashi D, Dupree P, Kotake T (2021) Galactoglucomannan structure of Arabidopsis seed-coat mucilage in GDP-mannose synthesis impaired mutants. Physiol Plant 173: 1244-1252
  • Tsai AY, Iwamoto Y, Tsumuraya Y, Oota M, Konishi T, Ito S, Kotake T, Ishikawa H, Sawa S (2021) Root-knot nematode chemotaxis is positively regulated by l-galactose sidechains of mucilage carbohydrate rhamnogalacturonan-I. Sci Adv 7: eabh4182
  • Cao YL et al. (2021) Wolfberry genomes and the evolution of Lycium (Solanaceae). Commun Biol 4: 671
  • Takamura D, Yamazaki A, Sakuma N, Hirose S, Takani Y, Yamashita S, Sakai M, Oshima M, Kuroki M, Tozawa Y (2021) Catalytic promiscuity of rice 2-oxoglutarate/Fe(II) dependent dioxygenases supports xenobiotic metabolism. Plant Physiol 187: 816-828
  • Nurkanto A, Jeelani G, Santos HJ, Rahmawati Y, Mori M, Nakamura Y, Goto K, Saikawa Y, Annoura T, Tozawa Y, Sakura T, Inaoka DK, Shiomi K, Nozaki T (2021) Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum pantothenate kinase and identification of its inhibitors from microbial natural products. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 11: 639065
  • Steshin M, Ishikawa T (2021) Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with a new separation mode for rapid profiling of the Z/E isomers of plant glucosylceramides. J Chromatogr B 122807
  • Kunichika K, Nakamura R, Fujishiro T, Takahashi Y (2021) The structure of the dimeric state of IscU harboring two adjacent [2Fe-2S] clusters provides mechanistic insights into cluster conversion to [4Fe-4S]. Biochemistry 60: 1569-1572
  • Fujishiro T, Ooi M, Takaoka K (2021) Crystal structure of Escherichia coli class II hybrid cluster protein, HCP, reveals a [4Fe-4S] cluster at the N-terminal protrusion. FEBS J 288: 6752-6768
  • Suga A, Kawaguchi M, Yonesaki T, Otsuka Y (2021) Manipulating interactions between T4 phage long tail fibers and Escherichia coli receptors. Appl Environ Microbiol 87: e00423-21
  • Takahashi D, Johnson KL, Hao P, Tuong T, Erban A, Sampathkumar A, Bacic A, Livingston III DP, Kopka J, Kuroha T, Yokoyama R, Nishitani K, Zuther E, Hincha DK (2021) Cell wall modification by the xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase XTH19 influences freezing tolerance after cold and sub‐zero acclimation. Plant Cell Environ 44: 915-930
  • Ishikawa Y, Cassan C, Kadeer A, Yuasa K, Sato N, Sonoike K, Kaneko Y, Miyagi A, Takahashi H, Ishikawa T, Yamaguchi M, Nishiyama Y, Hihara H, Gibon Y, Kawai-Yamada M (2021) The NAD kinase Slr0400 functions as a growth repressor in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant Cell Physiol 62: 668–677
  • Fujishiro T, Ogawa S (2021) The nickel-sirohydrochlorin formation mechanism of the ancestral class II chelatase CfbA in coenzyme F430 biosynthesis. Chem Sci 12:2172
  • Sato S, Matsushima Y, Kanazawa M, Tanaka N, Fujishiro T, Kunichika K, Nakamura R, Tomioka H, Wada K, Takahashi Y (2021) Evidence for dynamic in vivo interconversion of the conformational states of IscU during iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. Mol Microbiol 115: 807-818
  • Nakamoto H, Yokoyama Y, Suzuki T, Miyamoto Y, Fujishiro T, Morikawa M, Miyata Y (2021) A cyclic lipopeptide surfactin is a species-selective Hsp90 inhibitor that suppresses cyanobacterial growth. J Biochem 170: 255-264
  • Akter T, Nakamoto H (2021) pH-mediated control of anti-aggregation activities of cyanobacterial and E.coli chaperonin GroELs. J Biochem 169: 351-361
  • Kondo T, Kichijo Y, Nakaya M, Takenaka S, Arakawa T, Kotake T, Fushinobu S, Sakamoto T (2021) Functional and structural characterization of a novel 4-O-α-L-rhamnosyl-β-D-glucuronidase from Fusarium oxysporum. FEBS J 28: 4918-4938
  • Xuan L, Zhang J, Lu W, Gluza P, Ebert B, Kotake T, Lu M, Zhang Y, Clausen M, Johnson KL, Doblin MS, Heazlewood JL, Bacic A, Song L, Zeng W (2021) A pipeline for the biochemical characterization of the Arabidopsis GT14 family. Int J Mol Sci 22: 1360
  • Ikeda M, Mitsuda N, Ishizuka T, Satoh M, Ohme-Takagi M (2021) The CIB1 transcription factor regulates light- and heat inducible cell elongation via a two-step HLH/bHLH system. J Exp Bot 72: 1795-1808
2020
  • Saito M, Watanabe S, Nimura-Matsune K, Yoshikawa H, Nakamoto H (2020) Regulation of the groESL1 transcription by the HrcA repressor and a novel transcription factor Orf7.5 in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942. J Gen Appl Microbiol 66:85-92
  • Yuasa K, Shikata T, Kitatsuji S, Yamasaki Y and Nishiyama Y (2020) Extracellular secretion of superoxide is regulated by photosynthetic electron transport in the noxious red-tide-forming raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua. J Photochem Photobiol B: Biol 205: 111839
  • Nishiyama Y (2020) Resilience under climate change. Nat Plants 6: 442-443
  • Izuhara T, Kaihatsu I, Jimbo H, Takaichi S and Nishiyama Y (2020) Elevated levels of specific carotenoids during acclimation to strong light protect the repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Front Plant Sci 11: 1030
  • Shikata T, Kitatsuji S, Abe K, Onitsuka G, Matsubara T, Nakayama N, Yuasa K, Nishiyama Y, Mizuno K, Masuda T and Nagai K (2020) Vertical distribution of a harmful red-tide dinoflagellate, Karenia mikimotoi, at the decline stage of blooms. J Sea Res 165: 101960.
  • Jimbo H, Takagi K, Hirashima T, Nishiyama Y and Wada H (2020) Long-chain saturated fatty acids, palmitic and stearic acids, enhance the repair of photosystem II. Intl J Mol Sci 21:7509
  • Yuasa K, Shikata T, Ichikawa T, Tamura Y and Nishiyama Y (2020) Nutrient deficiency stimulates the production of superoxide in the noxious red-tide-forming raphidophyte Chattonella antiqua. Harmful Algae 99:101938
  • Abe Y, Meguriya K, Matsuzaki T, Sugiyama T, Yoshikawa HY, Morita MT, Toyota M (2020) Micromanipulation of amyloplasts with optical tweezers in Arabidopsis stems. Plant Biotechnol 37: 405-415
  • Hagihara T, Toyota M (2020) Mechanical Signaling in the Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica L. Plants 9: 587
  • Suda H, Mano H, Toyota M, Fukushima K, Mimura T, Tsutsui I, Hedrich R, Tamada Y, Hasebe M (2020) Calcium dynamics during trap closure visualized in transgenic Venus flytrap. Nature Plants 6: 1219-1224
  • Nozawa A, Ito D, Ibrahim M, Santos H, Tsuboi T, Tozawa Y (2020) Characterization of mitochondrial carrier proteins of malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum based on in vitro translation and reconstitution. Parasitol Int 79:102160
  • Suzuki K, Inoue H, Matsuoka S, Tero R, Hirano-Iwata A, Tozawa Y (2020) Establishment of a cell-free translation system from rice callus extracts. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 84:2028-2036
  • Moog D, Nozawa A, Tozawa Y, Kamikawa R (2020) Substrate specificity of plastid phosphate transporters in a non-photosynthetic diatom and its implication in evolution of red alga-derived complex plastids. Sci Rep 10: 1167
  • Ikeda M, Takahashi M, Fujiwara S, Mitsuda N, Ohme-Takagi M (2020) Improving the efficiency of adventitious shoot induction and somatic embryogenesis via modification of WUSCHEL and LEAFY COTYLEDON 1. Plants (Basel) 9:1434
  • Yoshimi Y, Hara K, Yoshimura M, Tanaka N, Higaki T, Tsumuraya Y, Kotake T (2020) Expression of a fungal exo-β-1,3-galactanase in Arabidopsis reveals a role of type II arabinogalactan in the regulation of cell shape. J Exp Bot 71: 5414-5424
  • Lopez-Hernandez F, Tryfona T, Rizza A, Yu X, Harris MO, Webb AAR, Kotake T, Dupree P (2020) Calcium binding by arabinogalactan polysaccharides is important for normal plant development. Plant Cell 32: 3346-3369
  • Ito K, Fukuoka K, Nishigaki N, Hara K, Yoshimi Y, Kuki H, Takahashi D, Tsumuraya Y, Kotake T (2020) Structural features conserved in subclass of type II arabinogalactan. Plant Biotechnol 37: 459-463
  • Matsuyama K, Kishine N, Fujimoto Z, Sunagawa N, Kotake T, Tsumuraya Y, Samejima M, Igarashi K, Kaneko S (2020) Crystal structure of GH43 exo-β-1,3-galactanase from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium provides insights into the mechanism of bypassing side chains. J Biol Chem 295: 18539-18552
  • Tanaka M, Ishikawa T, Tamura S, Saito Y, Kawai-Yamada M, Hihara Y (2020) Quantitative and qualitative analyses of triacylglycerol production in the wild-type cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and the strain expressing AtfA from Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1. Plant Cell Physiol 61:1537-1547
  • Takashima K, Nagao S, Kizawa A, Suzuki T, Dohmae N, Hihara Y (2020) The role of transcriptional repressor activity of LexA in salt-stress responses of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Sci Rep 10:17393
  • Nagahage ISP, Sakamoto S, Nagano M, Ishikawa T, Mitsuda N, Kawai-Yamada M, Yamaguchi M (2020) An Arabidopsis NAC domain transcription factor, ATAF2, promotes age-dependent and dark-induced leaf senescence. Physiol Plant 170:299-308
  • Nakamura R, Hikita M, Ogawa S, Takahashi Y, Fujishiro T (2020) Snapshots of PLP-substrate and PLP-product external aldimines as intermediates in two types of cysteine desulfurase enzymes. FEBS J 287: 1138-1154
  • Sato M, Nagano M, Jin S, Miyagi A, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M, Ishikawa T (2020) Plant-Unique cis/trans Isomerism of Long-Chain Base Unsaturation is Selectively Required for Aluminum Tolerance Resulting from Glucosylceramide-Dependent Plasma Membrane Fluidity. Plants 9: 19