{"id":461,"date":"2025-05-22T14:46:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~molbiol\/wpdir\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:57:12","slug":"page-461","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/park.saitama-u.ac.jp\/~molbiol\/en\/page-461\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2026<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Terasaki H, Zdravkovi\u0107 A, Niwa T, Washizaki A, Kawaguchi M, Yonesaki T, Kanamaru S, Otsuka Y (2026)<\/strong>\u00a0Structural and functional insights into the interaction between an PP01 phage gp38 tail fiber tip and an\u00a0<em>Escherichia coli<\/em>\u00a0OmpC receptor, mBio 17: e02110-25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takahashi T (2026)<\/strong>&nbsp;Target RNA recognition of microRNA-mediated RNA silencing. Methods Mol Biol 2949: 1991-1999<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shikata H, Yoshinari A, Asaoka M, Takahashi D (2026)<\/strong>&nbsp;Memory in the wall: expanding our understanding of the roles of plant cell walls. New Phytol 249: 56-72<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2025<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Suda H, Asakawa H, Hagihara T, Ohi S, Segami S, Hasebe M, Toyota M (2025)<\/strong> MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap. Nature Communications\u00a016: 8280<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tsugawa S, Asakawa H, Hirata M, Nonoyama T, Kang Z, Toyota M, Suda H (2025)<\/strong> Inference of mechanical forces through 3D reconstruction of the closing motion in venus flytrap leaves. Scientific Reports 15:\u00a024860<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Otsuka H,\u00a0Fujishiro\u00a0T<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(2025)<\/strong>\u00a0Mechanism and\u00a0utility of the ATP-grasp\u00a0enzyme\u00a0BesA\u00a0for the\u00a0synthesis of\u00a0non-natural\u00a0alkyne-containing\u00a0dipeptides\u00a0applicable for\u00a0click\u00a0chemistry.\u00a0ACS Chem Biol 20:\u00a02521\u20132532<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yamaguchi M, Sato A, Takahashi D, Mori K, Fujimoto R, Miyagi A, Sato E, Ishikawa T, Sano R, Kurata T, Suzuki S, Kaneko Y, Kawai-Yamada M, Kotake T<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(2025)<\/strong>&nbsp;The rice&nbsp;<em>BRITTLE CULM 4<\/em>&nbsp;gene encodes a membrane protein affecting cellulose synthesis in the secondary cell wall.&nbsp;Plant Cell Physiol 66:&nbsp;1444\u20131453<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kikuchi T, Soga K, Kotake T, Takahashi D<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(2025)<\/strong>&nbsp;Defective pollen meiosis in Arabidopsis due to combined arabinan and galactan insufficiency.&nbsp;Plant Cell Physiol 66:&nbsp;1346\u20131359<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ogawa S, Oyamada Y, Saito H, <\/strong><strong>Fujishiro T<\/strong> <strong>(2025)<\/strong> 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 272: 113010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fujishiro T, Otsuka H, Nakamura R, Fujihara T<\/strong> <strong>(2025)<\/strong> Discovery of an aziridine-based inhibitor that targets cysteine desulfurase type II SufS via high-throughput X-ray crystallography. ACS Med Chem Lett 1546-1553<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nakamura R, Fujishiro T<\/strong> <strong>(2025)<\/strong> Visualizing thiazolidine ring formation in the reaction of D-cysteine and pyridoxal-5&#8242;-phosphate within L-cysteine desulfurase SufS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 754: 151497<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong> TRBP modulates RLR signaling by inhibiting PKR-mediated antiviral stress granule formation. Sci Rep 15: 20678<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sasaki Y, Mogi Y, Yoshioka M, Ke L, Otsuka Y (2025)<\/strong> A type II toxin-antitoxin system, ECs3274-ECs3275, in enterohemorrhagic <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> O157. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 89:62-71<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tanikawa R, Sakaguchi H, Ishikawa T, Hihara Y (2025)<\/strong>&nbsp;Accumulation of acyl plastoquinol and triacylglycerol in six cyanobacterial species with different sets of genes encoding type-2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase-like proteins. Plant Cell Physical 66: 15-22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laosinwattana C, Manichart N, Wichittrakarn P, Yoneyama K, Teerarak M, Passara H<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(2025) <\/strong>Impact of&nbsp;<em>Nigrospora oryzae<\/em>-derived natural products on photosynthesis and oxidative stress in&nbsp;<em>Eichhornia crassipes<\/em>. Physiol Plant 177: e70104<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong> Evolution of interorganismal strigolactone biosynthesis in seed plants. Science 387: eadp0779<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2024<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toyota M (2024)<\/strong> Conservation of Long-Range Signaling in Land Plants via Glutamate Receptor\u2013Like Channels. Plant and Cell Physiology\u00a065(4): 657-659<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sakioka R, Yoneyama K (2024)<\/strong>\u00a0Nitrogen deficiency influences strigolactone levels in basal parts of shoots and shoot branching phenotype in\u00a0<em>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/em>. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 89:465-472<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inoue M, Xie X, Yoneyama K (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Barley is a potential trap crop for root parasitic broomrape weeds. J Pestic Sci 49: 255-261<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chowhan S, Kikuchi T, Ohashi M, Kutsuno T, Handa H, Kotake T, Takahashi D (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Soluble sugars make a greater contribution than cell wall components to the variability of freezing tolerance in wheat cultivars. Plant Biotech 41:401-415<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Somala N, Manichart N, Laosinwattana C, Wichittrakarn P, Yoneyama K, Teerarak M, Chotsaeng N (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Oxidative damage in&nbsp;<em>Echinochloa crus-galli<\/em>&nbsp;seeds exposed to&nbsp;<em>Diaporthe<\/em>&nbsp;sp. (Diaporthales, Ascomycota) fungal extract during germination. Fron Agron 6:1456168<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Umezawa A, Matsumoto M, Handa H, Nakazawa K, Miyagawa M, Seifert GJ, Takahashi D, Fushinobu S, Kotake T (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Cytosolic UDP-L-arabinose synthesis by bifunctional UDP-glucose 4-epimerases in Arabidopsis. Plant J 119:508-524<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shibamato A, Kitsu Y, Shibata K, Kaneko Y, Moriizumi H, Takahashi T (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;MicroRNA-guided immunity against respiratory virus infection in human and mouse lung cells. Biol Open 13: bio060172<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shibata K, Moriizumi H, Onomoto K, Kaneko Y, Miyakawa T, Zenno S, Tanokura M, Yoneyama M, Takahashi T, Ui-Tei K (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Caspase-mediated processing of TRBP regulates apoptosis during viral infection. Nucleic Acids Res 5:5209-5225<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ogawa S, Hikita M, Fujishiro T (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Structural insights into the recognition of tetrapyrrole substrates by ancestral class II chelatase CfbA. Protein Sci 33:e5208<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terahata T, Shimada Y, Maki C, Muroga S, Sakurai R, Kunichika K, Fujishiro T (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Cysteine-persulfide sulfane sulfur-ligated Zn complex of sulfur-carrying SufU in the SufCDSUB system for Fe-S cluster biosynthesis. Inorg Chem 63:19607\u201319618<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oyamada Y, Ogawa S, Fujishiro T (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Nickel-chelatase activity of SirB variants mimicking the His arrangement in the naturally occurring nickel-chelatase CfbA. FEBS Open Bio 14:1291-1302<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nakamura R, Takahashi Y, Tachibana S, Terada A, Suzuki K, Kondo K, Tozawa Y, Hihara Y (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Partner-switching components PmgA and Ssr1600 regulate high-light acclimation in&nbsp;<em>Synechocystis<\/em>&nbsp;sp. PCC 6803. Plant Physiol 196:621-633<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Napaumpaiporn P, Ogawa T, Sonoike K, Nishiyama Y (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;Improved capacity for the repair of photosystem II via reinforcement of the translational and antioxidation systems in&nbsp;<em>Synechocystis<\/em>&nbsp;sp. PCC 6803. Plant J 117:1165-1178<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suka A, Shikata T, Yuasa K, Tomaru Y, Napaumpaiporn P, Tanaka R, Nishiyama Y (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;The toxigenic red-tide-forming dinoflagellates&nbsp;<em>Alexandrium leei<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Alexandrium catenella<\/em>&nbsp;differ in terms of the sensitivity to strong light and low temperature of their photosynthetic machinery. Algal Res 79:103495<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong>&nbsp;Structural changes in cell wall pectic polymers contribute to freezing tolerance induced by cold acclimation in plants. Curr Biol 34:1-11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hishida A, Shirai R, Higo A, Matsutani M, Nimura-Matsune K, Takahashi T, Watanabe S, Ehira S, Hihara Y (2024)<\/strong>&nbsp;CRISPRi knockdown of the&nbsp;<em>cyabrB1<\/em>&nbsp;gene induces the divergently transcribed&nbsp;<em>icfG<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>sll1783<\/em>&nbsp;operons related to carbon metabolism in the cyanobacterium&nbsp;<em>Synechocystis<\/em>&nbsp;sp. PCC 6803. J Gen Appl Microbiol 70: 2024.01.001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2023<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kaneko Y, Takahashi T (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dayarathne K, Ishikawa T, Watanabe S, Ishikawa Y, Aikeranmu K, Kitagawa H, Komatsubara N, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023)<\/strong> 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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aratani Y, Uemura T, Hagihara T, Matsui K, Toyota M (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Green leaf volatile sensory calcium transduction in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 14: 6236<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sasaki T, Takita S, Fujishiro T, Shintani Y, Nojiri S, Yasui R, Yonesaki T, Otsuka Y (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fujishiro T, Takaoka K (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Class III hybrid cluster protein homodimeric architecture shows evolutionary relationship with Ni, Fe-carbon monoxide dehydrogenases. Nat Commun 14: 5609<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ghosh K, Takahashi D, Kotake T (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Plant type II arabinogalactan: Structural features and modification to increase functionality. Carbohydr Res 529: 108828<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yoda A, Xie X, Yoneyama K, Miura K, McErlean C, Nomura T (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;A stereoselective strigolactone biosynthesis catalyzed by a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase in sorghum. Plant Cell Phisiol 64: 1034-1045<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yoneyama K, Bennett T (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Whispers in the dark: Signals regulating underground plant-plant interactions. Curr Opin Plant Biol, in press<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toriu M, Horie M, Kumaki Y, Yoneyama T, Kore-eda S, Mitsuyama S, Yoshida K, Hisabori T, Nishiyama Y (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Chloroplast translation factor EF-Tu of Arabidopsis thaliana can be inactivated via oxidation of a specific cysteine residue. Biochem J 480: 307-318<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ishikawa T, Takano S, Tanikawa R, Fujihara T, Atsuzawa K, Kaneko Y, Hihara Y (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Acylated plastoquinone is a novel neutral lipid accumulated in cyanobacteria. PNAS Nexus 2: pgad092<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kutsuno T, Chowhan S, Kotake T, Takahashi D (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Temporal cell wall changes during cold acclimation and deacclimation and their potential involvement in freezing tolerance and growth. Physiol Plant 175: e13837<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chaomurilege, Zu Y, Miyagi A, Hashida SN, Ishikawa T, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Loss of chloroplast-localized NAD kinase causes ROS stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Plant Res 136 : 97-106<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suzuki S, Tanaka D, Miyagi A, Takahara K, Kono M, Chaomurilege, Noguchi K, Ishikawa T, Nagano M, Yamaguchi M, Kawai-Yamada M (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;Loss of peroxisomal NAD kinase 3 (NADK3) affects photorespiration metabolism in Arabidopsis. J Plant Physiol 283:153950<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kaneko Y, Naito Y, Koide R, Parrish NF, Takahashi T (2023)<\/strong>&nbsp;The regulation of persistent Borna disease virus infection by RNA silencing factors in human cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 658: 122-127<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2022<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hagihara T, Mano H, Miura T, Hasebe M, Toyota M (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Calcium-mediated rapid movements defend against herbivorous insects in Mimosa pudica. Nature Commun 13: 6412<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suda H, Toyota M (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Integration of long-range signals in plants: A model for wound-induced Ca2+, electrical, ROS, and glutamate waves. Curr Opin Plant Biol 69: 102270<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toyota M, Betsuyaku S (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;in vivo imaging enables understanding of seamless plant defense responses to wounding and pathogen attack. Plant Cell Physiol 63: 1391-1404<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sakamoto T, Wei Y, Yuasa K, Nishiyama Y (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Recovery of photosynthesis after long-term storage in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. J Gen Appl Microbiol 68: 169-174<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Watanabe E, Kondo M, Md Moustafa K, Uemura M, Takahashi D*, Kawamura Y* (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Plasma membrane proteomic changes of Arabidopsis DRP1E during cold acclimation in association with the enhancement of freezing tolerance. Physiol Plant 173: e13820<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong>&nbsp;Nonspecific phospholipase C3 of radish has phospholipase D activity toward glycosylinositol phosphoceramide. FEBS Lett 596: 3024-3036<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kikuchi A, Hara K, Yoshimi Y, Soga K, Takahashi D, Kotake T (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;In vivo structural modification of type II arabinogalactans with fungal endo-\u03b2-1,6-galactanase in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 13:1010492<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kato N, Iwata K, Kadowaki T, Sonoike K, Hihara Y (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kawakami M, Matsuoka S (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Galactolipids from Arabidopsis thaliana can replace the function of glucolipids in Bacillus subtilis. J Gen Appl Microbiol 68: 54-61<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong>&nbsp;Reconstitution of prenyltransferase activity on nanodiscs by components of the rubber synthesis machinery of the Para rubber tree and guayule. Sci Rep 12: 3734<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nakamura R, Ogawa S, Takahashi Y, Fujishiro T (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Cycloserine enantiomers inhibit PLP-dependent cysteine desulfurase SufS via distinct mechanisms. FEBS J 289: 5947-5970<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fujishiro T, Nakamura R, Kunichika K, Takahashi Y (2022)<\/strong>&nbsp;Structural diversity of cysteine desulfurases involved in iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. Biophys Physicobiol 19: e190001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">2021<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Uemura T, Wang J, Aratani Y, Gilroy S, Toyota M (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Wide-field, real-time imaging of local and systemic wound signals in Arabidopsis. J Vis Exp 172: e62114<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ma T, Sato M, Komiya M, Kanomata K, Watanabe T, Feng X, Miyata R, Tadaki D, Hirose F, Tozawa Y, Hirano-Iwata A (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Lateral voltage as a new input for artificial lipid bilayer systems. Faraday Discussions 233: 244-256<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takahashi D, Willick I, Kasuga J, Livingston III DP (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Responses of the Plant Cell Wall to Sub-Zero Temperatures: A Brief Update. Plant Cell Physiol 62:1858-1866<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ailizati A, Nagahage ISP, Miyagi A, Ishikawa T, Kawai-Yamada M, Demura T, Yamaguchi M (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;An Arabidopsis NAC domain transcription activator <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feijao C, Morreel K, Anders N, Tryfona T, Busse-Wicher M, Kotake T, Boerjan W, Dupree P (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takada T, Hama K, Sasaki T, Otsuka Y (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Matsuoka S, Shimizu Y, Nobe K, Matsumoto K, Asai K, Hara H (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takahashi T, Heaton SM, Parrish NF (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Mammalian antiviral systems directed by small RNA. PLoS Pathogens 17: e1010091<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nishigaki N, Yoshimi Y, Kuki H, Kunieda T, Hara-Nishimura I, Tsumuraya Y, Takahashi D, Dupree P, Kotake T (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Galactoglucomannan structure of Arabidopsis seed-coat mucilage in GDP-mannose synthesis impaired mutants. Physiol Plant 173: 1244-1252<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tsai AY, Iwamoto Y, Tsumuraya Y, Oota M, Konishi T, Ito S, Kotake T, Ishikawa H, Sawa S (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Root-knot nematode chemotaxis is positively regulated by l-galactose sidechains of mucilage carbohydrate rhamnogalacturonan-I. Sci Adv 7: eabh4182<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cao YL et al. (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Wolfberry genomes and the evolution of Lycium (Solanaceae). Commun Biol 4: 671<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takamura D, Yamazaki A, Sakuma N, Hirose S, Takani Y, Yamashita S, Sakai M, Oshima M, Kuroki M, Tozawa Y (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;Catalytic promiscuity of rice 2-oxoglutarate\/Fe(II) dependent dioxygenases supports xenobiotic metabolism. Plant Physiol 187: 816-828<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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)<\/strong>&nbsp;Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum pantothenate kinase and identification of its inhibitors from microbial natural products. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 11: 639065<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Steshin M, Ishikawa T (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kunichika K, Nakamura R, Fujishiro T, Takahashi Y (2021)<\/strong>&nbsp;The structure of the dimeric state of IscU harboring two adjacent [2Fe-2S] clusters provides mechanistic insights into cluster conversion to [4Fe-4S]. 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