Yumiko Sakuragi

Insertional inactivation of the menG gene, encoding 2-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinone methyltransferase of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, results in the incorporation of 2-phytyl-1,4-naphthoquinone into the A(1) site and alteration of the equilibrium constant between A(1) and F(X) in photosystem I.

Highly divergent methyltransferases catalyze a conserved reaction in tocopherol and plastoquinone synthesis in cyanobacteria and photosynthetic eukaryotes.

Gene inactivation in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 and the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum using in vitro-made DNA constructs and natural transformation.

Recruitment of a foreign quinone into the A1 site of photosystem I. Characterization of a menB rubA double deletion mutant in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 devoid of FX, FA, and FB and containing plastoquinone or exchanged 9,10-anthraquinone.

The secondary electron acceptor of photosystem I in Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 is menaquinone-4 that is synthesized by a unique but unknown pathway.

Tocopherols protect Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 from lipid peroxidation.

alpha-Tocopherol plays a role in photosynthesis and macronutrient homeostasis of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that is independent of its antioxidant function.

Quorum-sensing regulation of the biofilm matrix genes (pel) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Light regulation of CaS, a novel phosphoprotein in the thylakoid membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Identification of a xylogalacturonan xylosyltransferase involved in pectin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

Loss-of-function mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis leads to reduced cell wall acetylation and increased resistance to Botrytis cinerea.

Visual mapping of cell wall biosynthesis.

One-step plasmid construction for generation of knock-out mutants in cyanobacteria: studies of glycogen metabolism in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002.

Galacturonosyltransferase (GAUT)1 and GAUT7 are the core of a plant cell wall pectin biosynthetic homogalacturonan:galacturonosyltransferase complex.

Arabidopsis Deficient in Cutin Ferulate encodes a transferase required for feruloylation of ω-hydroxy fatty acids in cutin polyester.

ARAD proteins associated with pectic Arabinan biosynthesis form complexes when transiently overexpressed in planta.

GO-PROMTO illuminates protein membrane topologies of glycan biosynthetic enzymes in the Golgi apparatus of living tissues.

Bioengineering of carbon fixation, biofuels, and biochemicals in cyanobacteria and plants.

Golgi-localized enzyme complexes for plant cell wall biosynthesis.

The endo-arabinanase BcAra1 is a novel host-specific virulence factor of the necrotic fungal phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea.

A reversible Renilla luciferase protein complementation assay for rapid identification of protein-protein interactions reveals the existence of an interaction network involved in xyloglucan biosynthesis in the plant Golgi apparatus.

Interplays between the cell wall and phytohormones in interaction between plants and necrotrophic pathogens.

Acetylation of cell wall is required for structural integrity of the leaf surface and exerts a global impact on plant stress responses.

Nivolumab in the treatment of malignant melanoma: review of the literature.

Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis Caused by Faropenem: A Possible Pathogenetic Role for Interleukin-23.

Biotechnological exploitation of microalgae.

Increased circulating Th17 cell in a patient with tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis.

Dome-shaped metastatic lesion on the scalp from a uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP).

The Non-Coding RNA Ncr0700/PmgR1 is Required for Photomixotrophic Growth and the Regulation of Glycogen Accumulation in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

An easy and efficient permeabilization protocol for in vivo enzyme activity assays in cyanobacteria.

High-yield secretion of recombinant proteins from the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.