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FUKUI Toshiaki
 
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School of Life Science and Technology Professor
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Professor
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Degree

  • Master of Engineering ( Kyoto University )

  • Doctor of Engineering ( Kyoto University )

Research Interests

  • Genomic Engineering

  • Molecular Biology

  • ゲノム工学

  • Protein Engineering

  • タンパク質工学

  • 分子生物学

Research Areas

  • Manufacturing Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering) / Biofunction and bioprocess engineering

  • Life Science / Applied microbiology

  • Life Science / Molecular biology

Education

  • 京都大学大学院   工学研究科   工業化学専攻

    - 1994

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    Country: Japan

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  • Kyoto University   Faculty of Engineering   School of Industrial Chemistry

    - 1989

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    Country: Japan

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Research History

  • :京都大学 大学院工学研究科合成・生物化学専攻 助手

    1998 - 2006

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  • :理化学研究所 高分子化学研究室 研究員

    1994 - 1998

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  • :日本学術振興会 特別研究員

    1993 - 1994

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  • Efficient Production of High-Concentration Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from CO2 Employing the Recombinant of Cupriavidus necator. Reviewed International journal

    Kenji Tanaka, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui

    Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)   12 ( 6 )   2025.5

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    A copolymer of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydoxyhexanoate (3HHx), PHBHHx, is a practical biodegradable plastic, and at present, the copolymer is produced at commercial scale via heterotrophic cultivation of an engineered strain of a facultative hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Cupriavidus necator, using vegetable oil as the carbon source. In our previous report, we investigated PHBHHx production from CO2 via pH-stat jar cultivation of the newly created recombinants of C. necator under autotropic conditions, feeding the inorganic substrate gas mixture (H2/O2/CO2 = 80:10:10 v/v%) into a recycled-gas closed-circuit (RGCC) culture system. The dry cell weight (DCW) and PHBHHx concentration with the best strain MF01/pBPP-ccrMeJAc-emd increased to 59.62 ± 3.18 g·L-1 and 49.31 ± 3.14 g·L-1, respectively, after 216 h. In this study, we investigated the high-concentration production of PHBHHx with a shorter cultivation time by using a jar fermenter equipped with a basket-shaped agitator to enhance oxygen transfer in the culture medium and by continuously supplying the gases with higher O2 concentrations to maintain the gas composition within the reservoir at a constant ratio. The concentrations of ammonium and phosphate in the culture medium were maintained at low levels. As a result, the DCW and PHBHHx concentrations increased to 109.5 ± 0.30 g·L-1 and 85.2 ± 0.62 g·L-1 after 148 h, respectively. The 3HHx composition was 10.1 ± 0.693 mol%, which is suitable for practical applications.

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  • Improving Bioplastic Production: Enhanced P(3HB-co-3HHx) Synthesis from Glucose by Using Mutant Cupriavidus necator. Reviewed International journal

    Nazila Biglari, Peyman Abdeshahian, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui, Kumar Sudesh

    Iranian journal of biotechnology   22 ( 4 )   e3884   2024.10

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    BACKGROUND: Biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) hold promises for various applications in industries ranging from packaging to biomedical engineering, highlighting the importance of this pioneering research in sustainable materials synthesis. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this investigation was to present the successful production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer P(3HB-co-3HHx) from glucose utilizing a newly mutated strain of Cupriavidus necator. This mutant strain carries the pBPP-ccrMeJAc-emd plasmid which harbors a short-chain-length-specific PhaJ enzyme. The primary aim is to demonstrate the enhanced production efficiency and specificity of P(3HB-co-3HHx) through genetic manipulation and enzyme engineering, thereby advancing the feasibility and sustainability of PHA-based bioplastic production. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To design the inputs conditions,a central composite factorial design (CCFD) based on a one-variable-at-a-time (OVAT) experiment was conducted. This experiment aimed to identify key chemical factors and their operational ranges affecting PHBHHx production by the mutant strain. Later, batch and repeated fed-batch (RFB) culture were run in a stirred tank bioreactor (STBR) with a working volume of 2 L which was inoculated by 200 ml (10% v/v) of freshly grown seed culture (18 h). This methodology ensured controlled exploration of individual variables, facilitating the selection of optimal conditions for PHBHHx production. Total glucose concentrations during fermentation were assessed through the phenol-sulfuric acid assay. RESULTS: The study demonstrates the effectiveness of the designed model in predicting PHBHHx production during fermentation runs with predicted values closely aligning with experimental results. This underscores the model satisfactory fitness with the experimental design. Additionally, a surprising enhancement was observed in the fermentation process with repeated fed-batch (RFB) leading to a substantial increase in cell dry weight (CDW), PHBHHX concentration, and 3HHx fraction, approximately 7 times, 7 times and 4.5 times, respectively. Confirmation of copolymer production was further validated through analytical techniques including FTIR spectroscopy, NMR, and TEM analysis. These findings collectively highlight the promising potential of RFB as a method to significantly improve PHBHHx production covering the way for further advancements in biopolymer manufacturing processes. CONCLUSIONS: Our study reveals the potential of newly engineered C. necator NSDG-GGΔB1/pBPP-ccrMeJAc-emd mutant strain for efficient PHBHHx copolymer production. Process parameters such as glucose and urea concentration, and agitation rate significantly influenced PHBHHx yield. This research stands out by utilizing a novel strain for PHBHHx synthesis. Characterization confirmed high-quality polymer production. Our findings offer a sustainable approach for converting inexpensive carbon sources into valuable PHBHHx though further optimization for scale-up is warranted.

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  • Author Correction: Direct fermentative conversion of poly(ethylene terephthalate) into poly(hydroxyalkanoate) by Ideonella sakaiensis. International journal

    Ryoga Fujiwara, Rikako Sanuki, Hiroharu Ajiro, Toshiaki Fukui, Shosuke Yoshida

    Scientific reports   14 ( 1 )   15807 - 15807   2024.7

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  • Gas fermentation combined with water electrolysis for production of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer from carbon dioxide by engineered Ralstonia eutropha. Reviewed International journal

    Gabriele Di Stadio, Izumi Orita, Ryuhei Nakamura, Toshiaki Fukui

    Bioresource technology   394   130266 - 130266   2024.2

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    A recycled-gas closed-circuit culture system was developed for safe autotrophic cultivation of a hydrogen-oxidizing, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing Ralstonia eutropha, using a non-combustible gas mixture with low-concentration of H2 supplied by water electrolysis. Automated feedback regulation of gas flow enabled input of H2, CO2, and O2 well balanced with the cellular demands, leading to constant gas composition throughout the cultivation. The engineered strain of R. eutropha produced 1.71 g/L of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-12.5 mol% 3-hydroxyhexanoate) on a gas mixture of H2/CO2/O2/N2 = 4:12:7:77 vol% with a 69.2 wt% cellular content. Overexpression of can encoding cytosolic carbonic anhydrase increased the 3HHx fraction up to 19.6 mol%. The yields of biomass and PHA on input H2 were determined to be 72.9 % and 63.1 %, corresponding to 51.0 % and 44.2 % yield on electricity, respectively. The equivalent solar-to-biomass/PHA efficiencies were estimated to be 2.1-3.8 %, highlighting the high energy conversion capability of R. eutropha.

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  • Microaerobic insights into production of polyhydroxyalkanoates containing 3-hydroxyhexanoate via native reverse β-oxidation from glucose in Ralstonia eutropha H16. Reviewed International journal

    Kai-Hee Huong, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui

    Microbial cell factories   23 ( 1 )   21 - 21   2024.1

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    Abstract

    Background

    Ralstonia eutropha H16, a facultative chemolitoautotroph, is an important workhorse for bioindustrial production of useful compounds such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Despite the extensive studies to date, some of its physiological properties remain not fully understood.

    Results

    This study demonstrated that the knallgas bacterium exhibited altered PHA production behaviors under slow-shaking condition, as compared to its usual aerobic condition. One of them was a notable increase in PHA accumulation, ranging from 3.0 to 4.5-fold in the mutants lacking of at least two NADPH-acetoacetyl-CoA reductases (PhaB1, PhaB3 and/or phaB2) when compared to their respective aerobic counterpart, suggesting the probable existence of (R)-3HB-CoA-providing route(s) independent on PhaBs. Interestingly, PHA production was still considerably high even with an excess nitrogen source under this regime. The present study further uncovered the conditional activation of native reverse β-oxidation (rBOX) allowing formation of (R)-3HHx-CoA, a crucial precursor for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)], solely from glucose. This native rBOX led to the natural incorporation of 3.9 mol% 3HHx in a triple phaB-deleted mutant (∆phaB1∆phaB1∆phaB2-C2). Gene deletion experiments elucidated that the native rBOX was mediated by previously characterized (S)-3HB-CoA dehydrogenases (PaaH1/Had), β-ketothiolase (BktB), (R)-2-enoyl-CoA hydratase (PhaJ4a), and unknown crotonase(s) and reductase(s) for crotonyl-CoA to butyryl-CoA conversion prior to elongation. The introduction of heterologous enzymes, crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase (Ccr) and ethylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase (Emd) along with (R)-2-enoyl-CoA hydratase (PhaJ) aided the native rBOX, resulting in remarkably high 3HHx composition (up to 37.9 mol%) in the polyester chains under the low-aerated condition.

    Conclusion

    These findings shed new light on the robust characteristics of Ralstonia eutropha H16 and have the potential for the development of new strategies for practical P(3HB-co-3HHx) copolyesters production from sugars under low-aerated conditions.

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  • (R/S)-lactate/2-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenases in and biosynthesis of block copolyesters by Ralstonia eutropha. International journal

    Shizuru Ishihara, Izumi Orita, Ken'ichiro Matsumoto, Toshiaki Fukui

    Applied microbiology and biotechnology   107 ( 24 )   7557 - 7569   2023.12

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    Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising bio-based biodegradable polyesters. It was recently reported that novel PHA block copolymers composed of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and (R)-2-hydroxybutyrate (2HB) were synthesized by Escherichia coli expressing PhaCAR, a chimeric enzyme of PHA synthases derived from Aeromonas caviae and Ralstonia eutropha. In this study, the sequence-regulating PhaCAR was applied in the natural PHA-producing bacterium, R. eutropha. During the investigation, (R/S)-2HB was found to exhibit strong growth inhibitory effects on the cells of R. eutropha. This was probably due to formation of excess 2-ketobutyrate (2KB) from (R/S)-2HB and the consequent l-valine depletion caused by dominant l-isoleucine synthesis attributed to the excess 2KB. Deletion analyses for genes of lactate dehydrogenase homologs identified cytochrome-dependent d-lactate dehydrogenase (Dld) and [Fe-S] protein-dependent l-lactate dehydrogenase as the enzymes responsible for sensitivity to (R)-2HB and (S)-2HB, respectively. The engineered R. eutropha strain (phaCAR+, ldhACd-hadACd+ encoding clostridial (R)-2-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase and (R)-2-hydoroxyisocaproate CoA transferase, ∆dld) synthesized PHA containing 10 mol% of 2HB when cultivated on glucose with addition of sodium (RS)-2HB, and the 2HB composition in PHA increased up to 35 mol% by overexpression phaCAR. The solvent fractionation and NMR analyses showed that the resulting PHAs were most likely to be block polymers consisting of P(3HB-co-3HV) and P(2HB) segments, suggesting that PhaCAR functions as the sequence-regulating PHA synthase independently from genetic and metabolic backgrounds of the host cell.

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    (R/S)-2-hydroxubutyrates (2HB) caused l-valine deletion in Ralstonia eutropha(R)- and (S)-lactate/2HB dehydrogenases functional in R. eutropha were identifiedThe engineered R. eutropha synthesized block copolymers of 2HB-containing polyhydroxyalkanoates on glucose and 2HB Graphical Abstract

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  • Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from CO2 via pH-Stat Jar Cultivation of an Engineered Hydrogen-Oxidizing Bacterium Cupriavidus necator. Reviewed International journal

    Kenji Tanaka, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui

    Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)   10 ( 11 )   1304 - 1304   2023.11

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    The copolyester of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydoxyhexanoate (3HHx), PHBHHx, is a biodegradable plastic characterized by high flexibility, softness, a wide process window, and marine biodegradability. PHBHHx is usually produced from structurally related carbon sources, such as vegetable oils or fatty acids, but not from inexpensive carbon sources such as sugars. In previous studies, we demonstrated that engineered strains of a hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Cupriavidus necator, synthesized PHBHHx with a high cellular content not only from sugars but also from CO2 as the sole carbon source in the flask culture. In this study, the highly efficient production of PHBHHx from CO2 was investigated via pH-stat jar cultivation of recombinant C. necator strains while feeding the substrate gas mixture (H2/O2/CO2 = 80:10:10 v/v%) to a complete mineral medium in a recycled-gas, closed-circuit culture system. As a result, the dry cell mass and PHBHHx concentration with the strain MF01/pBPP-ccrMeJAc-emd reached up to 59.62 ± 3.18 g·L−1 and 49.31 ± 3.14 g·L−1, respectively, after 216 h of jar cultivation with limited addition of ammonia and phosphate solutions. The 3HHx composition was close to 10 mol%, which is suitable for practical applications. It is expected that the autotrophic cultivation of the recombinant C. necator can be feasible for the mass production of PHBHHx from CO2.

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  • Characterization of newly isolated thermotolerant bacterium Cupriavidus sp. CB15 from composting and its ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate from glycerol. Reviewed International journal

    Anuyut Yootoum, Kittisak Jantanasakulwong, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Churairat Moukamnerd, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Chayakorn Pumas, Nuttapol Tanadchangsaeng, Masanori Watanabe, Toshiaki Fukui, Chayatip Insomphun

    Microbial cell factories   22 ( 1 )   68 - 68   2023.4

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    BACKGROUND: This study aimed to isolate a novel thermotolerant bacterium that is capable of synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoate from glycerol under high temperature conditions. RESULTS: A newly thermotolerant polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producing bacterium, Cupriavidus sp. strain CB15, was isolated from corncob compost. The potential ability to synthesize PHA was confirmed by detection of PHA synthase (phaC) gene in the genome. This strain could produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] with 0.95 g/L (PHA content 75.3 wt% of dry cell weight 1.24 g/L) using glycerol as a carbon source. The concentration of PHA was enhanced and optimized based on one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) experiments and response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum conditions for growth and PHA biosynthesis were 10 g/L glycerol, 0.78 g/L NH4Cl, shaking speed at 175 rpm, temperature at 45 °C, and cultivation time at 72 h. Under the optimized conditions, PHA production was enhanced to 2.09 g/L (PHA content of 74.4 wt% and dry cell weight of 2.81 g/L), which is 2.12-fold compared with non-optimized conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis confirmed that the extracted PHA was a homopolyester of 3-hydyoxybutyrate. CONCLUSION: Cupriavidus sp. strain CB15 exhibited potential for cost-effective production of PHA from glycerol.

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  • Metabolic Engineering of Methylotroph for Biosynthesis of Biodegradable Copolyesters from Methanol

    Izumi ORITA, Toshiaki FUKUI

    Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute   65 ( 6 )   213 - 220   2022.11

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  • Reversible RNA phosphorylation stabilizes tRNA for cellular thermotolerance. Reviewed International journal

    Takayuki Ohira, Keiichi Minowa, Kei Sugiyama, Seisuke Yamashita, Yuriko Sakaguchi, Kenjyo Miyauchi, Ryo Noguchi, Akira Kaneko, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui, Kozo Tomita, Tsutomu Suzuki

    Nature   605 ( 7909 )   372 - 379   2022.5

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    Post-transcriptional modifications have critical roles in tRNA stability and function1-4. In thermophiles, tRNAs are heavily modified to maintain their thermal stability under extreme growth temperatures5,6. Here we identified 2'-phosphouridine (Up) at position 47 of tRNAs from thermophilic archaea. Up47 confers thermal stability and nuclease resistance to tRNAs. Atomic structures of native archaeal tRNA showed a unique metastable core structure stabilized by Up47. The 2'-phosphate of Up47 protrudes from the tRNA core and prevents backbone rotation during thermal denaturation. In addition, we identified the arkI gene, which encodes an archaeal RNA kinase responsible for Up47 formation. Structural studies showed that ArkI has a non-canonical kinase motif surrounded by a positively charged patch for tRNA binding. A knockout strain of arkI grew slowly at high temperatures and exhibited a synthetic growth defect when a second tRNA-modifying enzyme was depleted. We also identified an archaeal homologue of KptA as an eraser that efficiently dephosphorylates Up47 in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, our findings show that Up47 is a reversible RNA modification mediated by ArkI and KptA that fine-tunes the structural rigidity of tRNAs under extreme environmental conditions.

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  • Correction: Orita et al. Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Terpolymer from Methanol via the Reverse β-Oxidation Pathway in the Presence of Lanthanide. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 184. International journal

    Izumi Orita, Gento Unno, Risa Kato, Toshiaki Fukui

    Microorganisms   10 ( 3 )   2022.2

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    The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...].

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  • Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Terpolymer from Methanol via the Reverse β-Oxidation Pathway in the Presence of Lanthanide. Reviewed International journal

    Izumi Orita, Gento Unno, Risa Kato, Toshiaki Fukui

    Microorganisms   10 ( 1 )   2022.1

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    Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 is the attractive platform for the production of value-added products from methanol. We previously demonstrated that M. extorquens equipped with PHA synthase with broad substrate specificity synthesized polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) composed of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate and small fraction of (R)-3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) and (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx) units on methanol. This study further engineered M. extorquens for biosynthesis of PHAs with higher 3HV and 3HHx composition focusing on the EMC pathway involved in C1 assimilation. The introduction of ethylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase, catalyzing a backward reaction in the EMC pathway, aiming to increase intracellular propionyl/butyryl-CoA precursors did not affect PHA composition. Reverse β-oxidation pathway and subsequent (R)-specific hydration of 2-enoyl-CoA were then enhanced by heterologous expression of four genes derived from Ralstonia eutropha for the conversion of propionyl/butyryl-CoAs to the corresponding (R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA monomers. The resulting strains produced PHAs with higher 3HV and 3HHx compositions, while the methylotrophic growth was severely impaired. This growth impairment was interestingly restored by the addition of La3+ without a negative impact on PHA biosynthesis, suggesting the activation of the EMC pathway by La3+. The engineered M. extorquens synthesized PHA terpolymer composed of 5.4 mol% 3HV and 0.9% of 3HHx with 41% content from methanol as a sole carbon source in the presence of La3+.

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  • Biosynthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) From Glucose by Escherichia coli Through Butyryl-CoA Formation Driven by Ccr-Emd Combination. Reviewed International journal

    Shu Saito, Ryu Imai, Yuki Miyahara, Mari Nakagawa, Izumi Orita, Takeharu Tsuge, Toshiaki Fukui

    Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology   10   888973 - 888973   2022

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    Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate] [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a practical kind of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). A previous study has established an artificial pathway for the biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx) from structurally unrelated sugars in Ralstonia eutropha, in which crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase (Ccr) and ethylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase (Emd) are a key combination for generation of butyryl-CoA and the following chain elongation. This study focused on the installation of the artificial pathway into Escherichia coli. The recombinant strain of E. coli JM109 harboring 11 heterologous genes including Ccr and Emd produced P(3HB-co-3HHx) composed of 14 mol% 3HHx with 41 wt% of dry cellular weight from glucose. Further investigations revealed that the C6 monomer (R)-3HHx-CoA was not supplied by (R)-specific reduction of 3-oxohexanoyl-CoA but by (R)-specific hydration of 2-hexenoyl-CoA formed through reverse β-oxidation after the elongation from C4 to C6. While contribution of the reverse β-oxidation to the conversion of the C4 intermediates was very limited, crotonyl-CoA, a precursor of butyryl-CoA, was generated by dehydration of (R)-3HB-CoA. Several modifications previously reported for enhancement of bioproduction in E. coli were examined for the copolyester synthesis. Elimination of the global regulator Cra or PdhR as well as the block of acetate formation resulted in poor PHA synthesis. The strain lacking RNase G accumulated more PHA but with almost no 3HHx unit. Introduction of the phosphite oxidation system for regeneration of NADPH led to copolyester synthesis with the higher cellular content and higher 3HHx composition by two-stage cultivation with phosphite than those in the absence of phosphite.

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  • Biosynthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from CO2 by a Recombinant Cupriavidusnecator. Reviewed International journal

    Kenji Tanaka, Kazumasa Yoshida, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui

    Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)   8 ( 11 )   2021.11

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    The copolyester of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydoxyhexanoate (3HHx), PHBHHx, is one of the most practical kind of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates due to its high flexibility and marine biodegradability. PHBHHx is usually produced from vegetable oils or fatty acids through β-oxidation, whereas biosynthesis from sugars has been achieved by recombinant strains of hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Cupriavidus necator. This study investigated the biosynthesis of PHBHHx from CO2 as the sole carbon source by engineered C. necator strains. The recombinant strains capable of synthesizing PHBHHx from fructose were cultivated in a flask using complete mineral medium and a substrate gas mixture (H2/O2/CO2 = 8:1:1). The results of GC and 1H NMR analyses indicated that the recombinants of C. necator synthesized PHBHHx from CO2 with high cellular content. When 1.0 g/L (NH4)2SO4 was used as a nitrogen source, the 3HHx composition of PHBHHx in the strain MF01∆B1/pBBP-ccrMeJ4a-emd was 47.7 ± 6.2 mol%. Further investigation demonstrated that the PHA composition can be regulated by using (R)-enoyl-CoA hydratase (PhaJ) with different substrate specificity. The composition of 3HHx in PHBHHx was controlled to about 11 mol%, suitable for practical applications, and high cellular content was kept in the strains transformed with pBPP-ccrMeJAc-emd harboring short-chain-length-specific PhaJ.

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  • Isopropanol production with reutilization of glucose-derived CO2 by engineered Ralstonia eutropha. Reviewed

    Dyah Candra Hapsari Subagyo, Rie Shimizu, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui

    Journal of bioscience and bioengineering   132 ( 5 )   479 - 486   2021.11

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    Chemolithoautotrophic bacterium Ralstonia eutropha is a versatile host for production of various useful compounds including polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) under both heterotrophic and autotrophic conditions. In this bacterium, Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle is functional even under heterotrophic conditions on sugars and reutilizes CO2 emitted through sugar metabolisms into PHA, leading to increase in yield of the storage polyester. This study focused on isopropanol production from glucose by engineered strains of R. eutropha. The isopropanol-producing strains were constructed by introduction of codon-optimized genes of acetoacetate decarboxylase (adc) and primary-secondary alcohol dehydrogenase (adh) from clostridia into glucose-utilizing and PHA-negative (ΔphaC1) strain of R. eutropha. Several genetic modifications showed that high expression of the isopropanol synthesis genes by using a strong synthetic promoter and deletion of NAD+-dependent (S)-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase genes (paaH1 and had) in addition to NADPH-dependent acetoacetyl-CoA reductase genes (phaB1 and phaB3) were effective for improving isopropanol production with low by-production of acetone. Isopropanol titer of 4.13 g/L was achieved by two-stage cultivation of the strain IP-007/pBj5c2-adh-adc, corresponding to overall yield of 0.6 mol mol-glucose-1. The fixation of sugar-derived CO2 during isopropanol synthesis was evaluated by 13C-labelling of the isopropanol produced from [1-13C]-glucose. The 13C-abundance in isopropanol synthesized by the engineered strain was significantly increased up to 4.8%, demonstrating actual reassimilation of CO2 emitted from glucose moiety by decarboxylation and potential contribution towards increase in the carbon yield of isopropanol on glucose.

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  • Direct fermentative conversion of poly(ethylene terephthalate) into poly(hydroxyalkanoate) by Ideonella sakaiensis. Reviewed International journal

    Ryoga Fujiwara, Rikako Sanuki, Hiroharu Ajiro, Toshiaki Fukui, Shosuke Yoshida

    Scientific reports   11 ( 1 )   19991 - 19991   2021.10

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    Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a widely used plastic in bottles and fibers; its waste products pollute the environment owing to its remarkable durability. Recently, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 was isolated as a unique bacterium that can degrade and assimilate PET, thus paving the way for the bioremediation and bioconversion of PET waste. We found that this strain harbors a poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) synthesis gene cluster, which is highly homologous with that of Cupriavidus necator, an efficient PHA producer. Cells grown on PET accumulated intracellular PHA at high levels. Collectively, our findings in this study demonstrate that I. sakaiensis can mediate the direct conversion of non-biodegradable PET into environment-friendly plastic, providing a new approach for PET recycling.

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  • Methylotrophic bacterium-based molecular sensor for the detection of low concentrations of methanol. Reviewed

    Viviane Carnier Casaroli, Izumi Orita, Shiori Katayama, Hiroya Yurimoto, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Toshiaki Fukui

    Journal of bioscience and bioengineering   132 ( 3 )   247 - 252   2021.9

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    Methylotrophic bacterium Methylorubrum extorquens is a promising microorganism for the production of value-added compounds from methanol. This study focused on the development of a single-cell level biosensor system that detects methanol by using the intrinsic regulatory machinery which responds to the presence of methanol in this bacterium. A green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene located downstream of the promoter region of the serine glyoxylate aminotransferase gene (Psga) or the methanol dehydrogenase subunit 1 precursor gene (PmxaF) was inserted into the chromosome of M. extorquens wild-type strain AM1. The expression of GFP upon methanol exposure was measured by spectrofluorometer and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). The strain harboring Psga-gfp emitted fluorescence only when methanol was supplied to the culture medium, while the other strain harboring PmxaF-gfp showed high basal fluorescence even in the absence of methanol. The fluorescence intensity of the Psga-gfp strain depended on a methanol concentration higher than 25 μM, and the sensitivity and dose-dependency of this strain were much higher than previous systems using Escherichia coli. The methanol-sensing properties of the engineered M. extorquens strain were comparable to those of a methylotrophic yeast-based biosensor, suggesting the usefulness of methylotrophic microorganisms as platforms for single-cell sensing of C1 compounds. The constructed methanol sensor strain, coupled with flow cytometry techniques, provides a high-throughput and highly sensitive screening method for the selection of functional methanol-producing enzymes.

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  • Characterization of a GlgC homolog from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica. Reviewed International journal

    Rin Sueda, Kento Yoshida, Masahiko Onodera, Toshiaki Fukui, Rie Yatsunami, Satoshi Nakamura

    Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry   85 ( 6 )   1441 - 1447   2021.5

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    Glycogen synthesis in bacteria is mainly organized by the products of glgB, glgC, and glgA genes comprising the widely known glg operon. On the genome of extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica, there was a gene cluster analogous to the bacterial glg operon. In this study, we focused on a GlgC homolog of Ha. japonica, and its recombinant enzyme was prepared and characterized. The enzyme showed highest activity toward GTP and glucose-1-phosphate as substrates in the presence of 2.6 m KCl and predicted to be work as "GDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase" in Ha. japonica.

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  • A study on the effects of increment and decrement repeated fed-batch feeding of glucose on the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] by a newly engineered Cupriavidus necator NSDG-GG mutant in batch fill-and-draw fermentation. Reviewed International journal

    Nazila Biglari, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui, Kumar Sudesh

    Journal of biotechnology   307   77 - 86   2020.1

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    This study investigates the effect of strategies on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] production in bioreactor. In the production of P(3HB), urea and glucose feeding streams were developed to characterize the fed-batch culture conditions for new Cupriavidus necator NSDG-GG mutant. Feeding urea in repeated fed-batch stage (RFB-I) at 6, and 12 h in cultivation led to insignificant kinetic effect on the cell dry mass (CDM) and P(3HB) accumulation. Feeding glucose in repeated fed-batch stage (RFB-II) demonstrated that the incremental feeding approach of glucose after urea in fill-and-draw (F/D) mode at 24, 30, 36, 42, and 48 h in fermentation increased CDM and P(3HB) concentration. In the 1st cycle in RFB-II, the cumulative CDM reached the value of 26.22 g/L and then it increased with the successive repeated fed-batches to attain biomass of 145 g/L at the end of 5th cycle of RFB-II. The final cumulative P(3HB) concentration at the end of 5th cycle of RFB-II reached 111 g/L with the overall yield of 0.50 g P(3HB) g gluc- 1; the CDM productivity from the RFB-II cycles was in the range of 0.84-1.3 g/(L·h). The RFB-II of glucose in an increment mode produced nearly 2.2 times more increase in CDM and P(3HB) productivities compared to the decrement RFB-II mode. Repeated cultivation had also the advantage of avoiding extra time required for innoculum preparation, and sterilization of bioreactor during batch, thereby it increased the overall industrial importance of the process.

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  • Modification of acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step in Ralstonia eutropha for biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from structurally unrelated compounds. Reviewed International journal

    Mengxiao Zhang, Shunsuke Kurita, Izumi Orita, Satoshi Nakamura, Toshiaki Fukui

    Microbial cell factories   18 ( 1 )   147 - 147   2019.8

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    BACKGROUND: Poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a bacterial polyester with high biodegradability, even in marine environments. Ralstonia eutropha has been engineered for the biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx) from vegetable oils, but its production from structurally unrelated carbon sources remains unsatisfactory. RESULTS: Ralstonia eutropha strains capable of synthesizing P(3HB-co-3HHx) from not only fructose but also glucose and glycerol were constructed by integrating previously established engineering strategies. Further modifications were made at the acetoacetyl-CoA reduction step determining flux distribution responsible for the copolymer composition. When the major acetoacetyl-CoA reductase (PhaB1) was replaced by a low-activity paralog (PhaB2) or enzymes for reverse β-oxidation, copolyesters with high 3HHx composition were efficiently synthesized from glucose, possibly due to enhanced formation of butyryl-CoA from acetoacetyl-CoA via (S)-3HB-CoA. P(3HB-co-3HHx) composed of 7.0 mol% and 12.1 mol% 3HHx fractions, adequate for practical applications, were produced at cellular contents of 71.4 wt% and 75.3 wt%, respectively. The replacement by low-affinity mutants of PhaB1 had little impact on the PHA biosynthesis on glucose, but slightly affected those on fructose, suggesting altered metabolic regulation depending on the sugar-transport machinery. PhaB1 mostly acted in the conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA when the cells were grown on glycerol, as copolyester biosynthesis was severely impaired by the lack of phaB1. CONCLUSIONS: The present results indicate the importance of flux distribution at the acetoacetyl-CoA node in R. eutropha for the biosynthesis of the PHA copolyesters with regulated composition from structurally unrelated compounds.

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  • Two NADH-dependent (S)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenases from polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Ralstonia eutropha. Reviewed

    Mutsumi Segawa, Cheng Wen, Izumi Orita, Satoshi Nakamura, Toshiaki Fukui

    Journal of bioscience and bioengineering   127 ( 3 )   294 - 300   2019.3

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    Ralstonia eutropha H16 contains both NADH- and NADPH-dependent reduction activities to acetoacetyl-CoA, and the NADPH-dependent activity is mediated by PhaB paralogs with (R)-stereospecificity providing (R)-3-hydroxybutyryl (3HB)-CoA monomer for poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis. In contrast, the gene encoding the NADH-dependent enzyme has not been identified to date. This study focused on the NADH-dependent dehydrogenase with (S)-stereospecificity in R. eutropha, as the (S)-specific reduction of acetoacetyl-CoA potentially competed with the polyester biosynthesis via (R)-3HB-CoA. The NADH-dependent reduction activity decreased to one-half when the gene for H16_A0282 (PaaH1), one of two homologs of clostridial NADH-3HB-CoA dehydrogenase, was deleted. The enzyme responsible for the remaining activity was partially purified and identified as H16_A0602 (Had) belonging to a different family from PaaH1. Gene disruption analysis elucidated that most of the NADH-dependent activity was mediated by PaaH1 and Had. The kinetic analysis using the recombinant enzymes indicated that PaaH1 and Had were both NADH-dependent 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenases with rather broad substrate specificity to 3-oxoacyl-CoAs of C4 to C8. The deletion of had in the R. eutropha strain previously engineered for biosynthesis of poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) led to decrease in the C6 composition of the copolyester synthesized from soybean oil, suggesting the role of Had in (S)-specific reduction of 3-oxohexanoyl-CoA with reverse β-oxidation direction. Crotonase ((S)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase) in R. eutropha H16 was also partially purified and identified as H16_A3307.

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  • Random mutagenesis of a hyperthermophilic archaeon identified tRNA modifications associated with cellular hyperthermotolerance. Reviewed International journal

    Izumi Orita, Ryohei Futatsuishi, Kyoko Adachi, Takayuki Ohira, Akira Kaneko, Keiichi Minowa, Miho Suzuki, Takeshi Tamura, Satoshi Nakamura, Tadayuki Imanaka, Tsutomu Suzuki, Toshiaki Fukui

    Nucleic acids research   47 ( 4 )   1964 - 1976   2019.2

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    Random mutagenesis for the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis was established by the insertion of an artificial transposon designed to allow easy identification of the transposon-inserted locus. The phenotypic screening was applied for the isolation of thermosensitive mutants of T. kodakarensis, which resulted in the isolation of 16 mutants showing defective growth at the supraoptimal temperature 93°C. The high occurrence of the mutants suggested that the high thermotolerance of hyperthermophiles was achieved by a combination of diverse gene functions. The transposon insertion sites in two-thirds of the mutants were identified in a group of genes responsible for tRNA modifications including 7-formamidino-7-deaza-guanosine (archaeosine), N1-methyladenosine/N1-methylinosine, N4-acetylcytidine, and N2-dimethylguanosine/N2,N2-dimethylguanosine. LC-MS/MS analyses of tRNA nucleosides and fragments exhibited disappearance of the corresponding modifications in the mutants. The melting temperature of total tRNA fraction isolated from the mutants lacking archaeosine or N1-methyladenosine/N1-methylinosine decreased significantly, suggesting that the thermosensitive phenotype of these mutants was attributed to low stability of the hypomodified tRNAs. Genes for metabolism, transporters, and hypothetical proteins were also identified in the thermosensitive mutants. The present results demonstrated the usefulness of random mutagenesis for the studies on the hyperthermophile, as well as crucial roles of tRNA modifications in cellular thermotolerance.

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  • Enhancement of bioplastic polyhydroxybutyrate P(3HB) production from glucose by newly engineered strain Cupriavidus necator NSDG-GG using response surface methodology. Reviewed International journal

    Nazila Biglari, Marjan Ganjali Dashti, Peyman Abdeshahian, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui, Kumar Sudesh

    3 Biotech   8 ( 8 )   330 - 330   2018.8

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    This study aimed to enhance production of polyhydroxybutyrate P(3HB) by a newly engineered strain of Cupriavidus necator NSDG-GG by applying response surface methodology (RSM). From initial experiment of one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT), glucose and urea were found to be the most significant substrates as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, for the production of P(3HB). OFAT experiment results showed that the maximum biomass, P(3HB) content, and P(3HB) concentration of 8.95 g/L, 76 wt%, and 6.80 g/L were achieved at 25 g/L glucose and 0.54 g/L urea with an agitation rate of 200 rpm at 30 °C after 48 h. In this study, RSM was applied to optimize the three key variables (glucose concentration, urea concentration, and agitation speed) at a time to obtain optimal conditions in a multivariable system. Fermentation experiments were conducted in shaking flask by cultivation of C. necator NSDG-GG using various glucose concentrations (10-50 g/L), urea concentrations (0.27-0.73 g/L), and agitation speeds (150-250 rpm). The interaction between the variables studied was analyzed by ANOVA analysis. The RSM results indicated that the optimum cultivation conditions were 37.70 g/L glucose, 0.73 g/L urea, and 200 rpm agitation speed. The validation experiments under optimum conditions produced the highest biomass of 12.84 g/L, P(3HB) content of 92.16 wt%, and P(3HB) concentration of 11.83 g/L. RSM was found to be an efficient method in enhancing the production of biomass, P(3HB) content, and P(3HB) concentration by 43, 21, and 74%, respectively.

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  • Microbial Diversity in Sediments from the Bottom of the Challenger Deep, the Mariana Trench. Reviewed

    Takuro Nunoura, Manabu Nishizawa, Miho Hirai, Shigeru Shimamura, Phurt Harnvoravongchai, Osamu Koide, Yuki Morono, Toshiaki Fukui, Fumio Inagaki, Junichi Miyazaki, Yoshihiro Takaki, Ken Takai

    Microbes and environments   33 ( 2 )   186 - 194   2018.7

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    The Challenger Deep is the deepest ocean on Earth. The present study investigated microbial community structures and geochemical cycles associated with the trench bottom sediments of the Challenger Deep, the Mariana Trench. The SSU rRNA gene communities found in trench bottom sediments were dominated by the bacteria Chloroflexi (SAR202 and other lineages), Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, "Ca. Marinimicrobia" (SAR406), and Gemmatimonadetes and by the archaeal α subgroup of MGI Thaumarchaeota and "Ca. Woesearchaeota" (Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Euryarchaeotic Group 6). The SSU rRNA gene sequencing analysis indicated that the dominant populations of the thaumarchaeal α group in hadal water and sediments were similar to each other at the species or genus level. In addition, the co-occurrence of nitrification and denitrification was revealed by the combination of pore water geochemical analyses and quantitative PCR for nitrifiers.

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  • Fractionation and thermal characteristics of biosynthesized polyhydoxyalkanoates bearing aromatic groups as side chains Reviewed

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  • Conversion of rice husks to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) via a three-step process: optimized alkaline pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and biosynthesis by Burkholderia cepacia USM (JCM 15050) Reviewed

    Heng, K.-S., Hatti-Kaul, R., Adam, F., Fukui, T., Sudesh, K.

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  • Erratum: New Insight into the Role of the Calvin Cycle: Reutilization of CO<inf>2</inf> Emitted through Sugar Degradation (Scientific Reports 5 (2016) (11617) DOI: 10.1038/srep11617) International journal

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    Scientific Reports   6   27961 - 27961   2016.6

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  • Compositional regulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) by replacement of granule-associated protein in Ralstonia eutropha Reviewed International journal

    Kawashima, Yui, Orita, Izumi, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Microbial Cell Factories   14   187 - 187   2015.11

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  • New Insight into the Role of the Calvin Cycle: Reutilization of CO2 Emitted through Sugar Degradation Reviewed International journal

    Shimizu, R., Dempo, Y., Nakayama, Y., Nakamura, S., Bamba, T., Fukusaki, E., Fukui, T.

    Scientific Reports   5   11617 - 11617   2015.7

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  • Complete Biosynthetic Pathway of the C-50 Carotenoid Bacterioruberin from Lycopene in the Extremely Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula japonica Reviewed International journal

    Yang, Y., Yatsunami, R., Ando, A., Miyoko, N., Fukui, T., Takaichi, S., Nakamura, S.

    Journal of Bacteriology   197 ( 9 )   1614 - 23   2015.5

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  • Improved artificial pathway for biosynthesis of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) with high C-6-monomer composition from fructose in Ralstonia eutropha Reviewed International journal

    Insomphun, C., Xie, H., Mifune, J., Kawashima, Y., Orita, I., Nakamura, S., Fukui, T.

    Metabolic Engineering   27   38 - 45   2015.1

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  • Genetic Examination and Mass Balance Analysis of Pyruvate/Amino Acid Oxidation Pathways in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis Reviewed International journal

    Nohara, K., Orita, I., Nakamura, S., Imanaka, T., Fukui, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   196 ( 22 )   3831 - 9   2014.11

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  • Enhancement of glycerol utilization ability of Ralstonia eutropha H16 for production of polyhydroxyalkanoates Reviewed International journal

    Fukui, Toshiaki, Mukoyama, Masaharu, Orita, Izumi, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   98 ( 17 )   7559 - 68   2014.9

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  • Characterization and gene deletion analysis of four homologues of group 3 pyridine nucleotide disulfide oxidoreductases from Thermococcus kodakarensis Reviewed International journal

    Harnvoravongchai, P., Kobori, H., Orita, I., Nakamura, S., Imanaka, T., Fukui, T.

    Extremophiles   18 ( 3 )   603 - 16   2014.5

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  • Metabolite profiles of polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Ralstonia eutropha H16 Reviewed

    Fukui, Toshiaki, Chou, Kenta, Harada, Kazuo, Orita, Izumi, Nakayama, Yasumune, Bamba, Takeshi, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukusaki, Eiichiro

    Metabolomics   10 ( 2 )   190 - 202   2014.4

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  • Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from methanol by Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 and the engineered strains under cobalt-deficient conditions Reviewed International journal

    Orita, Izumi, Nishikawa, Kouta, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   98 ( 8 )   3715 - 25   2014.4

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  • Identification of carotenoids from the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica Reviewed International journal

    Yatsunami, Rie, Ando, Ai, Yang, Ying, Takaichi, Shinichi, Kohno, Masahiro, Matsumura, Yuriko, Ikeda, Hiroshi, Fukui, Toshiaki, Nakasone, Kaoru, Fujita, Nobuyuki, Sekine, Mitsuo, Takashina, Tomonori, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Frontiers in Microbiology   5 ( 5 )   100 - 100   2014.3

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  • Modification of β-oxidation pathway in Ralstonia eutropha for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from soybean oil Reviewed

    Insomphun, C., Mifune, J., Orita, I., Numata, K., Nakamura, S., Fukui, T.

    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   117 ( 2 )   184 - 190   2014.2

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  • Characterization of Two Members among the Five ADP-Forming Acyl Coenzyme A (Acyl-CoA) Synthetases Reveals the Presence of a 2-(Imidazol-4-yl)Acetyl-CoA Synthetase in Thermococcus kodakarensis Reviewed International journal

    Awano, Tomotsugu, Wilming, Anja, Tomita, Hiroya, Yokooji, Yuusuke, Fukui, Toshiaki, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Atomi, Haruyuki

    Journal of Bacteriology   196 ( 1 )   140 - 7   2014.1

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  • Detection of phase-dependent transcriptomic changes and Rubisco-mediated CO2 fixation into poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) under heterotrophic condition in Ralstonia eutropha H16 based on RNA-seq and gene deletion analyses Reviewed International journal

    Shimizu, Rie, Chou, Kenta, Orita, Izumi, Suzuki, Yutaka, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Bmc Microbiology   13   169 - 169   2013.7

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  • Thermostable Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1 for Enantioselective Bioconversion of Aromatic Secondary Alcohols Reviewed International journal

    Wu, Xi, Zhang, Chong, Orita, Izumi, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Fukui, Toshiaki, Xing, Xin-Hui

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   79 ( 7 )   2209 - 17   2013.4

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  • Gene Analysis, Expression, and Characterization of an Intracellular alpha-Amylase from the Extremely Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula japonica Reviewed International journal

    Onodera, Masahiko, Yatsunami, Rie, Tsukimura, Wataru, Fukui, Toshiaki, Nakasone, Kaoru, Takashina, Tomonori, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   77 ( 2 )   281 - 8   2013.2

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  • Mutational Analysis of a CBM Family 5 Chitin-Binding Domain of an Alkaline Chitinase from Bacillus sp J813 Reviewed International journal

    Uni, Fumiya, Lee, Sunmi, Yatsunami, Rie, Fukui, Toshiaki, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   76 ( 3 )   530 - 5   2012.3

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  • Identification of mutation points in Cupriavidus necator NCIMB 11599 and genetic reconstitution of glucose-utilization ability in wild strain H16 for polyhydroxyalkanoate production Reviewed

    Orita, Izumi, Iwazawa, Reiko, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   113 ( 1 )   63 - 9   2012.1

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  • Characterization and Functional Analyses of R-Specific Enoyl Coenzyme A Hydratases in Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Ralstonia eutropha Reviewed International journal

    Kawashima, Yui, Cheng, Wen, Mifune, Jun, Orita, Izumi, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   78 ( 2 )   493 - 502   2012.1

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  • Application of a novel thermostable NAD(P)H oxidase from hyperthermophilic archaeon for the regeneration of both NAD plus and NADP Reviewed International journal

    Wu, Xi, Kobori, Hiroki, Orita, Izumi, Zhang, Chong, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Xing, Xin-Hui, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Biotechnology and Bioengineering   109 ( 1 )   53 - 62   2012.1

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  • Overview of the genetic tools in the Archaea Reviewed International journal

    Atomi, Haruyuki, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Frontiers in Microbiology   3 ( OCT )   337 - 337   2012

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  • Evaluation of promoters for gene expression in polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Cupriavidus necator H16 Reviewed International journal

    Fukui, Toshiaki, Ohsawa, Kei, Mifune, Jun, Orita, Izumi, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   89 ( 5 )   1527 - 36   2011.3

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  • A Calcium-Dependent Xylan-Binding Domain of Alkaline Xylanase from Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp Strain 41M-1 Reviewed International journal

    Yazawa, Risa, Takakura, Jun, Sakata, Tomoko, Ihsanawati, Yatsunami, Rie, Fukui, Toshiaki, Kumasaka, Takashi, Tanaka, Nobuo, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   75 ( 2 )   379 - 81   2011.2

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  • Transglycosylation activity of intracellular starch-active enzyme MalA from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica

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    Journal of Applied Glycoscience Supplement   2011   56 - 56   2011

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  • Characterization of NADH Oxidase/NADPH Polysulfide Oxidoreductase and Its Unexpected Participation in Oxygen Sensitivity in an Anaerobic Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Reviewed International journal

    Kobori, Hiroki, Ogino, Masayuki, Orita, Izumi, Nakamura, Satoshi, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Journal of Bacteriology   192 ( 19 )   5192 - 202   2010.10

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  • Engineering of pha operon on Cupriavidus necator chromosome for efficient biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from vegetable oil Reviewed

    Mifune, Jun, Nakamura, Satoshi, Fukui, Toshiaki

    Polymer Degradation and Stability   95 ( 8 )   1305 - 1312   2010.8

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  • Gene expression and characterization of a novel GH family 18 chitinase from extremely halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 Reviewed

    Yatsunami R, Sato M, Orishimo K, Hatori Y, Zhang Y, Takashina T, Fukui T, Nakamura S

    Journal of Japanese Society for Extremophiles   9 ( 1 )   19 - 24   2010

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    An open reading frame encoding a chitinase homolog (ChiN1) was found in the genome of extremely halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1. ChiN1 is a multidomain enzyme consisting of a chitin-binding domain, a polycystic kidney disease domain and a catalytic domain belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 18. chiN1 gene was successfully expressed in extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica TR-1 by employing the promoter sequence of its cell surface glycoprotein gene. A large amount of recombinant ChiN1 was secreted into the culture supernatant. The Ha. japonica-produced ChiN1 was purified and characterized. The optimal pH and temperature of ChiN1 are pH 4.5 and 55°C, respectively. ChiN1 was most active at 1.0 M NaCl and stable over a wide range of NaCl concentration from 1.0 to 4.5 M. This is the first report on a chitinase from extremely halophilic archaeon.

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  • Genetic analysis and characterization of an intracellular α-amylase from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica

    Onodera Masahiko, Yatsunami Rie, Fukui Toshiaki, Nakasone Kaoru, Fujita Nobuyuki, Sekine Mitsuo, Takashina Tomonori, Nakamura Satoshi

    Journal of Applied Glycoscience Supplement   2010   37 - 37   2010

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  • Expression and characterization of a novel glucoamylase from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica

    Kiyohara Mie, Onodera Masahiko, Yatsunami Rie, Fukui Toshiaki, Nakasone Kaoru, Fujita Nobuyuki, Sekine Mitsuo, Takashina Tomonori, Nakamura Satoshi

    Journal of Applied Glycoscience Supplement   2010   38 - 38   2010

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  • Additional Carbohydrate-Binding Modules Enhance the Insoluble Substrate-Hydrolytic Activity of beta-1,3-Glucanase from Alkaliphilic Nocardiopsis sp F96 Reviewed International journal

    Koizumi, Naoya, Masuda, Sumiko, Maeda, Kiyoe, Isoda, Yuya, Yatsunami, Rie, Fukui, Toshiaki, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   73 ( 5 )   1078 - 82   2009.5

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  • Improvement of Alkaliphily of Bacillus Alkaline Xylanase by Introducing Amino Acid Substitutions Both on Catalytic Cleft and Protein Surface Reviewed International journal

    Umemoto, Hirohito, Ihsanawati, Inami, Mayuko, Yatsunami, Rie, Fukui, Toshiaki, Kumasaka, Takashi, Tanaka, Nobuo, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   73 ( 4 )   965 - 7   2009.4

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  • Microbial Synthesis of Poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate) from Unrelated Carbon Sources by Engineered Cupriavidus necator International journal

    Fukui, Toshiaki, Suzuki, Mamie, Tsuge, Takeharu, Nakamura, Satoshi

    Biomacromolecules   10 ( 4 )   700 - 6   2009.4

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  • [A look into the Archaeal genomes].

    Haruyuki Atomi, Toshiaki Fukui, Tamotsu Kanai, Tadayuki Imanaka

    Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme   54 ( 2 )   120 - 6   2009.2

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  • Improvement of alkaliphily of GH family 11 xylanase by modifying electrorical charge of protein surface

    Umemoto Hirohito, Yatsunami Rie, Fukui Toshiaki, Nakamura Satoshi

    Proceeding of Annual/Fall Meetings of the Japan Petroleum Institute   2009   147 - 147   2009

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  • Role of exposed aromatic residues in substrate-binding of CBM family 5 chitin-binding domain of alkaline chitinase. International journal

    Fumiya Uni, Sunmi Lee, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Satoshi Nakamura

    Nucleic acids symposium series (2004)   ( 53 )   311 - 2   2009

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    Chitinase J (ChiJ) from alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain J813 has a multidomain structure containing a catalytic domain (CatD), a fibronectin type III like domain (FnIIID) and a chitin-binding domain (ChBD). It has been shown that the ChBD binds to an insoluble chitin and enhances its degradation by the CatD. Further binding study of the ChBD was performed with a glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein. This fusion protein showed binding abilities to insoluble chitin and chitosan. Two surface-exposed aromatic residues (Trp541 and Trp542) were found in the tertiary-structure model of ChBD and targeted for mutational analysis. Single and double mutations of the two aromatic residues decreased the chitin- and chitosan-binding abilities. It was revealed that these residues would be important for substrate-binding of the ChBD.

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  • Analysis of functional domains and improvement of alkaliphily of an alkaline xylanase on the basis of its three-dimensional structure

    Umemoto Hirohito, Yazawa Risa, Takakura Jun, Yatsunami Rie, Fukui Toshiaki, Nakamura Satoshi

    Journal of Applied Glycoscience Supplement   2009   135 - 135   2009

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  • Targeted engineering of Cupriavidus necator chromosome for biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from vegetable oil

    Jun Mifune, Satoshi Nakamura, Toshiaki Fukui

    Canadian Journal of Chemistry   86 ( 6 )   621 - 627   2008.6

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  • Methionine sulfoxide reductase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis, an enzyme designed to function at suboptimal growth temperatures International journal

    Fukushima, Eiji, Shinka, Yasuhiro, Fukui, Toshiaki, Atomi, Haruyuki, Imanaka, Tadayuki

    Journal of Bacteriology   189 ( 19 )   7134 - 44   2007.10

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  • A novel ADP-forming Succinyl-CoA synthetase in Thermococcus kodakaraensis structurally related to the archaeal nucleoside diphosphate-forming Acetyl-CoA synthetases International journal

    Shikata, Kenichi, Fukui, Toshiaki, Atomi, Haruyuki, Imanaka, Tadayuki

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   282 ( 37 )   26963 - 26970   2007.9

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  • Disruption of a sugar transporter gene cluster in a hyperthermophilic archaeon using a host-marker system based on antibiotic resistance International journal

    Matsumi, Rie, Manabe, Kenji, Fukui, Toshiaki, Atomi, Haruyuki, Imanaka, Tadayuki

    Journal of Bacteriology   189 ( 7 )   2683 - 91   2007.4

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  • Contribution of salt bridges to alkaliphily of Bacillus alkaline xylanase. International journal

    Hirohito Umemoto, Ihsanawati, Mayuko Inami, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Takashi Kumasaka, Nobuo Tanaka, Satoshi Nakamura

    Nucleic acids symposium series (2004)   ( 51 )   461 - 2   2007

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    Xylanase J (XynJ) from alkaliphilic Bacillussp. strain 41M-1 is an alkaline xylanase. Structure comparison indicated that there were several specific salt bridges in the catalytic cleft of XynJ compared with neutral xylanases. Mutant enzymes were prepared by substituting several amino acids comprising the salt bridges. Some mutants exhibited acidophilic shift in optimum pH, whereas another showed alkaliphilic shift. These results suggested that the characteristic salt bridges could contribute to the alkaliphily of XynJ.

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  • Characterization of Nocardiopsis beta-1,3-glucanase with additional carbohydrate-binding domains. International journal

    Naoya Koizumi, Yuya Isoda, Kiyoe Maeda, Sumiko Masuda, Gunter Fibriansah, Takashi Kumasaka, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Satoshi Nakamura

    Nucleic acids symposium series (2004)   ( 51 )   459 - 60   2007

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    beta-1,3-Glucanase F (BglF) from alkaliphilic Nocardiopsis sp. F96 is a single domain enzyme composed of only a catalytic domain. Chimeric BglFs with some carbohydrate-binding domains were constructed and characterized. By connecting the C-terminal additional domain of beta-1,3-glucanase H from Bacillus circulans IAM1165 and the chitin-binding domain of chitinase J from alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. J813, binding ability and hydrolyzing activity toward insoluble beta-1,3-glucans were both improved.

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  • Characterization of domain-shuffled and/or amino-acid-substituted beta-1,3-glucanase from alkaliphilic actinomycete

    Koizumi Naoya, Maeda Kiyoe, Isoda Yuya, Masuda Sumiko, Fibriansah Guntur, Kumasaka Takashi, Yatsunami Rie, Fukui Toshiaki, Nakamura Satoshi

    Proceeding of Annual/Fall Meetings of the Japan Petroleum Institute   2007   115 - 115   2007

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  • Phosphoenolpyruvate synthase plays an essential role for glycolysis in the modified Embden-Meyerhof pathway in Thermococcus kodakarensis International journal

    Imanaka, Hiroyuki, Yamatsu, Atsushi, Fukui, Toshiaki, Atomi, Haruyuki, Imanaka, Tadayuki

    Molecular Microbiology   61 ( 4 )   898 - 909   2006.8

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  • Molecular identification of a novel beta-1,3-glucanase from alkaliphilic Nocardiopsis sp. strain F96. Reviewed International journal

    Sumiko Masuda, Kimiko Endo, Naoya Koizumi, Tokusuke Hayami, Tetsuya Fukazawa, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Satoshi Nakamura

    Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions   10 ( 3 )   251 - 5   2006.6

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  • Functional Improvement of Xylanase by Introducing Mutated Xylan-binding Domain

    SAKATA Tomoko, MIYAKUBO Hiroyuki, OSADA Yuko, WADA Rieko, TAKAHASHI Hidenori, YATSUNAMI Rie, FUKUI Toshiaki, NAKAMURA Satoshi

    Journal of Applied Glycoscience   53 ( 2 )   131 - 136   2006.4

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    Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain 41M-1 secretes a xylanase (termed xylanase J) that has an alkaline pH optimum. Xylanase J is a multidomain enzyme and consists of two functional domains: a glycoside hydrolase family 11 catalytic domain and an additional domain of unknown function. Protein engineering study of xylanase J indicated that the functionally unknown domain should be a xylan-binding domain (XBD) belonging to carbohydrate binding module family 36. The XBD bound to insoluble xylan and enhanced hydrolyzing activity of the adjacent catalytic domain. The XBD was successfully displayed on the surface of filamentous phage. Random mutations were introduced into the XBD gene and the repertoire was cloned for display on phage. Sequencing analysis of the xylan-binding activity-deficient mutants revealed that Phe284, Asp286, Asp313, Trp317 and Asp318 might contribute to the xylan-binding activity of XBD. The mutant XBD with amino acid substitution T316I (Thr317 was replaced by Ile) showed higher xylan-binding activity compared to the wild-type XBD. Furthermore, hydrolyzing activity of xylanase J toward insoluble xylan was improved by introducing mutation T316I.

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  • Improvement of binding activity of xylan-binding domain by amino acid substitution. International journal

    Tomoko Sakata, Jun Takakura, Hiroyuki Miyakubo, Yuko Osada, Rieko Wada, Hidenori Takahashi, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Satoshi Nakamura

    Nucleic acids symposium series (2004)   ( 50 )   253 - 4   2006

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    Xylanase J (XynJ) of alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. strain 41M-1 is a multi-domain enzyme and consists of a glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 11 catalytic domain and an additional xylan-binding domain (XBD) belonging to carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) family 36. Random mutations were introduced into the XBD gene and the repertoire was cloned for display on the surface of filamentous phage. The mutant XBD with amino acid substitution T316I (Thr317 was replaced by Ile) showed higher xylan-binding activity compared to the wild-type XBD. Furthermore, hydrolyzing activity of XynJ toward insoluble xylan was also improved by introducing the mutation T316I.

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  • Characterization of a novel glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon International journal

    Tanaka, T., Takahashi, F., Fukui, T., Fujiwara, S., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   187 ( 20 )   7038 - 44   2005.10

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  • Improved and versatile transformation system allowing multiple genetic manipulations of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis International journal

    Sato, T., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   71 ( 7 )   3889 - 99   2005.7

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  • Continuous hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 International journal

    Kanai, T., Imanaka, H., Nakajima, A., Uwamori, K., Omori, Y., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Biotechnology   116 ( 3 )   271 - 82   2005.3

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  • Molecular cloning of transducer gene hjtB from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica. International journal

    Takayuki Kosaka, Takatoshi Ozawa, Rie Yatsunami, Toshiaki Fukui, Satoshi Nakamura

    Nucleic acids symposium series (2004)   ( 49 )   315 - 6   2005

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    A transducer gene, hjtB, was cloned from genomic DNA of extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica. The structural gene consisted of an open reading frame of 984 nucleotides encoding 328 amino acids. RT-PCR analysis revealed that this gene was transcribed in Ha. japonica.

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  • Role of an N-terminal domain found in the ferredoxin from extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica

    Hirota N, Matsuo T, Ikeda A, Yatsunami R, Fukui T, Nakamura S

    J. Jpn. Soc. Extremophiles   4 ( 1 )   14 - 24   2005

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    The ferredoxin (Fd) from Haloarcula japonica possesses a plant-type [2Fe-2S] cluster and is stable at high salt concentrations. Ha. japonica Fd (HjFd) includes an N-terminal additional domain rich in acidic amino acids, as well as a common core domain that contains the Fe-S cluster. The N-terminally HAT-tagged intact HjFd (HAT/HjFd) and spinach/Ha. japonica chimeric Fd (HAT/Sp/HjFd) were prepared and characterized. Escherichia coli-produced HAT/Sp/HjFd and Ha. japonica-produced HAT/HjFd were produced as holoproteins. On the other hand, E. coli-produced HAT/HjFd did not incorporate the Fe-S cluster. These results suggested that the N-terminal domain of HjFd contributed to the polypeptide folding and successive Fe-S cluster incorporation under high salt conditions. Both Ha. japonica-produced HAT/HjFd and E. coli-produced HAT/Sp/HjFd were stable at high salt concentrations (≥1.5 M NaCl), although a reduction in stability was observed at lower concentrations. Lack of the N-terminal domain did not affect the stability of HjFd, indicating that the core domain mainly contributed to the stability of HjFd at high salt concentrations. Solubility of E. coli-produced HAT/Sp/HjFd under high salt conditions was significantly lower than that of Ha. japonica-produced HAT/HjFd. It was revealed that substitution of the N-terminal domain of HjFd to that of spinach Fd injured the solubility of HjFd. Thus, it was concluded that the N-terminal domain of HjFd should perform the essential functions for halophilic adaptation from the folding process through the folded state.

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  • Complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 and comparison with Pyrococcus Genomes

    Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi Tamotsu, Kanai Rie, Matsumi, Shinsuke Fujiwara, Tadayuki Imanaka

    Genome Res.   15 ( 3 )   352 - 363   2005

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    Wakao Fukuda, Yulia Sari, Ismail Toshiaki Fukui Haruyuki Atomi, Tadayuki Imanaka

    Archaea   1 ( 5 )   293 - 301   2005

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    Sato, T., Imanaka, H., Rashid, N., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   186 ( 17 )   5799 - 807   2004.9

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  • Concerted action of diacetylchitobiose deacetylase and exo-beta-D-glucosaminidase in a novel chitinolytic pathway in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 International journal

    Tanaka, T., Fukui, T., Fujiwara, S., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   279 ( 29 )   30021 - 7   2004.7

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  • First characterization of an archaeal GTP-dependent phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 International journal

    Fukuda, W., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   186 ( 14 )   4620 - 7   2004.7

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  • Presence of a novel phosphopentomutase and a 2-deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase reveals a metabolic link between pentoses and central carbon metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis International journal

    Rashid, N., Imanaka, H., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   186 ( 13 )   4185 - 91   2004.7

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  • Description of Thermococcus kodakaraensis sp. nov., a well studied hyperthermophilic archaeon previously reported as Pyrococcus sp. KOD1

    Haruyuki Atomi, Toshiaki Fukui Tamotsu, Kanai, Masaaki Morikawa, Tadayuki Imanaka

    Archaea   1   263 - 267   2004

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    Tanaka, T., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   185 ( 17 )   5175 - 81   2003.9

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  • Crystal structure of the (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase from Aeromonas caviae involved in polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis International journal

    Hisano, T., Tsuge, T., Fukui, T., Iwata, T., Miki, K., Doi, Y.

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   278 ( 1 )   617 - 24   2003.1

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  • Targeted gene disruption by homologous recombination in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 International journal

    Sato, T., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   185 ( 1 )   210 - 20   2003.1

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  • A novel candidate for the true fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in Archaea International journal

    Rashid, N., Imanaka, H., Kanai, T., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   277 ( 34 )   30649 - 55   2002.8

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  • Kinetic and biochemical analyses on the reaction mechanism of a bacterial ATP-citrate lyase International journal

    Kanao, T., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    European Journal of Biochemistry   269 ( 14 )   3409 - 16   2002.7

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  • A membrane-bound archaeal lon protease displays ATP-independent proteolytic activity towards unfolded proteins and ATP-dependent activity for folded proteins International journal

    Fukui, T., Eguchi, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   184 ( 13 )   3689 - 98   2002.7

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  • Engineering of Ralstonia eutropha for production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from fructose and solid-state properties of the copolymer International journal

    Fukui, T., Abe, H., Doi, Y.

    Biomacromolecules   3 ( 3 )   618 - 24   2002.5

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  • Characterization of isocitrate dehydrogenase from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium limicola - A carbon dioxide-fixing enzyme in the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle International journal

    Kanao, T., Kawamura, M., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    European Journal of Biochemistry   269 ( 7 )   1926 - 31   2002.4

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  • Characterization of an archaeal cyclodextrin glucanotransferase with a novel C-terminal domain International journal

    Rashid, N., Cornista, J., Ezaki, S., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bacteriology   184 ( 3 )   777 - 84   2002.2

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  • Gene cloning and characterization of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1

    Imanaka, H., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   94 ( 3 )   237 - 43   2002

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  • Different cleavage specificities of the dual catalytic domains in chitinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1

    Tanaka, T., Fukui, T., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   276 ( 38 )   35629 - 35635   2001.9

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  • Metal-binding properties of phytochelatin-related peptides

    Satofuka, H., Fukui, T., Takagi, M., Atomi, H., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry   86 ( 2-3 )   595 - 602   2001.9

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  • Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase from Aeromonas caviae involved in polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis

    Hisano, T., Fukui, T., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

    Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography   57   145 - 147   2001.1

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  • Characterization of 13 kDa granule-associated protein in Aeromonas caviae and biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates with altered molar composition by recombinant bacteria

    Fukui, T., Kichise, T., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

    Biomacromolecules   2 ( 1 )   148 - 153   2001

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  • Chitinase from Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1

    Tadayuki Imanaka, Toshiaki Fukui, Shinsuke Fujiwara

    Methods in Enzymology   319 - 329   2001

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  • ATP-citrate lyase from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium limicola is a heteromeric enzyme composed of two distinct gene products

    Tadayoshi Kanao, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, Tadayuki Imanaka

    European Journal of Biochemistry   268 ( 6 )   1670 - 1678   2001

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  • Crystal structure of a novel-type archaeal Rubisco with pentagonal symmetry

    Ken Kitano, Norihiro Maeda, Toshiaki Fukui, Haruyuki Atomi, Tadayuki Imanaka, Kunio Miki

    Structure   9 ( 6 )   473 - 481   2001

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  • Anti-phytochelatin monoclonal antibody

    Satofuka, H., Amano, S., Fukui, T., Atomi, H., Takagi, M., Imanaka, T.

    Biotechnology Letters   22 ( 17 )   1423 - 1428   2000.9

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  • Factors affecting the freeze-fracture morphology of in vivo polyhydroxyalkanoate granules

    Sudesh, K., Fukui, T., Iwata, T., Yoshiharu, D.

    Canadian Journal of Microbiology   46 ( 4 )   304 - 311   2000.4

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  • Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoates) by recombinant bacteria expressing the PHA synthase gene phaC1 from Pseudomonas sp 61-3

    Matsusaki, H., Abe, H., Taguchi, K., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   53 ( 4 )   401 - 409   2000.4

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  • Molecular cloning of two (R)-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their use for polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis

    Tsuge, T., Fukui, T., Matsusaki, H., Taguchi, S., Kobayashi, G., Ishizaki, A., Doi, Y.

    Fems Microbiology Letters   184 ( 2 )   193 - 198   2000.3

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  • A unique chitinase with dual active sites and triple substrate binding sites from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1

    Tanaka, T., Fujiwara, S., Nishikori, S., Fukui, T., Takagi, M., Imanaka, T.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   65 ( 12 )   5338 - 5344   1999.12

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  • Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 is composed solely of large subunits and forms a pentagonal structure

    Maeda, N., Kitano, K., Fukui, T., Ezaki, S., Atomi, H., Miki, K., Imanaka, T.

    Journal of Molecular Biology   293 ( 1 )   57 - 66   1999.10

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  • Over-expression of 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III or malonyl-CoA-ACP transacylase gene induces monomer supply for polyhydroxybutyrate production in Escherichia coli HB101

    Taguchi, K., Aoyagi, Y., Matsusaki, H., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Biotechnology Letters   21 ( 7 )   579 - 584   1999.7

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  • Co-expression of 3-ketoacyl-ACP reductase and polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase genes induces PHA production in Escherichia coli HB101 strain

    Taguchi, K., Aoyagi, Y., Matsusaki, H., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Fems Microbiology Letters   176 ( 1 )   183 - 190   1999.7

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  • Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) by recombinant Ralstonia eutropha and effects of PHA synthase activity on in vivo PHA biosynthesis

    Kichise, T., Fukui, T., Yoshida, Y., Doi, Y.

    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules   25 ( 1-3 )   69 - 77   1999.6

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  • Improved production of poly(4-hydroxybutyrate) by Comamonas acidovorans and its freeze-fracture morphology

    Sudesh, K., Fukui, T., Taguchi, K., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules   25 ( 1-3 )   79 - 85   1999.6

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  • Production of biodegradable polyester by a transgenic tobacco

    Nakashita, H., Arai, Y., Yoshioka, K., Fukui, T., Doi, Y., Usami, R., Horikoshi, K., Yamaguchi, I.

    Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry   63 ( 5 )   870 - 874   1999.5

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  • Co-expression of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and (R)-enoyl-CoA hydratase genes of Aeromonas caviae establishes copolyester biosynthesis pathway in Escherichia coli

    Fukui, T., Yokomizo, S., Kobayashi, G., Doi, Y.

    Fems Microbiology Letters   170 ( 1 )   69 - 75   1999.1

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  • Cloning and molecular analysis of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthesis genes in Pseudomonas sp. strain 61-3

    Matsusaki, H., Manji, S., Taguchi, K., Kato, M., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Journal of Bacteriology   180 ( 24 )   6459 - 6467   1998.12

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  • Genetic analysis of Comamonas acidovorans polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase and factors affecting the incorporation of 4-hydroxybutyrate monomer

    Sudesh, K., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   64 ( 9 )   3437 - 3443   1998.9

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  • Morphological and C-13-nuclear magnetic resonance studies for polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis in Pseudomonas sp. 61-3

    Fukui, T., Kato, M., Matsusaki, H., Iwata, T., Doi, Y.

    Fems Microbiology Letters   164 ( 1 )   219 - 225   1998.7

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  • Doubly entrapped baker's yeast survives during the long-term stereoselective reduction of ethyl 3-oxobutanoate in an organic solvent

    T Kanda, N Miyata, T Fukui, T Kawamoto, A Tanaka

    APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   49 ( 4 )   377 - 381   1998.4

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  • Expression and characterization of (R)-specific enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase involved in polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis by Aeromonas caviae

    Toshiaki Fukui, Naofumi Shiomi, Yoshiahru Doi

    J. Bacteriol.   180   667 - 673   1998

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  • Biochemical and molecular characterization of the polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerase of Comamonas acidovorans YM1609, isolated from freshwater

    Kasuya, K.-I., Inoue, Y., Tanaka, T., Akehata, T., Iwata, T., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   63 ( 12 )   4844 - 4852   1997.12

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  • Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxy-heptanoate) terpolymers by recombinant Alcaligenes eutrophus

    Fukui, T., Kichise, T., Yoshida, Y., Doi, Y.

    Biotechnology Letters   19 ( 11 )   1093 - 1097   1997.11

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  • Enzymatic preparation of D-p-trimethylsilylphenylalanine

    Tsuji, Y., Yamanaka, H., Fukui, T., Kawamoto, T., Tanaka, A.

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   47 ( 2 )   114 - 119   1997.2

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  • Cloning and analysis of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) biosynthesis genes of Aeromonas caviae

    Toshiaki Fukui, Yoshiharu Doi

    J. Bacteriol.   179 ( 15 )   4821 - 4830   1997

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  • Production of a novel copolyester of 3-hydroxybutyric acid and medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids by Pseudomonas sp. 61-3 from sugars

    Kato, M., Bao, H.J., Kang, C.-K., Fukui, T., Doi, Y.

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   45 ( 3 )   363 - 370   1996.4

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  • Enzymatic preparation of optically active 3-trimethylsilylalanine

    H Yamanaka, T Fukui, T Kawamoto, A Tanaka

    APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   45 ( 1-2 )   51 - 55   1996.3

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  • Biosynthesis of polyester blends by Pseudomonas sp. 61-3 from alkanoic acids

    Mikiya Kato, Toshiaki Fukui, Yoshiharu Doi

    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.   69 ( 3 )   515 - 520   1996

  • Enantioselective dehydrogenation of β-hydroxysilanes by horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase with a novel in-situ NAD+ regeneration system

    Tsuji, Y., Fukui, T., Kawamoto, T., Tanaka, A.

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   41 ( 2 )   219 - 224   1994.4

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  • ENZYMATIC PREPARATION OF OPTICALLY-ACTIVE SILYLMETHANOL DERIVATIVES HAVING A STEREOGENIC SILICON ATOM BY HYDROLASE-CATALYZED ENANTIOSELECTIVE ESTERIFICATION

    Fukui, T., Kawamoto, T., Tanaka, A.

    Tetrahedron-Asymmetry   5 ( 1 )   73 - 82   1994.1

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  • Enantioselective bioconversion of non-natural compounds

    Atsuo Tanaka, Toshiaki Fukui, Takuo Kawamoto

    Biocatalysis and Biotransformation   9 ( 1-4 )   343 - 352   1994

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    DOI: 10.3109/10242429408992133

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  • ENANTIOSELECTIVE BIOCONVERSION OF NONNATURAL COMPOUNDS

    Tanaka, A., Fukui, T., Kawamoto, T.

    Biocatalysis   9 ( 1-4 )   343 - 352   1994

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  • Efficient kinetic resolution of organosilicon compounds by stereoselective esterification with hydrolases in organic solvent

    Uejima, A., Fukui, T., Fukusaki, E., Omata, T., Kawamoto, T., Sonomoto, K., Tanaka, A.

    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology   38 ( 4 )   482 - 486   1993.1

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  • Bioconversion of Nonnatural Organic Compounds: Esterification and Dehydrogenation of Organosilicon Compounds

    TANAKA, A., FUKUI, T., UEJIMA, A., ZONG, M.?H., KAWAMOTO, T.

    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences   672 ( 1 )   431 - 435   1992.11

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  • KINETIC RESOLUTION OF ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS BY STEREOSELECTIVE DEHYDROGENATION WITH HORSE LIVER ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE

    T FUKUI, MH ZONG, T KAWAMOTO, A TANAKA

    APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   38 ( 2 )   209 - 213   1992.11

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    Announcement no:特開平10-108682  Date announced:1998.4

    Patent/Registration no:特許第3062459号  Date registered:2000.4 

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  • 第28回とやま賞

    2011.5   富山県ひとづくり財団   遺伝子組換え微生物によるバイオプラスチック合成技術の開発

    福居俊昭

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    2006  

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  • 平成17年度発酵と代謝研究奨励賞

    2005  

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  • 第6回酵素応用シンポジウム研究奨励賞

    2005  

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Research Projects

  • 超好熱性アーキアへのFd依存型嫌気的TCAサイクルの実装と水素生産への利用

    Grant number:22H02235  2022.4 - 2026.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  基盤研究(B)

    福居 俊昭, 折田 和泉

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    Grant amount:\17160000 ( Direct Cost: \13200000 、 Indirect Cost:\3960000 )

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  • 超好熱性アーキアへのFd依存型嫌気的TCAサイクルの実装と水素生産への利用

    Grant number:23K23502  2022.4 - 2026.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  基盤研究(B)

    福居 俊昭, 折田 和泉

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    Grant amount:\17160000 ( Direct Cost: \13200000 、 Indirect Cost:\3960000 )

    嫌気性超好熱アーキアThermococcus kodakarensisは硫黄非依存増殖の際に酢酸生成経路により水素を発生する。以前の検討で、T. kodakarensisに近縁の超好熱菌に由来する外来C6トリカルボン酸変換酵素群を導入することで、フェレドキシン (Fd) 依存型嫌気的TCAサイクルが酸化方向に機能しうることが示された。本研究ではFd依存型嫌気的TCAサイクルが十分にターンオーバーする株を作出し、その生理的特性と水素発生能の検討を目的とした。
    今年度ではC6トリカルボン酸変換酵素の3遺伝子について、各遺伝子の上流に個別に強力プロモーターを挿入した高発現株を作製した。無細胞抽出液を用いた酵素活性を測定したところ、従来株では活性が低かったアコニターゼ、イソクエン酸デヒドロゲナーゼについて高発現株では1.5~2倍の高い比活性を示した。作製した高発現株は、ピルビン酸を添加した栄養豊富培地での嫌気培養では従来株と比較して生育特性やH2とCO2の発生量と生成比に大きな違いは見られなかった。従来株および高発現株は両方とも培養上清および細胞内に野生株では検出されないクエン酸が検出されたが、高発現株では従来株と比較して培地中のクエン酸蓄積量が顕著に減少し、C6トリカルボン酸変換酵素の発現強化によってクエン酸シンターゼで生成したクエン酸が速やかに変換されたと考えられた。13C標識ピルビン酸を添加した培養による代謝物標識実験では13C炭素が5個標識、および6個標識のクエン酸が検出されたことからFd依存型嫌気的TCAサイクルが機能し、酸化方向に1回転以上していることが示された。一方で、高発現株におけるクエン酸アイソトポマーは従来株と比較して同程度の存在比であり、コハク酸以降の代謝ステップで滞っていることが強く示唆された。

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  • Bioplastic production by hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium under microaerobic condition

    Grant number:21F20100  2021.4 - 2023.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

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  • 水素酸化細菌を用いた微好気条件でのバイオプラスチック生合成

    Grant number:20F40100  2020.11 - 2023.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特別研究員奨励費

    福居 俊昭, HUONG KAI HEE

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  • 水素酸化細菌を用いた微好気条件でのバイオプラスチック生合成

    Grant number:20F02100  2020.7 - 2023.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特別研究員奨励費

    福居 俊昭, HUONG KAI HEE

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  • 水素酸化細菌を用いた微好気条件でのバイオプラスチック生合成

    Grant number:20F20100  2020.4 - 2022.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特別研究員奨励費

    福居 俊昭, HUONG KAI HEE

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  • Introduction of TCA cycle enzymes into anaerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon aiming at efficient production of useful compounds

    Grant number:15K14691  2015.4 - 2018.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    FUKUI TOSHIAKI, NOHARA KENTA

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    Grant amount:\3900000 ( Direct Cost: \3000000 、 Indirect Cost:\900000 )

    Hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis evolves hydrogen on starch or pyruvate which is associated with oxidative degradation of the growth substrates to acetyl-CoA, and acetate was formed from acetyl-CoA as an end product. T. kodakarensis is thought to lack TCA cycle because genes for enzymes converting C6 carboxylic acids are missing in the genome, whereas some related hyperthermophilic archaea possess the enzymes although the function in carbon/energy metabolisms has been unclear.
    In this study, the genes of the missing TCA cycle enzymes, derived from the related hyperthermophile, were introduced into T. kodakarensis, and investigated the effects of the TCA cycle enzymes on the growth of and metabolisms in T. kodakarensis.

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  • Metabolic engineering of polyester-producing bacterium for establishment of efficient biosynthesis pathways of biopolyesters

    Grant number:25292058  2013.4 - 2018.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    FUKUI TOSHIAKI, Insomphun Chayatip, KAWASHIMA YUI, Zhang Mengxiao

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    Grant amount:\17030000 ( Direct Cost: \13100000 、 Indirect Cost:\3930000 )

    Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates has been attracted much attention as bio-based eco-friendly polymeric materials. This study focused on biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanote) from inexpensive biomass resources by engineered strains of Ralstonia eutropha. The biosynthesis from vegetable oils was improved by modification of beta-oxidation pathway, and an artificial pathway was established for the biosynthesis from structurally unrelated sugars. Metabolomic analysis was performed to obtain knowledge for the global metabolisms. Finally, the range of utilizable carbon sources by this bacterium was expanded by metabolic engineering. These results are expected to be useful for establishment of low-cost microbial production of PHAs with superior properties.

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  • Improvement and compositional regulation of copolyester biosynthesis by applying functions of granule-associated protein

    Grant number:25630373  2013.4 - 2016.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    Fukui Toshiaki, KAWASHIMA Yui

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    Grant amount:\4030000 ( Direct Cost: \3100000 、 Indirect Cost:\930000 )

    This study focused on a novel engineering strategy based on functions of PHA granule-associated protein PhaP for efficient biosynthesis of P(3HB-co-3HHx), a practical bioplastic. We previously developed a recombinant Ralstonia eutropha for P(3HB-co-3HHx) biosynthesis from vegetable oils by introduction of a mutant of PHA synthase derived from Aeromonas caviae. Here, a gene of major PhaP in R. eutropha was further replaced by phaP derived from A. caviae, the same source as the exogenous PHA synthase. When grown on soybean oil, the resulting strain produced P(3HB-co-3HHx) with higher 3HHx composition and higher molecular weight than the parent strain. The results indicated that the PhaP replacement would induce some change of catalytic properties of PHA synthase co-existed on the surface of PHA granule, that allowed to regulate PHA composition and molecular weight without any modifications in metabolic pathway and PHA accumulation machinery.

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  • Challenge to microbial synthesis of block copolyesters by regulated gene expression

    Grant number:23656521  2011 - 2012

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    FUKUI Toshiaki

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    This study aimed at microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymers in which two kinds of monomers were highly block-covalently bonded by regulated expression of the biosynthetic genes. Firstly, copolymer biosynthesis pathways suitable for regulatory gene expression were established in Escherichia coli. Then, recombinant strains of E. coli equipped with a regulatory PHA biosynthesis pathways were constructed, and PHA biosynthesis by the strains and structural analyses of accumulated PHAs are nowunder progress.

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  • Regulation of gene expression during environmental adaptation in hyperthermophiles

    Grant number:21310124  2009 - 2011

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    FUKUI Toshiaki, KANAI Tamotsu

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    Hyperthermophilic archaea are capable of adapting to changes in environmental conditions in spite of their small set of genes. This study focused on regulation of gene expression during environmental adaptation in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis. We identified the NikR-dependent regulon probably functional in Ni^<2+>-transport, and Phr-dependent regulon for heat-shock responses. We also found that a pair of PIN domain protein and hypothetical protein, involved in repression of chitin-degradation genes, acted as a global factor for expression regulation of various gene in the overall genome, and the proteins interacted to each other to form a complex. Moreover, disruption of probable protein kinase gene(s) in the hyperthermophile resulted in changes of intracellular amount of many proteins, suggesting the presence of regulation systems through protein phosphorylation.

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  • ゲノム情報に基づいた高性能バイオポリエステル生産微生物の分子育種

    Grant number:20018008  2008 - 2009

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特定領域研究

    福居 俊昭

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    微生物が合成するポリヒドロキシアルカン酸(PHA)は環境低負荷型の生分解性プラスチックとして注目されている。本研究では微生物ゲノム情報を基盤として、物性の優れた共重合PHAを効率生産する微生物を分子育種することを目指す。
    PHA生産菌Ralstonia eutropha H16株(野生株)の染色体に導入するAeromona caviae由来PHAシンターゼ遺伝子を中長鎖基質に対する取り込み能が高いと推定される二重変異酵素をコードする遺伝子とし、さらにβ-ケトチオラーゼ遺伝子の置換や欠失、(R)-エノイル-CoAヒドラターゼ遺伝子の導入によって、3HHx分率が7~10mol%の軟質バイオプラスチックを植物油から効率良く蓄積する組換え微生物を確立した。またR. eutrophaゲノムより、新規な(R)-エノイル-CoAヒドラターゼ遺伝子を多数見出し、その一部について組換え型酵素の解析、およびPHA組成制御への利用を行った。
    一方、キャピラリー電気泳動-質量分析(CE-MS)を用い、^<13>C安定同位体で標識した代謝物抽出液を内部標準とした細胞内代謝物の精密相対定量法を確立した。R. eutropha細胞について本法による解析を行ったところ、増殖やPHA蓄積の状態による代謝物の細胞内濃度変化や細胞内の代謝物プールを検出した。これら知見はPHA生合成を目的とした代謝改変戦略の策定に有用である。また代謝中間体への^<13>C取り込み速度の測定によるターンオーバー解析について測定手法の確立を試みた。

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  • ゲノム情報に基づいた高性能バイオポリエステル生産微生物の分子育種

    Grant number:18018014  2006 - 2007

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特定領域研究

    福居 俊昭

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    Grant amount:\7300000 ( Direct Cost: \7300000 )

    微生物が合成するポリヒドロキシアルカン酸(PHA)は環境低負荷型の生分解性プラスチックとして注目されている。本研究では微生物ゲノム情報を基盤として、物性の優れた共重合PHAを効率生産する微生物を分子育種することを目指す。
    昨年度に作製した、染色体上のPHAシンターゼ遺伝子を広基質特異性のA. caviae由来遺伝子に相同性組換えにより特異的に置換したRalstonia eutropha H16CAC株は1%植物油を炭素源として非常に良好に増殖し、従来の組換え株の1.9倍の菌体量と1.2倍の蓄積率で3-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(3HHX)ユニットを含むP(3HB-co-3HHX)を生合成することを見いだした。しかし3HHx分率がlmol%以下と高くないため、その向上が今後の課題である。
    またR.eutrophaはグルコース資化能を示さないが、セルロース由来グルコースを原料としてPI4A生合成するため、エタノール発酵菌Zymomonas mobilis由来のグルコーストランスポーター遺伝子がglfを広宿主域プラスミドにより導入した鰍換え株を作製し、増殖能を検討した。その結果、本組換え株は低い増殖速度ながらもグルコース資化能を示し、2%グルコースから乾燥菌体重量あたり80 wt%のP(3HB)ホモポリマーを蓄積した。
    PHA生産能の評価のため、代謝物を網羅的に測定するメタボローム解析をPHA生産菌に適用した。前年度までに合成した各種構造・鎖長のアシルーCoAについてキャピラリー電気泳動一質量分析装置による分離同定か可能であることを確認し、さらに実際のR.eutropha菌体サンプルの分析で、各種アニオン性代謝物と共にこれらアシルーCoAチオエステルの分離同定および定量が可能であるごとを確認した。

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  • ゲノム情報に基づいた生分解性共重合ポリエステル生産微生物の分子育種

    Grant number:17019017  2005

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  特定領域研究

    福居 俊昭

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    微生物が貯蔵物質として合成するポリヒドロキシアルカン酸(PHA)は環境低負荷型の生分解性プラスチックとして注目されている。そこで本研究では、微生物ゲノム情報を基盤として物性の優れたポリ(3-ヒドロキシブタン酸-co-3-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸)共重合体[P(3HB-co-3HHx)]を効率生産する微生物を分子育種することを目指す。今年度は重要なバイオマスである糖質を原料として、P(3HB-co-3HHx)を合成可能な組換え大腸菌株の作製を試みた。まず、基質特異性の広いA.caviae由来PHA合成酵素、チオラーゼ、およびアセトアセチル-CoA還元酵素をコードする3遺伝手の人工オペロンを含む低コピープラスミドpMW-CABを作製し大腸菌に導入することで、グルコースを炭素源としたポリ(3-ヒドロキシブタン酸)[P(3HB)]合成能を付与した。次に、炭素鎖をさらに伸長して炭素数6の3HHx-CoAユニットを供給する代謝経路を構築するため、クロトニル-CoA還元酵素、広基質特異性チオラーゼ、広基質特異性3-オキソアシル-CoA還元酵素、(R)-エノイル-CoAヒドラターゼをコードする4遺伝子を、アラビノース添加により制御可能なBADプロモーター下流に配置したプラスミドpBAD-3HHxを作製した。pMW-CABおよびpBAD-3HHx両方を保持する大腸菌株を選抜してグルコースを炭素源としたP(3HB-co-3HHx)の生合成を試みたが、合成されたのはP(3HB)ホモポリマーで、3HHxユニットを含む共重合体を合成するにはいたらなかった。この際、アラビノースを添加して導入遺伝子を転写誘導すると生育阻害の兆候が観察された。これは導入した4遺伝子の発現が強すぎたために菌体全体の代謝を撹乱してしまった可能性が挙げられる。今後、誘導時期や誘導条件の検討により糖質を原料とした[P(3HB-co-3HHx)]共重合体の微生物合成を達成することを目指す。

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  • 超好熱始原菌における"missing gene"の同定と機能検証

    Grant number:16681016  2004 - 2006

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  若手研究(A)

    福居 俊昭

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    Grant amount:\29120000 ( Direct Cost: \22400000 、 Indirect Cost:\6720000 )

    90℃以上でも生育可能な超好熱菌においては生育に必須な機構や代謝を構成する遺伝子群がそのゲノム中に見いだされても、その一部は相同性解析から全く同定できない"missing gene"となっているケースが多い。本研究では、T.kodakaraensisのゲノム情報と遺伝子操作技術により本菌の2.09Mbpゲノム上に散在する"missing gene"の同定と機能検証を進めた。
    昨年度までに引き続き、超好熱菌ではこれまで例のないトランスポゾンによるランダム変異法の確立を試みた。好酸好熱菌S.solfataricusのトランスポゾン転移株から単離したトランスポザーゼ(TPase)遺伝子、および近縁のP.furiosusの推定TPase遺伝子を種々のプロモーター領域の下流に配置したトランスポゾンベクターを新たに作製した。これらを用いてT.kodakaraensisトリプトファン要求性株におけるtrpEマーカ0の転移を試みたが、明確なトランスポゾンによる転移の確認はできなかった。今後はTPase遺伝子の発現の確認や、in vitroでの転移活性の確認を行い、最終的に超好熱菌におけるトランスポゾン変異の確立を目指す。
    一方、T.kodakaraensis有機酸代謝経路において"missing gene"であるスクシニル-CoAシンテターゼ(SCS)が、アセチル-CoAシンテターゼI(ACSI)およびACS IIのパラログであることを見出した。特にSCSとACS IIは共通のスモールサブユニットに異なるラージサブユニットが会合することにより異なる基質特異性と機能を実現していることを明らかにした。また通常は糖新生酵素であるホスホエノールピルビン酸シンターゼが超好熱菌の解糖系において必須であることを遺伝子破壊により証明した。

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  • 超好熱性を付与する遺伝子群の探策

    Grant number:16658045  2004

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  萌芽研究

    福居 俊昭

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    超好熱菌(hyperthermophile)は90℃以上でも生育可能な微生物であるが、生物がなぜこのような高温環境で生育し増殖できるのかという命題は極めて興味深い。これまでにタンパクの高い熱安定性、エーテル脂質・tRNAの特異修飾などが指摘されているが、実際には数多くの要因からなる相加的・相乗的な効果により超好熱性が達成されているものと推測される。本研究では我々が独自にゲノム解析した超好熱始原菌Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1株を研究対象とし、高温感受性株の解析などから超好熱性を付与する遺伝子を多数同定することを目指す。
    T. Kodakaraensisの利点は形質転換手法が確立されており、遺伝学的手法を駆使できることである。上述の高温感受性株の単離のために、まず超好熱菌ではこれまで例のないトランスポゾンによるランダム変異ライブラリーの作製を試みた。挿入配列による変異頻度が高いことが知られている好酸好熱菌Sulfolobus solfataricusおよび複合型トランスポゾンが挿入されている超好熱菌P. furiosusからtransposase遺伝子のクローニングおよびT. kodakaraensisにおけるトランスポゾン変異を試みているが、現在までにトランスポゾンの転移は確認できていない。今後、transposase遺伝子を強制発現させるプロモーター領域の導入やtransposaseが認識する反復配列、ベクターのデザインについて検討を加える。
    一方、T. kodakaraensisを含む超好熱菌にのみ存在し、常温生物や好熱菌には存在しない遺伝子として染色体DNAのポジティブコイル形成を促進するreverse gyrase (Rgy)が知られている。そこでT. kodakaraensisのrgy遺伝子の破壊を試みたところ、破壊株を取得することができた。さらにrgy破壊株は80℃以上の高温において顕著に比増殖速度が低下し、野生株が生育可能な93℃では増殖しなかった。これらの結果はrgyが超好熱性の発現に重要な遺伝子であるものの、90℃までの環境では必須ではないことを示している。これは生命がどのような環境で生まれたかを考察する上でも興味深い結果と言える。

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  • Total functional genomics of the hyperthermophilic archaeon, T.kodakaraensis KOD1

    Grant number:14103011  2002 - 2006

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)

    IMANAKA Tadayuki, KANAI Tamotsu

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    The entire genome sequence of this archaeon has been determined and annotated. Gene disruption systems have been developed and improved for rapid and multiple gene disruption. A whole genome DNA microarray has also been developed for transcriptome studies. We have been able to elucidate the function of various hypothetical proteins and identify various missing genes. T.kodakaraensis can utilize a variety of organic compounds for growth, which include poly(oligo)saccharides, peptides, amino acids and pyruvate. This archaeon utilizes the modified Embden-Meyerhof pathway for glycolysis, and we have examined the enzymes involved in the conversion of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 3-phosphoglycerate, and phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate. In terms of gluconeogenesis, we have performed a biochemical and genetic analysis on the key enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Enzymes involved in the production of glycogen have also been identified, as well as a novel degradation pathway for chitin. T.kodakaraensis does not harbor a complete set of genes corresponding to the pentose phosphate pathway, necessary for pentose and nucleotide synthesis in bacteria and eukaryotes. We instead found that a reverse flux of the ribulose monophosphate pathway is responsible for pentose synthesis in this organism. Through investigations on the physiological role of Type III Rubiscos, we have identified a novel pathway that may be involved in retrieving excess pentose carbon and redirecting it back to glycolysis. In terms of amino acid metabolism, we found that the five acetyl-CoA synthetase paralogs present on the genome encode acyl-CoA synthetases with distinct substrate specificities. We have also identified the regulator that is responsible for controlling glycolytic and gluconeogenic modes of growth in T.kodakaraensis.

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  • Studies on non-covalent interactions between strongly conelated biomolecules

    Grant number:13031047  2001 - 2003

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

    ATOMI Haruyuki

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    Reverse gyrase, an enzyme that positively supercoils DNA, is the only enzyme present in all hyperthennophiles, but absent in all mesophiles. The enzyme is composed of two distinct domains, one helicase-like domain and another domain that belongs to the topoisomerase type IA family. It has been pointed out that if reverse gyrase were a prerequisite for hyperthermophilic life, the origin of life could not have been a hyperthermophile, as the two separate domains must have independently evolved in less thermophilic organisms before the occurrence of reverse gyrase. We have disrupted the reverse gyrase gene from a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1. A single reverse gyrase gene, identified from genome analysis, was replaced with a trpE marker gene via double crossover recombination in a host strain disrupted of trpE. PCR and southern blot analyses were performed to confirm the absence of the reverse gyrase gene on the chromosome of the transformant. Consistent with the absence of the gene, an apparent positive supercoiling activity that was observed in the host strain was not found in the disruptant strain. Growth rates of the disruptant strain were compared with those of the host strain at various temperatures. We found that lack of reverse gyrase led to a retardation in growth, a tendency that became greater at higher temperatures. However, disruption of the reverse gyrase gene did not lead to a lethal phenotype at 90℃. The results provide experimental evidence that reverse gyrase is not a prerequisite for hyperthermophilic life, and that the structure of reverse gyrase and its presence in hyperthermophiles no longer rule out the possibility that hyperthermophiles were the first organisms to evolve. The results also provide evidence that the topology of DNA (the genome) is a key factor for maintaining life at high temperature.

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  • 光合成細菌由来炭酸固定経路である還元的TCA回路の分子生物学的解析

    Grant number:13750735  2001 - 2002

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  若手研究(B)

    福居 俊昭

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    還元的TCA回路は有機酸を代謝系の中心とした非Calvin回路型のCO_2固定系の一つであり、TCA回路の逆回転により4分子のCO_2から1分子のオキサロ酢酸を生成する。しかし、本回路におけるそれぞれの酵素的性質や反応機構の解析、遺伝子クローニングはこれまで詳しく行われていない。本研究は湖水より単離した緑色硫黄細菌Chlorobium limicola由来還元的TCAによるCO_2固定を分子レベルで明らかにすることを目的とした。
    ATP-citrate lyase(ACL)はATPを用いてクエン酸をオキサロ酢酸とアセチルCoAに開裂する逆クライゼン反応を触媒する興味深い酵素であり、原核生物では還元的TCA回路を有する生物にのみ存在している。我々はC. limicola由来ACL遺伝子のクローニングと異種宿主発現を行い、本酵素が真核生物由来酵素と異なるαβヘテロ構造を有していることを明らかにした。本酵素は逆反応を触媒せず、またADPによる競争阻害や、基質であるクエン酸濃度に応じた負の協同性を示し、回路の回転を制御していることを見出した。また[γ-^<32>P]ATPを用いた反応機構の検討により、本酵素のα-サブユニット中のHis273が自己リン酸化され、ついでリン酸基のクエン酸への転移とCoAとの結合によって生じたシトリル-CoAが開裂してオキサロ酢酸とアセチルCoAが生成することを示した。さらに、ADPは自己リン酸化された酵素と可逆的に反応してATPを再生することにより競争的に酵素反応を阻害することを示した。
    一方で、本菌ゲノムにはTCA回路の鍵酵素であるcitrate synthase(CS)の相同遺伝子が存在することを見いだした。CSは還元的TCA回路によるCO_2固定を阻害すると予想されることから、その発現および発現産物について検討した。本遺伝子産物は大腸菌由来CSと45%の相同性を示し、その組換え型酵素は確かにCS活性を示した。さらに本菌において本遺伝子が転写・翻訳されていることを見いだした。酵素的性質について検討したところ、本酵素はAMPおよびADPによって強く活性化されたことから、細胞内のエネルギー状態に応じた還元的TCA回路/TCA回路の方向や速度の調節に機能していることが推測された。
    また、CO_2固定酵素の一つであるisocitrate dehydrogenaseの遺伝子クローニングおよび生化学的解析を行った。本酵素は、多くの生物に存在するダイマー型とは異なるモノマー型酵素であり、中性付近では脱炭酸活性と同程度の炭酸固定活性を示すこと、オキサロ酢酸によって競争阻害を受けることを明らかとした。

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  • Anaerobic carbon dioxide fixation by microorganisms

    Grant number:11450314  1999 - 2000

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

    ATOMI Haruyuki, FUKUI Toshiaki

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    ATP-citrate lyase, one of the key enzymes of the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle, was partially purified from Chlorobium limicola strain M1 and the N-terminal sequence of a 65-kDa protein was found to show similarity toward eukaryotic ATP-citrate lyase. We isolated a DNA fragment containing two adjacent open reading frames, aclB (1197 bp) and aclA (1827 bp), whose products showed significant similarity to the N- and C-terminal regions of the human enzyme, respectively. Heterologous expression of these genes in Escherichia coli showed that both gene products were essential for ATP-citrate lyase activity. The recombinant enzyme was purified from the cell-free extract of E.coli harboring aclBA for further characterization. The molecular mass of the recombinant enzyme was determined to be approximately 532-557 kDa by gel-filtration. The enzyme catalyzed the cleavage of citrate in an ATP-, CoA- and Mg2+-dependent manner, where ATP and Mg2+ could be replaced by dATP and Mn2+, respectively. ADP and oxaloacetate inhibited the reaction. These properties suggested that ATP-citrate lyase from C.limicola controlled the cycle flux depending on intracellular energy conditions. We previously noticed the presence of a highly active, Rubisco in a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1. Phylogenetic analysis of Rubiscos indicated that archaeal Rubiscos, including Pk -Rubisco, were distinct from previously reported type I and type II enzymes in terms of primary structure. In order to investigate the existence of small subunits in native Pk-Rubisco, immunoprecipitation and native-PAGE experiments were performed. No specific protein other than the expected large subunit of Pk -Rubisco was detected when the cell-free extracts of KOD1 were immunoprecipitated with polyclonal antibodies against the recombinant enzyme. Furthermore, native and recombinant Pk-Rubiscos exhibited identical mobilities on native-PAGE.These results indicated that native Pk-Rubisco consisted solely of large subunits. Electron micrographs of purified recombinant Pk-Rubisco displayed pentagonal ring-like assemblies of the molecules. Crystals of Pk -Rubisco obtained from ammonium sulfate solutions diffracted X-rays beyond 2.8 A resolution. The self-rotation function of the diffraction data showed the existence of 5-fold and 2-fold axes, which are located perpendicularly to each other. These results, along with the molecular mass of Pk -Rubisco estimated from gel filtration, strongly suggest that Pk-Rubisco is a decamer composed only of large subunits, with pentagonal ring-like structure. This is the first report of a decameric assembly of Rubisco, which is thought to belong to neither type I nor type II Rubiscos.

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  • 遺伝子組換え微生物によるポリヒドロキシアルカン酸の合成

    Grant number:10750640  1998 - 1999

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  奨励研究(A)

    福居 俊昭

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    微生物が合成し蓄積するポリヒドロキシアルカン酸(PHA)は生分解性という特徴を有する熱可塑性高分子であることから、環境に負荷を与えない無公害プラスチックとしての応用が期待されている。本研究では遺伝子工学的手法により、油脂や廃棄バイオマス(廃糖蜜や酒造廃液など)といった安価な炭素源から良好に増殖し、優れた物性のPHAを効率よく生合成・蓄積する微生物の育種を目指す。
    土壌より単離したAeromonas caviae FA440株は中長鎖脂肪酸や油脂を炭素源として3-ヒドロキシブタン酸(3HB)と3-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(3HHx)からなる共重合ポリエステル、P(3HB-co-3HHx) (3HHx分率10-25mol%)を合成・蓄積する。平成11年度は、これまでにクローニングしたA.caviae由来ポリエステル合成酵素(PHAシンターゼ)遺伝子を増幅した組換えA.caviae を作製し、そのポリエステル合成能について検討した。その結果、PHAシンターゼ遺伝子(phaC_<AC>)とその上流に位置するORF1を含むDNA断片を導入した組換え株は、野生株より高い3HHx分率(50-60mol%)からなるP(3HB-co-3HHx)を蓄積することを見いだした。ウエスタン解析や酵素活性測定の結果から、高3HHx分率からなる共重合ポリエステルを蓄積する株ではPHAシンターゼが高発現していることが示され、高い重合活性がポリエステル組成決定に関与している可能性が示唆された。
    また、A.caviaeからnative PHAグラニュールを密度勾配遠心により単離してグラニュール結合タンパクの解析を行ったところ、A.caviae由来グラニュールには63kDa、14kDaの2種のタンパクが主に結合していた。63kDa結合タンパクはウエスタン解析からPHAシンターゼと同定された。また14kDa結合タンパクのN-末端アミノ酸配列から、PHAシンターゼ遺伝子上流に位置するORF1によりコードされるタンパクであることが示された。このことから、A.caviae由来PHA合成系遺伝子は14kDaグラニュール結合タンパク-PHAシンターゼ-(R)-特異的エノイル-CoAヒドラターゼの順でクラスターを構成していることが明らかとなった。

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  • Studies on genomes, metabolisms, and thermostable enzymes of hyperthermophiles

    1998

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 

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  • 超好熱菌のゲノム、代謝、耐熱性酵素に関する研究

    1998

    科学研究費補助金 

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  • ポリヒドロキシアルカノエ-ト生合成機構の解析と細胞変換による新規生合成系の構築

    Grant number:07750983  1995

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  奨励研究(A)

    福居 俊昭

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    土壌より単離したAeromonas c aviaeF A440株は中長鎖脂肪酸や油脂を炭素源として3-ヒドロキシブタン酸(3HB)と3-ヒドロキシヘキサン酸(3HH)からなる共重合ポリエステル、P(3HB-co-3HH)を合成・蓄積する。本菌の有するポリエステル合成酵素(PHAシンターゼ)は炭素数4〜6の3-ヒドロキシアシルCoAを基質することが予想されるが、このような基質特異性を示す合成酵素はこれまでに知られていない。本研究では、A. caviae PHAシンターゼ遺伝子(phaC_<AC>)のクローニングと解析を行った。
    一次構造既知のPHAシンターゼ間で強く保存されている領域からプライマーを設計し、A. caviae g DNAを鋳型としたPCRによってphaC_<AC>部分断片(920bp)を増幅した。この増幅断片をプローブとしてgDNAライブラリーをスクリーニングし、約20kbp gDNA断片を含むプラスミドpLAAclを単離した。さらにpLAAcl中でプローブと強くハイブリダイズする5.0kbpEcoRV-EcoRI断片について塩基配列を決定した。その結果、1つのプロモーター領域の支配下に5個のオープンリーディングフレーム(ORF)がオペロンを形成し、phaC_<AC>遺伝子はその中の1つであることを明らかにした。本遺伝子がコードするPHAシンターゼは594アミノ酸からなり、その配列はこれまでに知られているPHAシンターゼと25〜40%の相同性を示した。その上流および下流に存在するORFと相同性の高い遺伝子はデーターベース中に見い出されず、これらのORFの機能は不明である。また5.0kbp EcoRV-EcoRI断片はAlcaligenes eutrophus P HB-4株(PHAシンターゼ欠損株)を相補し、ポリエステル合成能を復帰させることを確認した。

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  • Biosynthesis of biodegradable polyesters

    1994

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 

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  • 生分解性ポリエステルの微生物合成

    1994

    科学研究費補助金 

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