年報2010

I. Outline of the Noda Institute for Scientific Research

F. J. Jin, T. Takahashi, M. Machida, Y. Koyama: Identification of a basic helix-loop-helix-type transcription regulator gene in Aspergillus oryzae by systematically deleting large chromosomal segments.
　Reproduced from Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 75: 5943-51 (2009) by copyright permission of American Society for Microbiology
F. J. Jin, T. Takahashi, M. Utsushikawa, T. Furukido, M. Nishida, M. Ogawa, M. Tokuoka, Y. Koyama: A trial of minimization of chromosome 7 in Aspergillus oryzae by multiple chromosomal deletions.
　Reproduced from Mol. Genet. Genomics, 283: 1-12 (2010) by copyright permission of Springer-Verlag
M. Ogawa, M. Tokuoka, F. J. Jin, T. Takahashi, Y. Koyama: Genetic analysis of conidiation regulatory pathways in koji-mold Aspergillus oryzae.
　Reproduced from Fungal Genet. Biol., 47: 10-18 (2010) by copyright permission of Elsevier Inc.

Hirofumi ICHINOSE (Kyushu University): Comprehensive survey of cytochrome P450 function from Aspergillus oryzae
Masashi KATO (Nagoya University): Analysis on the transcriptional regulation mechanisms controlled by the CCAAT-box binding complex as a key factor in filamentous fungi
Yutaka KURODA (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology): Analysis and prevention of inclusion body in E. coli over-expression systems using short peptide tags
Yoichi NODA (The University of Tokyo): Mechanisms of Golgi-localization of mannosyltransferases
Kan TANAKA (Chiba University): Studies on novel regulatory mechanism for nucleotide biosynthesis through the amino acid signal in bacteria

Shigenobu KISHINO (Kyoto University): Analysis of peculiar fatty acid transformation by anaerobic microorganisms and application to conjugated fatty acid production
Shinya KODANI (Shizuoka University): Study on aerial hyphae formation mechanism of siderophore in the cell of Streptomyces coelicolor
Takuji OKA (Sojo University): Identification and application of new genes involved in glycosylation in filamentous fungi
Hideaki TAKANO (Nihon University): LitR-mediated photoresponse in non-phototrophic bacteria: studies on its molecular mechanism and potential diversity
Seiya WATANABE (Kyoto University): Generation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable to ferment hexoses and pentoses derived from lignocellulosic biomass by protein- and metabolic-engineering
Yuji YAMAMOTO (Kitasato University): Identification of antioxidant(s) from lactic acid bacteria and screening of high antioxidative strain(s)