H. Takikawa

Insights into stereoselective ring formation in canonical strigolactone: Discovery of a dirigent domain-containing enzyme catalyzing orobanchol synthesis

This study identifies a dirigent domain-containing enzyme, SRF, that catalyzes the stereoselective BC-ring closure in orobanchol biosynthesis, revealing the molecular mechanism for SL stereochemistry.

Modelling the emergence of an egalitarian society in the n-player game framework

This study models the evolution of egalitarian behavior using an n-player game framework, finding that social control and coalition benefits promote egalitarian societies.