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Shinsuke Imai

House Foods (Japan)

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Takahiro Kamoi· 2 shared Jumpei Takabe· 1 shared Masahiro Kato· 1 shared Morihiro Aoyagi· 1 shared Nobuaki Tsuge· 1 shared Noriya Masamura· 1 shared Sachie Kondo· 1 shared Satoshi Watanabe· 1 shared

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2017-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Generation of lachrymatory factor synthase-suppressed onion (Allium cepa L.) by Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer for CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing

Shoya Tamaru, Shinsuke Imai, Satoshi Watanabe, Tatsuya Ikegai, Sachie Kondo, Tomoko Igawa, Takahiro Kamoi

This study uses CRISPR/Cas9 to suppress lachrymatory factor synthase in onions, reducing tear-inducing activity but causing growth issues.

Frontiers in Plant Science · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Structure Of Allium Lachrymatory Factor Synthase Elucidates Catalysis On Sulfenic Acid Substrate

Takatoshi Arakawa, Yuta Sato, Jumpei Takabe, Noriya Masamura, Masahiro Kato, Morihiro Aoyagi, Takahiro Kamoi, Nobuaki Tsuge, Shinsuke Imai, Shinya Fushinobu

This paper presents the crystal structures of onion LFS and proposes a catalytic mechanism for generating lachrymatory compounds from sulfenic acid substrates.

bioRxiv · May 30, 2017 · PreprintBiochemistry