Keietsu Abe

This study identifies the N-terminal intrinsically disordered region of RolA as critical for self-catalytic interfacial nucleation during rodlet formation.

This study develops a hyphal-dispersion mutant of Aspergillus oryzae with reduced hyphal adhesion and improved enzyme production and bioreactor performance.

This study compares the properties of amorphous and rodlet films formed by hydrophobin RolA, finding that rodlet films are more rigid and functional for conidia surface properties.

This study uses high-speed atomic force microscopy to reveal the surface-catalyzed elongation mechanism of hydrophobin RolA, showing how rodlet bundling facilitates hierarchical structure formation.