Tomoya Imai

The paper analyzes engineered rice lines to show that ferulate cross-linking significantly affects lignocellulose structure and biomass properties more than lignin composition changes.

This study produces cellobiose from ionic liquid-treated cellulose using a thermostable enzyme at 80°C, achieving higher yields and purity through optimized pretreatment and enzyme conditions.

This study investigates how an enzyme called PETase breaks down poly(ethylene terephthalate) by analyzing structural changes in the material.

The paper shows that GBP and thaumatin-domain proteins engage in coevolutionary dynamics in rice apoplast to defend against Magnaporthe oryzae.

This study uses cryo-EM to determine high-resolution structures of type I and IV pili from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, revealing subunit interactions and hydrated water molecules.