Satoru Watanabe

The paper identifies sexual life cycles in Cyanidiophyceae algae, develops genetic tools, and reveals phase-specific epigenetic regulation, positioning them as a model for eukaryotic evolution.

This paper introduces a heterologous SPS biosynthesis system into Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, enabling the production of synechan, a novel sulfated polysaccharide.

The paper isolates and characterizes two novel cyanobacterial strains from hot-springs and analyzes their genomic features and ecological role in tadpole diets.

This paper identifies Rbp3 as an RRM domain protein in Synechocystis that binds mRNAs encoding photosynthesis proteins and localizes near ribosomes.

The paper shows that m4C DNA methylation regulates hemJ expression in Synechocystis, affecting tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and pigmentation.

The paper engineers a cyanobacterial strain to control PEB metabolism, enabling reversible color shifts and structural changes in phycobilisomes for improved light harvesting.

This study identifies an autonomous replication region in cyanobacteria and develops an expression vector system using it, demonstrating broad host compatibility and inducible gene expression.