Toshihisa Kotake

This study identifies AtMAN2 and AtMAN5 as novel factors required for glucomannan synthesis in Arabidopsis, alongside GDP-mannose generating enzymes and CslAs.

This study shows that arabinan and galactan pectin accumulation in pollen mother cells is essential for successful meiosis in Arabidopsis.

This study shows that galactosyl modification on glucomannans in Arabidopsis cell walls is fine-tuned by MAGTs, affecting cellulose interaction and cell wall architecture.

The paper solves the crystal structures of Pc1,3Gal43A, an exo-β-1,3-galactanase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium, revealing its mechanism for bypassing side chains in arabinogalactan proteins.