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Masahiro Nakajima

Tokyo University of ScienceORCID 0000-0002-3182-0859Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Hiroyuki NakaiiD· 2 shared Sei MotouchiiD· 2 shared Ai Ishiguro· 1 shared Hayao TaguchiiD· 1 shared Hisaka Shimizu· 1 shared Inhyuk KimiD· 1 shared Kaito KobayashiiD· 1 shared Kazuki MaedaiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Discovery of a wide variety of α-1,6-cyclized β-1,2-glucan synthases: a new entrance for host-microbe interactions.

Sei Motouchi, Inhyuk Kim, Ai Ishiguro, Kenshiro Niu, Wakana Tachibana, Shiro Komba, Toma Kashima, Yoshinao Kitano, Hiroyuki Nakai, Kenji Kai, Masahiro Nakajima

The paper identifies and characterizes α-1,6-cyclized β-1,2-glucan synthases, revealing their role in plant-pathogen interactions and potential applications in agriculture.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry

A beta-Galactosidase acting on unique galactosides: the structure and function of a beta-1,2-galactosidase from Bacteroides xylanisolvens, an intestinal bacterium

Yutaka Nakazawa, Masumi Kageyama, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Ziqin Liang, Kaito Kobayashi, Hisaka Shimizu, Kazuki Maeda, Miho Masuhiro, Sei Motouchi, Saika Kumano, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Kouji Kuramochi, Hiroyuki Nakai, Hayao Taguchi, Masahiro Nakajima

This study identifies a beta-galactosidase from Bacteroides xylanisolvens that hydrolyzes beta-1,2-galactooligosaccharides, revealing its unique substrate specificity through structural and biochemical analysis.

Communications Biology · Jan 16, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry