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Kenji Kai

Osaka Metropolitan UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4036-9959Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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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