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Shingo Kato

RIKEN BioResource Research CenterORCID 0000-0002-4175-0532Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Moriya OhkumaiD· 3 shared Arisa NishiharaiD· 1 shared Arisa ShibataiD· 1 shared Atsuko UenoyamaiD· 1 shared Fumiaki MakinoiD· 1 shared Hana KiyamaiD· 1 shared Haruka YuasaiD· 1 shared Hirofumi WadaiD· 1 shared

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Haloplasma MreB reconstitution in a minimal synthetic bacterium reveals orthogonal force directions underlying distinct Mollicute motility systems

Mone Mimura, Haruka Yuasa, Hirofumi Wada, Hana Kiyama, Yoshihito Kitaoku, Shingo Kato, Yuya Sasajima, Yuhei O. Tahara, Atsuko Uenoyama, Tomoko Miyata, Fumiaki Makino, Moriya Ohkuma, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Robert Charles Robinson, Keiichi Namba, Makoto Miyata

The paper expresses MreB isoforms from Haloplasma in a synthetic bacterium to study motility, finding distinct movement patterns and force directions.

bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Whole-genome sequencing of diverse 351 cultured prokaryotes including yet-unsequenced fastidious type strains

Shingo Kato, Sachiko Masuda, Arisa Shibata, Takashi Itoh, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Ken Shirasu, Moriya Ohkuma

The paper reports whole-genome sequencing of 351 prokaryotic strains, including fastidious type strains, and identifies potential taxonomic reclassifications and novel functional capabilities.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Exploring the diversity and physiological characteristics of RubisCO-mediated carbon fixation in culturable prokaryotes

Arisa Nishihara, Shingo Kato, Moriya Ohkuma

This study identifies carbon-fixing prokaryotes in JCM strains using genome analysis, revealing diverse RubisCO forms and potential autotrophic capabilities in strains lacking experimental evidence.

bioRxiv · May 1, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology