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Yasunori Watanabe

Yamagata UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7846-680XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Assay:structural biology· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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Daiki MatsumotoiD· 2 shared Chie MotonoiD· 1 shared Hiroyuki KumetaiD· 1 shared K. SasakiiD· 1 shared Kenichiro ImaiiD· 1 shared Kuninori SuzukiiD· 1 shared Mizuki Hoshi· 1 shared Sayaka Ozu· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Structural basis of substrate recognition and membrane association by the bacterial lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol hydrolase AcvB

Mizuki Hoshi, Daiki Matsumoto, Yasunori Watanabe

The paper determines the crystal structures of AcvB and its catalytic domain, revealing how they recognize and hydrolyze Lys-PG and interact with LpiA for lipid remodeling.

Communications Biology · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Structures of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa MlaC-MlaD complexes reveal a conformational switch mediated by the C-terminal helix of MlaC

Daiki Matsumoto, Sayaka Ozu, Yasunori Watanabe

The paper determines crystal structures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MlaC-MlaD complexes, revealing how the C-terminal helix of MlaC acts as a conformational switch to regulate phospholipid transport.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Structural basis for phosphatidylcholine synthesis by bacterial phospholipid N-methyltransferases

Yasunori Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kumeta, Seiya Watanabe

The paper determines the crystal structures of bacterial PmtA and identifies key residues involved in substrate specificity and methylation during phosphatidylcholine synthesis.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Apr 11, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Atg15 is a vacuolar phospholipase that disintegrates organelle membranes

Yasunori Watanabe, Yurina Iwasaki, K. Sasaki, Chie Motono, Kenichiro Imai, Kuninori Suzuki

This study shows that Atg15 is a vacuolar phospholipase that disintegrates organelle membranes by degrading phospholipids in acidic environments.

Cell Reports · Dec 1, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology