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Kazuma Uesaka

Nagoya UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9166-6910Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Yuichi FujitaiD· 3 shared Haruki YamamotoiD· 1 shared Leonardo Ken OkumuraiD· 1 shared Mari BanbaiD· 1 shared Shinji MasudaiD· 1 shared Shouta NonoyamaiD· 1 shared Yoshiki Morimoto· 1 shared

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Accurate prediction of nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria reveals the dynamic evolution driving high retention rate with mosaic distribution

Kazuma Uesaka, Yuichi Fujita

This study predicts nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria using a 2D similarity plot, revealing a mosaic distribution and higher retention rate in the Cyanobacteria phylum.

Scientific Reports · Jul 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Horizontal gene transfer drives the emergence of nitrogen fixation in a unicellular Synechocystis lineage

Leonardo Ken Okumura, Mari Banba, Kazuma Uesaka, Shouta Nonoyama, Yuichi Fujita, Shinji Masuda

This study identifies a functional nitrogen fixation system in Synechocystis sp. LKSZ1 acquired via horizontal gene transfer from filamentous cyanobacteria.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A nitrogenase-like enzyme is involved in the novel anaerobic assimilation pathway of a sulfonate, isethionate, in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus

Yoshiki Morimoto, Kazuma Uesaka, Yuichi Fujita, Haruki Yamamoto

This paper identifies a nitrogenase-like enzyme (IsrBHDK) involved in the anaerobic assimilation of isethionate in Rhodobacter capsulatus, revealing a new pathway in the sulfur cycle.

mSphere · Aug 27, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology