Hisayoshi Nozaki

Synergistic effects of proteinaceous pheromone and nitrogen starvation on male gametogenesis in the anisogamous volvocine alga Eudorina

This study shows that proteinaceous pheromones from male Eudorina colonies induce SP formation, with nitrogen starvation enhancing but not requiring this effect.

Simple prerequisite of presequence for mitochondrial protein import in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

The paper investigates mitochondrial protein import in Cyanidioschyzon merolae by designing synthetic targeting peptides and showing that basic residues and specific amino acid composition are sufficient for import, with a simplified authentication mechanism involving TOM22.

Complete Mitochondrial and Plastid DNA Sequences of the Freshwater Green Microalga Medakamo hakoo

The paper reports the complete mitochondrial and plastid DNA sequences of Medakamo hakoo, identifying it as having the smallest known organellar genomes in core Trebouxiophyceae.