Shinya Fushinobu

The paper determines the crystal structure of BlGalT2, a class II UDP-glucose-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase from Bifidobacterium longum, revealing its unique architecture and substrate specificity for N-acetylated sugars.

This paper discovers and structurally analyzes a novel -1,2-glucosidase from Arthrobacter humicola A8F5, revealing its unique mechanism and structural features for cleaving rare -1,2-glucosidic bonds.

This study identifies a molecular mechanism in CI4Tase that enforces strict DP4 specificity for cycloisomaltotetraose synthesis through structural and mutational analysis.

This study reprograms protein interfaces between adenylation and carrier protein domains in NRPSs to enable non-cognate pairings and enhance natural product production.

This study determines the crystal structures of Arabidopsis thaliana GGP1, revealing its dual role in sulfur metabolism and its potential involvement in oxidative stress regulation.

This paper uses neutron crystallography to determine the structure of β-glucosidase Td2F2 in different ligand states, revealing hydrogen bonding networks and structural changes in the catalytic center during covalent intermediate formation.

This study identifies and characterizes a novel acetyl xylan esterase from Aspergillus oryzae, showing its biochemical properties and structural features.

The paper determines the crystal structure of a Galf-specific beta-D-galactofuranosidase from Streptomyces sp. JHA19, revealing the structural basis for its strict substrate specificity.

The paper presents the crystal structure of a blood group B antigen-specific α-galactosidase and identifies key residues for antigen recognition and protein stability.

This paper presents the crystal structures of onion LFS and proposes a catalytic mechanism for generating lachrymatory compounds from sulfenic acid substrates.