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N. Ogawa

Tohoku UniversityORCID 0009-0003-0093-345XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Kouhei KishidaiD· 3 shared Leonardo StariiD· 2 shared Yoshiyuki OhtsuboiD· 2 shared Yuji NagataiD· 2 shared Abu Amar M. Al Mamun· 1 shared Koji Kudo· 1 shared Masataka TsudaiD· 1 shared Peter J. ChristieiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2026

Entry exclusion enables selective conjugative DNA delivery in synthetic bacterial communities.

Kouhei Kishida, N. Ogawa, Leonardo Stari…·Yuji Nagata

The paper demonstrates the use of plasmid entry exclusion to selectively deliver DNA to specific bacterial recipients in mixed communities.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.24.754286

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedJul 31, 2025

Type I partition-related proteins enhance conjugative transfer through transcriptional activation and oriT region binding

Kouhei Kishida, Koji Kudo, Ren Kumagai…·Masataka Tsuda

This study shows Type I partition proteins enhance bacterial conjugation by activating conjugation genes and binding oriT regions, revealing a link between plasmid partitioning and dissemination.

1 citation

E. coliDNA methylation

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MicrobiologyPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewedMar 4, 2024

Chimeric systems composed of swapped Tra subunits between distantly-related F plasmids reveal striking plasticity among type IV secretion machines

Kouhei Kishida, Yang Grace Li, N. Ogawa…·Peter J. Christie

This study constructs chimeric T4SSs by swapping subunits between distantly-related F plasmids, revealing structural and functional flexibility in type IV secretion systems.

12 citations

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