Surface α-1,3-Glucan Facilitates Fungal Stealth Infection by Interfering with Innate Immunity in Plants

Takashi Fujikawa, Ayumu Sakaguchi, Yoko Nishizawa, +6

PLoS Pathogens

Fungal Cell WallEngineeringMicrobial PathogensImmunologyPlant Pathology +14

Dynamics of cell wall components of <i>Magnaporthe grisea</i> during infectious structure development

Takashi Fujikawa, Yukari Kuga, Shigekazu Yano, +4

Molecular Microbiology

Microbial PathogensFungal Cell BiologyGlycobiologyImmunologyPlant Pathology +15

Functional Analysis of the α-1,3-Glucan Synthase Genes agsA and agsB in Aspergillus nidulans: AgsB Is the Major α-1,3-Glucan Synthase in This Fungus

Akira Yoshimi, Motoaki Sano, Azusa Inaba, +12

PLoS ONE

Characterization of salt-tolerant glutaminase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia NYW-81 and its application in Japanese soy sauce fermentation

Mamoru Wakayama, Tomohiro Yamagata, Aki Kamemura, +5

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Effective treatment for suppression of acrylamide formation in fried potato chips using L-asparaginase from Bacillus subtilis

Yohei Onishi, Asep Awaludin Prihanto, Shigekazu Yano, +3

3 Biotech

Utilization of shrimp shellfish waste as a substrate for solid-state cultivation of Aspergillus sp. S1-13: Evaluation of a culture based on chitinase formation which is necessary for chitin-assimilation

Nopakarn Rattanakit, Abhinya Plikomol, Shigekazu Yano, +2

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Marine BiotechnologyChitinase FormationEngineeringAspergillus SpBiotechnology +6

Both Galactosaminogalactan and α-1,3-Glucan Contribute to Aggregation of Aspergillus oryzae Hyphae in Liquid Culture

Ken Miyazawa, Akira Yoshimi, Motoaki Sano, +7

Frontiers in Microbiology

Cloning and Expression of an α-1,3-Glucanase Gene from<i>Bacillus circulans</i>KA-304: The Enzyme Participates in Protoplast Formation of<i>Schizophyllum commune</i>

Shigekazu Yano, Mamoru Wakayama, Takashi Tachiki

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Systematic Analysis of Selective Bactericidal Activity of Fatty Acids against &lt;i&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/i&gt; with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration

Takamasa Watanabe, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Maki Miura, +3

Journal of Oleo Science

Domain Structure and Function of α-1,3-Glucanase from<i>Bacillus circulans</i>KA-304, an Enzyme Essential for Degrading Basidiomycete Cell Walls

Wasana Suyotha, Shigekazu Yano, Kazuyoshi Takagi, +3

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Domain Deletion EnzymesMicrobial PathogensFungal Cell BiologyGlycobiologyPolysaccharide +14