Maya Umekita

Walkmycin B targets WalK (YycG), a histidine kinase essential for bacterial cell growth

Ario Okada, Masayuki Igarashi, Toshihide Okajima et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics · 2010 · 74 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +14

Heliquinomycin, a New Inhibitor of DNA Helicase, Produced by Streptomyces sp. MJ929-SF2. I. Taxonomy, Production, Isolation, Physico-chemical Properties and Biological Activities.

Makoto Chino, Kiyohiro Nishikawa, Maya Umekita et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics · 1996 · 62 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +8

Curing bacteria of antibiotic resistance: reverse antibiotics, a novel class of antibiotics in nature

Keiichi Hiramatsu, Masayuki Igarashi, Yuh Morimoto et al. · International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents · 2012 · 61 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Isolation and Characterization of Signermycin B, an Antibiotic That Targets the Dimerization Domain of Histidine Kinase WalK

Takafumi Watanabe, Masayuki Igarashi, Toshihide Okajima et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2012 · 59 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Waldiomycin, a novel WalK-histidine kinase inhibitor from Streptomyces sp. MK844-mF10

Masayuki Igarashi, Takafumi Watanabe, Tomohiro Hashida et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics · 2013 · 57 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Drug Design +6