Kumiko Kainou

<i>DGA1</i> (diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene) overexpression and leucine biosynthesis significantly increase lipid accumulation in the Δ<i>snf2</i> disruptant of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

Yasushi Kamisaka, Nao Tomita, Kazuyoshi Kimura et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2007 · 112 citations · Full text

Biosynthesis, Systems Biology, Lipid Metabolism +15

Isolation of Δ12 and ω3‐fatty acid desaturase genes from the yeast <i>Kluyveromyces lactis</i> and their heterologous expression to produce linoleic and α‐linolenic acids in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

Kumiko Kainou, Yasushi Kamisaka, Kazuyoshi Kimura et al. · Yeast · 2006 · 63 citations

Genetic manipulation of the γ‐aminobutyric acid (<scp>GABA</scp>) shunt in rice: overexpression of truncated glutamate decarboxylase (<i><scp>GAD</scp>2</i>) and knockdown of γ‐aminobutyric acid transaminase (<i><scp>GABA</scp>‐<scp>T</scp></i>) lead to sustained and high levels of <scp>GABA</scp> accumulation in rice kernels

Yasuka Shimajiri, Takayuki Oonishi, Kae Ozaki et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal · 2013 · 58 citations · Full text

Differential subcellular localization, enzymatic properties and expression patterns of γ-aminobutyric acid transaminases (GABA-Ts) in rice (Oryza sativa)

Yasuka Shimajiri, Kae Ozaki, Kumiko Kainou et al. · Journal of Plant Physiology · 2012 · 26 citations

Engineering, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +9