Engineering of cyanobacteria for the photosynthetic production of limonene from CO2

H Kiyota, Y Okuda, M Ito, MY Hirai, M Ikeuchi - Journal of biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Isoprenoids, major secondary metabolites in many organisms, are utilized in various
applications. We constructed a model photosynthetic production system for limonene, a volatile …

Biosynthesis of a sulfated exopolysaccharide, synechan, and bloom formation in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803

K Maeda, Y Okuda, G Enomoto, S Watanabe, M Ikeuchi - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Extracellularpolysaccharides of bacteria contribute to biofilm formation, stress tolerance,
and infectivity. Cyanobacteria, the oxygenic photoautotrophic bacteria, uniquely produce …

[HTML][HTML] Photolithographic shape control of DNA hydrogels by photo-activated self-assembly of DNA nanostructures

Y Kasahara, Y Sato, MK Masukawa, Y Okuda… - APL …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We report a photolithographic method for the shape control of DNA hydrogels based on
photo-activated self-assembly of Y-shaped DNA nanostructures (Y-motifs). To date, various …

Genetic identification of factors for extracellular cellulose accumulation in the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus vulcanus: proposal of a novel …

K Maeda, J Tamura, Y Okuda, R Narikawa… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cells of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus vulcanus strain RKN (NIES‐2134)
aggregate and produce extracellular cellulose under induced conditions of blue light …

Sorbitol production and optimization of photosynthetic supply in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803

T Chin, Y Okuda, M Ikeuchi - Journal of biotechnology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochemicals production is a major theme in the application of photosynthesis to address
global warming and organic-resource problems. Among biochemicals, sugar alcohols have …

[HTML][HTML] Tlr1612 is the major repressor of cell aggregation in the light-color-dependent c-di-GMP signaling network of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus

G Enomoto, Y Okuda, M Ikeuchi - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a bacterial second messenger involved in sessile/motile
lifestyle transitions. We previously reported that c-di-GMP is a crucial inducer of cell …

[HTML][HTML] Aqueous triple-phase system in microwell array for generating uniform-sized DNA hydrogel particles

MK Masukawa, Y Okuda, M Takinoue - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
DNA hydrogels are notable for their biocompatibility and ability to incorporate DNA information
and computing properties into self-assembled micrometric structures. These hydrogels …

Astaxanthin production in a model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

N Shimada, Y Okuda, K Maeda, D Umeno… - The Journal of General …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 with the aid of marine bacterial genes. Astaxanthin and its
intermediates emerged at high levels, whereas β-carotene and zeaxanthin disappeared in the …

Tlr0485 is a cAMP-activated c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase in a cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus

G Enomoto, A Kamiya, Y Okuda… - The Journal of General …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Thermosynechococcus vulcanus strain RKN, inci-dent light color is sensed by cyanobacteriochrome
photoreceptors to transduce the light information to the levels of c-di-GMP, which …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt signaling as a possible promoting factor of cell differentiation in pleomorphic adenomas

Y Okuda, K Nakano, K Suzuki, Y Sugita… - … journal of medical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are well known that Wnt signaling was some roles of cell differentiation at the development
tissues, especially the oral and maxillofacial regions of some developmental stages. …