2022-08-19
A paper on Identification of key amino acid residues toward improving the catalytic activity and substrate specificity of plant-derived cytochrome P450 monooxygenases CYP716A subfamily enzyme for triterpenoid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Jutapat Romsuk (D3) et al., has been published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. [Link]
2022-08-18
A paper on High-yield bioactive triterpenoid production by heterologous expression in Nicotiana benthamiana using the Tsukuba system by Jutapat Romsuk (D3) et al., has been published in Frontiers in Plant Science. [Link]
2021-12-16
A paper on Comparative Analysis of NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductases From Legumes for Heterologous Production of Triterpenoids in Transgenic Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Pramesti Istiandari (D3) et al., has been published in Frontiers in Plant Science. [Link]
2021-06-25
A paper on Characterization of UDP-glucose dehydrogenase isoforms in the medicinal legume Glycyrrhiza uralensis by Ayumi Kawasaki (Guest Researcher) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2021-02-23
A paper on Insights into the diversification of subclade IVa bHLH transcription factors in Fabaceae by Hayato Suzuki (D3) et al., has been published in BMC plant biology. [Link]
2021-01-13
A paper on Allylic hydroxylation activity is a source of saponin chemodiversity in the genus Glycyrrhiza by Much Zaenal Fanani (Guest Researcher) et al., has been published in Plant and Cell Physiology. [Link]
2020-11-20
A paper on The effect of nojirimycin on the transcriptome of germinating Orobanche minor seeds by Atsushi Okazawa (Guest Associate Prof.) et al., has been published in Journal of pesticide science. [Link]
2020-11-16
A paper on A cellulose synthase-derived enzyme catalyses 3-O-glucuronosylation in saponin biosynthesis by Soo Yeon Chung(D3) et al., has been published in Nature Communications. [Link] [News]
2020-06-25
A paper on Targeted genome editing in tetraploid potato through transient TALEN expression by Agrobacterium infection by Shuhei Yasumoto (Assistant Prof.) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2020-04-20
A paper on the production of the bioactive plant‐derived triterpenoid morolic acid in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae, by Pisanee Srisawat (Guest Researcher) et al., has been published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. [Link]
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2020-02-04
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2019-11-27
A paper on the Structure-activity relationships of pentacyclic triterpenoids as inhibitors of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase enzymes by Nhu Ngoc Quynh Vo (D3) et al., has been published in Journal of Natural Products. [Link]
2019-11-01
A paper on the molecular basis of triterpene C-30 oxidases by Much Zaenal Fanani (D3) et al., has been published in Frontiers in Plant Science. [Link]
2019-10-01
A paper on Efficient genome engineering using Platinum TALEN in potato by Shuhei Yasumoto (Assistant Prof.) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2019-08-16
A paper on the triterpenoid biosynthesis in a model legume plant Lotus japonicus, by Hayato Suzuki (D2) et al., has been published in Plant & Cell Physiology. [Link]
2019-06-22
A paper on the identification of oxidosqualene cyclases from the medicinal legume tree Bauhinia forficata, by Pisanee Srisawat (D3) et al., has been published in New Phytologist. [Link]
2019-05-28
A paper on the identification of TPSs related to sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in Artemisia abrotanum, by Paskorn Muangphrom (Guest Researcher) et al., has been published in Phytochemistry. [Link]
2019-05-16
A paper on the identification of a glycosyltransferase related to glycyrrhizin biosynthesis in Glycyrrhiza uralensis, by Yuhta Nomura (Guest Researcher) et al., has been published in The Plant Journal. [Link]
2019-05-01
Shuhei Yasumoto has joined Muranaka laboratory as Assistant Professor. 2019-02-01
Ery Odette Fukushima (Associate Professor (Lecturer)) has moved out to Ikiam-Universidad Regional Amazónica (Ecuador). 2018-10-25
A paper on the identification of P450s related to triterpenoid biosynthesis in Avicennia marina, by Mitsuki Nakamura(M2) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2018-06-26
A paper on the identificaion of the novel sesquiterpene synthase in Artemisia maritima, by Paskorn Muangphrom(Postdoctoral researcher) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2018-06-26
A paper on the comparative analysis of CYP716A enzymes in yeast, by Hayato Suzuki(D1) and Ery O. Fukushima (Associate Prof. (Lecturer)) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2018-03-30
A paper on the in planta phosphorylation of Arabidopsis HMG-CoA reductase, by Jekson Robertlee(Postdoctoral researcher) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2018-02-27
A paper on the identification of the bHLH transcription factor regulating soyasaponin biosynthesis in Glycyrrhiza uralensis, by Keita Tamura (D3) et al., has been published in Plant and Cell Physiology. [Link]
2017-03-23
A paper on "chemical metabolic switching" to increase sesquiterpene content in plants, by Keiko Kobayashi (former researcher), Kanako Kobayashi (graduate) et al., has been published in Plant Biotechnology. [Link]
2017-03-23
A paper on the identification of P450s related to triterpenoid biosynthesis in Platycodon grandiflorus, by Keita Tamura (D2), Yuga Teranishi (M2) et al., has been published in Plant and Cell Physiology. [Link]
2017-03-06
A paper on the phosphorylation of Arabidopsis HMG-CoA reductase by AKIN10 protein, by Jekson Robertlee(D3) et al., has been published in FEBS Letters. [Link]
2017-01-05
A paper on the functional characterization of CYP716 family P450s of tomato, by Shuhei Yasumoto(D3) et al., has been published in Frontiers in Plant Science. [Link]