M. Sakata

Discovery of Novel Replication Proteins for Large Plasmids in Cyanobacteria and Their Potential Applications in Genetic Engineering

This study identifies two novel replication proteins, CyRepX1 and CyRepX2, from a cyanobacterial plasmid and demonstrates their compatibility with existing replication systems, suggesting potential applications in genetic engineering.

Effectiveness of heat tolerance rice cultivars in preserving grain appearance quality under high temperatures - A meta-analysis

This meta-analysis quantifies how heat-tolerant rice cultivars reduce chalky grain percentage under high temperatures, showing a 66% point increase in CG for low HTR cultivars with rising TaHD.

Regulation of pSYSA defense plasmid copy number in Synechocystis through RNase E and a highly transcribed asRNA

The paper identifies a regulatory mechanism for pSYSA plasmid copy number in Synechocystis involving RNase E and an antisense RNA, revealing a novel replication system with implications for synthetic biology.

Cold-induced switch in direction of chloroplast relocation occurs independently of changes in endogenous phototropin expression

This study shows that cold-induced chloroplast relocation direction switch occurs through reduced transitional light intensity, not changes in phototropin levels.