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Kenji Kai

Osaka Metropolitan UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4036-9959Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2

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Ai Ishiguro· 1 shared Funa Endo· 1 shared Hiroyuki NakaiiD· 1 shared Inhyuk KimiD· 1 shared Keisuke MotoneiD· 1 shared Kenshiro Niu· 1 shared Masahiro NakajimaiD· 1 shared Michihiko KataokaiD· 1 shared

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2023-2025 · peak 1/yr

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintApr 21, 2025

Discovery of a wide variety of α-1,6-cyclized β-1,2-glucan synthases: a new entrance for host-microbe interactions.

Sei Motouchi, Inhyuk Kim, Ai Ishiguro…·Masahiro Nakajima

The paper identifies and characterizes α-1,6-cyclized β-1,2-glucan synthases, revealing their role in plant-pathogen interactions and potential applications in agriculture.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.21.649730

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintDec 12, 2023

Characterization of carotenoid-producing Muricauda sp. strains isolated from the reef-building coral Galaxea fascicularis and subtropical seawater

Funa Endo, Keisuke Motone, Kenji Kai…·Michihiko Kataoka

This study characterizes two Muricauda sp. strains isolated from coral and seawater, showing they produce carotenoids that may protect zooxanthellae from environmental stress.

4 citations

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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