Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe

This study investigates how lipoate:protein ligases distinguish between structurally similar protein substrates by analyzing electrostatic surface interactions and sequence preferences.

This paper identifies a SCCmec-located gene cluster (cst2) that enables MRSA to tolerate polysulfides, giving it a competitive advantage in polysulfide-rich environments.

This study shows that sulfoquinovose is not metabolized by mice or humans but is degraded by gut microbiota, with differences in degradation pathways between mice and humans.

This study identifies high richness and novel taxa of sulfoquinovose-degrading bacteria in cow rumen using yihQ-targeted amplicon sequencing and metagenomics.

The paper identifies and characterizes a network of sulfur transferases that deliver sulfur to the sHdr-LbpA complex in sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, showing dynamic sulfur flux and functional interactions.