Research keywords (3):
Secondary metabolites
, Genome mining
, Regulation of secondary metabolism
Research theme for competitive and other funds (22):
2024 - 2027 Establishment of international academic basis for functional enhancement of natural products toward healthy-aging and a treatment against tropical infectious diseases
2022 - 2025 Transport mechanism of S-adenosyl-L-methionine into vacuole, elucidation of its physiological function and development of its application
2022 - 2025 Elucidation of molecular basis of Streptomyces signaling-molecule-dependent regulatory pathway and activation of silent secondary metabolite biosynthetic genes
2020 - 2023 ケミカルジェネティクスによるミズクラゲの変態制御シグナル分子群の解明
2018 - 2021 Development of synthesis processes of raw material and carbon fiber composite material contributing to environmental conservation
2019 - 2020 Creation and structural redesign of microbial secondary metabolites through rational modification of metabolic pathways
2016 - 2019 Integration of structural basis for secondary metabolite biosynthesis, regulation, and morphological development coded on the Streptomyces genome
2016 - 2018 Engineering phosphorus metabolic pathway for biological containment of genetically modified microorganisms
2017 - 2018 Mechanistic study and biosynthetic redesign of silent secondary metabolites produced by rational modification of metabolic pathway
2016 - 2017 Collective activation of silent biosynthetic pathways for bioactive compounds by small diffusible signaling molecules
2013 - 2015 Analysis of secondary metabolite regulatory system and construction of the biosynthetic platform by multiple regulatory control
Awet Alem Teklemichael, Aiko Teshima, Asahi Hirata, Momoko Akimoto, Mayumi Taniguchi, Gholam Khodakaramian, Takashi Fujimura, Fuyuki Tokumasu, Kenji Arakawa, and Shusaku Mizukami. Discovery of antimalarial drugs from secondary metabolites in actinomycetes culture library. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2024
Rukman Muslimin, Alimuddin Ali, Sho Ogaki, Nurjannah, Ummu Kalsum Alam, Sisun Choi, Eung-Soo Kim, and Kenji Arakawa. Detection of seco-macrotetrolides caused by regiospecific hydrolysis in Indonesian Streptomyces strains isolated at the karst area in Sulawesi Island. Tetrahedron. 2024. 160. 134045-134045
Yu Tanaka, Haruka Nagano, Mei Okano, Takuya Kishimoto, Ayaka Tatsukawa, Hirofumi Kunitake, Atsushi Fukumoto, Yojiro Anzai, Kenji Arakawa. Isolation of Hydrazide-alkenes with Different Amino Acid Origins from an Azoxy-alkene-Producing Mutant of Streptomyces rochei 7434AN4. Journal of Natural Products. 2023. 86. 9. 2185-2192
Yuya Misaki, Tomomi Hirashima, Karin Fujii, Asahi Hirata, Yutaro Hoshino, Miho Sumiyoshi, Sachiko Masaki, Toshihiro Suzuki, Kuninobu Inada, Hiroki Koyama, et al. 4-Methoxy-2,2′-bipyrrole-5-carbaldehyde, a biosynthetic intermediate of bipyrrole-containing natural products from the Streptomyces culture, arrests the strobilation of moon jellyfish Aurelia coerulea. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2023. 10
Iwakuni Miyuki, Suzuki Toshihiro, Yamamoto Shouji, Sasaki Hiroaki, Kinashi Haruyasu, Arakawa Kenji. 2P-229 Functional analysis of srrB, a represser gene that negatively regulates antibiotic production in Streptomyces rochei. 2014. 66. 164-164
Kunitake Hirofumi, Hiramatsu Takahiro, Kinashi Haruyasu, Arakawa Kenji. 2P-226 Structural elucidation and biosynthetic pathway of azoxyalkene produced by a multiple gene disruptant of Streptomyces rochei. 2014. 66. 163-163
Cao Zhisheng, Yoshida Ryuhei, Kataoka Yusuke, Kinashi Haruyasu, Arakawa Kenji. 2P-225 Structural elucidation, biosynthesis, and their regulatory system of the secondary metabolites produced by the blocked mutant of lankacidin biosynthesis of Streptomyces rochei. 2014. 66. 163-163
Hadae Nozomi, Tsuda Naoto, Kinashi Haruyasu, Arakawa Kenji. 2P-228 Functional analysis of a P450 enzyme SrrO involved in the biosynthesis of SRB molecule, an inducer of antibiotic production in Streptomyces rochei. 2014. 66. 163-163
Promotion of antibiotics production by the disruption of the gene for tetR type receptor in Streptomyces rochei
Books (3):
Natural Products from Actinomycetes - Diversity, Ecology and Drug Discovery -
Springer Nature 2022 ISBN:9789811661327
応用微生物学 第3版
文永堂出版 2016
Giant Vesicles
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Sussex, England 1999
Lectures and oral presentations (75):
Manipulation of signaling-molecule-dependent regulatory pathway for genome mining and concept for international cooperation
(International Seminar 2024 on Sciences and Technology 2024)
Discovery and biosynthetic investigation of hydrazide-alkenes from an azoxy-alkene-producing mutant of Streptomyces rochei 7434AN4 through genome mining approach
(2024 Annual Meeting & International Symposium, The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology 2024)
Overview of biosynthetic machinery, structural redesign, regulatory network, genome mining, and natural product discovery in Actinomycetes
(1st Japan-Korea Actinomycetes Symposium 2024)
Natural products discovery through microbial genome mining approaches and extensive investigation of their biosynthetic machineries and biological activities
(Guest Lecture 2023)
Overview of biosynthetic machinery, structural redesign, regulatory network, and genome mining in Actinomycetes
(Hiroshima University-Inha University International Biosymposium 2023 2023)
1997 - 1999 Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering
1997 - 1999 Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering Department of Chemistry
1995 - 1997 Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering
1995 - 1997 Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering Department of Chemistry
1991 - 1995 Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
1991 - 1995 Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
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Professional career (2):
Doctor of Science (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Master of Science (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Work history (9):
2024/04/01 - Hiroshima University Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life Professor
2019/04/01 - 2024/03/31 Hiroshima University Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life Associate Professor
2010/09/01 - 2019/03/31 Hiroshima University Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter Associate Professor
2007/04/01 - 2010/08/31 Hiroshima University Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter Research Assistant Professor
2002/04/01 - 2007/03/31 Hiroshima University Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter Research Assistant Professor
1999/11/01 - 2002/03/31 University of Washington Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Research Associate
1999/10/01 - 1999/10/31 JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
1999/10/01 - 1999/10/31 JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
1999/01/01 - 1999/09/30 JSPS Research Fellow (DC)
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Committee career (21):
2023/04 - 2024/03 Society of Actinomycetes Japan Chair of the 37th Annual Meeting of Society of Actinomycetes Japan
2009/07 - Hamada Award Characterization of the biosynthetic gene clusters located on the Streptomyces linear plasmid
2001/03 - Tejima Doctoral Dissertation Memorial Award Synthesis and characterization of archaeal macrocyclic membrane lipids
Association Membership(s) (5):
American Chemical Society
, The Chemical Society of Japan
, The Society for Actinomycetes Japan
, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry