Research keywords (1):
Enzyme, Carbohydrate, X-ray crystallography
Research theme for competitive and other funds (2):
2011 - 2013 マコモ植物細胞壁の緩みに関与する細胞壁分解酵素および遺伝子の網羅的解析
2005 - 2009 Characterization of milk oligosaccharide related enzymes
Papers (55):
Sei Motouchi, Shiro Komba, Hiroyuki Nakai, Masahiro Nakajima. Discovery of Anomer-Inverting Transglycosylase: Cyclic Glucohexadecaose-Producing Enzyme from Xanthomonas, a Phytopathogen. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2024. 146. 26. 17738-17746
Meng-Shu Hao, Scott Mazurkewich, He Li, Alma Kvammen, Srijani Saha, Salla Koskela, Annie R. Inman, Masahiro Nakajima, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Hiroyuki Nakai, Gisela Brändén, Vincent Bulone, Johan Larsbrink & Lauren S. McKee. Structural and biochemical analysis of family 92 carbohydrate-binding modules uncovers multivalent binding to β-glucans. Nature Communications. 2024. 15. 3429
Nobukiyo Tanaka, Ryotaro Saito, Kaito Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nakai, Shogo Kamo, Kouji Kuramochi, Hayao Taguchi, Masahiro Nakajima, Tomoko Masaike. Functional and structural analysis of a cyclization domain in a cyclic β-1,2-glucan synthase. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2024
Sei Motouchi, Kaito Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nakai, Masahiro Nakajima. Identification of enzymatic functions of osmo-regulated periplasmic glucan biosynthesis proteins from Escherichia coli reveals a novel glycoside hydrolase family. Communications Biology. 2023. 6. 1
Masahiro Nakajima. β-1,2-Glucans and associated enzymes. BIOLOGIA. 2022. 78. 1741-1757