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Bioorganic chemistry of signaling molecules in microbial communication by Kai, Kenji

“…Microorganisms produce and secrete a variety of secondary metabolites including fatty acids, polyketides, terpenoids, alkaloids, and peptides. Among them, many…”
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Genome Mining Discovery of Protegenins A–D, Bacterial Polyynes Involved in the Antioomycete and Biocontrol Activities of Pseudomonas protegens by Murata, Kazuya, Suenaga, Mayuna, Kai, Kenji

“…Some bacteria uniquely produce “bacterial polyynes”, which possess a conjugated CC bond starting with a terminal alkyne, and use them as chemical weapons…”
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Discovery of Cyclic Lipopeptides Ralstopeptins A and B from Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex and Analysis of Biosynthetic Gene Evolution by Matsukawa, Nao, Tsumori, Chiaki, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kai, Kenji

“…Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are plant pathogens that produce lipopeptides (ralstonins and ralstoamides) by the polyketide…”
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Actinomycins inhibit the production of the siderophore pyoverdines in the plant pathogen Pseudomonas cichorii SPC9018 by Maenaka, Risa, Tani, Shuji, Hikichi, Yasufumi, Kai, Kenji

“…Pyoverdines, a group of peptide siderophores produced by Pseudomonas species, function not only in iron acquisition, but also in their virulence in hosts…”
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2-Oxo-histidine–containing dipeptides are functional oxidation products by Ihara, Hideshi, Kakihana, Yuki, Yamakage, Akane, Kai, Kenji, Shibata, Takahiro, Nishida, Motohiro, Yamada, Ken-ichi, Uchida, Koji

“…Imidazole-containing dipeptides (IDPs), such as carnosine and anserine, are found exclusively in various animal tissues, especially in the skeletal muscles and…”
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Genome- and Mass Spectrometry-Guided Discovery of Ralstoamides A and B from Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex by Komatsu, Shoko, Tsumori, Chiaki, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kai, Kenji

“…Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) are devastating plant pathogens distributed globally with a wide host range and genetic diversity…”
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Contribution of the Sensor Histidine Kinases PhcS and VsrA to the Quorum Sensing of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum Strain OE1-1 by Senuma, Wakana, Hayashi, Kazusa, Tsuzuki, Masayuki, Takemura, Chika, Terazawa, Yuki, Kiba, Akinori, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kai, Kenji, Hikichi, Yasufumi

“…The soilborne Gram-negative phytopathogenic beta-proteobacterium strain OE1-1 produces methyl 3-hydroxymyristate (3-OH MAME) as the quorum sensing (QS) signal…”
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The Micacocidin Production-Related RSc1806 Deletion Alters the Quorum Sensing-Dependent Gene Regulation of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum Strain OE1-1 by Terazawa, Yuki, Tsuzuki, Masayuki, Nakajima, Hiroto, Inoue, Kanako, Tateda, Sora, Kiba, Akinori, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kai, Kenji, Hikichi, Yasufumi

“…The soil-borne phytopathogenic gram-negative bacterium species complex (RSSC) produces staphyloferrin B and micacocidin as siderophores that scavenge for…”
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Quorum Sensing Inhibition Attenuates the Virulence of the Plant Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex by Yoshihara, Ayaka, Shimatani, Mika, Sakata, Megumi, Takemura, Chika, Senuma, Wakana, Hikichi, Yasufumi, Kai, Kenji

“…Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) cause “bacterial wilt” on a wide range of plant species and thus lead to marked economic losses in…”
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Cycloheximide in the nanomolar range inhibits seed germination of Orobanche minor by Nogami, Ryosuke, Nagata, Mari, Imada, Risa, Kai, Kenji, Kawaguchi, Takashi, Tani, Shuji

“…From the 992 samples of culture extracts of microorganisms isolated from soil in Japan, we found that the extract of Streptomyces sp. no. 226 inhibited…”
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Regulation Involved in Colonization of Intercellular Spaces of Host Plants in Ralstonia solanacearum by Hikichi, Yasufumi, Mori, Yuka, Ishikawa, Shiho, Hayashi, Kazusa, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kiba, Akinori, Kai, Kenji

“…A soil-borne bacterium invading plant roots first colonizes the intercellular spaces of the root, and eventually enters xylem vessels, where it replicates at…”
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Quorum Sensing-Dependent Invasion of Ralstonia solanacearum into Fusarium oxysporum Chlamydospores by Tsumori, Chiaki, Matsuo, Shoma, Murai, Yuta, Kai, Kenji

“…Strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), although known as the causative agent of bacterial wilt disease in plants, induce the…”
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Infection route in tomato roots and quorum sensing of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1-1 by Tsuzuki, Masayuki, Inoue, Kanako, Kiba, Akinori, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Kai, Kenji, Hikichi, Yasufumi

“…The soil-borne Gram-negative β-proteobacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1-1 attaches to the epidermis of elongation zones in tomato roots and…”
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Methyl 3-Hydroxymyristate, a Diffusible Signal Mediating phc Quorum Sensing in Ralstonia solanacearum by Kai, Kenji, Ohnishi, Hideyuki, Shimatani, Mika, Ishikawa, Shiho, Mori, Yuka, Kiba, Akinori, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Hikichi, Yasufumi

“…Ralstonia solanacearum, a plant pathogenic bacterium causing “bacterial wilt” on crops, uses a quorum sensing (QS) system consisting of phc regulatory elements…”
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Oleamide rescues tibialis anterior muscle atrophy of mice housed in small cages by Kobayashi, Yasuyuki, Watanabe, Natsumi, Kitakaze, Tomoya, Sugimoto, Keiichiro, Izawa, Takeshi, Kai, Kenji, Harada, Naoki, Yamaji, Ryoichi

“…Skeletal muscle atrophy causes decreased physical activity and increased risk of metabolic diseases. We investigated the effects of oleamide…”
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Disproof of the Proposed Structures of Bradyoxetin, a Putative Bradyrhizobium japonicum Signaling Molecule, and HMCP, a Putative Ralstonia solanacearum Quorum-Sensing Molecule by Yajima, Arata, Katsuta, Ryo, Shimura, Mikaho, Yoshihara, Ayaka, Saito, Tatsuo, Ishigami, Ken, Kai, Kenji

“…First, we revisited the reported NMR data of bradyoxetin, a putative cell density factor of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, and found some inconsistencies in the…”
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Vertical distributions of airborne microorganisms over Asian dust source region of Taklimakan and Gobi Desert by Maki, Teruya, Bin, Chen, Kai, Kenji, Kawai, Kei, Fujita, Kazuyuki, Ohara, Kazuma, Kobayashi, Fumihisa, Davaanyam, Enkhbaatar, Noda, Jun, Minamoto, Yuki, Shi, Guangyu, Hasegawa, Hiroshi, Iwasaka, Yasunobu

“…Airborne microorganisms transported by dust events from Asian Deserts influence climate changes, ecosystem dynamics and human health in the westerly-wind…”
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Variations in airborne bacterial communities at high altitudes over the Noto Peninsula (Japan) in response to Asian dust events by Maki, Teruya, Hara, Kazutaka, Iwata, Ayumu, Lee, Kevin C, Kawai, Kei, Kai, Kenji, Kobayashi, Fumihisa, Pointing, Stephen B, Archer, Stephen, Hasegawa, Hiroshi, Iwasaka, Yasunobu

“…Aerosol particles, including airborne microorganisms, are transported through the free troposphere from the Asian continental area to the downwind area in East…”
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Chemical genetic approach using β-rubromycin reveals that a RIO kinase-like protein is involved in morphological development in Phytophthora infestans by Tani, Shuji, Nishio, Naotaka, Kai, Kenji, Hagiwara, Daisuke, Ogata, Yoshiyuki, Tojo, Motoaki, Sumitani, Jun-ichi, Judelson, Howard S., Kawaguchi, Takashi

“…To characterize the molecular mechanisms underlying life-stage transitions in Phytophthora infestans , we initiated a chemical genetics approach by screening…”
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The behavior of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1-1 and morphological changes of cells in tomato roots by Inoue, Kanako, Takemura, Chika, Senuma, Wakana, Maeda, Hidefumi, Kai, Kenji, Kiba, Akinori, Ohnishi, Kouhei, Tsuzuki, Masayuki, Hikichi, Yasufumi

“…The soil-borne Gram-negative β-proteobacterium Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) infects tomato roots through the wounds where secondary roots…”
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