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A new metabolic pathway for sym-homospermidine synthesis in an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus by Oshima, Tairo

“…In an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus, sym-homospermidine is synthesized by the actions of two enzymes. The first enzyme coded by dhs gene (annotated…”
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Enzymatic properties and physiological function of glutamate racemase from Thermus thermophilus by Miyamoto, Tetsuya, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Homma, Hiroshi, Oshima, Tairo

“…d-Amino acids are physiologically important components of peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall, maintaining cell structure and aiding adaptation to…”
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Enigmas of biosyntheses of unusual polyamines in an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus by Oshima, Tairo

“…Thermus thermophilus, an extreme thermophile belonging to Domain Bacteria, produces unusual polyamines in addition to standard polyamines. To understand…”
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Putrescine Biosynthesis from Agmatine by Arginase (TtARG) in Thermus thermophilus by Kobayashi, Teruyuki, Sakamoto, Akihiko, Kashiwagi, Keiko, Igarashi, Kazuei, Takao, Koichi, Uemura, Takeshi, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Oshima, Tairo, Terui, Yusuke

“…In the three domains of life, three biosynthetic pathways are known for putrescine. The first route is conversion of ornithine to putrescine by ornithine…”
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Polyamines produced by an extreme thermophile are essential for cell growth at high temperature by Sakamoto, Akihiko, Tamakoshi, Masatada, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Oshima, Tairo, Takao, Koichi, Sugita, Yoshiaki, Furuchi, Takemitsu, Niitsu, Masaru, Uemura, Takeshi, Igarashi, Kazuei, Kashiwagi, Keiko, Terui, Yusuke

“…Abstract An extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus grows at an optimum temperature of around 70°C and produces 16 different polyamines including long-chain…”
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Identification of a novel d‐amino acid aminotransferase involved in d‐glutamate biosynthetic pathways in the hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima by Miyamoto, Tetsuya, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Katane, Masumi, Saitoh, Yasuaki, Sekine, Masae, Sakai‐Kato, Kumiko, Oshima, Tairo, Homma, Hiroshi

“…The hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima has an atypical peptidoglycan that contains d‐lysine alongside the usual d‐alanine and d‐glutamate. We…”
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ThermusQ: Toward the cell simulation platform for Thermus thermophilus by Hijikata, Atsushi, Oshima, Tairo, Yura, Kei, Bessho, Yoshitaka

“…ThermusQ is a website (https://www.thermusq.net/) that aims to gather all the molecular information on Thermus thermophilus and to provide a platform to easily…”
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Alkaline Stress Causes Changes in Polyamine Biosynthesis in Thermus thermophilus by Kobayashi, Teruyuki, Sakamoto, Akihiko, Kashiwagi, Keiko, Igarashi, Kazuei, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Oshima, Tairo, Terui, Yusuke

“…An extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus, produces 16 different polyamines including long-chain and branched-chain polyamines. The composition and content…”
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Caldomycin, a new guanidopolyamine produced by a novel agmatine homocoupling enzyme involved in homospermidine biosynthesis by Kobayashi, Teruyuki, Sakamoto, Akihiko, Hisano, Tamao, Kashiwagi, Keiko, Igarashi, Kazuei, Takao, Koichi, Uemura, Takeshi, Furuchi, Takemitsu, Sugita, Yoshiaki, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Oshima, Tairo, Terui, Yusuke

“…An extreme thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus produces more than 20 unusual polyamines, but their biosynthetic pathways, including homospermidine,…”
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A Preliminary Analysis of Microbial and Biochemical Properties of High-Temperature Compost by Oshima, Tairo, Moriya, Toshiyuki

“…We investigated the microbial community of a high‐temperature compost process exhibiting an internal temperature exceeding 90°C. The waste pile was crosscut…”
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Effects of pH and Temperature on the Composition of Polar Lipids in Thermoplasma acidophilum HO-62 by SHIMADA, Haruo, NEMOTO, Naoki, SHIDA, Yasuo, OSHIMA, Tairo, YAMAGISHI, Akihiko

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Isolation and genomic analysis of a type IV pili-independent Thermus thermophilus phage, φMN1 from a Japanese hot spring by Tamakoshi, Masatada, Hijikata, Atsushi, Yura, Kei, Oshima, Kenshiro, Toh, Hidehiro, Mitsuoka, Kaoru, Oshima, Tairo, Bessho, Yoshitaka

“…A Thermus thermophilus lytic phage was isolated from a Japanese hot spring using a type IV pili-deficient strain as an indicator host, and designated as φMN1…”
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Effects of polyamines from Thermus thermophilus, an extreme-thermophilic eubacterium, on tRNA methylation by tRNA (Gm18) methyltransferase (TrmH) by Hori, Hiroyuki, Terui, Yusuke, Nakamoto, Chisato, Iwashita, Chikako, Ochi, Anna, Watanabe, Kazunori, Oshima, Tairo

“…Thermus thermophilus is an extreme-thermophilic eubacterium, which grows at a wide range of temperatures (50-83°C). This thermophile produces various…”
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The C‐terminal flexible region of branched‐chain polyamine synthase facilitates substrate specificity and catalysis by Hidese, Ryota, Toyoda, Masataka, Yoshino, Ken‐ichi, Fukuda, Wakao, Wihardja, Gita Adhirani, Kimura, Seigo, Fujita, Junso, Niitsu, Masaru, Oshima, Tairo, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Mizohata, Eiichi, Fujiwara, Shinsuke

“…Branched‐chain polyamine synthase (BpsA) catalyzes sequential aminopropyl transfer from the donor, decarboxylated S‐adenosylmethionine (dcSAM), to the…”
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Thermus thermophilus polyploid cells directly imaged by X-ray laser diffraction by Suzuki, Akihiro, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Oshima, Tairo, Yang, Ying, Niida, Yoshiya, Tono, Kensuke, Yabashi, Makina, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Joti, Yasumasa, Nishino, Yoshinori, Bessho, Yoshitaka

“…Thermus thermophilus is reportedly polyploid and carries four to five identical genome copies per cell, based on molecular biological experiments. To directly…”
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Identification of a novel aminopropyltransferase involved in the synthesis of branched-chain polyamines in hyperthermophiles by Okada, Kazuma, Hidese, Ryota, Fukuda, Wakao, Niitsu, Masaru, Takao, Koichi, Horai, Yuhei, Umezawa, Naoki, Higuchi, Tsunehiko, Oshima, Tairo, Yoshikawa, Yuko, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Fujiwara, Shinsuke

“…Longer- and/or branched-chain polyamines are unique polycations found in thermophiles. N(4)-aminopropylspermine is considered a major polyamine in Thermococcus…”
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Active site geometry of a novel aminopropyltransferase for biosynthesis of hyperthermophile‐specific branched‐chain polyamine by Hidese, Ryota, Tse, Ka Man, Kimura, Seigo, Mizohata, Eiichi, Fujita, Junso, Horai, Yuhei, Umezawa, Naoki, Higuchi, Tsunehiko, Niitsu, Masaru, Oshima, Tairo, Imanaka, Tadayuki, Inoue, Tsuyoshi, Fujiwara, Shinsuke

“…Branched‐chain polyamines are found exclusively in thermophilic bacteria and Euryarchaeota and play essential roles in survival at high temperatures. In the…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of Thermus thermophilus Strain HB5018, Isolated from Mine Hot Spring in Japan by Miyazaki, Kentaro, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Nemoto, Naoki, Oshima, Tairo, Yura, Kei, Bessho, Yoshitaka

“…We isolated strain HB5018 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan, where the type strain HB8 was isolated nearly half a century ago. The complete genome sequence of…”
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Dual Biosynthesis Pathway for Longer-Chain Polyamines in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis by MORIMOTO, Nanako, FUKUDA, Wakao, NAKAJIMA, Nanami, MASUDA, Takeaki, TERUI, Yusuke, KANAI, Tamotsu, OSHIMA, Tairo, IMANAKA, Tadayuki, FUJIWARA, Shinsuke

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Complete Genome Sequences of Thermus thermophilus Strains HB5002 and HB5008, Isolated from Mine Hot Spring in Japan by Miyazaki, Kentaro, Moriya, Toshiyuki, Tokito, Natsuko, Oshima, Tairo, Yura, Kei, Bessho, Yoshitaka

“…We isolated strains HB5002 and HB5008 from Mine Hot Spring in Japan. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that they showed ∼100% average nucleotide identity to…”
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