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Cross-linking analysis reveals the putative dimer structure of the cyanobacterial BLUF photoreceptor PixD by Ren, Shukun, Sugimoto, Yuki, Kobayashi, Taichi, Masuda, Shinji

“…•We performed docking simulation and MS-based cross-linking analysis of PixD.•A putative dimer structure of PixD is revealed.•The dimer structure of PixD…”
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Blue Light-Mediated Manipulation of Transcription Factor Activity In Vivo by Masuda, Shinji, Nakatani, Yuki, Ren, Shukun, Tanaka, Mikiko

“…We developed a novel technique for manipulating the activity of transcription factors with blue light (termed “PICCORO”) using the bacterial BLUF-type…”
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Biochemical and Physiological Characterization of a BLUF Protein−EAL Protein Complex Involved in Blue Light-Dependent Degradation of Cyclic Diguanylate in the Purple Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris by Kanazawa, Takuya, Ren, Shukun, Maekawa, Mikika, Hasegawa, Koji, Arisaka, Fumio, Hyodo, Mamoru, Hayakawa, Yoshihiro, Ohta, Hiroyuki, Masuda, Shinji

“…Organisms adapt their physiologies in response to the quality and quantity of environmental light. Members of a recently identified photoreceptor protein…”
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A Predicted Structure for the PixD–PixE Complex Determined by Homology Modeling, Docking Simulations, and a Mutagenesis Study by Ren, Shukun, Sato, Ryoichi, Hasegawa, Koji, Ohta, Hiroyuki, Masuda, Shinji

“…PixD is a blue light-using flavin (BLUF) photoreceptor that controls phototaxis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. PixD interacts with the…”
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A PixD--PapB chimeric protein reveals the function of the BLUF domain C-terminal α-helices for light signal transduction by Ren, Shukun, Sawada, Masahiro, Hasegawa, Koji, Hayakawa, Yoshihiro, Ohta, Hiroyuki, Masuda, Shinji

“…Blue light-using flavin (BLUF) proteins form a subfamily of blue light photoreceptors, are found in many bacteria and algae, and are further classified…”
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Atg45 is an autophagy receptor for glycogen, a non-preferred cargo of bulk autophagy in yeast by Isoda, Takahiro, Takeda, Eigo, Hosokawa, Sachiko, Hotta-Ren, Shukun, Ohsumi, Yoshinori

“…The mechanisms governing autophagy of proteins and organelles have been well studied, but how other cytoplasmic components such as RNA and polysaccharides are…”
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4‐Hydroxy‐3‐methyl‐6‐(1‐methyl‐2‐oxoalkyl)pyran‐2‐one Synthesis by a Type III Polyketide Synthase from Rhodospirillum centenum by Awakawa, Takayoshi, Sugai, Yoshinori, Otsutomo, Kanae, Ren, Shukun, Masuda, Shinji, Katsuyama, Yohei, Horinouchi, Sueharu, Ohnishi, Yasuo

“…The purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum centenum has a putative type III polyketide synthase gene (rpsA). Although rpsA was known to be transcribed…”
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Whole-Genome Sequence of the Purple Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum Strain W4 by Masuda, Shinji, Hori, Koichi, Maruyama, Fumito, Ren, Shukun, Sugimoto, Saori, Yamamoto, Nozomi, Mori, Hiroshi, Yamada, Takuji, Sato, Shusei, Tabata, Satoshi, Ohta, Hiroyuki, Kurokawa, Ken

“…We report the draft genome sequence of the purple photosynthetic bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum. The photosynthesis gene cluster comprises two segments-a…”
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Isolation of a cadmium-releasing bacterium and characterization of its novel protease by Ren, S. (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Tomita, F, Yokota, A, Asano, K

“…Microorganisms were screened for their ability to release cadmium from scallop hepatopancreas, which is the main residue after removing of the edible parts of…”
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Receptor-mediated cargo hitchhiking on bulk autophagy by Takeda, Eigo, Isoda, Takahiro, Hosokawa, Sachiko, Oikawa, Yu, Hotta-Ren, Shukun, May, Alexander I, Ohsumi, Yoshinori

“…While the molecular mechanism of autophagy is well studied, the cargoes delivered by autophagy remain incompletely characterized. To examine the selectivity of…”
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Genetics of the Blue Light-Dependent Signal Cascade That Controls Phototaxis in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 by Sugimoto, Yuki, Nakamura, Hiroshi, Ren, Shukun, Hori, Koichi, Masuda, Shinji

“…The Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 can move on a solid surface in response to light, a phenomenon called phototaxis. Although many of the photoreceptors involved in…”
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4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-6-(1-methyl-2-oxoalkyl)pyran-2-one Synthesis by a Type III Polyketide Synthase from Rhodospirillum centenum by Awakawa, Takayoshi, Sugai, Yoshinori, Otsutomo, Kanae, Ren, Shukun, Masuda, Shinji, Katsuyama, Yohei, Horinouchi, Sueharu, Ohnishi, Yasuo

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