Publications in 1993-1999

Ehara M, Kitayama T, Watanabe KI, Inagaki Y, Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Ohama T†. Comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of a heterokont alga (NIES 548) using genes from all three cellular compartments. Phycological Research 1999 47(3):225-231. Abstruct 

Ehara M, Watanabe KI, Kawai H, Inagaki Y, Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Ohama T†. Distribution of the mitochondrial deviant genetic code, AUA for methionine, in heterokont algae. Journal of Phycology 1998 34(6):1105-1008. Abstract

Inagaki Y†, Ehara M, Watanabe KI, Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Ohama T. Directionally evolving genetic code: the UGA codon from stop to tryptophan in mitochondria. Journal of Molecular Evolution 1998 47(4):378-384. PDF pubmed

Watanabe KI, Ehara M, Inagaki Y, Ohama T†. Distinctive origins of group I introns found in the COXI genes of three green algae. Gene 1998 213(1-2):1-7. pubmed

Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Ehara M, Inagaki Y, Ohama T†. A deviant mitochondrial genetic code in prymnesiophytes (yellow-algae): UGA codon for tryptophan. Current Genetics 1997 32(4):296-299. pubmed

Inagaki Y, Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Ehara M, Igarashi I, Ohama T†. Algae or protozoa: phylogenetic position of euglenophytes and dinoflagellates as inferred from mitochondrial sequences. Journal of Molecular Evolution 1997 45(3):295-300. pubmed

Ehara M, Hayashi-Ishimaru Y, Inagaki Y, Ohama T†. Use of a deviant mitochondrial genetic code in yellow-green algae as a landmark for segregating members within the phylum. Journal of Molecular Evolution 1997 45(2):119-24. pubmed

Inagaki Y†, Bessho Y, Hori H, Osawa S. Cloning of the Mycoplasma capricolum gene encoding peptide-chain release factor. Gene 1996 169(1):101-103. pubmed

Inagaki Y, Kojima A, Bessho Y, Hori H, Ohama T, Osawa S†. Translation of synonymous codons in family boxes by Mycoplasma capricolum tRNAs with unmodified uridine or adenosine at the first anticodon position. Journal of Molecular Biology 1995 251(4):486-492. pubmed

Inagaki Y, Bessho Y, Osawa S†. Lack of peptide-release activity responding to codon UGA in Mycoplasma capricolum. Nucleic Acids Research 1993 21(6):1335-1338. pubmed