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