About us

　Our research activities are focused on understanding the molecular mechanism of microbial metabolic systems and unique productivity of valuable metabolites by using biochamical and molecular biological methods. Substrate conversion abilities of microorganisms greatly affect the global material circulation. In addition, microorganisms has a basal role for conversion of biopolymers (i.e. polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids), which are produced/supplied by agriculture. We demonstrate the research and education for understanding microbial metabolic systems within wide academic area of agricultural science.

Research Projects

Understanding bioenergy production system and material transporter, and its application to industrial production

Keywords: Membrane protein, Microbial production, Transportation activity, Protein crystallography

Analyses of molecular mechanism underlying behavior of hydrophobin RolA from Aspergillus oryzae on the surface

Keywords: Surfactant protein, Host invasion, Self assembly

Understanding the cell surface architecture of filamentous fungi and its application to the fungal cell factory

Keywords: Fungal cell wall, Submerged culture, Hyphal aggregation, Fungal cell factory

Molecular mechanism of β-barrel pore-forming toxins from Staphylococcus aureus

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, β-PFTs, hemolysin, leukocidin, structure-function analysis

Cell surface structure and genomic analyses of the common rumen bacteria Selenomonas ruminantium

Keywords: Anaerobic, Rumen, Cell surface structure, Plasmalogen, Lactate assimilation