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Hajime Tokuda

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1 Lipoprotein sorting in bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol 2011 1.65
2 Lipoprotein trafficking in Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 2004 1.46
3 Biochemical characterization of an ABC transporter LptBFGC complex required for the outer membrane sorting of lipopolysaccharides. FEBS Lett 2009 1.45
4 Crystal structures of bacterial lipoprotein localization factors, LolA and LolB. EMBO J 2003 1.21
5 An ABC transporter mediating the membrane detachment of bacterial lipoproteins depending on their sorting signals. FEBS Lett 2005 1.20
6 Elucidation of the function of lipoprotein-sorting signals that determine membrane localization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.20
7 Model of mouth-to-mouth transfer of bacterial lipoproteins through inner membrane LolC, periplasmic LolA, and outer membrane LolB. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.17
8 Aminoacylation of the N-terminal cysteine is essential for Lol-dependent release of lipoproteins from membranes but does not depend on lipoprotein sorting signals. J Biol Chem 2002 1.13
9 Disruption of lolCDE, encoding an ATP-binding cassette transporter, is lethal for Escherichia coli and prevents release of lipoproteins from the inner membrane. J Bacteriol 2002 1.13
10 Effects of lipoprotein overproduction on the induction of DegP (HtrA) involved in quality control in the Escherichia coli periplasm. J Biol Chem 2004 1.09
11 Amino acids at positions 3 and 4 determine the membrane specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipoproteins. J Biol Chem 2007 1.06
12 Biofilm formation by lactic acid bacteria and resistance to environmental stress. J Biosci Bioeng 2008 1.02
13 Stress tolerance of Methylobacterium biofilms in bathrooms. Microbes Environ 2012 1.02
14 Membrane topology inversion of SecG detected by labeling with a membrane-impermeable sulfhydryl reagent that causes a close association of SecG with SecA. J Biochem 2002 1.00
15 Mechanism underlying the inner membrane retention of Escherichia coli lipoproteins caused by Lol avoidance signals. J Biol Chem 2003 0.99
16 Structural studies of the Cpx pathway activator NlpE on the outer membrane of Escherichia coli. Structure 2007 0.97
17 Mechanisms underlying energy-independent transfer of lipoproteins from LolA to LolB, which have similar unclosed {beta}-barrel structures. J Biol Chem 2005 0.97
18 A novel ligand bound ABC transporter, LolCDE, provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying membrane detachment of bacterial lipoproteins. Mol Microbiol 2006 0.96
19 A mutation in the membrane subunit of an ABC transporter LolCDE complex causing outer membrane localization of lipoproteins against their inner membrane-specific signals. Mol Microbiol 2003 0.92
20 Depletion of SecDF-YajC causes a decrease in the level of SecG: implication for their functional interaction. FEBS Lett 2003 0.91
21 Topology inversion of SecG is essential for cytosolic SecA-dependent stimulation of protein translocation. J Biol Chem 2007 0.90
22 A derivative of lipid A is involved in signal recognition particle/SecYEG-dependent and -independent membrane integrations. J Biol Chem 2006 0.89
23 Sorting of bacterial lipoproteins to the outer membrane by the Lol system. Methods Mol Biol 2010 0.89
24 Dissection of LolB function--lipoprotein binding, membrane targeting and incorporation of lipoproteins into lipid bilayers. FEBS J 2009 0.88
25 Molecular events involved in a single cycle of ligand transfer from an ATP binding cassette transporter, LolCDE, to a molecular chaperone, LolA. J Biol Chem 2008 0.88
26 Opening and closing of the hydrophobic cavity of LolA coupled to lipoprotein binding and release. J Biol Chem 2008 0.88
27 Disruption of rpmJ encoding ribosomal protein L36 decreases the expression of secY upstream of the spc operon and inhibits protein translocation in Escherichia coli. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.86
28 Application of an inducible system to engineer unmarked conditional mutants of essential genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Microbiol Methods 2010 0.86
29 Roles of the hydrophobic cavity and lid of LolA in the lipoprotein transfer reaction in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2005 0.84
30 Characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lol system as a lipoprotein sorting mechanism. J Biol Chem 2007 0.84
31 Gender and family composition related to discharge destination and length of hospital stay after acute stroke. Tohoku J Exp Med 2005 0.84
32 Introduction of a lethal redox switch that controls the opening and closing of the hydrophobic cavity in LolA. J Biol Chem 2008 0.84
33 Targeted mutagenesis of five conserved tryptophan residues of LolB involved in membrane localization of Escherichia coli lipoproteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.84
34 A novel complete reconstitution system for membrane integration of the simplest membrane protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.83
35 Membrane topology and functional importance of the periplasmic region of ABC transporter LolCDE. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 0.83
36 Large-scale preparation of the homogeneous LolA lipoprotein complex and efficient in vitro transfer of lipoproteins to the outer membrane in a LolB-dependent manner. Protein Sci 2007 0.83
37 A new screening method to identify inhibitors of the Lol (localization of lipoproteins) system, a novel antibacterial target. Microbiol Immunol 2007 0.83
38 Functional differentiation of structurally similar membrane subunits of the ABC transporter LolCDE complex. FEBS Lett 2012 0.82
39 Complete reconstitution of an ATP-binding cassette transporter LolCDE complex from separately isolated subunits. FEBS J 2007 0.82
40 Diverse effects of phospholipids on lipoprotein sorting and ATP hydrolysis by the ABC transporter LolCDE complex. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 0.82
41 Genes coding for SecG and Leu2-tRNA form an operon to give an unusual RNA comprising mRNA and a tRNA precursor. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 0.82
42 Stress resistance of biofilm and planktonic Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum JCM 1149. Food Microbiol 2009 0.82
43 Multiple SecA molecules drive protein translocation across a single translocon with SecG inversion. J Biol Chem 2011 0.82
44 Dominant negative mutant of a lipoprotein-specific molecular chaperone, LolA, tightly associates with LolCDE. FEBS Lett 2002 0.81
45 Genetic analysis of the mode of interplay between an ATPase subunit and membrane subunits of the lipoprotein-releasing ATP-binding cassette transporter LolCDE. J Bacteriol 2006 0.81
46 Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic study of the outer-membrane lipoprotein receptor LolB, a member of the lipoprotein localization factors. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003 0.81
47 Difference of EGCg adhesion on cell surface between Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli visualized by electron microscopy after novel indirect staining with cerium chloride. J Microbiol Methods 2011 0.81
48 Glycolipozyme MPIase is essential for topology inversion of SecG during preprotein translocation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.80
49 A short helix in the C-terminal region of LolA is important for the specific membrane localization of lipoproteins. FEBS Lett 2008 0.80
50 Overexpression of LolCDE allows deletion of the Escherichia coli gene encoding apolipoprotein N-acyltransferase. J Bacteriol 2011 0.80
51 MPIase is a glycolipozyme essential for membrane protein integration. Nat Commun 2012 0.79
52 A periplasmic LolA derivative with a lethal disulfide bond activates the Cpx stress response system. J Bacteriol 2010 0.79
53 Diacylglycerol specifically blocks spontaneous integration of membrane proteins and allows detection of a factor-assisted integration. J Biol Chem 2008 0.79
54 A practical phasing procedure using the MAD method without the aid of XAFS measurements: successful solution in the structure determination of the outer-membrane lipoprotein carrier LolA. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003 0.79
55 Defective lipoprotein sorting induces lolA expression through the Rcs stress response phosphorelay system. J Bacteriol 2012 0.78
56 Preparation of a highly translocation-competent proOmpA/SecB complex. Protein Sci 2010 0.78
57 Structural investigation of the interaction between LolA and LolB using NMR. J Biol Chem 2009 0.78
58 Backbone resonance assignment for the outer membrane lipoprotein receptor LolB from Escherichia coli. Biomol NMR Assign 2007 0.78
59 Biogenesis and Membrane Targeting of Lipoproteins. Ecosal Plus 2010 0.77
60 Novel mutations of the LolCDE complex causing outer membrane localization of lipoproteins despite their inner membrane-retention signals. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.77
61 Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the outer membrane lipoprotein NlpE from Escherichia coli. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006 0.76
62 Roles of the protruding loop of factor B essential for the localization of lipoproteins (LolB) in the anchoring of bacterial triacylated proteins to the outer membrane. J Biol Chem 2014 0.76
63 Overexpression of gnsA, a multicopy suppressor of the secG null mutation, increases acidic phospholipid contents by inhibiting phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis at low temperatures. J Bacteriol 2004 0.75
64 Development of a functional in vitro integration system for an integral membrane protein, SecG. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.75
65 A rapid method for identifying Byssochlamys and Hamigera. J Food Prot 2010 0.75
66 [Localization of lipoproteins in Escherichia coli]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2004 0.75
67 Real time analysis of lipoprotein transfer from LolA to LolB by means of surface plasmon resonance. FEBS Lett 2009 0.75
68 [Transport of outer membrane proteins]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2004 0.75