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Norio Murata

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1 How do environmental stresses accelerate photoinhibition? Trends Plant Sci 2008 2.26
2 Enhancement of tolerance of abiotic stress by metabolic engineering of betaines and other compatible solutes. Curr Opin Plant Biol 2002 2.05
3 A new paradigm for the action of reactive oxygen species in the photoinhibition of photosystem II. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 1.97
4 Salt stress and hyperosmotic stress regulate the expression of different sets of genes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002 1.82
5 Membrane fluidity and its roles in the perception of environmental signals. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004 1.65
6 Two-step mechanism of photodamage to photosystem II: step 1 occurs at the oxygen-evolving complex and step 2 occurs at the photochemical reaction center. Biochemistry 2005 1.50
7 Glycinebetaine: an effective protectant against abiotic stress in plants. Trends Plant Sci 2008 1.49
8 The SphS-SphR two component system is the exclusive sensor for the induction of gene expression in response to phosphate limitation in synechocystis. J Biol Chem 2004 1.47
9 Glycinebetaine protects plants against abiotic stress: mechanisms and biotechnological applications. Plant Cell Environ 2010 1.46
10 Identical Hik-Rre systems are involved in perception and transduction of salt signals and hyperosmotic signals but regulate the expression of individual genes to different extents in synechocystis. J Biol Chem 2005 1.45
11 Positive regulation of sugar catabolic pathways in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by the group 2 sigma factor sigE. J Biol Chem 2005 1.40
12 Identification of histidine kinases that act as sensors in the perception of salt stress in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 1.30
13 Nitrogen induction of sugar catabolic gene expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. DNA Res 2006 1.30
14 Environmental stress inhibits the synthesis de novo of proteins involved in the photodamage-repair cycle of Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004 1.27
15 Five histidine kinases perceive osmotic stress and regulate distinct sets of genes in Synechocystis. J Biol Chem 2004 1.25
16 The histidine kinase Hik33 perceives osmotic stress and cold stress in Synechocystis sp PCC 6803. Mol Microbiol 2002 1.23
17 Singlet oxygen inhibits the repair of photosystem II by suppressing the translation elongation of the D1 protein in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochemistry 2004 1.21
18 Protein synthesis is the primary target of reactive oxygen species in the photoinhibition of photosystem II. Physiol Plant 2011 1.21
19 Gene expression profiling reflects physiological processes in salt acclimation of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803. Plant Physiol 2004 1.20
20 Interruption of the Calvin cycle inhibits the repair of Photosystem II from photodamage. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 1.18
21 Salt stress inhibits the repair of photodamaged photosystem II by suppressing the transcription and translation of psbA genes in synechocystis. Plant Physiol 2002 1.16
22 Inhibition of the repair of photosystem II by oxidative stress in cyanobacteria. Photosynth Res 2005 1.12
23 The histidine kinase Hik34 is involved in thermotolerance by regulating the expression of heat shock genes in synechocystis. Plant Physiol 2005 1.09
24 Genetic engineering of glycinebetaine synthesis in tomato protects seeds, plants, and flowers from chilling damage. Plant J 2004 1.08
25 Regulation of the desaturation of fatty acids and its role in tolerance to cold and salt stress. Curr Opin Microbiol 2002 1.04
26 A two-component Mn2+-sensing system negatively regulates expression of the mntCAB operon in Synechocystis. Plant Cell 2002 1.03
27 Gene-engineered rigidification of membrane lipids enhances the cold inducibility of gene expression in synechocystis. J Biol Chem 2002 1.02
28 Glycerate-3-phosphate, produced by CO2 fixation in the Calvin cycle, is critical for the synthesis of the D1 protein of photosystem II. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 1.02
29 Salt stress inhibits photosystems II and I in cyanobacteria. Photosynth Res 2008 1.01
30 Histidine kinases play important roles in the perception and signal transduction of hydrogen peroxide in the cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant J 2006 1.00
31 Membrane fluidity and the perception of environmental signals in cyanobacteria and plants. Prog Lipid Res 2003 0.99
32 Glucosylglycerol, a compatible solute, sustains cell division under salt stress. Plant Physiol 2003 0.97
33 Osmotic shrinkage of cells of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by water efflux via aquaporins regulates osmostress-inducible gene expression. Microbiology 2005 0.97
34 Systematic analysis of the relation of electron transport and ATP synthesis to the photodamage and repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis. Plant Physiol 2004 0.96
35 An increase in unsaturation of fatty acids in phosphatidylglycerol from leaves improves the rates of photosynthesis and growth at low temperatures in transgenic rice seedlings. Plant Cell Physiol 2002 0.96
36 Revised scheme for the mechanism of photoinhibition and its application to enhance the abiotic stress tolerance of the photosynthetic machinery. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014 0.96
37 Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing the rice dehydroascorbate reductase gene are resistant to salt stress. J Plant Physiol 2005 0.95
38 Functional expression of a Delta12 fatty acid desaturase gene from spinach in transgenic pigs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 0.94
39 Glycinebetaine-induced water-stress tolerance in codA-expressing transgenic indica rice is associated with up-regulation of several stress responsive genes. Plant Biotechnol J 2009 0.93
40 DNA supercoiling regulates the stress-inducible expression of genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis. Mol Biosyst 2009 0.93
41 Lipid diffusion in the thylakoid membranes of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.: effect of fatty acid desaturation. FEBS Lett 2003 0.93
42 Structural consequences of genetically engineered saturation of the fatty acids of phosphatidylglycerol in tobacco thylakoid membranes. An FTIR study. Biochemistry 2003 0.92
43 Glycinebetaine protects the D1/D2/Cytb559 complex of photosystem II against photo-induced and heat-induced inactivation. J Plant Physiol 2003 0.90
44 Proteomic analysis of the heat shock response in Synechocystis PCC6803 and a thermally tolerant knockout strain lacking the histidine kinase 34 gene. Proteomics 2006 0.90
45 The essential role of phosphatidylglycerol in photosynthesis. Photosynth Res 2007 0.90
46 An RNA helicase, CrhR, regulates the low-temperature-inducible expression of heat-shock genes groES, groEL1 and groEL2 in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Microbiology 2009 0.89
47 Identification of components associated with thermal acclimation of photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. PLoS One 2010 0.88
48 Stress-induced expression of choline oxidase in potato plant chloroplasts confers enhanced tolerance to oxidative, salt, and drought stresses. Plant Cell Rep 2007 0.88
49 Enhanced formation of flowers in salt-stressed Arabidopsis after genetic engineering of the synthesis of glycine betaine. Plant J 2003 0.88
50 A bacterial transgene for catalase protects translation of d1 protein during exposure of salt-stressed tobacco leaves to strong light. Plant Physiol 2007 0.87
51 Glycinebetaine accumulation is more effective in chloroplasts than in the cytosol for protecting transgenic tomato plants against abiotic stress. Plant Cell Environ 2007 0.87
52 Proteomic study of the soluble proteins from the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 using automated matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight peptide mass fingerprinting. Proteomics 2002 0.86
53 Serine/threonine protein kinase SpkA in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 is a regulator of expression of three putative pilA operons, formation of thick pili, and cell motility. J Bacteriol 2006 0.85
54 Glycinebetaine counteracts the inhibitory effects of salt stress on the degradation and synthesis of D1 protein during photoinhibition in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942. Plant Physiol 2006 0.85
55 Protection by α-tocopherol of the repair of photosystem II during photoinhibition in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochim Biophys Acta 2010 0.84
56 Transformation of tomato with a bacterial codA gene enhances tolerance to salt and water stresses. J Plant Physiol 2011 0.83
57 Dissecting a cyanobacterial proteolytic system: efficiency in inducing degradation of the D1 protein of photosystem II in cyanobacteria and plants. Biochim Biophys Acta 2003 0.83
58 A novel Delta9 acyl-lipid desaturase, DesC2, from cyanobacteria acts on fatty acids esterified to the sn-2 position of glycerolipids. Biochem J 2006 0.83
59 Glycinebetaine enhances the tolerance of tomato plants to high temperature during germination of seeds and growth of seedlings. Plant Cell Environ 2011 0.82
60 Glycinebetaine alleviates the inhibitory effect of moderate heat stress on the repair of photosystem II during photoinhibition. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 0.82
61 Red and far-red light alter the transcript profile in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: impact of cyanobacterial phytochromes. FEBS Lett 2005 0.82
62 The codA transgene for glycinebetaine synthesis increases the size of flowers and fruits in tomato. Plant Biotechnol J 2007 0.82
63 Eukaryotic-like Ser/Thr protein kinases SpkC/F/K are involved in phosphorylation of GroES in the Cyanobacterium synechocystis. DNA Res 2011 0.81
64 Application of low temperatures during photoinhibition allows characterization of individual steps in photodamage and the repair of photosystem II. Photosynth Res 2007 0.80
65 Very strong UV-A light temporally separates the photoinhibition of photosystem II into light-induced inactivation and repair. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 0.79
66 Cis-trans isomerase gene in psychrophilic Pseudomonas syringae is constitutively expressed during growth and under conditions of temperature and solvent stress. Extremophiles 2005 0.78
67 Proteomic study of the impact of Hik33 mutation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under normal and salt stress conditions. J Proteome Res 2011 0.78
68 Time course and spacial distribution of UV effects on human skin in organ culture. J Radiat Res 2008 0.77
69 Irreversible photoinhibition of photosystem II is caused by exposure of Synechocystis cells to strong light for a prolonged period. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 0.76
70 Acclimation of photosystem II to high temperature in a suspension culture of soybean (Glycine max) cells requires proteins that are associated with the thylakoid membrane. Photosynth Res 2007 0.76
71 Desaturase genes in a psychrotolerant Nostoc sp. are constitutively expressed at low temperature. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.76
72 Prasanna K. Mohanty (1934-2013): a great photosynthetiker and a wonderful human being who touched the hearts of many. Photosynth Res 2014 0.75
73 Functional expression of a humanized gene for an omega-3 fatty acid desaturase from scarlet flax in transfected bovine adipocytes and bovine embryos cloned from the cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2009 0.75
74 Dissection of photodamage at low temperature and repair in darkness suggests the existence of an intermediate form of photodamaged photosystem II. Biochemistry 2003 0.75