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Katsuhiko Kitamoto

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1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes. Autophagy 2007 20.92
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Autophagy 2012 20.08
3 Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Nature 2005 8.55
4 Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae. Nature 2005 5.47
5 Septum-directed secretion in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Mol Microbiol 2011 1.61
6 Hyphal heterogeneity in Aspergillus oryzae is the result of dynamic closure of septa by Woronin bodies. Mol Microbiol 2012 1.52
7 Whole-genome sequencing of sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kyokai no. 7. DNA Res 2011 1.45
8 Genomics of Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 1.20
9 Three-dimensional image analysis of plugging at the septal pore by Woronin body during hypotonic shock inducing hyphal tip bursting in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 1.19
10 Vacuolar membrane dynamics in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Eukaryot Cell 2006 1.15
11 Identification of a novel polyketide synthase-nonribosomal peptide synthetase (PKS-NRPS) gene required for the biosynthesis of cyclopiazonic acid in Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2008 1.14
12 Analysis of expressed sequence tags from the fungus Aspergillus oryzae cultured under different conditions. DNA Res 2007 1.14
13 Genetically engineered wine yeast produces a high concentration of L-lactic acid of extremely high optical purity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.10
14 Functional analysis of the ATG8 homologue Aoatg8 and role of autophagy in differentiation and germination in Aspergillus oryzae. Eukaryot Cell 2006 1.09
15 Efficient production of L-Lactic acid by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a genome-integrated L-lactate dehydrogenase gene. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.04
16 Breeding research on sake yeasts in Japan: history, recent technological advances, and future perspectives. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol 2013 1.03
17 Promotion of efficient Saccharification of crystalline cellulose by Aspergillus fumigatus Swo1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 1.02
18 A plasmid pRH45 of Lactobacillus brevis confers hop resistance. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998 1.02
19 Endocytosis is crucial for cell polarity and apical membrane recycling in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Eukaryot Cell 2008 1.02
20 Systematic analysis of SNARE localization in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2007 1.01
21 Development of a versatile expression plasmid construction system for Aspergillus oryzae and its application to visualization of mitochondria. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 1.01
22 Development of Aspergillus oryzae thiA promoter as a tool for molecular biological studies. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005 1.00
23 Macroautophagy-mediated degradation of whole nuclei in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. PLoS One 2010 1.00
24 Heterologous expression and characterization of a glucose-stimulated β-glucosidase from the termite Neotermes koshunensis in Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.99
25 Visualization of vacuoles in Aspergillus oryzae by expression of CPY-EGFP. Fungal Genet Biol 2002 0.99
26 Multiple gene disruptions by marker recycling with highly efficient gene-targeting background (DeltaligD) in Aspergillus oryzae. Biotechnol Lett 2008 0.98
27 Isolation of Aspergillus oryzae mutants for heterologous protein production from a double proteinase gene disruptant. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.98
28 Discovery of a novel superfamily of type III polyketide synthases in Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.96
29 SclR, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, regulates hyphal morphology and promotes sclerotial formation in Aspergillus oryzae. Eukaryot Cell 2011 0.96
30 Dissecting cellular components of the secretory pathway in filamentous fungi: insights into their application for protein production. Biotechnol Lett 2007 0.96
31 Disruption of the Aopex11-1 gene involved in peroxisome proliferation leads to impaired Woronin body formation in Aspergillus oryzae. Eukaryot Cell 2009 0.95
32 Development of a novel quadruple auxotrophic host transformation system by argB gene disruption using adeA gene and exploiting adenine auxotrophy in Aspergillus oryzae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.95
33 Identification of csypyrone B1 as the novel product of Aspergillus oryzae type III polyketide synthase CsyB. Bioorg Med Chem 2010 0.95
34 Acid-induced sweetness of neoculin is ascribed to its pH-dependent agonistic-antagonistic interaction with human sweet taste receptor. FASEB J 2008 0.95
35 Square-plate culture method allows detection of differential gene expression and screening of novel, region-specific genes in Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006 0.94
36 Presence and functionality of mating type genes in the supposedly asexual filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.94
37 Heterologous expression and characterization of an endoglucanase from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Reticulitermes speratus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009 0.94
38 Cloning and characterization of a gene (avaA) from Aspergillus nidulans encoding a small GTPase involved in vacuolar biogenesis. Gene 2002 0.93
39 Double disruption of the proteinase genes, tppA and pepE, increases the production level of human lysozyme by Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007 0.93
40 Functional analysis of the calcineurin-encoding gene cnaA from Aspergillus oryzae: evidence for its putative role in stress adaptation. Arch Microbiol 2003 0.92
41 Secretory phospholipases A2 induce neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells through lysophosphatidylcholine generation and activation of G2A receptor. J Biol Chem 2005 0.92
42 Functional expression of the Aspergillus flavus PKS-NRPS hybrid CpaA involved in the biosynthesis of cyclopiazonic acid. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009 0.92
43 Biochemical characterization of horA-independent hop resistance mechanism in Lactobacillus brevis. Int J Food Microbiol 2002 0.91
44 Differential distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum network as visualized by the BipA-EGFP fusion protein in hyphal compartments across the septum of the filamentous fungus, Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2006 0.90
45 Adenine auxotrophic mutants of Aspergillus oryzae: development of a novel transformation system with triple auxotrophic hosts. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.90
46 Visualization of the endocytic pathway in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae using an EGFP-fused plasma membrane protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.89
47 Farnesol induces the transcriptional accumulation of the Aspergillus nidulans Apoptosis-Inducing Factor (AIF)-like mitochondrial oxidoreductase. Mol Microbiol 2008 0.88
48 Autophagy delivers misfolded secretory proteins accumulated in endoplasmic reticulum to vacuoles in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.87
49 Peroxisomes are involved in biotin biosynthesis in Aspergillus and Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem 2011 0.87
50 Genetic analysis of glucosidase II beta-subunit in trimming of high-mannose-type glycans. Glycobiology 2009 0.87
51 Construction of quintuple protease gene disruptant for heterologous protein production in Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008 0.87
52 Disruption of ten protease genes in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae highly improves production of heterologous proteins. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 0.86
53 D-lactic acid production by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biosci Bioeng 2006 0.86
54 Aspergillus oryzae type III polyketide synthase CsyA is involved in the biosynthesis of 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010 0.86
55 Identification of csypyrone B2 and B3 as the minor products of Aspergillus oryzae type III polyketide synthase CsyB. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012 0.86
56 Possible involvement of pleiomorphic vacuolar networks in nutrient recycling in filamentous fungi. Autophagy 2006 0.86
57 Elevated expression of genes under the control of stress response element (STRE) and Msn2p in an ethanol-tolerance sake yeast Kyokai no. 11. J Biosci Bioeng 2007 0.86
58 Differential distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum network in filamentous fungi. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007 0.85
59 Genetic safeguard against mycotoxin cyclopiazonic acid production in Aspergillus oryzae. Chembiochem 2011 0.85
60 Extracellular production of neoculin, a sweet-tasting heterodimeric protein with taste-modifying activity, by Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 0.85
61 A novel neurotrophic role of secretory phospholipases A2 for cerebellar granule neurons. FEBS Lett 2005 0.85
62 Heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris and characterization of an endogenous thermostable and high-glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from the termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.84
63 Microbial production of sensory-active miraculin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.84
64 The effect of pyruvate decarboxylase gene knockout in Saccharomyces cerevisiae on L-lactic acid production. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2006 0.83
65 The catalytic activity, but not receptor binding, of sPLA2s plays a critical role for neurite outgrowth induction in PC12 cells. Brain Res 2004 0.83
66 Secretory phospholipases A2 induce neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Biochem J 2003 0.83
67 AoSO protein accumulates at the septal pore in response to various stresses in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.83
68 Phosphorylation of the Aspergillus oryzae Woronin body protein, AoHex1, by protein kinase C: evidence for its role in the multimerization and proper localization of the Woronin body protein. Biochem J 2007 0.83
69 Light represses conidiation in koji mold Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.83
70 In vivo visualization of the distribution of a secretory protein in Aspergillus oryzae hyphae using the RntA-EGFP fusion protein. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.82
71 Dibasic amino acid residues at the carboxy-terminal end of kinase homology domain participate in the plasma membrane localization and function of phosphatidylinositol 5-kinase gamma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.82
72 Analysis of autophagy in Aspergillus oryzae by disruption of Aoatg13, Aoatg4, and Aoatg15 genes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2011 0.82
73 Functional analysis and subcellular location of two flavohemoglobins from Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2010 0.82
74 Molecular cloning and functional characterization of avaB, a gene encoding Vam6p/Vps39p-like protein in Aspergillus nidulans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.82
75 Efficient export of alkaline phosphatase overexpressed from a multicopy plasmid requires degP, a gene encoding a periplasmic protease of Escherichia coli. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2001 0.82
76 In vivo imaging of endoplasmic reticulum and distribution of mutant α-amylase in Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2010 0.82
77 Cloning and characterization of the nagA gene that encodes beta-n-acetylglucosaminidase from Aspergillus nidulans and its expression in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.82
78 Distinct enzymatic and cellular characteristics of two secretory phospholipases A2 in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2010 0.81
79 Monitoring global gene expression of proteases and improvement of human lysozyme production in the nptB gene disruptant of Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2008 0.81
80 Improvement of heterologous protein production in Aspergillus oryzae by RNA interference with alpha-amylase genes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2009 0.81
81 Cloning and characterization of vmaA, the gene encoding a 69-kDa catalytic subunit of the vacuolar H+-ATPase during alkaline pH mediated growth of Aspergillus oryzae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002 0.81
82 Aspergillus oryzae type III polyketide synthase CsyB uses a fatty acyl starter for the biosynthesis of csypyrone B compounds. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.81
83 A carrier fusion significantly induces unfolded protein response in heterologous protein production by Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011 0.80
84 Visualizing nuclear migration during conidiophore development in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus oryzae: multinucleation of conidia occurs through direct migration of plural nuclei from phialides and confers greater viability and early germination in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.80
85 Genomic evidences for the existence of a phenylpropanoid metabolic pathway in Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.80
86 Enhanced production and secretion of heterologous proteins by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae via disruption of vacuolar protein sorting receptor gene Aovps10. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.80
87 Functional analysis of Aoatg1 and detection of the Cvt pathway in Aspergillus oryzae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012 0.80
88 Structural and biochemical analyses of glycoside hydrolase family 26 β-mannanase from a symbiotic protist of the termite Reticulitermes speratus. J Biol Chem 2014 0.80
89 Autophagy during conidiation and conidial germination in filamentous fungi. Autophagy 2007 0.80
90 Genomics reveals traces of fungal phenylpropanoid-flavonoid metabolic pathway in the f ilamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. J Microbiol 2005 0.79
91 Targeted gene disruption in Koji mold Aspergillus oryzae. Methods Mol Biol 2011 0.79
92 Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient production of pure L-(+)-lactic acid. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2006 0.79
93 Aggregation of endosomal-vacuolar compartments in the Aovps24-deleted strain in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.79
94 Enhanced production of bovine chymosin by autophagy deficiency in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. PLoS One 2013 0.79
95 Lysophosphatidylcholine protects cerebellar granule neurons from apoptotic cell death. J Neurosci Res 2009 0.78
96 Functional analysis of Abp1p-interacting proteins involved in endocytosis of the MCC component in Aspergillus oryzae. Fungal Genet Biol 2013 0.78
97 Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient production of pure L-(+)-lactic acid. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2006 0.78
98 Using a new GPI-anchored-protein identification system to mine the protein databases of Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, and Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009 0.78
99 A eukaryotic copper-containing nitrite reductase derived from a NirK homolog gene of Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2010 0.78
100 Cloning and overexpression of beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase encoding gene nagA from Aspergillus oryzae and enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of human milk oligosaccharide. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.78
101 Purification and characterization of termite endogenous beta-1,4-endoglucanases produced in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2010 0.78
102 High-throughput recombinant gene expression systems in Pichia pastoris using newly developed plasmid vectors. Plasmid 2010 0.78
103 Aspergillus oryzae AoSO is a novel component of stress granules upon heat stress in filamentous fungi. PLoS One 2013 0.78
104 Observation of EGFP-visualized nuclei and distribution of vacuoles in Aspergillus oryzae arpA null mutant. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002 0.78
105 Vacuolar H(+)-ATPase and plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase contribute to the tolerance against high-pressure carbon dioxide treatment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Int J Food Microbiol 2005 0.78
106 Novel neurotrophic effects of sphingosylphosphorylcholine in cerebellar granule neurons and in PC12 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.77
107 Efficient formation of heterokaryotic sclerotia in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013 0.77
108 A novel glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from the salivary gland of the termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013 0.77
109 Contribution ratios of amyA, amyB, amyC genes to high-level α-amylase expression in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012 0.77
110 Codon optimization prevents premature polyadenylation of heterologously-expressed cellulases from termite-gut symbionts in Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008 0.77
111 [Polarized distribution of intracellular organelles involved in vesicular trafficking in filamentous fungal cells]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2008 0.77
112 Molecular breeding of yeast with higher metal-adsorption capacity by expression of histidine-repeat insertion in the protein anchored to the cell wall. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2000 0.77
113 Expanding functional repertoires of fungal peroxisomes: contribution to growth and survival processes. Front Physiol 2013 0.77
114 Isolation and characterization of Aspergillus oryzae vacuolar protein sorting mutants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.77
115 Identification and characterization of Scp15, a protein from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) inducing neurites in PC12 cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 0.77
116 Development of a modified positive selection medium that allows to isolate Aspergillus oryzae strains cured of the integrated niaD-based plasmid. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2005 0.77
117 Improved heterologous protein production by a tripeptidyl peptidase gene (AosedD) disruptant of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012 0.76
118 Aovps24, a homologue of VPS24, is required for vacuolar formation which could maintain proper growth and development in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.76
119 Heterologous expression and characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 45 endo-β-1,4-glucanase from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Reticulitermes speratus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013 0.76
120 A newly discovered function of peroxisomes: involvement in biotin biosynthesis. Plant Signal Behav 2012 0.76
121 Isolation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNase T1 hypersensitive (rns) mutants and genetic analysis of the RNS1/DSL1 gene. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005 0.76
122 Design and synthesis of oligosaccharides that interfere with glycoprotein quality-control systems. Chembiochem 2005 0.76
123 Endocytic recycling at the tip region in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Commun Integr Biol 2009 0.75
124 A cytosolic phospholipase A2-like protein in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae localizes to the intramembrane space of the mitochondria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009 0.75
125 Novel role of cytoplasmic dynein motor in maintenance of the nuclear number in conidia through organized conidiation in Aspergillus oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 0.75
126 Carbon and nitrogen depletion-induced nucleophagy and selective autophagic sequestration of a whole nucleus in multinucleate cells of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2017 0.75
127 Further enhanced production of heterologous proteins by double-gene disruption (ΔAosedD ΔAovps10) in a hyper-producing mutant of Aspergillus oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013 0.75
128 Cloning of Aspergillus oryzae Aovps5 gene, homologous to vacuolar protein sorting associated gene VPS5 and construction of the disruptant. J Biosci Bioeng 2009 0.75
129 Identification and characterization of rns4/vps32 mutation in the RNase T1 expression-sensitive strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Evidence for altered ambient response resulting in transportation of the secretory protein to vacuoles. FEMS Yeast Res 2005 0.75
130 Identification and characterization of an intracellular lectin, calnexin, from Aspergillus oryzae using N-glycan-conjugated beads. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 0.75
131 Cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and expression of the beta-galactosidase-encoding gene (lacA) from Aspergillus oryzae. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002 0.75
132 Effects of protein transport inhibitors on the distribution and secretion of the fusion protein RntA-EGFP in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 0.75
133 Functional analysis of the putative AAA ATPase AipA localizing at the endocytic sites in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2011 0.75
134 Establishment of a new method to quantitatively evaluate hyphal fusion ability in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014 0.75
135 Functional expression in Aspergillus oryzae of p15, a protein with potent neurite-inducing activity in PC12 cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2002 0.75