List of works - Tamotsu Kanai

A Structurally Novel Chitinase from the Chitin-Degrading Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus.

scientific article

A highly productive system for cell-free protein synthesis using a lysate of the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis

scientific article published on 13 December 2006

A novel branching enzyme of the GH-57 family in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

scientific article published on August 2006

A novel candidate for the true fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in archaea.

scientific article

A regulatory factor, Fil1p, involved in derepression of the isocitrate lyase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae--a possible mitochondrial protein necessary for protein synthesis in mitochondria.

scientific article

An archaeal RNA binding protein, FAU-1, is a novel ribonuclease related to rRNA stability in Pyrococcus and Thermococcus

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

An archaeal histone is required for transformation of Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

Analysis of carbon source-regulated gene expression by the upstream region of the Candida tropicalis malate synthase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

scientific article published on January 1997

Application of hyperthermophiles and their enzymes

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Archaeal RNA polymerase subunits E and F are not required for transcription in vitro, but a Thermococcus kodakarensis mutant lacking subunit F is temperature-sensitive

scientific article published on 10 September 2008

Biochemical and genetical analyses of the three mcm genes from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis.

scientific article

Cell-free protein synthesis at high temperatures using the lysate of a hyperthermophile

scientific article published on 30 May 2006

Characterization and in vitro interaction study of a [NiFe] hydrogenase large subunit from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

scientific article published on 25 November 2011

Characterization of a cytosolic NiFe-hydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

scientific article published on March 2003

Comparative analyses of the two proliferating cell nuclear antigens from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 18 October 2012

Continuous hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

scientific article published on 20 January 2005

Crystal structure of a [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation protease HybD from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

scientific article

Crystal structure of the TK2203 protein from Thermococcus kodakarensis, a putative extradiol dioxygenase

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

Crystal structures of a [NiFe] hydrogenase large subunit HyhL in an immature state in complex with a Ni chaperone HypA

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Crystal structures of an archaeal chitinase ChiD and its ligand complexes

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Crystal structures of chitin binding domains of chitinase from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

scientific article

Derepression of gene expression mediated by the 5' upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene of Candida tropicalis is controlled by two distinct regulatory pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Different roles of two transcription factor B proteins in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 14 March 2014

Distinct Modified Nucleosides in tRNATrp from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis and Requirement of tRNA m2G10/m2 2G10 Methyltransferase (Archaeal Trm11) for Survival at High Temperatures

scientific article published on 04 October 2019

Distinct physiological roles of the three [NiFe]-hydrogenase orthologs in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 22 April 2011

Dual biosynthesis pathway for longer-chain polyamines in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific journal article

Effective approaches for the production of heterologous proteins using the Thermococcus kodakaraensis-based translation system

scientific article published on 30 August 2007

Engineering of a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis, that displays chitin-dependent hydrogen production

scientific article published on 26 May 2017

Expression of acetylcholine (ACh) and ACh-synthesizing activity in Archaea

scientific article published in September 2005

Expression of the SNF1 gene from candida tropicalis is required for growth on various carbon sources, including glucose

scientific article published in October 1999

Expression profiles and physiological roles of two types of prefoldins from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis

scientific article published on 17 July 2008

Gene regulation of two ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductases by the redox-responsive regulator SurR in Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

Genetic analyses of the functions of [NiFe]-hydrogenase maturation endopeptidases in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Genetic studies on the virus-like regions in the genome of hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 9 December 2012

Identification and structure of a novel archaeal HypB for [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation

scientific article

Identification of the Phr-dependent heat shock regulon in the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis

scientific article published on 3 November 2009

Identification of the glucosamine kinase in the chitinolytic pathway of Thermococcus kodakarensis.

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Novel and convenient methods for Candida tropicalis gene disruption using a mutated hygromycin B resistance gene

scientific article published in November 2001

Overproduction of the membrane-bound [NiFe]-hydrogenase in Thermococcus kodakarensis and its effect on hydrogen production

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Pcal_1311, an alcohol dehydrogenase homologue from Pyrobaculum calidifontis, displays NADH-dependent high aldehyde reductase activity

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock

scientific article

Possible function of the second RecJ-like protein in stalled replication fork repair by interacting with Hef.

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Protein synthesis in giant liposomes using the in vitro translation system of Thermococcus kodakaraensis.

scientific article

Pseudouridine at position 55 in tRNA controls the contents of other modified nucleotides for low-temperature adaptation in the extreme-thermophilic eubacterium Thermus thermophilus

scientific article published on 18 November 2010

Salt has a biphasic effect on the higher-order structure of a DNA-protamine complex

scientific article published on 29 March 2011

Sodium-driven energy conversion for flagellar rotation of the earliest divergent hyperthermophilic bacterium.

scientific article

Stabilization of tRNA (mG37) methyltransferase [TrmD] from Aquifex aeolicus by an intersubunit disulfide bond formation

scientific article published on 21 June 2008

Structural basis of a Ni acquisition cycle for [NiFe] hydrogenase by Ni-metallochaperone HypA and its enhancer

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Structure of a [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation protease HycI provides insights into its substrate selectivity.

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

Synthesis and in situ insertion of a site-specific fluorescently labeled membrane protein into cell-sized liposomes

scientific article published on 26 June 2011

The Cdc45/RecJ-like protein forms a complex with GINS and MCM, and is important for DNA replication in Thermococcus kodakarensis

scientific article published on 25 August 2017

The Fur iron regulator-like protein is cryptic in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis

scientific article

The X-ray crystal structure of the euryarchaeal RNA polymerase in an open-clamp configuration

scientific article

The upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene (UPR-ICL) of Candida tropicalis induces gene expression in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli by acetate via two distinct promoters

scientific article

Thermophilic Degradation of Hemicellulose, a Critical Feedstock in the Production of Bioenergy and Other Value-Added Products

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

List of works by Tamotsu Kanai

A Structurally Novel Chitinase from the Chitin-Degrading Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus.

A highly productive system for cell-free protein synthesis using a lysate of the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis

A novel branching enzyme of the GH-57 family in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

A novel candidate for the true fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in archaea.

A regulatory factor, Fil1p, involved in derepression of the isocitrate lyase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae--a possible mitochondrial protein necessary for protein synthesis in mitochondria.

An archaeal RNA binding protein, FAU-1, is a novel ribonuclease related to rRNA stability in Pyrococcus and Thermococcus

An archaeal histone is required for transformation of Thermococcus kodakarensis

Analysis of carbon source-regulated gene expression by the upstream region of the Candida tropicalis malate synthase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Application of hyperthermophiles and their enzymes

Archaeal RNA polymerase subunits E and F are not required for transcription in vitro, but a Thermococcus kodakarensis mutant lacking subunit F is temperature-sensitive

Biochemical and genetical analyses of the three mcm genes from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis.

Cell-free protein synthesis at high temperatures using the lysate of a hyperthermophile

Characterization and in vitro interaction study of a [NiFe] hydrogenase large subunit from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

Characterization of a cytosolic NiFe-hydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

Comparative analyses of the two proliferating cell nuclear antigens from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis

Continuous hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1.

Crystal structure of a [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation protease HybD from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

Crystal structure of the TK2203 protein from Thermococcus kodakarensis, a putative extradiol dioxygenase

Crystal structures of a [NiFe] hydrogenase large subunit HyhL in an immature state in complex with a Ni chaperone HypA

Crystal structures of an archaeal chitinase ChiD and its ligand complexes

Crystal structures of chitin binding domains of chitinase from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

Derepression of gene expression mediated by the 5' upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene of Candida tropicalis is controlled by two distinct regulatory pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Different roles of two transcription factor B proteins in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

Distinct Modified Nucleosides in tRNATrp from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis and Requirement of tRNA m2G10/m2 2G10 Methyltransferase (Archaeal Trm11) for Survival at High Temperatures

Distinct physiological roles of the three [NiFe]-hydrogenase orthologs in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

Dual biosynthesis pathway for longer-chain polyamines in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

Effective approaches for the production of heterologous proteins using the Thermococcus kodakaraensis-based translation system

Engineering of a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis, that displays chitin-dependent hydrogen production

Expression of acetylcholine (ACh) and ACh-synthesizing activity in Archaea

Expression of the SNF1 gene from candida tropicalis is required for growth on various carbon sources, including glucose

Expression profiles and physiological roles of two types of prefoldins from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis

Gene regulation of two ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductases by the redox-responsive regulator SurR in Thermococcus kodakarensis

Genetic analyses of the functions of [NiFe]-hydrogenase maturation endopeptidases in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis

Genetic studies on the virus-like regions in the genome of hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakarensis

Identification and structure of a novel archaeal HypB for [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation

Identification of the Phr-dependent heat shock regulon in the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus kodakaraensis

Identification of the glucosamine kinase in the chitinolytic pathway of Thermococcus kodakarensis.

Novel and convenient methods for Candida tropicalis gene disruption using a mutated hygromycin B resistance gene

Overproduction of the membrane-bound [NiFe]-hydrogenase in Thermococcus kodakarensis and its effect on hydrogen production

Pcal_1311, an alcohol dehydrogenase homologue from Pyrobaculum calidifontis, displays NADH-dependent high aldehyde reductase activity

Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from Antarctic white rock

Possible function of the second RecJ-like protein in stalled replication fork repair by interacting with Hef.

Protein synthesis in giant liposomes using the in vitro translation system of Thermococcus kodakaraensis.

Pseudouridine at position 55 in tRNA controls the contents of other modified nucleotides for low-temperature adaptation in the extreme-thermophilic eubacterium Thermus thermophilus

Salt has a biphasic effect on the higher-order structure of a DNA-protamine complex

Sodium-driven energy conversion for flagellar rotation of the earliest divergent hyperthermophilic bacterium.

Stabilization of tRNA (mG37) methyltransferase [TrmD] from Aquifex aeolicus by an intersubunit disulfide bond formation

Structural basis of a Ni acquisition cycle for [NiFe] hydrogenase by Ni-metallochaperone HypA and its enhancer

Structure of a [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation protease HycI provides insights into its substrate selectivity.

Synthesis and in situ insertion of a site-specific fluorescently labeled membrane protein into cell-sized liposomes

The Cdc45/RecJ-like protein forms a complex with GINS and MCM, and is important for DNA replication in Thermococcus kodakarensis

The Fur iron regulator-like protein is cryptic in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis

The X-ray crystal structure of the euryarchaeal RNA polymerase in an open-clamp configuration

The upstream region of the isocitrate lyase gene (UPR-ICL) of Candida tropicalis induces gene expression in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli by acetate via two distinct promoters

Thermophilic Degradation of Hemicellulose, a Critical Feedstock in the Production of Bioenergy and Other Value-Added Products