Koichi Kobayashi PUBLICATIONS/Wada & Kobayashi Lab

• *Kobayashi, K., Ohnishi, A., Sasaki, D., Fujii, S., Iwase, A., Sugimoto, K., Masuda, T. and Wada, H. (2017) Shoot removal induces chloroplast development in roots via cytokinin signaling. Plant Physiol. 173: 2340-2355.

• Fujisawa, T., Narikawa, R., Maeda, S., Watanabe, S., Kanesaki, Y., Kobayashi, K., Nomata, J., Hanaoka, M., Watanabe, M., Ehira, S., Suzuki, E., Awai, K. and *Nakamura, Y. (2017) CyanoBase: a large-scale update on its 20th anniversary. Nucleic Acids Res. 45: D551-D554.

• Lin, Y.-C., Kobayashi, K., Hung, C.-H., Wada, H. and *Nakamura, Y. (2016) Arabidopsis PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROPHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE1 (PGPP1) involved in phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis and photosynthetic function. Plant J. 88: 1022-1037.

• Endo, K., Kobayashi, K. and *Wada, H. (2016) Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol has an essential role in Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 under phosphate-deficient conditions. Plant Cell Physiol. 57: 2461-2471.

• Espinas, N.A., Kobayashi, K., Sato, Y., Mochizuki, N., Takahashi, K., Tanaka, R. and *Masuda, T. (2016) Allocation of heme is differentially regulated by ferrochelatase isoforms in Arabidopsis cells. Front. Plant Sci. 7: 1326.

• Kobayashi, K., Endo, K. and *Wada, H. (2016) Multiple impacts of loss of plastidic phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis on photosynthesis during seedling growth of Arabidopsis. Front. Plant Sci. 7:336.

• Hung, C.-H., Kobayashi, K., Wada, H. and *Nakamura, Y. (2015) Functional specificity of cardiolipin synthase revealed by the isolation of a cardiolipin synthase CrCLS1 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Front. Microbiol. 6:1542.

• Hung, C.-H., Endo, K., Kobayashi, K., *Nakamura, Y. and Wada, H. (2015) Characterization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Front. Microbiol. 6:842.

• Endo, K., Mizusawa, N., Shen, J.-R., Yamada, M., Tomo, T., Komatsu, H., Kobayashi, M., Kobayashi, K. and *Wada, H. (2015) Site-directed mutagenesis of amino acid residues of D1 protein interacting with phosphatidylglycerol affects the function of plastoquinone QB in photosystem II. Photosynth. Res., 126: 385-397.

• Hung, C.-H., Kobayashi, K., Wada, H. and *Nakamura, Y. (2015) Isolation and characterization of a phosphatidylglycerophosphate phosphatase1, PGPP1, in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 92:56-61.

• Kobayashi, K., Fujii, S., Sato, M., Toyooka, K. and *Wada, H. (2015) Specific role of phosphatidylglycerol and functional overlaps with other thylakoid lipids in Arabidopsis chloroplast biogenesis. Plant Cell Rep. 34:631-642

• Fujii S+, Kobayashi K+, Nakamura Y, Wada H (2014) Inducible knockdown of MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE1 reveals roles of galactolipids in organelle differentiation in Arabidopsis cotyledons. Plant Physiol. 166: 1436-1449. (+Co-first authors)

• *Kobayashi K, Masuda T, Tajima N, Wada H, *Sato N (2014) Molecular phylogeny and intricate evolutionary history of the three isofunctional enzymes involved in the oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX. Genome Biol. Evol. 6: 2141-2155.

• Hori K et al. (2014) Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation. Nat. Comun. 5: 3978.

• Murakawa M, Shimojima M, Shimomura Y, Kobayashi K, Awai K, *Ohta H (2014) Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthesis in the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts is required for enhanced growth under sucrose supplementation. Front. Plant Sci. 5: 280.

• *Kobayashi K, Fujii S, Sasaki D, Baba S, Ohta H, Masuda T, Wada H (2014) Transcriptional regulation of thylakoid galactolipid biosynthesis coordinated with chlorophyll biosynthesis during the development of chloroplasts in Arabidopsis. Front. Plant Sci. 5: 272.

• Kobayashi K, Sasaki D, Noguchi K, Fujinuma D, Komatsu H, Kobayashi M, Sato M, Toyooka K, Sugimoto K, Niyogi KK, Wada H, *Masuda T (2013) Photosynthesis of root chloroplasts developed in Arabidopsis lines overexpressing GOLDEN2-LIKE transcription factors. Plant Cell PHysiol. 54: 1365-1377.

• *Kobayashi K, Narise T, Sonoike K, Hashimoto H, Sato N, Kondo M, Nishimura M, Sato M, Toyooka K, Sugimoto K, Wada H, Masuda T, Ohta H (2013) Role of galactolipid biosynthesis in coordinated development of photosynthetic complexes and thylakoid membranes during chloroplast biogenesis in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 73: 250-261.

• *Kobayashi K, Obayashi T, Masuda T (2012) Role of the G-box element for regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis root. Plant Signal Behav. 25: Plant Signal Behav. 7: 922-926..

• Espinas A.N, Kobayashi K, Takahashi S, Mochizuki N, *Masuda T (2012) Evaluation of unbound free heme in plant cells by differential acetone extraction. Plant Cell Physiol. 53: 1344-1354.

• *Kobayashi K, Baba S, Obayashi T, Keranen M, Aro E.M, Fukaki H, Ohta H, Masuda T (2012) Regulation of root greening by light and auxin/cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 24: 1081-1095.

• Hedtke B, Alawady A, Albacete A, Kobayashi K, Melzer M, Roitsch T, Masuda T, *Grimm B (2012) Deficiency in riboflavin biosynthesis affects tetrapyrrole biosynthesis by impaired cytokinin metabolism. Plant Mol. Biol. 78: 77-93.

• Narise T+, Kobayashi K+, Baba S, Shimojima M, Masuda S, Fukaki H, *Ohta H (2010) Involvement of auxin signaling mediated by IAA14 and ARF7/19 in membrane lipid remodeling during phosphate starvation. Plant Mol. Biol. 72: 533-544. (+Co-first authors)

• Nakamura Y+, Kobayashi K+, *Ohta H (2009) Activation of galactolipid biosynthesis in development of pistils and pollen tubes. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 47: 535-539. (+Co-first authors)

• Kobayashi K, Awai K, Nakamura M, Nagatani A, Masuda T, *Ohta H (2009) Type-B monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthases are involved in phosphate starvation-induced lipid remodeling, and are crucial for low-phosphate adaptation. Plant J. 57:322-331.

• Kobayashi K, Mochizuki N, Yoshimura N, Motohashi K, Hisabori T, *Masuda T (2008) Functional analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana isoforms of the Mg-chelatase CHLI subunit. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 7: 1188-1195.

• Kobayashi K, Kondo M, Fukuda H, Nishimura M, *Ohta H (2007) Galactolipid synthesis in chloroplast envelope is essential for proper thylakoid biogenesis, photosynthesis, and embryogenesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104: 17216-17221.

• Kobayashi K, Masuda T, Takamiya K, *Ohta H (2006) Membrane lipid alteration during phosphate starvation is regulated by phosphate signaling and auxin/cytokinin crosstalk. Plant J. 47: 238-248.

• Taki N, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Obayashi T, Kikuta A, Kobayashi K, Ainai T, Yagi K, Sakurai N, Suzuki H, Masuda T, Takamiya K, Shibata D, Kobayashi Y, *Ohta H (2005) 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid triggers expression of a distinct set of genes from jasmonic acid, and plays a role in wound-induced gene expression in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 139: 1268-1283.

• Kobayashi K+, Awai K+, Takamiya K, *Ohta H (2004) Arabidopsis type B monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase genes are expressed during pollen tube growth and induced by phosphate starvation. Plant Physiol. 134: 640-648. (+Co-first authors)

• *Kobayashi, K. and Masuda, T. (2016) Transcriptional regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Front. Plant Sci. 7: 1811.

• *Kobayashi, K. (2016) Role of membrane glycerolipids in photosynthesis, thylakoid biogenesis and chloroplast development. J. Plant Res. 129: 565–580.

• *Kobayashi, K. and Wada, H. (2016) Roles of lipids in chloroplast biogenesis. In Lipids in plant and algae development. Edited by Nakamura, Y. and Li-Beisson, Y. pp. 103-125, Springer, Dordrecht.

• Kobayashi, K., Endo, K. and *Wada. H. (2016) Roles of lipids in photosynthesis. In Lipids in plant and algae development. Edited by Nakamura, Y. and Li-Beisson, Y. pp. 21-49, Springer, Dordrecht.

• Kobayashi, K. and *Masuda, T. (2016) Regulation of chlorophyll metabolism in plants. In The 3rd Edition of the Handbook of Photosynthesis. Edited by Pessarakli, M. pp. 173-192, CRC Press. USA.

• Listiawan, D.A., Tanoue, R., Kobayashi, K. and *Masuda, T. (2015) Expression Analysis of Transcription Factors Involved in Chloroplast Differentiation. Procedia Chemistry 14, 146-151.

• Kobayashi, K. and *Masuda, T. (2013) Spatial and temporal regulation of chloroplast development in Arabidopsis roots. In Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and Future. Edited by Kuang, T., Lu, C. and Zhang, L. pp. 389-393, Springer, Dordrecht.

• Tanaka R, Kobayashi K, *Masuda T (2011) Tetrapyrrole metabolism in Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis Book, e0145.

• Kobayashi K, *Masuda T (2011) Spatial and temporal regulation of chloplast development in Arabidopsis roots. Proceedings of the 15th INternational Congress on Photosynthesis.

• Nakamura Y, Kobayashi K, Shimojima M, *Ohta H (2010) Biosynthesis and function of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, the signature lipid of chloroplasts. In C.A. Rebeiz et al., eds, The Chloroplast: Basics and Application, Springer, pp. 185-202.

• Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, *Ohta H (2009) Type A and type B monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthases are spatially and functionally separated in plastids of higher plants. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 47: 518-525.
• Kobayashi K, Ohta H (2008) Possible requirement of galactolipids for embryogenesis. In J F Allen, J H Golbeck, B Osmond eds, Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun, Springer, pp.787-790.

• Kobayashi K, Awai K, Shimada H, Masuda T, Takamiya K, *Ohta H (2003) Histochemical analysis of three MGD genes using promoter-GUS fusion system in Arabidopsis. In Murata N, Yamada M, Nishida I, Okuyama H, Sekiya J, Hajime W eds, Advanced Research on Plant Lipids, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp 199-202.

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