Original Article
2015
- Hung CH, Kobayashi K, Wada H, 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 CH, Endo K, Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Wada H (2015) Characterization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Front. Microbiol. 6:842.
- Endo K, Mizusawa N, Shen JR, Yamada M, Tomo T, Komatsu H, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi K, 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 CH, Kobayashi K, Wada H, Nakamura Y (2015) Isolation and characterization of a phosphatidylglycerophosphate phosphatase1, PGPP1, in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 92:56-61.
- Okazaki K, Miyagishima S, Wada H (2015) Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate negatively regulates chloroplast division. Plant Cell 27:663-674.
- Kobayashi K, Fujii S, Sato M, Toyooka K, Wada H (2015) Specific role of phosphatidylglycerol and functional overlaps with other thylakoid lipids in Arabidopsis chloroplast biogenesis. Plant Cell Rep. 34:631-642.
2014
- 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.
- 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.
- Ujihara T, Nagano M, Wada H, Mitsuhashi S (2014) Identification of a novel type of polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase involved in the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid. FEBS Lett. 588:4032-4036.
- Hori K, Maruyama F, Fujisawa T, Togashi T, Yamamoto N, Seo M, Sato S, Yamada T, Mori H, Tajima N, Moriyama T, Ikeuchi M, Watanabe M, Wada H, Kobayashi K, Saito M, Masuda T, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Mashiguchi K, Awai K, Shimojima M, Masuda S, Iwai M, Nobusawa T, Narise T, Kondo S, Saito H, Sato R, Murakawa M, Ihara Y, Oshima-Yamada Y, Ohtaka K, Satoh M, Sonobe K, Ishii M, Ohtani R, Kanamori-Sato M, Honoki R, Miyazaki D, Mochizuki H, Umetsu J, Higashi K, Shibata D, Kamiya Y, Sato N, Nakamura Y, Tabata S, Ida S, Kurokawa K, Ohta H. (2014) Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation. Nat. Commun. 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.
- Gunnelius L, Hakkila K, Kurkela J, Wada H, Tyystjärvi E, Tyystjärvi T (2014) The omega subunit of the RNA polymerase core directs transcription efficiency in cyanobacteria. Nucleic Acid Res. 42:4606-4614.
- Yuzawa Y, Shimojima M, Sato R, Mizusawa N, Yamamichi K, Suzuki M, Iwai M, Hori K, Wada H, Masuda S, Ohta H (2014) Cyanobacterial monogalactosyldiacylglycerol-synthesis pathway is involved in normal unsaturation of galactolipids and low-temperature adaptation of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. BBA Mol. Cell. Biol. Lipids 1841:475-483.
- Hakkila K, Antal T, Rehman AU, Kurkela J, Wada H, Vass I, Tyystjärvi E, Tyystjärvi T (2014) Oxidative stress and photoinhibition can be separated in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. BBA Bioenerg. 1837:217-225.
- Tanoue R, Kobayashi M, Katayama K, Nagata N, Wada H (2014) Phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis is required for the development of embryos and normal membrane structures of chloroplasts and mitochondria in Arabidopsis. FEBS Lett. 588:1680-1685.
2013
- 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. 54:1365-77.
- 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.
- Sakata S, Mizusawa N, Kubota H, Sakurai I, Wada H (2013) Psb28 is involved in recovery of photosystem II at high temperature in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. BBA Bioenerg. 1827:50-59.
2012
- Chan T, Shimizu Y, Pospíšil P, Nijo N, Fujiwara A, Taninaka Y, Hori H, Ishikawa T, Nanba D, Imai A, Morita N, Yoshioka-Nishimura M, Izumi Y, Yamamoto Y, Kobayashi H, Mizusawa N, Wada H, Yamamoto Y (2012) Quality control of photosystem II: Lipid peroxidation causes subsidiary but substantial damage to photosystem II under illumination. PLoS ONE 7:e52100.
- Kobayashi K, Obayashi T, Masuda T (2012) Role of the G-box element for regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis root. Plant Signal Behav. 7:922-926.
- Espinas AN, 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.
- 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.
- Kobayashi K, Baba S, Obayashi T, Sato M, Toyooka K, Keranen M, Aro EM, Fukaki H, Ohta H, Sugimoto K, Masuda T (2012) Regulation of root greening by light and auxin/cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 24:1081-1095.
- Katayama K, Wada H (2012) T-DNA insertion in the CLS gene for cardiolipin synthase affects development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Cytologia 77:123-129.
2011
Reviews, Proceedings, & Books
- Listiawan DA, Tanoue R, Kobayashi K, Masuda T (2015) Expression analysis of transcription factors involved in chloroplast differentiation. Procedia Chemistry 14:146-151.
- Mizusawa N, Sakata S, Sakurai I, Kubota H, Sato N, Wada H (2013) Essential role of digalactosyldiacylglycerol for photosynthetic growth in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under high-temperature stress. In Kuang T, Lu C, Zhang L (eds) Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and Future (pp. 620-624). Springer, Dordrecht.
- Kobayashi K, Masuda T. (2013) Spatial and temporal regulation of chloroplast development in Arabidopsis roots. In Kuang T, Lu C, Zhang L (eds) Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and Future (pp. 389-393). Springer, Dordrecht.
- Mizusawa N, Wada H (2012) The role of lipids in photosystem II. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1817:194-208.
- Kobayashi K, Masuda T (2011) Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in plant systems. Handbook of Porphyrin Science 20:141-211.
- Tanaka R, Kobayashi K, Masuda T (2011) Tetrapyrrole metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Arabidopsis Book 9:e0145.