Recent publications / Wada & Kobayashi Lab

2022

• Jimbo H, Wada H (2022)
  Deacylation of galactolipids decomposes PSII dimers to enhance degradation of damaged D1.
  Plant Physiol. in press.

• Fujii S, Kobayashi K, Lin Y-C, Nakamura Y, Wada H (2022)
  Impacts of phosphatidylglycerol on plastid gene expression and light induction of nuclear photosynthetic genes.
  J. Exp. Bot. 73: 2952-2970.

• Endo K, Abe M, Kawanishi N, Jimbo H, Kobayashi K, Suzuki T, Nagata N, Miyoshi H, Wada H (2022)
  Crucial importance of length of fatty-acyl chains bound to the sn-2 position of phosphatidylglycerol for growth and photosynthesis of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
  Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1867: 159158.

2021

• Jimbo H, Yuasa K, Takagi K, Hirashima T, Keta S, Aichi M, Wada H. (2021)
  Specific Incorporation of polyunsaturated fatty acids into the sn-2 position of phosphatidylglycerol accelerates photodamage to photosystem II under strong light.
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22: 10432.

• Yoshihara A, Nagata N, Wada H, Kobayashi K. (2021)
  Plastid anionic lipids are essential for the development of both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organs in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22:4860.

• Kobayashi K, Suetsugu K, Wada H (2021)
  The leafless orchid Cymbidium macrorhizon performs photosynthesis in pericarp during fruiting season.
  Plant Cell Physiol. 62: 472–481.

• Sakamoto T, Takatani N, Sonoike K, Jimbo H, Nishiyama Y, Omata T (2021)
  Dissection of the mechanisms of growth inhibition resulting from loss of the P_II protein in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942.
  Plant Cell Physiol. 62: 721–731.

• Hirashima T, Jimbo H, Kobayashi K, Wada H (2021)
  A START domain-containing protein is involved in the incorporation of ER-derived fatty acids into chloroplast glycolipids in Marchantia polymorpha.
  Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 534: 436-441.

• Jimbo H, Izuhara T, Hirashima T, Endo K, Nakamura Y, Wada H (2021)
  Membrane lipid remodeling is required for photosystem II function under low CO₂.
  Plant J. 105: 245-253.

2020

• Jimbo H, Takagi K, Hirashima T, Nishiyama Y, Wada H (2020)
  Long-chain saturated fatty acids, palmitic and stearic acids, enhance the repair of photosystem II.
  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21: 7509.

• Izuhara T, Kaihatsu I, Jimbo H, Takaichi S, Nishiyama Y (2020)
  Elevated levels of specific carotenoids during acclimation to strong light protect the repair of photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
  Front. Plant Sci. 11: 1130.

2019

• Jimbo H, Izuhara T, Hihara Y, Hisabori T, Nishiyama Y (2019)
  Light-inducible expression of translation factor EF-Tu during acclimation to strong light enhances the repair of photosystem II.
  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116: 21268-21273.
• Fujii S, Nagata N, Masuda T, Wada H, Kobayashi K (2019)
  Galactolipids are essential for internal membrane transformation during etioplast-to-chloroplast differentiation.
  Plant Cell Physiol. 60:1239-1249.
• Endo K, Kobayashi K, Wang HT, Chu HA, Shen JR, Wada H. (2019)
  Site-directed mutagenesis of two amino acid residues in cytochrome b559 α subunit that interact with a phosphatidylglycerol molecule (PG772) induces quinone-dependent inhibition of photosystem II activity.
  Photosynth. Res. 139:267-279.

2018

• Nakajima Y, Umena Y, Nagao R, Endo K, Kobayashi K, Akita F, Suga M, Wada H, Noguchi T, Shen JR. (2018)
  Thylakoid membrane lipid sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG) is required for full functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus elongatus.
  J. Biol. Chem. 293:14786-14797.
• Fujii S, Kobayashi K, Nagata N, Masuda T, Wada H (2018)
  Digalactosyldiacylglycerol is essential for organization of the membrane structure in etioplasts.
  Plant Physiol. 177:1487-1497.
• Saito M, Endo K, Kobayashi K, Watanabe M, Ikeuchi M, Murakami A, Murata N, Wada H (2018)
  High myristic acid content in the cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. PCC 8801 results from substrate specificity of lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase.
  BBA Mol. Cell. Biol. Lipids 1863:939-947.
• Lin YC, Kobayashi K, Wada H, Nakamura Y (2018)
  Phosphatidylglycerophosphate phosphatase is required for root growth in Arabidopsis.
  BBA Mol. Cell. Biol. Lipids 1863:563-575.
• Moriyama T, Toyoshima M, Saito M, Wada H, Sato N (2018)
  Revisiting the algal “chloroplast lipid droplet”: The absence of an entity that is unlikely to exist.
  Plant Phys. 176:1519-1530.
• Ohnishi A, Wada H, Kobayashi K (2018)
  Improved photosynthesis in Arabidopsis roots by activation of GATA transcription factors.
  Photosynthetica 56:433-444.

2017

• Kobayashi K, Endo K, Wada H (2017)
  Specific distribution of phosphatidylglycerol to photosystem complexes in the thylakoid membrane.
  Front. Plant Sci. 8:1991.
• Fujii S, Kobayashi K, Nagata N, Masuda T, Wada H (2017)
  Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol facilitates synthesis of photoactive protochlorophyllide in etioplasts.
  Plant Physiol. 174:2183-2198.
• Kobayashi K, Iwase A (2017)
  Simultaneous but spatially different regulation of non-photosynthetic callus formation and photosynthetic root development after shoot removal.
  Plant Signal. Behav. 12:e1338999.
• Kobayashi K, Ohnishi A, Sasaki D, Fujii S, Iwase A, Sugimoto K, Masuda T, Wada H (2017)
  Shoot removal induces chloroplast development in roots via cytokinin signaling.
  Plant Physiol. 173:2340-2355.
• Petereit J, Katayama K, Lorenz C, Ewert L, Schertl P, Kitsche A, Wada H, Frentzen M, Braun HP, Eubel H (2017)
  Cardiolipin supports respiratory enzymes in plants in different ways.
  Front. Plant Sci. 8:72.
• Fujisawa T, Narikawa R, Maeda S, Watanabe S, Kanesaki Y, Kobayashi K, Nomata J, Hanaoka M, Watanabe M, Ehira S, Suzuki E, Awai K, Nakamura Y (2017)
  CyanoBase: a large-scale update on its 20th anniversary.
  Nucleic Acids Res. 45:D551-D554.

2016

• Lin YC, Kobayashi K, Hung CH, Wada H, Nakamura Y (2016)
  Arabidopsis PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROPHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE1 (PGPP1) involved in phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis and photosynthetic function.
  Plant J. 88:1022-1037.
• Endo K, Kobayashi K, Wada H (2016)
  Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol has an essential role in Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 under phosphate-deficient conditions.
  Plant Cell Physiol. 57:2461-2471.
• Espinas NA, Kobayashi K, Sato Y, Mochizuki N, Takahashi K, Tanaka R, Masuda T (2016)
  Allocation of heme is differentially regulated by ferrochelatase isoforms in Arabidopsis cells.
  Front. Plant Sci. 7:1326.
• Kobayashi K, Endo K, Wada H (2016)
  Multiple impacts of loss of plastidic phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis on photosynthesis during seedling growth of Arabidopsis.
  Front. Plant Sci. 7:336.
• Koskinen S, Hakkila K, Gunnelius L, Kurkela J, Wada H, Tyystjärvi T (2016)
  In vivo recruitment analysis and a mutant strain without any group 2 σ factors reveal roles of different σ factors in cyanobacteria.
  Mol. Microbiol. 99:43-54.

• Fujii S, Kobayashi K, Wada H (2019)
  Role of galactolipids in plastid differentiation before and after light exposure.
  Plants 8:357.
• Li-Beisson Y, Wada H (2019)
  Plant and algal lipids set sail for new horizons.
  Plant Cell Physiol. 60:1161–1163.
• Fujii S, Kobayashi K, Wada H (2018)
  Genetic analysis of chloroplast biogenesis, and function and mutant collections.
  In Maréchal E (eds) Plastids (pp. 341-365). Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1829. Humana Press, New York.
• Kobayashi K, 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, Wada H (2016)
  Roles of lipids in chloroplast biogenesis.
  In Nakamura Y, Li-Beisson Y (eds) Lipids in plant and algae development (pp. 103-125). Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 86. Springer, Dordrecht.
• Kobayashi K, Endo K, Wada H (2016)
  Roles of lipids in photosynthesis.
  In Nakamura Y, Li-Beisson Y (eds) Lipids in plant and algae development (pp. 21-49). Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 86. Springer, Dordrecht.
• Okazaki K, Miyagishima S, Wada H (2016)
  Preparation of chloroplast lipid membrane and lipid-protein interaction assay.
  Bioprotocol 6:e1720.
• Okazaki K, Miyagishima S, Wada H (2016)
  Measurement of PI4P levels in intact chloroplasts isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Bioprotocol 6:e1719.
• Kobayashi K, Masuda T (2016)
  Regulation of chlorophyll metabolism in plants.
  In Pessarakli M (eds) Handbook of Photosynthesis, Third Edition (pp. 173-192). CRC Press, USA.