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公表論文

Koizumi, A., Miyazawa, K., Ogata, M., Takahashi, Y., Yano, S., Yoshimi, A., Sano, M.,

Hidaka, M., Nihira T., Nakai, H., Kimura, S., Iwata, T., and Abe, K. (2023). Cleavage

of α-1,4-glycosidic linkages by the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored α-amylase

AgtA decreases the molecular weight of cell wall α-1,3-glucan in Aspergillus oryzae.

Front. Fungal Biol. 3. doi: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.1061841.

その他の公表論文

Miyazawa, K., Yoshimi, A., Kasahara, S., Sugahara, A., Koizumi, A., Yano, S., Kimura, S.,

Iwata, T., Sano, M., and Abe, K. (2018). Molecular mass and localization of α-1,3glucan in cell wall control the degree of hyphal aggregation in liquid culture of

Aspergillus nidulans. Front. Microbiol. 9. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02623.

Miyazawa, K., Yoshimi, A., Sano, M., Tabata, F., Sugahara, A., Kasahara, S., Koizumi, A.,

Yano, S., Nakajima, T., and Abe, K. (2019). Both galactosaminogalactan and α-1,3glucan contribute to aggregation of Aspergillus oryzae hyphae in liquid culture. Front.

Microbiol. 10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02090.

Miyazawa, K., Yamashita, T., Takeuchi, A., Kamachi, Y., Yoshimi, A., Tashiro, Y.,

Koizumi, A., Ogata, M., Yano, S., Kasahara, S., Sano, M., Yamagata, Y., Nakajima, T.,

and Abe, K. (2022). A glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored α-amylase encoded by

amyD contributes to a decrease in the molecular mass of cell wall α-1,3-glucan in

Aspergillus nidulans. Front. Fungal Biol. 2. doi: 10.3389/ffunb.2021.821946.

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