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Hajime Wada is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work spanning Medicine.

The main areas of study in their research include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Neurology
  • Plant Science

Wada's work encompasses several key scientific topics, notably:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on photosystem function, lipid metabolism, and plant physiology. Notable papers include:

  • "Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids, Palmitic and Stearic Acids, Enhance the Repair of Photosystem II," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Deacylation of galactolipids decomposes photosystem II dimers to enhance degradation of damaged D1 protein," 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Plastid Anionic Lipids Are Essential for the Development of Both Photosynthetic and Non-Photosynthetic Organs in Arabidopsis thaliana," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "The Leafless Orchid Cymbidium macrorhizon Performs Photosynthesis in the Pericarp during the Fruiting Season," 2021, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • "Impacts of phosphatidylglycerol on plastid gene expression and light induction of nuclear photosynthetic genes," 2022, Journal of Experimental Botany

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Haruhiko Jimbo
  • Koichi Kobayashi
  • Sho Fujii
  • Yuki Nakamura
  • Takashi Hirashima

Wada has contributed significantly to journals with frequent publication records, such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • The Plant Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Acyl-Lipid Metabolism

    Younghua Li-Beisson;Basil Shorrosh;Fred Beisson;Mats X. Andersson

  • Klebsormidium flaccidum genome reveals primary factors for plant terrestrial adaptation

    Koichi Hori;Fumito Maruyama;Takatomo Fujisawa;Tomoaki Togashi

  • Enhancement of chilling tolerance of a cyanobacterium by genetic manipulation of fatty acid desaturation

    Hajime Wada;Zoltan Combos;Norio Murata

  • Acyl-lipid desaturases and their importance in the tolerance and acclimatization to cold of cyanobacteria.

    N Murata;H Wada

  • Acyl-métabolisme des lipides

    Yonghua Li-Beisson;Basil Shorrosh;Fred Beisson;Fred Beisson;Mats X. Andersson

  • The recovery of photosynthesis from low-temperature photoinhibition is accelerated by the unsaturation of membrane lipids: a mechanism of chilling tolerance.

    Zoltan Gombos;Hajime Wada;Norio Murata

  • Why do mitochondria synthesize fatty acids? Evidence for involvement in lipoic acid production

    Hajime Wada;David Shintani;John Ohlrogge

  • Modes of Fatty-Acid Desaturation in Cyanobacteria

    Norio Murata;Hajime Wada;Zoltan Gombos

  • The role of lipids in photosystem II.

    Naoki Mizusawa;Hajime Wada

  • Contribution of membrane lipids to the ability of the photosynthetic machinery to tolerate temperature stress.

    Hajime Wada;Zoltan Gombos;Norio Murata

  • Synechocystis PCC6803 Mutants Defective in Desaturation of Fatty Acids

    Hajime Wada;Norio Murata

  • Direct evidence for requirement of phosphatidylglycerol in photosystem II of photosynthesis

    Miki Hagio;Zoltán Gombos;Zoltán Gombos;Zsuzsanna Várkonyi;Kazumori Masamoto

  • Temperature-Induced Changes in the Fatty Acid Composition of the Cyanobacterium, Synechocystis PCC6803.

    Hajime Wada;Norio Murata

  • Phosphatidylglycerol is essential for the development of thylakoid membranes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Miki Hagio;Isamu Sakurai;Shusei Sato;Tomohiko Kato

  • Requirement of phosphatidylglycerol for photosynthetic function in thylakoid membranes.

    Norihiro Sato;Miki Hagio;Hajime Wada;Mikio Tsuzuki

  • The unsaturation of membrane lipids stabilizes photosynthesis against heat stress

    Zoltan Gombos;Hajime Wada;Eva Hideg;Norio Murata

  • Membrane Lipids in Cyanobacteria

    Hajime Wada;Hajime Wada;Norio Murata

  • Do mammalian cells synthesize lipoic acid? Identification of a mouse cDNA encoding a lipoic acid synthase located in mitochondria.

    Toshimitsu Morikawa;Rie Yasuno;Hajime Wada

  • Lipids in oxygen-evolving photosystem II complexes of cyanobacteria and higher plants

    Isamu Sakurai;Jian Ren Shen;Jing Leng;Shunsuke Ohashi

  • Digalactosyldiacylglycerol is required for stabilization of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II.

    Isamu Sakurai;Naoki Mizusawa;Hajime Wada;Naoki Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Kobayashi
Koichi Kobayashi Osaka Metropolitan University
Norio Murata
Norio Murata National Institute for Basic Biology
Tatsuru Masuda
Tatsuru Masuda University of Tokyo
Dmitry A. Los
Dmitry A. Los Russian Academy of Sciences
Naoki Sato
Naoki Sato University of Tokyo
Jian-Ren Shen
Jian-Ren Shen Okayama University
Hiroyuki Ohta
Hiroyuki Ohta Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shigeru Itoh
Shigeru Itoh Nagoya University
Ikuo Nishida
Ikuo Nishida Saitama University

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