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Katsuhiko Kitamoto is affiliated with Nihon Pharmaceutical University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Subfields of emphasis include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Food Science, Biotechnology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass fungal and yeast genetics research, fermentation and sensory analysis, CRISPR and genetic engineering, fungal biology and applications, transgenic plants and applications, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, and enzyme production and characterization.

Recent publications by Katsuhiko Kitamoto include:

  • Genome Editing to Generate Sake Yeast Strains with Eight Mutations That Confer Excellent Brewing Characteristics, 2021, published in Cells
  • Novel Fus3- and Ste12-interacting protein FsiA activates cell fusion-related genes in both Ste12-dependent and -independent manners in Ascomycete filamentous fungi, 2020, published in Molecular Microbiology
  • Targeted Mutations Produce Divergent Characteristics in Pedigreed Sake Yeast Strains, 2023, published in Microorganisms
  • Traditional and Latest Researches on Aspergillus oryzae and Related Koji Molds, 2021, published in Journal of Fungi
  • In vitro reduction of enamel erosion by sugarcane-derived cystatin associated with sodium trimetaphosphate, 2024, published in Brazilian Oral Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Katsuhiko Kitamoto include:

  • Tomoya Chadani
  • Shinsuke Ohnuki
  • Atsuko Isogai
  • Tetsuya Goshima
  • Farzan Ghanegolmohammadi

Their work is regularly published in various scientific venues such as Cells, Molecular Microbiology, Microorganisms, Journal of Fungi, and Brazilian Oral Research.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae

    Masayuki Machida;Kiyoshi Asai;Motoaki Sano;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Genomics of Aspergillus oryzae

    Tetsuo Kobayashi;Keietsu Abe;Kiyoshi Asai;Katsuya Gomi

  • Development of a genome editing technique using the CRISPR/Cas9 system in the industrial filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae.

    Takuya Katayama;Yuki Tanaka;Tomoya Okabe;Hidetoshi Nakamura

  • Molecular biology of the Koji molds.

    Katsuhiko Kitamoto

  • Development of a novel quadruple auxotrophic host transformation system by argB gene disruption using adeA gene and exploiting adenine auxotrophy in Aspergillus oryzae

    Feng Jie Jin;Jun Ichi Maruyama;Praveen Rao Juvvadi;Manabu Arioka

  • Functional analysis of the ATG8 homologue Aoatg8 and role of autophagy in differentiation and germination in Aspergillus oryzae.

    Takashi Kikuma;Mamoru Ohneda;Manabu Arioka;Katsuhiko Kitamoto

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of Sake Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kyokai no. 7

    Takeshi Akao;Isao Yashiro;Akira Hosoyama;Hiroshi Kitagaki

  • Balance of Activities of Alcohol Acetyltransferase and Esterase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Important for Production of Isoamyl Acetate

    Kiyoshi Fukuda;Nagi Yamamoto;Yoshifumi Kiyokawa;Toshiyasu Yanagiuchi

  • Efficient production of L-Lactic acid by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a genome-integrated L-lactate dehydrogenase gene.

    Nobuhiro Ishida;Satoshi Saitoh;Kenro Tokuhiro;Eiji Nagamori

  • Genetically Engineered Wine Yeast Produces a High Concentration of l-Lactic Acid of Extremely High Optical Purity

    Satoshi Saitoh;Nobuhiro Ishida;Toru Onishi;Kenro Tokuhiro

  • Discovery of a novel superfamily of type III polyketide synthases in Aspergillus oryzae.

    Yasuyo Seshime;Praveen Rao Juvvadi;Isao Fujii;Katsuhiko Kitamoto

  • Multiple gene disruptions by marker recycling with highly efficient gene-targeting background (DeltaligD) in Aspergillus oryzae.

    Jun-Ichi Maruyama;Katsuhiko Kitamoto

  • High Level Secretion of Calf Chymosin Using a Glucoamylase-prochymosin Fusion Gene in Aspergillus oryzae

    Kozo Tsuchiya;Tadashi Nagashima;Yutaka Yamamoto;Katsuya Gomi

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsuya Gomi
Katsuya Gomi Tohoku University
Gakuzo Tamura
Gakuzo Tamura University of Tokyo
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Hiroyuki Sorimachi
Hiroyuki Sorimachi Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Santiago Rodríguez de Córdoba
Santiago Rodríguez de Córdoba Spanish National Research Council
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine

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