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Masahiro Samejima

Masahiro Samejima

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10144
World Ranking
15128
National Ranking
1070

Overview

Masahiro Samejima is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Engineering. Within these broad fields, their work focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Plant Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The core topics of Samejima's research include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Samejima has contributed to several notable publications in peer-reviewed journals. Examples of recent papers include:

  • "Convergent evolution of processivity in bacterial and fungal cellulases," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase increases cellobiohydrolases activity by promoting decrystallization of cellulose surface," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Acetylated Xylan Degradation by Glycoside Hydrolase Family 10 and 11 Xylanases from the White-rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium," 2022, Journal of Applied Glycoscience
  • "Unique active-site and subsite features in the arabinogalactan-degrading GH43 exo-β-1,3-galactanase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Thermostable Mutants of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 6 Cellobiohydrolase from the Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium," 2020, Journal of Applied Glycoscience

The main journals where Samejima's work has been published include:

  • Journal of Applied Glycoscience
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances

Samejima collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Kiyohiko Igarashi
  • Naoki Sunagawa
  • Satoshi Kaneko
  • Sora Yamaguchi
  • Akihiko Nakamura

Best Publications

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

    Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Robert Riley;Kerrie Barry

  • Traffic Jams Reduce Hydrolytic Efficiency of Cellulase on Cellulose Surface

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Takayuki Uchihashi;Anu Koivula;Masahisa Wada;Masahisa Wada

  • Comparative genomics of Ceriporiopsis subvermispora and Phanerochaete chrysosporium provide insight into selective ligninolysis

    Elena Fernandez-Fueyo;Francisco J. Ruiz-Dueñas;Patricia Ferreira;Dimitrios Floudas

  • High Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Visualizes Processive Movement of Trichoderma reesei Cellobiohydrolase I on Crystalline Cellulose

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Anu Koivula;Masahisa Wada;Satoshi Kimura

  • The putative endoglucanase PcGH61D from Phanerochaete chrysosporium is a metal-dependent oxidative enzyme that cleaves cellulose.

    Bjørge Westereng;Takuya Ishida;Takuya Ishida;Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad;Miao Wu

  • Crystal structure and computational characterization of the lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase GH61D from the basidiomycota fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Miao Wu;Gregg T. Beckham;Gregg T. Beckham;Anna M. Larsson;Takuya Ishida

  • Activation of crystalline cellulose to cellulose IIII results in efficient hydrolysis by cellobiohydrolase

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Masahisa Wada;Masahiro Samejima

  • Comparative genomics of the white-rot fungi, Phanerochaete carnosa and P. chrysosporium, to elucidate the genetic basis of the distinct wood types they colonize

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Jacqueline MacDonald;Khajamohiddin Syed;Asaf Salamov

  • Genomewide analysis of polysaccharides degrading enzymes in 11 white- and brown-rot Polyporales provides insight into mechanisms of wood decay

    Chiaki Hori;Jill Gaskell;Kiyohiko Igarashi;Masahiro Samejima

  • Synthesis of highly ordered cellulose II in vitro using cellodextrin phosphorylase

    Masao Hiraishi;Kiyohiko Igarashi;Satoshi Kimura;Masahisa Wada

  • A comparison of the catalytic properties of cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase and cellobiose oxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Masahiro Samejima;Karl-Erik L. Eriksson

  • Enhancement of growth by expression of poplar cellulase in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Yong Woo Park;Rumi Tominaga;Junji Sugiyama;Yuzo Furuta

  • Molecular Cloning of a β-Galactosidase from Radish That Specifically Hydrolyzes β-(1→3)- and β-(1→6)-Galactosyl Residues of Arabinogalactan Protein

    Toshihisa Kotake;Soraya Dina;Tomoyuki Konishi;Satoshi Kaneko

  • Unidirectional processive action of cellobiohydrolase Cel7A on Valonia cellulose microcrystals

    Tomoya Imai;Claire Boisset;Masahiro Samejima;Kiyohiko Igarashi

  • Temporal Alterations in the Secretome of the Selective Ligninolytic Fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora during Growth on Aspen Wood Reveal This Organism's Strategy for Degrading Lignocellulose

    Chiaki Hori;Jill Gaskell;Kiyohiko Igarashi;Phil Kersten

  • Analysis of the Phlebiopsis gigantea Genome, Transcriptome and Secretome Provides Insight into Its Pioneer Colonization Strategies of Wood

    Chiaki Hori;Takuya Ishida;Kiyohiko Igarashi;Masahiro Samejima

  • Two-way traffic of glycoside hydrolase family 18 processive chitinases on crystalline chitin

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Takayuki Uchihashi;Taku Uchiyama;Hayuki Sugimoto

  • Characterization of an endoglucanase belonging to a new subfamily of glycoside hydrolase family 45 of the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Takuya Ishida;Chiaki Hori;Masahiro Samejima

  • Cellobiose Dehydrogenase from the Fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Humicola insolens: A FLAVOHEMOPROTEIN FROM HUMICOLA INSOLENS CONTAINS 6-HYDROXY-FAD AS THE DOMINANT ACTIVE COFACTOR

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Marc F.J.M. Verhagen;Masahiro Samejima;Martin Schülein

  • Cellobiose dehydrogenase enhances Phanerochaete chrysosporium cellobiohydrolase I activity by relieving product inhibition

    Kiyohiko Igarashi;Masahiro Samejima;Karl Erik L. Eriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiyohiko Igarashi
Kiyohiko Igarashi University of Tokyo
Masahisa Wada
Masahisa Wada Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Ohno
Hiroyuki Ohno Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Satoshi Kimura
Satoshi Kimura University of Tokyo
Shinya Fushinobu
Shinya Fushinobu University of Tokyo
Toshihisa Kotake
Toshihisa Kotake Saitama University
Karl-Erik Eriksson
Karl-Erik Eriksson University of Georgia
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Takeshi Nishino
Takeshi Nishino Nippon Medical School
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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