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Satoru Kuhara

Satoru Kuhara

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65
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2665
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106

Overview

Satoru Kuhara is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 17 publications in this area. Their research is particularly focused on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Aquatic Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics centered on microbial and aquaculture biology. These include:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Satoru Kuhara has published in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Effect of light on carotenoid and lipid production in the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides, 2020, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Development of a chub mackerel with less-aggressive fry stage by genome editing of arginine vasotocin receptor V1a2, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • LsSpt23p is a regulator of triacylglycerol synthesis in the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi, 2023, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Analysis of the light regulatory mechanism in carotenoid production in Rhodosporidium toruloides NBRC 10032, 2021, Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • A multi-kingdom genetic barcoding system for precise clone isolation, 2025, Nature Biotechnology

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Kosuke Tashiro
  • Yosuke Shida
  • Harutake Yamazaki
  • Kazuki Mori
  • Sachiyo Aburatani

Best Publications

  • Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Makoto Kuroda;Toshiko Ohta;Ikuo Uchiyama;Tadashi Baba

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Enterohemorrhagic Eschelichia coli O157:H7 and Genomic Comparison with a Laboratory Strain K-12

    Tetsuya Hayashi;Kozo Makino;Makoto Ohnishi;Ken Kurokawa

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae

    Masayuki Machida;Kiyoshi Asai;Motoaki Sano;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • Toward a protein–protein interaction map of the budding yeast: A comprehensive system to examine two-hybrid interactions in all possible combinations between the yeast proteins

    Takashi Ito;Kosuke Tashiro;Shigeru Muta;Ritsuko Ozawa

  • Identification of genetic networks from a small number of gene expression patterns under the Boolean network model.

    Tatsuya Akutsu;Satoru Miyano;Satoru Kuhara

  • Complete genome sequence of Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic flesh-eater

    Tohru Shimizu;Kaori Ohtani;Hideki Hirakawa;Kenshiro Ohshima

  • Complete genome sequence of the alkaliphilic bacterium Bacillus halodurans and genomic sequence comparison with Bacillus subtilis

    Hideto Takami;Kaoru Nakasone;Yoshihiro Takaki;Go Maeno

  • Inferring qualitative relations in genetic networks and metabolic pathways

    Tatsuya Akutsu;Satoru Miyano;Satoru Kuhara

  • Combining microarrays and biological knowledge for estimating gene networks via bayesian networks.

    Seiya Imoto;Tomoyuki Higuchi;Takao Goto;Kousuke Tashiro

  • Two closely-related left-right asymmetrically expressed genes, lefty-1 and lefty-2: Their distinct expression domains, chromosomal linkage and direct neuralizing activity in Xenopus embryos

    Chikara Meno;Yuzuru Ito;Yukio Saijoh;Youichi Matsuda

  • Determination of the Genome Sequence of Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain ATCC 33277 and Genomic Comparison with Strain W83 Revealed Extensive Genome Rearrangements in P. gingivalis

    Mariko Naito;Hideki Hirakawa;Atsushi Yamashita;Naoya Ohara

  • Genomic analysis of Bacteroides fragilis reveals extensive DNA inversions regulating cell surface adaptation

    Tomomi Kuwahara;Atsushi Yamashita;Hideki Hirakawa;Haruyuki Nakayama

  • Whole genome sequence of Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection

    Makoto Kuroda;Atsushi Yamashita;Hideki Hirakawa;Miyuki Kumano

  • Functional gene screening system identified TRPV4 as a regulator of chondrogenic differentiation.

    Shuji Muramatsu;Makoto Wakabayashi;Takeshi Ohno;Katsuhiko Amano

  • L1 family of repetitive DNA sequences in primates may be derived from a sequence encoding a reverse transcriptase-related protein

    Masahira Hattori;Satoru Kuhara;Osamu Takenaka;Yoshiyuki Sakaki

  • Algorithms for identifying Boolean networks and related biological networks based on matrix multiplication and fingerprint function.

    Tatsuya Akutsu;Satoru Miyano;Satoru Kuhara

  • Complete Nucleotide Sequences of 93-kb and 3.3-kb Plasmids of an Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Derived from Sakai Outbreak

    Kozo Makino;Kazuo Ishii;Teruo Yasunaga;Masahira Hattori

  • Estimating gene networks from gene expression data by combining Bayesian network model with promoter element detection.

    Yoshinori Tamada;Sun Yong Kim;Hideo Bannai;Seiya Imoto

  • Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

    Mutsunori Shirai;Hideki Hirakawa;Mitsuaki Kimoto;Mitsuaki Tabuchi

  • Dissection of the Octoploid Strawberry Genome by Deep Sequencing of the Genomes of Fragaria Species

    Hideki Hirakawa;Kenta Shirasawa;Shunichi Kosugi;Kosuke Tashiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hideki Hirakawa
Hideki Hirakawa Kyushu University
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Tetsuya Hayashi
Tetsuya Hayashi Kyushu University
Toshihisa Takagi
Toshihisa Takagi University of Tokyo
Tatsuya Akutsu
Tatsuya Akutsu Kyoto University
Naotake Ogasawara
Naotake Ogasawara Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kiyoshi Asai
Kiyoshi Asai University of Tokyo
Takehiko Sasazuki
Takehiko Sasazuki Kyushu University
Katsuya Gomi
Katsuya Gomi Tohoku University

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