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Overview

Tadashi Baba is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scientific output spans several subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their research include Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management.

They have published numerous papers across various scientific journals. Recent work includes:

  • Re-identification of strains deposited as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida in GenBank based on whole genome sequences (2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY)
  • Sensor histidine kinases mediate ABA and osmostress signaling in the moss Physcomitrium patens (2021, Current Biology)
  • CID12261165, a flavonoid compound as antibacterial agents against quinolone-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • USP15 Deubiquitinates TUT1 Associated with RNA Metabolism and Maintains Cerebellar Homeostasis (2020, Molecular and Cellular Biology)
  • Pseudomonas atagosis sp. nov., and Pseudomonas akappagea sp. nov., New Soil Bacteria Isolated from Samples on the Volcanic Island Izu Oshima, Tokyo (2020, Current Microbiology)

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues including Scientific Reports, food preservation science, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Current Microbiology, and Current Biology.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their academic activity. Prominent frequent co-authors include:

  • Yuh Morimoto
  • Teruo Kirikae
  • Keiichi Hiramatsu
  • Mari Tohya
  • Yuki Uehara

Best Publications

  • Regulation of LSD1 histone demethylase activity by its associated factors.

    Yu Jiang Shi;Caitlin Matson;Fei Lan;Shigeki Iwase

  • Selective stabilization of mammalian microRNAs by 3' adenylation mediated by the cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase GLD-2.

    Takayuki Katoh;Yuriko Sakaguchi;Kenjyo Miyauchi;Takeo Suzuki

  • Sperm from mice carrying a targeted mutation of the acrosin gene can penetrate the oocyte zona pellucida and effect fertilization.

    T. Baba;S. Azuma;S.-I. Kashiwabara;Y. Toyoda

  • Identification of the fourth member of the mammalian endoprotease family homologous to the yeast Kex2 protease. Its testis-specific expression.

    K Nakayama;W S Kim;S Torii;M Hosaka

  • Alteration of the structural properties of starch components by the lack of an isoform of starch branching enzyme in rice seeds.

    K. Mizuno;T. Kawasaki;Hiroaki Shimada;H. Satoh

  • A porcine homolog of the major secretory protein of human epididymis, HE1, specifically binds cholesterol.

    Naomichi Okamura;Sachiko Kiuchi;Michiko Tamba;Takayuki Kashima

  • Possible Function of the ADAM1a/ADAM2 Fertilin Complex in the Appearance of ADAM3 on the Sperm Surface

    Hitoshi Nishimura;Ekyune Kim;Tomoko Nakanishi;Tadashi Baba

  • An RNA‐dependent protein kinase is involved in tunicamycin‐induced apoptosis and Alzheimer's disease

    Reiko Onuki;Reiko Onuki;Reiko Onuki;Yoshio Bando;Yoshio Bando;Eigo Suyama;Eigo Suyama;Eigo Suyama;Taiichi Katayama

  • Real-time observation of acrosomal dispersal from mouse sperm using GFP as a marker protein.

    Tomoko Nakanishi;Masahito Ikawa;Shuichi Yamada;Martti Parvinen

  • Mouse Sperm Lacking Cell Surface Hyaluronidase PH-20 Can Pass through the Layer of Cumulus Cells and Fertilize the Egg

    Daichi Baba;Shin-ichi Kashiwabara;Arata Honda;Kazuo Yamagata;Kazuo Yamagata

  • Identification, cDNA Cloning, and Gene Expression of Soluble Starch Synthase in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Immature Seeds

    Tadashi Baba;Miwa Nishihara;Kouichi Mizuno;Tsutomu Kawasaki

  • A specific CpG site demethylation in the human interleukin 2 gene promoter is an epigenetic memory

    Akiko Murayama;Kazuhisa Sakura;Mina Nakama;Kayoko Yasuzawa-Tanaka

  • Activation and maturation mechanisms of boar acrosin zymogen based on the deduced primary structure

    T Baba;S Kashiwabara;K Watanabe;H Itoh

  • Acrogranin, an acrosomal cysteine-rich glycoprotein, is the precursor of the growth-modulating peptides, granulins, and epithelins, and is expressed in somatic as well as male germ cells

    Tadashi Baba;Henry B. Hoff;Hiromi Nemoto;Hang Lee

  • Acrosin Accelerates the Dispersal of Sperm Acrosomal Proteins during Acrosome Reaction

    Kazuo Yamagata;Keitaro Murayama;Masaru Okabe;Kiyotaka Toshimori

  • Ligand-dependent switching of ubiquitin-proteasome pathways for estrogen receptor.

    Yukiyo Tateishi;Yoh-ichi Kawabe;Tomoki Chiba;Shigeo Murata

  • Gene expression in spermiogenesis.

    H. Tanaka;T. Baba

  • Regulation of spermatogenesis by testis-specific, cytoplasmic poly (A) polymerase TPAP

    Shin-ichi Kashiwabara;Junko Noguchi;Tiangang Zhuang;Ko Ohmura

  • Starch branching enzymes from immature rice seeds.

    Kouichi Mizuno;Koji Kimura;Yuji Arai;Tsutomu Kawasaki

  • An acrosomal protein, sp32, in mammalian sperm is a binding protein specific for two proacrosins and an acrosin intermediate

    T. Baba;Y. Niida;Y. Michikawa;S.-I. Kashiwabara

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsutomu Kawasaki
Tsutomu Kawasaki Kindai University
Kazunari Taira
Kazunari Taira University of Tokyo
Masahito Ikawa
Masahito Ikawa Osaka University
Atsuo Ogura
Atsuo Ogura University of Tsukuba
Masaru Okabe
Masaru Okabe Osaka University
Kimiko Inoue
Kimiko Inoue University of Tsukuba
Narumi Ogonuki
Narumi Ogonuki National Institutes of Health
George L. Gerton
George L. Gerton University of Pennsylvania
Chiharu Tohyama
Chiharu Tohyama University of Tokyo
Yasuhito Arai
Yasuhito Arai National Cancer Centre

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