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10458
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National Ranking
1355

Overview

Toshio Hakoshima is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science. The work focuses extensively on molecular mechanisms related to enzyme catalysis, polymer synthesis, and plant biology.

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • Polar recruitment of RLD by LAZY1-like protein during gravity signaling in root branch angle control, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (PhaC): The key enzyme for biopolyester synthesis, 2022, Current Research in Biotechnology
  • Evaluation of BP-M-CPF4 polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase on the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from plant oil using Cupriavidus necator transformants, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Crystal structure of a YeeE/YedE family protein engaged in thiosulfate uptake, 2020, Science Advances
  • Asymmetric Open-Closed Dimer Mechanism of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase PhaC, 2020, iScience

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Toshio Hakoshima include:

  • Min Fey Chek
  • Hua Tan
  • Kumar Sudesh
  • Sun-Yong Kim
  • Tomoyuki Mori

Hakoshima's work is disseminated across several scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Current Research in Biotechnology

Their research areas include a range of specialized topics and subfields. Key topics covered are:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Related subfields in their body of work include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Pollution
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Gibberellin-induced DELLA recognition by the gibberellin receptor GID1

    Kohji Murase;Yoshinori Hirano;Tai-ping Sun;Toshio Hakoshima

  • Structural basis of the membrane-targeting and unmasking mechanisms of the radixin FERM domain.

    Keisuke Hamada;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Takeshi Matsui;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • Structure of the human Cereblon–DDB1–lenalidomide complex reveals basis for responsiveness to thalidomide analogs

    Philip P Chamberlain;Antonia Lopez-Girona;Karen Miller;Gilles Carmel

  • Structural basis for recruitment of human flap endonuclease 1 to PCNA.

    Shigeru Sakurai;Ken Kitano;Hiroto Yamaguchi;Keisuke Hamada

  • Crystal structure of a multifunctional 2-Cys peroxiredoxin heme-binding protein 23 kDa/proliferation-associated gene product

    Shoko Hirotsu;Yasuko Abe;Kengo Okada;Noriyuki Nagahara

  • Structures of D14 and D14L in the strigolactone and karrikin signaling pathways

    Megumi Kagiyama;Yoshinori Hirano;Tomoyuki Mori;Sun Yong Kim

  • The Molecular Structure of a DNA-Triostin A Complex

    A. H.-J. Wang;G. Ughetto;G. J. Quigley;T. Hakoshima

  • Crystal structure of human RhoA in a dominantly active form complexed with a GTP analogue.

    Kentaro Ihara;Sachiko Muraguchi;Masato Kato;Toshiyuki Shimizu

  • Crystal structure of an IRF-DNA complex reveals novel DNA recognition and cooperative binding to a tandem repeat of core sequences.

    Yoshifumi Fujii;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Masahiro Kusumoto;Yoshimasa Kyogoku

  • Structural basis for the specific inhibition of heterotrimeric Gq protein by a small molecule.

    Akiyuki Nishimura;Ken Kitano;Jun Takasaki;Masatoshi Taniguchi

  • Crystal structure of PHO4 bHLH domain-DNA complex: flanking base recognition.

    Toshiyuki Shimizu;Atsuki Toumoto;Kentaro Ihara;Masato Shimizu

  • AT base pairs are less stable than GC base pairs in Z-DNA: The crystal structure of d(m5CGTAm5CG)

    A.H.-J Wang;T Hakoshima;G.A Van Der Marel;J.H Van Boom

  • Structural basis for the diversity of DNA recognition by bZIP transcription factors.

    Yoshifumi Fujii;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Takashi Toda;Mitsuhiro Yanagida

  • Structural basis of adhesion-molecule recognition by ERM proteins revealed by the crystal structure of the radixin-ICAM-2 complex

    Keisuke Hamada;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Shigenobu Yonemura;Shoichiro Tsukita

  • Strigolactone perception and deactivation by a hydrolase receptor DWARF14

    Yoshiya Seto;Rei Yasui;Hiromu Kameoka;Muluneh Tamiru

  • INSIGHTS INTO MULTISTEP PHOSPHORELAY FROM THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE C-TERMINAL HPT DOMAIN OF ARCB

    Masato Kato;Takeshi Mizuno;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Toshio Hakoshima

  • The structural basis of Rho effector recognition revealed by the crystal structure of human RhoA complexed with the effector domain of PKN/PRK1.

    Ryoko Maesaki;Kentaro Ihara;Toshiyuki Shimizu;Shinya Kuroda;Shinya Kuroda

  • Molecular mechanism for the regulation of rho-kinase by dimerization and its inhibition by fasudil.

    Hiroto Yamaguchi;Miyuki Kasa;Miyuki Kasa;Mutsuki Amano;Kozo Kaibuchi

  • Structural basis for tubulin recognition by cytoplasmic linker protein 170 and its autoinhibition

    Masaki Mishima;Ryoko Maesaki;Miyuki Kasa;Takashi Watanabe

  • Structural basis for DNA strand separation by the unconventional winged-helix domain of RecQ helicase WRN

    Ken Kitano;Sun-Yong Kim;Toshio Hakoshima

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiyuki Shimizu
Toshiyuki Shimizu University of Tokyo
Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Morio Ikehara
Morio Ikehara Osaka University
Takeshi Mizuno
Takeshi Mizuno Nagoya University
Shoichiro Tsukita
Shoichiro Tsukita Kyoto University
Eiko Ohtsuka
Eiko Ohtsuka Hokkaido University
Shinya Kuroda
Shinya Kuroda University of Tokyo
Andrew H.-J. Wang
Andrew H.-J. Wang Academia Sinica
Mutsuki Amano
Mutsuki Amano Nagoya University

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