Yuji Nagata

Best Publications

• GenomeMatcher: A graphical user interface for DNA sequence comparison

  Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo;Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo;Yuji Nagata;Masataka Tsuda

  299
  Citations

• Aerobic degradation of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) in bacteria and its biochemical and molecular basis

  Yuji Nagata;Ryo Endo;Michihiro Ito;Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo

  267
  Citations

• Complete analysis of genes and enzymes for γ-hexachlorocyclohexane degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

  Y Nagata;K Miyauchi;M Takagi

  250
  Citations

• Modification of activity and specificity of haloalkane dehalogenase from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26 by engineering of its entrance tunnel

  Radka Chaloupková;Jana Sýkorová;Zbyňek Prokop;Andrea Jesenská

  199
  Citations

• Purification and characterization of a haloalkane dehalogenase of a new substrate class from a gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterium, Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26.

  Yuji Nagata;Keisuke Miyauchi;Jiri Damborsky;Katka Manova

  196
  Citations

• Crystal Structure of the Haloalkane Dehalogenase from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

  J Marek;J Vevodova;I.K Smatanova;I.K Smatanova;Y Nagata

  183
  Citations

• Cloning and Sequencing of a Novel meta-Cleavage Dioxygenase Gene Whose Product Is Involved in Degradation of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane in Sphingomonas paucimobilis

  Keisuke Miyauchi;Yugo Adachi;Yuji Nagata;Masamichi Takagi

  156
  Citations

• Complete genome sequence of Acidovorax sp. strain KKS102, a polychlorinated-biphenyl degrader.

  Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo;Fumito Maruyama;Hisayuki Mitsui;Yuji Nagata

  150
  Citations

• Cloning and Sequencing of a 2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone Reductive Dehalogenase Gene Whose Product Is Involved in Degradation of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane by Sphingomonas paucimobilis

  Keisuke Miyauchi;Seug Kyo Suh;Yuji Nagata;Masamichi Takagi

  146
  Citations

• Strategies for bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls

  Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo;Toshiaki Kudo;Masataka Tsuda;Yuji Nagata

  146
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• Enantioselectivity of Haloalkane Dehalogenases and its Modulation by Surface Loop Engineering

  Zbynek Prokop;Yukari Sato;Jan Brezovsky;Tomas Mozga

  139
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• Catalytic mechanism of the haloalkane dehalogenase LinB from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

  Zbyněk Prokop;Marta Monincová;Radka Chaloupková;Martin Klvaňa

  133
  Citations

• Nucleotide sequence and functional analysis of the meta-cleavage pathway involved in biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyl degradation in Pseudomonas sp. strain KKS102.

  Y Kikuchi;Y Yasukochi;Y Nagata;M Fukuda

  129
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• Crystal Structure of Haloalkane Dehalogenase LinB from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26 at 0.95 Å Resolution: Dynamics of Catalytic Residues

  Aaron J. Oakley;Martin Klvaňa;Michal Otyepka;Yuji Nagata

  126
  Citations

• Two different types of dehalogenases, LinA and LinB, involved in γ- hexachlorocyclohexane degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26 are localized in the periplasmic space without molecular processing

  Yuji Nagata;Akiko Futamura;Keisuke Miyauchi;Masamichi Takagi

  120
  Citations

• Isolation and characterization of naphthalene-catabolic genes and plasmids from oil-contaminated soil by using two cultivation-independent approaches

  Akira Ono;Ryo Miyazaki;Masahiro Sota;Masahiro Sota;Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo

  120
  Citations

• Two rhizobial strains, Mesorhizobium loti MAFF303099 and Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110, encode haloalkane dehalogenases with novel structures and substrate specificities.

  Yukari Sato;Marta Monincova;Radka Chaloupkova;Zbynek Prokop

  112
  Citations

• Dehydrochlorination of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-BHC) by γ-BHC-Assimilating Pseudomonas paucimobilis

  Ryozo Imai;Yuji Nagata;Keishi Senoo;Hidenori Wada

  107
  Citations

• Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in the Downstream Degradation Pathway of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

  Ryo Endo;Mayuko Kamakura;Keisuke Miyauchi;Masao Fukuda

  106
  Citations

• Halide-Stabilizing Residues of Haloalkane Dehalogenases Studied by Quantum Mechanic Calculations and Site-Directed Mutagenesis†

  Michal Boháč;Yuji Nagata;Zbyněk Prokop;Martin Prokop

  106
  Citations