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KURIHARA, Tatsuo

Division of Environmental Chemistry - Molecular Microbial Science -
Professor
Doctor of Engineering
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E-mail: kurihara@mbc.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tel: 0774-38-4710
Fax: 0774-38-3248
Academic career
    1991.11 Graduated from Dr. Course, Kyoto University
    1991.12-2003.9 Instructor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
    1993.7 D. Eng., Kyoto University
    2003.10- Associate Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Research field
    Biochemistry, Enzymology, Microbial Biochemistry
Current research
  1. Studies on the molecular basis of the environmental adaptation of extremophiles and their application
  2. Analysis of reaction mechanisms of enzymes and their application
Selected publications
  1. Kawamoto J, Sato T, Nakasone K, Kato C, Mihara H, Esaki N, Kurihara T, Favourable Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on the Late Step of the Cell Division in a Piezophilic Bacterium, Shewanella violacea DSS12, at High-Hydrostatic Pressures Environ. Microbiol. 13, 2293-2298 (2011)  [pubmed]
  2. Sato SB, Sato S, Kawamoto J, Kurihara T, Differential Roles of Internal and Terminal Double Bonds in Docosahexaenoic Acid: Comparative Study of Cytotoxicity of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to HT-29 Human Colorectal Tumor Cell Line Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids 84, 31-37 (2011)  [pubmed]
  3. Usui, K.; Hiraki, T.; Kawamoto, J.; Kurihara, T.; Nogi, Y.; Kato, C.; Abe, F., Eicosapentaenoic Acid Plays a Role in Stabilizing Dynamic Membrane Structure in the Deep-Sea Piezophile Shewanella violacea: A Study Employing High-Pressure Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy Measurement Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2011) in press  [pubmed]
  4. Vasudevan, A.; Fujita, M.; Kurata, A.; Kawamoto, J.; Esaki, N.; Kurihara, T., Function of FADH2-Dependent 2-Haloacrylate Hydratase from a 2-Chloroacrylate-Utilizing Bacterium, Burkholderia sp. WS Trace Nutrients Research 28, (2011) in press
  5. Masanari, M.; Wakai, S.; Tamegai, H.; Kurihara, T.; Kato, C.; Sambongi, Y., Thermal Stability of Cytochrome c of Pressure-Sensitive Shewanella livingstonensis Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 75, 1859-1861 (2011)  [pubmed]
  6. Tamegai H, Ota Y, Haga M, Fujimori H, Kato C, Nogi Y, Kawamoto J, Kurihara T, Sambongi Y, Piezotolerance of the Respiratory Terminal Oxidase Activity of the Piezophilic Shewanella violacea DSS12 as Compared with Non-Piezophilic Shewanella Species Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 75, 919-924 (2011)  [pubmed]
  7. Omori T, Honda A, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Identification of Novel Mammalian Phospholipids Containing Threonine, Aspartate, and Glutamate as the Base Moiety J. Chromatogr. B Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 879, 3296-3302 (2011)  [pubmed]
  8. Kurokawa S, Takehashi M, Tanaka H, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Tanaka S, Hill K, Burk R, Esaki N, Mammalian Selenocysteine Lyase Is Involved in Selenoprotein Biosynthesis J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 57, 298-305 (2011)
  9. Hidese R, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N., Escherichia coli Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Is a Novel NAD-Dependent Heterotetramer Essential for the Production of 5,6-Dihydrouracil J. Bacteriol. 193, 989-993 (2011)  [pubmed]
  10. Kurihara T, Mechanistic Analysis of Enzymatic Degradation of Organohalogen Compounds Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 75, 189-198 (2011)  [pubmed]
  11. Mowafy AM, Kurihara T, Esaki N, 2-Haloacrylate Hydratase Is a Bifunctional Enzyme with NADH-Dependent FAD Reductase Activity Trace Nutrients Research 27, 52-55 (2010)
  12. Mowafy AM, Kurihara T, Kurata A, Uemura T, Esaki N, 2-Haloacrylate Hydratase, a New Class of Flavoenzyme That Catalyzes the Addition of Water to the Substrate for Dehalogenation Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76, 6032-6037 (2010)  [pubmed]
  13. Toyoda M, Jitsumori K, Mikami B, Wackett LP, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Analysis of L-Azetidine-2-Carboxylate Hydrolase from Pseudomonas sp. strain A2C Acta Crystallogr. Sect. F Struct. Biol. Cryst. Commun. 66, 801-804 (2010)  [pubmed]
  14. Omori T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, The Distribution of Phosphatidyl-D-Serine in the Rat Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 74, 1953-1955 (2010)  [pubmed]
  15. Omi R, Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Hayashi H, Goto M, Miyahara I, Kurihara T, Hirotsu K, Esaki N, Reaction Mechanism and Molecular Basis for Selenium/Sulfur Discrimination of Selenocysteine Lyase J. Biol. Chem. 285, 12133-12139 (2010)  [pubmed]
  16. Zhang W, Urban A, Mihara H, Leimkuhler S, Kurihara T, Esaki N, IscS Functions as a Primary Sulfur-Donating Enzyme by Interacting Specifically with MoeB and MoaD in the Biosynthesis of Molybdopterin in Escherichia coli J. Biol. Chem. 285, 2302-2308 (2010)  [pubmed]
  17. Imai T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Selenocysteine Is Selectively Taken Up by Red Blood Cells Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 73, 2746-2748 (2009)  [pubmed]
  18. Imai T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Possible Role of Red Blood Cells in Selenocysteine Metabolism Trace Nutrients Research 26, 22-25 (2009)
  19. Kawamoto J, Kurihara T, Yamamoto K, Nagayasu M, Tani Y, Mihara H, Hosokawa M, Baba T, Sato SB, Esaki N, Eicosapentaenoic Acid Plays a Beneficial Role in Membrane Organization and Cell Division of a Cold-Adapted Bacterium, Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10 J. Bacteriol. 191, 632-640 (2009).
  20. Jitsumori K, Omi R, Kurihara T, Kurata A, Mihara H, Miyahara I, Hirotsu K, Esaki N, X-Ray Crystallographic and Mutational Studies of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase from Burkholderia sp. Strain FA1 J. Bacteriol. 191, 2630-2637 (2009)
  21. Kamachi T, Nakayama T, Shitamichi O, Jitsumori K, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Yoshizawa K, The Catalytic Mechanism of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase: a Computational Exploration of Biological Dehalogenation Chemistry 15, 7394-7403 (2009)
  22. Nakamura T, Yamaguchi A, Kondo H, Watanabe H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Hirono S, Tanaka S, Roles of K151 and D180 in L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: Analysis by Molecular Dynamics and Ab Initio Fragment Molecular Orbital Calculations J. Comput. Chem. 30, 2625-2634 (2009)
  23. Goto M, Yamauchi T, Kamiya N, Miyahara I, Yoshimura T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Hirotsu K, Esaki N, Crystal Structure of a Homolog of Mammalian Serine Racemase from Schizosaccharomyces pombe J. Biol. Chem. 284, 25944-25952 (2009)
  24. Tobe R, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Identification of Proteins Interacting with Selenocysteine Lyase Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 73, 1230-1232 (2009)
  25. Omori T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Occurrence of Phosphatidyl-D-Serine in the Rat Cerebrum Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 382, 415-418 (2009)
  26. Yamauchi T, Goto M, Wu HY, Uo T, Yoshimura T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Miyahara I, Hirotsu K, Esaki N, Serine Racemase with Catalytically Active Lysinoalanyl Residue J. Biochem. 145, 421-424 (2009)
  27. Sato S, Kurihara T, Kawamoto J, Hosokawa M, Sato SB, Esaki N, Cold Adaptation of Eicosapentaenoic Acid-Less Mutant of Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10 Involving Uptake and Remodeling of Synthetic Phospholipids Containing Various Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Extremophiles 12, 753-761 (2008)  [pubmed]
  28. Kurata A, Fujita M, Mowafy AM, Kamachi H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Production of (S)-2-Chloropropionate by Asymmetric Reduction of 2-Chloroacrylate with 2-Haloacrylate Reductase Coupled with Glucose Dehydrogenase J. Biosci. Bioeng. 105, 429-431 (2008)  [pubmed]
  29. Mihara H, Hidese R, Yamane M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, The iscS Gene Deficiency Affects the Expression of Pyrimidine Metabolism Genes Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 372, 407-411 (2008)  [pubmed]
  30. Kurihara T, Esaki N, Bacterial Hydrolytic Dehalogenases and Related Enzymes: Occurrences, Reaction Mechanisms, and Applications Chem. Rec. 8, 67-74 (2008)  [pubmed]
  31. Kurihara T, Esaki N, Proteomic Studies of Psychrophilic Microorganisms Psychrophiles: from Biodiversity to Biotechnology (Edited by Margesin R et al.) 333-344 (2008)
  32. Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Yokoyama I, Mochizuki M, Yodoi J, Tamura T, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Is Important for Selenoprotein Biosynthesis in HeLa Cells Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 19, 84-87 (2008)
  33. Kawamoto J, Kurihara T, Kitagawa M, Kato I, Esaki N, Proteomic Studies of an Antarctic Cold-Adapted Bacterium, Shewanella livingstonensis Ac10, for Global Identification of Cold-Inducible Proteins Extremophiles 11, 819-26 (2007)  [pubmed]
  34. Miyake R, Kawamoto J, Wei YL, Kitagawa M, Kato I, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Construction of a Low-Temperature Protein Expression System Using a Cold-Adapted Bacterium, Shewanella sp. Strain Ac10, as the Host. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73, 4849-4856 (2007).  [pubmed]
  35. Omi R, Jitsumori K, Yamauchi T, Ichiyama S, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Kamiya N, Hirotsu K, Miyahara I, Expression, Purification and Preliminary X-Ray Characterization of DL-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Methylobacterium sp. CPA1 Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 63, 586-9 (2007)  [pubmed]
  36. Saito M, Nishimura K, Wakabayashi S, Kurihara T, Nagata Y, Purification of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase from Helicobacter pylori NCTC 11637 Amino Acids 33, 445-449 (2007)
  37. Saito M, Nishimura K, Hasegawa Y, Shinohara T, Wakabayashi S, Kurihara T, Ishizuka M, Nagata Y, Alanine Racemase from Helicobacter pylori NCTC 11637: Purification, Characterization and Gene Cloning Life Sciences 80, 788-794 (2007)
  38. Papajak E, Kwiecien RA, Rudzinski J, Sicinska D, Kaminski R, Szatkowski L, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Paneth P., Mechanism of the Reaction Catalyzed by DL-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase as Determined from Kinetic Isotope Effects Biochemistry 45, 6012-6017 (2006).  [pubmed]
  39. Muramatsu H, Mihara H, Yasuda M, Ueda M, Kurihara T, Esaki N., Enzymatic Synthesis of L-Pipecolic Acid by Δ1-Piperideine-2-carboxylate Reductase from Pseudomonas putida Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 70, 2296-2298 (2006).  [pubmed]
  40. Mihara H, Kurokawa S, Omi R, Kurihara T, Hirotsu K, Esaki N, Selenoprotein Biosynthesis and Selenium-Specific Enzymes Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 17, 355-359 (2006)
  41. Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Takehashi M, Tanaka S, Kurihara T, Esaki N, RNAi-mediated knock down of mammalian selenocysteine lyase. Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 16, 321-324 (2005)
  42. Abe K, Ebata I, Kazuoka T, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Protein interaction between selenophosphate synthetase and IscS. Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 16, 325-327 (2005)
  43. Muramatsu H, Mihara H, Goto M, Miyahara I, Hirotsu K, Kurihara T, Esaki N, A New Family of NAD(P)H-Dependent Oxidoreductases Distinct from Conventional Rossmann-fold Proteins J. Biosci. Bioeng. 99, 541-547 (2005).  [pubmed]
  44. Goto M, Muramatsu H, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Omi R, Miyahara I, Hirotsu K, Crystal Structures of Δ1-Piperideine-2-carboxylate/Δ1-Pyrroline-2-carboxylate Reductase Belonging to a New Family of NAD(P)H-Dependent Oxidoreductases Conformational Change, Substrate Recognition, and Stereochemistry of the Reaction. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 40875-40884 (2005).  [pubmed]
  45. Kurata A, Kurihara T, Kamachi H, Esaki N, 2-Haloacrylate Reductase, a Novel Enzyme of the Medium Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Superfamily That Catalyzes the Reduction of a Carbon-Carbon Double Bond of Unsaturated Organohalogen Compounds J. Biol. Chem. 280, 20286-20291 (2005).  [pubmed]
  46. Mihara H, Muramatsu H, Kakutani R, Yasuda M, Ueda M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, N-Methyl-L-amino Acid Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida. A Novel Member of an Unusual NAD(P)-Dependent Oxidoreductase Superfamily. FEBS J. 272, 1117-1123 (2005).  [pubmed]
  47. Muramatsu H, Mihara H, Kakutani R, Yasuda M, Ueda M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, The Putative Malate/Lactate Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida is an NADPH-dependent Δ1-Piperideine-2-carboxylate/Δ1-Pyrroline-2-carboxylate Reductase Involved in the Catabolism of D-Lysine and D-Proline J. Biol. Chem. 280, 5329-5335 (2005).  [pubmed]
  48. Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Expression analysis of mammalian selenocysteine lyase. Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 15, 278-280 (2004)
  49. Kurata A, Kurihara T, Kamachi H, Esaki N, Asymmetric Reduction of 2-Chloroacrylic Acid to (S)-2-Chloropropionic Acid by a Novel Reductase from Burkholderia sp. WS Tetrahedron Asymmetr. 15, 2837-2839 (2004).
  50. Muramatsu H, Mihara H, Kakutani R, Yasuda M, Ueda M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Enzymatic Synthesis of N-Methyl-L-Phenylalanine by a Novel Enzyme, N-Methyl-L-Amino Acid Dehydrogenase, from Pseudomonas putida Tetrahedron Asymmetr. 15, 2841-2843 (2004).
  51. Ichiyama S, Kurihara T, Kogure Y, Tsunasawa S, Kawasaki H, Esaki N., Reactivity of Asparagine Residue at the Active Site of the D105N Mutant of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase from Moraxella sp. B Biochim Biophys Acta 1698, 27-36 (2004).  [pubmed]
  52. Kuwana E, Kurokawa S, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Effects of selenium deficiency on the expression of selenoprotein mRNAs in mouse brain. Biomed. Res. Trace Elem. 14, 293-296 (2003)
  53. Wei Y-L, Kurihara T, Suzuki T, Esaki N, A novel esterase from a psychrotrophic bacterium, Acinetobacter sp. strain no. 6, that belongs to the amidase signature family J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 23, 357-365 (2003).
  54. Kurihara T, Yamauchi T, Ichiyama S, Takahata H, Esaki N, Purification, characterization, and gene cloning of a novel fluoroacetate dehalogenase from Burkholderia sp. FA1 J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 23, 347-355 (2003).
  55. Li Y-F, Kurihara T, Ichiyama S, Miyagi M, Tsunasawa S, Esaki N, Mass spectrometric analysis of the reactions catalyzed by L-2-haloacid dehalogenase mutants and implications for the roles of the catalytic amino acid residues J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 23, 337-345 (2003).
  56. Park C, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Soda K, Esaki N, A new DL-2-haloacid dehalogenase acting on 2-holoacid amides: Purification, characterization, and mechanism J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 23, 329-336 (2003).
  57. Suzuki T, Nakayama T, Choo D-W, Hirano Y, Kurihara T, Nishino T, Esaki N, Cloning, heterologous expression, renaturation, and characterization of a cold-adapted esterase with unique primary structure from a psychrotroph Pseudomonas sp. strain B11-1 Protein Expr. Purif. 30, 171-178 (2003).
  58. Kurihara T, Mihara H, Kato S, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Assembly of iron-sulfur clusters mediated by cysteine desulfurases, IscS, CsdB and CSD, from Escherichia coli Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1647, 303-309 (2003)
  59. Pilon M, Owen J, Garifullina G, Kurihara T, Mihara H, Esaki N, Pilon-Smits E, Enhanced Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation in Transgenic Arabidopsis Expressing a Mouse Selenocysteine Lyase Plant Physiol. 131, 1250-1257 (2003)
  60. Pilon-Smits E, Garifullina G, Abdel-Ghany S, Kato S, Mihara H, Hale K, Burkhead J, Esaki N, Kurihara T, Pilon M, Characterization of a NifS-Like Chloroplast Protein from Arabidopsis: Implications for Its Role in Sulfur and Selenium Metabolism Plant Physiol. 130, 1309-1318 (2002)
  61. Suzuki T, Nakayama T, Kurihara T, Nishino T, Esaki N, Primary Structure and Catalytic Properties of a Cold-active Esterase from a Psychrotroph, Acinetobacter sp. Strain No. 6 Isolated from Siberian Soil Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 66, 1682-1690 (2002)
  62. Mihara H, Kato S, Lacourciere GM, Stadtman TC, Kennedy RAJD, Kurihara T, Tokumoto U, Takahashi Y, Esaki N, The iscS Gene Is Essential for the Biosynthesis of 2-Selenouridine in tRNA and the Selenocysteine-Containing Formate Dehydrogenase H Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 99, 6679-6683 (2002)
  63. Tokumoto U, Nomura S, Minami Y, Mihara H, Kato S, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Kanazawa H, Matsubara H, Takahashi Y, Network of Protein-Protein Interactions among Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Proteins in Escherichia coli J. Biochem. 131, 713-719 (2002)
  64. Mihara H, Fujii T, Kato S, Kurihara T, Hata Y, Esaki N, Structure of External Aldimine of Escherichia coli CsdB, an IscS/NifS Homolog Implications for its Specificity Toward Selenocysteine J. Biochem. 131, 679-685 (2002)
  65. Ichiyama S, Kurihara T, Miyagi M, Galkin A, Tsunasawa S, Kawasaki H, Esaki N, Catalysis-Linked Inactivation Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase by Ammonia: A Novel Approach to the Active-Site Environment J. Biochem. 131, 671-677 (2002)
  66. Kato S, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Takahashi Y, Tokumoto U, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Cys328 of IscS and Cys63 of IscU are the Sites of Disulfide Bridge Formation in a Covalently-bound IscU/IscS Complex: Implications for the Mechanism of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 99, 5948-5952 (2002)
  67. Suzuki T, Nakayama T, Kurihara T, Nishino T, Esaki N, A Cold-Active Esterase with a Substrate Preference for Vinyl Esters from a Psychrotroph, Acinetobacter sp. Strain no.6: Gene Cloning, Purification, and Characterization J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 16, 255-263 (2002)
  68. Esaki N, Kurihara T, Soda K, Isomerizations Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Synthesis sconde edition (Edtied by K. Drauz and H. Waldmann) 3, 1281-1333 (2002)
  69. Mihara H, Kato S, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Lacourciere GM, Stadtman TC, Role of Cysteine Desulfurase in the Biosynthesis of Formate Dehydrogenase H Containing Mo, Molybdopterin, Selenocysteine, and Fe4S4 Cluster Biomed. Res. Trace. Elem. 12, 261-262 (2001).
  70. Suzuki T, Toru N, Kurihara T, Nishino T, Esaki N, Cold-Active Lipolytic Activiy of Psychrotrophic Acinetobacter sp. Strain No. 6 J. Biosci. Bioeng. 92, (2001).
  71. Lewandowicz A, Sicinska D, Rudzinski J, Ichiyama S, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Paneth P, Chlorine Kinetic Isotope Effect on Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase Reaction J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 9192-9193 (2001).
  72. Ichiyama S, Kurihara T, Li Y-F, Kogure Y, Tsunasawa S, Esaki N, Novel Catalytic Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution by Asparagine Residue Involving Cyanoalanine Intermediate Revealed by Mass Spectrometric Monitoring of an Enzyme Reaction J. Biol. Chem. 275, 40804-40809 (2000).
  73. Shimoni Y, Kurihara T, Ravazzola M, Amherdt M, Orci L, Schekman R, Lst1p and Sec24p Cooperate in Sorting of the Plasma Membrane ATPase into COPII Vesicles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae J Cell Biol 151, 973-984 (2000).
  74. Kato S, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Gene Cloning, Purification, and Cheracterization of Two Cyanobacterial NifS Homologs Driving Iron-Sulfur Cluster Formation Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 64, 2412-2419 (2000).
  75. Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Bacterial 2-Haloacid Dehalogenases: Structures and Reaction Mechanisms J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 10, 57-65 (2000).
  76. Lacourciere GM, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Stadtman TC, Escherichia coli NifS-like Proteins Provide Selenium in the Pathway for the Biosynthesis of Selenophosphate J. Biol. Chem. 275, 23769-23773 (2000).
  77. Mihara H, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Kinetic and Mutational Studies of Three NifS Homologs from Escherichia coli: Mechanistic Difference between L-Cysteine Desulfurase and L-Selenocysteine Lyase Reaction J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 127, 559-567 (2000).
  78. Kurihara T, Hamamoto S, Gimeno RE, Kaiser CA, Schekman R, Yoshihisa T, Sec24p and Iss1p Function Interchangeably in Transport Vesicle Formation from the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mol Biol Cell 11, 983-998 (2000).
  79. Mihara H, Kurihara T, Watanabe T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, cDNA Cloning, Purification, and Characterization of Mouse Liver Selenocysteine Lyase: Candidate for Selenium Delivery Protein in Selenoprotein Synthesis J. Biol. Chem. 275, 6195-6200 (2000).
  80. Fujii T, Maeda M, Mihara H, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Hata Y, Structure of a NifS Homologue: X-Ray Structure Analysis of CsdB, an Escherichia coli Counterpart of Mammalian Selenocysteine Lyase Biochemistry 39, 1263-1273 (2000).
  81. Nardi-Dei V, Kurihara T, Park C, Miyagi M, Tsunasawa S, Soda K, Esaki N, DL-2-Haloacid Dahalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. 113 Is a New Class of Dehalogemase Catalyzing Hydrolytic Dehalogenation Not Involving Enzyme-Substrate Ester Intermediate J. Biol. Chem. 274, 20977-20981 (1999).
  82. Mihara H, Maeda M, Fujii T, Kurihara T, Hata Y, Esaki N, A nifS-like Gene, csdB, Encodes an Escherichia coli Counterpart of Mammalian Selenocysteine Lyase: Gene Cloning, Purification, Characterization and Preliminary X-Ray Crystallographic Studies J. Biol. Chem. 274, 14768-14772 (1999).
  83. Watababe A, Kurokawa Y, Yoshimura T, Kurihara T, Soda K, Esaki N, Role of Lysine 39 of Alanine Racemase from Bacillus stearothermophilus That Binds Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate: Chemical Rescue Studies of Lys39 -> Ala Mutant J. Biol. Chem. 274, 4189-4194 (1999).
  84. Kulakova L, Galkin A, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Esaki N, Cold-active Serine Alkaline Protease from the Psychrotrophic Bacterium Shewanella Strain Ac10: Gene Cloning and Enzyme Purification and Characterization Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 611-617 (1999).
  85. Liu J-Q, Kurihara T, Ichiyama S, Miyagi M, Tsunasawa S, Kawasaki H, Soda K, Esaki N, Reaction Mechanism of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase from Moraxella sp. B J. Biol. Chem. 273, 30897-30902 (1998).
  86. Li YF, Hata Y, Fujii T, Hisano T, Nishihara M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Crystal Structures of Reaction Intermediates of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase and Implications for the Reaction Mechanism J. Biol. Chem. 273, 15035-15044 (1998).
  87. Li Y-F, Hata Y, Fujii T, Kurihara T, Esaki N, X-Ray Structure of a Reaction Intermediate of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase with L-2-Chloropropionamide J. Biochem. 124, 20-22 (1998).
  88. Gorlatova N, Tchorzewski M, Kurihara T, Soda K, Esaki N, Purification, Characterization, and Mechanism of a Flavin Mononucleotide-Dependent 2-Nitropropane Dioxygenase from Neurospora crassa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 1029-1033 (1998).
  89. Choo DW, Kurihara T, Suzuki T, Soda K, Esaki N, A Cold-Adapted Lipase of an Alaskan Psychrotroph, Pseudomonas sp. Strain B11-1: Gene Cloning and Enzyme Purification and Characterization Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 486-491 (1998).
  90. Mihara H, Kurihara T, Yoshimura T, Soda K, Esaki N, Cysteine Sulfinate Desulfinase, a NIFS-like Protein of Escherichia coli with Selenocysteine Lyase and Cysteine Desulfurase Activities: Gene Cloning, Purification, and Characterization of a Novel Pyridoxal Enzyme J. Biol. Chem. 272, 22417-22424 (1997).
  91. Nardi-dei V, Kurihara T, Park C, Esaki N, Soda K, Bacterial DL-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain 113: Gene Coning and Structural Comparison with D- and L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenases J. Bacteriol. 179, 4232-4238 (1997).
  92. Liu JQ, Kurihara T, Miyagi M, Tsunasawa S, Nishihara M, Esaki N, Soda K, Paracatalytic Inactivation of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL by Hydroxylamine: Evidence for the Formation of an Ester Intermediate J. Biol. Chem. 272, 3363-3368 (1997).
  93. Soda K, Kurihara T, Liu J-Q, Nardi-Dei V, Park C, Miyagi M, Tsunasawa S, Esaki N, Bacterial 2-Haloacid Dehalogenases: Structures and Catalytic Properties Pure & Appl. Chem. 68, 2097-2103 (1996).
  94. Hisano T, Hata Y, Fujii T, Liu JQ, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Crystal Structure of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL: Ana/b Hydrolase Structure That Is Different from thea/b Hydrolase Fold J. Biol. Chem. 271, 20322-20330 (1996).
  95. Hisano T, Hata Y, Fujii T, Liu J-Q, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of L-2-Haloacid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. YL PROTEINS: Structure, Function, and Genetics 24, 520-522 (1996).
  96. Kurihara T, Gorlatova N, Tchorzewski M, Esaki N, Soda K, Nitroalkane-oxidizing Enzymes Flavins and Flavoproteins 1996 , 251-260 (1996).
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  100. Liu J-Q, Kurihara T, Nardi-Dei V, Okamura T, Esaki N, Soda K, Overexpression and Feasible Purification of Thermostable L-2-Halo Acid Dehalogenase of Pseudomonas sp. YL Biodegradation 6, 223-227 (1995).
  101. Tanaka A, Kurihara T, Kanayama N, Atomi H, Ueda M, 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Thiolases of a Yeast, Candida tropicalis. Properties and Functions Ann N Y Acad Sci 750, 39-43 (1995).
  102. Tchorzewski M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Unique primary structure of 2-nitropropane dioxygenase from Hansenula mrakii Eur. J. Biochem. 226, 841-846 (1994).
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  104. Liu J-Q, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Reconsideration of the Essential Role of a Histidine Residue of L-2-Halo Acid Dehalogenase J. Biochem. 116, 248-249 (1994).
  105. Nardi-Dei V, Kurihara T, Okamura T, Liu JQ, Koshikawa H, Ozaki H, Terashima Y, Esaki N, Soda K, Comparative Studies of Genes Encoding Thermostable L-2-Halo Acid Dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain-YL, Other Dehalogenases, and Two Related Hypothetical Proteins from Escherichia coli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 3375-3380 (1994).
  106. Liu JQ, Kurihara T, Hasan A, Nardidei V, Koshikawa H, Esaki N, Soda K, Purification and Characterization of Thermostable and Nonthermostable 2-Haloacid Dehalogenases with Different Stereospecificities from Pseudomonas sp. Strain YL Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 2389-2393 (1994).
  107. Hasan AKMQ, Takada H, Koshikawa H, Liu JQ, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Two Kinds of 2-Halo Acid Dehalogenases from Pseudomonas sp. YL Induced by 2-Chloroacrylate and 2-Chloropropionate Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 58, 1599-1602 (1994).
  108. Esaki N, Watanabe M, Kurihara T, Soda K, Fungal Thermostablea-Dialkylamino Acid Aminotransferase: Occurrence, Purification and Characterization Arch. Microbiol. 161, 110-115 (1994).
  109. Tchorzewski M, Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Genomic DNA Structure of a Unique Flavoprotein, 2-Nitropropane Dioxygenase from Hansenula mrakii Flavins and Flavoproteins 1993 , 267-270 (1994).
  110. Kurihara T, Esaki N, Soda K, Ohishi N, A 340-nm Chromophore of Nitroalkane Oxidase from Fusarium oxysporum Flavins and Flavoproteins 1993 , 195-198 (1994).
  111. Soda K, Kurihara T, Tchorzewski M, Esaki N, Ohishi N, Nitroalkane-Oxidizing Flavoenzymes Flavins and Flavoproteins 1993 , 185-193 (1994).
  112. Kanayama N, Ueda M, Atomi H, Kurihara T, Tanaka A, Molecular Evolution of Yeast Thiolase Isozymes J. Ferment. Bioeng. 78, 279-282 (1994).
  113. Kanayama N, Ueda M, Atomi H, Kurihara T, Kondo J, Teranishi Y, Tanaka A, Comparison of Molecular Structures and Regulation of Biosynthesis of Unique Thiolase Isozymes Localized Only in Peroxisomes of n-Alkane-Utilizable Yeast, Candida tropicals J. Ferment. Bioeng. 78, 273-278 (1994).
  114. Kurihara T, Ueda M, Kanayama N, Kondo J, Teranishi Y, Tanaka A, Peroxisomal Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase of an n-Alkane-Utilizing Yeast, Candida tropicalis Eur J Biochem 210, 999-1005 (1992).
  115. Kamada Y, Ueda M, Atomi H, Oda K, Kurihara T, Naito N, Ukita R, Kamasawa N, Osumi M, Tanaka A, Localization of Candida tropicalis Peroxisomal Isocitrate Lyase Highly Expressed in Peroxisome-Proliferated Saccharomyces cerevisiae J. Ferment. Bioeng. 74, 368-371 (1992).
  116. Kurihara T, Ueda M, Kamasawa N, Osumi M, Tanaka A, Physiological Roles of Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase in n-Alkane-Utilizable Yeast, Candida tropicalis: Possible Contribution to Alkane Degradation and Sterol Biosynthesis J Biochem (Tokyo) 112, 845-848 (1992).
  117. Kurihara T, Ueda M, Okada H, Kamasawa N, Naito N, Osumi M, Tanaka A, b-Oxidation of Butyrate, the Short-Chain-Length Fatty Acid, Occurs in Peroxisomes in the Yeast Candida tropicalis J Biochem (Tokyo) 111, 783-787 (1992).
  118. Kamasawa N, Naito N, Kurihara T, Kamada Y, Ueda M, Tanaka A, Osumi M, Immunoelectron Microscopic Localization of Thiolases,b-Oxidation Enzymes of an n-Alkane-Utilizable Yeast, Candida tropicalis Cell Struct Funct 17, 203-207 (1992).
  119. Fukuda Y, Atomi H, Kurihara T, Hikida M, Ueda M, Tanaka A, Genes Encoding Peroxisomal Enzymes Are not Necessarily Assigned on the Same Chromosome of an n-Alkane-Utilizable Yeast Candida tropicalis FEBS Lett 286, 61-63 (1991).
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