Takuji Oka

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Sojo University

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Takuji Oka is a Professor at Sojo University, Japan. His research focuses on the biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates and the genetics of biocontrol agents, with recent publications addressing topics such as glycan structures in fungi and the mechanisms of polysaccharide biosynthesis. He is actively involved in studies related to plant biocontrol and microbial interactions.

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Toward the completion of a galactomannan biosynthesis map of filamentous fungi

Open Date: 2023-06-01

Close Date: 2033-06-01

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Functional elucidation of α-mannoside β-galactofuranosyltransferase, a target of antifungal drugs

Open Date: 2021-04-01

Close Date: 2023-03-01

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Functional elucidation of a novel α-mannoside β-galactofuranosyltransferase from a filamentous fungi

Open Date: 2020-04-01

Close Date: 2021-03-01

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Elucidation of the biosynthesis of two types of galactomannan localized at the surface layer of the cell wall of pathogenic fungi

Open Date: 2018-04-01

Close Date: 2021-03-31

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Fundamental research on the biosynthesis of fungal-type galactomannan (FTGM) as a new drug target

Open Date: 2017-04-01

Close Date: 2018-03-01

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SHOGO TAKATSUKA

National Institute of Infectious Diseases

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Chihiro KADOOKA

Sojo University

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Toshiki Ishikawa

Saitama University

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Kaoru Takegawa

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Kyushu University

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Keisuke EKINO

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Sojo University

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Yujiro Higuchi

Kyushu University

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Ken Miyazawa

National Institute of Infectious Diseases

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Takamasa Teramoto

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Kyushu University

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Chemical Synthesis and Structural Determination of the Inositol Glycan Head of Plant Sphingolipid GIPC in Brassicaceae

Cgm1 is a β-galactoside α-(1 → 4)-mannosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of capsular glucuronoxylomannogalactan in Cryptococcus neoformans

Complete genome sequences of biocontrol agents Serratia rubidaea strains SY163 and SY183 effective against tomato gray mold

Complete genome sequences of biocontrol agents <i>Serratia rubidaea</i> strains SY163 and SY183 effective against tomato gray mold

Functional redundancy and divergence of UDP-glucose 4-epimerases in galactose metabolism and cell wall biosynthesis in<i> Aspergillus</i><i> nidulans</i>

Insertion of IS4Bsu1 or<i> IS1182Bsu</i>1 into the oligopeptide-permease gene cluster reduces γ-polyglutamic acid production in<i> Bacillus</i><i> subtilis</i> subsp.<i> natto</i>

Cylindracin, a Cys‐rich protein expressed in the fruiting body of Cyclocybe cylindracea, inhibits growth of filamentous fungi but not yeasts or bacteria

Substrate binding and catalytic mechanism of UDP-α-D-galactofuranose: β-galactofuranoside β-(1→5)-galactofuranosyltransferase GfsA

Selection and application of methanol-utilizing bacteria from tomato leaves for biocontrol of gray mold.

Discovery of α-(1→6)-linked mannan structures resembling yeast N-glycan outer chains in Aspergillus fumigatus mycelium.

Identification of galactofuranose antigens such as galactomannoproteins and fungal-type galactomannan from the yellow koji fungus (Aspergillus oryzae).

Identification of an α-(1 → 6)-Mannosyltransferase Contributing To Biosynthesis of the Fungal-Type Galactomannan α-Core-Mannan Structure in Aspergillus fumigatus

Mnt1, an α-(1 → 2)-mannosyltransferase responsible for the elongation of N-glycans and O-glycans in Aspergillus fumigatus

Identification and characterization of β-d-galactofuranosidases from Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus

Structural basis for the core-mannan biosynthesis of cell wall fungal-type galactomannan in Aspergillus fumigatus

Author Correction: Identification of Two Mannosyltransferases Contributing to Biosynthesis of the Fungal-type Galactomannan α-Core-Mannan Structure in Aspergillus fumigatus

Biosynthesis of β-(1→5)-Galactofuranosyl Chains of Fungal-Type and O -Mannose-Type Galactomannans within the Invasive Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Biosynthesis of β-(1→5)-galactofuranosyl chains of fungal-type and o-mannose-type galactomannans within the invasive pathogen aspergillus fumigatus

Collaborators (8)

SHOGO TAKATSUKA

Chihiro KADOOKA

Toshiki Ishikawa

Kaoru Takegawa

Keisuke EKINO

Yujiro Higuchi

Ken Miyazawa

Takamasa Teramoto

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