Makoto Kawamukai

TL;DR: A new series of binary vectors useful for Gateway cloning to facilitate transgenic experiments in plant biotechnology realized efficient cloning, constitutive expression using the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter and the construction of fusion genes by simple clonase reaction with an entry clone.

TL;DR: The identification of the SUMO-1 homologue of fission yeast, which is shown to be required for a number of nuclear events including the control of telomere length and chromosome segregation, suggests that several nuclear proteins are regulated by Pmt3p conjugation.

TL;DR: Using gene disruptants, transformants and cell-free extracts of these strains, it is verified that the adjacent PAD1 and FDC1 genes are essential for the decarboxylation of phenylacrylic acids in S. cerevisiae.

TL;DR: Recent findings relating to the biosynthesis, bioproduction and novel roles of ubiquinone are summarized and a role as a lipid soluble antioxidant is now widely accepted.

TL;DR: A new series of Gateway binary vectors that are plant transformation vectors designed for one-step construction of chimeric genes between any promoter and any cDNA, and have a great advantage in expressing a cDNA under the regulation of desired promoters.