Masayoshi Tanaka

TL;DR: It was found that Mms6 plays a role in the in vivo regulation of the crystal structure to impart the cubo-octahedral morphology to the crystals during biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria.

TL;DR: Although major metabolic pathways were shared with nonoleaginous diatoms, transcriptome analysis revealed unique expression patterns, such as concomitant upregulation of fatty acid/triacylglycerol biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation (β-oxidation) in concert with ATP production, which may inspire novel biofuel production technology based on this oleaginous microalga.

TL;DR: From the identification and characterization of several surface and transmembrane magnetosome proteins, it is postulated that magnetosomes are derived from the cytoplasmic membrane (CM), and a comparative proteomic analysis of the MM and CM of the magnetotactic bacterium, Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB‐1, suggests that the MM isderived from the CM.

TL;DR: This review describes the recent advances in the fundamental analysis of bacterial magnetic particles and the development of surface-protein-modified magnetic particles for biotechnological applications.

TL;DR: This study applies biomineralization to the synthesis of the only photocatalyst in practical use today, titanium dioxide (TiO(2), and enables control of inorganic morphology, crystal phase, and light-use efficiency in a single process.