2018年：(*corresponding author)

Articles：

1) Xu XX, Li ST, Wang N, Kitajima T, Yoko-O T, Fujita M, Nakanishi H, and Gao X-D*. Structural and functional analysis of Alg1 beta-1,4 mannosyltransferase reveals the physiological importance of its membrane topology. Glycobiology. 2018 Oct 1; 28(10):741-753

2) Mutumwinka D, Zhao SB, Liu YS, Mensah EO, Gao X-D*, Fujita M*. PiggyBac-based screening identified BEM4 as a suppressor to rescue growth defects in och1-disrupted yeast cells.Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.2018 Jun 08; 82(9):1497-1507. doi: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1482193.

3) Jin ZC, Kitajima T, Dong W, Huang YF, Ren WW, Guan F, Chiba Y, Gao X-D*, Fujita M*. Genetic disruption of multiple α1,2-mannosidases generates mammalian cells producing recombinant proteins with high-mannose-type N-glycans. J Biol Chem. 2018 Apr 13; 293(15):5572-5584. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.813030.

4) Kitajima T*, Xue W, Liu YS, Wang CD, Liu SS, Fujita M, Gao X-D*. Construction of green fluorescence protein mutant to monitor STT3B-dependent N-glycosylation. FEBS J. 2018 Jan 11; 285(5):915-928. doi: 10.1111/febs.14375.

5) Bemena LD., Mukama O., Wang N., Gao X-D*. and Nakanishi H*. Characterization of a yeast sporulation-specific P450 family protein, Dit2, using an in vitro assay to crosslink formyl tyrosine. J Biochem. 2018 Feb 1; 163(2):123-131. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvx067.

6) Li S-T, Wang N, Xu X-X, Fujita M, Nakanishi H, Kitajima T, Dean N*, Gao X-D*. Alternative routes for synthesis of N-linked glycans by the Alg2 mannosyltransferase. The FASEB J. 2018 May; 32(5):2492-2506. doi: 10.1096/fj.201701267R.

7) Pan HP, Wang N, Tachikawa H, Gao X-D*, Nakanishi H*. Osw2 is required for proper assembly of glucan and/or mannan layers of the yeast spore wall. J Biochem. 2018 Apr 1; 163(4):293-304. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvx082.

8) Xu XX, Komatsuzaki A, Chiba Y, Gao X-D*, Yoko-O T*. PER1, GUP1, and CWH43 of methylotrophic yeast Ogataea minuta are involved in cell wall integrity. Yeast. 2018 Feb; 35(2):225-236. doi: 10.1002/yea.3285.

9) Feng S, Zhang H, Zhi C, Gao XD, Nakanishi H*. pH-responsive charge-reversal polymer-functionalized boron nitride nanospheres for intracellular doxorubicin delivery. Int J Nanomedicine. 2018 Jan 31;13:641-652. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S153476.

10) Liu YS, Guo XY, Hirata T, Rong Y, Motooka D, Kitajima T, Murakami Y, Gao XD, Nakamura S, Kinoshita T, Fujita M*. N-Glycan-dependent protein folding and endoplasmic reticulum retention regulate GPI-anchor processing. J Cell Biol. 2018 Feb 5; 217(2):585-599. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201706135.

11) Kitajima T, Jia Y, Komatsuzaki A, Cui J, Matsuzawa F, Aikawa SI, Gao XD, Chiba Y*. Structural modeling and mutagenesis of endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Ogataea minuta identifies the importance of Trp295 for hydrolytic activity. J Biosci Bioeng. 2018 Feb; 125(2):168-174. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.08.014.

12) Hirata T, Mishra SK, Nakamura S, Saito K, Motooka D, Takada Y, Kanzawa N, Murakami Y, Maeda Y, Fujita M, Yamaguchi Y, Kinoshita T. Identification of a Golgi GPI-N-acetylgalactosamine transferase with tandem transmembrane regions in the catalytic domain. Nat. Commun. 2018 Jan 26; 9(1):405. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02799-0.