Akira Nishimura

Iwate University — Japan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Fungal and yeast genetics research(36), Sulfur Compounds in Biology(15), Polyamine Metabolism and Applications(15), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis(13), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction(10)

Publications107 total

A streamlined protocol for high-quality RNA extraction from bread dough
Journal of Microbiological Methods·2025Open Access
A key regulatory region required for the inhibition of proline utilization in the yeast transceptor Can1
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2025
Evaluation of synthetic peptides for direct protein delivery into <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Sulfide quinone oxidoreductase (SQR)-mediated cross-species mitochondrial sulfur respiration by supersulfides
Free Radical Biology and Medicine·2025
Breeding of yeast strains with intracellular amino acid accumulation for value-added alcoholic beverages
FEMS Yeast Research·2025Open Access
The Yeast F-Box Protein Met30 Regulates Proline Utilization Independently of Transceptor Can1 Under Nutrient-Rich Conditions
Microorganisms·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Functional analysis of a <i>S</i>-adenosylmethionine-insensitive methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase identified in methionine-accumulating yeast mutants
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2024Open Access
Enhancing Freezing Stress Tolerance through Regulation of the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Fermentation·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
The arginine transporter Can1 negatively regulates biofilm formation in yeasts
Frontiers in Microbiology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Functional analysis of feedback inhibition-insensitive aspartate kinase identified in a threonine-accumulating mutant of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Longevity control by supersulfide-mediated mitochondrial respiration and regulation of protein quality
Redox Biology·2024· 21 citedOpen Access
Isolation of Yeast Strains with Higher Proline Uptake and Their Applications to Beer Fermentation
Journal of Fungi·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Regulations and functions of proline utilization in yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
PKA-Msn2/4-Shy1 cascade controls inhibition of proline utilization under wine fermentation models
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering·2023· 7 cited
Supersulfide catalysis for nitric oxide and aldehyde metabolism
Science Advances·2023· 25 citedOpen Access
Synthesis of Sulfides and Persulfides Is Not Impeded by Disruption of Three Canonical Enzymes in Sulfur Metabolism
Antioxidants·2023· 42 citedOpen Access
Plasmid-free CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Identification of an arginine transporter in &lt;i&gt;Candida glabrata&lt;/i&gt;
The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Improvement of valine and isobutanol production in sake yeast by Ala31Thr substitution in the regulatory subunit of acetohydroxy acid synthase
FEMS Yeast Research·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
The arginine transporter Can1 acts as a transceptor for regulation of proline utilization in the yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Yeast·2022· 13 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Hiroshi Takagi(20), Takaaki Akaike(12), Tomoaki Ida(11), Tetsuro Matsunaga(11), Masanobu Morita(8), Nobuo Yamashita(8), Minkyung Jung(7), Hozumi Motohashi(7), Ryoya Tanahashi(7), Takafumi Kubodera(6), Tomohiro Sawa(5), Mutsumi Watanabe(5), Ryo Nasuno(5), Shingo Kasamatsu(4), Shigemoto Fujii(4), Hisyam Abdul Hamid(4), Toru Motoyoshi(4), Motohiro Nishida(3), Yoshito Kumagai(3), Hideshi Ihara(3)