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2024

• K. Yoshioka, K. Hoon, N. De Ridder, R. Vanholme, S. Kajita, W. Boerjan, J. Ralph
  Hydroxycinnamaldehyde-derived benzofuran components in lignins.
  Plant Physiology, 194, 1370-1382

2023

• ???c?^??A?r?c?w
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  ?\???E?????o?C?I?e?b?N, 92, 25-31

2022

• S. Hu., N. Kamimura, S. Sakamoto, S. Nagano., N. Takata, S. Liu, G. Goeminne, R. Vanholme, M. Uesugi, M. Yamamoto, S. Hishiyama, H. Kim, W. Boerjan, J. Ralph, E. Masai, N. Mitsuda, S. Kajita
  Rerouting of the lignin biosynthetic pathway by inhibition of cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen.
  Plant Journal, 110, 358-376

• D. Menard, L. Blaschek, K. Kriechbaum, C.C. Lee, H. Serk, C. Zhu, A. Lyubartsev, Nuoendagula, Z. Bacsik, L. Bergstrom, A. Mathew, S. Kajita, E. Pesquet
  Plant biomechanics and resilience to environmental changes are controlled by specific lignin chemistries in each vascular cell type and morphotype.
  Plant Cell, 34, 4877-4896

• N. Kamimura, S. Watanabe, K. Sugimoto., M. Senda, T. Araki, H. Y. Yu, S. Hishiyama, S. Kajita, T. Senda, E. Masai
  Exploration and structure-based engineering of alkenal double bond reductases catalyzing the C??-C?? double bond reduction of coniferaldehyde.
  New Biotechnology, 68, 57-67

2021

• ???c?^??
  ???O?j???\????????????????n??
  ?A?O???o?C?I, 5, 24-28

• T. Ikeda, N. Takata, S. Sakamoto, S. Hu, Nuoendagula, S. Hishiyama, N. Mitsuda, W. Boerjan, J. Ralph, S. Kajita.
  Improved chemical pulping and saccharification of a natural mulberry mutant deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase.
  Holzforschung, 75, 968-977

• ???c ?T?i?C?? ???C???x ?q???C???? ?@???C??? ???l?C?? ??C?? ?`?G?C?V?? ???C???c ?^??
  ??????F??悷??N??????R??R?ψ??u???K?v??????????????錟??
  ?\???E?????o?C?I?e?b?N, 90, 91-98

• M. T. Nakata, S. Sakamoto, Nuoendagula, S. Kajita, N. Mitsuda.
  Fiber cell-specific expression of the VP16-fused Ethylene Response Factor 41 (ERF041) protein increases biomass yield and alters lignin composition.
  Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 654655

2020

• H. Hachisuka, S. Fukuda, M. Iwase, S. Inagaki, H. Tomiyama. H. Okuizumi, A. Koyama, S. Kajita.
  Detection protocol for a mutant allele on the CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1 locus of the Morus species and search trial for the allele in the natural mulberry population of Okushiri Island.
  Lignin, 1, 42-50
  

• M. Yamamoto, H. Tomiyama, A. Koyama, H. Okuizumi, S. Liu, R. Vanholme, G. Goeminne, Y. Hirai, S. Hu, Nuoendagula, N. Takata, T. Ikeda, M. Uesugi, H. Kim, S. Sakamoto, N. Mitsuda, W. Boerjan, J. Ralph, S. Kajita.
  A century-old mystery unveiled: Sekizaisou is a natural lignin mutant.
  Plant Physiology, 182, 1821-1828

• S. Sakamoto, N. Kamimura, Y. Tokue, M. Nakata, M. Yamamoto, S. Hu, E. Masai, N. Mitsuda, S. Kajita.
  Identification of enzymatic genes with the potential to reduce biomass recalcitrance through lignin manipulation in Arabidopsis.
  Biotechnology for Biofuels, 13, 97
  

• M. Yamamoto, L. Blaschek, E. Subbotina, S. Kajita, E. Pesquet.
  Importance of lignin coniferaldehyde residues for plant properties and sustainable uses.
  ChemSusChem, 13, 4400-4408

• Nabuqi, Nuoendagula, S. Wu, N. Takata, S. Sakamoto, M. Yamamoto, M. Uesugi, A. Dejardin,G. Pilate, T. Taniguchi, N. Mitsuda, S. Kajita.
  Simultaneous manipulation of lignin structure and secondary cell wall formation in transgenic poplar.
  Journal of Wood Science, 66, 56

• S. Hirano, Y. Yamagishi, S. Nakaba, S. Kajita, R. Funada, Y. Horikawa.
  Artificial lignified cell wall catalyzed by peroxidase selectively localized on a network of microfibrils from cultured cells.
  Planta, 251, 104

• L. Blaschek, Nuoendagula, Z. Bacsik, S. Kajita, E. Pesquet.
  Determining the genetic regulation and coordination of lignification in stem tissues of Arabidopsis using semi-quantitative Raman microspectroscopy.
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,8, 4900-4909

• L. Blaschek, A. Champagne, C. Dimotakis, Nuoendagula, R. Decou, S. Hishiyama, S. Kratzer, S. Kajita, E. Pesquet.
  Cellular and genetic regulation of coniferaldehyde incorporation in lignin of herbaceous and woody plants by quantitative Wiesner staining.
  Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 109

• K. Sato-Izawa, M. Ito, Nuoendagula, S. Kajita, S. Nakamura, T. Matsumoto, H. Ezura.
  Distinct deposition of ester-linked ferulic and p-coumaric acids to the cell wall of developing sorghum internodes.
  Plant Biotechnology, 37, 15-23

2019

• N. Kamimura, S. Sakamoto, N. Mitsuda, E. Masai, S. Kajita.
  Advances in microbial lignin degradation and its applications.
  Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 56, 179-186

• Y. Osako, N. Takata, Nuoendagula, S. Ishikawa, T. Umezawa, T. Taniguchi, S. Kajita.
  Expression analysis of cellulose synthases that comprise the Type II complex in hybrid aspen.
  Plant Biology, 21, 361-370

2018

• Nuoendagula, Y. Tsuji, N. Takata, S. Sakamoto, A. Nakagawa-Izumi, T. Taniguchi, J. Ralph, N. Mitsuda, S. Kajita.
  Change in lignin structure, but not in lignin content, in transgenic poplar overexpressing the rice master regulator of secondary cell wall biosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum, 163, 170-182

• A.N. Htet, M. Noguchi, K. Ninomiya, Y. Tsuge, K. Kuroda, S. Kajita, E. Masai, Y. Katayama, K. Shikinaka, Y. Otsuka, M. Nakamura, R. Honda, T. Takahashi.
  Application of microalgae hydrolysate as a fermentation medium for microbial production of 2-pyrone 4,6-dicarboxylic acid.
  Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 125, 717-722

2017

• Nuoendagula, M. Narushima, M. Uesugi, Y. Murai, Y. Katayama, Y. Iimura, S. Kajita;
  In vitro regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of male- sterile marigold (Tagetes erecta L.).
  Plant Biotechnology, 34, 125-129

2016

• S. Kondo, K. Sugimura, Y. Okamura, K. Mase, K. Sato-Izawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kajita, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, T. Sonoki, Y. Katayama;
  Stable chiral carboxymuconolactone production from a lignin-related aromatic compound, protochatechuic acid.
  Fermentation Technology, 5, 135

• Y. Okamura-Abe, T. Abe, K. Nishimura, Y. Kawata, K. Sato-Izawa, Y. Otsuka, M. Nakamura, S. Kajita, E. Masai, T. Sonoki, Y. Katayama;
  Beta-ketoadipic acid and muconolactone production from a lignin-related aromatic compound through the protocatechuate 3,4-metabolic pathway.
  Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 121, 652-658

• Nuoendagula, N. Kamimura, T. Mori, R. Nakabayashi, Y. Tsuji, S. Hishiyama, K. Saito, E. Masai, S. Kajita;
  Expression and functional analysis of a putative phenylcoumaran benzylic ether reductase in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Plant Cell Reports, 35, 513-526

2015

• K. Takahashi, Y. Hirose, N. Kamimura, S. Hishiyama, H. Hara, T. Araki, D. Kasai, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama, M. Fukuda, E. Masai;
  Membrane-associated glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family enzymes, PhcC and PhcD, are essential for enantioselective catabolism of dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol.
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 8022-8036
  

• Y. Tsuji, R. Vanholme, Y. Tobimatsu, Y. Ishikawa, C.E. Foster, N. Kamimura, S. Hishiyama, S. Hashimono, A. Shino, H. Hara, K. Sato-Izawa, P. Oyarce, G. Goeminne, K. Morreel, J. Kikuchi, T. Takano, M. Fukuda, Y. Kayayama, W. Boerjan, J. Ralph, E. Masai, S. Kajita;
  Introduction of chemically labile substructures into Arabidopsis lignin through the use of LigD, the C??-dehydrogenase from Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6.
  Plant Biotechnology Journal, 13, 821-832

• H. Endo, M. Yamaguchi,T. Tamura, Y. Nakano, N. Nishikubo, A. Yoneda, K. Kato, M. Kubo, S. Kajita,Y. Katayama,M. Ohtani, T. Demura; Multiple classes of transcription factors regulate the expression of VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7, a master switch of xylem vessel differentiation. Plant and Cell Physiology, 56, 242-254

2014

• M. Tamura, Y. Tsuji, T. Kusunose, A. Okazawa, N. Kamimura, T. Mori, R. Nakabayashi, S. Hishiyama, Y. Fukuhara, H. Hara, K. Sato, T. Muranaka, K. Saito, Y. Katayama, M. Fukuda, E. Masai, S. Kajita;
  Successful expression of a novel bacterial gene for pinoresinol reductase and its effect on lignan biosynthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98, 8165-8177

• K. Takahashi, N. Kamimura, S. Hishiyama, H. Hara, D. Kasai, Y. Katayama, M. Fukuda, S. Kajita, E. Masai;
  Characterization of the catabolic pathway for a phenylcoumara-type lignin-derived biaryl in Sphingobium sp. strain SYK-6.
  Biodegradation, 25, 735-745

2013

• Y. Nakano, N. Nishikubo, K. Sato-Izawa, K. Mase, H. Kitano, S. Kajita, T. Demura, Y. Katayama;
  Transcription profiling identifies candidate genes for secondary cell wall formation and hydroxycinnamoyl-arabinoxylan biosynthesis in the rice internode.
  Plant Biotechnology, 30, 423-431

• T. Furukawa, C. Sawaguchi, A. Watanabe, M. Takahashi, M. Nigorikawa, K. Furukawa, Y. Iimura, S. Kajita, T. Oguchi, Y. Ito, T Sonoki;
  Application of fungal laccase fused with cellulose-binding domain to develop low-lignin rice plants.
  Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 116, 616-619
  

• D. Fukutomi, K. Yoshinaka, S. Kawamoto, T. Mitsunari, S. Kajita, S. Kawai;
  High-level production of fructooligosaccharides in transgenic tobacco.
  Plant Biotechnology, 30, 77-81
  
  
• K. Shikinaka, Y. Hashimoto, S. Kajita, E. Masai, Y. Katayama, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara;
  Thermoplastic polyesters of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) obtained from a metabolic intermediate of lignin.
  Journal of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, 69, 39-47
  

• Y. Fukuhara, N. Kamimura, M. Nakajima, S. Hishiyama, H. Hara, D. Kasai, Y. Tsuji, S. Narita-Yamada, S. Nakamura, Y. Katano, N. Fujita, Y. Katayama, M. Fukuda, S. Kajita, E. Masai;
  Discovery of pinoresinol reductase genes in Sphingomonads.
  Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 52, 38-43

2012

• K. Iwasaki, S. Omori, S. Kajita;
  Characterization for the clonal propagation of Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
  Propagation of Ornamental Plants, 12, 187-194

• K. Sato-Izawa, S. Nakaba, K. Tamura, Y. Yamagishi, Y. Nakano, N. Nishikubo, S. Kawai, S. Kajita, M. Ashikari, R. Funada, Y. Katayama, H Kitano;
  DWARF50 (D50), a rice (Oryza sativa L.) gene encoding inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase, is required for proper development of intercalary meristem.
  Plant, Cell and Environment, 35, 2031-2044
  
  
• T. Fujii, S. Sato, N. Matsui, T. Furuichi, S. Takenouchi, N. Nishikubo, Y. Suzuki, S. Kawai, T. Demura, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Enhancement of secondary xylem cell proliferation by Arabidopsis cyclin D overexpression in tobacco plants.
  Plant Cell Reports, 31, 1573-1580
  

• Y. Suzuki, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, N. Suzuki, K. Ohyama, T. Kawakami, K. Sato, S. Kajita, S. Hishiyama, A. Takahashi, Y. Katayama;
  Development of a highly sensitive assay for enzyme-mediated reductive degradation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin.
  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31, 1072-1075
  

• S. Hishiyama, Y. Otsuka, M. Nakamura, S. Ohara, S. Kajita, E. Masai, Y. Katayama;
  Convenient synthesis of chiral lignin model compounds: Four stereoisomers of guaiacylgrycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether both enantiomers of 3-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(2-methoxsyphenoxy)-propan-1-one (Erone).
  Tetrahedron Letters, 53, 842-845

2011

• Y. Osakabe, S. Kajita, K. Osakabe;
  Genetic engineering of woody plants: Current and future targets in a stressful environment.
  Physiologia Plantarum, 142, 105-117
  

• K. Sato, A. Kawamura, T. Obara, S. Kawai, S. Kajita, H. Kitano, Y. Katayama;
  Isolation of rice dwarf mutants with ectopic deposition of phenolic components including lignin in parenchyma cell.
  Plant Cell Reports, 30, 2195-2205
  

• Y. Osakabe, S. Kajita, K. Osakabe;
  Abiotic stress responses in woody plants: Molecular perspective in engineering woody plant tolerance to abiotic stress and enhanced biomass.
  Lignin: Properties and applications in biotechnology and bioenergy, Ryan J Paterson eds, 455-466

• T. Sonoki, S. Kajita, M. Uesugi, Y. Katayama, Y. Iimura;
  Effective removal of bisphenol A from contaminated areas by recombinant plant producing lignin peroxidase.
  Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology, 2, 1-3
  
  
• Y. Suzuki, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, N. Suzuki, K. Ohyama, T. Kawakami, K. Sato, S. Kajita, S. Hishiyama, T. Fujii, A. Takahashi, Y. Katayama;
  Novel enzymatic activity of cell free extract from thermophilic Geobacillus sp. UZO 3 catalyzes reductive cleavage of diaryl ether bonds of 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
  Chemosphere, 83, 868-872

2010

• Z. Nasrin, M. Yoshikawa, Y. Nakamura, S. Begum, S. Nakaba, M. Uesugi, Y. Osakabe, T. Sonoki, K. Sato, R. Funada, Y. Iimura, Y. Katayama, S. Kajita;
  Overexpression of a fungal laccase gene induces non-dehiscent anthers and morphological changes in flowers of transgenic tobacco.
  Journal of Wood Science, 56, 460-469
  
  
• K. Sato, R. Suzuki, N. Nishikubo, S. Takenouchi, S. Nakaba, Y. Sano, R. Funada, S. Kajita, H. KItano, Y. Katayama;
  Isolation of a novel cell wall architechture mutant of rice with defective Arabidopsis COBL4 ortholog BC1 required for regulated deposition of secondary cell wall components.
  Planta, 232, 257-270
  
  
• K. Sato, S. Ito, T. Fujii, R. Suzuki, S. Takenouchi, S. Nakaba, R. FUnada, Y. Sano, S. Kajita, H. KItano, Y. Katayama;
  The carbohydrate-binding module (CBM)-like sequence is crucial for rice CWA1/BC1 function in proper assembly of secondary cell wall materials.
  Plant Singnaling and Behavior, 5, 1433-1436

2009

• ????p?i, ?}????, ???c??v, ???S??Y, ?H?R????Y, ???????, ?匴????, ?~????m, ?d???~?F, ???c?^??, ??R?`??;
  ?o?N?e???A????O?j?????n?????????O?j?????p?Z?p??J??
  ???H??Z?p?Z?M27??1??, 1-12
  
  
• S. Yamada, T. Ohta, C. Iizuka, K. Ozawa, Y. Katayama, S. Kajita;
  Isolation and molecular characterization of single-chain Fv antibodies raised against pollen allergens from Cryptomeria japonica D. Don.
  Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 73, 2399-2407
  
  
• K. Sato, N. Nishikubo, Y. Mashino, K. Yoshitomi, J. Zhou, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Immunohistochemical localization of enzymes that catalize the long sequential pathway of lignin biosynthesis during differentiation of secondary xylem tissues of hybrid aspen.
  Tree Physiology, 29, 1599-1606
  
  
• M. Nakajima, Y. Nishino, M. Tamura, K. Mase, E. Masai, Y. Otsuka, M. Nakamura, K. Sato, M. Fukuda, K. Shigehara, S. Ohara, Y. Katayama, S. Kajita;
  Biological conversion of glucose to a novel chemical building block, 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid.
  Metabolic Engineering, 11:213-220
  
  
• T. Sonoki, E. Masai, K. Sato, S. Kajita, Y Katayama;
  Methoxyl groups of lignin are essential carbon donors in C1 metabolism of Sphingobium sp. SYK-6.
  Journal of Basic Microbiology, 49(S1), 98-102
  
  
• I. Park, R. Funada, S. Kondo, S. Kajita, T. Kubo;
  Quantitative determination of magnolol in the callus from petioles and mature seeds of Magnolia obovata.
  Mokuzai Gakkaishi, 55, 163-169 (in Japanese)
  
  
• M. Hishida, K. Shikinaka, Y. Katayama, S. Kajita, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara;
  Polyesters of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) as bio-based plastics exhibiting strong adhering properties.
  Polymer Journal, 41, 297-302
  
  
• M. Hishida, K. Shikinaka, M. Inazawa, Y. Katayama, S. Kajita, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K, Shigehara;
  Conductivecements based polyesters of PDC (2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid) obtained from as metabolic intermediate of lignin.
  Kobunshi Ronbunshu, 66, 141-146 (in Japanese)
  
  

2008

• T. Shiokawa, S. Yamada, N. Futamura, K. Osanai, D. Murasugi, K. Shinohara, S. Kawai, N. Morohoshi, Y. Katatama, S. Kajita;
  Isolation and functional analysis of the CjNdly gene, a homolog in Cryptomeria japonica D. Don of FLORICAULA/LEAFY genes.
  Tree Physiology, 8, 21-28
  
  

2007

• Y. Iimura, M. Yoshizumi, T. Sonoki, M. Uesugi, K. Tatsumi, K. Horiuchi, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Hybrid aspen with a transgene for fungal manganese peroxidase is a potential contributor to phytoremediation of the environment contaminated with bisphenol A.
  Journal of Wood Science, 53, 541-544
  
  

2006

• K. Sato, K. Mase, Y. Nakano, N. Nishikubo, R. Sugita, Y. Tsuboi, S. Kajita, J. Zhou, H. Kitano, Y. Katayama;
  A 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase is regulated for the accumulation of polysaccharide-linked hydroxycinnamoyl esters in rice (Oryza sativa L.) internode cell walls.
  Plant Cell Reports, vol. 25, 676-688
  
  

2005

• K. Nakaminami, K. Sasaki, S. Kajita, H. Takeda, D. Karlson, K. Ohgi, R. Imai;
  Heat stable ssDNA/RNA-binding activity of a wheat cold shock protein.
  FEBS Letters, vol. 579, 4887-4891
  
  
• S. Kajita;
  Transgenic tree with low lignin content. Amazing strories of woods ?iKino Bikkuri Banashi 100).
  Japan Wood Research Society eds., Kodansha Ltd. pp 126-127 (in Japanese)
  
  
• T. Sonoki, S. Kajita, S. Ikeda, M. Uesugi, K. Tatsumi, Y. Katayama, Y. Iimura;
  Transgenic tobacco expressing fungal laccase promotes the detoxification of environmental pollutants.
  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology vol. 67, 138-142
  
  

2004

• S. Kajita, S. Sugawara, Y. Miyazaki, M. Nakamura, Y. Katayama, K. Shishido, Y. Iimura;
  Overproduction of recombinant laccase using a homologous expression system in Coriolus versicolor.
  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology vol. 66, 194-199
  
  
• Y. Nitta, Y. Miyazaki, M. Nakamura, Y. Iimura, K. Shishido, S. Kajita, N. Morohoshi;
  Molecular cloning of the promoter region of a gene for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase for construction of an effective transformation system in the white-rot fungus Coriolus versicolor.
  Mycoscience vol. 45, 131-136
  
  
• S. Kajita, F. Honaga, M. Uesugi, Y. Iimura, E. Masai, S. Kawai, M. Fukuda, N. Morohoshi, Y. Katayama;
  Generation of transgenic hybrid aspen that express a bacterial gene for feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase (FerB), which is involved in lignin degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6.
  Journal of Wood Science vol. 50, 275-280
  
  

2003

• S. Yamada, S. Kajita, T. Shiokawa, N. Morohoshi;
  Isolation and functional analysis of promoter sequence of Cryj 1 gene encoding one of major pollen allergenic proteins of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).
  Plant Biotechnology, vol. 20, 241-245
  
  
• Y. Li, S. Kajita, S. Kawai, Y. Katayama, N. Morohoshi;
  Down-regulation of an anionic peroxidase in transgenic aspen and its effect on lignin characteristic.
  Journal of Plant Research, vol. 116, 175-182
  
  
• AM Boudet, S. Kajita, J. Grima-Pettenati, D. Goffner;
  Lignins and lignocellulosics: a better control of synthesis for new and improved uses.
  Trends in Plant Sciences vol. 8, 576-581
  
  
• S. Kajita;
  Genetic manipulation of lignins. Secondary Xylem formation.
  K. Fukushima, R. Funada, J. Sugiyama, K. Takabe, T. Umezawa, H. Yamamoto eds., Kaiseisha Press, p240-249 (in Japanese)
  
  
• Y. Otsuka, T Sonoki, S. Ikeda, S. Kajita, M. Nakamura, Y. Katayama;
  Detection and characterization of a novel extracellular fungal enzyme that catalyzes the specific and hydrolytic cleavage of lignin guaiacylglycerol beta-aryl ether linkages.
  European Journal of Biochemistry vol. 270, 2353-2362
  
  

2002

• S. Kajita, M. Ishifuji, H. Ougiya, S. Hara, H. Kawabata, N. Morohoshi, Y. Katayama;
  Improvement in pulping and bleaching properties of xylem from transgenic tobacco plants.
  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture vol. 82, 1216-1223
  
  
• Y. Katayama, Y. Mashino, N. Nishikubo, K. Yoshitomi, R. Funada, S. Kajita;
  Immunohistochemical localization of enzymes related to lignin biosynthesis in the primary xylem of hybrid aspen.
  Journal of Wood Science, vol. 48, 457-466
  
  
• T. Sonoki, Y. Ohtsuka, S. Ikeda, E. Masai, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Tetrahydrofolate-dependent vanillate and syringate O-demethylation: tight links to one-carbon metabolic pathway associated with amino acid synthesis and DNA methlation during lignin metabolism of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6.
  Journal of Wood Science vol. 48, 434-445
  
  
• T. Sonoki, Y. Iimura, E. Masai, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Specific degradation of beta-aryl ether linkage in synthetic lignin (dehydrogenative polymerizate) by bacterial enzymes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 produced in recombinant Escherichia coli.
  Journal of Wood Science vol. 48, 429-433
  
  
• Y. Iimura, S. Ikeda, T. Sonoki, T. Hayakawa, S. Kajita, K. Kinbara, K. Tatsumi, Y. Katayama;
  Expression of a gene for Mn-peroxidase from Coriolus versicolor in transgenic tobacco generates potential tools for phytoremediation.
  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology vol. 59, 246-251
  
  
• T. Sonoki, Y. Otsuka, S. Ikeda, E. Masai, S. Kajita, Y. Katayama;
  Close association between the enzymes involved in the lignin metabolic pathway of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6: Interaction of O-demethylase (LigX) and ring fission dioxygenase (LigZ).
  Journal of Wood Science Vol. 48, 250-252
  
  

2001

• N. Morohoshi and S. Kajita;
  Formation of a tree having lower lignin content.
  Journal of Plant Research Vol. 114, 517-523
  
  
• Y. Li, S. Tsuji, N. Nishikubo, S. Kajita, N. Morohoshi;
  Analysis of transgenic poplar in which the expression of peroxidase gene is suppressed.
  Progress in Biotechnology - Molecular Breeding of Woody plants.
  N. Morohoshi and A. Komamine eds, Elsevier Science, The Netherlands, pp 195-204
  
  

2000

• N. Nishikubo, T. Araki, S. Kajita, K. Kuroda, Y. Katayama;
  Specific accumulation of polysaccharide-linked hydroxycinnamoyl esters in the cell walls of irregularly shaped and collapsed internode parenchyma cells of the dwarf rice mutant Fukei 71.
  Plant and Cell Physiology Vol. 41, 776-784
  
  
• S. Kajita and H. Kawabata; cDNA of 4-coumarate:
  coenzyme A ligase and process for modifying lignin in plants.
  US Patent #6479732B1
  
  

Before 2000

• S. Kajita, S. Hishiyama, Y. Tomimura, Y. Katayama and S. Omori;
  Structural characterization of modified lignin in transgenic tobacco plants in which the activity of 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase is depressed.
  Plant Physiology Vol. 114, 871-879 (1997)
  
  
• S. Kajita, Y. Mashino, N. Nishikubo, Y. Katayama and S. Omori;
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