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UMEZAWA, Toshiaki

Division：Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor
Main Research:Initiative 3 "The Forestry Model of Sustainable Humanosphere"
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  • Sakakibara, N., Nakatsubo, T., Suzuki, S., Shibata, D., Shimada, M., Umezawa, T. Metabolic Analysis of the Cinnamate/Monolignol Pathway in Carthamus tinctorius Seeds by a Stable-Isotope-Dilution Method Org. Biomol. Chem., 5, 802-815 (2007).
  • Suzuki, S., Yamamura, M., Hattori, T., Nakatsubo, T., Umezawa, T. The subunit composition of hinokirsinol synthase controls geometrical selectivity in norlignan formation Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, in press (2008)

 

2007 G-COE Research Outcome:
 

  • Watanabe, T., Shitan, N., Umezawa, T., Yazaki, K., Shimada, M., Hattori, T. 2007 Involvement of FpTRP26, a thioredoxin-related protein, in oxalic acid-resistance of the brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris, FEBS Lett., 581: 1788-1792
  • Suzuki, S., Yamamura, M., Hattori, T., Nakatsubo, T., Umezawa, T. 2007 The subunit composition of hinokirsinol synthase controls geometrical selectivity in norlignan formation Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104: 21008-21013
  • Noguchi, A., Fukui, Y., Iuchi-Okada, A., Kakutani, S., Satake, H., Iwashita, T., Nakao, M., Umezawa, T., Ono, E. 2008 Sequential glucosylation of a furofuran lignan, (+)-sesaminol, by Sesamum indicum UGT71A9 and UGT94D1 glucosyltransferases, Plant J., in press
  • Nakatsubo, T., Kitamura, Y., Sakakibara, N., Mizutani, M., Hattori, T., Sakurai, N., Shibata, D., Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T. 2008 At5g54160 gene encodes Arabidopsis thaliana 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferase, J. Wood Sci., in press
  • Nakatsubo, T., Li, L., Hattori, T., Lu, S., Sakakibara, N., Chiang, V.L., Shimada, M., Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T. 2008 Roles of 5-Hydroxyconiferaldehyde and caffeoyl CoA O-methyl- transferases in monolignol biosynthesis in Carthamus tinctorius Cellulose Chem. Technol., in press
  • Nakatsubo, T., Mizutani, M., Suzuki, S., Hattori, T., Umezawa, T. 2008 Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Pinoresinol Reductase, a new type of enzyme involved in lignan biosynthesis, J. Biol. Chem., in press
  • Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T. 2007 Recent advances of tree biotechnology in Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) (in Japanese), Seizonken Kenkyu, 3: 41-42
  • Umezawa, T., Suzuki, S. 2007 Chemical components of Acacia mangium and Acacia auriculiformis (in Japanese), Seizonken Kenkyu, 3: 43-47
  • Umezawa, T., Wada, S., Yamamura, M., Sakakibara, N., Nakatubo, T., Suzuki, S., Hattori, T., Koda, M. 2007 Protocols for lignin analysis for Forest Biomass Analytical System of RISH, Kyoto University (in Japanese), Seizonken Kenkyu, 3: 73-75 (2007)
  • Umezawa, T., Suzuki, S., Shibata, D. 2008 Tree biotechnology of tropical Acacia, Plant Biotechnology, in press
  • Umezawa, T., Suzuki, S. 2008 Metabolic engineering of lignin biosynthesis (in Japanese), Bioindustry, in press

 

List of Academic Presentations during 2007:
 

  • Umezawa, Toshiaki Tropical tree biotechnology, The 92nd RISH Symposium, Cibinong, Indonesia, February 23, 2008．
  • Umezawa, Toshiaki Tree biotechnology of tropical Acacia, The first Kyoto University – LIPI Southeast Asian Forum: Sustainable Humanosphere in Indonesia, LIPI, Jakarta, November 26-27, 2007.
  • Umezawa, Toshiaki; Suzuki, Shiro; Shibata, Daisuke Tree biotechnology of tropical Acacia, JSPS- Sweden (SU)/Japan (NAIST) Colloquium on Frontiers of Plant Biotechnology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, October 4, 2007．
  • Suzuki, Shiro; Yamamura, Masaomi; Hattori, Takefumi; Nakatsubo, Tomoyuki; Umezawa, Toshiaki Subunit composition of hinokiresinol synthase controls geometrical selectivity in hinokiresinol formation, Phytochemical Society of North America 2007 Annual Meeting, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, USA, July 21-25, 2007.

 

2008 G-COE Research Outcome:

  • Nakatsubo, T., Kitamura, Y., Sakakibara, N., Mizutani, M., Hattori, T., Sakurai, N., Shibata, D., Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T. J. Wood Sci., 54, 312-317 (2008) At5g54160 gene encodes Arabidopsis thaliana 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde O-methyltransferase
  • Nakatsubo, T., Li, L., Hattori, T., Lu, S., Sakakibara, N., Chiang, V.L., Shimada, M., Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T. Cellulose Chem. Technol., 41, 511-520 (2007) (publilshed in 2008) Roles of 5-Hydroxyconiferaldehyde and caffeoyl CoA O-methyl- transferases in monolignol biosynthesis in Carthamus tinctorius
  • Hattori, T., Okawa, K., Fujimura, M., Mizoguchi, M., Watanabe, T., Tokimatsu, T., Inui, H., Baba, K., Suzuki, S., Umezawa, T., Shimada, M. Cellulose Chem. Technol., 41, 545-553 (2007) (publilshed in 2008) Subcellular localization of the oxalic acide-producing enzyme, cytochorme c-dependent glyoxylate dehydrogenase in brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris
  • Nakatsubo, T., Mizutani, M., Suzuki, S., Hattori, T., Umezawa, T. J. Biol. Chem., 283, 15550-15557 (2008) Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Pinoresinol Reductase, a new type of enzyme involved in lignan biosynthesis
  • Umezawa, T., Suzuki, S., Shibata, D. Plant Biotechnology, 25, 309-313 (2008) Tree biotechnology of tropical Acacia
  • Umezawa, T., Suzuki, S. Bioindustry, 25, 50-60 (2008) Metabolic engineering of lignin biosynthesis (in Japanese)
  • Suzuki, S., Yamamura, M., Umezawa, T. Kagaku to Seibutsu, 46, 592-594 (2008) Hinokiresinol synthase (in Japanese)
  • Suzuki1, S., Suzuki, Y., Yamamoto, N., Hattori, T., Sakamoto, M., Umezawa, T. Plant Biotechnology, in press (2009) High-throughput determination of thioglycolic acid lignin from rice

 

List of Academic Presentations during 2008:
 

  • Toshiaki Umezawa, The Subunit Composition of Hinokiresinol Synthase Controls Both Geometric and Enantiomeric Selectivities in Hinokiresinol Formation 1st International Conference on Plant Secondary Metabolism, Kunming, China, 2008/6/8-11
  • Toshiaki Umezawa, The Second International Conference of Kyoto University Global COE Program In Search of Sustainable Humanosphere in Asia and Africa Biosphere as a Global Force of Change Biofuel as a Global Force of Change session paneler

 

2009 G-COE Research Outcome:

  • Sonoda, T., Koita, H., Nakamoto-Ohta, S., Kondo, K., Suezaki, T., Ishizaki, Y., Nagai, K., Iida, N., Sato, S., Umezawa, T., Hibino, T. Increasing fiber length and growth in transgenic tobacco plants containing a gene encoding the Eucalyptus camaldulensis HD-Zip class II transcription factor driven by a CaMV35S promoter, Plant Biotechnology, 26, 115-120 (2009)
  • Suzuki, S., Suzuki, Y., Yamamoto, N., Hattori, T., Sakamoto, M., Umezawa, T., High-throughput determination of thioglycolic acid lignin from rice, Plant Biotechnology, 26, 337-340 (2009)
  • Yamamura, M., Suzuki, S., Hattori, T., Umezawa, T., Subunit composition of hinokiresinol synthase controls enantiomeric selectivity in hinokiresinol formation, Org. Biomol. Chem., 8, 1106-1110 (2010)
  • Umezawa, T., The cinnamate/monolignol pathway, Phytochemistry Reviews, 9, 1-17 (2010)

 

List of Academic Presentations during 2009:

  • (Invited) Toshiaki Umezawa, “Enantioselective Control in Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis”, RIKEN PSC Seminar, RIKEN, Yokohama, 2009.10.22
  • (Invited) Md. Mahabubur Rahman,　Shiro Suzuki, Takefumi Hattori, Masahiro Mii and Toshiaki Umezawa, “Regeneration and Genetic Transformation of Acacia spp.”, 1st International Symposium of Indonesian Wood Research Society, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2009.11.2-3
  • Masaomi Yamamura, Shiro Suzuki, Takehumi Hattori, Toshiaki Umezawa, “Subunit Composition of Hinokiresinol Synthase Controls Enantiomeric Compositions of Hinokiresinol Formation”, 49th Annual Phytochemical Society of North America Meeting and Symposia, Towson, USA, 2009.8.9-12
  • Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Shiro Suzuki, Takefumi Hattori, Masahiro Mii, and Toshiaki Umezawa, “In vitro regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of tropical Acacia spp. “, The 60th Japan Wood Research Society Annual Meeting、Miyazaki, 2010.3.17-19

 

 

2010 G-COE Research Outcome:

     

    List of Academic Presentations during 2010:

    • T. Umezawa, Metabolic engineering of lignin biosynthesis for biorefinery, Joint Seminar under Japan Korea Basic Scientific Cooperation, Gyeongju, Korea, Aug. 24, 2010.

     

     

    2011 G-COE Research Outcome:

    • Suzuki, Shiro; Suda, Kunihiro; Sakurai, Nozomu; Ogata, Yoshiyuki; Hattori, Takefumi; Suzuki, Hideyuki; Shibata, Daisuke; Umezawa, Toshiaki, Analysis of expressed sequence tags in developing secondary xylem and shoot of Acacia mangium, J. Wood Sci, 57, 43-46, 2011

     

    List of Academic Presentations during 2011:

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