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2012

  • Bacterial Motility Measured by a Miniature Chamber for High-Pressure Microscopy
    Masayoshi Nishiyama and Seiji Kojima
    Int. J. Mol. Sci., 13:9225-9239(2012)
  • Mlp24 (McpX) of Vibrio cholerae implicated in pathogenicity functions as a chemoreceptor for multiple amino acids
    So-ichiro Nishiyama, Daisuke Suzuki, Yasuaki Itoh, Kazuho Suzuki, Hirotaka Tajima, Akihiro Hyakutake, Michio Homma, Susan Butler-Wu, Andrew Camilli and Ikuro Kawagishi
    INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, [Epub ahead of print] PubMed
  • Mutagenesis of the residues forming an ion binding pocket of the NtpK subunit of Enterococcus hirae V-ATPase
    Miyuki Kawano-Kawada, Tomoko Iwaki, Toshiaki Hosaka, Takeshi Murata, Ichiro Yamato, Michio Homma, and Yoshimi Kakinuma
    J. Bacteriol., [Epub ahead of print] PubMed
  • Absorption Spectra and Photochemical Reactions in a Unique Photoactive Protein, middle Rhodopsin MR.
    Inoue K, Reissig L, Sakai M, Kobayashi S, Homma M, Fujii M, Kandori H & Sudo Y.
    J Phys Chem B., 116(20):5888-99(2012). PubMed
  • Nanofork for Single Cells Adhesion Measurement via ESEM-Nanomanipulator System.
    Ahmad MR, Nakajima M, Kojima M, Kojima S, Homma, M &Fukuda T.
    IEEE Trans Nanobioscience., 11(1):70-8(2012). PubMed
  • Characterization of PomA mutants defective in the functional assembly of the Na+ -driven flagellar motor in Vibrio alginolyticus
    Norihiro Takekawa, Na Li, Seiji Kojima, & Michio Homma
    J. Bacteriol., 194(8):1934-9 (2012). PubMed

2011

  • Evaluation of the single yeast cell's adhesion to ITO substrates with various surface energies via ESEM nanorobotic manipulation system.
    Shen Y, Ahmad MR, Nakajima M, Kojima S, Homma M & Fukuda T.
    IEEE Trans Nanobioscience., 10(4):217-24 (2011) PubMed
  • M153R mutation in a pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein stabilizes its fusion proteins.
    Morimoto YV, Kojima S, Namba K, & Minamino T.
    PLoS One., 3;6(5):e19598 (2011) PubMed
  • Mutations targeting the C-terminal domain of FliG can disrupt motor assembly in the Na+-driven flagella of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kojima S, Nonoyama N, Takekawa N, Fukuoka H, &Homma M.
    J Mol Biol. , 414:62-74 (2011)
  • Characterization of the flagellar motor composed of functional GFP-fusion derivatives of FliG in the Na+-driven polar flagellum of Vibrio alginolyticus
    Masafumi Koike, Noriko Nishioka, Seiji Kojima, & Michio Homma
    BIOPHYSICS, 7:59-67 (2011)
  • Ligand specificity determined by differentially arranged common ligand-binding residues in the bacterial amino acid chemoreceptors Tsr and Tar.
    Tajima H, Imada K, Sakuma M, Hattori F, Nara T, Kamo N, Homma M, & Kawagishi I.
    J Biol Chem., 286(49):42200-10(2011) PubMed
  • Sodium-driven motor of the polar flagellum in marine bacteria Vibrio.
    Li N, Kojima S, & Homma M.
    Genes Cells., 16(10):985-99(2011). PubMed
  • Transformation of ActoHMM Assembly Confined in Cell-Sized Liposome.
    Takiguchi K, Negishi M, Tanaka-Takiguchi Y, Homma M, & Yoshikawa K.
    Langmuir., 27(18):11528-35(2011).PubMed
  • Effect of ambient humidity on the strength of the adhesion force of single yeast cell inside environmental-SEM.
    Shen Y, Nakajima M, Ahmad MR, Kojima S, Homma M, & Fukuda T.
    Ultramicroscopy., 111(8):1176-83(2011).PubMed
  • Structure of the flagellar motor protein complex PomAB: implications for the torque-generating conformation.
    Yonekura K, Maki-Yonekura S, & Homma M.
    J Bacteriol. , 193(15):3863-70(2011). PubMed
  • A conserved residue, PomB-F22, in the transmembrane segment of the flagellar stator complex, has a critical role in conducting ions and generating torque.
    Terauchi T, Terashima H, Kojima S, & Homma M.
    Microbiology., 157(Pt 8):2422-32(2011). PubMed
  • Significance of the glutamate-139 residue of the V-type Na+-ATPase NtpK subunit in catalytic turnover linked with salt tolerance of Enterococcus hirae.
    TKawano-Kawada M, Takahashi H, Igarashi K, Murata T, Yamato I, Homma M, & Kakinuma Y.
    J Bacteriol., Jul;193(14):3657-61(2011). PubMed
  • Characterization of the periplasmic region of PomB, a Na+-driven flagellar stator protein in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Li N, Kojima S, & Homma M.
    J Bacteriol., Aug;193(15):3773-84(2011). PubMed
  • Study of the time effect on the strength of cell-cell adhesion force by a novel nano-picker.
    Shen Y, Nakajima M, Kojima S, Homma M,& Fukuda T.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun. , 409(2):160-5(2011).PubMed
  • Design and characterization of nanoknife with buffering beam for in situ single-cell cutting.
    Shen Y, Nakajima M, Yang Z, Kojima S, Homma M, & Fukuda T.
    Nanotechnology, 22(30):305701 (2011) PubMed
  • Structural characteristics around the β-ionone ring of the retinal chromophore in salinibacter sensory rhodopsin I
    Irieda H, Reissig L, Kawanabe K, Homma M, Kandori H, & Sudo Y
    Biochemistry, 50(22):4912-22 (2011) PubMed
  • Spectrally Silent Intermediates during the Photochemical Reactions of Salinibacter Sensory Rhodopsin I.
    Inoue K, Sudo Y, Homma M, & Kandori H.
    J Phys Chem B., 115(15):4500-8 (2011) PubMed
  • Direct Observation of the Structural Change of Tyr174 in the Primary Reaction of Sensory Rhodopsin II.
    Mizuno M, Sudo Y, Homma M, & Mizutani Y..
    Biochemistry, 50(15):3170-80 (2011) PubMed
  • Spectral tuning in sensory rhodopsin I from Salinibacter ruber.
    Sudo Y, Yuasa Y, Shibata J, Suzuki D, & Homma M.
    J Biol Chem., 286(13):11328-36 (2011) PubMed
  • A Microbial Rhodopsin with a Unique Retinal Composition Shows Both Sensory Rhodopsin II and Bacteriorhodopsin-like Properties.
    Sudo Y, Ihara K, Kobayashi S, Suzuki D, Irieda H, Kikukawa T, Kandori H, & Homma M.
    J Biol Chem. 50(15):3170-80 (2011) PubMed
  • Conversion of mono-polar to peritrichous flagellation in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kojima M, Nishioka N, Kusumoto A, Yagasaki J, Fukuda T, & Homma M.
    Microbiol Immunol 55(2): 76-83. (2011) PubMed
  • Zernike Phase Contrast Cryo-electron Tomography of Sodium-driven Flagellar Hook-basal Bodies from Vibrio alginolyticus
    Naoki Hosogi; Hideki Shigematsu; Hiroyuki Terashima; Michio Homma; Kuniaki Nagayama
    Journal of Structural Biology, 173: 67-76 (2011) PubMed

2010

  • Protein-protein interaction changes in an archaeal light-signal transduction.
    Kandori H, Sudo Y & Furutani Y.
    J. Biomed. Biotechnol., 2010:424760 (2010) PubMed
  • The flagellar basal-body associated protein, FlgT, essential for a novel ring structure in sodium-driven Vibrio motor
    Terashima, H., Koike, M., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol., 192(21): 5609-15 (2010) PubMed
  • Quantitative Evaluation of Injected Molecules into Phospholipid-coated Micro-droplets for In-situ
    Masahiro Nakajima,Yuta Matsuno,Masaru Kojima,Yohko Tanaka-Takiguchi, Kingo Takiguchi,Kousuke Nogawa,Michio Homma,and Toshio Fukuda
    Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 22(5):651-658 (2010)
  • Nanoindentation methods to measure viscoelastic properties of single cells using sharp, flat, and buckling tips inside ESEM.
    Ahmad MR, Nakajima M, Kojima S, Homma M, Fukuda T.
    IEEE Trans Nanobioscience.9(1):12-23.(2010) PubMed
  • Disulphide cross-linking between the stator and the bearing components in the bacterial flagellar motor.
    Hizukuri, Y., Kojima, S.& Homma, M.
    J Biochem. 148(3): 309-18 (2010) PubMed
  • Review: Phototactic and Chemotactic Signal Transduction by Transmembrane Receptors and Transducers in Microorganisms.
    Suzuki, D., Irieda, H., Homma, M., Kawagishi, I. & Sudo, Y.
    Sensors 10(4): 4010-4039. (2010)
  • Functional transfer of an essential aspartate for the ion binding site in the stator proteins of the bacterial flagellar motor.
    Terashima, H., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol. 397(3): 689-696. (2010) PubMed
  • Spectroscopic studies of a sensory rhodopsin I homolog from the archaeon Haloarcula vallismortis.
    Yagasaki, J., Suzuki, D., Ihara, K., Inoue, K., Kikukawa, T., Sakai, M., Fujii, M., Homma, M., Kandori, H. & Sudo, Y.
    Biochemistry 49(6): 1183-1190. (2010) PubMed
  • Isolation of basal bodies with C-ring components from the Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Koike, M., Terashima, H., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 192(1): 375-378. (2010) PubMed

2009

  • Rotational speed control of Na+-driven flagellar motor by dual pipettes.
    Nogawa, K., Kojima, M., Nakajima, M., Kojima, S., Homma, M. & Fukuda, T.
    IEEE Trans Nanobioscience. 8(4):341-348. (2009) PubMed
  • Interaction between Na+ ion and carboxylates of the PomA-PomB stator unit studied by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy.
    Sudo, Y., Kitade, Y., Furutani, Y., Kojima, M., Kojima, S., Homma, M. & Kandori, H.
    Biochemistry,48(49): 11699-11705. (2009) PubMed
  • Tributyltin sensitivity of vacuolar-type Na+-transporting ATPase from Enterococcus hirae.
    Chardwiriyapreecha, S., Inoue, T., Sugimoto, N., Sekito, T., Yamato, I., Murata, T., Homma, M., & Kakinuma, Y.
    J. Toxicol. Sci.34(5): 575-579. (2009) PubMed
  • Characterization of a signaling complex composed of sensory rhodopsin I and its cognate transducer protein from the eubacterium Salinibacter ruber.
    Sudo, Y., Okada, A., Suzuki, D., Inoue, K., Irieda, H., Sakai, M., Fujii, M., Furutani, Y., Kandori, H., & Homma, M.
    Biochemistry, 48(42): 10136-10145. (2009) PubMed
  • Dynamic behavior of giant liposomes at desired osmotic pressures.
    Ohno, M., Hamada, T., Takiguchi, K. & Homma, M.
    Langmuir, 25(19): 11680-11685. (2009) PubMed
  • Effects of Chloride Ion Binding on the Photochemical Properties of Salinibacter Sensory Rhodopsin I.
    Suzuki, D., Furutani, Y., Inoue, K., Kikukawa, T., Sakai, M., Fujii, M., Kandori, H., Homma, M. & Sudo, Y.
    J. Mol. Biol. 392(1): 48-62. (2009) PubMed
  • Mutational analysis of the GTP-binding motif of FlhF which regulates the number and placement of the polar flagellum in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kusumoto, A., Nishioka, N., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. 146(5): 643-650. (2009) PubMed
  • Stator assembly and activation mechanism of the flagellar motor by the periplasmic region of MotB.
    Kojima, S., Imada, K., Sakuma, M., Sudo, Y., Kojima, C., Minamino, T., Homma, M. & Namba, K.
    Mol. Micro. 73(4): 710-718. (2009) PubMed
  • Comparative study of the ion flux pathway in stator units of proton- and sodium-driven flagellar motors.
    Sudo, Y., Terashima, H., Abe-Yoshizumi, R., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    Biophysics    ,.5: 45-52. (2009)
  • The peptidoglycan-binding (PGB) domain of the Escherichia coli Pal protein can also function as the PGB domain in E. coli flagellar motor protein MotB.
    Hizukuri, Y., Morton, J.F., Yakushi, T., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem.146    (2):219-229. (2009) PubMed
  • Sodium-dependent dynamic assembly of membrane complexes in sodium-driven flagellar motors.
    Fukuoka, H., Wada, T., Kojima, S., Ishijima, A. & Homma, M.
    Mol. Microbiol.71(4): 825-835. (2009) pdf PubMed

2008

  • A photochromic photoreceptor from a eubacterium.
    Suzuki, D., Kitajima-Ihara, T., Furutani, Y., Ihara, K., Kandori, H., Homma, M. & Sudo, Y.
    Commun Integr Biol. 1(2):150-152. (2008) PubMed
  • Flagellar motility in bacteria structure and function of flagellar motor.
    Terashima, H., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    Int. Rev. Cell. Mol. Biol.270:39-85. Review. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Structural Changes of Salinibacter Sensory Rhodopsin I upon Formation of the K and M Photointermediates.
    Suzuki, D., Sudo, Y., Furutani, Y., Takahashi, H., Homma, M. & Kandori, H.
    Biochemistry,47(48): 12750-12759. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Cell-free synthesis of the torque-generating membrane proteins, PomA and PomB, of the Na+-driven flagellar motor in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Terashima, H., Abe-Yoshizumi, R., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem.144(5):635-642. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • The Effects of Cell Sizes, Environmental Conditions, and Growth Phases on the Strength of Individual W303 Yeast Cells Inside ESEM.
    Ahmad, M.R., Nakajima, M., Kojima, S., Homma, M. & Fukuda, T.
    IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, 7(3): 185-193. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Salinibacter sensory rhodopsin: Sensory rhodopsin I-like protein from a eubacterium.
    Kitajima-Ihara, T., Furutani, Y., Suzuki, D., Ihara, K., Kandori, H., Homma, M. & Sudo, Y.
    J. Biol. Chem.283(35): 23533-23541. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Insights into the stator assembly of the Vibrio flagellar motor from the crystal structure of MotY.
    Kojima, S., Shinohara, A., Terashima, H., Yakushi, T., Sakuma, M., Homma, M., Namba, K. & Imada, K.
    Proc. Nat.l Acad. Sci. USA. 105(22): 7696-7701. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Steric Constraint in the Primary Photoproduct of Sensory Rhodopsin II Is a Prerequisite for Light-Signal Transfer to HtrII.
    Ito, M., Sudo, Y., Furutani, Y., Okitsu, T., Wada, A., Homma, M., Spudich, J.L. & Kandori, H.
    Biochemistry, 47(23): 6208-6215. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Roles of charged residues in the C-terminal region of PomA, a stator component of the Na+-driven flagellar motor.
    Obara, M., Yakushi, T., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 190(10): 3565-3571. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Collaboration of FlhF and FlhG to regulate polar-flagella number and localization in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kusumoto, A., Shinohara, A., Terashima, H., Kojima, S., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    Microbiology,154(5): 1390-1399. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Systematic Cys mutagenesis of Flgl, the flagellar P-ring component of Escherichia coli.
    Hizukuri, Y., Kojima, S., Yakushi, T., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    Microbiology, 154(3): 810-817. (2008) pdf PubMed
  • Torque-speed relationships of Na+-driven chimeric flagellar motors in Escherichia coli.
    Inoue, Y., Lo, C.J., Fukuoka, H., Takahashi, H., Sowa, Y., Pilizota, T., Wadhams, G.H.,
    Homma, M., Berry, R.M. & Ishijima, A.
    J. Mol. Biol.376(5): 1251-1259. (2008) pdf PubMed

2007

  • Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of MotY, a stator component of the Vibrio alginolyticus polar flagellar motor.
    Shinohara, A., Sakuma, M., Yakushi, T., Kojima, S., Namba, K., Homma, M. & Imada, K.
    Acta. Cryst. 63(2): 89-92. (2007) pdf PubMed
  • Visualization of functional rotor proteins of the bacterial flagellar motor in the cell membrane.
    Fukuoka, H., Sowa, Y., Kojima, S., Ishijima, A. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol.367(3): 692-701. (2007) pdf PubMed
  • The bidirectional polar and unidirectional lateral flagellar motors of Vibrio alginolyticus are controlled by a single CheY species.
    Kojima, M., Kubo, R., Yakushi, T., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Mol. Micro. 64(1): 57-67. (2007) pdf PubMed

2006

  • The Vibrio motor proteins, MotX and MotY, are associated with the basal body of Na+-driven flagella and required for stator formation.
    Terashima, H., Fukuoka, H., Yakushi, T., Kojima, S. & Homma, M.
    Mol. Micro.62(4): 1170-1180. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Control of chemotactic signal gain via modulation of a pre-formed receptor array.
    Irieda, H., Homma, M., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Biol. Chem.281(33): 23880-23886. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Roles of the intramolecular disulfide bridge in MotX and MotY, the specific proteins for sodium-driven motors in Vibrio spp.
    Yagasaki, J., Okabe, M., Kurebayashi, R., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.188(14): 5308-5314. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Role of the intramolecular disulfide bond in FlgI, the flagellar P-ring component of Escherichia coli.
    Hizukuri, Y., Yakushi T., Kawagishi I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.188(12): 4190-4197. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Helical distribution of the bacterial chemoreceptor via co-localization with the Sec protein translocation machinery.
    Shiomi, D., Yoshimoto, M., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Mol. Micro.60(4): 894-906. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Electron cryomicroscopic visualization of PomA/B stator units of the sodium-driven flagellar motor in liposomes.
    Yonekura, K., Yakushi, T., Atsumi, T., Maki-Yonekura, S., Homma, M. & Namba, K.
    J. Mol. Biol.357: 73-81. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Roles of charged residues of rotor and stator in flagellar rotation: comparative study using H+-driven and N+-driven motors in Escherichia coli.
    Yakushi, T., Yang, J., Fukuoka, H., Homma, M. & Blair D. F.
    J. Bacteriol.188(4): 1466-1472. (2006) pdf PubMed
  • Regulation of polar flagellar number by the flhF and flhG genes in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kusumoto, A., Kamisaka, K., Yakushi, T., Terashima, H., Shinohara, A. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 139(1): 113-121. (2006) pdf PubMed

2005

  • Only one of the five CheY homologs in Vibrio cholerae directly switches flagellar rotation.
    Hyakutake, A., Homma, M., Austin, M. J., Boin, M. A., Hase, C. C. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Bacteriol.187(24): 8403-8410. (2005) pdf PubMed
  • Direct observation of steps in rotation of the bacterial flagellar motor.
    Sowa Y., Rowe, A.D., Leake, M.C., Yakushi, T., Homma, M., Ishijima, A. & Berry, R.M.
    Nature, 437(7060): 916-919. (2005) pdf PubMed
  • Stabilization of polar localization of a chemoreceptor via its covalent modifications and its communication with a different chemoreceptor.
    Shiomi, D., Banno, S., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Bacteriol.187(22): 7647-7654. (2005) pdf PubMed
  • Assembly of motor proteins, PomA and PomB, in the Na+-driven stator of the flagellar motor.
    Fukuoka, H., Yakushi, T., Kusumoto, A. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol.351(4): 707-717. (2005) pdf PubMed
  • Interactions of MotX with MotY and with the PomA/PomB sodium ion channel complex of the Vibrio alginolyticus polar flagellum.
    Okabe, M., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Biol. Chem. 280(27): 25659-25664. (2005) pdf PubMed
  • Deletion analysis of the carboxyl-terminal region of the PomB component of the Vibrio alginolyticus polar flagellar motor.
    Yakushi, T., Hattori, N. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.187(2): 778-784. (2005) pdf PubMed

2004

  • Concerted effects of amino acid substitutions in conserved charged residues and other residues in the cytoplasmic domain of PomA, a stator component of Na+-driven flagella.
    Fukuoka, H., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 186(20): 6749-6758. (2004) pdf PubMed
  • Interaction of PomB with the third transmembrane segment of PomA in the Na+-driven polar flagellum of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Yakushi, T., Maki, S. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 186(16): 5281-5291. (2004) pdf PubMed
  • Targeting of the chemotaxis methylesterase/deamidase CheB to the polar receptor-kinase cluster in an Escherichia coli cell.
    Banno, S., Shiomi, D., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Mol. Microbiol. 53(4): 1051-1063. (2004) pdf PubMed
  • Attractant binding alters arrangement of chemoreceptor dimers within its cluster at a cell pole.
    Homma, M., Shiomi, D., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101(10): 3462-3467. (2004) pdf PubMed
  • Isolation of Vibrio alginolyticus sodium-driven flagellar motor complex composed of PomA and PomB solubilized by sucrose monocaprate.
    Yakushi, T., Kojima, M. & Homma, M.
    Microbiology,150(4): 911-920. (2004) pdf PubMed
  • Multimeric structure of the PomA/PomB channel complex in the Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Yorimitsu, T., Kojima, M., Yakukshi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. 135(1): 43-51. (2004) PubMed

2003

  • The conserved charged residues of the C-terminal region of FliG, a rotor component of Na+-driven flagellar motor.
    Yorimitsu, T., Mimaki, A., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol.334(3): 567-83. (2003) pdf PubMed
  • Flagellum-independent trail formation of Escherichia coli on semi-solid agar.
    Fukuoka, H., Homma, M. & Ichihara, S.
    Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 67(8): 1802-1805. (2003) pdf PubMed
  • Torque-speed relationship of the Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Sowa, Y., Hotta, H., Homma, M. & Ishijima, A.
    J. Mol. Biol.327(5): 1043-1051. (2003) pdf PubMed
  • Ion-coupling determinants of Na+-driven and H+-driven flagellar motors.
    Asai, Y., Yakushi, T., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol.327(2): 453-463. (2003) pdf PubMed

2002

  • Dual recognition of the bacterial chemoreceptor by chemotaxis-specific domains of the CheR methyltransferase.
    Shiomi, D., Zhulin, I. B., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Biol. Chem. 277(44): 42325-42333. (2002) pdf PubMed
  • MotX and MotY, specific components of the sodium-driven flagellar motor, colocalize to the outer membrane in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Okabe, M., Yakushi, T., Kojima, M. & Homma, M.
    Mol. Microbiol. 46(1): 125-134. (2002) pdf PubMed
  • Intragenic suppressors of a mutation in the aspartate chemoreceptor gene that abolishes binding of the receptor to methyltransferase.
    Shiomi, D., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Microbiology, 148: 3265-3275. (2002) pdf PubMed
  • The systematic substitutions around the conserved charged residues of the cytoplasmic loop of Na+-driven flagellar motor component PomA.
    Yorimitsu, T., Sowa, Y., Ishijima, A., Yakushi, T. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol. 320(2): 403-413. (2002) pdf PubMed
  • Sensing of cytoplasmic pH by bacterial chemoreceptors involves the linker region that connects the membrane-spanning and the signal-modulating helices.
    Umemura, T., Matsumoto, Y., Ohnishi, K., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Biol. Chem.277(2): 1593-1598. (2002) pdf PubMed

2001

  • Cloning and characterization of motX, a Vibrio alginolyticus sodium-driven flagellar motor gene.
    Okabe, M., Yakushi, T., Asai, Y. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. 130(6): 879-884. (2001) pdf
  • Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio.
    Yorimitsu, T. & Homma, M.
    Biochim Biophys Acta. 1505: 82-93. (2001) pdf

2000

  • Intermolecular cross-linking between the periplasmic loop3-4 regions of PomA, a component of the Na+-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Yorimitsu, T., Sato, K., Asai, Y. & Homma, M.
    J. Biol. Chem. 275(40): 31387-31391. (2000) pdf
  • Coupling ion specificity of chimeras between H+- and Na+-driven motor proteins, MotB and PomB, in Vibrio polar flagella.
    Asai, Y., Kawagishi, I., Sockett, R. E. & Homma, M.
    EMBO J.19(14): 3639-3648. (2000) pdf
  • Multimeric structure of PomA, a component of the Na+-driven polar flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolytiucs.
    Sato, K. & Homma, M.
    J. Biol. Chem. 275(26): 20223-20228. (2000) pdf
  • A slow-motilty phenotype caused by substitutions at residue Asp31 in the PomA channel component of a sodium-driven flagellar motor.
    Kojima, S., Shoji, T., Asai, Y., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 182(11): 3314-3318. (2000) pdf
  • The Epstein-Barr virus pol catalytic subunit physically interacts with the BBLF4-BSLF1-BBLF2/3 complex.
    Fujii, K., Yokoyama, N., Kiyono, T., Kuzushima, K., Homma, M., Nishiyama, Y., Fujita, M. & Tsurumi, T.
    J. Virol.74(6): 2550-2557. (2000)
  • Mutational analysis of ligand recognition by tcp, the citrate chemoreceptor of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium.
    Iwama, T., Nakao, K. I., Nakazato, H., Yamagata, S., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Bacteriol.182(5): 1437-1441. (2000) pdf
  • The aspartate chemoreceptor Tar is effectively methylated by binding to the methyltransferase mainly through hydrophobic interaction.
    Shiomi, D., Okumura, H., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Mol. Microbiol.. 36(1): 132-140. (2000)
  • Functional reconstitution of the Na+-driven polar flagellar motor component of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Sato, K. & Homma, M.
    J. Biol. Chem.275: 5718-5722. (2000) pdf
  • Characterization of a flagellar sheath component , PF60, and its structural gene in marine Vibrio.
    Furuno, M., Sato, K., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. (Tokyo). 127: 29-36. (2000)
  • Cysteine-scanning mutagenesis of the periplasmic loop regions of PomA, a putative channel component of the sodium-driven flagellar motor in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Asai, Y., Syoji, T., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.182(4): 1001-1007. (2000) pdf

1999

  • Random mutagenesis of the pomA gene encoding a putative channel component of the Na+-driven polar flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kojima, S., Kuroda, M., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M
    Microbiology,145: 1759-1767. (1999) pdf
  • Hybrid Motor with H+-and Na+-driven components can rotate Vibrio polar flagella by using sodium ions.
    Asai, Y., Kawagishi, I., Sockett, R. E. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.181(20): 6332-6338. (1999) pdf
  • Conversion of a bacterial warm sensor to a cold sensor by methylation of a single residue in the presence of an attractant.
    Nishiyama, S. I., Umemura, T., Nara, T., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    Mol Microbiol. 32(2): 357-365. (1999)
  • Inversion of thermosensing property of the bacterial receptor Tar by mutations in the second transmembrane region.
    Nishiyama, S., Maruyama, I. N., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Mol. Biol. 286(5): 1275-1284. (1999) pdf
  • Na+-driven flagellar motor resistant to phenamil, an amiloride analog, caused by mutations in putative channel components.
    Kojima, S., Asai, Y., Atsumi, T., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol. 285(4): 1537-1547. (1999) pdf
  • Functional interaction between PomA and PomB, the Na+-driven flagellar motor components of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Yorimitsu, T., Sato, K., Asai, Y., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 181(16): 5103-5106. (1999) pdf
  • The polar flagellar motor of Vibrio cholerae is driven by an Na+motive force.
    Kojima, S., Yamamoto, K., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 181: 1927-1930. (1999) pdf
  • Suppression by the DNA fragment of the motX promoter region on long flagellar mutants of Vibrio alginolitycus.
    Furuno, M., Nishioka, N., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    Microbiol. Immunol.43(1): 39-43. (1999)

1998

  • Flagellin-containing membrane vesicles excreted from Vibrio alginolyticus mutants lacking a polar-flagellar filament.
    Nishioka, N., Furuno, M., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Biochem. (Tokyo)123: 1169-1173. (1998)
  • Chemotactic adaptation is altered by changes in the carboxy-terminal sequence conserved among the major methyl-accepting chemoreceptors.
    Okumura, H., Nishiyama, S., Sasaki, A., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Bacteriol. 180: 1862-1868. (1998) pdf
  • Intersubunit interaction between transmembrane helices of the bacterial aspartate chemoreceptor homodimer.
    Umemura, T., Tatsuno, I., Shibasaki, M., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Biol. Chem.273: 30110-30115. (1998) pdf

1997

  • Putative channel components for the fast-rotating sodium-driven flagellar motor of a marine bacterium.
    Asai, Y., Kojima, S., Kato, H., Nishioka, N., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.179: 5104-5110. (1997) pdf
  • Characterization of the polar-flagellar length mutants in Vibrio alginolitycus.
    Furuno, M., Atsumi, T., Kojima, S., Nishioka, N., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    Microbiology,143: 1615-1621. (1997)
  • Uncoupling of ligand-binding affinity of the bacterial serine chemoreceptor from methylation- and temperature modulated signaling states.
    Iwama, T., Homma, M. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Biol. Chem.272: 13810-13815. (1997) pdf
  • Cloning of a Vibrio alginolyticus rpoN gene that is required for polar flagellar formation.
    Kawagishi, I., Nakada, M., Nishioka, N. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.179: 6851-6854. (1997) pdf
  • Vibrio alginolyticus mutants resistant to phenamil, a specific inhibitor of the sodium-driven flagellar motor.
    Kojima, S., Atsumi, T., Muramoto, K., Kudo, S., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol. 265: 310-318. (1997) pdf
  • Thermosensing properties of mutant aspartate chemoreceptors with methyl-accepting sites replaced singly or multiply by alanine.
    Nishiyama, S., Nara, T., Homma, M., Imae, Y. & Kawagishi, I.
    J. Bacteriol.179: 6573-6580. (1997) pdf

1996

  • Effect of viscosity on swimming by the lateral and polar flagella of Vibrio alginolitycus.
    Atsumi, T., Maekawa, Y., Yamada, T., Kawagishi, I., Imae, Y. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol.178: 5024-5026. (1996) pdf
  • Chemotactic responses to an attractant and a repellent by the polar and lateral flagellar systems of Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Homma, M., Oota, H., Kojima, S., Kawagishi, I. & Imae, Y.
    Microbiology,142: 2777-2783. (1996)
  • Characterization of the flagellar hook length control protein FliK of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli.
    Kawagishi, I., Homma, M., Williams, A. & Macnab, R. M.
    J. Bacteriol.178: 2954-2959. (1996) pdf
  • The sodium-driven polar flagellar motor of marine Vibrio as the mechanosensor that regulates lateral flagellar expression.
    Kawagishi, I., Imagawa, M., Imae, Y., McCarter, L. & Homma, M.
    Mol. Microbiol. 20: 693-699. (1996)
  • Rotational fluctuation of sodium-driven flagellar motor of Vibrio alginolyticus induced by binding of inhibitors.
    Muramoto, K., Magariyama, Y., Homma, M., Kawagishi, I., Sugiyama, S., Imae, Y. & Kudo, S.
    J. Mol. Biol.259: 687-695.(1996) pdf
  • Modulation of the thermosensing profile of the Escherichia coli aspartate receptor tar by covalent modification of its methyl-accepting sites.
    Nara, T., Kawagishi, I., Nishiyama, S., Homma, M. & Imae, Y.
    J. Biol. Chem. 271: 17932-17936. (1996) pdf
  • Cloning and characterization of motY, a gene coding for a component of the sodium-driven flagellar motor in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Okunishi, I., Kawagishi, I. & Homma, M.
    J. Bacteriol. 178: 2409-2415. (1996) pdf
  • Signaling by the Escherichia coli aspartate chemoreceptor Tar with a single cytoplasmic domain per dimer.
    Tatsuno, I., Homma, M., Oosawa, K. & Kawagishi, I.
    Science,274: 423-425. (1996)

1995

  • In vivo sulfhydryl modification of the ligand-binding site of Tsr, the Escherichia coli serine chemoreceptor.
    Iwama, T., Kawagishi, I., Gomi, S., Homma, M. & Imae, Y.
    J. Bacteriol. 177: 2218-2221. (1995) pdf
  • Isolation of the polar and lateral flagellum-defective mutants in Vibrio alginolyticus and identification of their flagellar driving energy sources.
    Kawagishi, I., Maekawa, Y., Atsumi, T., Homma, M. & Imae, Y.
    J. Bacteriol.177: 5158-5160. (1995) pdf
  • High-speed rotation and speed stability of the sodium-driven flagellar motor in Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Muramoto, K., Kawagishi, I., Kudo, S., Magariyama, Y., Imae, Y. & Homma, M.
    J. Mol. Biol. 251: 50-58. (1995)

1994

  • Removal of the periplasmic DNase before electroporation enhances efficiency of transformation in a marine bacterium Vibrio alginolyticus.
    Kawagishi, I., Okunishi, I., Homma, M. & Imae, Y.
    Microbiology, 140: 2355-2361. (1994)
  • Transmembrane signaling by the chimeric chemosensory receptors of Escherichis coli Tsr and Tar with heterologous membrane-spanning regions.
    Tatsuno, I., Lee, L., Kawagishi, I., Homma, M. & Imae, Y.
    Mol. Microbiol.14: 755-762. (1994)
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