Plant and Cell Engineering, since 2005
NAME: Taiji Nomura, Ph.D
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biosynthesis and metabolism of plant secondary metabolites
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PUBLICATIONS
1. Taiji Nomura, Masayuki Sue, Ryo Horikoshi, Shin-ichi Tebayashi, Atsushi Ishihara, Takashi R. Endo, Hajime Iwamura (1999)
Occurrence of hordatines, the barley antifungal compounds, in a wheat-barley
chromosome addition line.
Genes and Genetic Systems, 74: 99-103
2. Taiji Nomura*, Atsushi Ishihara, Hiromasa Imaishi, Takashi R. Endo, Hideo Ohkawa, Hajime
Iwamura (2002)
Molecular characterization and chromosomal localization of cytochrome P450 genes involved in the biosynthesis of cyclic hydroxamic acids in hexaploid wheat.
Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 267: 210-217
3. Taiji Nomura*, Atsushi Ishihara, Hiromasa Imaishi, Hideo Ohkawa, Takashi R. Endo, Hajime
Iwamura (2003)
Rearrangement of the genes for the biosynthesis of benzoxazinones in the
evolution of Triticeae species.
Planta, 217: 776-782
4. Taiji Nomura*, Atsushi Ishihara, Ryo C. Yanagita, Takashi R. Endo, Hajime Iwamura (2005)
Three genomes differentially contribute to the biosynthesis of benzoxazinones
in hexaploid wheat.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 102: 16490-16495
5. Masayuki Sue, Kana Yamazaki, Shunsuke Yajima, Taiji Nomura, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Hajime Iwamura, Toru Miyamoto (2006)
Molecular and structural characterization of hexameric β-D-glucosidases
in wheat and rye.
Plant Physiology, 141: 1237-1247
6. Taiji Nomura*, Atsushi Ishihara, Hajime Iwamura, Takashi R. Endo (2007)
Molecular characterization of benzoxazinone-deficient mutation in diploid wheat.
Phytochemistry, 68: 1008-1016
7. Taiji Nomura*, Akihiro Ishizuka, Kazunori kishida, AKM Rafiqul Islam, Takashi R. Endo, Hajime Iwamura, Atsushi Ishihara (2007)
Chromosomal arm location of the genes for the biosynthesis of hordatines
in barley.
Genes and Genetic Systems, 82: 455-464
8. Taiji Nomura*, Shuhei Nasuda, Kanako Kawaura, Yasunari Ogihara, Nobuhiko Kato, Fumihiko
Sato, Toshio Kojima, Atsushi Toyoda, Hajime Iwamura, Takashi R. Endo (2008)
Structures of the three homoeologous loci of wheat benzoxazinone biosynthetic
genes TaBx3 and TaBx4 and characterization of their promoter sequences.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 116: 373-381
9. Taiji Nomura*, Alfonso Lara Quesada, Toni M. Kutchan (2008)
The new β-D-glucosidase in terpenoid-isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis
in Psychotria ipecacuanha.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283: 34650-34659
10. Taiji Nomura*, Toni M. Kutchan (2010)
Three new O-methyltransferases are sufficient for all O-methylation reactions of ipecac alkaloid biosynthesis in root culture
of Psychotria ipecacuanha.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285: 7722-7738
11. Taiji Nomura*, Toni M. Kutchan (2010)
Is a metabolic enzyme complex involved in the efficient and accurate control
of Ipecac alkaloid biosynthesis in Psychotria ipecacuanha ?
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 5: 875-877
12. Shinjiro Ogita, Nanala Kikuchi, Taiji Nomura, Yasuo Kato (2011)
A practical protocol for particle bombardment-mediated transformation of
Phyllostachys bamboo suspension cells.
Plant Biotechnology, 28: 43-50
13. Masayuki Sue, Chihiro Nakamura, Taiji Nomura* (2011)
Dispersed benzoxazinone gene cluster: Molecular characterization and chromosomal
localization of glucosyltransferase and glucosidase genes in wheat and
rye.
Plant Physiology, 157: 985-997
14. Shinjiro Ogita, Nanaka Kikuchi, Taiji Nomura, Yasuo Kato (2012)
The mutated acetolactate synthase gene from rice as a non-antibiotic selection
marker for transformation of bamboo cells.
American Journal of Plant
Sciences, 3: 368-372
15. Taiji Nomura*, Shinjiro Ogita, Yasuo Kato (2012)
A Novel lactone-forming carboxylesterase: Molecular identification of a tuliposide A-converting enzyme in tulip.
Plant Physiology, 159: 565-578
16. Shinjiro Ogita, Shinya Ohki, Taiji Nomura, Yasuo Kato (2012)
A β-glucosidase activity potentially involved in cell division and wall development of Phyllostachys bamboo suspension cells.
American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3: 1066-1072
17. Shinjiro Ogita, Taiji Nomura, Takao Kishimoto, Yasuo Kato (2012)
A novel xylogenic suspension culture model for exploring lignification
in Phyllostachys bamboo.
Plant Methods, 8: 40(1-9)
18. Taiji Nomura*, Aya Tsuchigami, Shinjiro Ogita, Yasuo Kato (2013)
Molecular diversity of tuliposide A-converting enzyme in the tulip.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 77: 1042-1048
19. Taiji Nomura*, Mai Shiozawa, Shinjiro Ogita, Yasuo Kato (2013)
Occurrence of hydroxycinnamoylputrescinces in xylogenic bamboo suspension cells.
Plant Biotechnology, 30: 447-453
20. Yasuo Kato, Taiji Nomura, Shinjiro Ogita, Maki Takano, Kazuhiro Hoshino (2013)
Two new β-glucosidases from ethanol-fermenting fungus Mucor circinelloides NBRC 4572: enzyme purification, functional characterization, and molecular
cloning of the gene.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97: 10045-10056
21. Taiji Nomura*, Emiko Hayashi, Shohei Kawakami, Shinjiro Ogita, Yasuo Kato (2015)
Environmentally benign process for the preparation of antimicrobial α-methylene-β-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
(tulipalin B) from tulip biomass.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 79: 25-35
22. Shinjiro Ogita, Masahito Shichiken, Chizuru Ito, Toshiyuki Yamashita,
Taiji Nomura, Yasuo Kato (2015)
A stepwise protocol for induction and selection of prominent coniferous
cell cultures for the production of β-thujaplicin.
Natural Product Communications, in press