Keiji Numata

Publications

• Characterization of the Depolymerizing Activity of Commercial Lipases and Detection of Lipase-like Activities in Animal Organ Extracts Using Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) Thin Film
  AMB Express. Dec, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27730572
• A Screening Method for the Isolation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Purple Non-sulfur Photosynthetic Bacteria from Natural Seawater
  Frontiers in Microbiology. 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27708640
• Self-Assembled Peptide-Based System for Mitochondrial-Targeted Gene Delivery: Functional and Structural Insights
  Biomacromolecules. Nov, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27696822
• Enzyme-Mimic Peptide Assembly To Achieve Amidolytic Activity
  Biomacromolecules. Oct, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27642764
• Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Marine Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria
  PloS One. 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27513570
• Relationships Between Physical Properties and Sequence in Silkworm Silks
  Scientific Reports. Jun, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27279149
• Intracellular Delivery of Proteins Via Fusion Peptides in Intact Plants
  PloS One. 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27100681
• Oil-free Hyaluronic Acid Matrix for Serial Femtosecond Crystallography
  Scientific Reports. Apr, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27087008
• Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Containing Hydroxyl Group from Glycolate in Escherichia Coli
  AMB Express. Dec, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27075993
• Papain-Catalyzed Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Telechelic Polypeptides Using Bis(Leucine Ethyl Ester) Initiator
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jul, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26947148
• Influence of Water Content on the β-Sheet Formation, Thermal Stability, Water Removal, and Mechanical Properties of Silk Materials
  Biomacromolecules. Mar, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26835719
• The Benzyl Ester Group of Amino Acid Monomers Enhances Substrate Affinity and Broadens the Substrate Specificity of the Enzyme Catalyst in Chemoenzymatic Copolymerization
  Biomacromolecules. Jan, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26620763
• Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Oligo(L-cysteine) for Use As a Thermostable Bio-Based Material
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jan, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26388290
• Use of Extension-deformation-based Crystallisation of Silk Fibres to Differentiate Their Functions in Nature
  Soft Matter. Aug, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 26166211
• Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Linear and Branched Cationic Peptides: Evaluation As Gene Carriers
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jul, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25828913
• Co-expression of Two Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Subunits from Synechocystis Sp. PCC 6803 by Cell-free Synthesis and Their Specific Activity for Polymerization of 3-hydroxybutyryl-coenzyme A
  Biochemistry. Feb, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25629766
• Gene Introduction into the Mitochondria of Arabidopsis Thaliana Via Peptide-based Carriers
  Scientific Reports. Jan, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25583214
• Optimization of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) As an Artificial Amidase
  Biomacromolecules. Jan, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25488109
• Recent Advances in Chemoenzymatic Peptide Syntheses
  Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). Sep, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25191871
• Synthesis of Homopolypeptides by Aminolysis Mediated by Proteases Encapsulated in Silica Nanospheres
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Nov, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25154484
• Synthesis of Adhesive Peptides Similar to Those Found in Blue Mussel (Mytilus Edulis) Using Papain and Tyrosinase
  Biomacromolecules. Aug, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25030620
• Local Gene Silencing in Plants Via Synthetic DsRNA and Carrier Peptide
  Plant Biotechnology Journal. Oct, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24905384
• Silk-pectin Hydrogel with Superior Mechanical Properties, Biodegradability, and Biocompatibility
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jun, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24610718
• Phasin Proteins Activate Aeromonas Caviae Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Synthase but Not Ralstonia Eutropha PHA Synthase
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. May, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24584238
• Pathway-level Acceleration of Glycogen Catabolism by a Response Regulator in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis Species PCC 6803
  Plant Physiology. Apr, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24521880
• Short One-pot Chemo-enzymatic Synthesis of L-lysine and L-alanine Diblock Co-oligopeptides
  Biomacromolecules. Mar, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24484289
• Modification of β-oxidation Pathway in Ralstonia Eutropha for Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from Soybean Oil
  Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. Feb, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 23999062
• Proteinase K-catalyzed Synthesis of Linear and Star Oligo(L-phenylalanine) Conjugates
  Biomacromolecules. Oct, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 24000943
• Increased Bioplastic Production with an RNA Polymerase Sigma Factor SigE During Nitrogen Starvation in Synechocystis Sp. PCC 6803
  DNA Research : an International Journal for Rapid Publication of Reports on Genes and Genomes. Dec, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23861321
• Characterization of Site-specific Mutations in a Short-chain-length/medium-chain-length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase: in Vivo and in Vitro Studies of Enzymatic Activity and Substrate Specificity
  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Jun, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23584780
• Monitoring and Kinetic Analysis of the Molecular Interactions by Which a Repressor Protein, PhaR, Binds to Target DNAs and Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]
  AMB Express. Jan, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23351303
• Biopolymer-based Nanoparticles for Drug/gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jan, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23344060
• Rapid and Efficient Gene Delivery into Plant Cells Using Designed Peptide Carriers
  Biomacromolecules. Jan, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23215041
• Active Intermediates of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase from Aeromonas Caviae in Polymerization Reaction
  Biomacromolecules. Nov, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 23043466
• Biocompatible and Biodegradable Dual-drug Release System Based on Silk Hydrogel Containing Silk Nanoparticles
  Biomacromolecules. May, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22471816
• Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Poly(L-alanine) in Aqueous Environment
  Biomacromolecules. Apr, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22380731
• Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanaotes by a Novel Facultatively Anaerobic Vibrio Sp. Under Marine Conditions
  Marine Biotechnology (New York, N.Y.). Jun, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22068389
• Silk-based Nanocomplexes with Tumor-homing Peptides for Tumor-specific Gene Delivery
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jan, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22052706
• Spider Silk-based Gene Carriers for Tumor Cell-specific Delivery
  Bioconjugate Chemistry. Aug, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21739966
• State of Water, Molecular Structure, and Cytotoxicity of Silk Hydrogels
  Biomacromolecules. Jun, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21517113
• AFM Study of Morphology and Mechanical Properties of a Chimeric Spider Silk and Bone Sialoprotein Protein for Bone Regeneration
  Biomacromolecules. May, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21370930
• Differences in Cytotoxicity of β-sheet Peptides Originated from Silk and Amyloid β
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jan, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 20954203
• Quantifying Osteogenic Cell Degradation of Silk Biomaterials
  Biomacromolecules. Dec, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 21105641
• Silk-Based Gene Carriers with Cell Membrane Destabilizing Peptides
  Biomacromolecules. Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20942485
• Gene Delivery Mediated by Recombinant Silk Proteins Containing Cationic and Cell Binding Motifs
  Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society. Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20457191
• Silk-based Delivery Systems of Bioactive Molecules
  Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. Dec, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20298729
• Surface-patterned Electrode Bioreactor for Electrical Stimulation
  Lab on a Chip. Mar, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20221556
• Mechanisms of Enzymatic Degradation of Amyloid Beta Microfibrils Generating Nanofilaments and Nanospheres Related to Cytotoxicity
  Biochemistry. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20196618
• Reinforcing Silk Scaffolds with Silk Particles
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jun, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20166230
• Mechanism of Enzymatic Degradation of Beta-sheet Crystals
  Biomaterials. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20044136
• Expression, Cross-linking, and Characterization of Recombinant Chitin Binding Resilin
  Biomacromolecules. Dec, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19928816
• Bioengineered Silk Protein-based Gene Delivery Systems
  Biomaterials. Oct, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19577803
• Enzymatic Degradation of Monolayer for Poly(lactide) Revealed by Real-time Atomic Force Microscopy: Effects of Stereochemical Structure, Molecular Weight, and Molecular Branches on Hydrolysis Rates
  Biomacromolecules. Aug, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18636774
• Branched Poly(lactide) Synthesized by Enzymatic Polymerization: Effects of Molecular Branches and Stereochemistry on Enzymatic Degradation and Alkaline Hydrolysis
  Biomacromolecules. Oct, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17722879
• Adsorption and Hydrolysis Reactions of Poly(hydroxybutyric Acid) Depolymerases Secreted from Ralstonia Pickettii T1 and Penicillium Funiculosum Onto Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric Acid]
  Biomacromolecules. Jul, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17547455
• Nonspecific Hydrophobic Interactions of a Repressor Protein, PhaR, with Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] Film Studied with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
  Biomacromolecules. Aug, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16903695
• Adsorption of Biopolyester Depolymerase on Silicon Wafer and Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric Acid] Single Crystal Revealed by Real-time AFM
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Jan, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16374769
• Enzymatic Degradation Processes of Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric Acid] and Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric Acid-co-(R)-3-hydroxyvaleric Acid] Single Crystals Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy: Effects of Molecular Weight and Second-monomer Composition on Erosion Rates
  Biomacromolecules. Jul-Aug, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16004439
• Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Copolymer from Fructose Using Wild-type and Laboratory-evolved PHA Synthases
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Feb, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15729719
• Enzymatic Degradation Processes of Lamellar Crystals in Thin Films for Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric Acid] and Its Copolymers Revealed by Real-time Atomic Force Microscopy
  Biomacromolecules. Nov-Dec, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15530032
• In-situ Atomic Force Microscopy Observation of Enzymatic Degradation in Poly(hydroxyalkanoic Acid) Thin Films: Normal and Constrained Conditions
  Macromolecular Bioscience. Mar, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15468218