2. Hydrophobicity of Residue 128 of the Stress-Inducible Sigma Factor RpoS Is Critical for Its Activity.

[2016]

1. Imaging of bacterial multicellular behaviour in biofilms in liquid by atmospheric scanning electron microscopy.
Sugimoto S, Okuda K, Miyakawa R, Sato M, Arita-Morioka K, Chiba A, Yamanaka K, Ogura T, Mizunoe Y, Sato C.
Sci Rep. 2016 May 16;6:25889. doi: 10.1038/srep25889.
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[2014]

1. A refined technique for extraction of extracellular matrices from bacterial biofilms and its applicability. *Contribution equally

2. Immuno-electron microscopy of primary cell cultures from genetically modified animals in liquid by atmospheric scanning electron microscopy.
Kinoshita T, Mori Y, Hirano K, Sugimoto S, Okuda K, Matsumoto S, Namiki T, Ebihara T, Kawata M, Nishiyama H, Sato M, Suga M, Higashiyama K, Sonomoto K, Mizunoe Y, Nishihara S, Sato C.
Microsc Microanal. 2014 Apr;20(2):469-83. doi: 10.1017/S1431927614000178.


[2013]

1. Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp Degrades Specific Proteins Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Host-Pathogen Interaction.
Sugimoto S, Iwamoto T, Takada K, Okuda K, Tajima A, Iwase T, Mizunoe Y.
J Bacteriol. 2013 Apr;195(8):1645-55.

2. Glucose triggers ATP secretion from bacteria in a growth-phase-dependent manner.
Hironaka I, Iwase T, Sugimoto S, Okuda K, Tajima A, Yanaga K, Mizunoe Y.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Apr;79(7):2328-35.

3. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the Staphylococcus epidermidis extracellular serine protease Esp.
Vengadesan K, Macon K, Sugimoto S, Mizunoe Y, Iwase T, Narayana SV.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2013 Jan 1;69(Pt 1):49-52.

4. Effects of bacteriocins on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm.
Okuda K, Zendo T, Sugimoto S, Iwase T, Tajima A, Yamada S, Sonomoto K, Mizunoe Y.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Nov;57(11):5572-9.

5. A simple assay for measuring catalase activity: a visual approach.
Iwase T, Tajima A, Sugimoto S, Okuda K, Hironaka I, Kamata Y, Takada K, Mizunoe Y.
Sci Rep. 2013 Oct 30;3:3081. doi: 10.1038/srep03081.


[2011]

1. Role of FnBPA and FnBPB on in vitro cellular and in vivo septic infections by Staphylococcus aureus.
2. Tissue binding patterns and in vitro effects of Campylobacter jejuni DNA-binding protein from starved cells.
Piao H, Minohara M, Kawamura N, Li W, Matsushita T, Yamasaki R, Mizunoe Y, Kira J.
Neurochem Res. 2011 Jan;36(1):58-66.

3. Positive cooperativity of the p97 AAA ATPase is critical for essential functions.
Nishikori S, Esaki M, Yamanaka K, Sugimoto S, Ogura T.
J Biol Chem. 2011 May 6;286(18):15815-20.

4. Cloning, expression and purification of extracellular serine protease Esp, biofilm-degrading enzyme, from Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Sugimoto S, Iwase T, Sato F, Tajima A, Shinji H, Mizunoe Y.
J Appl Microbiol. 2011 Dec;111(6):1406-15.

5. Campylobacter jejuni DNA-binding protein from starved cells in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients.
Kawamura N, Piao H, Minohara M, Matsushita T, Kusunoki S, Matsumoto H, Ikenaka K, Mizunoe Y, Kira J.
J Neuroimmunol. 2011 Dec 15;240-241:74-8. Epub 2011 Oct 11.

6. Intranasal application of S. epidermidis prevents colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in mice.
Park B, Iwase T, Liu GY.
PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25880. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

7. Structural basis for extracellular interactions between calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor activity-modifying protein 2 for adrenomedullin-specific binding.
Kusano S, Kukimoto-Niino M, Hino N, Ohsawa N, Okuda KI, Sakamoto K, Shirouzu M, Shindo T, Yokoyama S.
Protein Sci. 2011 Nov 18. doi: 10.1002/pro.2003. [Epub ahead of print]

8. Enhanced production of nukacin D13E in Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 by the additional expression of immunity genes.
Puramattathu TV, Islam MR, Nishie M, Yanagihara S, Nagao JI, Okuda KI, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2011 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]


[2010]

1. Biogenesis of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium membrane vesicles provoked by induction of PagC.
Kitagawa R, Takaya A, Ohya M, Mizunoe Y, Takade A, Yoshida S, Isogai E, Yamamoto T.
J Bacteriol. 2010 Nov;192(21):5645-56.

2. Improvement of multiple-stress tolerance and lactic acid production in Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 under conditions of thermal stress by heterologous expression of Escherichia coli DnaK.
Abdullah-Al-Mahin, Sugimoto S, Higashi C, Matsumoto S, Sonomoto K.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jul;76(13):4277-85.

3. Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and nasal colonization.
Iwase T, Uehara Y, Shinji H, Tajima A, Seo H, Takada K, Agata T, Mizunoe Y.
Nature. 2010 May 20;465(7296):346-9.

4. Isolation and identification of ATP-secreting bacteria from mice and humans.
Iwase T, Shinji H, Tajima A, Sato F, Tamura T, Iwamoto T, Yoneda M, Mizunoe Y.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 May;48(5):1949-51.

5. AAA+ chaperone ClpX regulates dynamics of prokaryotic cytoskeletal protein FtsZ.
Sugimoto S, Yamanaka K, Nishikori S, Miyagi A, Ando T, Ogura T.
J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 26;285(9):6648-57.

6. Induction of paranodal myelin detachment and sodium channel loss in vivo by Campylobacter jejuni DNA-binding protein from starved cells (C-Dps) in myelinated nerve fibers.
Piao H, Minohara M, Kawamura N, Li W, Mizunoe Y, Umehara F, Goto Y, Kusunoki S, Matsushita T, Ikenaka K, Maejima T, Nabekura J, Yamasaki R, Kira J.
J Neurol Sci. 2010 Jan 15;288(1-2):54-62.

7. Functional significance of the E loop, a novel motif conserved in the lantibiotic immunity ATP-binding cassette transport systems.
Okuda K, Yanagihara S, Sugayama T, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
J Bacteriol. 2010 Jun;192(11):2801-8.


[2009]

1. Outer membrane vesicle-mediated release of cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from Campylobacter jejuni.
Lindmark B, Rompikuntal PK, Vaitkevicius K, Song T, Mizunoe Y, Uhlin BE, Guerry P, Wai SN.
BMC Microbiol. 2009.

2. Inhibition of endothelial interleukin-8 production and neutrophil transmigration by Staphylococcus aureus beta-hemolysin.
Tajima A, Iwase T, Shinji H, Seki K, Mizunoe Y.
Infect Immun. 2009 Jan;77(1):327-34.


[2008]

1. Rapid identification and specific quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis by 5' nuclease real-time polymerase chain reaction with a minor groove binder probe.
Iwase T, Hoshina S, Seki K, Shinji H, Masuda S, Mizunoe Y.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;60(2):217-9.

2. The proper ratio of GrpE to DnaK is important for protein quality control by the DnaK-DnaJ-GrpE chaperone system and for cell division.
Sugimoto S, Saruwatari K, Higashi C, Sonomoto K.
Microbiology. 2008 Jul;154(Pt 7):1876-85.

3. Construction of Escherichia coli dnaK-deletion mutant infected by lambdaDE3 for overexpression and purification of recombinant GrpE proteins.
Sugimoto S, Higashi C, Yoshida H, Sonomoto K.
Protein Expr Purif. 2008 Jul;60(1):31-6.

4. In vivo and in vitro complementation study comparing the function of DnaK chaperone systems from halophilic lactic acid bacterium Tetragenococcus halophilus and Escherichia coli.
Sugimoto S, Saruwatari K, Higashi C, Tsuruno K, Matsumoto S, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Mar;72(3):811-22.

5. Binding specificity of the lantibiotic-binding immunity protein NukH.
Okuda K, Yanagihara S, Shioya K, Harada Y, Nagao J, Aso Y, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Dec;74(24):7613-9.

6. Identification of the nukacin KQU-131, a new type-A(II) lantibiotic produced by Staphylococcus hominis KQU-131 isolated from Thai fermented fish product (Pla-ra).
Wilaipun P, Zendo T, Okuda K, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Aug;72(8):2232-5.

7. Cooperative transport between NukFEG and NukH in immunity against the lantibiotic nukacin ISK-1 produced by Staphylococcus warneri ISK-1.
Okuda K, Aso Y, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
J Bacteriol. 2008 Jan;190(1):356-62.


[2007]

1. A gram-negative characteristic segment in Escherichia coli DnaK is essential for the ATP-dependent cooperative function with the co-chaperones DnaJ and GrpE.
Sugimoto S, Higashi C, Saruwatari K, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
FEBS Lett. 2007 Jun 26;581(16):2993-9.

2. Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection and identification of Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus warneri.
Iwase T, Seki K, Shinji H, Mizunoe Y, Masuda S.
J Med Microbiol. 2007 Oct;56(Pt 10):1346-9.

3. Expression and distribution of very late antigen-5 in mouse peritoneal macrophages upon ingestion of fibronectin-bound Staphylococcus aureus.

4. Inhibition of interleukin-8 production in human endothelial cells by Staphylococcus aureus supernatant.

[2006]

1. Structural and functional conversion of molecular chaperone ClpB from the gram-positive halophilic lactic acid bacterium Tetragenococcus halophilus mediated by ATP and stress.
Sugimoto S, Yoshida H, Mizunoe Y, Tsuruno K, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
J Bacteriol. 2006 Dec;188(23):8070-8.

2. Increased biofilm formation in Escherichia coli isolated from acute prostatitis.
Kanamaru S, Kurazono H, Terai A, Monden K, Kumon H, Mizunoe Y, Ogawa O, Yamamoto S.
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2006 Aug;28 Suppl 1:S21-5.

3. Release of the type I secreted alpha-haemolysin via outer membrane vesicles from Escherichia coli.
Balsalobre C, Silván JM, Berglund S, Mizunoe Y, Uhlin BE, Wai SN.
Mol Microbiol. 2006 Jan;59(1):99-112.


[2005]

1. Reconstitution and function of Tetragenococcus halophila chaperonin 60 tetradecamer.
Tosukhowong A, Nakayama J, Mizunoe Y, Sugimoto S, Fukuda D, Sonomoto K.
J Biosci Bioeng. 2005 Jan;99(1):30-7.

2. Curli fibers are required for development of biofilm architecture in Escherichia coli K-12 and enhance bacterial adherence to human uroepithelial cells.
Kikuchi T, Mizunoe Y, Takade A, Naito S, Yoshida S.
Microbiol Immunol. 2005;49(9):875-84.

3. Novel bactericidal surface: Catechin-loaded surface-erodible polymer prevents biofilm formation.
Maeyama R, Kwon IK, Mizunoe Y, Anderson JM, Tanaka M, Matsuda T.
J Biomed Mater Res A. 2005 Oct 1;75(1):146-55.

4. A novel type of immunity protein, NukH, for the lantibiotic nukacin ISK-1 produced by Staphylococcus warneri ISK-1.
Aso Y, Okuda K, Nagao J, Kanemasa Y, Thi Bich Phuong N, Koga H, Shioya K, Sashihara T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Jul;69(7):1403-10.


[2004]

1. Confocal imaging of biofilm formation process using fluoroprobed Escherichia coli and fluoro-stained exopolysaccharide.
Maeyama R, Mizunoe Y, Anderson JM, Tanaka M, Matsuda T.
J Biomed Mater Res A. 2004 Aug 1;70(2):274-82.

2. Legionella dumoffii DjlA, a member of the DnaJ family, is required for intracellular growth.
Ohnishi H, Mizunoe Y, Takade A, Tanaka Y, Miyamoto H, Harada M, Yoshida S.
Infect Immun. 2004 Jun;72(6):3592-603.

3. Heterologous expression and functional analysis of the gene cluster for the biosynthesis of and immunity to the lantibiotic, nukacin ISK-1.
Aso Y, Nagao J, Koga H, Okuda K, Kanemasa Y, Sashihara T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
J Biosci Bioeng. 2004;98(6):429-36.

4. Characterization of functional domains of lantibiotic-binding immunity protein, NukH, from Staphylococcus warneri ISK-1.
Okuda K, Aso Y, Nagao J, Shioya K, Kanemasa Y, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2005 Sep 1;250(1):19-25.


[2003]

1. Vesicle-mediated export and assembly of pore-forming oligomers of the enterobacterial ClyA cytotoxin.
Wai SN, Lindmark B, Söderblom T, Takade A, Westermark M, Oscarsson J, Jass J, Richter-Dahlfors A, Mizunoe Y, Uhlin BE.
Cell. 2003 Oct 3;115(1):25-35.

2. The iron-binding protein Dps confers hydrogen peroxide stress resistance to Campylobacter jejuni.
Ishikawa T, Mizunoe Y, Kawabata S, Takade A, Harada M, Wai SN, Yoshida S.
J Bacteriol. 2003 Feb;185(3):1010-7.

3. Effect of heterologous expression of molecular chaperone DnaK from Tetragenococcus halophilus on salinity adaptation of Escherichia coli.
Sugimoto S, Nakayama J, Fukuda D, Sonezaki S, Watanabe M, Tosukhowong A, Sonomoto K.
J Biosci Bioeng. 2003;96(2):129-33.

4. Fibronectin bound to the surface of Staphylococcus aureus induces association of very late antigen 5 and intracellular signaling factors with macrophage cytoskeleton. 4. Resuscitation of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio parahaemolyticus induced at low temperature under starvation.
Mizunoe Y, Wai SN, Ishikawa T, Takade A, Yoshida S.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2000 May 1;186(1):115-20.

5. Apoptosis observed in murine peritoneal macrophages treated with interferon gamma through staphylococcal enterotoxin-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.

[1999]

1. Molecular analysis of the cytolytic protein ClyA (SheA) from Escherichia coli.
2. Preventive effect of dapsone on renal scarring following mannose-sensitive piliated bacterial infection.