Review

Recent developments in processing systems for cell and tissue cultures toward therapeutic application
Masahiro Kino-oka, Masahito Taya

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated induction of the cytosolic phospholipase A2α gene by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in mouse hepatoma Hepa-1c1c7 cells
Masaki Kinehara, Itsuko Fukuda, Ken-ichi Yoshida, Hitoshi Ashida

Expression and purification of the recombinant mustard trypsin inhibitor 2 (MTI2) in Escherichia coli
Alessandra Stefan, Luisa Ugolini, Elena Martelli, Sandro Palmieri, Alejandro Hochkoeppler

Structural and mechanistic roles of three consecutive Pro residues of porcine NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase for the binding of β-NADH
Yuka Nishimura, Maiko Shibuya, Aya Muraki, Fusako Takeuchi, Sam-Yong Park, Motonari Tsubaki

Purification, characterization, and gene cloning of sphingomyelinase C from Streptomyces griseocarneus NBRC13471
Daisuke Sugimori

Purification and characterization of the oxygen-thermostable hydrogenase from the aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum camini
Hiroshi Nishimura, Yoshihiko Sako

Binding affinity of full-length and extracellular domains of recombinant human (pro)renin receptor to human renin when expressed in the fat body and hemolymph of silkworm larvae
Dongning Du, Tatsuya Kato, Fumiaki Suzuki, Enoch Y. Park

Catalytic activity of aryl alcohol oxidase immobilized in 3D-mesoporous silicates
Katsuya Kato, Sindhu Seelan, Takao Saito

Motility and the expression of the flagellin protein FliC are negatively regulated by quorum sensing in Edwardsiella tarda
Tomohiro Morohoshi, Yusuke Yokoyama, Mieko Ouchi, Norihiro Kato, Tsukasa Ikeda

Production of triacylglycerol and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by the toluene-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus aetherivorans IAR1
Katsutoshi Hori, Michiharu Abe, Hajime Unno

Increased riboflavin production from activated bleaching earth by a mutant strain of Ashbya gossypii
Satoshi Tajima, Yoko Itoh, Takashi Sugimoto, Tatsuya Kato, Enoch Y. Park

Partial nitritation treatment of underground brine waste with high ammonium and salt content
Takehiko Shinohara, Sen Qiao, Taichi Yamamoto, Takashi Nishiyama, Takao Fujii, Tatsuo Kaiho, Zafar Bhatti, Kenji Furukawa

Effects of intermittent and continuous aeration on accelerative stabilization and microbial population dynamics in landfill bioreactors
Nguyen Nhu Sang, Satoshi Soda, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Michihiko Ike

Enhancement of l(+)-lactic acid production using acid-adapted precultures of Rhizopus arrhizus in a bubble column reactor
Zhan Ying Zhang, Bo Jin, Joan M. Kelly

Phylogenetic analysis of Rhodococcus erythropolis based on the variation of ribosomal proteins as observed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry without using genome information
Kanae Teramoto, Wataru Kitagawa, Hiroaki Sato, Masaki Torimura, Tomohiro Tamura, Hiroaki Tao

In vivo circular RNA production using a constitutive promoter for high-level expression
So Umekage, Yo Kikuchi

Simultaneous non-thermal saccharification of cassava pulp by multi-enzyme activity and ethanol fermentation by Candida tropicalis
Ukrit Rattanachomsri, Sutipa Tanapongpipat, Lily Eurwilaichitr, Verawat Champreda