Nuclear localization domains of GATA activator Gln3 are required for transcription of target genes through dephosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Minori Numamoto, Shota Tagami, Yusuke Ueda, Yusuke Imabeppu, Yu Sasano, Minetaka Sugiyama, Hiromi Maekawa, Satoshi Harashima

One day of nitrogen starvation reveals the effect of sigE and rre37 overexpression on the expression of genes related to carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Yuka Nakaya, Hiroko Iijima, Junko Takanobu, Atsuko Watanabe, Masami Yokota Hirai, Takashi Osanai

Coating-type three-dimensional acetate-driven microbial fuel cells
Jin Yu, Yulan Tang

13C-based metabolic flux analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a reduced Crabtree effect
Shuichi Kajihata, Fumio Matsuda, Mika Yoshimi, Kenshi Hayakawa, Chikara Furusawa, Akihisa Kanda, Hiroshi Shimizu

Controlling composition and color characteristics of Monascus pigments by pH and nitrogen sources in submerged fermentation
Kan Shi, Da Song, Gong Chen, Marco Pistolozzi, Zhenqiang Wu, Lei Quan

Enhanced biohydrogen production from beverage industrial wastewater using external nitrogen sources and bioaugmentation with facultative anaerobic strains
Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Péter Bakonyi, Periyasamy Sivagurunathan, Sang-Hyoun Kim, Nándor Nemestóthy, Katalin Bélafi-Bakó, Chiu-Yue Lin

Highlights

・Bioaugmentation of E. coli and heat-treated sludge enhance hydrogen production.
・Addition of external nitrogen sources yeast extract and tryptone significantly improve hydrogen formation.
・Peak hydrogen production attained at 5 g COD/L of beverage wastewater.

Pyrolytic characteristics of biodiesel prepared from lipids accumulated in diatom cells with growth regulation
Jun Cheng, Jia Feng, Tingting Ge, Weijuan Yang, Junhu Zhou, Kefa Cen

Development of two-step process for enhanced biorecovery of Cu–Zn–Ni from computer printed circuit boards
Monal B. Shah, Devayani R. Tipre, Mamta S. Purohit, Shailesh R. Dave

Analysis of bacterial xylose isomerase gene diversity using gene-targeted metagenomics
Dini Nurdiani, Michihiro Ito, Toru Maruyama, Takeshi Terahara, Tetsushi Mori, Shin Ugawa, Haruko Takeyama

Anti-thrombotic effect of rutin isolated from Dendropanax morbifera Leveille
Jun-Hui Choi, Dae-Won Kim, Se-Eun Park, Hyo-Jeong Lee, Ki-Man Kim, Kyung-Je Kim, Myung-Kon Kim, Sung-Jun Kim, Seung Kim

Highlights

・Isolation of rutin from Dendropanax morbifera Leveille with anti-thrombotic activity.
・Rutin was found to inhibit fibrin clotting and thrombin activity effectively.
・Rutin inhibited thrombosis and acute thromboembolism.
・Rutin exhibited anticoagulant and anti-platelet properties.

Phase analysis in single-chain variable fragment production by recombinant Pichia pastoris based on proteomics combined with multivariate statistics
Yuya Fujiki, Yoichi Kumada, Michimasa Kishimoto

Imaging the oxidation effects of the Fenton reaction on phospholipids at the interface between aqueous phase and thermotropic liquid crystals
Minmin Zhang, Chang-Hyun Jang

Highlights

・We have reported a LC-based approach for phospholipid oxidation by Fenton reaction.
・LC has never been used to report phospholipid oxidation by Fenton reaction before.
・This help to gain a better understanding in the process of phospholipid oxidation.

Dual synthetic pathway for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production in engineered Escherichia coli
Hiroshi Honjo, Keigo Tsuruno, Tsuneyuki Tatsuke, Masaki Sato, Taizo Hanai

Characterization of lipid and fatty acids composition of Chlorella zofingiensis in response to nitrogen starvation
Shunni Zhu, Yajie Wang, Changhua Shang, Zhongming Wang, Jingliang Xu, Zhenhong Yuan

Human iPS cell-derived fibroblast-like cells as feeder layers for iPS cell derivation and expansion
Shou-Hui Du, Johan Chin-Kang Tay, Can Chen, Felix-Chang Tay, Wee-Kiat Tan, Zhen-Dong Li, Shu Wang

Scaffold-free three-dimensional culture systems for mass production of periosteum-derived progenitor cells
Hyun-Myoung Cha, Sun-Mi Kim, Yong-Soo Choi, Dong-Il Kim

Selection of cDNA candidates that induce oligomerization of NLRP3 using a chimeric receptor approach
Shingo Honda, Teruyuki Nagamune, Masahiro Kawahara

Hybrid organoids consisting of extracellular matrix gel particles and hepatocytes for transplantation
Jingjia Ye, Nana Shirakigawa, Hiroyuki Ijima