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\u3010Original Articles\u3011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. K. Morinaka, Y. Isida, M. Watanabe, D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Goshima, T. Akao, M. Yamada, and H. Shimoi*; Role of the CYR1G2066A<\/sup><\/em> mutation in ethanol tolerance of sake yeast Kyokai No. 11; J. Biosci. Bioeng. <\/em>(in press)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. M. Yoshioka, N. Akasaka, Y. Masuda, M. Mariko, and D. Watanabe<\/span>*; Ethanolphilic lactic acid bacterium\u00a0Fructilactobacillus fructivorans<\/em>\u00a0as the key microorganism for fermentation of narazuke, a traditional Japanese preserved food; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 91(12):<\/strong> e0173025 (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Y. Nakase, N. S. Lee, A. Shibatani, T. Yomogita, Y. Morozumi, D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Takagi, and K. Shiozaki*; Multiple ammonium transporters in fission yeast are coordinated by transcriptional and localization regulation in response to nitrogen starvation; bioRxiv<\/em> (preprint) DOI: 10.1101\/2025.10.25.684503<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Y. Miyamoto, N. Katsuhiro, K. Okumura, R. Takase, D. Watanabe<\/span>, K. Ogura, and W. Hashimoto*; A horizontally transferred alginate metabolism gene cluster in the human gut genus Bacteroides<\/em>; J. Appl. Glycosci.<\/em> 72(4)<\/strong>: 7204106 (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. N. Akasaka, Y. Sugimoto, T. Kajihara, H. Takagi, and D. Watanabe<\/span>*; Control of alcoholic fermentation through modulation of nitrogen metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; J. Biotechnol.<\/em> 405:<\/strong> 159-168 (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Y. Gong, N. Klinkaewboonwong, R. Hayashi, Y. Zhou, I. Nishida, R. Saito, T. Goshima, T. Nishi, D. Watanabe<\/span>, D. Hirata, T. Akao, and Y. Ohya*; Combinatory breeding of sake yeast strains with mutations that enhance Ginjo aroma production; Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.<\/em> 89(6):<\/strong> 910-917 (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. D. Watanabe<\/span>*, M. Kumano, Y. Sugimoto, and H. Takagi; Spontaneous attenuation of alcoholic fermentation via the dysfunction of Cyc8p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Int. J. Mol. Sci.<\/em> 25(1):<\/strong> 304 (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. H. Iwase, Y. Yamamoto, A. Yamada, K. Kawai, S. Oiki, D. Watanabe<\/span>, B. Mikami, R. Takase, and W. Hashimoto*; Crystal structures of Lacticaseibacillus<\/em> 4-deoxy-L-threo<\/em>-5-hexosuloseuronate ketol-isomerase KduI in complex with substrate analogs; J. Appl. Glycosci.<\/em> 70(4):<\/strong> 99-107 (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. D. Watanabe<\/span>*, M. Kawashima, N. Yoshioka, Y. Sugimoto, and H. Takagi; Rational design of alcoholic fermentation targeting extracellular carbon; NPJ Sci. Food<\/em> 7(1):<\/strong> 37 (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. D. Watanabe<\/span> and W. Hashimoto*; Adaptation of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> to grape-skin environment; Sci. Rep.<\/em> 13:<\/strong> 9279 (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. K. Anamizu, R. Takase, M. Hio, D. Watanabe<\/span>, B. Mikami, and W. Hashimoto*; Substrate size-dependent conformational changes of bacterial pectin-binding protein crucial for chemotaxis and assimilation; Sci. Rep.<\/em> 12:<\/strong> 12653 (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. S. Yabuuchi, S. Oiki, S. Minami, R. Takase, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and W. Hashimoto*; Enhanced propagation of Granulicatella adiacens<\/em> from human oral microbiota by hyaluronan; Sci. Rep.<\/em> 12:<\/strong> 10948 (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. S. Nakatsuji, K. Okumura, R. Takase, D. Watanabe<\/span>, B. Mikami, and W. Hashimoto*; Crystal structures of EfeB and EfeO in a bacterial siderophore-independent iron transport system; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. <\/em>594:<\/strong> 124-130 (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. T. Chadani, S. Ohnuki, A. Isogai, T. Goshima, M. Kashima, F. Ghanegolmohammadi, T. Nishi, D. Hirata, D. Watanabe<\/span>, K. Kitamoto, T. Akao, and Y. Ohya*; Genome editing to generate sake yeast strains with eight mutations that confer excellent brewing characteristics; Cells<\/em> 10(6):<\/strong> 1299 (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. T. Murakami, M. Watanabe, M. Takaki, H. Suetsugu-Sasaki, D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Goshima, H. Fukuda, H. Shimoi, and T. Akao*; Isolation of novel alcohol-tolerant spontaneous mutant strains from sake yeast Kyokai no. 6 and no. 7, and their brewing characteristics; J. Brew. Soc. Japan<\/em> 116(2):<\/strong> 131-141 (2021) [Japanese]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. R. Tanahashi, T. S. N. Afiah, A. Nishimura, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; The C2 domain of the ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 is required for ubiquitination of the endocytic protein Rvs167 upon change of nitrogen source; FEMS Yeast Res.<\/em> 20(7):<\/strong> foaa058 (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. H. Sugiura, A. Nagase, S. Oiki, B. Mikami, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and W. Hashimoto*; Bacterial inducible expression of plant cell wall-binding protein YesO through conflict between Glycine max<\/em> and saprophytic Bacillus subtilis<\/em>; Sci. Rep.<\/em> 10(1):<\/strong> 18691 (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. M. Kanai*, T. Kawata, T. Morimoto, M. Mizunuma, D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Akao, T. Fujii, and H. Iefuji; The sake yeast YHR032W\/ERC1<\/em> allele contributes to the regulation of the tetrahydrofolate content in the folate synthetic pathway in sake yeast strains; Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.<\/em> 84(5):<\/strong> 1073-1076 (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. S. Nakata, M. Hio, R. Takase, S. Kawai, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and W. Hashimoto*; Polyunsaturated fatty acids-enriched lipid from reduced sugar alcohol mannitol by marine yeast Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis<\/em> Y2; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. <\/em>526(4):<\/strong> 1138-1142 (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. N. S. B. Mat Nanyan, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Sugimoto, and H. Takagi*; Effect of the deubiquitination enzyme gene UBP6<\/em> on the stress-responsive transcription factor Msn2-mediated control of the amino acid permease Gnp1 in yeast. J. Biosci. Bioeng. <\/em>129(4):<\/strong> 423-427 (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Y. Mukai*, Y. Kamei, X. Liu, S. Jiang, Y. Sugimoto, N. S. B. Mat Nanyan, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Proline metabolism regulates replicative lifespan in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Microb. Cell<\/em> 6(10):<\/strong> 482-490 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. N. S. B. Mat Nanyan\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, Y. Sugimoto, and H. Takagi*; Involvement of the stress-responsive transcription factor gene MSN2<\/em> in the control of amino acid uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; FEMS Yeast Res.<\/em>19(5):<\/strong> foz052 (2019) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. D. Watanabe<\/span>, S. Tashiro, D. Shintani, Y. Sugimoto, A. Iwami, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, and H. Takagi*; Loss of Rim15p in shochu yeast alters carbon utilization during barley shochu fermentation; Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.<\/em> 83(8):<\/strong> 1594-1597 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. M. Ohashi, R. Nasuno, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Stable N<\/em>-acetyltransferase Mpr1 improves ethanol productivity in the sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol.<\/em> 46(7):<\/strong> 1039-1045 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. T. Abe, Y. Toyokawa, Y. Sugimoto, H. Azuma, K. Tsukahara, R. Nasuno, D. Watanabe<\/span>, M. Tsukahara*, and H. Takagi*; Characterization of a new Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> isolated from hibiscus flower and its mutant with l-leucine accumulation for awamori brewing; Front. Genet.<\/em> 10:<\/strong> 490 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. H. Shimoi*, Y. Hanazumi, N. Kawamura, M. Yamada, S. Shimizu, T. Suzuki, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and T. Akao; Meiotic chromosomal recombination defect in sake yeasts; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 127(2):<\/strong> 190-196 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. D. Watanabe<\/span>*, T. Kajihara, Y. Sugimoto, K. Takagi, M. Mizuno, Y. Zhou, J. Chen, K. Takeda, H. Tatebe, K. Shiozaki, N. Nakazawa, S. Izawa, T. Akao, H. Shimoi, T. Maeda, and H. Takagi; Nutrient signaling via the TORC1-Greatwall-PP2AB55\u03b4<\/sup> pathway is responsible for the high initial rates of alcoholic fermentation in sake yeast strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 85(1):<\/strong> e02083-18 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. M. Oomuro*, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Sugimoto, T. Kato, Y. Motoyama, T. Watanabe, and H. Takagi; Accumulation of intracellular S<\/em>-adenosylmethionine increases the fermentation rate of bottom-fermenting brewer’s yeast during high-gravity brewing; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 126(6):<\/strong> 736-741 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. D. Watanabe<\/span>*, M. Kumano, Y. Sugimoto, M. Ito, M. Ohashi, K. Sunada, T. Takahashi, T. Yamada, and H. Takagi; Metabolic switching of sake yeast by kimoto lactic acid bacteria through the [GAR+<\/sup><\/em>] non-genetic element; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 126(5):<\/strong> 624-629 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. T. Akao*, Y. Zhou, D. Watanabe<\/span>, N. Okazaki, and H. Shimoi; Development of DNA markers to differentiate good Kyokai sake yeast and other yeast strains; J. Brew. Soc. Japan<\/em> 113(10):<\/strong> 631-641 (2018) [Japanese]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Sekiguchi, Y. Sugimoto, A. Nagasawa, N. Kida, and H. Takagi*; Importance of proteasome gene expression during model dough fermentation after preservation of baker\u2019s yeast cells by freezing; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 84(12): <\/strong>e00406-18 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. N. Takpho, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Valine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> is regulated by the mitochondrial branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase Bat1; Microb. Cell<\/em> 5(6):<\/strong> 293-299 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. N. Takpho, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; High-level production of valine by expression of the feedback inhibition-insensitive acetohydroxyacid synthase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Metab. Eng.<\/em> 46:<\/strong> 60-67 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. A. Watcharawipas, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Enhanced sodium acetate tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> by the Thr255Ala mutation of the ubiquitin ligase Rsp5; FEMS Yeast Res.<\/em> 17(8):<\/strong> fox083 (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. S. Ohnuki, H. Okada, A. Friedrich, Y. Kanno, T. Goshima, H. Hasuda, M. Inahashi, N. Okazaki, H. Tamura, R. Nakamura, D. Hirata, H. Fukuda, H. Shimoi, K. Kitamoto, D. Watanabe<\/span>, J. Schacherer, T. Akao*, and Y. Ohya*; Phenotypic diagnosis of lineage and differentiation during sake yeast breeding; G3: Genes Genom. Genet.<\/em> 7(8): <\/strong>2807-2820 (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. D. Watanabe<\/span>, A. Kaneko, Y. Sugimoto, S. Ohnuki, H. Takagi, and Y. Ohya*; Promoter engineering of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RIM15<\/em> gene for improvement of alcoholic fermentation rates under stress conditions; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 123(2):<\/strong> 183-189 (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. M. Kanai*, T. Kawata, Y. Yoshida, Y. Kita, T. Ogawa, M. Mizunuma, D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Shimoi, A. Mizuno, O. Yamada, T. Fujii, and H. Iefuji; Sake yeast YHR032W\/ERC1 <\/em>haplotype contributes to high S<\/em>-adenosylmethionine accumulation in sake yeast strains; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 123(1):<\/strong> 8-14 (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. A. Tsolmonbaatar, K. Hashida, Y. Sugimoto, D. Watanabe<\/span>, S. Furukawa, and H. Takagi*; Isolation of baker’s yeast mutants with proline accumulation that showed enhanced tolerance to baking-associated stresses; Int. J. Food Microbiol.<\/em> 238:<\/strong> 233-240 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. M. Oomuro*, T. Kato, Y. Zhou, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Motoyama, H. Yamagishi, T. Akao, and M. Aizawa; Defective quiescence entry promotes the fermentation performance of bottom-fermenting brewer’s yeast; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 122(5):<\/strong> 577-582 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. I. Nishida, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Putative mitochondrial \u03b1-ketoglutarate- dependent dioxygenase Fmp12 controls utilization of proline as an energy source in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Microb. Cell<\/em> 3(10):<\/strong> 522-528 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. Y. Tatehashi, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; \u03b3-Glutamyl kinase is involved in selective autophagy of ribosomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; FEBS Lett.<\/em> 590(17):<\/strong> 2906-2914 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. I. Nishida\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, A. Tsolmonbaatar, T. Kaino, I. Ohtsu, and H. Takagi*; Vacuolar amino acid transporters upregulated by exogenous proline and involved in cellular localization of proline in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. <\/em>62(3):<\/strong> 132-139 (2016) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Y. Yoshikawa, R. Nasuno, N. Kawahara, A. Nishimura, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Regulatory mechanism of the flavoprotein Tah18-dependent nitric oxide synthesis and cell death in yeast. Nitric Oxide<\/em> 57:<\/strong> 85-91 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. R. Nasuno, S. Hirase, S. Norifune, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Structure-based molecular design for thermostabilization of N<\/em>-acetyltransferase Mpr1 involved in a novel pathway of l-arginine synthesis in yeast; J. Biochem.<\/em> 159(2):<\/strong> 271-277 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. R. I. Astuti\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, and H. Takagi*; Nitric oxide signaling and its role in oxidative stress response in Schizosaccharomyces pombe<\/em>. Nitric Oxide<\/em>52:<\/strong> 29-40 (2016) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Zhou, A. Hirata, Y. Sugimoto, K. Takagi, T. Akao, Y. Ohya, H. Takagi, and H. Shimoi*; Inhibitory role of Greatwall-like protein kinase Rim15p in alcoholic fermentation via upregulating the UDP-glucose synthesis pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 82(1):<\/strong> 340-351 (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. E. Funahashi, K. Saiki, K. Honda, Y. Sugiura, Y. Kawano, I. Ohtsu*, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Wakabayashi, T. Abe, T. Nakanishi, M. Suematsu, and H. Takagi; Finding of thiosulfate pathway for synthesis of organic sulfur compounds in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> and improvement of ethanol production; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 120(6): <\/strong>666-669 (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Murai, R. Tanahashi, K. Nakamura, T. Sasaki, and H. Takagi*; Cooperative and selective roles of the WW domains of the yeast Nedd4-like ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 in the recognition of the arrestin-like adaptors Bul1 and Bul2; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.<\/em> 463(1-2):<\/strong> 76-81 (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. S. Hirayama, M. Shimizu, N. Tsuchiya, S. Furukawa, D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Shimoi, H. Takagi, H. Ogihara, and Y. Morinaga*; Awa1p on the cell surface of sake yeast inhibits biofilm formation and the co-aggregation between sake yeasts and Lactobacillus plantarum<\/em> ML11-11; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 119(5):<\/strong> 532-537 (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. I. Wijayanti\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, S. Oshiro, and H. Takagi*; Isolation and functional analysis of yeast ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 variants that alleviate the toxicity of human \u03b1-synuclein; J. Biochem.<\/em>157(4):<\/strong> 251-260 (2015) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. H. Takagi*, K. Hashida, D. Watanabe<\/span>, R. Nasuno, M. Ohashi, T. Iha, M. Nezuo, and M. Tsukahara; Isolation and characterization of awamori yeast mutants with l-leucine accumulation that overproduce isoamyl alcohol; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 119(2):<\/strong> 140-147 (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. K. Uehara*, J. Watanabe, T. Akao, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Mogi, and H. Shimoi; Screening of high-level 4-hydroxy-2 (or 5)-ethyl-5 (or 2)-methyl-3(2H)-furanone-producing strains from a collection of gene deletion mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 81(1):<\/strong> 453-460 (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. T. Shiga, N. Yoshida, Y. Shimizu, E. Suzuki, T. Sasaki, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi*; Quality control of plasma membrane proteins by Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> Nedd4-like ubiquitin ligase Rsp5p under environmental stress conditions; Eukaryot. Cell<\/em> 13(9): <\/strong>1191-1199 (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. D. Watanabe<\/span>, R. Kikushima, M. Aitoku, A. Nishimura, I. Ohtsu, R. Nasuno, and H. Takagi*; Exogenous addition of histidine reduces copper availability in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Microb. Cell<\/em> 1(7): <\/strong>241-246 (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. S. Uesugi, D. Watanabe<\/span>, M. Kitajima, R. Watanabe, Y. Kawamura, M. Ohnishi, H. Takagi, and K. Kimura*; Calcineurin inhibitors suppress the high-temperature stress sensitivity of the yeast ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 mutant: a new method of screening for calcineurin inhibitors; FEMS Yeast Res.<\/em> 14(4):<\/strong> 567-574 (2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. T. Inaba, D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Yoshiyama, K. Tanaka, J. Ogawa, H. Takagi, H. Shimoi, and J. Shima*; An organic acid-tolerant HAA1<\/em>-overexpression mutant of an industrial bioethanol strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> and its application to the production of bioethanol from sugarcane molasses; AMB Express<\/em> 3(1):<\/strong> 74 (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. D. Watanabe<\/span>, N. Hashimoto, M. Mizuno, Y. Zhou, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Accelerated alcoholic fermentation caused by defective gene expression related to glucose derepression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.<\/em> 77(11): <\/strong>2255-2262 (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. T. Inai\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, Y. Zhou, R. Fukada, T. Akao, J. Shima, H. Takagi, and H. Shimoi*; Rim15p-mediated regulation of sucrose utilization during molasses fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> strain PE-2; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em>116(5): <\/strong>591-594 (2013) [\u2020equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. K. Wakabayashi, A. Isogai*, D. Watanabe<\/span>, A. Fujita, and S. Sudo; Involvement of methionine salvage pathway genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> in the production of precursor compounds of dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 116(4):<\/strong> 475-479 (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. D. Watanabe<\/span>, Y. Araki, Y. Zhou, N. Maeya, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; A loss-of-function mutation in the PAS kinase Rim15p is related to defective quiescence entry and high fermentation rates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> sake yeast strains; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 78(11):<\/strong> 4008-4016 (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. Y. Sasano\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, K. Ukibe, T. Inai, I. Ohtsu, H. Shimoi, and H. Takagi*; Overexpression of the yeast transcription activator Msn2 confers furfural resistance and increases the initial fermentation rate in ethanol production; J. Biosci. Bioeng. <\/em>113(4): <\/strong>451-455 (2012) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. C. Noguchi\u2020<\/sup>, D. Watanabe<\/span>\u2020<\/sup>, Y. Zhou, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Association of constitutive hyperphosphorylation of Hsf1p with a defective ethanol stress response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae <\/em>sake yeast strains; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em>78(2):<\/strong> 385-392 (2012) [\u2020<\/sup>equally contributed]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. D. Watanabe<\/span>, S. Nogami, Y. Ohya, Y. Kanno, Y. Zhou, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Ethanol fermentation driven by elevated expression of the G1<\/sub> cyclin gene CLN3<\/em> in sake yeast; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 112(6):<\/strong> 577-582 (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. T. Akao, I. Yashiro, A. Hosoyama, H. Kitagaki, H. Horikawa, D. Watanabe<\/span>, R. Akada, Y. Ando, S. Harashima, T. Inoue, Y. Inoue, S. Kajiwara, K. Kitamoto, N. Kitamoto, O. Kobayashi, S. Kuhara, T. Masubuchi, H. Mizoguchi, Y. Nakao, A. Nakazato, M. Namise, T. Oba, T. Ogata, A. Ohta, M. Sato, S. Shibasaki, Y. Takatsume, S. Tanimoto, H. Tsuboi, A. Nishimura, K. Yoda, T. Ishikawa, K. Iwashita, N. Fujita, and H. Shimoi*; Whole-genome sequencing of sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> Kyokai no. 7; DNA Res.<\/em> 18(6):<\/strong> 423-434 (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Ota, F. Nitta, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Automatic measurement of sake fermentation kinetics using a multi-channel gas monitor system; J. Biosci. Bioeng. <\/em>112(1): <\/strong>54-57 (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. H. Urbanczyk, C. Noguchi, H. Wu, D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Akao, H. Takagi, and H. Shimoi*; Sake yeast strains have difficulty in entering a quiescent state after cell growth cessation; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 112(1):<\/strong> 44-48 (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Wu, C. Noguchi, Y. Zhou, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Enhancement of the initial rate of ethanol fermentation due to dysfunction of yeast stress response components Msn2p and\/or Msn4p; Appl. Environ. Microbiol.<\/em> 77(3):<\/strong> 934-941 (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. M. Watanabe, D. Watanabe<\/span>, S. Nogami, S. Morishita, and Y. Ohya*; Comprehensive and quantitative analysis of yeast deletion mutants defective in apical and isotropic bud growth; Curr. Genet.<\/em> 55(4):<\/strong> 365-380 (2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. M. Watanabe, D. Watanabe<\/span>, T. Akao, and H. Shimoi*; Overexpression of MSN2<\/em> in a sake yeast strain promotes ethanol tolerance and increases ethanol production in sake brewing; J. Biosci. Bioeng.<\/em> 107(5):<\/strong> 516-518 (2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. M. Suzuki, Y. Asada, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and Y. Ohya*; Cell shape and growth of budding yeast cells in restrictive microenvironments; Yeast<\/em> 21(12):<\/strong> 983-989 (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. T. L. Saito*, M. Ohtani, H. Sawai, F. Sano, A. Saka, D. Watanabe<\/span>, M. Yukawa, Y. Ohya, and S. Morishita; SCMD: Saccharomyces<\/em> cerevisiae morphological database; Nucleic Acids Res.<\/em> 32(Database issue): <\/strong>D319-D322 (2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. M. Sekiya-Kawasaki, M. Abe, A. Saka, D. Watanabe<\/span>, K. Kono, M. Minemura-Asakawa, S. Ishihara, T. Watanabe, and Y. Ohya*; Dissection of upstream regulatory components of the Rho1p effector, 1,3-\u03b2-glucan synthase, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>; Genetics<\/em> 162(2):<\/strong> 663-676 (2002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. T. Utsugi, M. Minemura, A. Hirata, M. Abe, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and Y. Ohya*; Movement of yeast 1,3-\u03b2-glucan synthase is essential for uniform cell wall synthesis; Genes Cells <\/em>7(1):<\/strong> 1-9 (2002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  74. D. Watanabe<\/span>, M. Abe, and Y. Ohya*; Yeast Lrg1p acts as a specialized RhoGAP regulating 1,3-\u03b2-glucan synthesis; Yeast<\/em> 18(10): <\/strong>943-951 (2001)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u3010Review Articles\u3011(English only)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. N. Akasaka, D. Watanabe<\/span>, K. Yasukawa, and S. Fujiwara; Solid-state cultivation-specific agmatine production by Aspergillus oryzae<\/em>: current understanding and perspectives; Amino Acids<\/em> 58:<\/strong> 13 (2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. D. Watanabe<\/span>; Towards the Establishment of Yeast Alcoholic Fermentation Design Technology; “Fermentation in Food Industry” R. Tang (ed.)<\/em> IntechOpen (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. D. Watanabe<\/span>; Sake yeast symbiosis with lactic acid bacteria and alcoholic fermentation; Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.<\/em> 88:<\/strong> 237-241 (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. D. Watanabe<\/span> and H. Takagi; Yeast prion-based metabolic reprogramming induced by bacteria in fermented foods; FEMS Yeast Res. <\/em>19:<\/strong> foz061 (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. A. Watcharawipas, D. Watanabe<\/span>, and H. Takagi; Sodium acetate tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> and the ubiquitin ligase Rsp5; Front. Microbiol.<\/em> 9: <\/strong>2495 (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. D. Watanabe<\/span> and H. Takagi; Pleiotropic functions of the yeast Greatwall-family protein kinase Rim15p: a novel target for the control of alcoholic fermentation; Biosci. Biotech. Biochem.<\/em> 81:<\/strong> 1061-1068 (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. D. Watanabe<\/span>, H. Takagi, and H. Shimoi; Mechanism of High Alcoholic Fermentation Ability of Sake Yeast; \u201dStress Biology of Yeasts and Fungi: Applications for Industrial Brewing and Fermentation\u201d H. Takagi and H. Kitagaki (eds.)<\/em> p.59-75, Springer (2015)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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