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Shigeru Kitani

Aoyama Gakuin University(JP)Osaka International University(JP)The University of Osaka(JP)

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Fungal Biology and Applications, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Most-Cited Works

→ Avenolide, a Streptomyces hormone controlling antibiotic production in Streptomyces avermitilis(2011)168 cited
→ Characterization of biosynthetic gene cluster for the production of virginiamycin M, a streptogramin type A antibiotic, in Streptomyces virginiae(2007)110 cited
→ Characterization of a regulatory gene, aveR, for the biosynthesis of avermectin in Streptomyces avermitilis(2009)99 cited
→ Analysis of Two Additional Signaling Molecules in Streptomyces coelicolor and the Development of a Butyrolactone-Specific Reporter System(2009)73 cited
→ Genome Sequence of Kitasatospora setae NBRC 14216T: An Evolutionary Snapshot of the Family Streptomycetaceae(2010)69 cited
→ Gene Replacement Analysis of the Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptor (FarA) Reveals that FarA Acts as a Novel Regulator in Secondary Metabolism ofStreptomyces lavendulaeFRI-5(2001)66 cited

→ Rakicidin D, an inhibitor of tumor cell invasion from marine-derived Streptomyces sp.(2010)48 cited

→ In Vitro Analysis of the Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptor Protein (FarA) of Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5 Reveals that FarA Acts as a DNA-Binding Transcriptional Regulator That Controls Its Own Synthesis(1999)47 cited

→ Cloning and in vivo functional analysis by disruption of a gene encoding the γ-butyrolactone autoregulator receptor from Streptomyces natalensis(2005)44 cited

→ Pleiotropic Control of Secondary Metabolism and Morphological Development by KsbC, a Butyrolactone Autoregulator Receptor Homologue in Kitasatospora setae(2012)39 cited