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  1. Deletion of PimE mannosyltransferase results in increased copper sensitivity in Mycobacterium smegmatis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  2. Stress-Induced Reorganization of the Mycobacterial Membrane Domain

    Article • mBio, January 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  3. Characterization of Conserved and Novel Septal Factors in Mycobacterium smegmatis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  4. The cell envelope–associated phospholipid-binding protein LmeA is required for mannan polymerization in mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, August 2017, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  5. C-Type Lectin Receptor DCAR Recognizes Mycobacterial Phosphatidyl-Inositol Mannosides to Promote a Th1 Response during Infection

    Article • Immunity, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  6. New insights into the functions of PIGF, a protein involved in the ethanolamine phosphate transfer steps of glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis

    Article • Biochemical Journal, October 2014, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  7. Critical Roles for Lipomannan and Lipoarabinomannan in Cell Wall Integrity of Mycobacteria and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

    Article • mBio, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  8. Metabolism of Plasma Membrane Lipids in Mycobacteria and Corynebacteria

    Article • January 2013, IntechOpen

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  9. Identification of a second catalytically active trans-sialidase in Trypanosoma brucei

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  10. Inositol lipid metabolism in mycobacteria: Biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  11. Stress-induced Synthesis of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate in Mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  12. Controlled Expression of Branch-forming Mannosyltransferase Is Critical for Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannan Biosynthesis

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  13. Direct recognition of the mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose dimycolate, by C-type lectin Mincle

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, December 2009, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr Yasu S. Morita, Osamu Takeuchi

  14. Chapter 5 Mannosylation

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  15. Diseases Associated with GPI Anchors

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  16. PimE Is a Polyprenol-phosphate-mannose-dependent Mannosyltransferase That Transfers the Fifth Mannose of Phosphatidylinositol Mannoside in Mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  17. Removal or Maintenance of Inositol-linked Acyl Chain in Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Is Critical in Trypanosome Life Cycle

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  18. Identification of a Novel Protein with a Role in Lipoarabinomannan Biosynthesis in Mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  19. TbGPI16 is an essential component of GPI transamidase in Trypanosoma brucei

    Article • FEBS Letters, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  20. Compartmentalization of Lipid Biosynthesis in Mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, March 2005, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  21. Biosynthesis of mycobacterial phosphatidylinositol mannosides

    Article • Biochemical Journal, March 2004, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  22. RECONSTITUTION OF PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL MANNOSIDE BIOSYNTHESIS IN MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS

    Article • April 2002, Wiley

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  23. Fatty acid synthesis in African trypanosomes: a solution to the myristate mystery

    Article • Trends in Parasitology, August 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  24. The Biosynthesis of GPI Anchors

    Article • July 2000, Wiley

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  25. Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Myristoylation in African Trypanosomes

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2000, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  26. Specialized Fatty Acid Synthesis in African Trypanosomes: Myristate for GPI Anchors

    Article • Science, April 2000, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Yasu S. Morita

  27. Incorporation of myristate into GPI by fatty acid remodeling in trypanosoma brucei

    Article • Parasitology International, August 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Yasu S. Morita