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AgroDesign Studios: Kashiwa, Chiba, JP

2024-10-01 to present | Scientist
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Akira Nakamura

Gakushuin University: Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JP

2016-10-01 to 2024-09-30 | Assistant Professor (Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science)
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Akira Nakamura

The University of Tokyo: Tokyo, JP

2010-04-01 to 2016-09-30 (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences)
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Akira Nakamura

Kyoto University: Kyoto, JP

2006-04 to 2010-03 (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science)
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Akira Nakamura

Education and qualifications (1)

Kyoto University: Kyoto, JP

1997-04 to 2006-03 (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science)
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Akira Nakamura

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Gakushuin University: Toshima-ku, Tokyo, JP

2024-10-01 to present | Visiting Researcher (D)
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Akira Nakamura

Funding (2)

日揮・実吉奨学会 研究助成金

2018-10 to 2019-09 | Grant
JGC-S Scholarship Foundation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER:

1817

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Akira Nakamura

新奇糖転移酵素によるS-結合型糖鎖修飾の構造基盤の解明

2018-04 to 2021-03 | Grant
独立行政法人日本学術振興会 (東京都, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER:

18K05340

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Akira Nakamura

Works (33)

Structural Analysis of Phosphonopyruvate Decarboxylase RhiEF: First Insights into an Ancestral Heterooligomeric Thiamine Pyrophosphate-Dependent Decarboxylase

Biochemistry
2024-12-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Akira Nakamura; Ayaka Shiina; Tsubasa Fukaya; Yurie Seki; Mizuki Momiyama; Shuichi Kojima
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Random mutagenesis and disulfide bond formation improved thermostability in microbial transglutaminase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2024-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0175-7598
Part of ISSN: 1432-0614
Contributors: Mototaka Suzuki; Masayo Date; Tatsuki Kashiwagi; Kazutoshi Takahashi; Akira Nakamura; Masaru Tanokura; Eiichiro Suzuki; Keiichi Yokoyama
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Akira Nakamura

Crystal structure of the AlbEF complex involved in subtilosin A biosynthesis

Structure
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Kohki Ishida; Akira Nakamura; Shuichi Kojima
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Development of a novel peptide inhibitor of subtilisin BPN′

FEBS Open Bio
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kohki Ishida; Makoto Shimizu; Ayumi Wakasugi; Yuko Matsui; Akira Nakamura; Shuichi Kojima
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Highlighting the potential utility of MBP crystallization chaperone for Arabidopsis BIL1/BZR1 transcription factor-DNA complex

Scientific Reports
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Akira Nakamura

Identification of novel interacting regions involving calcineurin and nuclear factor of activated T cells

The FASEB Journal
2020-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0892-6638
Part of ISSN: 1530-6860
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Akira Nakamura

Methylene Blue Inhibits Formation of Tau Fibrils but not of Granular Tau Oligomers: A Plausible Key to Understanding Failure of a Clinical Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
2019-04-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1387-2877
Part of ISSN: 1875-8908
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Akira Nakamura

Structural basis for brassinosteroid response by BIL1/BZR1

Nature Plants
2018-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Shohei Nosaki; Takuya Miyakawa; Yuqun Xu; Akira Nakamura; Kei Hirabayashi; Tadao Asami; Takeshi Nakano; Masaru Tanokura
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Structural analysis of HTL and D14 proteins reveals the basis for ligand selectivity in Striga

Nature Communications
2018-09-26 | Journal article
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Akira Nakamura
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Author Correction: Laminarinase from Flavobacterium sp. reveals the structural basis of thermostability and substrate specificity

Scientific Reports
2018-06-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Hui-Min Qin; Takuya Miyakawa; Akira Inoue; Akira Nakamura; Ryuji Nishiyama; Takao Ojima; Masaru Tanokura
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Crystal structure of a Ca2+-dependent regulator of flagellar motility reveals the open-closed structural transition

Scientific Reports
2018-01-31 | Journal article
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Akira Nakamura
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Structural basis for controlling the enzymatic properties of polymannuronate preferred alginate lyase FlAlyA from the PL-7 family.

Chem Commun
2018-01-02 | Journal article
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Akira Nakamura

Engineering a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase for the stereoselective production of (2S,3R,4S)-4-hydroxyisoleucine with three asymmetric centers

Scientific Reports
2017-10-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Xuan Shi; Takuya Miyakawa; Akira Nakamura; Feng Hou; Makoto Hibi; Jun Ogawa; Yeondae Kwon; Masaru Tanokura
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Laminarinase from Flavobacterium sp. reveals the structural basis of thermostability and substrate specificity

Scientific Reports
2017-09-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Hui-Min Qin; Takuya Miyakawa; Akira Inoue; Akira Nakamura; Ryuji Nishiyama; Takao Ojima; Masaru Tanokura
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Studies on the regulatory mechanism of isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 using acetylation mimics

Scientific Reports
2017-08-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuqun Xu; Lingwen Liu; Akira Nakamura; Shinichi Someya; Takuya Miyakawa; Masaru Tanokura
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In-situ and real-time growth observation of high-quality protein crystals under quasi-microgravity on earth

Scientific Reports
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000370863700002

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Ohtsuka, Jun; Kashiwagi, Tatsuki; Numoto, Nobutaka; Hirota, Noriyuki; Ode, Takahiro; Okada, Hidehiko; Nagata, Koji; Kiyohara, Motosuke; Suzuki, Ei-ichiro et al.
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Structural basis of unique ligand specificity of KAI2-like protein from parasitic weed Striga hermonthica.

Scientific reports
2016 | Journal article
WOSUID:

MEDLINE:27507097

Contributors: Xu, Yuqun; Miyakawa, Takuya; Nakamura, Hidemitsu; Nakamura, Akira; Imamura, Yusaku; Asami, Tadao; Tanokura, Masaru
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Structure and polymannuronate specificity of a eukaryotic member of the polysaccharide lyase family 14

2016-12-23 | Journal article
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Akira Nakamura

Yam Tuber Storage Protein Reduces Plant Oxidants Using the Coupled Reactions as Carbonic Anhydrase and Dehydroascorbate Reductase

Molecular Plant
2015 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000357615600012

Contributors: Xue, You-Lin; Miyakawa, Takuya; Nakamura, Akira; Hatano, Ken-ichi; Sawano, Yoriko; Tanokura, Masaru
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Structural optimization of SadA, an Fe(II)- and alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase targeting biocatalytic synthesis of N-succinyl-L-threo-3, 4-dimethoxyphenylserine

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2014 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000341338100037

Contributors: Qin, Hui-Min; Miyakawa, Takuya; Nakamura, Akira; Hibi, Makoto; Ogawa, Jun; Tanokura, Masaru
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Crystal Structure of a Novel N-Substituted L-Amino Acid Dioxygenase from Burkholderia ambifaria AMMD

Plos One
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000319733000032

Contributors: Qin, Hui-Min; Miyakawa, Takuya; Jia, Min Ze; Nakamura, Akira; Ohtsuka, Jun; Xue, You-Lin; Kawashima, Takashi; Kasahara, Takuya; Hibi, Makoto; Ogawa, Jun et al.
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Development of a Protein Crystal Formation System With a Superconducting Magnet

Ieee Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000314275800010

Contributors: Okada, Hidehiko; Hirota, Noriyuki; Matsumoto, Shinji; Wada, Hitoshi; Kiyohara, Motosuke; Ode, Takahiro; Tanokura, Masaru; Nakamura, Akira; Ohtsuka, Jun
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Structure Analysis of Archaeal AMP Phosphorylase Reveals Two Unique Modes of Dimerization

Journal of Molecular Biology
2013 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000322296400008

Contributors: Nishitani, Yuichi; Aono, Riku; Nakamura, Akira; Sato, Takaaki; Atomi, Haruyuki; Imanaka, Tadayuki; Miki, Kunio
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Dynamic, Ligand-dependent Conformational Change Triggers Reaction of Ribose-1,5-bisphosphate Isomerase from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000208955800001

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Fujihashi, Masahiro; Aono, Riku; Sato, Takaaki; Nishiba, Yosuke; Yoshida, Shosuke; Yano, Ayumu; Atomi, Haruyuki; Imanaka, Tadayuki; Miki, Kunio
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a novel N-substituted branched-chain l-amino-acid dioxygenase from Burkholderia ambifaria AMMD

Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000308407200015

Contributors: Qin, Hui-Min; Miyakawa, Takuya; Nakamura, Akira; Xue, You-Lin; Kawashima, Takashi; Kasahara, Takuya; Hibi, Makoto; Ogawa, Jun; Tanokura, Masaru
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

High pressure refolding, purification, and crystallization of flavin reductase from Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7

Protein Expression and Purification
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000306885500006

Contributors: Okai, Masahiko; Ohtsuka, Jun; Asano, Atsuko; Guo, Linjun; Miyakawa, Takuya; Miyazono, Ken-ichi; Nakamura, Akira; Okada, Akitoshi; Zheng, Hai; Kimura, Kenzo et al.
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Improvement in Quality of Protein Crystals Grown in a High Magnetic Field Gradient

Crystal Growth & Design
2012 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000301098700015

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Ohtsuka, Jun; Miyazono, Ken-ichi; Yamamura, Akihiro; Kubota, Keiko; Hirose, Ryoichi; Hirota, Noriyuki; Ataka, Mitsuo; Sawano, Yoriko; Tanokura, Masaru
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Crystal Structure of a Thermophilic GrpE Protein: Insight into Thermosensing Function for the DnaK Chaperone System

Journal of Molecular Biology
2010 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000275385600014

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Takumi, Kouhei; Miki, Kunio
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Crystal structure of archaeal photolyase from Sulfolobus tokodaii with two FAD molecules: Implication of a novel light-harvesting cofactor

Journal of Molecular Biology
2007 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000243561600001

Contributors: Fujihashi, Masahiro; Numoto, Nobutaka; Kobayashi, Yukiko; Mizushima, Akira; Tsujimura, Masanari; Nakamura, Akira; Kawarabayasi, Yutaka; Miki, Kunio
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Crystal structure of TTHA1657 (AT-rich DNA-binding protein; p25) from Thermus thermophilus HB8 at 2.16 angstrom resolution

Proteins-Structure Function and Bioinformatics
2007 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000243487700025

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Sosa, Akira; Komori, Hirofumi; Kita, Akiko; Miki, Kunio
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

Expression and purification of F-plasmid RepE and preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of its complex with operator DNA

Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
2007 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000245505800025

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Wada, Chieko; Miki, Kunio
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Structural basis for regulation of bifunctional roles in replication initiator protein

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2007 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000251292500027

Contributors: Nakamura, Akira; Wada, Chieko; Miki, Kunio
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Akira Nakamura via ResearcherID

The N-terminal domain of the replication initiator protein RepE is a dimerization domain forming a stable dimer

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2004 | Journal article
WOSUID:

WOS:000188966400002

Contributors: Nakamura, A; Komori, H; Kobayashi, G; Kita, A; Wada, C; Miki, K
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