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Masaya Fujita

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Autoregulation of the Master Regulator Spo0A Controls Cell-Fate Decisions in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology
2025-01-15 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0950-382X
Part of ISSN: 1365-2958
Contributors: Brenda Zarazúa‐Osorio; Priyanka Srivastava; Anuradha Marathe; Syeda Hira Zahid; Masaya Fujita
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The master regulator for entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis becomes a mother cell-specific transcription factor for forespore engulfment.

Molecular microbiology
2023-07-24 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Marathe A; Zarazúa-Osorio B; Srivastava P; Masaya Fujita
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Masaya Fujita

The Slowdown of Growth Rate Controls the Single-Cell Distribution of Biofilm Matrix Production via an SinI-SinR-SlrR Network.

mSystems
2023-02-14 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Chen Z; Zarazúa-Osorio B; Srivastava P; Masaya Fujita; Oleg A. Igoshin
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Masaya Fujita

Bacillus subtilis Histidine Kinase KinC Activates Biofilm Formation by Controlling Heterogeneity of Single-Cell Responses.

mBio
2022-01-11 | Journal article
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Masaya Fujita

Optogenetic control of Bacillus subtilis gene expression

Nature Communications
2019-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Sebastian M. Castillo-Hair; Elliot A. Baerman; Masaya Fujita; Oleg A. Igoshin; Jeffrey J. Tabor
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An engineered B. subtilis inducible promoter system with over 10,000-fold dynamic range.

ACS synthetic biology
2019-06-10 | Journal article
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Masaya Fujita

A revised model for the control of fatty acid synthesis by master regulator Spo0A in Bacillus subtilis.

Molecular microbiology
2018-03-23 | Journal article
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Masaya Fujita

The PAS domains of the major sporulation kinase in Bacillus subtilis play a role in tetramer formation that is essential for the autokinase activity.

2017-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Kiehler B; Haggett L; Fujita M
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Functional requirements of cellular differentiation: lessons from Bacillus subtilis.

2016-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Narula J; Fujita M; Igoshin OA
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Slowdown of growth controls cellular differentiation.

2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Narula J; Kuchina A; Zhang F; Fujita M; Süel GM; Igoshin OA
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Transcriptional Profile during Deoxycholate-Induced Sporulation in a Clostridium perfringens Isolate Causing Foodborne Illness.

2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Yasugi M; Okuzaki D; Kuwana R; Takamatsu H; Fujita M; Sarker MR; Miyake M
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Evidence that Autophosphorylation of the Major Sporulation Kinase in Bacillus subtilis Is Able To Occur in trans.

2015-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Devi SN; Kiehler B; Haggett L; Fujita M
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Chromosomal Arrangement of Phosphorelay Genes Couples Sporulation and DNA Replication.

2015-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Narula J; Kuchina A; Lee DY; Fujita M; Süel GM; Igoshin OA
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In vivo functional characterization of the transmembrane histidine kinase KinC in Bacillus subtilis.

2015-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Devi SN; Vishnoi M; Kiehler B; Haggett L; Fujita M
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Triggering sporulation in Bacillus subtilis with artificial two-component systems reveals the importance of proper Spo0A activation dynamics.

2013-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Vishnoi M; Narula J; Devi SN; Dao HA; Igoshin OA; Fujita M
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Novel modulators controlling entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

2013-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Garti-Levi S; Eswara A; Smith Y; Fujita M; Ben-Yehuda S
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Ultrasensitivity of the Bacillus subtilis sporulation decision.

2012-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Narula J; Devi SN; Fujita M; Igoshin OA
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Expression level of a chimeric kinase governs entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

2011-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Eswaramoorthy P; Dravis A; Devi SN; Vishnoi M; Dao HA; Fujita M
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MecA dampens transitions to spore, biofilm exopolysaccharide and competence expression by two different mechanisms.

2011-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Prepiak P; Defrancesco M; Spadavecchia S; Mirouze N; Albano M; Persuh M; Fujita M; Dubnau D
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Single-cell measurement of the levels and distributions of the phosphorelay components in a population of sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells.

2010-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Eswaramoorthy P; Dinh J; Duan D; Igoshin OA; Fujita M
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The threshold level of the sensor histidine kinase KinA governs entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

2010-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Eswaramoorthy P; Duan D; Dinh J; Dravis A; Devi SN; Fujita M
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Systematic domain deletion analysis of the major sporulation kinase in Bacillus subtilis.

2010-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Eswaramoorthy P; Fujita M
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In vivo domain-based functional analysis of the major sporulation sensor kinase, KinA, in Bacillus subtilis.

2009-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Eswaramoorthy P; Guo T; Fujita M
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The FtsEX ABC transporter directs cellular differentiation in Bacillus subtilis.

2008-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Garti-Levi S; Hazan R; Kain J; Fujita M; Ben-Yehuda S
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Paradoxical DNA repair and peroxide resistance gene conservation in Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032.

2007 | Journal article
Contributors: Gioia J; Yerrapragada S; Qin X; Jiang H; Igboeli OC; Muzny D; Dugan-Rocha S; Ding Y; Hawes A; Liu W et al.
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Evidence that entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is governed by a gradual increase in the level and activity of the master regulator Spo0A.

2005-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M; Losick R
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Defining a centromere-like element in Bacillus subtilis by Identifying the binding sites for the chromosome-anchoring protein RacA.

2005-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Ben-Yehuda S; Fujita M; Liu XS; Gorbatyuk B; Skoko D; Yan J; Marko JF; Liu JS; Eichenberger P; Rudner DZ et al.
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High- and low-threshold genes in the Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.

2005-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M; González-Pastor JE; Losick R
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The program of gene transcription for a single differentiating cell type during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

2004-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Eichenberger P; Fujita M; Jensen ST; Conlon EM; Rudner DZ; Wang ST; Ferguson C; Haga K; Sato T; Liu JS et al.
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Analysis of HutP-dependent transcription antitermination in the Bacillus subtilis hut operon: identification of HutP binding sites on hut antiterminator RNA and the involvement of the N-terminus of HutP in binding of HutP to the antiterminator RNA.

2004-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Oda M; Kobayashi N; Fujita M; Miyazaki Y; Sadaie Y; Kurusu Y; Nishikawa S
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The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis.

2003-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Molle V; Fujita M; Jensen ST; Eichenberger P; González-Pastor JE; Liu JS; Losick R
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The master regulator for entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis becomes a cell-specific transcription factor after asymmetric division.

2003-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M; Losick R
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The sigmaE regulon and the identification of additional sporulation genes in Bacillus subtilis.

2003-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Eichenberger P; Jensen ST; Conlon EM; van Ooij C; Silvaggi J; González-Pastor JE; Fujita M; Ben-Yehuda S; Stragier P; Liu JS et al.
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Lincomycin resistance mutations in two regions immediately downstream of the -10 region of lmr promoter cause overexpression of a putative multidrug efflux pump in Bacillus subtilis mutants.

2003-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kumano M; Fujita M; Nakamura K; Murata M; Ohki R; Yamane K
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Identification and characterization of novel small RNAs in the aspS-yrvM intergenic region of the Bacillus subtilis genome.

2002-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzuma S; Asari S; Bunai K; Yoshino K; Ando Y; Kakeshita H; Fujita M; Nakamura K; Yamane K
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An investigation into the compartmentalization of the sporulation transcription factor sigmaE in Bacillus subtilis.

2002-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M; Losick R
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Transcription analysis of rpoH in Pseudomonas putida.

2001-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Aramaki H; Hirata T; Hara C; Fujita M; Sagara Y
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Analysis of histidine-dependent antitermination in Bacillus subtilis hut operon.

2000 | Journal article
Contributors: Oda M; Kobayashi N; Kurusu Y; Fujita M
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Deficiency of the initiation events of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis clpP mutant can be suppressed by a lack of the Spo0E protein phosphatase.

2000-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Nanamiya H; Takahashi K; Fujita M; Kawamura F
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In vitro transcription system using reconstituted RNA polymerase (Esigma(70), Esigma(H), Esigma(E) and Esigma(S)) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

2000-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M; Sagara Y; Aramaki H
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Temporal and selective association of multiple sigma factors with RNA polymerase during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.

2000-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M
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In vitro transcription analysis of rpoD in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

1999-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Aramaki H; Fujita M
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In vitro transcriptional analysis of the cytochrome P-450cam hydroxylase operon.

1999-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Aramaki H; Sagara Y; Fujita M
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Identification of new sigma K-dependent promoters using an in vitro transcription system derived from Bacillus subtilis.

1999-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita M
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[The genome of Bacillus subtilis and the features of its genes]

1999-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Fujita Y; Ogasawara N; Sadaie Y; Fujita M; Yoshida K; Yoshikawa H; Miwa Y; Yamamoto H; Sekiguchi J; Kumano M et al.
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Cloning and sequencing of rpoH and identification of ftsE-ftsX in Pseudomonas putida PpG1.

1999-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Aramaki H; Sagara Y; Fujita M
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Rapid isolation of RNA polymerase from sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis.

1998-10 | Journal article
PMID: 9795209
Contributors: Fujita M; Sadaie Y
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A novel sporulation-control gene (spo0M) of Bacillus subtilis with a sigmaH-regulated promoter.

1998-09 | Journal article
PMID: 9795118
Contributors: Han WD; Kawamoto S; Hosoya Y; Fujita M; Sadaie Y; Suzuki K; Ohashi Y; Kawamura F; Ochi K
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Restricted transcription from sigma H or phosphorylated spo0A dependent promoters in the temperature-sensitive secA341 mutant of Bacillus subtilis.

1998-09 | Journal article
PMID: 9805371
Contributors: Asai K; Fujita M; Kawamura F; Takahashi H; Kobayashi Y; Sadaie Y
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ClpC regulates the fate of a sporulation initiation sigma factor, sigmaH protein, in Bacillus subtilis at elevated temperatures.

1998-07 | Journal article
PMID: 9720868
Contributors: Nanamiya H; Ohashi Y; Asai K; Moriya S; Ogasawara N; Fujita M; Sadaie Y; Kawamura F
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