Dr. Norio Takeshita

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Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsCell Biology,Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
KeywordsAspergillus nidulans, tip growth, microtubule, actin cytoskeleton, Spitzenkörper

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityTsukuba
InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba
InstituteFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Reinhard FischerInstitut für Angewandte Biowissenschaften, Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2006

Program(s)

2005Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2008Norio Takeshita, Yuhei Higashitsuji, Sven Konzack, Reinhard Fischer: Apical sterol-rich membranes are essential for localizing cell end markers that determine growth directionality in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. In: Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2008, 339-351
2007Norio Takeshita, Kay Vienken, Anne Rolbetzki, Reinhard Fischer: The Aspergillus nidulans putative kinase, KfsA (kinase for septation), plays a role in septation and is required for efficient asexual spore formation.. In: Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2007, 1205-1214
2006Norio Takeshita, Shuichi Yamashita, Akinori Ohta, Hiroyuki Horiuchi: Aspergillus nidulans class V and VI chitin synthases with a myosin motor-like domain, CsmA and CsmB, perform compensatory functions that are essential for hyphal tip growth. In: Molecular microbiology, 2006, 1380-1349
2005Norio Takeshita, Akinori Ohta, Hiroyuki Horiuchi: CsmA, a class V chitin synthase with a myosin motor-like domain, is localized through direct interaction with the actin cytoskeleton in Aspergillus nidulans. In: Molecular Biology of the Cell , 2005, 1961-1970
2002Norio Takeshita, Akinori Ohta, Hiroyuki Horiuchi: CsmA, a gene encoding a class V chitin synthase with a myosin motor-like domain of Aspergillus nidulans, is translated as a single polypeptide and regulated in response to osmotic conditions. In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications , 2002, 103-109