KAJITA Shinya

Professional Career

1992 - 2000 : Researcher,R&D Laboratory, MItsubishi Paper Mills Limited
2002 - 2003 : Visiting Reseaercher (MEXT Fellowship Program), UMR CNRS-UPS 5546, Pole de Biotechnologie Vegetale
2000 - 2004 : Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2004 - 2004 : Assistant Professor, the School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and LIfe Sciences
2005.01 - 2007.03 : Assistant Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2007.04 - 2015.03 : Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2015.04 - Present : Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

1992　Ms. C. in Agriculture, University of Agriculture and Technology
1998　Ph. D. in Agriculture, University of Agriculture and Technology

Research Interests

Plant, Woody Plant, Cell Wall, Genetic Engineering, Lignin, Biotechnology

Publications

• Yoshioka, K., Kim, H., Lu, F., De Ridder, N., Vanholme, R.,Kajita, S., Boerjan, W., Ralph, J. Hydroxycinnamaldehyde-derived benzofuran components in lignins. Plant Physiology (Plant Physiol.).　 DOI10.1093/plphys/kiad514r, 2023.
• Ménard, D., Blaschek, L., Kriechbaum, K., Lee, C.C., Serk, H., Zhu, C., Lyubartsev, A., Nuoendagula, Bacsik, Z., Bergström, L., Mathew, A., Kajita, S., Pesquet, E. Plant biomechanics and resilience to environmental changes are controlled by specific lignin chemistries in each vascular cell type and morphotype, Plant Cell (Plant Cell). DOI10.1093/plcell/koac284
• Hu, S., Kamimura, N., Sakamoto, S., Nagano, S., Takata, N., Liu, S., Goeminne, G., Vanholme, R., Uesugi, M., Yamamoto, M., Kim, H., Boerjan, W., Ralph, J., Masai, E., Mitsuda, N., Kajita, S. Rerouting of the lignin biosynthetic pathway by inhibition of cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen. Plant Journal (Plant J.), DOI10.1111/tpj.15674
• Ikeda, T., Takata, N., Sakamoto, S., Hu, S., Nuoendagula, Hishiyama, S., Mitsuda, N., Boerjan, W., Ralph, J., Kajita, S. Improved chemical pulping and saccharification of a natural mulberry mutant deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase. Holzforschung (Holzforschung), 75 (10) 968-977, 2021
• Nabqui, Nuoendagula, Wu, S., Takata, N., Sakamoto, S., Yamamoto, M., Uesugi, M., Déjardin, A., Pilate, G., Taniguchi, T., Mitsuda, N., Kajita, S. Simultaneous manipulation of lignin structure and secondary cell wall formation in transgenic poplar. Journal of Wood Science (J. Wood Sci.)
• M. Yamamoto, M., Blaschek, L., Subbotina, E., Kajita, S., Pesquet, S. Importance of lignin coniferaldehyde residues for plant properties and sustainable uses. ChemSusChem (ChemSusChem) 2020, 13:17, 4400-4408
• Yamamoto, M., Tomiyama, H., Koyama, A., Okuizumi, H., Liu, S., Vanholme, R., Goeminne, G., Hirai, Y., Shi, H., Nuoendagula, Takata, N., Ikeda, T., Uesugi, M., Kim, H., Sakamoto, S., Mitsuda, N., Boerjan, W., Ralph, R., Kajita S. A century-old mystery unveiled: Sekizaisou is a natural lignin mutant. Plant Physiology (Plant Physiol.)182.4. 1821-1828
• Blaschek, L., Nuoendagula, Bacsik, Z., Kajita, S., Pesquet, E. Determining the Genetic Regulation and Coordination of Lignification in Stem Tissues of Arabidopsis Using Semiquantitative Raman Microspectroscopy. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng.) 2020,8:12:4900-4909
• Blaschek, L., Champagne, A., Dimotakis, C., Nuoendagula, Decou, R., Hishiyama, S., Kratzer, S., Kajita, S., Pesquet, E. Cellular and genetic regulation of coniferaldehyde incorporation in lignin of herbaceous and woody plants by quantitative Wiesner staining. Frontiers in Plant Science (Front. Plant Sci.) ,11:109, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00109, 2020
• Htet, A.N., Noguchi, M., Ninomiya, K., Tsuge, Y., Kuroda, K., Kajita, S., Masai, E., Katayama, Y., Shikinaka, K., Otsuka, Y., Nakamura, M., Honda, R., Takahashi, T. Application of microalgae hydrolysate as a fermentation medium for microbial production of 2-pyrone 4,6-dicarboxylic acid. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (J. Biosci. Bioeng.). 125, 717-722, 2018
• Nuoendagula, Tsuji, Y., Takata, N., Sakamoto, S., Nakagawa-Izumi, A., Taniguchi, T., Ralph, J., Mitsuda, N., Kajita, S.. Change in lignin structure but not in lignin content of the transgenic poplar overexpressing the rice master regulator of secondary cell wall formation. Physiologia Plantarum (Physiol. Plant.) . 163:170-182, 2018