PJA Ser. B Reviews by Discipline

Agricultural Sciences

• Chemical biology research in RIKEN NPDepo aimed at agricultural applications
  Hiroyuki OSADA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 101, No. 1, 8-31 (2025) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular mechanisms of self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae and Solanaceae
  Kohji MURASE, Seiji TAKAYAMA and Akira ISOGAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 100, No. 4, 264-280 (2024) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Developments of inverse analysis by Kalman filters and Bayesian methods applied to geotechnical engineering
  Akira MURAKAMI, Kazunori FUJISAWA and Takayuki SHUKU
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 9, 352-388 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Research overview of L-DOPA production using a bacterial enzyme, tyrosine phenol-lyase
  Hidehiko KUMAGAI, Takane KATAYAMA, Takashi KOYANAGI and Hideyuki SUZUKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 99, No. 3, 75-101 (2023) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Bacteria with a mouth: Discovery and new insights into cell surface structure and macromolecule transport
  Kousaku MURATA, Shigeyuki KAWAI and Wataru HASHIMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 98, No. 10, 529-552 (2022) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Polyphosphate-dependent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) kinase: A novel missing link in human mitochondria
  Kousaku MURATA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 8, 479-498 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Progress in 50 years of viroid research—Molecular structure, pathogenicity, and host adaptation
  Teruo SANO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 7, 371-401 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Development of a cell-free protein synthesis system for practical use
  Yaeta ENDO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 5, 261-276 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Lipid hydroperoxides in nutrition, health, and diseases
  Teruo MIYAZAWA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 97, No. 4, 161-196 (2021) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Bacterial γ-glutamyltranspeptidases, physiological function, structure, catalytic mechanism and application
  Hideyuki SUZUKI, Keiichi FUKUYAMA and Hidehiko KUMAGAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 9, 440-469 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Function and mechanisms of memory destabilization and reconsolidation after retrieval
  Satoshi KIDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 96, No. 3, 95-106 (2020) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular and biological properties of phytoplasmas
  Shigetou NAMBA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 401-418 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Discovery and development of pyrethroid insecticides
  Noritada MATSUO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 378-400 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The underlying mechanisms of vertebrate seasonal reproduction
  Ying-Jey GUH, Takako K. TAMAI and Takashi YOSHIMURA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 7, 343-357 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Global warming and rice production in Asia: Modeling, impact prediction and adaptation
  Takeshi HORIE
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 6, 211-245 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Are fairy chemicals a new family of plant hormones?
  Hirokazu KAWAGISHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 95, No. 1, 29-38 (2019) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Unique sex determination system in the silkworm, Bombyx mori: current status and beyond
  Susumu KATSUMA, Takashi KIUCHI, Munetaka KAWAMOTO, Toshiaki FUJIMOTO and Ken SAHARA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 94, No. 5, 205-216 (2018) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Development of completely dispersed cellulose nanofibers
  Akira ISOGAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 94, No. 4, 161-179 (2018) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Agricultural aspects of radiocontamination induced by the Fukushima nuclear accident — A survey of studies by the Univ. of Tokyo Agricultural Dept. (2011-2016)
  Tomoko M. NAKANISHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 94, No. 1, 20-34 (2018) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Biological control for grapevine crown gall using nonpathogenic Rhizobium vitis strain ARK-1
  Akira KAWAGUCHI, Koji INOUE, Koji TANINA and Mizuho NITA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 8, 547-560 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Chemical and structural biology of protein lysine deacetylases
  Minoru YOSHIDA, Norio KUDO, Saori KOSONO and Akihiro ITO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 5, 297-321 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Engineering the lodging resistance mechanism of post-Green Revolution rice to meet future demands
  Ko HIRANO, Reynante Lacsamana ORDONIO and Makoto MATSUOKA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 4, 220-233 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Dual role of cellular prion protein in normal host and Alzheimer’s disease
  Takashi ONODERA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 93, No. 4, 155-173 (2017) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Intraovarian control of selective follicular growth and induction of oocyte maturation in mammals
  Eimei SATO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 91, No. 3, 76-91 (2015) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Resource use efficiency of closed plant production system with artificial light: Concept, estimation and application to plant factory
  Toyoki KOZAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 89, No. 10, 447-461 (2013) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Microbial production of isoquinoline alkaloids as plant secondary metabolites based on metabolic engineering research
  Fumihiko SATO and Hidehiko KUMAGAI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 89, No. 5, 165-182 (2013) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Two distinct pathways for essential metabolic precursors for isoprenoid biosynthesis
  Tomohisa KUZUYAMA and Haruo SETO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 88, No. 3, 41-52 (2012) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular bases of thermophily in hyperthermophiles
  Tadayuki IMANAKA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 87, No. 9, 587-602 (2011) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Transport of silicon from roots to panicles in plants
  Jian Feng MA, Naoki YAMAJI and Namiki MITANI-UENO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 87, No. 7, 377-385 (2011) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Recent insights into iron homeostasis and their application in graminaceous crops
  Takanori KOBAYASHI, Hiromi NAKANISHI and Naoko K. NISHIZAWA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, No. 9, 900-913 (2010) [Abstract and Full Text]
• A historical perspective on the discovery of statins
  Akira ENDO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, No. 5, 484-493 (2010) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Recent advances in rice genome and chromosome structure research by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  Nobuko OHMIDO, Kiichi FUKUI and Toshiro KINOSHITA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 86, No. 2, 103-116 (2010) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Gene content, organization and molecular evolution of plant organellar genomes and sex chromosomes — Insights from the case of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
  Kanji OHYAMA, Miho TAKEMURA, Kenji ODA, Hideya FUKUZAWA, Takayuki KOHCHI, Sigeki NAKAYAMA, Kimitsune ISHIZAKI, Masaki FUJISAWA and Katsuyuki YAMATO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 85, No. 3, 108-124 (2009) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Physiological characteristics of tropical rain forest tree species: A basis for the development of silvicultural technology
  Satohiko SASAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 84, No. 2, 31-57 (2008) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Hormonal control by A-factor of morphological development and secondary metabolism in Streptomyces
  Sueharu HORINOUCHI and Teruhiko BEPPU
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, Nos. 9-10, 277-295 (2007) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Water demand-supply analysis in a large spatial area based on the processes of evapotranspiration and runoff
  Toshisuke MARUYAMA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, No. 7, 181-191 (2007) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Development of highly potent chiral discrimination methods that solve the problems of the diastereomer method
  Hiroshi OHRUI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 83, No. 5, 127-135 (2007) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Advances in rice chromosomes research
  Nobuko OHMIDO, Kiichi FUKUI and Toshiro KINOSHITA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, No. 9, 382-392 (2005) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Chemistry, etiology, and food chain dynamics of marine toxins
  Takeshi YASUMOTO
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 81, No. 2, 43-51 (2005) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Replication of tobamovirus RNA
  Masayuki ISHIKAWA and Yoshimi OKADA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, No. 5, 215-224 (2004) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Microbial degradation of lignin: Role of lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, and laccase
  Takayoshi HIGUCHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, No. 5, 204-214 (2004) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular characterization of the brain secretory peptides, prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) and bombyxin, of the silkmoth Bombyx mori
  Hironori ISHIZAKI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, No. 5, 195-203 (2004) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Alkaliphiles
  Koki HORIKOSHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 80, No. 4, 166-178 (2004) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Pathways for monolignol biosynthesis via metabolic grids: coniferyl aldehyde 5-hydroxylase, a possible key enzyme in angiosperm syringyl lignin biosynthesis
  Takayoshi HIGUCHI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 79, No. 8, 227-236 (2003) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Molecular mechanism for the recognition reaction in the self-incompatibility of Brassica species
  Akira ISOGAI and Kokichi HINATA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 78, No. 8, 241-249 (2002) [Abstract and Full Text]
• The renin and angiotensin system part 1. Biochemical aspects of renin
  Tadashi INAGAMI
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 78, No. 6, 138-148 (2002) [Abstract and Full Text]
• Toward solutions for food crisis in the 21st century. From basic research to development of innovative food technologies
  Hisateru MITSUDA
  Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B, Vol. 75, No. 8, 246-253 (1999) [Abstract and Full Text]