Dr. Hirokazu Yano, Postdoctoral Scientist
…Publications
2007
Sota, M., M. Tsuda, H. Yano, H. Suzuki, L.J. Forney, and E.M. Top. 2007. Region-specific insertion of transposons in combination with selection for high plasmid transferability and stability accounts for the structural similarity of IncP-1 plasmids. [pdf] J. Bacteriol. 189: 3091-3098.
H. Yano, C. E Garruto, M. Sota, Y. Ohtsubo, Y. Nagata, G. J. Zylstra, P. A. Williams, and M. Tsuda. 2007. Complete sequence determination combined with analysis of transposition/site-specific recombination events to explain genetic organization of IncP-7 TOL plasmid pWW53 and related mobile genetic elements. J. Mol. Biol. 369:11-26.
2006
M. Sota, H. Yano, Y. Nagata, Y. Ohtsubo, H. Genka, H. Anbutsu, H. Kawasaki, and M. Tsuda. 2006. Functional analysis of unique class II insertion sequence IS1071. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:291-297.
M. Shintani, H. Yano, H. Habe, T. Omori, H. Yamane, M. Tsuda, and H. Nojiri. 2006. Characterization of the replication, maintenance, and transfer features of the IncP-7 plasmid pCAR1, which carries genes involved in carbazole and dioxin degradation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:3206-3216.
M. Sota, H. Yano, A. Ono, R. Miyazaki, H. Ishii, H. Genka, E. M. Top, and M. Tsuda. 2006. Genomic and functional analysis of the IncP-9 naphthalene-catabolic plasmid NAH7 and its transposon Tn4655 suggests catabolic gene spread by a tyrosine recombinase. J. Bacteriol. 188: 4057-4067.
2005
H. Sasaki, H. Yano, T. Sasaki and Y. Nakai. 2005. A survey of ammonia-assimilating micro-organisms in cattle manure composting. J. Appl. Microbiol. 99: 1356-1363.
…Presentations
2007
Hirokazu Yano, Shiho Wakase, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Yuji Nagata, Masataka Tsuda. 2007. Site-specific resolution system of toluene-catabolic transposon Tn4651. Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2007. (24-27 March 2007) Tokyo.
2006
Hirokazu Yano, Masahiro Sota, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo Yuji Nagata, Masataka Tsuda. 2006. Complete sequence of toluene-catabolic plasmid pWW53. Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2006. (25-28 March 2006) Kyoto.
Hirokazu Yano, Christine Garruto, Masahiro Sota, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Yuji Nagata, Peter A Williams, Gerben J. Zylsra, and Masataka Tsuda. 2006. Genetic organization of IncP-7 TOL plasmid pWW53 and the movement of its residing transposons. Plasmid Biology 2006 (23-27 September 2006) Stanford Sierra Conference Center, Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
2005
Hirokazu Yano, Masahiro Sota, Hiroyuki Genka, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Yuji Nagata and Masataka Tsuda. 2005. Transposons on the toluene-catabolic plasmid pWW53. Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2005. (28-30 March 2005) Sapporo.
Hirokazu Yano, Masahiro Sota, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Yuji Nagata, Masataka Tsuda. 2005. Complete sequence of toluene-catabolic plasmid pWW53. Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan 2005. (07-10 December 2005) Fukuoka
2003
Hirokazu Yano, Hiroyuki Genka, Hidenori Ishii, Yuji Nagata and Masataka Tsuda. 2003. Rearrangement of toluene-catabolic plasmid pWW53. Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrocheistry 2003. (01-03 April 2003) Tokyo.
Hirokazu Yano, Hiroyuki Genka, Hidenori Ishii, Masahiro Sota, Yuji Nagata, Masataka Tsuda. 2003. Analysis of four class II transposons on the plasmid pWW53 from Pseudomonas putida. Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan 2003. (10-13 December 2003) Kobe.
…Education
- 2005 - present Doctoral program, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Doctoral thesis title: Studies on the structural dynamics of mobile genetic elements from toluene-degrading Pseudomonas putida
(adviser: Dr. Masataka Tsuda) - 2002 - 2005 Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University M.S., Life Sciences
- 1998 - 2002 Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University B.S., Agriculture
