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Phylogeny of primary photosynthetic eukaryotes as deduced from slowly evolving nuclear genesHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mol Biol Evol 24:1592-5. 2007
A case study for effects of operational taxonomic units from intracellular endoparasites and ciliates on the eukaryotic phylogeny: phylogenetic position of the haptophyta in analyses of multiple slowly evolving genesHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
PLoS ONE 7:e50827. 2012....- Eukaryote-to-eukaryote gene transfer gives rise to genome mosaicism in euglenidsShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Japan
BMC Evol Biol 11:105. 2011..However, the impact of endosymbiosis on the euglenophyte nuclear genome is not fully understood due to its complex nature as a 'hybrid' of a non-photosynthetic host cell and a secondary endosymbiont... - Cyanobacterial contribution to the genomes of the plastid-lacking protistsShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
BMC Evol Biol 9:197. 2009..Although recent genomic surveys demonstrated the presence of cyanobacterial and algal ancestry genes in the genomes of plastid-lacking protists, comparative analyses on the origin and distribution of those genes are still limited... - Origins of a cyanobacterial 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in plastid-lacking eukaryotesShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
BMC Evol Biol 8:151. 2008.... 
Phylogenetic positions of Glaucophyta, green plants (Archaeplastida) and Haptophyta (Chromalveolata) as deduced from slowly evolving nuclear genesHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Mol Phylogenet Evol 53:872-80. 2009..The close relationship between green plants and Chromalveolata is further supported by the common replacement in two plastid-targeted genes...- An extended phylogenetic analysis reveals ancient origin of "non-green" phosphoribulokinase genes from two lineages of "green" secondary photosynthetic eukaryotes: Euglenophyta and ChlorarachniophytaYi Yang
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
BMC Res Notes 4:330. 2011..abstract:.. 
A 100%-complete sequence reveals unusually simple genomic features in the hot-spring red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolaeHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
BMC Biol 5:28. 2007..Therefore, we aimed to complete all previous gaps and sequence all remaining chromosomal ends, and now report the first nuclear-genome sequence for any eukaryote that is 100% complete...- [Evolution of plastids: monophyly and secondary endosymbiosis]Hisayoshi Nozaki
Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 50:1833-7. 2005 - A new scenario of plastid evolution: plastid primary endosymbiosis before the divergence of the "Plantae," emendedHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, 113 0033, Japan
J Plant Res 118:247-55. 2005..This new scenario of plastid evolution is discussed here, and is compared with recent genome information and findings on the secondary endosymbiosis of the Euglena plastid... - Cyanobacterial genes transmitted to the nucleus before divergence of red algae in the ChromistaHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Mol Evol 59:103-13. 2004..Therefore, the results indicate that the Chromista might have originated from the ancient secondary endosymbiosis before the divergence of extant red algae... - Differences in pyrenoid morphology are correlated with differences in the rbcL genes of members of the Chloromonas lineage (volvocales, chlorophyceae)Hisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Mol Evol 55:414-30. 2002.... - Origin and evolution of the colonial volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequencesH Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, 113 0033, Japan
Mol Phylogenet Evol 17:256-68. 2000..Data presented here also provide robust support for a monophyletic family Goniaceae consisting of two genera: Gonium and Astrephomene... - Evolution of rbcL group IA introns and intron open reading frames within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae)Hisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Japan
Mol Phylogenet Evol 23:326-38. 2002.... - Phylogeny of plastids based on cladistic analysis of gene loss inferred from complete plastid genome sequencesHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Mol Evol 57:377-82. 2003.... - Phylogeny of the quadriflagellate Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) based on chloroplast multigene sequencesHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Mol Phylogenet Evol 29:58-66. 2003.... - The phylogenetic position of red algae revealed by multiple nuclear genes from mitochondria-containing eukaryotes and an alternative hypothesis on the origin of plastidsHisayoshi Nozaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Mol Evol 56:485-97. 2003..The Plantae include primary plastid-containing phototrophs and nonphototrophic eukaryotes that possibly contain genes of cyanobacterial origin acquired in the primary endosymbiosis... - Characterization of MADS-box genes in charophycean green algae and its implication for the evolution of MADS-box genesYoichi Tanabe
Department of Multi disciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153 8902, Japan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:2436-41. 2005.... - A cryptic algal group unveiled: a plastid biosynthesis pathway in the oyster parasite Perkinsus marinusMotomichi Matsuzaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mol Biol Evol 25:1167-79. 2008.... - Molecular systematics of Volvocales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on exhaustive 18S rRNA phylogenetic analysesTakashi Nakada
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Mol Phylogenet Evol 48:281-91. 2008..Phylogenetic classification following PhyloCode was proposed based on the presented 18S rRNA gene phylogeny along with the results of previous combined 18S and 26S rRNA and chloroplast multigene analyses... - Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10DMotomichi Matsuzaki
Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Nature 428:653-7. 2004..These results indicate that the C. merolae genome provides a model system with a simple gene composition for studying the origin, evolution and fundamental mechanisms of eukaryotic cells... - Permuted tRNA genes in the nuclear and nucleomorph genomes of photosynthetic eukaryotesShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Mol Biol Evol 27:1070-6. 2010..Taken together, our data demonstrate that permuted tRNA is an evolutionarily conserved and fundamental element in tiny eukaryotic genomes... - Identification of the minus-dominance gene ortholog in the mating-type locus of Gonium pectoraleTakashi Hamaji
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
Genetics 178:283-94. 2008..Inheritance of chloroplast and mitochondria genomes in G. pectorale is uniparental from the plus and minus parents, respectively, as is also the case in C. reinhardtii... - Sequence and intranuclear location of the extrachromosomal rDNA plasmid of the amoebo-flagellate Naegleria gruberiShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
J Eukaryot Microbiol 54:333-7. 2007..The N. gruberi rDNA plasmid has a unique high-order cluster structure that provides both a molecular basis for understanding chromosomal organization in basal eukaryotes, and a vehicle for constructing stable transgenic vectors... - The minimal eukaryotic ribosomal DNA units in the primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolaeShinichiro Maruyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7 3 1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
DNA Res 11:83-91. 2004..They consist of only 3 single units of rRNA genes distributed on separate chromosomal loci, representing an implication for concerted evolution. Based on these results, the origin and evolution of the nucleolus are discussed... - Species preferentiality of the pollen tube attractant derived from the synergid cell of Torenia fournieriTetsuya Higashiyama
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113 0033, Japan
Plant Physiol 142:481-91. 2006.... - Presence of the CO2-concentrating mechanism in some species of the pyrenoid-less free-living algal genus Chloromonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyta)E Morita
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
Planta 204:269-76. 1998..Focusing on this type of CCM in pyrenoid-less algae, the physiological and evolutionary significance of pyrenoid absence is discussed... - Males evolved from the dominant isogametic mating typeHisayoshi Nozaki
Curr Biol 16:R1018-20. 2006 - Complete sequence and analysis of the plastid genome of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolaeNiji Ohta
Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, 255 Shimo ohkubo, Sakura, Saitama, Saitama 338 8570, Japan
DNA Res 10:67-77. 2003..Our phylogenetic results suggest that the Cyanidiophyceae, including C. merolae, are a basal clade within the red lineage plastids... - Two types of FtsZ proteins in mitochondria and red-lineage chloroplasts: the duplication of FtsZ is implicated in endosymbiosisShin Ya Miyagishima
Department of Life Sciences, College of Science, Rikkyo St Paul s University, 3 34 1 Nishiikebukuro, Toshima ku, Tokyo 171 8501, Japan
J Mol Evol 58:291-303. 2004.... - Cyanidioschyzon merolae genome. A tool for facilitating comparable studies on organelle biogenesis in photosynthetic eukaryotesOsami Misumi
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Frontier Project Life's Adaptation Strategies of Environmental Changes, Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
Plant Physiol 137:567-85. 2005..These results reflect the increase in genome size, the acquisition of complicated cellular structures, and kinematic devices in C. reinhardtii... - Morphology and phylogenetic position of a mat-forming green plant from acidic rivers in JapanSumio Higuchi
Nagano Research Institute for Health and Pollution, Nagano, Japan
J Plant Res 116:461-7. 2003..Phylogenetic analyses based on rbcL gene sequences strongly indicate that Misuzugoke is positioned within the Haplolepideae. This mat-forming green plant is therefore considered to be a reduced form of moss in the Haplolepideae... - Role of sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol for the maintenance of photosystem II in Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiAyumi Minoda
School of Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Japan
Eur J Biochem 269:2353-8. 2002..Chemical modifications of SQDG impaired the recovery of PSII activity. The results suggest that SQDG is indispensable for PSII activity in Chlamydomonas by maintaining PSII complexes in their proper state...