A) ORIGINAL PAPERS AND MINI-REVIEW:
1) Hoshida H, Murakami N, Suzuki A, Tamura R, Asakawa A, Abdel-Banat BMA, Nonklang S, Nakamura M, Akada R. Non-homologous end joining-mediated functional marker selection for DNA cloning in the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. Yeast 31: 29–46 (2014). Article’s link pdf
2) Abdel-Banat BMA, Hoshida H, Ano A, Nonklang S, Akada R. High-temperature fermentation: how can processes for ethanol production at high temperatures become superior to the traditional process using mesophilic yeast? Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 85: 861-867 (2010). (Mini-Review).
3) Abdel-Banat BMA, Nonklang S, Hoshida H, Akada R.Random and targeted gene integrations through the control of non-homologous end joining in the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. Yeast 27: 29-39 (2010).
4) Hoshida H, Nonklang S, Abdel-Banat BMA, Akada R.High-efficiency transformation technique of thermotolerant yeast and its application to develop flocculating yeast”.Chemical Engineering 54:20 [752]-25[757] (2009).
5) Nonklang S, Ano A, Abdel-Banat BMA, Saito Y, Hoshida H, Akada R. Construction of flocculent Kluyveromyces marxianus strains suitable for high-temperature ethanol fermentation. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 73:1090-1095 (2009). Free full text
6) Abdel-Banat BMA, Adam SHE, Morikawa H. Functional analysis of Fusarium oxysporum nitric oxide reductase expressed in plant suspension-cultured cells. Biotechnology 8: 204-211 (2009).
7) Nonklang S, Abdel-Banat BMA, Chai-aim K, Moonjai N, Hoshida H, Limtong S, Yamada M, Akada R. High-temperature ethanol fermentation and transformation with linear DNA in the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus DMKU3-1042. App Environ Microbiol 74: 7514–7521 (2008).
8) Adam SEH, Abdel-Banat BMA, Sakamoto A, Takahashi M, Morikawa H. Effect of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide on mulukhiya (Corchorus olitorius) growth and flowering. American J Plant Physiol 3: 180–184 (2008).
9) Abdel-Banat BMA, Adam SEH, Takahashi M, Sakamoto A, Shoun H, Morikawa H. A fungal cytochrome P-450nor confers denitrifying ability to tobacco BY-2 cells. Biotechnology 7: 250–257 (2008).
10) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Alternative splicing of the primary transcript generates heterogeneity within the products of the gene for Bombyx mori chitinase. J Biol Chem 277: 30524–30534 (2002).
11) Abdel-Banat BMA, Zhou W., Karasuda S., Koga D. Analysis of hydrolytic activity of a 65 kDa chitinase from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 66: 1119–1122 (2002).
12) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. A genomic clone for chitinase gene from the silkworm, Bombyx mori: structural organization identifies functional motifs. Insect Biochem Molec Biol31:497–508 (2001).
13) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Molecular cloning of Bombyx mori chitinase cDNA: unique insert of 9 base pairs. Chitin and chitosan research 7: 160-161 (2001).
14) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Amplification and characterization of a genomic clone for the gene of chitinase from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. In Chitin and Chitosan. Chitin and Chitosan in Life Science, 473-474 (2001). Edited by T. Uragami, K. Kurita, and T. Fukamizo, Kodansha Scientific Ltd., Tokyo.
15) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Nucleotide sequence of Bombyx mori chitinase gene from the genomic DNA. Chitin and chitosan research 6: 206-207 (2000).
16) Abdel-Banat BMA, Kameyama Y, Yoshioka T, Koga D. Purification and Characterization of a 54 kDa chitinase from Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Molec Biol 29: 537-547 (1999).
B) PROCEEDINGS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
1) Abdel-Banat BMA, Asakawa J., Hoshida H., Akada R. Functional validation of Kluyveromyces marxianus autonomously replicating sequences. In the 2012 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting (July 31 – August 5, 2012), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersy, USA.
2) Abdel-Banat BMA, Kuroki R., Tokuda S., Hoshida H., Akada R. Repair of DNA double strand breaks in Kluyveromyces marxianus generates heterogeneity in chromosomal structure. In the 2012 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting (July 31 – August 5, 2012), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersy, USA.
3) Murakami N, Abdel-Banat BMA, Asakawa J, Kikkawa K, Hoshida H, Akada R. A novel plasmid construction method in the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. In the 3rd Young Scientist Seminar. Capacity Building and Development of Microbial Potential and Fermentation Technology towards New Era (September 4-5, 2010) Seminar Park, Yamaguchi, Japan.
4) Kuroki R, Abdel-Banat BMA, Tokuda S, Hoshida H, Akada R. DNA repair and chromosomal integrity in the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. In the 3rd Young Scientist Seminar. Capacity Building and Development of Microbial Potential and Fermentation Technology towards New Era (September 4-5, 2010) Seminar Park, Yamaguchi, Japan.
5) Hoshida H, Asakawa J, Abdel-Banat BMA, Akada R. Identification and analysis of autonomously replicating sequences of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus by using efficient non-homologous end joining activity. Chromosome Dynamics: Replication. In the 2010 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting (July 27 – August 1, 2010), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
6) Abdel-Banat BMA, Nonklang S, Hoshida H, Akada R. Insights into random and targeted integrations in the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus DMKU3-1042. Topic 2. Genome stability and recombination. Yeast, 26 (S1): S74 (July 2009). In the 24th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (19-24 July 2009), Manchester, UK.
7) Abdel-Banat BMA, Nakamura J, Nonklang S, Ide M, Sakai R, Cha-aim K, Hoshida H, Akada R. Kluyveromyces marxianus as model yeast: high efficiency DNA fragment transformation, gene expression and ethanol fermentation. In the 2008 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting (July 22-27, 2008), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
8) Koga D, Abdel-Banat BMA. Alternative splicing of Bombyx mori chitinase gene (June 2002). In the 5th International Conference of the European Chitin Society (EUCHIS’02), Trondheim, Norway.
9) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Bombyx mori chitinase gene from a genomic clone and some trials on its application for pest management strategies. In the Pacifichem 2000 Conference (December 14–19, 2000), Hawaii, USA.
C) RESEARCH PRESENTED AT SYMPOSIUMS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
1) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Molecular cloning of Bombyx mori chitinase cDNA: unique insert of 9 base pairs. In the 15th chitin and chitosan symposium (June 2001), Tottori University, Japan.
2) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Molecular cloning of a chitinase cDNA from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. In the Japanese Agricultural Chemistry Association Symposium (October 9–10, 2000), Okinawa, Japan.
3) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. Nucleotide sequence of Bombyx mori chitinase gene from the genomic DNA. In the 14th chitin and chitosan symposium (May 17–18, 2000), Kansai University, Osaka, Japan.
4) Abdel-Banat BMA, Koga D. DNA sequence of a genomic clone for the chitinase gene from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. In the Japanese Agricultural Chemistry Association symposium (October 9–10, 1999), Ehime University, Japan.
5) Abdel-Banat BMA, Kameyama Y, Yoshioka T, Koga D. Analysis of hydrolytic mechanism of Bombyx mori chitinases. In the Japanese Agricultural Chemistry Association Symposium (9 October 1998), Yamaguchi University, Japan.
