Morita, Yasu S.

Mycobacterium smegmatis: The Vanguard of Mycobacterial Research

Sparks, I. L., Derbyshire, K. M., Jacobs, W. R., & Morita, Y. S. (2023) · Journal of Bacteriology

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosis

Cited by 149

Critical Roles for Lipomannan and Lipoarabinomannan in Cell Wall Integrity of Mycobacteria and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

Fukuda, T., Matsumura, T., Ato, M., Hamasaki, M., Nishiuchi, Y., Murakami, Y., Maeda, Y., Yoshimori, T., Matsumoto, S., Kobayashi, K., et al. (2013) · mBio

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosis

Cited by 136

Peptidoglycan precursor synthesis along the sidewall of pole-growing mycobacteria

García-Heredia, A., Pohane, A. A., Melzer, E. S., Carr, C. R., Fiolek, T. J., Rundell, S. R., Lim, H. C., Wagner, J. C., Morita, Y. S., Swarts, B. M., et al. (2018) · eLife

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Cited by 115

Compartmentalization of Lipid Biosynthesis in Mycobacteria

Morita, Y. S., Velasquez, R., Taig, E., Waller, R. F., Patterson, J. H., Tull, D., Williams, S. J., Billman-Jacobe, H., & McConville, M. J. (2005) · Journal of Biological Chemistry

Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Cited by 102

Spatially distinct and metabolically active membrane domain in mycobacteria

Hayashi, J. M., Luo, C.-Y., Mayfield, J. A., Hsu, T., Fukuda, T., Walfield, A. L., Giffen, S. R., Leszyk, J. D., Baer, C. E., Bennion, O. T., et al. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 83

Cell Walls and Membranes of Actinobacteria

Rahlwes, K. C., Sparks, I. L., & Morita, Y. S. (2019) · Subcellular Biochemistry

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 65

Mutations in pimE Restore Lipoarabinomannan Synthesis and Growth in a Mycobacterium smegmatis lpqW Mutant

Crellin, P. K., Kovacevic, S., Martin, K. L., Brammananth, R., Morita, Y. S., Billman-Jacobe, H., McConville, M. J., & Coppel, R. L. (2008) · Journal of Bacteriology

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 44

Membrane-partitioned cell wall synthesis in mycobacteria

García-Heredia, A., Kado, T., Sein, C. E., Puffal, J., Osman, S. H., Judd, J., Gray, T. A., Morita, Y. S., & Siegrist, M. S. (2021) · eLife

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Cited by 44

The cell wall polymer initiates plasma membrane partitioning in mycobacteria

Kado, T., Akbary, Z., Motooka, D., Sparks, I. L., Melzer, E. S., Nakamura, S., Rojas, E. R., Morita, Y. S., & Siegrist, M. S. (2022) · eLife

Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

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