Name
  Kazuya Morikawa
   
Affiliation
 

University of Tsukuba (Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba ), Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences

   
Title
 

Associate Professor

   
Academic degrees
 

PhD (Kyoto University)

   
Research Fields
 

Bacteriology, Molecular Biology

   
Research Subjects
 

Stress response in Staphylococcus aureus

   
Academic Society Membership
 

- Japanese Society for Bacteriology
- The Molecular Biology Society of Japan

   
Academic Publications
 

Ryosuke L. Ohniwa, Kazuya Morikawa, Sayaka L. Takeshita, Joongbaek Kim, Toshiko Ohta, Chieko Wada, and Kunio Takeyasu. Transcription-coupled Nucleoid Architecture in Bacteria. Genes Cells 12,1141-1152 2007.

 

Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kazuya Morikawa, Yu Ohki, Min Yao, Kouhei Tsumoto, Nobuhisa Watanabe, Toshiko Ohta, and Isao Tanaka. Structural and Mutational analyses of Drp35 from Staphylococcus aureus: a possible mechanism for its lactonase activity. J. Biol. Chem. 282, 5770-5780, 2007.

 

Yumiko Inose, Sayaka L. Takeshita, Toshie Hidaka, Masato Higashide, Atsushi Mauyama, Hideo Hayashi, Kazuya Morikawa, and Toshiko Ohta. Genetic characterization of the natural SigB variants found in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 52(5), 259-271, 2006, Oct.

 

Ryosuke L. Ohniwa, Kazuya Morikawa, Joongbaek Kim, Toshiko Ohta, Akira Ishihama, Chieko Wada and Kunio Takeyasu. Dynamic state of DNA topology is essential for genome condensation in bacteria. EMBO J 25, 5591-5602. 2006.

 

Kazuya Morikawa, Ryosuke L. Ohniwa, Joongbaek Kim, Atsushi Maruyama, Toshiko Ohta and Kunio Takeyasu. Bacterial Nucleoid Dynamics: Oxidative Stress Response in Staphylococcus aureus. Genes Cells 11, 409-423. 2006.

   
Awards
 

 

   
tel,fax
  tel : 029-853-3928
  fax : 029-853-3928
   
E-mail Address
 

morikawasakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp

[Education and Experience]
1993 -1996
B.S. - Kyoto University
1996 -1998
M.S. - Kyoto University

2001
Ph.D. - Kyoto UniversityDissertation: gRegulation of Plastid Gene Transcription by Sigma Factors and Sigma Factor Binding Proteinsh Advisor Dr. Yoshinori Toyoshima

1998 -2001
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1), Kyoto University
2001 -2003
Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1), Kyoto University
2003
Assistant professor, University of Tsukuba