Researchers

YOSHIMI Yoshihisa

YOSHIMI Yoshihisa
Lecturer
Faculty Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/yoyoshimi

Education and Career

Education

  • 2009/03 - 2013/04 , Saitama University, Faculty of Science,
  • 2013/04 - 2015/03 , Saitama University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
  • 2015/04 - 2018/03 , Saitama University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2025 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety Lecturer
  • Oct. 2022 - Mar. 2025 , University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry Research associate
  • Apr. 2019 - Sep. 2022 , University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry Broodbank research fellow
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019 , University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry Visiting Scholar
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019 , Saitama University Graduate School of Science and Engineering Postdoctral researcher
  • Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2018 , Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 特別研究員(DC2)

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences, Plants: molecular biology and physiology

Research Interests

Plant cell wall, Polysaccharide, Biosynthesis, carbohydrate-active enzyme

Published Papers

  1. Unraveling mannan biosynthesis in poplar and spruce: functional characterization of Cellulose Synthase‐Like family A (CSLA) genes
    Sydne Guevara‐Rozo; Lisanne de Vries; Yoshihisa Yoshimi; Elzat Eli; Paul Dupree; Shawn D. Mansfield
    New Phytologist  4, Nov. 2025  , Refereed
  2. GT61 β-1,2-xylosyltransferases define a conserved xylan modification in gymnosperm and Arabidopsis primary cell walls
    Henry Temple; Yoshihisa Yoshimi; Katharine Davis; Theodora Tryfona; Aleksandra Liszka; Henry Yates; James Andrew London; Alberto Echevarría‐Poza; Joel Wurman‐Rodrich; Li Yu; Glenn Thorlby; Nikolaj Spodsberg; Kyrin R. Hanning; Christina Fleischmann; Xiaolan Yu; Katherine Stott; Kristian B. R. M. Krogh; Mathias Sorieul; Nadine Anders; Paul Dupree
    The Plant Journal  124  (3)  , e70545-, 2, Nov. 2025  , Refereed
  3. Glucomannan engineering highlights roles of galactosyl modification in fine-tuning cellulose-glucomannan interaction in Arabidopsis cell walls
    Yoshihisa Yoshimi; Li Yu; Rosalie Cresswell; Xinyu Guo; Alberto Echevarría-Poza; Jan J. Lyczakowski; Ray Dupree; Toshihisa Kotake; Paul Dupree
    Nature Communications  16  , 1235-, 31, Jan. 2025  , Refereed

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. トマト果実におけるβ-ガラクトグルコマンナンを介した細胞接着機構 , 吉見圭永 , 植物細胞壁研究者ネットワーク・第19回定例研究会 , 21, Oct. 2025
  2. In vivo糖鎖エンジニアリングでひも解くマンナン多糖類の構造と機能の関係 , 吉見圭永 , 第25回 関西グライコサイエンスフォーラム , 10, May. 2025
  3. トマト果実におけるグルコマンナンの役割 , 吉見圭永 , 埼玉大学戦略的研究センター・グリーンバイオサイエンス領域シンポジウム「植物細胞壁の合成・分解・役割を再考する」 , 26, Aug. 2024

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Awards & Honors

  1. Jun. 2024, 8th International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology, Oral presentation award
  2. Oct. 2017, 第11回細胞壁研究者ネットワーク定例研究会、2017年10月28-30日, 優秀発表賞
  3. Aug. 2017, 埼玉大学, 埼玉大学学生表彰

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, CRISPR変異体を用いたトマト果実におけるキシログルカンの機能の解析 , 近畿大学
  2. Cambridge University, Broodbank research fellowship, Mechanism of mannan polysaccharide synthesis during fruit ripening in tomato. , Cambridge University
  3. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 特異的糖鎖分解酵素を用いた植物プロテオグリカンの情報伝達機構の解明 , 埼玉大学