INOUE Kengo

写真a

Affiliation

Faculty of Agriculture Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences

Title

Associate Professor

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  • Doctor (Agriculture) ( 2007.3   The University of Tokyo )

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  • Life Science / Applied microbiology

 

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  • Performance of stacked microbial fuel cells with Barley–Shochu waste Reviewed

    Fujimura S., Kamitori K., Kamei I., Nagamine M., Miyoshi K., Inoue K.

    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering   2022.5

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    The treatment of barley–shochu waste combined with electricity generation was examined using stacked microbial fuel cells (SMFCs). The maximum chemical oxygen demand (CODCr) removal efficiency and maximum power density were achieved at 36.7 ± 1.1% and 4.3 ± 0.2 W m⁻³ (15.7 ± 0.9 mW m−2). The acetic acid concentration in effluent increased, whereas the citric acid, ethanol and sugar concentrations decreased during the operation. Microbial community analysis of the anode cell suspension and raw barley–shochu waste revealed that Clostridiaceae, Acetobacteraceae, and Enterobacteriaceae became predominant after the operation, implying that microorganisms belonging to these families might be involved in organic waste decomposition and electricity generation in the SMFCs.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.02.004

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  • Unexpected genomic features of high current density-producing Geobacter sulfurreducens strain YM18 Reviewed

    Fujikawa T., Ogura Y., Ishigami K., Kawano Y., Nagamine M., Hayashi T., Inoue K.

    FEMS microbiology letters   368 ( 17 )   2021.9

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    Geobacter sulfurreducens produces high current densities and it has been used as a model organism for extracellular electron transfer studies. Nine G. sulfurreducens strains were isolated from biofilms formed on an anode poised at -0.2 V (vs SHE) in a bioelectrochemical system in which river sediment was used as an inoculum. The maximum current density of an isolate, strain YM18 (9.29 A/m2), was higher than that of the strain PCA (5.72 A/m2), the type strain of G. sulfurreducens, and comparable to strain KN400 (8.38 A/m2), which is another high current-producing strain of G. sulfurreducens. Genomic comparison of strains PCA, KN400 and YM18 revealed that omcB, xapD, spc and ompJ, which are known to be important genes for iron reduction and current production in PCA, were not present in YM18. In the PCA and KN400 genomes, two and one region(s) encoding CRISPR/Cas systems were identified, respectively, but they were missing in the YM18 genome. These results indicate that there is genetic variation in the key components involved in extracellular electron transfer among G. sulfurreducens strains.

    DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab119

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  • Complete genome sequence of high current-producing Geobacter sulfurreducens strain YM35, isolated from river sediment in Japan Reviewed

    Fujikawa T., Ogura Y., Hayashi T., Inoue K.

    Microbiology Resource Announcements   10 ( 33 )   2021.8

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    Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Geobacter sulfurreducens strain YM35, which was isolated from biofilms formed on an anode in a bioelectrochemical system where river sediment was used as an inoculum. The chromosome is 3,745,223bp with a G1C content of 60.9%. The chromosome contains 3,324 protein-coding genes.

    DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00539-21

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  • Crystal structure of the ferredoxin reductase component of carbazole 1,9a-dioxygenase from Janthinobacterium sp. J3 Reviewed

    Ashikawa Y., Fujimoto Z., Inoue K., Yamane H., Nojiri H.

    Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology   77   921 - 932   2021.7

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    Carbazole 1,9a-dioxygenase (CARDO), which consists of an oxygenase component and the electron-transport components ferredoxin (CARDO-F) and ferredoxin reductase (CARDO-R), is a Rieske nonheme iron oxygenase (RO). ROs are classified into five subclasses (IA, IB, IIA, IIB and III) based on their number of constituents and the nature of their redox centres. In this study, two types of crystal structure (type I and type II) were resolved of the class III CARDO-R from Janthinobacterium sp. J3 (CARDO-RJ3). Superimposition of the type I and type II structures revealed the absence of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) in the type II structure along with significant conformational changes to the FAD-binding domain and the C-terminus, including movements to fill the space in which FAD had been located. Docking simulation of NADH into the FAD-bound form of CARDO-RJ3 suggested that shifts of the residues at the C-terminus caused the nicotinamide moiety to approach the N5 atom of FAD, which might facilitate electron transfer between the redox centres. Differences in domain arrangement were found compared with RO reductases from the ferredoxin-NADP reductase family, suggesting that these differences correspond to differences in the structures of their redox partners ferredoxin and terminal oxygenase. The results of docking simulations with the redox partner class III CARDO-F from Pseudomonas resinovorans CA10 suggested that complex formation suitable for efficient electron transfer is stabilized by electrostatic attraction and complementary shapes of the interacting regions.

    DOI: 10.1107/S2059798321005040

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  • Proteolytic Maturation of the Outer Membrane c-Type Cytochrome OmcZ by a Subtilisin-Like Serine Protease Is Essential for Optimal Current Production by Geobacter sulfurreducens Reviewed International coauthorship

    Kai A., Tokuishi T., Fujikawa T., Kawano Y., Ueki T., Nagamine M., Sakakibara Y., Suiko M., Inoue K.

    Applied and environmental microbiology   87 ( 12 )   2021.5

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    An outer membrane c-type cytochrome (OmcZ) in Geobacter sulfurreducens is essential for optimal current production in microbial fuel cells. OmcZ exists in two forms, small and large, designated OmcZS and OmcZL, respectively. However, it is still not known how these two structures are formed. A mutant with a disruption of the GSU2075 gene encoding a subtilisin-like serine protease (designated ozpA for the OmcZprotease), which is located downstream of omcZ, produced low currents at a level similar to that of the omcZ-deficient mutant strain. Biochemical analyses revealed that the ozpA mutant accumulated OmcZL and did not produce OmcZS, which is thought to be a mature form that is essential for the extracellular electron transfer to the electrode. A heterologous expression system cell lysate from an Escherichia coli strain producing OzpA cleaved OmcZL and generated OmcZS as the proteolytic product. Among the culture supernatant, loosely bound outer surface, and intracellular protein fractions from wild-type G. sulfurreducens, only the culture supernatant protein fraction showed OmcZL cleavage activity, indicating that the mature form of OmcZ, OmcZS, can be produced outside the cells. These results indicate that OzpA is an essential protease for current production via the maturation of OmcZ, and OmcZS is the key to the extracellular electron transfer to electrodes. This proteolytic maturation of OmcZ is a unique regulation among known c-type cytochromes in G. sulfurreducens. IMPORTANCE Microbial fuel cells are a promising technology for energy generation from various waste types. However, the molecular mechanisms of microbial extracellular electron transfer to the electrode need to be elucidated. G. sulfurreducens is a common key player in electricity generation in mixed-culture microbial fuel cell systems and a model microorganism for the study of extracellular electron transfer. Outer membrane c-type cytochrome OmcZ is essential for an optimal current production by G. sulfurreducens. OmcZ proteolytic cleavage occurs during maturation, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. This study identifies a subtilisin-like protease, OzpA, which plays a role in cleaving OmcZ and generating the mature form of OmcZ (OmcZS). OzpA is essential for current production and, thus, the proteolytic maturation of OmcZ. This is a novel regulation of the c-type cytochrome for G. sulfurreducens extracellular electron transfer. This study also provides new insights into the design strategy and development of microbial extracellular electron transfer for an efficient energy conversion from chemical energy to electricity.

    DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02617-20

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  • 微生物を活用した有用物質の製造技術

    井上謙吾( Role: Contributor ,  微生物発電)

    シーエムシー出版  2023.5 

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  • 微生物を用いた発電および水素生産

    井上謙吾( Role: Contributor ,  Geobacter属細菌の発電機構と応用)

    シーエムシー出版  2021.11 

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  • バイオエネルギー再燃

    井上謙吾( Role: Contributor ,  芋焼酎粕を用いた微生物燃料電池の開発)

    シーエムシー出版  2021.11 

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  • Electron-Based Bioscience and Biotechnology

    Takashi Fujikawa, Kengo Inoue( Role: Contributor)

    Springer  2020.9 

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  • バイオマスエネルギーの技術と市場

    井上謙吾( Role: Joint author)

    シーエムシー出版  2016.10 

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  • 電気化学活性微生物による有機性廃棄物の有効利用 Invited Reviewed

    井上謙吾

    生物工学会誌   99 ( 12 )   623 - 626   2021.12

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    DOI: 10.34565/seibutsukogaku.99.12_623

  • 微生物燃料電池を用いた未利用バイオマス発電 Invited Reviewed

    井上謙吾

    日本海水学会誌   74 ( 1 )   9 - 14   2020.2

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  • Electricity Generation Using Shochu-waste by Microbial Fuel Cells Invited Reviewed

    77 ( 4 )   2019.7

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  • 嫌気性微生物による発電と汚染物質分解~マサチューセッツ大学での微生物燃料電池研究で得たもの~ Invited

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    日本微生物生態学会誌   32 ( 2 )   61 - 63   2017.10

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  • 微生物生態と水環境工学に関する最新研究動向 Invited

    栗栖太、伊藤司、青井議輝、久保田健吾、佐藤弘泰、金田一智規、井上謙吾、寺田昭彦

    日本水環境学会誌   39   444 - 451   2016

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  • 曝気と微生物燃料電池によるハイブリッド型省エネ畜産廃水処理

    井上謙吾、長嶺美幸、小林弘明、飯田和輝

    日本生物工学九州支部大会  2022.12.3 

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    Event date: 2022.12.3

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  • Performance of stacked microbial fuel cells using Japanese and Indonesian tofu whey

    2022.11.21 

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    Event date: 2022.11.21 - 2022.11.22

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  • 微生物燃料電池と曝気によるハイブリッド型養豚廃水処理

    長嶺美幸、小林弘明、飯田和輝、井上謙吾

    環境バイオテクノロジー学会  2022.11.21 

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    Event date: 2022.11.21 - 2022.11.22

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  • Geobacter sulfurreducens由来シトクロムOmcZの結晶構造解析及び電気化学的解析

    丸山明、和田啓、加野帆駆斗、長友春花、内田健裕、井上謙吾

    環境バイオテクノロジー学会  2022.11.21 

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    Event date: 2022.11.21 - 2022.11.22

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  • 嫌気性微生物によるピレン分解に関する研究、環境バイオテクノロジー学会

    七田実咲、梶泰博、井上謙吾

    環境バイオテクノロジー学会  2022.11.21 

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    Event date: 2022.11.21 - 2022.11.22

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  • ハイステップ研究者

    2018.1   宮崎大学  

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  • 日本農芸化学会西日本市部会奨励賞

    2017.1   日本農芸化学会西日本支部会  

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  • ハイステップ研究者

    2014.10   宮崎大学  

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  • 極限環境生物学会奨励賞

    2012.12   極限環境生物学会  

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  • 日本環境バイオテクノロジー学会奨励賞

    2012.6   日本環境バイオテクノロジー学会  

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  • Geobacter属細菌由来電気伝導性ナノワイヤーの機能解析

    Grant number:22K05385  2022.04 - 2025.03

    独立行政法人日本学術振興会  科学研究費補助金  基盤研究(C)

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  • 微生物に秘められた驚くべき力

    Grant number:HT30267  2018.11

    日本学術振興会  科研費補助金  ひらめき☆ときめきサイエンス

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  • Geobacter属細菌の細胞外電子伝達ネットワークの解明

    2016.04 - 2019.03

    科学研究費補助金  基盤研究(C)

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    Geobacter属細菌の細胞外電子伝達ネットワークの解明

  • 鉄還元細菌のマルチヘムc型シトクロムの生産・分泌機構の解明

    2014.04 - 2016.03

    科学研究費補助金  若手研究(B)

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    鉄還元細菌のマルチヘムc型シトクロムの生産・分泌機構の解明

  • ヘテロ環芳香族化合物の嫌気的分解経路の解明

    2012.04 - 2014.03

    科学研究費補助金  若手研究(B)

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    ヘテロ環芳香族化合物の嫌気的分解経路の解明

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