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Tomoya Maeda

Assistant Professsor

​前田 智也

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Degree |
 Ph.D. (Engineering)

Education | 
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology,
School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology ​

Specialization | 
Microbial Physiology

​​Affiliation |
Department of Bioscience and Chemistry
Gradutate School of Agriculture, Frontiers in Biosciences,
Unit of Applied Biological Chemistry​

Topics​ | 

  • Elucidation of metabolic regulation mechanisms in industrial microorganisms and improvement of fermentation production efficiency

  • Understanding bacterial drug resistance dynamics, predicting resistance evolution, and developing control strategies

  • Investigating symbiotic relationships through interspecies interactions among environmental microorganisms

​Career 

2008.4 - 2009.9
  Master's Program, Department of Biological Information,
  Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology,
​  Tokyo Institute of Technology

2009.10 - 2010.3

  Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne research student

2009.10 - 2012.3

  Doctoral Program, Department of Biological Information,
  Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology,
  Tokyo Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in Engineering, March 2012)

2012.4-6

  Postdoctral researcher at Tokyo Institute of Technology,
  Department of Bioengineering​

2012.7 - 2013.8

  Forschungszentrum Juelich, Institute of Bio-and Geosciences IBG-1,   Postdoctoral researcher

2013.9 - 2015.12

  Researcher at Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth,   Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology group

2016.1 - 2018.3

  Postdoctral researcher, RIKEN Quantative Biology Center,
    Laboratory for Multiscale Biosystem Dynamics

2018.4 - 2021.1

  Postdoctral researcher, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research,   Laboratory for Multiscale Biosystem Dynamics

2021.2-

  Assistant Professor at Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Agriculture

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​◆For more details → researchmap

​Featured Publications 

◆Original Paper

1. Maeda, T., and Wachi, M.* 3' Untranslated region-dependent degradation of the aceA mRNA, encoding the glyoxylate cycle enzyme isocitrate lyase, by RNase E/G in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78, 8753-8761 (2012).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23042181/

 

2. Maeda, T., Tanaka, Y., Takemoto, N., Hamamoto, N., and Inui, M.* RNase III mediated cleavage of the coding region of mraZ mRNA is required for efficient cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Molecular Microbiology 99, 1149-1166 (2016).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26713407/

 

3. Maeda, T., Tanaka, Y., and Wachi, M., and Inui, M.* Polynucleotide phosphorylase, RNase E/G, and YbeY are involved in the maturation of 4.5S RNA in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Journal of Bacteriology 199, e00798-00816. (2017).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28031281/

 

4. Maeda, T., Tanaka, Y., and Inui, M.* Glutamine-rich toxic proteins GrtA, GrtB, and GrtC together with the antisense RNA AsgR constitute a toxin-antitoxin-like system in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Molecular Microbiology 108, 578-594 (2018).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29537126/

 

5. Maeda, T.*, Takaaki, H., Sakata, N., Sakai, A., and Furusawa. C. High-throughput identification of the sensitivities of an Escherichia coli ∆recA mutant strain to various chemical compounds. The Journal of Antibiotics 72, 566-573 (2019).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30792518/

 

6. Maeda, T. * &, Iwasawa, J. &, Kotani, H., Sakata, N., Kawada, M., Horinouchi, T., Sakai, A., Tanabe, K., and Furusawa, C.* High-throughput laboratory evolution reveals evolutionary constraints in Escherichia coli. Nature Communications 11, 5970 (2021).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33235191/

 

7. Maeda, T. &, Koch-Koerfges, A. &, and Bott, M.* Relevance of NADH dehydrogenase and alternative two-enzyme systems for growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum with glucose, lactate, and acetate. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.621213 (2021).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33585420/

 

8. Maeda, T.*, Shibai, A., Yokoi, N., Tarusawa, Y., Kawada, M., Kotani, H., Furusawa, C. Mutational property of newly identified mutagen L-glutamic acid γ-hydrazide in Escherichia coli. Mutat. Res., 823, 111759 (2021).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34304126/

 

9. Maeda, T.*, Kawada, M., Sakata, N., Kotani, H., Furusawa, C. Laboratory evolution of Mycobacterium on agar plates for analysis of resistance acquisition and drug sensitivity profiles. Sci. Rep., 11, 15136 (2021).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34302035/

 

10. Maeda, T.*, Kotani, H., Furusawa, C. Morphological change of coiled bacterium Spirosoma linguale with acquisition of β-lactam resistance. Sci. Rep., 11. 13278 (2021).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34168257/

 

◆Review

1. 古澤力, 前田智也, 芝井厚 「腸内細菌叢生態学 大腸菌進化実験の表現型・遺伝子型解析 微生物生態系進化の予測と制御へ向けて」実験医学, 羊土社, 38号18 pp 3072-3077 (2020). >>羊土社

2. Furusawa C., Horinouchi, T., Maeda, T., Toward prediction and control of antibiotic-resistance evolution, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 54, 45-49 (2018). >>PubMed

3. Horinouchi, T., Maeda, T., and Furusawa, C., Understanding and engineering alcohol-tolerant bacteria using OMICS technology. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 34(11), 157. (2018). >>PubMed

4. 古澤力, 前田智也, 堀之内貴明 「ラボ内での全自動実験室進化システムの構築」 実験医学別冊 あなたのラボにAI(人工知能)×ロボットがやってくる 研究に生産性と創造性をもたらすテクノロジー」羊土社, pp 112-115 (2017). >>羊土社

5. 前田智也, 和地正明 解説「細菌におけるRNaseを介した代謝制御 産業微生物コリネ型細菌を例に」 化学と生物, 国際文献社, 53巻 P99-106 (2015). >>J-STAGE

6. Hirasawa, T.,* Maeda, T. Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Microorganisms: Methodology and Application for Bioproduction. Microorganisms. 11:92. (2022).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36677384/

 

7. Maeda, T. *, Furusawa, C. Laboratory Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria to Develop Rational Treatment Strategies. Antibiotics. 19;13(1):94. (2024)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38247653/

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