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Degrees: 1996 - PhD - University of Tokyo - Pharmaceutical Sciences 1993 - MS - University of Tokyo - Pharmaceutical Sciences 1991 - BS - University of Tokyo - Pharmaceutical Sciences Department and Center Affiliations: Department of Plant Sciences Professional Societies: American Society for Cell Biology American Society of Plant Biologists International Society of Photosynthesis Research Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Plant Biology Non-DBS Grad Group(s) - Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program Publications: Shipman RL, Inoue K (2009) Suborganellar localization of plastidic type I signal peptidase 1 depends on chloroplast development. FEBS Lett 583: 938-942 Hsu S-C, Patel R, Bedard J, Jarvis P, Inoue K (2008) Two distinct Omp85 paralogs in the chloroplast outer envelope membrane are essential for embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav 3:1134-1135 Inoue K (2007) The chloroplast outer envelope membrane: the edge of light and excitement. J Integr Plant Biol 49:1100-1111 Baldwin AJ, Inoue K (2006) The most C-terminal tri-glycine segment within the polyglycine stretch of the pea Toc75 transit peptide plays a critical role for targeting the protein to the chloroplast outer envelope membrane. FEBS J 273:1547-1555 Inoue K, Furbee KJ, Uratsu S, Kato M, Dandekar AM, Ikoma Y (2006) Catalytic activities and chloroplast import of carotenogenic enzymes from citrus. Physiol Plant 127:561-570 Inoue K, Baldwin AJ, Shipman RL, Matsui K, Theg SM, Ohme-Takagi M (2005) Complete maturation of the plastid protein translocation channel requires a type I signal peptidase. J Cell Biol 171: 425-430 Research Interests: Plastid biogenesis. 1. How are photosynthetic compartments developed and maintained? - Protein targeting and maturation. 2. How have chloroplasts evolved from the prokaryotic endosymbiont? - Development of protein import machinery. 3. Why is an orange orange?? - Carotenoid biosynthesis and development of chromoplasts. Laboratory Personnel: 222 Asmundson - Joanna Nguyen (undergraduate assistant - BioSci), Shih-Chi Hsu (Graduate student - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), Joshua Endow (Graduate student - Plant Biology), Nick Ruppel (Postdoc) http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/kinoue/members.htm Teaching Interests:1. Nutritionally/pharmaceutically beneficial compounds (eg. secondary metabolites) in plants - how are they synthesized? How have they been studied? 2. Bases to understand and discuss genetically modified organisms and herbal medicines. http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/kinoue/classes.htm Courses Taught: PBI 293 Postharvest seminar (2005, 2009) - Term(s): Spring PLS 14 Introduction to Current Topics in Plant Biology - Term(s): Fall |