Yugo Kitazawa

Profile Information

Degree: 博士（農学）(Mar, 2017, 東京大学)
技術士（農業部門・植物保護）(May, 2024, 日本技術士会)

Researcher number: 50803160
J-GLOBAL ID: 201901018660865367
researchmap Member ID: B000349791

Research Areas

Life sciences / Molecular biology /

Research History

Apr, 2024 - Present

Yamaguchi University
May, 2022 - Present

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2017 - Apr, 2022

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2017

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Education

Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2017

Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2012

東京大学

Committee Memberships

Jun, 2024 - Present

評議員, 日本マイコプラズマ学会
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

将来問題検討委員, 日本植物病理学会
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

会計幹事, 日本植物病理学会

Papers

Use of the 23S rRNA gene as a target template in the universal loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of genomic DNA from phytoplasmas

Mako Akahori, Akio Miyazaki, Hiroaki Koinuma, Ryosuke Tokuda, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Microbiology Spectrum, Mar 27, 2024 Peer-reviewed
Target degradation specificity of phytoplasma effector phyllogen is regulated by the recruitment of host proteasome shuttle protein.

Masato Suzuki, Yugo Kitazawa, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Juri Matsuyama, Oki Matsumoto, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Molecular plant pathology, Dec 17, 2023 Peer-reviewed
First report of bacterial brown root rot in pea sprouts (Pisum sativum L.) caused by a Pseudomonas species

Takumi Suzuki, Yugo Kitazawa, Tomohiro Neil Motohashi, Hiroaki Koinuma, Kan Kimura, Minaho Nishikawa, Kensaku Maejima, Kazunori Ichikawa, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Journal of General Plant Pathology, 89(6) 347-351, Sep 8, 2023 Peer-reviewed
A Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Technique to Detect Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus, an Emerging Tobamovirus.

Kan Kimura, Akio Miyazaki, Takumi Suzuki, Toya Yamamoto, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Viruses, 15(8), Aug 3, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Survival strategy of phytoplasmas suggested from genomic and virulence factor research

Kenro Oshima, Kensaku Maejima, Yugo Kitazawa, Yuta Isobe, Ai Endo, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 13(1) 1-2, Jun, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Potential mobile units drive the horizontal transfer of phytoplasma effector phyllogen genes

Ryosuke Tokuda, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Yugo Kitazawa, Takamichi Nijo, Masato Suzuki, Kensaku Maejima, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Frontiers in Genetics, 14, May 11, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Random mutagenesis-based screening of the interface of phyllogen, a bacterial phyllody-inducing effector, for interaction with plant MADS-box proteins.

Yugo Kitazawa, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Oki Matsumoto, Masato Suzuki, Juri Matsuyama, Hiroaki Koinuma, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Frontiers in plant science, 14 1058059-1058059, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author
Complete Genome Sequences of Grapevine Red Globe Virus in Japan.

Toya Yamamoto, Haruka Sato, Takumi Suzuki, Akio Miyazaki, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Microbiology resource announcements, 11(12) e0043422, Dec 15, 2022 Peer-reviewed
Complete Genome Sequence of Tea Plant Necrotic Ring Blotch Virus Detected from a Tea Plant in Japan

Noriko Maruyama, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Masanobu Nishikawa, Takamichi Nijo, Tetsuya Yoshida, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 11(6), Jun, 2022 Peer-reviewed
A phytoplasma effector acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator between floral MADS-box proteins and proteasome shuttle proteins

Yugo Kitazawa, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Momoka Sasano, Oki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Koinuma, Ryosuke Tokuda, Masato Suzuki, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba …

The Plant Cell, 34(5) 1709-1723, Mar 2, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead author
Complete genome sequence of a new orthotospovirus associated with ringspot in Fatsia japonica.

Yugo Kitazawa, Takamichi Nijo, Masanobu Nishikawa, Oki Matsumoto, Takumi Suzuki, Masato Suzuki, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Archives of virology, 167(2) 615-618, Feb, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead author
First report of anthracnose on tillandsia caused by Colletotrichum sp. in Japan

Kohei Kumita, Yugo Kitazawa, Ryosuke Tokuda, Akio Miyazaki, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

JOURNAL OF GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY, 87(4) 254-258, Jul, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Functional variation in phyllogen, a phyllody-inducing phytoplasma effector family, attributable to a single amino acid polymorphism.

Nozomu Iwabuchi, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Hiroaki Koinuma, Akio Miyazaki, Ouki Matsumoto, Takumi Suzuki, Takamichi Nijo, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba …

Molecular plant pathology, 21(10) 1322-1336, Oct, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Spatiotemporal dynamics and quantitative analysis of phytoplasmas in insect vectors.

Hiroaki Koinuma, Kensaku Maejima, Ryosuke Tokuda, Yugo Kitazawa, Takamichi Nijo, Wei Wei, Kohei Kumita, Akio Miyazaki, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

Scientific reports, 10(1) 4291-4291, Mar 9, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Crystal structure of phyllogen, a phyllody-inducing effector protein of phytoplasma.

Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Yugo Kitazawa, Hideyuki Miyatake, Masanobu Nishikawa, Ryosuke Tokuda, Hiroaki Koinuma, Akio Miyazaki, Takamichi Nijo, Kenro Oshima …

Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 513(4) 952-957, Jun 11, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Comprehensive screening of antimicrobials to control phytoplasma diseases using an in vitro plant-phytoplasma co-culture system.

Kazuyuki Tanno, Kensaku Maejima, Akio Miyazaki, Hiroaki Koinuma, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Yugo Kitazawa, Takamichi Nijo, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Shigetou Namba

Microbiology (Reading, England), 164(8) 1048-1058, Aug, 2018 Peer-reviewed
First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni' infecting cassava in Japan

Hiroaki Koinuma, Akio Miyazaki, Renya Wakaki, Yuji Fujimoto, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Takamichi Nijo, Yugo Kitazawa, Toshiro Shigaki, Kensaku Maejima, Yasuyuki Yamaji …

JOURNAL OF GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY, 84(4) 300-304, Jul, 2018 Peer-reviewed
First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma malaysianum' associated with Elaeocarpus yellows of Elaeocarpus zollingeri

Nozomu Iwabuchi, Ai Endo, Norikazu Kameyama, Masaya Satoh, Akio Miyazaki, Hiroaki Koinuma, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Kenro Oshima …

JOURNAL OF GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY, 84(2) 160-164, Mar, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Complete genome sequence of the first isolate of hibiscus latent Singapore virus detected in Japan

Tetsuya Yoshida, Yugo Kitazawa, Yutaro Neriya, Naoi Hosoe, Yuji Fujimoto, Yuka Hagiwara-Komoda, Kensaku Maejima, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Shigetou Namba

Genome Announcements, 6(7) e00054, Feb 1, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Complete Genome Sequence of the First Isolate of Hibiscus Latent Singapore Virus Detected in Japan

Yoshida Tetsuya, Kitazawa Yugo, Neriya Yutaro, Hosoe Naoi, Fujimoto Yuji, Hagiwara-Komoda Yuka, Maejima Kensaku, Yamaji Yasuyuki, Namba Shigetou

MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, 6(7), Feb, 2018 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

Mechanisms and chemotherapy of phytoplasma diseases

Maejima K, Kitazawa Y

Agricultural Biotechnology, 3(12) 1108-1114, Nov, 2019 Invited
抗ファイトプラズマ薬剤の選抜とその治療効果

丹野和幸, 前島健作, 宮崎彰雄, 鯉沼宏章, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 二條貴通, 橋本将典, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 148, Mar 12, 2018
イチジクモザイクウイルスの移行タンパク質が持つシグナルペプチドの機能解析

細江尚唯, 橋本将典, 石川一也, 北沢優悟, 鯉沼宏章, 藤本祐司, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 115, Mar 12, 2018
hibiscus latent Singapore virus日本分離株の全ゲノム解読

吉田哲也, 北沢優悟, 細江尚唯, 藤本祐司, 岡野夕香里, 橋本将典, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 76, Mar 12, 2018
ファイトプラズマのRNA転写開始点の網羅的解析による非コードRNAの検出

鯉沼宏章, 二條貴通, 煉谷裕太朗, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 岡野夕香里, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 147, Mar 12, 2018
植物組織培養系を利用した抗ファイトプラズマ薬剤選抜法

前島健作, 丹野和幸, 宮崎彰雄, 鯉沼宏章, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 二條貴通, 橋本将典, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 148, Mar 12, 2018
ファイトプラズマの転写開始点上流に見いだされるプロモーター配列の解析

二條貴通, 鯉沼宏章, 煉谷裕太朗, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 岡野夕香里, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 147, Mar 12, 2018
イチジクモザイクウイルスの移行タンパク質は異なる2つのオルガネラを介してプラズモデスマータに輸送される

橋本将典, 細江尚唯, 石川一也, 北沢優悟, 鯉沼宏章, 藤本祐司, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2018 115, Mar 12, 2018
花の葉化誘導因子ファイロジェンによる単子葉,裸子,シダ植物のMADSドメイン転写因子の分解誘導

渡邉聖斗, 北沢優悟, 岩渕望, 藤本祐司, 細江尚唯, 二條貴通, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会報, 84(1) 46(J‐STAGE), 2018
花器官の葉化誘導因子ファイロジェンは異なる複数の科の植物に葉化を誘導する

岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 鯉沼宏章, 二條貴通, 吉田哲也, 吉川信幸, 前島健作, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2017 146, Apr 12, 2017
国内のキャッサバから初めて検出されたファイトプラズマの分子遺伝学的解析

鯉沼宏章, 若木連也, 宮崎彰雄, 岩渕望, 丹野和幸, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2017 134, Apr 12, 2017
LAMP法によるキャッサバのファイトプラズマ検定の最適化

若木連也, 鯉沼宏章, 宮崎彰雄, 岩渕望, 二條貴通, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2017 135, Apr 12, 2017
ファイロジェンは広範な植物のMADSドメイン転写因子の分解を誘導する

北沢優悟, 岩渕望, 渡邉聖斗, 鯉沼宏章, 丹野和幸, 二條貴通, 前島健作, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2017 146, Apr 12, 2017
マイコプラズマおよび近縁微生物が来す感染症のクロストークと今後の課題ファイトプラズマの遺伝子発現制御のしくみをさぐる

前島健作, 三浦千裕, 岩渕望, 鯉沼宏章, 二條貴通, 北沢優悟, 煉谷裕太朗, 姫野未紗子, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本マイコプラズマ学会雑誌, (43) 38-38, Mar, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Burkholderia andropogonisによるエビネ黒斑細菌病(新称)

丹野和幸, 友光達哉, 北沢優悟, 根津修, 岡野夕香里, 平田久笑, 山次康幸, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2016 146, Mar 3, 2016
輸入マンゴーに発生したNeofusicoccum sp.による軸腐病(stem‐end rot)

北沢優悟, 原慎一郎, 鯉沼宏章, 西田萩子, 遊佐礼, 煉谷裕太朗, 岡野夕香里, 前島健作, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2016 76, Mar 3, 2016
ファイトプラズマのシグマ因子RpoDは多様な遺伝子の転写制御に関与する

二條貴通, 三浦千裕, 岩渕望, 鯉沼宏章, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 小松健, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2016 145, Mar 3, 2016
ファイロジェンとシロイヌナズナのクラスE MADS‐box転写因子群の相互作用

笹野百花, 前島健作, 西田萩子, 遊佐礼, 北沢優悟, 煉谷裕太朗, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2016 146, Mar 3, 2016
花葉化因子ファイロジェン「PHYL1」はシロイヌナズナのclass E MADS転写因子の分解を誘導する

笹野百花, 前島健作, 西田萩子, 遊佐礼, 北沢優悟, 煉谷裕太朗, 姫野未紗子, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会報, 82(1) 34(J‐STAGE), 2016
ファイトプラズマの葉化誘導因子PHYL1はMADS‐box転写因子と結合し機能を阻害する

福岡美里, 姫野未紗子, 湊菜未, 藤田尚子, 前島健作, 友光達哉, 北沢優悟, 小松健, 大島研郎, 難波成任

日本植物病理学会大会プログラム・講演要旨予稿集, 2015 176, Mar 10, 2015

Presentations

Phyllogen: a unique bacterial effector, utilizing host proteasome in a ubiquitin independent manner

北沢優悟,岩渕望,松本旺樹,鈴木誠人,笹野百花,前島健作,大島研郎,難波成任,山次康幸

第97回日本細菌学会総会, Aug 9, 2024 Invited
ファイトプラズマ病のLAMP診断に適した簡易DNA抽出法

鯉沼宏章, 赤堀真子, 宮崎彰雄, 徳田遼佑, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 難波成任, 山次康幸

第51回日本マイコプラズマ学会学術集会, May, 2024
23S rRNA遺伝子を標的としたファイトプラズマの網羅的なLAMP検出技術の開発

赤堀真子, 宮崎彰雄, 鯉沼宏章, 徳田遼佑, 岩渕望, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 難波成任, 山次康幸

第51回日本マイコプラズマ学会学術集会, May, 2024
Target degradation specificity of phyllogen is regulated by the recruitment of proteasome shuttle protein

Mar, 2024
A homolog of phyllody-inducing effector from rice yellow dwarf phytoplasma has a unique spectrum of degradation targets

Mar, 2024
Comparison of the phyllody-inducing activity of phyllogens locating on PMUs

Mar, 2024
Horizontal transfer of effector gene among diverse phytoplasmas is driven by PMUs, transposon-like sequences

Mar, 2024
First report of bacterial brown root rot of pea sprouts (tomyo) caused by Pseudomonas sp.

Mar, 2024
Application of the RT-LAMP method for the seed testing of tomato mottle mosaic virus

Mar, 2024
Target degradation specificity of a phytoplasma effector protein phyllogen is regulated by an ability to recruit host proteasome shuttle protein

Masato Suzuki, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Yugo Kitazawa, Kensaku Maejima, Juri Matsuyama, Oki Matsumoto, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Jul, 2023
Horizontal transfer of phytoplasma effector phyllogen genes is driven by potential mobile units

Nozomu Iwabuchi, Ryosuke Tokuda, Yugo Kitazawa, Takamichi Nijo, Masato Suzuki, Kensaku Maejima, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Jul, 2023
The non-canonical host proteasome utilization by a phytoplasma effector : phyllogen acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator for proteasomal degradation of target proteins

Yugo Kitazawa, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Momoka Sasano, Oki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Koinuma, Ryosuke Tokuda, Masato Suzuki, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Jul, 2023
Comprehensive search for amino acid residues involved in target recognition of a phytoplasma effector protein by random mutagenesis-based screening

Oki Matsumoto, Yugo Kitazawa, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Kensaku Maejima, Masato Suzuki, Juri Matsuyama, Hiroaki Koinuma, Kenro Oshima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Jul, 2023
Survival strategy of phytoplasmas suggested from genomic and virulence factor research

Kenro Oshima, Kensaku Maejima, Yugo Kitazawa, Yuta Isobe, Ai Endo, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji

The 5th Meeting of the International Phytoplasmologist Working Group, May, 2023
Complete genome sequences of grapevine red globe virus detected from grapevine nursery stocks in Japan

山本桐也, 佐藤遼, 鈴木拓海, 宮崎彰雄, 北沢優悟, 前島健作, 難波成任, 山次康幸

Mar, 2023
Screening of functional residues of phyllogen, a phyllody-inducing phytoplasma effector, by random mutagenesis

松山樹立, 北沢優悟, 岩渕望, 前島健作, 松本旺樹, 鈴木誠人, 鯉沼宏章, 大島研郎, 難波成任, 山次康幸

Mar, 2023
Evaluation of intraspecies relatedness of phytoplasmas based on whole genomic information

徳田遼佑, 岩渕望, 二條貴通, 北沢優悟, 鈴木誠人, 前島健作, 大島研郎, 難波成任, 山次康幸

Mar, 2023
Residues affecting binding between phyllogen and MADS-domain transcription factor form a single interface

北沢優悟, 松山樹立, 岩渕望, 前島健作, 松本旺樹, 鈴木誠人, 鯉沼宏章, 大島研郎, 難波成任, 山次康幸

Mar, 2023
ファイトプラズマの葉化誘導因子ファイロジェンは2種類の宿主因子の相互作用を仲介する

松本旺樹, 北沢優悟, 岩渕望, 鯉沼宏章, 鈴木誠人, 徳田遼佑, 前島健作, 大島研郎, 難波成任, 山次康幸

第49回日本マイコプラズマ学会学術集会, May, 2022
A phytoplasma effector acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator between floral MADS- box proteins and proteasome shuttle proteins

Yugo Kitazawa

Plant Cell Webinar:Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 1), May, 2022 Invited

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

篩部局在性細菌のコアエフェクターを介した感染機構の解明と防除戦略構築への応用

科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2027

北沢優悟
豆類生産工場における植物病の発生抑止に向けた総合的防除技術の確立

2024年度研究助成（若手部門）, 公益財団法人タカノ農芸化学研究助成財団, May, 2024 - Apr, 2025

北沢優悟, 前島健作
Investigation of hidden mycotoxin risks in modern food production posed by pandemic plant diseases

Aug, 2023 - Jul, 2024

Yugo Kitazawa
細菌による花形態遠隔操作メカニズムの解明と汎用的な花形態制御技術開発への応用

科学研究費助成事業若手研究, 若手研究, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2024

北沢優悟
Research on the molecular mechanism of phyllogen, a multi-functional bacterial effector

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2021

Kitazawa Yugo
Identification of host factors involved in infection of phytoplasma.

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up, Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Aug, 2017 - Mar, 2019

Kitazawa Yugo
ファイトプラズマの病原性因子機能阻害ペプチド開発による防除戦略構築

科学研究費助成事業特別研究員奨励費, 特別研究員奨励費, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2017

北沢優悟

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