(† equal contribution, * corresponding author)

(Full publication list is available here: http://staffweb1.cityu.edu.hk/ymatsuda/publications.html)

• Dong, J., Li, M., Xiao, Z., Hu, M., Matsuda, Y.,* Wang, W.*, “Recent advances in heterologous production of natural products using Aspergillus oryzae.”, Synthetic Biology Journal 3, in press (2022)
• Wei, X., Wang, W.-G., Matsuda, Y.*, “Branching and converging pathways in fungal natural product biosynthesis.“,  Fungal Biol. Biotechnol. 9, 6 (2022)
• Xiao, Z.-H., Dong, J.-Y., Li, A., Dai, J.-M., Li, Y.-P., Hu, Q.-F., Shao, L.-D.,* Matsuda, Y.,* Wang, W.-G.*, “Biocatalytic and chemical derivatization of fungal meroditerpenoid chevalone E.”, Org. Chem. Front. in press (2022)
• Wei, X., Matsuyama, T., Sato, H.,* Yan, D., Chan, P.M., Miyamoto, K., Uchiyama, M.,* Matsuda, Y.* “Molecular and computational bases for spirofuranone formation in setosusin biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 17708-17715 (2021).
• Tao, H., Mori, T., Wei, X., Matsuda, Y.,* Abe, I.* “One polyketide synthase, two distinct products: Trans-acting enzyme-controlled product divergence in calbistrin biosynthesis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 8851-8858 (2021).
• Yang, J., Mori, T.,* Wei, X., Matsuda, Y.,* Abe, I.* “Structural basis for isomerization reactions in fungal tetrahydroxanthone biosynthesis and diversification.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 19458-19465 (2021).
• Wei, X., Chen, X., Chen, L., Yan, D., Wang, W. & Matsuda, Y.*, “Heterologous Biosynthesis of Tetrahydroxanthone Dimers: Determination of Key Factors for Selective or Divergent Synthesis”, J. Nat. Prod. 84, 1544-1549 (2021)
• Yan, D., Matsuda, Y.* “Genome mining-driven discovery of 5-methylorsellinate-derived meroterpenoids from Aspergillus funiculosus.” Org. Lett. 23, 3211-3215 (2021).
• Mori, T., Zhai, R., Ushimaru, R., Matsuda, Y. & Abe, I., "Molecular insights into the endoperoxide formation by Fe(II)/α-KG-dependent oxygenase NvfI ", Nature Communications. 12, 4417 (2021)
• Wang, W.-G.,* Wang, H., Du, L.-Q., Li, M., Chen, L., Yu, J., Cheng, G.-G., Zhan, M.-T., Hu, Q.-F., Zhang, L., Yao, M., Matsuda, Y.* “Molecular basis for the biosynthesis of an unusual chain-fused polyketide, gregatin A.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 8464-8472 (2020).
• Wei, X., Matsuda, Y.* “Unraveling the fungal strategy for tetrahydroxanthone biosynthesis and diversification.” Org. Lett. 22, 1919-1923 (2020).
• Matsuda, Y.,* Bai, T., Phippen, C.B.W., Nødvig, C.S., Kjærbølling, I., Vesth, T.C., Andersen, M.R., Mortensen, U.H., Gotfredsen, C.H., Abe, I.,* Larsen, T.O.* “Novofumigatonin biosynthesis involves a non-heme iron-dependent endoperoxide isomerase for orthoester formation.” Nat. Commun. 9, 2587 (2018).
• Nakashima, Y.,^† Mitsuhashi, T.,^† Matsuda, Y.,^† Senda, M., Sato, H., Yamazaki, M., Uchiyama, M., Senda, T., Abe, I. “Structural and computational bases for dramatic skeletal rearrangement in anditomin biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 9743–9750 (2018).
• Nakamura, H., Matsuda, Y.,* Abe, I.* “Unique chemistry of non-heme iron enzymes in fungal biosynthetic pathways.” Nat. Prod. Rep. 35, 633-645 (2018).
• Kjærbølling, I., Vesth, T.C., Frisvad, J.C., Nybo, J.L., Theobald, S., Kuo, A., Bowyer, P., Matsuda, Y., Mondo, S., Lyhne, E.K., Kogle, M.E., Clum, A., Lipzen, A.M., Salamov, A.A., Ngan, C.Y., Daum, C.G., Chiniquy, J., Barry, K.W., LaButti, K.M., Haridas, S., Simmons, B.A., Magnuson, J.K., Mortensen, U.H., Larsen, T.O., Grigoriev, I.V., Baker, S.E., Andersen, M.R. “Linking secondary metabolites to gene clusters through genome sequencing of six diverse Aspergillus species.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 115, E753-E761 (2018).
• Mori, T., Iwabichi, T., Hoshino, S., Wang, H., Matsuda, Y., Abe, I. “Molecular basis for the unusual ring reconstruction in fungal meroterpenoid biogenesis.” Nat. Chem. Biol.13, 1066-1073 (2017).
• Matsuda, Y., Iwabuchi, T., Fujimoto, T., Awakawa, T., Nakashima, Y., Mori, T., Zhang, H., Hayashi, F., Abe, I. “Discovery of key dioxygenases that diverged the paraherquonin and acetoxydehydroaustin pathways in Penicillium brasilianum.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 12671-12677 (2016).
• Okada, M.,^† Matsuda, Y.,^† Mitsuhashi, T., Hoshino, S., Mori, T., Nakagawa, K., Quan, Z., Qin, B., Zhang, H., Hayashi, F., Abe, I. “Genome-based discovery of an unprecedented cyclization mode in fungal sesterterpenoid biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 10011-10018 (2016).
• Matsuda, Y., Mitsuhashi, T., Lee, S., Hoshino, M., Mori, T., Okada, M., Zhang, H., Hayashi, F., Fujita, M., Abe, I. “Astellifadiene: Structure determination by NMR spectroscopy and crystalline sponge method, and elucidation of its biosynthesis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 5785-5788 (2016).
• Qin, B.,^† Matsuda, Y.,^† Mori, T., Okada, M., Quan, Z., Mitsuhashi, T., Wakimoto, T., Abe, I. “An unusual chimeric diterpene synthase from Emericella variecolor and its functional conversion to a sesterterpene synthase by domain swapping.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 1658-1661 (2016).
• Matsuda, Y., Iwabuchi, T., Wakimoto, T., Awakawa, T., Abe, I. “Uncovering the unusual D-ring construction in terretonin biosynthesis by collaboration of a multifunctional cytochrome P450 and a unique isomerase.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 3393–3401 (2015).
• Matsuda, Y., Wakimoto, T., Mori, T., Awakawa, T., Abe, I. “Complete biosynthetic pathway of anditomin: Nature’s sophisticated synthetic route to a complex fungal meroterpenoid.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 15326-15336 (2014).
• Matsuda, Y., Awakawa, T., Wakimoto, T., Abe, I. “Spiro-ring formation is catalyzed by a multifunctional dioxygenase in austinol biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135, 10962-10965 (2013).