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Akio Miyao is affiliated with the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of their work include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Endocrinology, and Immunology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple research topics, including:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Akio Miyao has an established record of frequent publications in notable scientific venues, such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plant Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Akio Miyao include:

  • The rice wound-inducible transcription factor RERJ1 sharing same signal transduction pathway with OsMYC2 is necessary for defense response to herbivory and bacterial blight, 2021, Plant Molecular Biology
  • A mycorrhiza-associated receptor-like kinase with an ancient origin in the green lineage, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase GS1;3 Is Involved in Rice Grain Ripening and Germination, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • A cell wall-localized cytokinin/purine riboside nucleosidase is involved in apoplastic cytokinin metabolism in Oryza sativa, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Widespread and transgenerational retrotransposon activation in inter- and intraspecies recombinant inbred populations of Lotus japonicus, 2022, The Plant Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Hirohiko Hirochika
  • Mikiko Kojima
  • Hitoshi Sakakibara
  • Sopan Ganpatrao Wagh
  • Sachin Ashok Bhor

Best Publications

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • An Overview of Gibberellin Metabolism Enzyme Genes and Their Related Mutants in Rice

    Tomoaki Sakamoto;Koutarou Miura;Hironori Itoh;Tomoko Tatsumi

  • A 300 kilobase interval genetic map of rice including 883 expressed sequences.

    N Kurata;Y Nagamura;K Yamamoto;Y Harushima

  • Function, Intracellular Localization and the Importance in Salt Tolerance of a Vacuolar Na+/H+ Antiporter from Rice

    Atsunori Fukuda;Atsuko Nakamura;Akemi Tagiri;Hiroshi Tanaka

  • Target Site Specificity of the Tos17 Retrotransposon Shows a Preference for Insertion within Genes and against Insertion in Retrotransposon-Rich Regions of the Genome

    Akio Miyao;Katsuyuki Tanaka;Kazumasa Murata;Hiromichi Sawaki

  • Three Distinct Rice Cellulose Synthase Catalytic Subunit Genes Required for Cellulose Synthesis in the Secondary Wall

    Katsuyuki Tanaka;Kazumasa Murata;Muneo Yamazaki;Katsura Onosato

  • Characterization of a Rice Chlorophyll-Deficient Mutant Using the T-DNA Gene-Trap System

    Ki Hong Jung;Junghe Hur;Choong Hwan Ryu;Youngju Choi

  • Characterization of SSIIIa-Deficient Mutants of Rice: The Function of SSIIIa and Pleiotropic Effects by SSIIIa Deficiency in the Rice Endosperm

    Naoko Fujita;Mayumi Yoshida;Tomonori Kondo;Kaori Saito

  • Rice OsHKT2;1 transporter mediates large Na+ influx component into K+-starved roots for growth

    Tomoaki Horie;Alex Costa;Tae Houn Kim;Min Jung Han

  • Distinct and Cooperative Functions of Phytochromes A, B, and C in the Control of Deetiolation and Flowering in Rice

    Makoto Takano;Noritoshi Inagaki;Xianzhi Xie;Natsu Yuzurihara

  • Nonredundant Regulation of Rice Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis by Two Members of the PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER1 Gene Family

    Shu-Yi Yang;Mette Grønlund;Iver Jakobsen;Marianne Suter Grotemeyer

  • The MSP1 Gene Is Necessary to Restrict the Number of Cells Entering into Male and Female Sporogenesis and to Initiate Anther Wall Formation in Rice

    Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Kazumaru Miyoshi;Mitsugu Eiguchi;Tadzunu Suzuki

  • A germ cell specific gene of the ARGONAUTE family is essential for the progression of premeiotic mitosis and meiosis during sporogenesis in rice.

    Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Ken-Ichi Nonomura;Akane Morohoshi;Mutsuko Nakano;Mitsugu Eiguchi

  • Function and Characterization of Starch Synthase I Using Mutants in Rice

    Naoko Fujita;Mayumi Yoshida;Noriko Asakura;Takashi Ohdan

  • Functional Diversification of the Two C-Class MADS Box Genes OSMADS3 and OSMADS58 in Oryza sativa

    Takahiro Yamaguchi;Dong Yeon Lee;Akio Miyao;Hikohiko Hirochika

  • Molecular cloning of Sdr4, a regulator involved in seed dormancy and domestication of rice

    Kazuhiko Sugimoto;Yoshinobu Takeuchi;Kaworu Ebana;Akio Miyao

  • A rice calcium‐dependent protein kinase OsCPK12 oppositely modulates salt‐stress tolerance and blast disease resistance

    Takayuki Asano;Nagao Hayashi;Michie Kobayashi;Naohiro Aoki

  • Loss-of-Function Mutations of the Rice GAMYB Gene Impair α-Amylase Expression in Aleurone and Flower Development

    Miyuki Kaneko;Yoshiaki Inukai;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka;Hironori Itoh

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhiza–Specific Signaling in Rice Transcends the Common Symbiosis Signaling Pathway

    Caroline Gutjahr;Mari Banba;Vincent Croset;Kyungsook An

  • Screening of the rice viviparous mutants generated by endogenous retrotransposon Tos17 insertion. Tagging of a zeaxanthin epoxidase gene and a novel ostatc gene.

    Ganesh Kumar Agrawal;Muneo Yamazaki;Masatomo Kobayashi;Rei Hirochika

Frequent Co-Authors

Hirohiko Hirochika
Hirohiko Hirochika Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Nori Kurata
Nori Kurata National Institute of Genetics
Takuji Sasaki
Takuji Sasaki Tokyo University of Agriculture
Yoshiaki Nagamura
Yoshiaki Nagamura National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Makoto Takano
Makoto Takano National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Masahiro Yano
Masahiro Yano National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Uta Paszkowski
Uta Paszkowski University of Cambridge
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu Tokyo University of Science
Shoshi Kikuchi
Shoshi Kikuchi National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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