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Erika Asamizu is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and focuses their research in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research addresses multiple main topics such as:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Silicon Effects in Agriculture
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Erika Asamizu has an active publication record, with recent papers covering diverse aspects of plant biology and plant-pathogen interactions. Some notable papers include:

  • The conserved brassinosteroid-related transcription factor BIM1a negatively regulates fruit growth in tomato, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • A Chimeric TGA Repressor Slows Down Fruit Maturation and Ripening in Tomato, 2021, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Root-knot nematode genetic diversity associated with host compatibility to sweetpotato cultivars, 2020, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • A rapid method of DNA detection of the beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii, in infested field soil, 2022, Nematological Research (Japanese Journal of Nematology)
  • Green manure-induced shifts in nematode communities associated with soil bacterial and fungal biomes, 2025, Scientific Reports

Their frequent co-authors, with whom they have collaborated on multiple papers, include:

  • Martine Lemaire-Chamley
  • Joana Jorly
  • Hiroshi Ezura
  • Christophe Rothan
  • Hideaki Iwahori

Erika Asamizu's work has appeared in several scientific venues, reflecting their research diversity. These publication venues are:

  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Nematological Research (Japanese Journal of Nematology)
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Sequence analysis of the genome of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803. II. Sequence determination of the entire genome and assignment of potential protein-coding regions.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Kotani;Ayako Tanaka

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Complete genome structure of the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Mesorhizobium loti.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Yasukazu Nakamura;Shusei Sato;Erika Asamizu

  • Genome Structure of the Legume, Lotus japonicus

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • Complete Structure of the Chloroplast Genome of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • A gain-of-function mutation in a cytokinin receptor triggers spontaneous root nodule organogenesis

    Leïla Tirichine;Niels Sandal;Lene H. Madsen;Simona Radutoiu

  • CYCLOPS, a mediator of symbiotic intracellular accommodation

    Koji Yano;Satoko Yoshida;Satoko Yoshida;Judith Müller;Sylvia Singh

  • Plastid proteins crucial for symbiotic fungal and bacterial entry into plant roots

    Haruko Imaizumi-Anraku;Naoya Takeda;Myriam Charpentier;Myriam Charpentier;Jillian Perry

  • NUCLEOPORIN85 is required for calcium spiking, fungal and bacterial symbioses, and seed production in Lotus japonicus.

    Katsuharu Saito;Makoto Yoshikawa;Koji Yano;Hiroki Miwa

  • Monitoring of methyl jasmonate-responsive genes in Arabidopsis by cDNA macroarray: self-activation of jasmonic acid biosynthesis and crosstalk with other phytohormone signaling pathways.

    Yuko Sasaki;Erika Asamizu;Daisuke Shibata;Yasukazu Nakamura

  • Photochemical properties of the flavin mononucleotide-binding domains of the phototropins from Arabidopsis, rice, and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Masahiro Kasahara;Trevor E. Swartz;Margaret A. Olney;Akihiko Onodera

  • TOMATOMA : A Novel Tomato Mutant Database Distributing Micro-Tom Mutant Collections

    Takeshi Saito;Tohru Ariizumi;Yoshihiro Okabe;Erika Asamizu

  • The Bifunctional Plant Receptor, OsCERK1, Regulates Both Chitin-Triggered Immunity and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Rice

    Kana Miyata;Toshinori Kozaki;Yusuke Kouzai;Kenjirou Ozawa

  • Large-scale analysis of gene expression profiles during early stages of root nodule formation in a model legume, Lotus japonicus.

    Hiroshi Kouchi;Kenshiro Shimomura;Shingo Hata;Atsuko Hirota

  • Expression profiling-based identification of CO2-responsive genes regulated by CCM1 controlling a carbon-concentrating mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Kenji Miura;Takashi Yamano;Satoshi Yoshioka;Tsutomu Kohinata

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 5 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

    S. Tabata;R.M. Klein Lankhorst

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 3 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.

    M Salanoubat;K Lemcke;M Rieger;W Ansorge

  • Tomato TILLING Technology: Development of a Reverse Genetics Tool for the Efficient Isolation of Mutants from Micro-Tom Mutant Libraries

    Yoshihiro Okabe;Erika Asamizu;Takeshi Saito;Chiaki Matsukura

  • A large scale analysis of cDNA in Arabidopsis thaliana: Generation of 12,028 non-redundant expressed sequence tags from normalized and size-selected cDNA libraries

    Erika Asamizu;Yasukazu Nakamura;Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata

  • Generation of 10,154 expressed sequence tags from a leafy gametophyte of a marine red alga, Porphyra yezoensis.

    Itoshi Nikaido;Erika Asamizu;Maiko Nakajima;Yasukazu Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Yasukazu Nakamura
Yasukazu Nakamura National Institute of Genetics
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Takakazu Kaneko
Takakazu Kaneko Kyoto Sangyo University
Hiroshi Ezura
Hiroshi Ezura University of Tsukuba
Daisuke Shibata
Daisuke Shibata Kyoto University
Kenta Shirasawa
Kenta Shirasawa Tohoku University
Hideya Fukuzawa
Hideya Fukuzawa Kyoto University
Tomohiko Kato
Tomohiko Kato Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Christophe Rothan
Christophe Rothan University of Bordeaux

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