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Hideki Hirakawa

Hideki Hirakawa

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Genetics

D-Index
63
Citations
20848
World Ranking
2850
National Ranking
117

Overview

Hideki Hirakawa is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies

Hideki Hirakawa has contributed to numerous publications in respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNA Research
  • BMC Plant Biology
  • Breeding Science
  • The Plant Journal

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Hirakawa illustrate their research focus and impact:

  • Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ophiorrhiza pumila reveals the evolution of camptothecin biosynthesis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The persimmon genome reveals clues to the evolution of a lineage-specific sex determination system in plants, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • A chromosome-level genome sequence of Chrysanthemum seticuspe, a model species for hexaploid cultivated chrysanthemum, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Insights into the evolution of symbiosis gene copy number and distribution from a chromosome-scale Lotus japonicus Gifu genome sequence, 2020, DNA Research
  • Genome sequencing reveals the genetic architecture of heterostyly and domestication history of common buckwheat, 2023, Nature Plants

Frequent collaborators of Hideki Hirakawa include Kenta Shirasawa, Sachiko Isobe, Atsushi Toyoda, Andrea Ghelfi, and Shusei Sato, reflecting a broad network of co-authors in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Makoto Kuroda;Toshiko Ohta;Ikuo Uchiyama;Tadashi Baba

  • The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa

    Xiaowu Wang;Hanzhong Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang

  • Complete genome sequence of Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic flesh-eater

    Tohru Shimizu;Kaori Ohtani;Hideki Hirakawa;Kenshiro Ohshima

  • Sequence Analysis of the Genome of an Oil-Bearing Tree, Jatropha curcas L.

    Shusei Sato;Hideki Hirakawa;Sachiko Isobe;Eigo Fukai

  • A protein secretion system linked to bacteroidete gliding motility and pathogenesis

    Keiko Sato;Mariko Naito;Hideharu Yukitake;Hideki Hirakawa

  • Determination of the Genome Sequence of Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain ATCC 33277 and Genomic Comparison with Strain W83 Revealed Extensive Genome Rearrangements in P. gingivalis

    Mariko Naito;Hideki Hirakawa;Atsushi Yamashita;Naoya Ohara

  • Draft Genome Sequence of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.): the Representative Solanum Species Indigenous to the Old World

    Hideki Hirakawa;Kenta Shirasawa;Koji Miyatake;Tsukasa Nunome

  • Genomic analysis of Bacteroides fragilis reveals extensive DNA inversions regulating cell surface adaptation

    Tomomi Kuwahara;Atsushi Yamashita;Hideki Hirakawa;Haruyuki Nakayama

  • Whole genome sequence of Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals the pathogenesis of uncomplicated urinary tract infection

    Makoto Kuroda;Atsushi Yamashita;Hideki Hirakawa;Miyuki Kumano

  • Nodule Inception creates a long-distance negative feedback loop involved in homeostatic regulation of nodule organ production

    Takashi Soyano;Hideki Hirakawa;Shusei Sato;Makoto Hayashi

  • The genome sequence of sweet cherry (Prunus avium) for use in genomics-assisted breeding

    Kenta Shirasawa;Kanji Isuzugawa;Mitsunobu Ikenaga;Yutaro Saito

  • Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

    Mutsunori Shirai;Hideki Hirakawa;Mitsuaki Kimoto;Mitsuaki Tabuchi

  • Dissection of the Octoploid Strawberry Genome by Deep Sequencing of the Genomes of Fragaria Species

    Hideki Hirakawa;Kenta Shirasawa;Shunichi Kosugi;Kosuke Tashiro

  • A genetic mechanism for female-limited Batesian mimicry in Papilio butterfly

    Hideki Nishikawa;Takuro Iijima;Rei Kajitani;Junichi Yamaguchi

  • Draft Sequences of the Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Genome

    Hiroyasu Kitashiba;Feng Li;Hideki Hirakawa;Takahiro Kawanabe

  • Genome-wide survey of artificial mutations induced by ethyl methanesulfonate and gamma rays in tomato.

    Kenta Shirasawa;Hideki Hirakawa;Tsukasa Nunome;Satoshi Tabata

  • In silico polymorphism analysis for the development of simple sequence repeat and transposon markers and construction of linkage map in cultivated peanut

    Kenta Shirasawa;Padmalatha Koilkonda;Koh Aoki;Hideki Hirakawa

  • Establishment of a Lotus japonicus gene tagging population using the exon-targeting endogenous retrotransposon LORE1.

    Eigo Fukai;Takashi Soyano;Yosuke Umehara;Shinobu Nakayama

  • Analytical workflow of double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing based on empirical and in silico optimization in tomato.

    Kenta Shirasawa;Hideki Hirakawa;Sachiko Isobe

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenta Shirasawa
Kenta Shirasawa Tohoku University
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Satoru Kuhara
Satoru Kuhara Kyushu University
Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Kazunobu Matsushita
Kazunobu Matsushita Yamaguchi University
Yasukazu Nakamura
Yasukazu Nakamura National Institute of Genetics
Tetsuya Hayashi
Tetsuya Hayashi Kyushu University
Tilak Raj Sharma
Tilak Raj Sharma Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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