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Kenji Matsui is affiliated with Yamaguchi University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specific areas such as:

  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis

Matsui has published papers in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in these journals:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Matsui include:

  • "Role of Volatiles from the Endophytic Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides PSU-P1 in Biocontrol Potential and in Promoting the Plant Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana" (2020, Journal of Fungi)
  • "Green Leaf Volatiles-The Forefront of Plant Responses Against Biotic Attack" (2022, Plant and Cell Physiology)
  • "Green leaf volatile sensory calcium transduction in Arabidopsis" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Biosynthetic pathway of indole-3-acetic acid in ectomycorrhizal fungi collected from northern Thailand" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Identification of a tomato UDP-arabinosyltransferase for airborne volatile reception" (2023, Nature Communications)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Takao Koeduka
  • Nakarin Suwannarach
  • Saisamorn Lumyong
  • Toshiyuki Ohnishi
  • Junji Takabayashi

Best Publications

  • Green leaf volatiles : hydroperoxide lyase pathway of oxylipin metabolism

    Kenji Matsui

  • Chemical and molecular ecology of herbivore-induced plant volatiles: proximate factors and their ultimate functions.

    Gen Ichiro Arimura;Kenji Matsui;Junji Takabayashi

  • Enhanced Levels of the Aroma and Flavor Compound S-Linalool by Metabolic Engineering of the Terpenoid Pathway in Tomato Fruits

    Efraim Lewinsohn;Fernond Schalechet;Fernond Schalechet;Jack Wilkinson;Kenji Matsui

  • Changing green leaf volatile biosynthesis in plants: An approach for improving plant resistance against both herbivores and pathogens

    Kaori Shiojiri;Kyutaro Kishimoto;Rika Ozawa;Soichi Kugimiya

  • Volatile C6-aldehydes and Allo-ocimene activate defense genes and induce resistance against Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Intake and transformation to a glycoside of (Z)-3-hexenol from infested neighbors reveals a mode of plant odor reception and defense

    Koichi Sugimoto;Koichi Sugimoto;Kenji Matsui;Yoko Iijima;Yoshihiko Akakabe

  • Bell pepper fruit fatty acid hydroperoxide lyase is a cytochrome P450 (CYP74B)

    Kenji Matsui;Mizuyoshi Shibutani;Toshiharu Hase;Tadahiko Kajiwara

  • Volatile 1-octen-3-ol induces a defensive response in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • The NADPH:quinone oxidoreductase P1-ζ-crystallin in Arabidopsis catalyzes the α,β-hydrogenation of 2-alkenals: detoxication of the lipid peroxide-derived reactive aldehydes

    Jun’ichi Mano;Yoshimitsu Torii;Shun-ichiro Hayashi;Koichi Takimoto

  • Differential metabolisms of green leaf volatiles in injured and intact parts of a wounded leaf meet distinct ecophysiological requirements.

    Kenji Matsui;Kohichi Sugimoto;Kohichi Sugimoto;Jun'ichi Mano;Rika Ozawa

  • Direct fungicidal activities of C6-aldehydes are important constituents for defense responses in Arabidopsis against Botrytis cinerea.

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Fatty acid 9- and 13-hydroperoxide lyases from cucumber1

    Kenji Matsui;Chika Ujita;Sho-hei Fujimoto;Jack Wilkinson

  • Volatile glycosylation in tea plants: Sequential glycosylations for the biosynthesis of aroma β-primeverosides are catalyzed by two Camellia sinensis glycosyltransferases

    Shoji Ohgami;Eiichiro Ono;Manabu Horikawa;Jun Murata

  • Klebsormidium flaccidum, a charophycean green alga, exhibits cold acclimation that is closely associated with compatible solute accumulation and ultrastructural changes.

    Manabu Nagao;Kenji Matsui;Matsuo Uemura

  • Plasma membrane potential depolarization and cytosolic calcium flux are early events involved in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) plant-to-plant communication☆

    Simon A. Zebelo;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Massimo E. Maffei

  • Biosynthesis of fatty acid derived aldehydes is induced upon mechanical wounding and its products show fungicidal activities in cucumber.

    Kenji Matsui;Akari Minami;Ellen Hornung;Hidetoshi Shibata

  • A lipid-hydrolysing activity involved in hexenal formation.

    K. Matsui;S. Kurishita;A. Hisamitsu;T. Kajiwara

  • Purification and Properties of Fatty Acid Hydroperoxide Lyase from Green Bell Pepper Fruits

    Yasushi Shibata;Kenji Matsui;Tadahiko Kajiwara;Akikazu Hatanaka

  • Components of C6-aldehyde-induced resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana against a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, Botrytis cinerea

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319

    Nakarin Suwannarach;Jaturong Kumla;Bunta Watanabe;Kenji Matsui

  • Analysis of defensive responses activated by volatile allo-ocimene treatment in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kyutaro Kishimoto;Kenji Matsui;Rika Ozawa;Junji Takabayashi

  • Fatty acid hydroperoxide cleaving enzyme, hydroperoxide lyase, from tea leaves

    Kenji Matsui;Hiromitu Toyota;Tadahiko Kajiwara;Tomisaburo Kakuno

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Takabayashi
Junji Takabayashi Kyoto University
Rika Ozawa
Rika Ozawa Kyoto University
Saisamorn Lumyong
Saisamorn Lumyong Chiang Mai University
Gen-ichiro Arimura
Gen-ichiro Arimura Tokyo University of Science
Toshiyuki Ohnishi
Toshiyuki Ohnishi Shizuoka University
Takayuki Kohchi
Takayuki Kohchi Kyoto University
Ivo Feussner
Ivo Feussner University of Göttingen
Philippe Thonart
Philippe Thonart University of Liège
Katsuyuki T. Yamato
Katsuyuki T. Yamato Kindai University
Daisuke Shibata
Daisuke Shibata Kyoto University

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