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Masahiro Nishihara

Masahiro Nishihara

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
43
Citations
5164
World Ranking
3331
National Ranking
129

Best Publications

  • Genetic engineering of flavonoid pigments to modify flower color in floricultural plants

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  • Overexpression of the wasabi defensin gene confers enhanced resistance to blast fungus ( Magnaporthe grisea) in transgenic rice.

    H. Kanzaki;S. Nirasawa;H. Saitoh;M. Ito

  • Flavonoid components and flower color change in transgenic tobacco plants by suppression of chalcone isomerase gene

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  • Identification and Characterization of R2R3-MYB and bHLH Transcription Factors Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Gentian Flowers

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  • Temporal expression of flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes regulates flower pigmentation in gentian plants

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  • Application of the CRISPR/Cas9 system for modification of flower color in Torenia fournieri

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  • Identification of the glucosyltransferase that mediates direct flavone C‐glucosylation in Gentiana triflora

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  • Isolation and characterization of GtMYBP3 and GtMYBP4, orthologues of R2R3-MYB transcription factors that regulate early flavonoid biosynthesis, in gentian flowers

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  • Production of red-flowered plants by genetic engineering of multiple flavonoid biosynthetic genes

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  • Consistent transcriptional silencing of 35S‐driven transgenes in gentian

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  • Genetic engineering of novel flower colour by suppression of anthocyanin modification genes in gentian.

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  • Production of antimicrobial defensin in Nicotiana benthamiana with a potato virus X vector.

    Hiromasa Saitoh;Akinori Kiba;Masahiro Nishihara;Saburo Yamamura

  • The Composite Effect of Transgenic Plant Volatiles for Acquired Immunity to Herbivory Caused by Inter-Plant Communications

    Atsushi Muroi;Abdelaziz Ramadan;Abdelaziz Ramadan;Masahiro Nishihara;Masaki Yamamoto

  • Flower color alteration in Lotus japonicus by modification of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway

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  • Metabolic engineering of the C16 homoterpene TMTT in Lotus japonicus through overexpression of (E,E)-geranyllinalool synthase attracts generalist and specialist predators in different manners.

    Carla Brillada;Carla Brillada;Masahiro Nishihara;Takeshi Shimoda;Stefan Garms

  • Two different mutations are involved in the formation of white-flowered gentian plants

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  • Pathogenesis-related protein 1 homologue is an antifungal protein in Wasabia japonica leaves and confers resistance to Botrytis cinerea in transgenic tobacco

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  • Genetic Engineering of Novel Flower Colors in Floricultural Plants: Recent Advances via Transgenic Approaches

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  • A Peroxiredoxin Q Homolog from Gentians is Involved in Both Resistance Against Fungal Disease and Oxidative Stress

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  • Cloning and characterization of the UDP-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase gene from blue-flowered gentian.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuaki Shimamoto
Kazuaki Shimamoto Sapporo Medical University
Yoshiyuki Horio
Yoshiyuki Horio Sapporo Medical University

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