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Masao Tasaka is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields of Molecular Biology and Plant Science.

Their scientific contributions concentrate on several main topics including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Some recent publications authored or coauthored by Tasaka include:

  • Establishment of the Embryonic Shoot Meristem Involves Activation of Two Classes of Genes with Opposing Functions for Meristem Activities, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The boundary-expressed EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE2 gene encoding a signaling peptide promotes cotyledon growth during Arabidopsis thaliana embryogenesis, 2021, Plant Biotechnology
  • Genetic interactions between the CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON and the BELLRINGER genes indicate their overlapping functions in carpel boundary development in Arabidopsis thaliana , 2021, PLANT MORPHOLOGY
  • The Boundary-ExpressedEPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE2Gene Encoding a Signaling Peptide Promotes Cotyledon Growth duringArabidopsis thalianaEmbryogenesis, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent publication venues where Tasaka's work has appeared are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • PLANT MORPHOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable frequent coauthors collaborating with Tasaka include:

  • Mitsuhiro Aida
  • Rina Fujihara
  • Naoyuki Uchida
  • Toshiaki Tameshige
  • Nozomi Kawamoto

Best Publications

  • Genes involved in organ separation in Arabidopsis: an analysis of the cup-shaped cotyledon mutant.

    M Aida;T Ishida;H Fukaki;H Fujisawa

  • ARF7 and ARF19 Regulate Lateral Root Formation via Direct Activation of LBD/ASL Genes in Arabidopsis

    Yoko Okushima;Hidehiro Fukaki;Makoto Onoda;Athanasios Theologis

  • Cyclic electron flow around photosystem I is essential for photosynthesis

    Yuri Munekage;Mihoko Hashimoto;Chikahiro Miyake;Ken-Ichi Tomizawa

  • PGR5 Is Involved in Cyclic Electron Flow around Photosystem I and Is Essential for Photoprotection in Arabidopsis

    Yuri Munekage;Masaya Hojo;Jörg Meurer;Tsuyoshi Endo

  • Lateral root formation is blocked by a gain‐of‐function mutation in the SOLITARY‐ROOT/IAA14 gene of Arabidopsis

    Hidehiro Fukaki;Satoshi Tameda;Haruka Masuda;Masao Tasaka

  • The CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON1 gene of Arabidopsis regulates shoot apical meristem formation.

    Shinobu Takada;Ken-ichiro Hibara;Tetsuya Ishida;Masao Tasaka

  • A pentatricopeptide repeat protein is essential for RNA editing in chloroplasts

    Emi Kotera;Masao Tasaka;Toshiharu Shikanai;Toshiharu Shikanai

  • Shoot apical meristem and cotyledon formation during Arabidopsis embryogenesis: interaction among the CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON and SHOOT MERISTEMLESS genes

    Mitsuhiro Aida;Tetsuya Ishida;Masao Tasaka

  • Hormone interactions during lateral root formation

    Hidehiro Fukaki;Masao Tasaka

  • TCP Transcription Factors Control the Morphology of Shoot Lateral Organs via Negative Regulation of the Expression of Boundary-Specific Genes in Arabidopsis

    Tomotsugu Koyama;Masahiko Furutani;Masao Tasaka;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • A nucleus‐encoded factor, CRR2, is essential for the expression of chloroplast ndhB in Arabidopsis

    Mihoko Hashimoto;Tsuyoshi Endo;Gilles Peltier;Masao Tasaka

  • Genetic evidence that the endodermis is essential for shoot gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hidehiro Fukaki;Joanna Wysocka-Diller;Takehide Kato;Hisao Fujisawa

  • Cell Cycle Progression in the Pericycle Is Not Sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-Mediated Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steffen Vanneste;Bert De Rybel;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Karin Ljung

  • Arabidopsis CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON3 Regulates Postembryonic Shoot Meristem and Organ Boundary Formation

    Ken-ichiro Hibara;Md. Rezaul Karim;Shinobu Takada;Ken-ichiro Taoka

  • Role of PIN-mediated auxin efflux in apical hook development of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Petra Žádníková;Petra Žádníková;Jan Petrášek;Peter Marhavý;Vered Raz

  • Complementation of plant mutants with large genomic DNA fragments by a transformation-competent artificial chromosome vector accelerates positional cloning.

    Yao-Guang Liu;Yumiko Shirano;Hidehiro Fukaki;Yukihiro Yanai

  • Gravity-induced PIN transcytosis for polarization of auxin fluxes in gravity-sensing root cells

    Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Zhaojun Ding;Angharad R. Jones;Masao Tasaka

  • Light-mediated polarization of the PIN3 auxin transporter for the phototropic response in Arabidopsis

    Zhaojun Ding;Carlos S Galván-Ampudia;Carlos S Galván-Ampudia;Emilie Demarsy;Łukasz Łangowski

  • Gravity sensing and signaling.

    Miyo Terao Morita;Masao Tasaka

  • Tissue-specific expression of stabilized SOLITARY-ROOT/IAA14 alters lateral root development in Arabidopsis.

    Hidehiro Fukaki;Yoko Nakao;Yoko Okushima;Athanasios Theologis

Frequent Co-Authors

Miyo Terao Morita
Miyo Terao Morita National Institute for Basic Biology
Hidehiro Fukaki
Hidehiro Fukaki Kobe University
Toshiharu Shikanai
Toshiharu Shikanai Kyoto University
Keiko U. Torii
Keiko U. Torii The University of Texas at Austin
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura Kyoto University
Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Tetsuro Mimura
Tetsuro Mimura Kyoto University of Advanced Science

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