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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Molecular Biology

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79
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1028
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  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masaru Ohme-Takagi is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research mainly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work focuses extensively on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions related to Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Pharmacology.

The research topics they have explored encompass a variety of plant biology themes, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Masaru Ohme-Takagi include:

  • Low nitrogen conditions accelerate flowering by modulating the phosphorylation state of FLOWERING BHLH 4 in Arabidopsis, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Two types of bHLH transcription factor determine the competence of the pericycle for lateral root initiation, 2021, Nature Plants
  • The class II KNOX transcription factors KNAT3 and KNAT7 synergistically regulate monolignol biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Mutation of the imprinted gene OsEMF2a induces autonomous endosperm development and delayed cellularization in rice, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Blue Light Regulates Phosphate Deficiency-Dependent Primary Root Growth Inhibition in Arabidopsis, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Masaru Ohme-Takagi include:

  • Nobutaka Mitsuda (18 publications)
  • Miho Ikeda (7 publications)
  • Hironori Takasaki (6 publications)
  • Shingo Sakamoto (4 publications)
  • Tri-Phuong Nguyen (4 publications)

The scientist has published multiple studies in several journals, with highest publication counts in:

  • Journal of Experimental Botany (4 publications)
  • Plant Biotechnology (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 publication)
  • Nature Plants (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Ethylene-inducible DNA binding proteins that interact with an ethylene-responsive element.

    Masaru Ohme-Takagi;Hideaki Shinshi

  • Arabidopsis Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factors Act as Transcriptional Activators or Repressors of GCC Box–Mediated Gene Expression

    Susan Y. Fujimoto;Masaru Ohta;Akemi Usui;Hideaki Shinshi

  • APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors: mediators of stress responses and developmental programs

    Francesco Licausi;Masaru Ohme-Takagi;Masaru Ohme-Takagi;Pierdomenico Perata

  • AREB1 Is a Transcription Activator of Novel ABRE-Dependent ABA Signaling That Enhances Drought Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Yasunari Fujita;Miki Fujita;Rie Satoh;Kyonoshin Maruyama

  • A dehydration‐induced NAC protein, RD26, is involved in a novel ABA‐dependent stress‐signaling pathway

    Miki Fujita;Yasunari Fujita;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Motoaki Seki

  • Repression Domains of Class II ERF Transcriptional Repressors Share an Essential Motif for Active Repression

    Masaru Ohta;Kyoko Matsui;Keiichiro Hiratsu;Hideaki Shinshi

  • NAC Transcription Factors, NST1 and NST3, Are Key Regulators of the Formation of Secondary Walls in Woody Tissues of Arabidopsis

    Nobutaka Mitsuda;Akira Iwase;Hiroyuki Yamamoto;Masato Yoshida

  • Dominant repression of target genes by chimeric repressors that include the EAR motif, a repression domain, in Arabidopsis.

    Keiichiro Hiratsu;Kyoko Matsui;Kyoko Matsui;Tomotsugu Koyama;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • The NAC Transcription Factors NST1 and NST2 of Arabidopsis Regulate Secondary Wall Thickenings and Are Required for Anther Dehiscence

    Nobutaka Mitsuda;Motoaki Seki;Kazuo Shinozaki;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • A novel mode of DNA recognition by a beta-sheet revealed by the solution structure of the GCC-box binding domain in complex with DNA.

    Mark D. Allen;Kazuhiko Yamasaki;Masaru Ohme‐Takagi;Masaru Tateno

  • AtMYBL2, a protein with a single MYB domain, acts as a negative regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Kyoko Matsui;Yoshimi Umemura;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • Unique Mode of GCC Box Recognition by the DNA-binding Domain of Ethylene-responsive Element-binding Factor (ERF Domain) in Plant

    Dongyun Hao;Masaru Ohme-Takagi;Akinori Sarai

  • The AP2/ERF Transcription Factor WIND1 Controls Cell Dedifferentiation in Arabidopsis

    Akira Iwase;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Tomotsugu Koyama;Tomotsugu Koyama;Keiichiro Hiratsu;Keiichiro Hiratsu

  • 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

  • VND-INTERACTING2, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Negatively Regulates Xylem Vessel Formation in Arabidopsis

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Misato Ohtani;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Minoru Kubo

  • TCP Transcription Factors Regulate the Activities of ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and miR164, as Well as the Auxin Response, during Differentiation of Leaves in Arabidopsis

    Tomotsugu Koyama;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Motoaki Seki;Kazuo Shinozaki

  • VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7 directly regulates the expression of a broad range of genes for xylem vessel formation.

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Misato Ohtani;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • A bHLH-Type Transcription Factor, ABA-INDUCIBLE BHLH-TYPE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR/JA-ASSOCIATED MYC2-LIKE1, Acts as a Repressor to Negatively Regulate Jasmonate Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Masaru Nakata;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Marco Herde;Abraham J.K. Koo

  • Arabidopsis WUSCHEL Is a Bifunctional Transcription Factor That Acts as a Repressor in Stem Cell Regulation and as an Activator in Floral Patterning

    Miho Ikeda;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • Functional analysis of transcription factors in Arabidopsis.

    Nobutaka Mitsuda;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobutaka Mitsuda
Nobutaka Mitsuda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Fumihiko Sato
Fumihiko Sato Kyoto University
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki University of Tokyo
Zhong-Jian Liu
Zhong-Jian Liu Guangdong Academy of Forestry
Taku Demura
Taku Demura Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Hideo Tanaka
Hideo Tanaka University of Tsukuba
Kyonoshin Maruyama
Kyonoshin Maruyama Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

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