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Sachihiro Matsunaga

Sachihiro Matsunaga

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8460
World Ranking
17258
National Ranking
1242

Overview

Sachihiro Matsunaga is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, along with Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, they have a significant publication record covering various subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Oceanography, and Cell Biology.

The main research topics addressed by Matsunaga include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Plant Reproductive Biology, Nuclear Structure and Function, RNA Research and Splicing, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Matsunaga's recent publications reflect a focus on nuclear organization, genome regulation under stress conditions, and imaging techniques in plant biology. Notable recent papers include:

  • Subnuclear gene positioning through lamina association affects copper tolerance (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Two-step regulation of centromere distribution by condensin II and the nuclear envelope proteins (2022, Nature Plants)
  • Improved clearing method contributes to deep imaging of plant organs (2022, Communications Biology)
  • The plant nuclear lamina disassembles to regulate genome folding in stress conditions (2023, Nature Plants)
  • Deep Imaging Analysis in VISUAL Reveals the Role of YABBY Genes in Vascular Stem Cell Fate Determination (2020, Plant and Cell Physiology)

Frequent publication venues for Matsunaga include CYTOLOGIA, Communications Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, and Nature Plants.

  • CYTOLOGIA
  • Communications Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Plants

Matsunaga frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors such as Takuya Sakamoto, Shinichiro Maruyama, Yuki Sakamoto, Takamasa Suzuki, and Nanami Ito.

  • Takuya Sakamoto
  • Shinichiro Maruyama
  • Yuki Sakamoto
  • Takamasa Suzuki
  • Nanami Ito

Best Publications

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

    Shusei Sato;Hideki Hirakawa;Sachiko Isobe;Eigo Fukai

  • Acetate-mediated novel survival strategy against drought in plants.

    Jong Myong Kim;Taiko Kim To;Akihiro Matsui;Keitaro Tanoi

  • Programmed induction of endoreduplication by DNA double-strand breaks in Arabidopsis

    Sumiko Adachi;Kazunori Minamisawa;Yoko Okushima;Soichi Inagaki

  • G2/M-Phase–Specific Transcription during the Plant Cell Cycle Is Mediated by c-Myb–Like Transcription Factors

    Masaki Ito;Satoshi Araki;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Takashi Itoh

  • Femtosecond laser disruption of subcellular organelles in a living cell

    Wataru Watanabe;Naomi Arakawa;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Tsunehito Higashi

  • The MAP Kinase MPK4 Is Required for Cytokinesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ken Kosetsu;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Hirofumi Nakagami;Jean Colcombet

  • A NIN-LIKE PROTEIN mediates nitrate-induced control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus.

    Hanna Nishida;Hanna Nishida;Hanna Nishida;Sachiko Tanaka;Yoshihiro Handa;Momoyo Ito

  • The Arabidopsis SDG4 contributes to the regulation of pollen tube growth by methylation of histone H3 lysines 4 and 36 in mature pollen.

    Joyce A. Cartagena;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Motoaki Seki;Daisuke Kurihara

  • Condensin II Alleviates DNA Damage and Is Essential for Tolerance of Boron Overload Stress in Arabidopsis

    Takuya Sakamoto;Yayoi Tsujimoto Inui;Shimpei Uraguchi;Takeshi Yoshizumi

  • Nucleolin functions in nucleolus formation and chromosome congression.

    Nan Ma;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Hideaki Takata;Rika Ono-Maniwa

  • Proteome analysis of human metaphase chromosomes

    Susumu Uchiyama;Shouhei Kobayashi;Hideaki Takata;Takeshi Ishihara

  • Identification of a novel plant MAR DNA binding protein localized on chromosomal surfaces.

    Satoru Fujimoto;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Masataka Yonemura;Susumu Uchiyama

  • Cytokinins Control Endocycle Onset by Promoting the Expression of an APC/C Activator in Arabidopsis Roots

    Naoki Takahashi;Takehiro Kajihara;Chieko Okamura;Yoonhee Kim

  • GIGAS CELL1, a novel negative regulator of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome, is required for proper mitotic progression and cell fate determination in Arabidopsis.

    Eriko Iwata;Saki Ikeda;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Mariko Kurata

  • Characterization of plant Aurora kinases during mitosis.

    Akira Kawabe;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Katsuyuki Nakagawa;Daisuke Kurihara

  • The boundary of the meristematic and elongation zones in roots: endoreduplication precedes rapid cell expansion

    Kohma Hayashi;Junko Hasegawa;Sachihiro Matsunaga

  • A putative mitochondrial ftsZ gene is present in the unicellular primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae.

    M. Takahara;H. Takahashi;S. Matsunaga;S. Miyagishima

  • Isolation and developmental expression of male reproductive organ‐specific genes in a dioecious campion, Melandrium album (Silene latifolia)

    Sachihiro Matsunaga;Shigeyuki Kawano;Hiroyoshi Takano;Hidenobu Uchida

  • Three-Dimensional Imaging of Plant Organs Using a Simple and Rapid Transparency Technique

    Junko Hasegawa;Yuki Sakamoto;Satoru Nakagami;Mitsuhiro Aida

  • Human nucleolin functions in nucleolus formation and chromosome congression

    Nan Ma;Sachihiro Matsunaga;Hideaki Takata;Susumu Uchiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiichi Fukui
Kiichi Fukui Osaka University
Susumu Uchiyama
Susumu Uchiyama Osaka University
Shigeyuki Kawano
Shigeyuki Kawano University of Tokyo
Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa
Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa Japan Women's University
Masaki Yamamoto
Masaki Yamamoto University of Hyogo
Tetsuya Higashiyama
Tetsuya Higashiyama University of Tokyo
Boris Vyskot
Boris Vyskot Czech Academy of Sciences
Seiichiro Hasezawa
Seiichiro Hasezawa University of Tokyo
Hitoshi Kurumizaka
Hitoshi Kurumizaka University of Tokyo

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