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Shigetou Namba

Shigetou Namba

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11906
World Ranking
12588
National Ranking
862

Overview

Shigetou Namba is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, particularly within plant science.

The scientist's work centers primarily on plant virus research, phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, plant and fungal interactions, and plant pathogenic bacteria. Other research topics include cocoa and sweet potato agronomy, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, as well as bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shigetou Namba include:

  • Yasuyuki Yamaji
  • Kensaku Maejima
  • Yugo Kitazawa
  • Kenro Oshima
  • Takamichi Nijo

The scientist has published multiple papers in a range of peer-reviewed journals.

Recent papers include:

  • "A phytoplasma effector acts as a ubiquitin-like mediator between floral MADS-box proteins and proteasome shuttle proteins," 2022, The Plant Cell
  • "Functional variation in phyllogen, a phyllody-inducing phytoplasma effector family, attributable to a single amino acid polymorphism," 2020, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • "Spatiotemporal dynamics and quantitative analysis of phytoplasmas in insect vectors," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Identification of a Proline-Kinked Amphipathic α-Helix Downstream from the Methyltransferase Domain of a Potexvirus Replicase and Its Role in Virus Replication and Perinuclear Complex Formation," 2021, Journal of Virology
  • "Enrichment of phytoplasma genome DNA through a methyl-CpG binding domain-mediated method for efficient genome sequencing," 2021, Journal of General Plant Pathology

Publication venues where Shigetou Namba's research frequently appears include:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Archives of Virology
  • The Plant Cell

Within their field, Shigetou Namba has contributed 38 publications broadly categorized under agricultural and biological sciences, with 27 specifically related to plant science. Subfields such as endocrinology, horticulture, insect science, and ecology also feature among their research interests.

Best Publications

  • Phytoplasmas: bacteria that manipulate plants and insects

    Saskia A. Hogenhout;Saskia A. Hogenhout;Kenro Oshima;El‐Desouky Ammar;Shigeyuki Kakizawa

  • Reductive evolution suggested from the complete genome sequence of a plant-pathogenic phytoplasma

    Kenro Oshima;Shigeyuki Kakizawa;Hisashi Nishigawa;Hee-Young Jung

  • 'Candidatus Phytoplasma', a taxon for the wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects

    G. Firrao;M. Andersen;A. Bertaccini;E. Boudon

  • A unique virulence factor for proliferation and dwarfism in plants identified from a phytopathogenic bacterium

    Ayaka Hoshi;Kenro Oshima;Shigeyuki Kakizawa;Yoshiko Ishii

  • The family Closteroviridae revised

    G.P. Martelli;A.A. Agranovsky;M. Bar-Joseph;D. Boscia

  • Interaction between the membrane protein of a pathogen and insect microfilament complex determines insect-vector specificity

    Shiho Suzuki;Kenro Oshima;Shigeyuki Kakizawa;Ryo Arashida

  • Detection and differentiation of plant-pathogenic mycoplasmalike organisms using polymerase chain reaction

    S. Namba;S. Kato;S. Iwanami;H. Oyaizu

  • Phylogenetic Diversity of Phytopathogenic Mycoplasmalike Organisms

    Shigetou Namba;Hiroshi Oyaizu;Shosuke Kato;Setsuo Iwanami

  • ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi’, a novel phytoplasma taxon associated with jujube witches'-broom disease

    Hee-Young Jung;Toshimi Sawayanagi;Shigeyuki Kakizawa;Hisashi Nishigawa

  • Recessive Resistance to Plant Viruses: Potential Resistance Genes Beyond Translation Initiation Factors.

    Masayoshi Hashimoto;Yutaro Neriya;Yasuyuki Yamaji;Shigetou Namba

  • Lectin-Mediated Resistance Impairs Plant Virus Infection at the Cellular Level

    Yasuyuki Yamaji;Kensaku Maejima;Ken Komatsu;Takuya Shiraishi

  • Protection Against Detrimental Effects of Potyvirus Infection in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing the Papaya Ringspot Virus Coat Protein Gene

    Kaishu Ling;Shigetou Namba;Carol Gonsalves;Jerry L. Slightom

  • Exploring the phytoplasmas, plant pathogenic bacteria.

    K. Maejima;K. Oshima;K. Oshima;S. Namba

  • Secretion of immunodominant membrane protein from onion yellows phytoplasma through the Sec protein-translocation system in Escherichia coli.

    Shigeyuki Kakizawa;Kenro Oshima;Hisashi Nishigawa;Hee-Young Jung

  • "Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae", a novel phytoplasma taxon associated with rice yellow dwarf disease.

    Hee-Young Jung;Toshimi Sawayanagi;Porntip Wongkaew;Shigeyuki Kakizawa

  • Recognition of floral homeotic MADS domain transcription factors by a phytoplasmal effector, phyllogen, induces phyllody

    Kensaku Maejima;Ryo Iwai;Misako Himeno;Ken Komatsu

  • Viral-induced systemic necrosis in plants involves both programmed cell death and the inhibition of viral multiplication, which are regulated by independent pathways.

    Ken Komatsu;Masayoshi Hashimoto;Johji Ozeki;Yasuyuki Yamaji

  • Transferring Cucumber Mosaic Virus-White Leaf Strain Coat Protein Gene into Cucumis melo L. and Evaluating Transgenic Plants for Protection against Infections

    Carol Gonsalves;Baodi Xue;Marcela Yepes;Marc Fuchs

  • 'Candidatus phytoplasma japonicum', a new phytoplasma taxon associated with Japanese Hydrangea phyllody.

    Toshimi Sawayanagi;Norio Horikoshi;Tsutomu Kanehira;Masayuki Shinohara

  • Phylogenetic classification of plant pathogenic mycoplasma

    Namba S;Sawayanagi T;Lu X;Kagami T

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis Gonsalves
Dennis Gonsalves United States Department of Agriculture
Tsutomu Arie
Tsutomu Arie Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Jerry L. Slightom
Jerry L. Slightom AureoGen Biosciences (United States)
Acelino C. Alfenas
Acelino C. Alfenas Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Tobin L. Peever
Tobin L. Peever Washington State University
Satoko Yoshida
Satoko Yoshida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Thierry Candresse
Thierry Candresse University of Bordeaux
Saskia A. Hogenhout
Saskia A. Hogenhout Norwich Research Park
Alistair R. McTaggart
Alistair R. McTaggart University of Queensland

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