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Shoshi Kikuchi is affiliated with the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization in Japan. Their research contributes to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics. This range reflects a focus on understanding plant biology and genetic mechanisms at multiple levels.

Kikuchi's scholarly output addresses topics such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Kikuchi include:

  • "A massively parallel barcoded sequencing pipeline enables generation of the first ORFeome and interactome map for rice," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Japonolirion osense, a close relative of the mycoheterotrophic genus Petrosavia, exhibits complete autotrophic capabilities," 2024, published in BMC Plant Biology
  • "Identifying Novel Candidate Defense Genes Against Rice Blast By Disease-Resistance Transcriptome Analysis," 2022, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Correction: Japonolirion osense, a close relative of the mycoheterotrophic genus Petrosavia, exhibits complete autotrophic capabilities," 2024, published in BMC Plant Biology

Publication venues where Kikuchi has contributed multiple times include:

  • BMC Plant Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in Kikuchi's research are:

  • Tomáš Figura
  • Edita Tylová
  • Kenji Suetsugu
  • V. S. F. T. Merckx
  • Alexandra Gredová

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive Analysis of NAC Family Genes in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hisako Ooka;Kouji Satoh;Koji Doi;Toshifumi Nagata

  • Collection, Mapping, and Annotation of Over 28,000 cDNA Clones from japonica Rice

    Shoshi Kikuchi;Kouji Satoh;Toshifumi Nagata;Nobuyuki Kawagashira

  • Genome-wide analysis of NAC transcription factor family in rice

    Mohammed Nuruzzaman;Ramaswamy Manimekalai;Akhter Most Sharoni;Kouji Satoh

  • Roles of NAC transcription factors in the regulation of biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants

    Mohammed Nuruzzaman;Akhter Most Sharoni;Shoshi Kikuchi

  • A rice calcium‐dependent protein kinase OsCPK12 oppositely modulates salt‐stress tolerance and blast disease resistance

    Takayuki Asano;Nagao Hayashi;Michie Kobayashi;Naohiro Aoki

  • Gene structures, classification and expression models of the AP2/EREBP transcription factor family in rice.

    Akhter Most Sharoni;Mohammed Nuruzzaman;Kouji Satoh;Takumi Shimizu

  • Isolation and Characterization of a Rice Dwarf Mutant with a Defect in Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis

    Masaki Mori;Takahito Nomura;Hisako Ooka;Masumi Ishizaka

  • A Novel Factor FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 Is Involved in Regulation of Rice Grain Size and Starch Quality

    Kao-Chih She;Hiroaki Kusano;Kazuyoshi Koizumi;Hiromoto Yamakawa

  • Visualization by comprehensive microarray analysis of gene expression programs during transdifferentiation of mesophyll cells into xylem cells

    Taku Demura;Gen Tashiro;Gorou Horiguchi;Naoki Kishimoto

  • Full-length plant cDNA and uses thereof

    Shoshi Kikuchi;Naoki Kishimoto;Kouji Satoh;Toshifumi Nagata

  • The Rice Annotation Project Database (RAP-DB): 2008 update

    Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Baltazar A. Antonio;Shoshi Kikuchi;Takashi Matsumoto

  • Biosynthesis and secretion of mugineic acid family phytosiderophores in zinc-deficient barley.

    Motofumi Suzuki;Michiko Takahashi;Takashi Tsukamoto;Satoshi Watanabe

  • Brassinosteroids antagonize gibberellin- and salicylate-mediated root immunity in rice

    David De Vleesschauwer;Evelien Van Buyten;Kouji Satoh;Johny Balidion

  • Construction of a specialized cDNA library from plant cells isolated by laser capture microdissection: toward comprehensive analysis of the genes expressed in the rice phloem.

    Takayuki Asano;Takehiro Masumura;Hiroaki Kusano;Shoshi Kikuchi

  • CDPK-mediated abiotic stress signaling.

    Takayuki Asano;Nagao Hayashi;Shoshi Kikuchi;Ryu Ohsugi

  • cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression during Fe-deficiency stress in barley suggests that polar transport of vesicles is implicated in phytosiderophore secretion in Fe-deficient barley roots

    Takashi Negishi;Hiromi Nakanishi;Junshi Yazaki;Naoki Kishimoto

  • Curated genome annotation of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica and comparative genome analysis with Arabidopsis thaliana

    Takeshi Itoh;Takeshi Itoh;Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Roberto A. Barrero;Chisato Yamasaki

  • BRASSINOSTEROID UPREGULATED1, encoding a helix-loop-helix protein, is a novel gene involved in brassinosteroid signaling and controls bending of the lamina joint in rice.

    Atsunori Tanaka;Hitoshi Nakagawa;Chikako Tomita;Chikako Tomita;Zenpei Shimatani;Zenpei Shimatani

  • Integrated Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics Analyses To Survey Ozone Responses in the Leaves of Rice Seedling

    Kyoungwon Cho;Junko Shibato;Ganesh Kumar Agrawal;Young-Ho Jung

  • A rice glutelin gene family ― a major type of glutelin mRNAs can be divided into two classes

    Fumio Takaiwa;Shoshi Kikuchi;Kiyoharu Oono

Frequent Co-Authors

Takuji Sasaki
Takuji Sasaki Tokyo University of Agriculture
Randeep Rakwal
Randeep Rakwal University of Tsukuba
Hirohiko Hirochika
Hirohiko Hirochika Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Setsuko Komatsu
Setsuko Komatsu Fukui University of Technology
Hei Leung
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Rachid Serraj
Rachid Serraj Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

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