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Shusei Sato

Shusei Sato

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Genetics
Japan
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
118
Citations
56667
World Ranking
408
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shusei Sato is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has a research focus primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, encompassing 122 publications. Their work spans key subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, and Genetics. The principal areas of investigation include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Nematode management and characterization studies, and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Hemoglobins in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Insights from the first genome assembly of Onion (Allium cepa), 2021, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Rhizobia use a pathogenic-like effector to hijack leguminous nodulation signalling, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Insights into the evolution of symbiosis gene copy number and distribution from a chromosome-scale Lotus japonicus Gifu genome sequence, 2020, DNA Research
  • Lotus japonicus Nuclear Factor YA1, a nodule emergence stage-specific regulator of auxin signalling, 2020, New Phytologist

Sato frequently collaborates with other researchers, with a notable record of coauthorship including Masaru Bamba, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen, Pakpoom Boonchuen, Nantakorn Boonkerd, and Panlada Tittabutr. These collaborations have contributed to a range of studies across multiple venues.

The scientist's publications are commonly found in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, DNA Research, Microbes and Environments, and Plants. The frequency of publications includes 8 papers in bioRxiv, 5 in Scientific Reports, 4 in DNA Research, 4 in Microbes and Environments, and 3 in Plants.

Best Publications

  • Sequence analysis of the genome of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803. II. Sequence determination of the entire genome and assignment of potential protein-coding regions.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Kotani;Ayako Tanaka

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa

    Xiaowu Wang;Hanzhong Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Jun Wang

  • Plant recognition of symbiotic bacteria requires two LysM receptor-like kinases

    Simona Radutoiu;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Esben Bjørn Madsen;Hubert H. Felle

  • Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

    Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

  • A receptor kinase gene of the LysM type is involved in legume perception of rhizobial signals.

    Esben Bjørn Madsen;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Simona Radutoiu;Magdalena Olbryt

  • A plant receptor-like kinase required for both bacterial and fungal symbiosis

    Silke Stracke;Catherine Kistner;Satoko Yoshida;Lonneke Mulder

  • Complete genomic sequence of nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Yasukazu Nakamura;Shusei Sato;Kiwamu Minamisawa

  • Complete genome structure of the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Mesorhizobium loti.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Yasukazu Nakamura;Shusei Sato;Erika Asamizu

  • Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. II. The coding sequences of 40 new genes (KIAA0041-KIAA0080) deduced by analysis of cDNA clones from human cell line KG-1.

    Nobuo Nomura;Takahiro Nagase;Nobuyuki Miyajima;Takashi Sazuka

  • Genome Structure of the Legume, Lotus japonicus

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • Histidine Kinase Homologs That Act as Cytokinin Receptors Possess Overlapping Functions in the Regulation of Shoot and Root Growth in Arabidopsis

    Chika Nishimura;Yoshi Ohashi;Shusei Sato;Tomohiko Kato

  • Processing of ATG8s, Ubiquitin-Like Proteins, and Their Deconjugation by ATG4s Are Essential for Plant Autophagy

    Kohki Yoshimoto;Hideki Hanaoka;Shusei Sato;Tomohiko Kato

  • Roles of Arabidopsis ATP/ADP isopentenyltransferases and tRNA isopentenyltransferases in cytokinin biosynthesis

    Kaori Miyawaki;Petr Tarkowski;Miho Matsumoto-Kitano;Tomohiko Kato

  • Shoot control of root development and nodulation is mediated by a receptor-like kinase

    Lene Krusell;Lene H. Madsen;Shusei Sato;Grégoire Aubert

  • Complete Structure of the Chloroplast Genome of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • A gain-of-function mutation in a cytokinin receptor triggers spontaneous root nodule organogenesis

    Leïla Tirichine;Niels Sandal;Lene H. Madsen;Simona Radutoiu

  • Prediction of the Coding Sequences of Unidentified Human Genes. I. The Coding Sequences of 40 New Genes (KIAA0001-KIAA0040) Deduced by Analysis of Randomly Sampled cDNA Clones from Human Immature Myeloid Cell Line KG-1

    Nobuo Nomura;Nobuyuki Miyajima;Takashi Sazuka;Ayako Tanaka

  • ARR1, a transcription factor for genes immediately responsive to cytokinins.

    Hiroe Sakai;Takashi Honma;Takashi Aoyama;Shusei Sato

  • A Cytokinin Perception Mutant Colonized by Rhizobium in the Absence of Nodule Organogenesis

    Jeremy D. Murray;Bogumil J. Karas;Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Yasukazu Nakamura
Yasukazu Nakamura National Institute of Genetics
Takakazu Kaneko
Takakazu Kaneko Kyoto Sangyo University
Tomohiko Kato
Tomohiko Kato Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Hideki Hirakawa
Hideki Hirakawa Kyushu University
Erika Asamizu
Erika Asamizu University of Tsukuba
Jens Stougaard
Jens Stougaard Aarhus University
Masayoshi Kawaguchi
Masayoshi Kawaguchi National Institute for Basic Biology
Martin Parniske
Martin Parniske Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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