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Takakazu Kaneko

Takakazu Kaneko

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D-Index
67
Citations
25873
World Ranking
2493
National Ranking
98

Overview

Takakazu Kaneko is affiliated with Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular emphasis on Plant Science and related subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science as well as Catalysis.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Kaneko has contributed to recent papers published in recognized venues. Examples include:

  • "Rhizobia use a pathogenic-like effector to hijack leguminous nodulation signalling" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "<i>Lotus</i> Accessions Possess Multiple Checkpoints Triggered by Different Type III Secretion System Effectors of the Wide-Host-Range Symbiont <i>Bradyrhizobium elkanii</i> USDA61" (2020, Microbes and Environments)
  • "A mitochondrial metalloprotease FtsH4 is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus nodules" (2024, Scientific Reports)

The venues where Kaneko publishes frequently include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Microbes and Environments

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Kaneko's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Shusei Sato (3 publications)
  • Hiroki Miwa (2 publications)
  • Michiko Yasuda (2 publications)
  • Makoto Hayashi (2 publications)
  • Shin Okazaki (2 publications)

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

  • 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

  • Complete genomic sequence of the filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120

    Takakazu Kaneko;Yasukazu Nakamura;C. Peter Wolk;Tanya Kuritz

  • Genome Structure of the Legume, Lotus japonicus

    Shusei Sato;Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Erika Asamizu

  • 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

  • Sequence Analysis of the Genome of the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis Sp. Strain PCC6803. I. Sequence Features in the 1 Mb Region From Map Positions 64% to 92% of the Genome

    Takakazu Kaneko;Ayako Tanaka;Shusei Sato;Hirokazu Kotani

  • Complete genome structure of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1.

    Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Masahiko Ikeuchi

  • Seven Lotus japonicus genes required for transcriptional reprogramming of the root during fungal and bacterial symbiosis.

    Catherine Kistner;Thilo Winzer;Andrea Pitzschke;Lonneke Mulder

  • Monitoring of methyl jasmonate-responsive genes in Arabidopsis by cDNA macroarray: self-activation of jasmonic acid biosynthesis and crosstalk with other phytohormone signaling pathways.

    Yuko Sasaki;Erika Asamizu;Daisuke Shibata;Yasukazu Nakamura

  • Complete genome structure of Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421, a cyanobacterium that lacks thylakoids.

    Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Mamoru Mimuro

  • Distinct constitutive and low-CO2-induced CO2 uptake systems in cyanobacteria: Genes involved and their phylogenetic relationship with homologous genes in other organisms

    Mari Shibata;Hiroshi Ohkawa;Takakazu Kaneko;Hideya Fukuzawa

  • Complete genomic structure of the bloom-forming toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-843.

    Takakazu Kaneko;Nobuyoshi Nakajima;Shinobu Okamoto;Iwane Suzuki

  • Hijacking of leguminous nodulation signaling by the rhizobial type III secretion system

    Shin Okazaki;Takakazu Kaneko;Shusei Sato;Kazuhiko Saeki

  • Expression Islands Clustered on the Symbiosis Island of the Mesorhizobium loti Genome

    Toshiki Uchiumi;Takuji Ohwada;Manabu Itakura;Hisayuki Mitsui

  • CyanoBase, a www database containing the complete nucleotide sequence of the genome of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803

    Yasukazu Nakamura;Takakazu Kaneko;Makoto Hirosawa;Nobuyuki Miyajima

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Tabata
Satoshi Tabata Tokyo University of Science
Shusei Sato
Shusei Sato Tohoku University
Yasukazu Nakamura
Yasukazu Nakamura National Institute of Genetics
Erika Asamizu
Erika Asamizu University of Tsukuba
Kiwamu Minamisawa
Kiwamu Minamisawa Tohoku University
Masahiro Sugiura
Masahiro Sugiura Nagoya University
Daisuke Shibata
Daisuke Shibata Kyoto University
Tomohiko Kato
Tomohiko Kato Kazusa DNA Research Institute
C. Peter Wolk
C. Peter Wolk Michigan State University
Jens Stougaard
Jens Stougaard Aarhus University

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