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Taku Demura is affiliated with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have a notable concentration on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional work encompassing Mechanical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Cell Biology.

Their studies cover a range of topics including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Reproductive Biology, and Plant Gene Expression Analysis. They have also contributed to understanding Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Tree Root and Stability Studies.

Demura has published papers in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Plant Biotechnology, Plant and Cell Physiology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other venues include Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Plant Science.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Long-term single-cell imaging and simulations of microtubules reveal principles behind wall patterning during proto-xylem development (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization (2023, Molecular Plant)
  • Galactinol synthase confers salt-stress tolerance by regulating the synthesis of galactinol and raffinose family oligosaccharides in poplar (2021, Industrial Crops and Products)
  • Impact of abiotic stress on the regulation of cell wall biosynthesis in Populus trichocarpa (2020, Plant Biotechnology)
  • Subtilase activity in intrusive cells mediates haustorium maturation in parasitic plants (2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

Taku Demura has collaborated frequently with several researchers. These include:

  • Misato Ohtani (25 co-authored works)
  • Satoru Tsugawa (12 co-authored works)
  • Ryosuke Sano (7 co-authored works)
  • Tadashi Kunieda (7 co-authored works)
  • Yoichiroh Hosokawa (6 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Transcription switches for protoxylem and metaxylem vessel formation

    Minoru Kubo;Makiko Udagawa;Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Gorou Horiguchi

  • Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome

    John L Bowman;Takayuki Kohchi;Katsuyuki T Yamato;Jerry Jenkins

  • SND1, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Is a Key Regulator of Secondary Wall Synthesis in Fibers of Arabidopsis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Taku Demura;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • VASCULAR‐RELATED NAC‐DOMAIN7 is involved in the differentiation of all types of xylem vessels in Arabidopsis roots and shoots

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Minoru Kubo;Hiroo Fukuda;Taku Demura

  • VND-INTERACTING2, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Negatively Regulates Xylem Vessel Formation in Arabidopsis

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Misato Ohtani;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Minoru Kubo

  • VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7 directly regulates the expression of a broad range of genes for xylem vessel formation.

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Nobutaka Mitsuda;Misato Ohtani;Masaru Ohme-Takagi

  • 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

  • VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN6 and VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7 Effectively Induce Transdifferentiation into Xylem Vessel Elements under Control of an Induction System

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Nadia Goué;Hisako Igarashi;Misato Ohtani

  • ANXUR1 and 2, Sister Genes to FERONIA/SIRENE, Are Male Factors for Coordinated Fertilization

    Saori Miyazaki;Takashi Murata;Takashi Murata;Nami Sakurai-Ozato;Minoru Kubo

  • Laccases direct lignification in the discrete secondary cell wall domains of protoxylem.

    M. Schuetz;A. Benske;R. A. Smith;Y. Watanabe

  • Regulation of plant biomass production

    Taku Demura;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Contribution of NAC Transcription Factors to Plant Adaptation to Land

    Bo Xu;Misato Ohtani;Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Kiminori Toyooka

  • Transcriptional regulation in wood formation.

    Taku Demura;Hiroo Fukuda

  • Overexpression of miR165 affects apical meristem formation, organ polarity establishment and vascular development in Arabidopsis.

    Gong-Ke Zhou;Minoru Kubo;Ruiqin Zhong;Taku Demura

  • Brassinosteroids Induce Entry into the Final Stage of Tracheary Element Differentiation in Cultured Zinnia Cells

    Ryo Yamamoto;Taku Demura;Hiroo Fukuda

  • A NAC domain protein family contributing to the regulation of wood formation in poplar

    Misato Ohtani;Nobuyuki Nishikubo;Bo Xu;Masatoshi Yamaguchi

  • R1R2R3-Myb proteins positively regulate cytokinesis through activation of KNOLLE transcription in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Nozomi Haga;Kiichi Kato;Masatake Murase;Satoshi Araki

  • Overexpression of a novel small peptide ROTUNDIFOLIA4 decreases cell proliferation and alters leaf shape in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Noriyuki N. Narita;Sally Moore;Gorou Horiguchi;Minoru Kubo

  • Involvement of auxin and brassinosteroid in the regulation of petiole elongation under the shade.

    Toshiaki Kozuka;Junko Kobayashi;Gorou Horiguchi;Taku Demura

  • VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN6 and VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7 Effectively Induce Transdifferentiation into Xylem Vessel Elements under Control of an Induction System 1(W)

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi;Nadia Goue;Misato Ohtani;Yoshimi Nakano

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroo Fukuda
Hiroo Fukuda University of Tokyo
Mitsuyasu Hasebe
Mitsuyasu Hasebe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Hirokazu Tsukaya
Hirokazu Tsukaya University of Tokyo
Shinichiro Sawa
Shinichiro Sawa Kumamoto University
Kazuhiko Nishitani
Kazuhiko Nishitani Kanagawa University
Keiji Numata
Keiji Numata Kyoto University
Nobutaka Mitsuda
Nobutaka Mitsuda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jenny C. Mortimer
Jenny C. Mortimer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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