Tsutomu Kawasaki

Tsutomu Kawasaki publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Tsutomu Kawasaki D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Regulation of Rice NADPH Oxidase by Binding of Rac GTPase to Its N-Terminal Extension

  Hann Ling Wong;Reinhard Pinontoan;Kokoro Hayashi;Ryo Tabata

  542
  Citations

• The small GTP-binding protein Rac is a regulator of cell death in plants

  Tsutomu Kawasaki;Kenji Henmi;Eiichiro Ono;Satoru Hatakeyama

  488
  Citations

• Essential role of the small GTPase Rac in disease resistance of rice.

  Eiichiro Ono;Hann Ling Wong;Tsutomu Kawasaki;Morifumi Hasegawa

  470
  Citations

• Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in lignin biosynthesis, is an effector of small GTPase Rac in defense signaling in rice

  Tsutomu Kawasaki;Hisako Koita;Tomoyuki Nakatsubo;Kana Hasegawa

  410
  Citations

• Down-Regulation of Metallothionein, a Reactive Oxygen Scavenger, by the Small GTPase OsRac1 in Rice

  Hann Ling Wong;Tsuyoshi Sakamoto;Tsutomu Kawasaki;Kenji Umemura

  404
  Citations

• The heterotrimeric G protein α subunit acts upstream of the small GTPase Rac in disease resistance of rice

  Utut Suharsono;Yukiko Fujisawa;Tsutomu Kawasaki;Yukimoto Iwasaki

  322
  Citations

• A Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase Targeted by a Plant Pathogen Effector Is Directly Phosphorylated by the Chitin Receptor and Mediates Rice Immunity

  Koji Yamaguchi;Kenta Yamada;Kazuya Ishikawa;Satomi Yoshimura

  308
  Citations

• Lesion mimic mutants of rice with alterations in early signaling events of defense.

  Akira Takahashi;Tsutomu Kawasaki;Kenji Henmi;Katsuhiko Shii

  280
  Citations

• An OsCEBiP/OsCERK1-OsRacGEF1-OsRac1 module is an essential early component of chitin-induced rice immunity.

  Akira Akamatsu;Hann Lin Wong;Masayuki Fujiwara;Jun Okuda

  264
  Citations

• The Arabidopsis CERK1‐associated kinase PBL27 connects chitin perception to MAPK activation

  Kenta Yamada;Koji Yamaguchi;Tomomi Shirakawa;Hirofumi Nakagami

  262
  Citations

• Sekiguchi Lesion Gene Encodes a Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase That Catalyzes Conversion of Tryptamine to Serotonin in Rice

  Tadashi Fujiwara;Sylvie Maisonneuve;Masayuki Isshiki;Masaharu Mizutani

  260
  Citations

• RACK1 Functions in Rice Innate Immunity by Interacting with the Rac1 Immune Complex

  Ayako Nakashima;Letian Chen;Nguyen Phuong Thao;Masayuki Fujiwara

  256
  Citations

• Selective regulation of the chitin-induced defense response by the Arabidopsis receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase PBL27.

  Tomonori Shinya;Tomonori Shinya;Koji Yamaguchi;Yoshitake Desaki;Kenta Yamada

  224
  Citations

• A Sphingolipid Elicitor-Inducible Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Is Regulated by the Small GTPase OsRac1 and Heterotrimeric G-Protein in Rice

  Damien Lieberherr;Nguyen Phuong Thao;Ayako Nakashima;Kenji Umemura

  223
  Citations

• The Hop/Sti1-Hsp90 Chaperone Complex Facilitates the Maturation and Transport of a PAMP Receptor in Rice Innate Immunity

  Letian Chen;Satoshi Hamada;Masayuki Fujiwara;Tingheng Zhu

  216
  Citations

• Rice SPK, a Calmodulin-Like Domain Protein Kinase, Is Required for Storage Product Accumulation during Seed Development: Phosphorylation of Sucrose Synthase Is a Possible Factor

  Takayuki Asano;Noriko Kunieda;Yuhi Omura;Hirokazu Ibe

  202
  Citations

• RAR1 and HSP90 Form a Complex with Rac/Rop GTPase and Function in Innate-Immune Responses in Rice

  Nguyen Phuong Thao;Letian Chen;Ayako Nakashima;Shin-ichiro Hara

  185
  Citations

• Activation of a Rac GTPase by the NLR Family Disease Resistance Protein Pit Plays a Critical Role in Rice Innate Immunity

  Yoji Kawano;Akira Akamatsu;Keiko Hayashi;Yusuke Housen

  174
  Citations

• Structure of the N-terminal regulatory domain of a plant NADPH oxidase and its functional implications.

  Takashi Oda;Hiroshi Hashimoto;Naoyuki Kuwabara;Satoko Akashi

  161
  Citations

• Analysis of the Rac/Rop small GTPase family in rice: expression, subcellular localization and role in disease resistance.

  Letian Chen;Kenji Shiotani;Takashi Togashi;Takashi Togashi;Daisuke Miki

  156
  Citations