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Yoichiro Fukao

Yoichiro Fukao

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
52
Citations
8466
World Ranking
1947
National Ranking
66

Overview

Yoichiro Fukao is affiliated with Ritsumeikan University in Japan. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work particularly emphasizes plant science and molecular biology, alongside contributions to cell biology and biochemistry.

The main topics of Fukao's research include photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant molecular biology research, cellular transport and secretion, and plant nutrient uptake and metabolism. Their work also addresses plant reproductive biology, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, and plant parasitism and resistance.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Minoru Nagano, Akihiko Nakano, Masayuki Fujiwara, Maki Kawai-Yamada, and Yongming Luo.

Fukao has published multiple papers in prominent journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Polar recruitment of RLD by LAZY1-like protein during gravity signaling in root branch angle control, 2020, Nature Communications
  • DNA methylation is reconfigured at the onset of reproduction in rice shoot apical meristem, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Transport-coupled ubiquitination of the borate transporter BOR1 for its boron-dependent degradation, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • An LRR receptor kinase controls ABC transporter substrate preferences during plant growth-defense decisions, 2023, Current Biology
  • Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst, 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The scientist's publications are frequently featured in journals such as Nature Communications, Current Biology, The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and The Plant Journal, indicating sustained contributions across multiple respected platforms.

Best Publications

  • Threonine at position 306 of the KAT1 potassium channel is essential for channel activity and is a target site for ABA-activated SnRK2/OST1/SnRK2.6 protein kinase

    Aiko Sato;Yuki Sato;Yoichiro Fukao;Masayuki Fujiwara

  • Identification and Characterization of Nuclear Pore Complex Components in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kentaro Tamura;Yoichiro Fukao;Masaaki Iwamoto;Tokuko Haraguchi;Tokuko Haraguchi

  • Cytosolic HSP90 Regulates the Heat Shock Response That Is Responsible for Heat Acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kenji Yamada;Yoichiro Fukao;Makoto Hayashi;Mitsue Fukazawa

  • Efficient Operation of NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase Requires Supercomplex Formation with Photosystem I via Minor LHCI in Arabidopsis

    Lianwei Peng;Yoichiro Fukao;Masayuki Fujiwara;Tsuneaki Takami

  • MDR-like ABC transporter AtPGP4 is involved in auxin-mediated lateral root and root hair development.

    Diana Santelia;Vincent Vincenzetti;Elisa Azzarello;Lucien Bovet

  • A novel role for oleosins in freezing tolerance of oilseeds in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Takashi L. Shimada;Tomoo Shimada;Hideyuki Takahashi;Yoichiro Fukao;Yoichiro Fukao

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

    Kenta Yamada;Koji Yamaguchi;Tomomi Shirakawa;Hirofumi Nakagami

  • An Src Homology 3 Domain-Like Fold Protein Forms a Ferredoxin Binding Site for the Chloroplast NADH Dehydrogenase-Like Complex in Arabidopsis

    Hiroshi Yamamoto;Lianwei Peng;Yoichiro Fukao;Toshiharu Shikanai

  • Evidence for in-medium modification of the phi meson at normal nuclear density.

    Muto R;Chiba J;En'yo H;Fukao Y

  • iTRAQ Analysis Reveals Mechanisms of Growth Defects due to Excess Zinc in Arabidopsis

    Yoichiro Fukao;Ali Ferjani;Rie Tomioka;Nahoko Nagasaki

  • Myosin XI-i Links the Nuclear Membrane to the Cytoskeleton to Control Nuclear Movement and Shape in Arabidopsis

    Kentaro Tamura;Kosei Iwabuchi;Yoichiro Fukao;Maki Kondo

  • Nuclear effects on hadron production in d + Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV revealed by comparison with p + p data

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Alterations in detergent-resistant plasma membrane microdomains in Arabidopsis thaliana during cold acclimation.

    Anzu Minami;Masayuki Fujiwara;Akari Furuto;Yoichiro Fukao

  • J/ψ production and nuclear effects for d+Au and p+p collisions at sNN=200GeV

    S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand

  • Regulation of ABCB1/PGP1-catalysed auxin transport by linker phosphorylation

    Sina Henrichs;Bangjun Wang;Bangjun Wang;Bangjun Wang;Yoichiro Fukao;Jinsheng Zhu

  • Systematic studies of elliptic flow measurements in Au plus Au collisions at s(NN)=200 GeV

    S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala;N. N. Ajitanand;Y. Akiba

  • AtPep3 is a hormone-like peptide that plays a role in the salinity stress tolerance of plants.

    Kentaro Nakaminami;Masanori Okamoto;Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi;Takeshi Yoshizumi

  • Characteristics of a root hair-less line of Arabidopsis thaliana under physiological stresses

    Natsuki Tanaka;Mariko Kato;Rie Tomioka;Rie Kurata

  • The Novel Nuclear Envelope Protein KAKU4 Modulates Nuclear Morphology in Arabidopsis

    Chieko Goto;Kentaro Tamura;Yoichiro Fukao;Tomoo Shimada

  • Leaf Oil Body Functions as a Subcellular Factory for the Production of a Phytoalexin in Arabidopsis

    Takashi L. Shimada;Yoshitaka Takano;Tomoo Shimada;Masayuki Fujiwara

  • Plasma Membrane Microdomains are Essential for Rac1-RbohB/H-Mediated Immunity in Rice

    Minoru Nagano;Minoru Nagano;Toshiki Ishikawa;Masayuki Fujiwara;Masayuki Fujiwara;Yoichiro Fukao;Yoichiro Fukao

  • Identification and Dynamics of Arabidopsis Adaptor Protein-2 Complex and Its Involvement in Floral Organ Development

    Shohei Yamaoka;Yuki Shimono;Makoto Shirakawa;Yoichiro Fukao

  • Cold nuclear matter effects on J/ψ production as constrained by deuteron-gold measurements at sNN=200 GeV

    A. Adare;S. S. Adler;S. Afanasiev;C. Aidala

  • miR-199a Links MeCP2 with mTOR Signaling and Its Dysregulation Leads to Rett Syndrome Phenotypes.

    Keita Tsujimura;Koichiro Irie;Hideyuki Nakashima;Yoshihiro Egashira

  • Polar recruitment of RLD by LAZY1-like protein during gravity signaling in root branch angle control.

    Masahiko Furutani;Yoshinori Hirano;Takeshi Nishimura;Moritaka Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ikuko Hara-Nishimura
Ikuko Hara-Nishimura Kyoto University
Mikio Nishimura
Mikio Nishimura National Institute for Basic Biology
Toshiharu Shikanai
Toshiharu Shikanai Kyoto University
Tomoo Shimada
Tomoo Shimada Kyoto University
Markus Geisler
Markus Geisler University of Fribourg
Maki Kondo
Maki Kondo National Institute for Basic Biology
Randeep Rakwal
Randeep Rakwal University of Tsukuba
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal
Ganesh Kumar Agrawal Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Maki Kawai-Yamada
Maki Kawai-Yamada Saitama University

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