Refereed Papers

• Atsumi G, Naramoto S, Nishihara M, Nakatsuka T, Tomita R, Matsushita Y, Hoshi N, Shirakawa A, Kobayashi K, Fukuda H, Sekine KT
  Identification of a novel viral factor inducing tumorous symptoms by disturbing vascular development in planta
  J Virol. (2023) doi: 10.1128/jvi.00463-23
• Oda-Yamamizo C, Mitsuda N, Milkowski C, Ito H, Ezura K, Tahara K
  Heterologous gene expression system for the production of hydrolyzable tannin intermediates in herbaceous model plants
  J. Plant Res. (2023) doi: 10.1007/s10265-023-01484-2
• Huang CK, Kurotani KI, Tabata R, Mitsuda N, Sugita R, Tanoi K, Notaguchi M
  Nicotiana benthamiana XYLEM CYSTEINE PROTEASE genes facilitate tracheary element formation in interfamily grafting
  Horticulture Res. 10: uhad072 (2023) doi: 10.1093/hr/uhad072
• Lin LY, Chow HX, Chen CH, Mitsuda N, Chou WC, Liu TY
  Role of autophagy-related proteins ATG8f and ATG8h in the maintenance of autophagic activity in Arabidopsis roots under phosphate starvation
  Front. Plant Sci. 14 (2023) doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1018984
• Zhang YL, Maruyama D, Toda E, Kinoshita A, Okamoto T, Mitsuda N, Takasaki H, Ohme-Takagi M
  Transcriptome analyses uncover reliance of endosperm gene expression on Arabidopsis embryonic development
  FEBS Letters 597: 407-417 (2023) doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.14570
• Adhikari PB, Zhu S, Liu X, Huang C, Xie L, Wu X, He J, Mitsuda N, Peters B, Brownfield L, Nagawa S, Kasahara RD
  Discovery of a cis-regulatory element SaeM involved in dynamic regulation of synergid-specific MYB98
  Front Plant Sci. 14 (2023) doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1177058
• Takasaki H, Ikeda M, Hasegawa R, Zhang Y, Sakamoto S, Maruyama D, Mitsuda N, Kinoshita T, Ohme-Takagi M
  Elongation of Siliques Without Pollination 3 Regulates Nutrient Flow Necessary for Embryogenesis
  Plant Cell Physiol. 64: 117-123 (2023) doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcac151
• Chen JJ, Wang W, Qin WQ, Men SZ, Li HL, Mitsuda N, Ohme-Takagi M, Wu AM
  Transcription factors KNAT3 and KNAT4 are essential for integument and ovule formation in Arabidopsis
  Plant Physiol. 191: 463-478 (2023) doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac513
• Asaoka M, Sakamoto S, Gunji S, Mitsuda N, Tsukaya H, Sawa S, Hamant O, Ferjani A
  Contribution of vasculature to stem integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana
  Development. 13: 975 (2023) doi: 10.1242/dev.201156
• Yokoyama A, Oiwa S, Matsui T, Sawada K, Tasaka Y, Matsumura T
  Energy-efficient production of vaccine protein against porcine edema disease from transgenic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L)
  Scientific Reports 12: 15951 (2022) doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19491-z
• Nosaki S, Mitsuda N, Sakamoto S, Kusubayashi K, Yamagami A, Xu YQ, Bui TBC, Terada T, Miura K, Nakano T, Tanokura M, Miyakawa T
  Brassinosteroid-induced gene repression requires specific and tight promoter binding of BIL1/BZR1 via DNA shape readout
  Nat. Plants 8: 1440-1452 (2022) doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01289-6
• Kim ED, Dorrity MW, Fitzgerald BA, Seo H, Sepuru KM, Queitsch C, Mitsuda N, Han SK, Torii KU
  Dynamic chromatin accessibility deploys heterotypic cis/trans-acting factors driving stomatal cell-fate commitment
  Nat. Plants. 8: 1453-1466 (2022) doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01304-w
• Zhang J, Liu Z, Sakamoto S, Mitsuda N, Ren A, Persson S, Zhang D
  ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 34 promotes secondary cell wall thickening and strength of rice peduncles
  Plant Physiol. 190: 1806-1820 (2022) doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac385
• Sakamoto S, Nomura T, Kato Y, Ogita S, Mitsuda N
  High-transcriptional activation ability of bamboo SECONDARY WALL NAC transcription factors is derived from C-terminal domain
  Plant Biotechnology 39: 229-240 (2022) doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.0501a
• Ezura K, Nakamura A, Mitsuda N
  Genome-wide characterization of the TALE homeodomain family and the KNOX-BLH interaction network in tomato
  Plant Mol Biol. 109: 799-821 (2022) doi: 10.1007/s11103-022-01277-6
• Chung K, Demianski AJ, Harrison GA, Laurie-Berry N, Mitsuda N, Kunkel BN
  Jasmonate Hypersensitive 3 negatively regulates both jasmonate and ethylene-mediated responses in Arabidopsis
  J Exp Bot. 73: 5067-5083 (2022) doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac208
• Shimada S, Yanagawa Y, Munesada T, Horii Y, Kuriyama T, Kawashima M, Kondou Y, Yoshizumi T, Mitsuda N, Ohme-Takagi M, Makita Y, Matsui M
  A collection of inducible transcription factor-glucocorticoid receptor fusion lines for functional analyses in Arabidopsis thaliana
  Plant J. 111: 595-607 (2022) doi: 10.1111/tpj.15796
• Ke YD, Huang YW, Viswanath KK, Hu CC, Yeh CM, Mitsuda N, Lin NS, Hsu YH
  NbNAC42 and NbZFP3 Transcription Factors Regulate the Virus Inducible NbAGO5 Promoter in Nicotiana benthamiana
  Front. Plant Sci. 13 (2022) doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.924482
• Hasegawa R, Arakawa T, Fujita K, Tanaka Y, Ookawa Z, Sakamoto S, Takasaki H, Ikeda M, Yamagami A, Mitsuda N, Nakano T, Ohme-Takagi M
  Arabidopsis homeobox-leucine zipper transcription factor BRASSINOSTEROID-RELATED HOMEOBOX 3 regulates leaf greenness by suppressing BR signaling
  Plant Biotechnology 39: 209-214 (2022) doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.0128a
• Hasegawa R, Fujita K, Tanaka Y, Takasaki H, Ikeda M, Yamagami A, Mitsuda N, Nakano T, Ohme-Takagi M
  Arabidopsis zinc finger homeodomain transcription factor BRASSINOSTEROID-RELATED HOMEOBOX 2 acts as a positive regulator of brassinosteroid response
  Plant Biotechnology 39: 185- (2022) doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.0115a
• Sekiguchi N, Sasaki K, Oshima Y, Mitsuda N
  Ectopic expression of AtNF-YA6-VP16 in petals results in a novel petal phenotype in Torenia fournieri
  Planta. 255: 105 (2022) doi: 10.1007/s00425-022-03876-5
• Ohta Y, Atsumi G, Yoshida C, Takahashi S, Shimizu M, Nishihara M, Nakatsuka T
  Post-transcriptional gene silencing of the chalcone synthase gene CHS causes corolla lobe-specific whiting of Japanese gentian
  Planta. 255: 29 (2021) doi: 10.1007/s00425-021-03815-w
• Atsumi G, Matsuo K, Fukuzawa N, Matsumura T
  Virus-mediated targeted DNA methylation illuminates the dynamics of methylation in an endogenous plant gene
  Int J Mol Sci. 22: 4125 (2021) doi: 10.3390/ijms22084125
• Matsuo K
  CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the DCL2 and DCL4 genes in Nicotiana benthamiana and its productivity of recombinant proteins
  Plant Cell Rep. 41: 307-317 (2021) doi: 10.1007/s00299-021-02809-y
• Matsuo K
  Evaluation of methods for plant genomic DNA sequence analysis without DNA and PCR product purification
  Plant Science 312: 111023 (2021) doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111023
• Kobayashi Y, Fukuzawa N, Hyodo A, Kim H, Mashiyama S, Ogihara T, Yoshioka H, Matsuura H, Masuta C, Matsumura T, Takeshita M. Role of Salicylic Acid Glucosyltransferase in Balancing Growth and Defence for Optimum Plant Fitness. Mol. Plant Pathl., 21:429-442 (2020). DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12906
• Matsuo K. and Atsumi G., CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the RDR6 gene in Nicotiana benthamiana for efficient transient expression of recombinant proteins. Planta, 250:463-473 (2019). DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03180-9
• Abe, J., Wang, Y., Yamada, T., Sato, M., Ono, T., Atsumi, G., Abe, J., Hajimorad, M.R., Nakahara, K.S., Recessive resistance governed by a major quantitative trait locus restricts clover yellow vein virus in mechanically but not graft-inoculated cultivated soybeans. Mol. Plant Microbe Interact., 32:1026-1037 (2019). DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-12-18-0331-R
• Hikosaka S., Goto E., Tabayashi N., Matsumura T. Effects of air temperature before harvest on the concentration of human adiponectin in transgenic strawberry fruits. Plant Biotechnol. (Tokyo), 36:21-27 (2019). DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.19.0128a
• Matsunaga W, Shimura H, Shirakawa S, Isoda R, Inukai T, Matsumura T, Masuta C. Transcriptional silencing of 35S driven transgene is differentially determined depending on promoter methylation heterogeneity at specific cytosines in both plus- and minus-sense strands. BMC Plant Biol., 19:24 (2019). DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1628-y
• Atsumi G., Kagaya U., Tabayashi N., Matsumura T., Analysis of the mechanisms regulating the expression of isoprenoid biosynthesis genes in hydroponically-grown Nicotiana benthamiana plants using virus-induced gene silencing. Sci. Rep. 8: 14804 (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32901-5
• Fukuzawa N., Masuta C., Matsumura T., Rapid transient protein production by the coat protein-deficient cucumber mosaic virus vector: non-packaged CMV system, NoPaCS. Plant Cell Rep., 37:1513-1522 (2018). DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2322-5
• Matsuo K. and Atsumi G., Xylosylation of proteins by expression of human xylosyltransferase 2 in plants. J. Biosci. Bioeng., 126:371-378 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.03.013
• Matsuo K. and Matsumura T., Repression of the DCL2 and DCL4 genes in Nicotiana benthamiana plants for the transient expression of recombinant proteins. J. Biosci. Bioeng., 124: 215–220 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.02.019
• Atsumi G., Suzuki H., Miyashita Y., Choi S.H., Hisa Y., Rihei S., Shimada R., Jeon E.J., Abe J., Nakahara K.S., Uyeda I., P3N-PIPO, a Frameshift Product from P3, Pleiotropically Determines the Virulence of Clover Yellow Vein Virus in both Resistant and Susceptible Peas., J. Virol., 90:7388–7404 (2016).
• Miyashita Y., Atsumi G., Nakahara K.S., Trade-offs for viruses in overcoming innate immunities in plants., Mol. Plant Microbe Interact., 29:595–598 (2016).
• Yanagisawa H., Tomita R., Katsu K., Uehara T., Atsumi G., Tateda C., Kobayashi K., Sekine K.T., Combined DECS analysis and next-generation sequencing enable efficient detection of novel plant RNA viruses., Viruses 8:70 (2016).
• Tasaki K., Atsumi G., Nishihara M., Sekine K.T., Development of a Broad bean wilt virus 2-based expression vector for gentian., Sci. Hortic., 201:279–286 (2016).
• Hagiwara-Komoda Y., Choi S.H., Sato M., Atsumi G., Abe J., Fukuda J., Honjo M.N., Nagano A.J., Komoda K., Nakahara K.S., Uyeda I., Naito S., Truncated yet functional viral protein produced via RNA polymerase slippage implies underestimated coding capacity of RNA viruses. Sci. Rep., 6:21411 (2016).
• Matsuo K., Fukuzawa N., Matsumura T., A simple agroinfiltration method for transient gene expression in plant leaf discs., J. Biosci. Bioeng., 122:351–356 (2016).
• Ogawa K., Murota K., Shimura H., Furuya M., Togawa Y., Matsumura T., Masuta C., Evidence of capsaicin synthase activity of the Pun1-encoded protein and its role as a determinant of capsaicinoid accumulation in pepper. BMC Plant Biol. 28(15):93.(2015).
• Yagi H., Fukuzawa N., Tasaka Y., Matsuo K., Zhang Y., Yamaguchi T., Kondo S., Nakazawa S., Hashii N., Kawasaki N., Matsumura T., Kato K., NMR-based structural validation of therapeutic antibody produced in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Cell Rep. 34:959-968 (2015).
• Umali D.V., Ito A., Del Valle F.P. Shirota K. and Katoh H., Antibody response and protective immunity of chickens vaccinated with booster dose of recombinant oil-adjuvanted Leucocytozoon caulleryi subunit vaccine. Avian Dis. 58(4):609-15 (2014).
• Matsuo K., Kagaya U., Itchoda N., Tabayashi N., Matsumura T.，Deletion of plant-specific sugar residues in plant N-glycans by repression of GDP-D-mannose 4,6-dehydratase and β-1,2-xylosyltransferase genes. J. Biosci. Bioeng.，118(4):448-454 (2014).

Address in International Conference

• Itou A., Interberry alpha®: Development Process, Licensing Process and Necessary Approval, 16th Annual PEPTALK 2017, San diego, 2017/01/10
• Fukuzawa N., Ishihara T., Masuta C., Matsumura T., iral non-prolification system to produce a valuable protein in transgenic plants, 3rd International conference on Plant-Based Vaccines & Antibodies, Italy, 2009/06/16
• Matsumura T., Goto E., METI project: Development of fundamental technologies for production of high-value materials using transgenic plants in a closed-type GM plant factory, PBVA 2009, Italy, 2009/06/15
• Matsumura T., Goto E., METI project: Development of fundamental technologies for production of high-value materials using transgenic plants in a closed-type GM plant factory, PBVA 2009, Italy, 2009/06/15
• Matsumura T., Production of Pharmaceuticals in Transgenic Plants, CEAC/BIO5 Special Seminar, Arizona, 2006/12/06
• Matsumura T., Ichoda N., Ohya K., Onuma M., Sugimoto C., Protective effect of orally administered human interferon(HuINF)-α against systemic Listeria monocytogenes infection and practical advantage of HuIFN-a derived from transgenic potato plant., The 10th IAPTC&B Congress, Orland USA, 2002