Publications

Prof. Maki Katsuhara (2004~)

Liu, S., Fukumoto, T., Gena, P., Feng, P., Sun, Q., Li, Q., Matsumoto, T., Kaneko, T., Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Zhong, S., Zeng, W., Katsuhara, M., Kitagawa, Y., Wang, A., Calamita, G., Ding, X.  Ectopic expression of a rice plasma membrane intrinsic protein (OsPIP1;3) promotes plant growth and water uptake. The Plant Journal (2020) [Online first 2019.Dec.] doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14662

Imran S, Horie T, Katsuhara M. Expression and Ion Transport Activity of Rice OsHKT1;1 Variants. Plants 9(1):16 (2020)

Seldimirova, O.A., Kudoyarova, G.R., Katsuhara, M., Galin, I.R., Zaitsev, D.Y., Kruglova,  N.N., Veselov, D.S., and Veselov, S.Y. Dynamics of the contents and distribution of ABA, auxins and aquaporins in developing caryopses of an ABA-deficient barley mutant and its parental cultivar. Seed Science Research
 29(4):261-269 (2019)

Tyerman, S.D., Munns, R., Fricke, W., Arsova, B., Bose, J., Bramley, H., Byrt, C., Chen, Z., Colmer, T.D., Cuin, T., Day, D.A., Foster, K.J., Gilliham, M., Henderson, S.W., Horie, T., Jenkins, C.L.D., Kaiser, B.N., Katsuhara, M., Plett, D., Miklavcic, S.J., Roy, S.J., Rubio, F., Shabala, S., Shelden, M., Soole, K., Taylor, N.L., Tester, M., Watt, M., Wege, S., Wegner, L.H., Wen, Z. Energy costs of salinity tolerance in crop plants. New Phytologist 221: 25-29 (2019)

Tada., Y. Hirai, M., Sato, M., Sawada, Y., Ozaki, S., Terashima, S., Okamoto, M., Kurusu, T., Endo, C., Kawano, R., Nishimura, H., Katsuhara, M., Yano, K., Komatsubara, S. Functional screening of salt tolerance genes from a halophyte Sporobolus virginicus and transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of salt tolerant plants expressing glycine-rich RNA-binding protein. Plant Science 278:54-63(2019)


Tada, Y., Endo, C., Katsuhara, M., Horie T., Shibasaka, M., Nakahara, Y., Kurusu, T. High-affinity K+ transporters from a halophyte, Sporobolus virginicus, mediate both K+ and Na+ transport in transgenic Arabidopsis, X. laevis oocytes, and yeast. Plant Cell Physiology 60: 176-187 (2019)


Mori, I.C., Nobukiyo, Y., Nakahara, Y., Shibasaka, M., Furuichi, T., Katsuhara, M. A cyclic nucleotide-gated channel, HvCNGC2-3, is activated by the co-presence of Na+ and K+ and permeable to Na+ and K+ non-selectively. Plants 7:61 (2018) https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7030061


Oda Y., Kobayashi N.I., Tanoi K., Ma J.F., Itou Y., Katsuhara M., Itou T., Horie T. T-DNA Tagging-Based Gain-of-Function of OsHKT1;4 Reinforces Na Exclusion from Leaves and Stems but Triggers Na Toxicity in Roots of Rice Under Salt Stress. International Journal of Molecular Science 19: 235 (2018) doi:10.3390/ijms19010235.


Rhee J., Horie T., Sasano S., Nakahara Y., Katsuhara M. Identification of an H2O2 permeable PIP aquaporin in barley and a serine residue promoting H2O2 transport. Physiologia Plantarum 159(1): 120-128 (2017), doi:10.1111/ppl.12508.


Sharipova G., Veselov D., Kudoyarova G., Fricke W., Dodd I, Katsuhara M, Furuichi T, Veselova I, Veselov S. Exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) increases root and cell hydraulic conductivity and abundance of some aquaporin isoforms in the ABA deficient barley mutant Az34. Annals of Botany, 118(4): 777-785 (2016) doi: 10.1093/aob/mcw117


Azad A.K., Ahmed J., Alum M.A., Hasan M.M., Ishikawa T., Sawa Y., Katsuhara M. Genome-Wide Characterization of Major Intrinsic Proteins in Four Grass Plants and Their Non-aqua Transport Selectivity Profiles with Comparative Perspective. PLOS ONE 11(6): e0157735 (2016) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157735


Suzuki K., Yamaji N., Costa A., Okuma E., Kobayashi N.I., Kashiwagi T., Katsuhara M., Wang C., Tanoi K., Murata Y., Schroeder J.I., Ma J.F., Horie T. OsHKT1;4-mediated Na+-selective transport contributes to Na+ exclusion from leaf blades of rice at the reproductive growth stage upon salt stress. BMC Plant Biology 16:22 (2016) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0709-4


Mahdieh M, Mostajeran A, Katsuhara M. Phosphorus Deprivation Effects on Water Relations of Nicotiana tabacum Plant via Reducing Plasma Membrane Permeability. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 63(1): 54-57 (2016) DOI: 10.1134/S102144371601012X

Suzuki K., Costa A., Nakayama H., Katsuhara M., Shinmyo A., Horie T. OsHKT2;2/1-mediated Na+ influx over K+ uptake in roots potentially increases toxic Na+ accumulation in a salt-tolerant landrace of rice Nona Bokra upon salinity stress. Journal of Plant Research 129:67-77 (2016) DOI 10.1007/s10265-015-0764-1

Nakahara Y., Sawabe S., Kainuma K., Katsuhara M., Shibasaka M., Suzuki M., Yamamoto K., Oguri S, Sakamoto H. Yeast functional screen to identify genes conferring salt stress tolerance in Salicornia europaea. Frontiers in Plant Science 6:920 (2015) doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00920 IF(2015) =4.495

Utsugi S, Shibasaka M, Maekawa M, Katsuhara M. Control of the Water Transport Activity of Barley HvTIP3;1 Specifically Expressed in Seeds. Plant Cell Physiology 56 (9): 1831-1840 (2015), doi:10.1093/pcp/pcv104

Kaneko T., Horie T., Nakahara Y., Tsuji N., Shibasaka M., Katsuhara M. Dynamic Regulation of the Root Hydraulic Conductivity of Barley Plants in Response to Salinity/Osmotic Stress. Plant Cell Physiology 56(5): 875-882 (2015) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcv013

Katsuhara, M., Tsuji, N., Shibasaka, M., Panda, S.K. Osmotic stress decreases PIP aquaporin transcripts in barley roots but H2O2 is not involved in this process. Journal of Plant Research 127:787-792 (2014)

Duan, R. J., Xiong, H. Y., Katsuhara M. Expression of root HvPIPs of barley seedling under chilling stress. Zhiwu Shengli Xuebao/Plant Physiology Journal. 50(8): 1203-1208 (2014)

Katsuhara, M. Sasano, S., Horie, T., Matsuhmoto, T., Rhee, J., Shibasaka, M. Functional and molecular characteristics of barley and rice NIP aquaporins transporting water, hydrogen peroxide and arsenite. Plant Biotechnology 31:213-219 (2014)

Mori, I.C., Rhee, J., Shibasaka, M., Sasano, S., Kaneko, K., Horie, T., Katsuhara, M. CO2 transport by PIP2 aquaporins of barley. Plant Cell Physiology 55: 251-257 (2014)

Kawase, M., Hanba, Y.T., Katsuhara, M. The photosynthetic response of tobacco plants overexpressing ice plant aquaporin McMIPB to a soil water deficit and high vapor pressure deficit. Journal of Plant Research 126: 517-527 (2013)

Liu, C., Fukumoto, T., Matsumoto, T., Gena, P., Frascaria, D, Kaneko, T., Katsuhara, M., Zhong, S., Sun, X., Zhu, Y., Iwasaki, I., Ding, X., Calamita, G., Kitagawa, Y. Aquaporin OsPIP1;1 promotes rice salt resistance and seed germination. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 63: 151-158 (2013)

Ding, X., Matsumoto, T., Gena, P., Liu, C,. Pellegrini-Calace, M., Zhong, S., Sun, X., Zhu, Y., Katsuhara, M., Iwasaki, I., Kitagawa,Y., Calamita, G. Water and CO2 permeability of SsAqpZ, the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC7942 aquaporin. Biology of the Cell 105: 118-128 (2013) DOI: 10.1111/boc.201200057

Panda, S. K., Sahoo, L., Katsuhara, M., Matsumoto, H. Overexpression of alternative oxidase gene confers aluminum tolerance by altering the respiratory capacity and the response to oxidative stress in tobacco cells. Molecular Biotechnology 54: 551-563 (2013) DOI 10.1007/s12033-012-9595-78128
23. Shibasaka, M., Sasano, S., Utsugi, S., Katsuhara, M. Functional characterization of an novel plasma membrane intrinsic protein2 in barley. Plant Signaling & Behavior 7: 1842-1846 (2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.22294

Kuwagata, T., Ishikawa-Sakurai, J., Hayashi, H., Nagasuga, K., Fukushi, K., Ahamed, A., Takasugi, K., Katsuhara, M., Murai-Hatano, M. Influence of low air humidity and low root temperature on water uptake, growth and aquaporin expression in rice plants. Plant Cell Physiology 53: 1418-1431 (2012) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcs087

Horie, T., Karahara, I., Katsuhara, M. Salinity tolerance mechanisms in Glycophytes: An overview with the central focus on rice plants. Rice 5:11 (2012)

Hooijmaijers, C., Rhee, J.Y., Kwak, K.J., Chung, G.C., Horie, T., Katsuhara, M., Kang, H. Hydrogen peroxide permeability of plasma membrane aquaporins of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research 125:147-153 (2012) DOI 10.1007/s10265-011-0413-2)

Rhee, J.Y., Chung, G.C., Katsuhara, M., Ahn, S-J. Effect of nutrient deficiencies on the water transport properties in figleaf gourd plants. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology. 52:629-634 (2011) DOI 10.1007/s13580-011-0046-3

Horie, T., Brodsky, D.E., Costa, A., Kaneko, T., Schiavo, F.L., Katsuhara, M., Schroeder, J.I. K+ transport by the OsHKT2;4 transporter from rice (Oryza sativa) with atypical Na+ transport properties and competition in permeation of K+ over Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions. Plant Physiology 156: 1493-1507. (2011) doi:10.1104/pp.110.168047

Horie, T., Kaneko, T., Sugimoto, G., Sasano, S., Panda, S.K., Shibasaka, M., Katsuhara, M. Mechanisms of water transport mediated by PIP aquaporins and their regulation via phosphorylation events under salinity stress in barley roots. Plant Cell Physiology 52:663-675 (2011)

Katsuhara, M., Rhee, J., Sugimoto, G., Chung, G. C. Early response in water relations influenced by NaCl reflects tolerance or sensitivity of barley plants to salinity stress via aquaporins. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 57:50-60 (2011) doi:10.1080/00380768.2010.541870

Ligaba, A., Katsuhara, M., Shibasaka, M., Djira, G. Abiotic stresses modulate expression of major intrinsic proteins in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Comptes Rendus Biologies 334:127-139 (2011)

Horie, T., Sugawara, M., Okada, T., Taira, K., Kaothien-Nakayama, P., Katsuhara, M., Shinmyo, A., Nakayama, H. Rice sodium-insensitive potassium transporter, OsHAK5, confers increased salt-tolerance in tobacco BY2 cells. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 111:346-356 (2011)

Tungngoen, K., Viboonjun, U., Kongsawadworakul, P., Katsuhara, M., Julien, J-L., Sakr, S., Chrestin, H., Narangajavana, J. Hormonal treatment of the bark of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) increases latex yield through latex dilution in relation with the differential expression of two aquaporin genes. Journal of Plant Physiology 168:253-262 (2011) doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2010.06.009

Rhee, J., Katsuhara, M., Kang, H.S., Chung, G.C. Water and H2O2 Permeability of Aquaporins Isolated from Cucumber and Figleaf Gourd. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology 51:167-172 (2010)

Arias-Barreiro, C.R., Okazaki, K., Koutsaftis, A., Inayat-Hussain, S.H., Tani, A., Katsuhara, M., Kimbara, K., Mori, I.C. A bacterial biosensor for oxidative stress using the constitutively expressed redox-sensitive protein roGFP2. Sensors. 10(7): 6290-6306 (2010)

且原真木. 水の吸収と輸送 「植物栄養学 第2判」(間藤徹、馬建鋒、藤原徹 編) pp50-54 文永堂 (2010)

Yao, X., Horie, T., Xue, S., Leung, H-Y., Katsuhara, M., Brodsky, D.E., Wu, Y., Schroeder, J.I. Differential sodium and potassium transport selectivities of the rice OsHKT2;1 and OsHKT2;2 transporters in plant cells. Plant Physiology 152: 341-355 (2010)

Ligaba, A., Katsuhara, M. Insight into the salt tolerance mechanism in barley (Hordeum vulgare) from the comparisons of cultivars that differ in salt sensitivity. Journal of Plant Research 123: 105-118 (2010)

Tungngoen, K., Kongsawadworakul, P., Viboonjun, U., Katsuhara, M., Brunel, N., Sakr, S., Narangajavana, J., Chrestin, H. Involvement of HbPIP2;1 and HbTIP1;1 Aquaporins in Ethylene Stimulation of Latex Yield through Regulation of Water Exchanges between Inner Liber and Latex Cells in Hevea brasiliensis. Plant Physiology 151: 843-856 (2009)

且原真木.新しい緑化ブロック作成技術 環境浄化技術. 8(3):32-36 (2009)

且原真木・田中丸重美・森泉・谷明生・宇都木繁子・榎本敬・米谷俊彦 岡山大学資源生物科学研究所における屋上緑化による建物冷却効果. 環境制御 31: 21-25 (2009)

Mori, I.C., Utsugi,S., Tanakamaru, S., Tani, A., Enomoto, T., Katsuhara, M. Biomarkers of Green Roof Vegetation: Anthocyanin and Chlorophyll as Stress Marker Pigments for Plant Stresses of Rooftop Environments. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management 19: 21-27 (2009)

Azad, A., Katsuhara, M., Sawa, Y., Ishikawa, T., Shibata H. Characterization of four plasma membrane aquaporins in tulip petals: A putative homolog is regulated by phosphorylation. Plant Cell Physiology 49:1196-1208 (2008) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcn095

Katsuhara, M., Hanba, T.Y. Barley Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIP aquaporins) as water and CO2 transporters. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 456:687–691 (2008) doi:10.1007/s00424-007-0434-9

Mahdieh, M., Mostajeran, A., Horie, T., Katsuhara, M. Drought stress alters water relations and expression of PIP-type aquaporin genes in Nicotiana tabacum plants. Plant Cell Physiology 49: 801-813 (2008) doi:10.1093/pcp/pcn054

Nishihara, E., Yokota, E., Tazaki, A., Orii, H., Katsuhara, M., Kataoka, K., Igarashi, H., Moriyama, Y., Shimmen, T., Sonobe, S. Presence of aquaporin and V-ATPase on the contractile vacuole of Amoeba proteus. Biology of the Cell 100: 179-188 (2008) doi:10.1042/BC20070091

且原真木. 植物の水代謝 「水とからだの事典」(佐々木成、石橋賢一編集) pp82-89 朝倉書店 (2008)
48. Yamane, T., Kimura, Y., Katasuhara, M., Miyatake T. Female mating receptivity inhibited by injection of male-derived extracts in Callosobruchus chinensis. Journal of Insect Physiology 54:501-507 (2008) doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.11.009

Katsuhara, M., Hanba, T.Y., Shiratake, K., Maeshima, M. Expanding roles of plant aquaporins in plasma membranes and cell organelles. Functional Plant Biology 35: 1-14 (2008) doi:10.1071/FP07/130

Mori, C.I., Enomoto, T., Katsuhara, M. Comparison of transpiration rate of naturalized and domestic Sedum species. ITE Letters on batteries, New Technologies and Medicine 8: 434-438 (2007)

Katsuhara, M., Shibasaka, M. Barley root hydraulic conductivity and aquaporins expression in relation to salt tolerance. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 53: 466–470 (2007)

Furukawa, J., Yamaji, N., Wang, H., Mitani, N., Murata, Y., Sato, K., Katsuhara, M., Takeda, K., Ma, J.F. An Aluminum-Activated Citrate Transporter in Barley. Plant Cell Physiology 48: 1081-1091 (2007); doi:10.1093/pcp/pcm091

Katsuhara, M., Chung, G.C., Sakurai, J., Murai, M., Izumi, Y., Tsumuki, H. Low temperature and aquaporins, a molecular mechanism of water transport. Cryobiology and Cryotechnology 53:21-32 (2007)

Ma, J.F., Yamaji, N., Mitani, N., Tamai, K., Konishi, S., Fujiwara, T., Katsuhara, M., Yano, M. An efflux transporter of silicon in rice. Nature 448:209-212 (2007)

Ligaba, A., Katsuhara, M., Sakamoto, W., Matsumoto, H. The BnALMT1 protein that is an aluminum-activated malate transporter is localized in the plasma membrane. Plant Signaling & Behavior 2: e1-e2 (2007)

Katsuhara, M. Molecular mechanisms of water uptake and transport in plant roots: research progress with water channel aquaporins. Plant Root 1: 22-26 (2007)

Ligaba, A., Katsuhara, M., Ryan, P.R., Shibasaka, M., Matsumoto, H. The BnALMT1 and BnALMT2 genes from rape encode aluminum-activated malate transporters that enhance the aluminum resistance of plant cells. Plant Physiology 142: 1294-1303 (2006)

Ma, J.F., Tamai, K., Yamaji, N., Mitani, N., Konishi, S., Ishiguro, M., Katsuhara, M., Murata, Y., Yano, M. Silicon transporter in rice. Nature 440:688-691 (2006)

Miyamoto, N., Katsuhara, M., Ookawa, T., Kasamo, K., Hirasawa, T. Hydraulic conductivity and aquaporins of cortical cells in gravitropically bending roots of Pisum sativum L. Plant Production Science 8:515-524 (2005)

且原真木.植物のアクアポリンの働き 「みずみずしい体のしくみ:水の通り道「アクアポリン」の働きと病気」第19回「大学と科学」公開シンポジウム講演収録集 クバプロ 33-41(2005)

Katsuhara, M., Otsuka, T., Ezaki, B. Salt stress-induced lipid peroxidation is reduced by glutathione S-transferase, but this reduction of lipid peroxides is not enough for a recovery of root growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Science 169:369-373 (2005)

且原真木.植物の根に関する諸問題-水透過性の分子機構:根における水チャネル・アクアポリンの機能- 農業および園芸79:600-605 (2004)

Hanba, Y.T., Shibasaka, M., Hayashi, Y., Hayakawa, T., Kasamo, K., Terashima, I., Katsuhara, M. Overexpression of the barley aquaporin HvPIP2;1 increases internal CO2 conductance and CO2 assimilation in the leaves of transgenic rice plants. Plant Cell Physiology 45: 521-529 (2004)

且原真木.水の吸収と輸送の分子機構:水チャネル研究の新展開 根の研究13:15-20 (2004)

Liu, T., Nakashima, S., Hirose, K., Shibasaka, M., Katsuhara, M., Ezaki, B., Giedroc, D.P., Kasamo, K. A novel cyanobacterial SmtB/ArsR family repressor regulates the expression of a CPx-ATPase and a metallothionein in response to both Cu(I)/Ag(I) and Zn(II)/Cd(II). Journal of Biological Chemistry 279:17810-17818 (2004)

Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Ezaki, B., Katsuhara, M., Ju, A.S., Ryan, P.R., Delhaize, E., Matsumoto, H. A wheat gene encoding an aluminium-activated malate transporter. Plant Journal 37:645-653 (2004)

 

Assosiate Prof. Takayuki Sasaki (2004~)

Sasaki, T., Ariyoshi, M., Yamamoto, Y. Mori, I.C. (2022) Functional roles of ALMT-type anion channels in malate induced stomatal closure in tomato and Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Environ. 45, 2337-2350.

Tsuchiya, Y., Nakamura, T., Izumi, Y., Okazaki, K., Shinano, T., Kubo, Y., Katsuhara, M., Sasaki, T., Yamamot, Y. (2021) Physiological role of aerobic fermentation constitutively expressed in an aluminum-tolerant cell line of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Plant Cell Physiol. 62, 1460-1477.

Maruyama, H., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Wasaki, J. (2019) AtALMT3 is involved in malate efflux induced by phosphorus deficiency in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> root hairs. Plant Cell Physiol. 60, 107-115.

Takanashi, K., Yamada, Y., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Sato, F., Yazaki, K. (2017) A multidrug and toxic compound extrusion transporter mediates berberine accumulation into vacuoles in Coptis japonica. Phytochemistry 138, 76-82.

Kariya, k., Sameeullah, M., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y. (2017) Overexpression of the sucrose transporter NtSUT1 alleviates aluminum-incuced inhibition of root elongation in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Soil Sci. Plant Nutri. 63, 45-54.

Sasaki, T., Tsuchiya, Y., Ariyoshi, M., Nakano, R., Ushijima, K., Kubo, Y., Mori, I.C., Higashiizumi, E., Galis, I., Yamamoto, Y. (2016) Two members of the aluminum-activated malate transporter family, SlALMT4 and SlALMT5, are expressed during fruit development and the overexpression of SlALMT5 alters organic acid contents in seeds in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Plant Cell Physiol. 57, 2367-2379.

Takanashi, K., Sasaki, T., Kan, T., Saida, Y., Sugiyama, A., Yamamoto, Y., Yazaki, K. (2016) A dicarboxylate transporter, LjALMT4, mainly expressed in nodules of Lotus japonicus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 29, 584-592.

Sasaki, T., Tsuchiya, Y., Ariyoshi, M., Ryan, P.R., Yamamoto, Y. (2016) A chimeric protein of aluminum-activated malate transporter generated from wheat and Arabidopsis shows enhanced response to trivalent cations. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1858, 1427-1435

Sasaki, T., Tsuchiya, Y., Ariyoshi, M., Ryan, P.R., Furuichi, T., Yamamoto, Y. (2014) A domain-based approach for analyzing the function of aluminum-activated malate transporters from wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Arabidopsis thaliana in Xenopus oocytes. Plant Cell Physiol. 55, 2126-2138.

Sameeullah, M., Sasaki, T, Yamamoto, Y. (2013) Sucrose transporter NtSUT1 confers aluminum tolernace on cultured cells of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Soil. Sci. Plant Nutri. 59, 756-770.

Kariya, K., Demiral,T., Sasaki, T., Tsuchiya,T., Turkan, I., Sano, T., Hasezawa, S., Yamamoto, Y. (2013) A novel mechanism of aluminium-induced cell death involving vacuolar processing enzyme and vacuolar collapse in tobacco cell line BY-2. J. Inorg. Biochem. 128, 196-201.

Wu, D., Zhao, M., Shen, S., Fu, Y., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Wei ,W., Shen, H. (2013) Al-induced secretion of organic acid, gene expression and root elongation in soybean roots. Acta Physiol. Plant. 35:223-232.

Hoque, T.S,, Okuma, E., Uraji, M., Furuichi, T., Sasaki, T., Hoque, M.A., Nakamura, Y., Murata, Y. 2012 Inhibitory effects of methylglyoxal on light-induced stomatal opening and inward K+ channel activity in Arabidopsis. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 76: 617-619.

Ryan, P.R. Tyerman, S.D., S. Sasaki, T.,Furuichi, T., Yamamoto, Y., Zhang, W.-H., Delhaize, E. (2011) The identification of aluminium-resistance genes provides opportunities for enhancing crop production on acid soils. J. Exp. Bot. 62, 9-20.

Ryan, P.R. Raman, H. Gupta, S. Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Delhaize, E. (2010) Multiple origins of aluminium resistance in hexaploid wheat are derived from Aegilops tauschii and from more recent cis mutations of TaALMT1. Plant J. 64, 446-455.

Furuichi, T., Sasaki, T., Tsuchiya, Y., Ryan, P.R., Delhaize, E., Yamamoto, Y. (2010) An extracellular hydrophilic carboxyl-terminal domain regulates the activity of TaALMT1, the aluminum-activated malate transport protein of wheat. Plant J. 64, 47-55.

Sasaki, T., Mori, I.C., Furuichi, T., Munemasa, S., Toyooka, K., Matsuoka, K., Murata, Y., Yamamoto, Y. (2010) Closing plant stomata requires a homolog of an aluminum-activated malate transporter. Plant Cell Physiol. 51, 354-365.

Kim, Y.-S., Park, W., Nian, H., Sasaki, T., Ezaki, B., Jang, Y.-S., Chung, G.-C., Bae, H.-J., Ahn, S.-J. (2010) Aluminum tolerance associated with enhancement of plasma membrane H+-ATPase in the root apex of soybean. Soil Sci. Plant Nutri. 56, 140-149.

Raman, H., Ryan, P.R., Raman, R., Stodart, B.J., Zhang, K., Martin, P., Wood, R., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Mackay, M., Hebb, D.M., Delhaize, E. (2008) Analysis of TaALMT1 traces the transmission of aluminum resistance in cultivated common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 116, 343-354.

Zhang, W.-H., Ryan, P.R., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Sullivan, W., Tyerman, S.D. (2008) Characterisation of the TaALMT1 protein as an Al3+-activated anion channel in transformed tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) cells. Plant Cell Physiol. 49, 1316-1330.

Raman, H., Ryan, P., Raman, R., Stodart, B., Zhang, K., Martin, P., Wood, R., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Mackay, M., Hebb, D., Delhaize, E. (2008) Analysis of TaALMT1 traces the transmission of aluminum resistance in cultivated common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 116, 343-354.

Motoda, H., Sasaki, T., Kano, Y., Ryan, P.R., Delhaize, E.., Matsumoto, H., and Yamamoto, Y. (2007) The membrane topology of ALMT1, an aluminum-activated malate transport protein in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plant Signal. Behav. 2, 467-472.

Kikui, S., Sasaki, T., Osawa, H., Matsumoto, H., and Yamamoto, Y. (2007) Malate enhances recovery from Al-caused inhibition of root elongation in wheat. Plant Soil 290, 1-15.

Sasaki, T., Ryan, P.R., Delhaize, E., Hebb, D.M., Ogihara, Y., Kawaura, K., Noda, K., Kojima, T., Toyoda, A., Matsumoto, H., Yamamoto, Y. (2006) Sequence upstream of the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) ALMT1 gene and its relationship to aluminum resistance. Plant Cell Physiol. 47, 1343-1354.

Hoekenga, O. A., Maron, L., G., Pineros, M., A., Cancado, G., M., Shaff, J., Kobayashi, Y., Ryan, P. R., Dong, B., Delhaize, E., Sasaki, T., Matsumoto, H., Yamamoto, Y., Koyama, H., Kochian L.V. (2006) AtALMT1, which encodes a malate transporter, is identified as one of several genes critical for aluminum tolerance in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 9738-9743.

Shen, H., Chen, J., Wang, Z., Yang, C., Sasaki, T., Yamamoto, Y., Matsumoto, H. and Yan, X. 2006. Root plasma membrane H+-ATPase is involved in the adaptation of soybean to phosphorus starvation. Journal of Experimental Botany 57:1353-1362.

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