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Original papers

Note: Only papers written in English are listed.


Wagatsuma T, Maejima E, Watanabe T, Toyomasu T, Kuroda M, Muranaka T, Ohyama K, Ishikawa A, Usui M, Md. Khan SH, Maruyama H, Tawaraya K, Kobayashi Y, Koyama H (2018) Dark conditions enhance aluminum tolerance in several rice cultivars via multiple modulations of membrane sterols. J. Exp. Bot. 69: 567-577
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx414


Nakata M, Miyashita T, Kimura R, Nakata Y, Takagi H, Kuroda M, Yamaguchi T, Umemoto T, Yamakawa H (2018) MutMapPlus identified novel mutant alleles of a rice starch branching enzyme IIb gene for fine-tuning of cooked rice texture. Plant Biotechnol. J. 16: 111-123
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12753


Nakata M, Fukamatsu Y, Miyashita T, Hakata M, Kimura R, Nakata Y, Kuroda M, Yamaguchi T, Yamakawa H (2017) High temperature-induced expression of rice α-amylases in developing endosperm produces chalky grains. Front. Plant Sci. 8: 2089
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02089


Ogawa T, Kashina K, Yuki Y, Mejima M, Kurosawa S, Kuroda M, Okazawa A, Kimono H, Ohta D (2017) Seed metabolome analysis of a transgenic rice line expressing cholera toxin B-subunit. Sci. Rep. 7: 5196
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04701-w


Yamakawa H, Hirai-Kimura R, Nakata Y, Nakata M, Kuroda M, Yamaguchi T (2017) An activity-staining method on filtration paper enables high-throughput screening of temperature-sensitive and inactive mutations of rice α-amylase for improvement of rice grain quality. Plant Cell Physiol. 58: 658-667
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx030


Hakata M, Muramatsu M, Nakamura H, Hara N, Kishimoto M, Iida-Okada K, Kajikawa M, Imai-Toki N, Toki S, Nagamura Y, Yamakawa H, Ichikawa H (2017) Overexpression of TIFY genes promotes plant growth in rice through jasmonate signaling. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 81: 906-913
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1274638


Yuki Y, Kurokawa S, Kozuka-Hata H, Tokuhara D, Mejima M, Kuroda M, Oyama M, Nishimaki-Mogami T, Teshima R, Kiyono H (2016) Differential analyses of major allergen proteins in wild-type rice and rice producing a fragment of anti-rotavirus antibody. Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 76: 128-136
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.01.023


Kashima K, Yuki Y, Mejima M, Kurokawa S, Suzuki Y, Minakawa S, Takeyama N, Fukuyama Y, Azegami T, Tanimoto T, Kuroda M, Tamura M, Gomi Y, Kiyono H (2016) Good Manufacturing Practices Production of a purification-free oral cholera vaccine expressed in transgenic rice plants. Plant Cell Rep. 35: 667-679
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-015-1911-9


Takeyama N, Yuki Y, Tokuhara D, Oroku K, Mejima M, Kurokawa S, Kuroda M, Kodama T, Nagai S, Ueda S, Kiyono H (2015) Oral rice-based vaccine induces passive and active immunity against enterotoxigenic E. coli-mediated diarrhea in pigs. Vaccine 33: 5204-5211
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.07.074


Kuroda M, Ikenaga S (2015) Single-tube hydroponics as a novel idea for small-scale production of crop seed in a plant incubator. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 79: 63-67
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.951026


Mejima M, Kashima K, Kuroda M, Takeyama N, Kurokawa S, Fukuyama Y, Kiyono H, Itoh K, Mitsui T, Yuki Y (2015) Determination of genomic location and structure of the transgenes in marker-free rice-based cholera vaccine by using whole genome resequencing approach. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ Cult. 120: 35-48
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-014-0575-4


Toyomasu T, Usui M, Sugawara C, Kanno Y, Sakai A, Takahashi H, Nakazono M, Kuroda M, Miyamoto K, Morimoto Y, Mitsuhashi W, Okada K, Yamaguchi S, Yamane H (2015) Transcripts of two ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase genes differentially localize in rice plants according to their distinct biological roles. J. Exp. Bot. 66: 369-376
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru424


Kashima K, Mejima M, Kurokawa S, Kuroda M, Kiyono H, Yuki Y (2015) Comparative whole-genome analyses of selection marker-free rice-based cholera toxin B-subunit vaccine lines and wild-type lines. BMC Genomics 16: 48
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1285-y


Midorikawa K, Kuroda M, Terauchi K, Hoshi M, Ikenaga S, Ishimaru Y, Abe K, Asakura T (2014) Additional nitrogen fertilization at heading time of rice down-regulates cellulose synthesis in seed endosperm. PLoS One 9: e98738
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098738


Kurokawa S, Kuroda M, Mejima M, Nakamura R, Takahashi Y, Sagara H, Takeyama N, Satoh S, Kiyono H, Teshima R, Masumura T, Yuki Y (2014) RNAi-mediated suppression of endogenous storage proteins leads to a change in localization of overexpressed cholera toxin B-subunit and the allergen protein RAG2 in rice seeds. Plant Cell Rep. 33: 75-87
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1513-3


Toyomasu T, Usui M, Sugawara C, Otomo K, Hirose Y, Miyao A, Hirochika H, Okada K, Shimizu T, Koga J, Hasegawa M, Chuba M, Kawana Y, Kuroda M, Minami E, Mitsuhashi W, Yamane H (2014) Reverse-genetic approach to verify physiological roles of rice phytoalexins: characterization of a knockdown mutant of OsCPS4 phytoalexin biosynthetic gene in rice. Physiol. Plant. 150: 55-62
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12066


Abe M, Yuki Y, Kurokawa S, Mejima M, Kuroda M, Park EJ, Scheller J, Nakanishi U, Kiyono H (2014) A rice-based soluble form of a murine TNF-specific llama variable domain of heavy-chain antibody suppresses collagen-induced arthritis in mice. J. Biotechnol. 175: 45-52
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.02.005


Cabanos C, Kato N, Amari Y, Fujiwara K, Ohno T, Shimizu K, Goto T, Shimada M, Kuroda M, Masuda T, Takaiwa F, Utsumi S, Nagaoka S, Maruyama N (2014) Development of a novel transgenic rice with hypocholesterolemic activity via high-level accumulation of the α' subunit of soybean β-conglycinin. Transgenic Res. 23: 609-620
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9793-0


Yuki Y, Mejima M, Kurokawa S, Hiroiwa T, Takahashi Y, Tokuhara D, Nochi T, Katakai Y, Kuroda M, Takeyama N, Kashima K, Abe M, Chen Y, Nakanishi U, Masumura T, Takeuchi Y, Kozuka-Hata H, Shibata H, Oyama M, Tanaka K, Kiyono H (2013) Induction of toxin-specific neutralizing immunity by molecularly uniform rice-based oral cholera toxin B subunit vaccine without plant-associated sugar modification. Plant Biotechnol. J. 11: 799-808
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12071


Kurokawa S, Nakamura R, Mejima M, Kozuka-Hata H, Kuroda M, Takeyama N, Oyama M, Satoh S, Kiyono H, Masumura T, Teshima R, Yuki Y (2013) MucoRice-cholera toxin B-subunit, a rice-based oral cholera vaccine, down-regulates the expression of ƒ¿-amylase/trypsin inhibitor-like protein family as major rice allergens. J Proteome Res. 12: 3372-3382
DOI: 10.1021/pr4002146


Cabanos C, Ekyo A, Amari Y, Kato N, Kuroda M, Nagaoka S, Takaiwa F, Utsumi S, Maruyama N (2013) High-level production of lactostatin, a hypocholesterolemic peptide, in transgenic rice using soybean A1aB1b as carrier. Transgenic Res. 22: 621-629
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-012-9672-5


Tokuhara D, Alvarez B, Mejima M, Hiroiwa T, Takahashi Y, Kurokawa S, Kuroda M, Oyama M, Kozuka-Hata H, Nochi T, Sagara H, Aladin F, Marcotte H, Frenken LG, Iturriza-Gomara M, Kiyono H, Hammarstrom L, Yuki Y (2013) Rice-based oral antibody fragment prophylaxis and therapy against rotavirus infection. J. Clin. Invest. 123: 3829-3838
DOI: 10.1172/JCI70266


Hakata M, Kuroda M, Miyashita T, Yamaguchi T, Kojima M, Sakakibara H, Mitsui T, Yamakawa H (2012) Suppression of α-amylase genes improves quality of rice grain ripened under high temperature. Plant Biotechnol. J. 10: 1110-1117
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00741.x


Hakata M, Kuroda M, Ohsumi A, Hirose T, Nakamura H, Muramatsu M, Ichikawa H, Yamakawa H (2012) Overexpression of a rice TIFY gene increases grain size through enhanced accumulation of carbohydrates in the stem. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 76: 2129-2134
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120545


Saito Y, Shigemitsu T, Yamasaki R, Sasou A, Goto F, Kishida K, Kuroda M, Tanaka K, Morita S, Satoh S, Masumura T (2012) Formation mechanism of the internal structure of type I protein bodies in rice endosperm: relationship between the localization of prolamin species and the expression of individual genes. Plant J. 70: 1043-1055
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2012.04947.x


Shigemitsu T, Ozaki S, Saito Y, Kuroda M, Morita S, Satoh S, Masumura T (2012) Production of human growth hormone in transgenic rice seeds: co-introduction of RNA interference cassette for suppressing the gene expression of endogenous storage proteins. Plant Cell Rep. 31: 539-549
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1191-y


Ishimoto M, Kuroda M, Yoza K, Nishizawa K, Teraishi M, Mizutani N, Ito K, Moriya S (2012) Heterologous expression of corn cystatin in soybean and effect on growth of the stink bug. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 76: 2142-2145
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120432


Yuki Y, Mejima M, Kurokawa S, Hiroiwa T, Kong IG, Kuroda M, Takahashi Y, Nochi T, Tokuhara D, Kohda T, Kozaki S, Kiyono H (2012) RNAi suppression of rice endogenous storage proteins enhances the production of rice-based Botulinum neutrotoxin type A vaccine. Vaccine 30: 4160-4166
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.064


Ohnishi T, Yoshino M, Yamakawa H, Kinoshita T (2011) The biotron breeding system: A rapid and reliable procedure for genetic studies and breeding in rice. Plant Cell Physiol. 52: 1249-1257
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr066


Yamakawa H, Hakata M (2010) Atlas of rice grain filling-related metabolism under high temperature: joint analysis of metabolome and transcriptome demonstrated inhibition of starch accumulation and induction of amino acid accumulation. Plant Cell Physiol. 51: 795-809
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq034


She KC, Kusano H, Koizumi K, Yamakawa H, Hakata M, Imamura T, Fukuda M, Naito N, Tsurumaki Y, Yaeshima M, Tsuge T, Matsumoto K, Kudoh M, Itoh E, Kikuchi S, Kishimoto N, Yazaki J, Ando T, Yano M, Aoyama T, Sasaki T, Satoh H, Shimada H (2010) A novel factor FLOURY ENDOSPERM 2 is involved in regulation of rice grain size and starch quality. Plant Cell 22: 3280-3294
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.070821


Kuroda M, Kimizu M, Mikami C (2010) A simple set of plasmids for the production of transgenic plants. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 74: 2348-2351
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.100465


Yamaguchi T, Kuroda M, Yamakawa H, Ashizawa T, Hirayae K, Kurimoto L, Shinya T, Shibuya N (2009) Suppression of a phospholipase D gene, OsPLDβ1, activates defense responses and increases disease resistance in rice. Plant Physiol. 150: 308-319
DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.131979


Tamura T, Kuroda M, Oikawa T, Kyozuka J, Terauchi K, Ishimaru Y, Abe K, Asakura T (2009) Signal peptide peptidases are expressed in the shoot apex of rice, localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. Plant Cell Rep. 28:1615-1621
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-009-0760-9


Kiyosaki T, Asakura T, Matsumoto I, Tamura T, Terauchi K, Funaki J, Kuroda M, Misaka T, Abe K (2009) Wheat cysteine proteases triticain alpha, beta and gamma exhibit mutually distinct responses to gibberellin in germinating seeds. J. Plant Physiol. 166: 101-106
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.02.006


Yamakawa H, Ebitani T, Terao T (2008) Comparison between locations of QTLs for grain chalkiness and genes responsive to high temperature during grain filling on the rice chromosome map. Breed. Sci. 58: 337-343
DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.58.337


Yamakawa H, Hirose T, Kuroda M, Yamaguchi T (2007) Comprehensive expression profiling of rice grain filling-related genes under high temperature using DNA microarray. Plant Physiol. 144: 258-277
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.098665


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Reviews and Books

Note: Only riviews written in English are listed.


Mitsui T, Yamakawa H, Kobata T (2016) Molecular physiological aspects of chalking mechanism in rice grains under high-temperature stress. Plant Prod. Sci. 19: 22-29
DOI: 10.1080/1343943X.2015.1128112


Yamakawa H (2011) Omics-based approach for cereal starch biosynthesis: Toward a determination of key factors for quality of rice grain affected by high temperature. J Appl. Glycosci. 58: 35-38
DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.JAG-2010_019


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Patents


Yamaguchi T, Kuroda M, Yamakawa H (2015) Method for reducing high temperature disorder of rice grass, vector for making rice grass with high temperature resistance, and rice grass. Patent JP5812386


Kuroda M (2010) Plant with reduced protein content in seed, method of constructing the same and method of using the same. Patent JP4644777


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Awards


2013 The JSPP Plant and Cell Physiology Award for the Paper of Excellence for our paper (Ohnishi et al. Plant Cell Physiol. (2011) 52: 1249-1257)


2012 Reserch Topics of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Yamakawa H, Hakata M, Mitsui T, Sakakibara H: Development of Rice Plants with Reduced Chalky Grains by Manipulation of Starch Metabolism


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