List of works - Wataru Sakamoto

A Mutation in GIANT CHLOROPLAST Encoding a PARC6 Homolog Affects Spikelet Fertility in Rice

scientific article published on 8 February 2015

A conserved, Mg²+-dependent exonuclease degrades organelle DNA during Arabidopsis pollen development

scientific article published on 26 April 2011

A mutation of the CRUMPLED LEAF gene that encodes a protein localized in the outer envelope membrane of plastids affects the pattern of cell division, cell differentiation, and plastid division in Arabidopsis.

scientific article

A rapid, direct observation method to isolate mutants with defects in starch grain morphology in rice

scientific article published in April 2010

Activation of the heterotrimeric G protein alpha-subunit GPA1 suppresses the ftsh-mediated inhibition of chloroplast development in Arabidopsis.

scientific article

Allelic characterization of the leaf-variegated mutation var2 identifies the conserved amino acid residues of FtsH that are important for ATP hydrolysis and proteolysis.

scientific article published in November 2004

Amyloplast Membrane Protein SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN6 Controls Starch Grain Size in Rice Endosperm

scientific article

Amyloplast-localized SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN4 protein influences the size of starch grains in rice endosperm

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

An EAR-Dependent Regulatory Module Promotes Male Germ Cell Division and Sperm Fertility in Arabidopsis.

scientific article

Arabidopsis thaliana vegetative storage protein (VSP) genes: gene organization and tissue-specific expression.

scientific article published in November 1998

Arrested differentiation of proplastids into chloroplasts in variegated leaves characterized by plastid ultrastructure and nucleoid morphology.

scientific article

Chemically induced expression of rice OSB2 under the control of the OsPR1.1 promoter confers increased anthocyanin accumulation in transgenic rice

scientific article published on 25 January 2007

Chloroplast DNA Dynamics: Copy Number, Quality Control and Degradation

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Chloroplast Proteases: Updates on Proteolysis within and across Suborganellar Compartments

scientific article

Comparative transcriptome analysis of green/white variegated sectors in Arabidopsis yellow variegated2: responses to oxidative and other stresses in white sectors

scientific article

Cooperative D1 degradation in the photosystem II repair mediated by chloroplastic proteases in Arabidopsis.

scientific article

D1 fragmentation in photosystem II repair caused by photo-damage of a two-step model.

scientific article published on 19 April 2015

Different amounts of DNA in each mitochondrion in rice root

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Essentials of Proteolytic Machineries in Chloroplasts

scientific article

Function of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii petd 5' untranslated region in regulating the accumulation of subunit IV of the cytochrome b6/f complex

scientific article published on 01 October 1994

Functional characterization of key structural genes in rice flavonoid biosynthesis

scientific article published on 26 August 2008

Functional complementation of an oxa1- yeast mutation identifies an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA involved in the assembly of respiratory complexes.

scientific article published on December 1997

Functional divergence of the TFL1-like gene family in Arabidopsis revealed by characterization of a novel homologue.

scientific article

Genetic analysis of chlorophyll synthesis and degradation regulated by BALANCE of CHLOROPHYLL METABOLISM

scientific article published in 2022

Geometrical Formation of Compound Starch Grains in Rice Implements Voronoi Diagram

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Highly oxidized peroxisomes are selectively degraded via autophagy in Arabidopsis

scientific article

Impaired PSII Proteostasis Promotes Retrograde Signaling via Salicylic Acid

scientific article published on 03 June 2019

Impairment of Lhca4, a subunit of LHCI, causes high accumulation of chlorophyll and the stay-green phenotype in rice

scientific article published on 3 January 2018

In vivo analysis of Chlamydomonas chloroplast petD gene expression using stable transformation of beta-glucuronidase translational fusions

scientific article

Ion gradients in xylem exudate and guttation fluid related to tissue ion levels along primary leaves of barley.

scientific article

Isolation and characterization of Ty1/copia-like retrotransposons in mung bean (Vigna radiata)

scientific article published on 23 November 2006

Isolation of mutants with aberrant mitochondrial morphology from Arabidopsis thaliana.

scientific article published in October 2004

Linkage analysis of the nuclear homologues of mitochondrial plasmid-like DNAs in rice ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 1991

Localization and expression of serine racemase in Arabidopsis thaliana.

scientific article

Maternal plastid inheritance: two abating factors identified

scientific article published in 2023

Mitochondrial localization of AtOXA1, an arabidopsis homologue of yeast Oxa1p involved in the insertion and assembly of protein complexes in mitochondrial inner membrane.

scientific article published in October 2000

Mutations defective in ribonucleotide reductase activity interfere with pollen plastid DNA degradation mediated by DPD1 exonuclease.

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Mutations in a <i>Golden2-Like</i> Gene Cause Reduced Seed Weight in Barley <i>albino lemma 1</i> Mutants

scientific article published in 2021

NYC4, the rice ortholog of Arabidopsis THF1, is involved in the degradation of chlorophyll - protein complexes during leaf senescence

scientific article

New insights into the types and function of proteases in plastids.

scientific article published on 18 March 2010

Nucleases in higher plants and their possible involvement in DNA degradation during leaf senescence.

scientific article published on 14 March 2014

Organelle DNA degradation contributes to the efficient use of phosphate in seed plants

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Phosphorylation of photosystem II core proteins prevents undesirable cleavage of D1 and contributes to the fine-tuned repair of photosystem II.

scientific article published on 23 June 2014

Physical interaction between peroxisomes and chloroplasts elucidated by in situ laser analysis.

scientific article

Plant autophagy is responsible for peroxisomal transition and plays an important role in the maintenance of peroxisomal quality

scientific article published on 26 March 2014

Plant mitochondrial rhomboid, AtRBL12, has different substrate specificity from its yeast counterpart.

scientific article published on 10 June 2008

Plastid Inheritance Revisited: Emerging Role of Organelle DNA Degradation in Angiosperms

scientific article published in 2023

Possible function of VIPP1 in maintaining chloroplast membranes.

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Protection of Chloroplast Membranes by VIPP1 Rescues Aberrant Seedling Development in Arabidopsis nyc1 Mutant

scientific article

Protein degradation machineries in plastids.

scientific article

Protein quality control in chloroplasts: a current model of D1 protein degradation in the photosystem II repair cycle

scientific article published on 18 May 2009

Putative phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana induced by oxidative stress.

scientific article published on October 1997

Reduction in amounts of mitochondrial DNA in the sperm cells as a mechanism for maternal inheritance in Hordeum vulgare

scientific article published on 03 September 2002

Selective Elimination of Membrane-Damaged Chloroplasts via Microautophagy

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Taiwan-Japan Plant Biology 2017 Spotlight Issue: From Light Signals/Signaling to Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Development

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Targeted proteome analysis of microalgae under high-light conditions by optimized protein extraction of photosynthetic organisms

scientific article published on 28 September 2018

The Non-Mendelian Green Cotyledon Gene in Soybean Encodes a Small Subunit of Photosystem II.

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

The Photosystem II Repair Cycle Requires FtsH Turnover through the EngA GTPase

scientific article published on 21 August 2018

The Purple leaf (Pl) locus of rice: the Pl(w) allele has a complex organization and includes two genes encoding basic helix-loop-helix proteins involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

The Rubisco Chaperone BSD2 May Regulate Chloroplast Coverage in Maize Bundle Sheath Cells

scientific article published on 31 October 2017

The YELLOW VARIEGATED (VAR2) locus encodes a homologue of FtsH, an ATP-dependent protease in Arabidopsis

scientific article published on 01 December 2000

The balance between protein synthesis and degradation in chloroplasts determines leaf variegation in Arabidopsis yellow variegated mutants

scientific article

The lack of mitochondrial AtFtsH4 protease alters Arabidopsis leaf morphology at the late stage of rosette development under short-day photoperiod.

scientific article

The model plant Medicago truncatula exhibits biparental plastid inheritance.

scientific article published on 6 December 2007

VIPP1 Has a Disordered C-Terminal Tail Necessary for Protecting Photosynthetic Membranes against Stress

scientific article (publication date: July 2016)

VIPP1 involved in chloroplast membrane integrity has GTPase activity in vitro.

scientific article published on 5 April 2018

Variegated tobacco leaves generated by chloroplast FtsH suppression: implication of FtsH function in the maintenance of thylakoid membranes.

scientific article published on 24 December 2011

Vegetative and sperm cell-specific aquaporins of Arabidopsis highlight the vacuolar equipment of pollen and contribute to plant reproduction.

scientific article

Visualization of plastids in pollen grains: involvement of FtsZ1 in pollen plastid division.

scientific article published on 12 March 2009

Widespread endogenization of genome sequences of non-retroviral RNA viruses into plant genomes

scientific article (publication date: July 2011)

List of works by Wataru Sakamoto

A Mutation in GIANT CHLOROPLAST Encoding a PARC6 Homolog Affects Spikelet Fertility in Rice

A conserved, Mg²+-dependent exonuclease degrades organelle DNA during Arabidopsis pollen development

A mutation of the CRUMPLED LEAF gene that encodes a protein localized in the outer envelope membrane of plastids affects the pattern of cell division, cell differentiation, and plastid division in Arabidopsis.

A rapid, direct observation method to isolate mutants with defects in starch grain morphology in rice

Activation of the heterotrimeric G protein alpha-subunit GPA1 suppresses the ftsh-mediated inhibition of chloroplast development in Arabidopsis.

Allelic characterization of the leaf-variegated mutation var2 identifies the conserved amino acid residues of FtsH that are important for ATP hydrolysis and proteolysis.

Amyloplast Membrane Protein SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN6 Controls Starch Grain Size in Rice Endosperm

Amyloplast-localized SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN4 protein influences the size of starch grains in rice endosperm

An EAR-Dependent Regulatory Module Promotes Male Germ Cell Division and Sperm Fertility in Arabidopsis.

Arabidopsis thaliana vegetative storage protein (VSP) genes: gene organization and tissue-specific expression.

Arrested differentiation of proplastids into chloroplasts in variegated leaves characterized by plastid ultrastructure and nucleoid morphology.

Chemically induced expression of rice OSB2 under the control of the OsPR1.1 promoter confers increased anthocyanin accumulation in transgenic rice

Chloroplast DNA Dynamics: Copy Number, Quality Control and Degradation

Chloroplast Proteases: Updates on Proteolysis within and across Suborganellar Compartments

Comparative transcriptome analysis of green/white variegated sectors in Arabidopsis yellow variegated2: responses to oxidative and other stresses in white sectors

Cooperative D1 degradation in the photosystem II repair mediated by chloroplastic proteases in Arabidopsis.

D1 fragmentation in photosystem II repair caused by photo-damage of a two-step model.

Different amounts of DNA in each mitochondrion in rice root

Essentials of Proteolytic Machineries in Chloroplasts

Function of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii petd 5' untranslated region in regulating the accumulation of subunit IV of the cytochrome b6/f complex

Functional characterization of key structural genes in rice flavonoid biosynthesis

Functional complementation of an oxa1- yeast mutation identifies an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA involved in the assembly of respiratory complexes.

Functional divergence of the TFL1-like gene family in Arabidopsis revealed by characterization of a novel homologue.

Genetic analysis of chlorophyll synthesis and degradation regulated by BALANCE of CHLOROPHYLL METABOLISM

Geometrical Formation of Compound Starch Grains in Rice Implements Voronoi Diagram

Highly oxidized peroxisomes are selectively degraded via autophagy in Arabidopsis

Impaired PSII Proteostasis Promotes Retrograde Signaling via Salicylic Acid

Impairment of Lhca4, a subunit of LHCI, causes high accumulation of chlorophyll and the stay-green phenotype in rice

In vivo analysis of Chlamydomonas chloroplast petD gene expression using stable transformation of beta-glucuronidase translational fusions

Ion gradients in xylem exudate and guttation fluid related to tissue ion levels along primary leaves of barley.

Isolation and characterization of Ty1/copia-like retrotransposons in mung bean (Vigna radiata)

Isolation of mutants with aberrant mitochondrial morphology from Arabidopsis thaliana.

Linkage analysis of the nuclear homologues of mitochondrial plasmid-like DNAs in rice ⬇️

Localization and expression of serine racemase in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Maternal plastid inheritance: two abating factors identified

Mitochondrial localization of AtOXA1, an arabidopsis homologue of yeast Oxa1p involved in the insertion and assembly of protein complexes in mitochondrial inner membrane.

Mutations defective in ribonucleotide reductase activity interfere with pollen plastid DNA degradation mediated by DPD1 exonuclease.

Mutations in a <i>Golden2-Like</i> Gene Cause Reduced Seed Weight in Barley <i>albino lemma 1</i> Mutants

NYC4, the rice ortholog of Arabidopsis THF1, is involved in the degradation of chlorophyll - protein complexes during leaf senescence

New insights into the types and function of proteases in plastids.

Nucleases in higher plants and their possible involvement in DNA degradation during leaf senescence.

Organelle DNA degradation contributes to the efficient use of phosphate in seed plants

Phosphorylation of photosystem II core proteins prevents undesirable cleavage of D1 and contributes to the fine-tuned repair of photosystem II.

Physical interaction between peroxisomes and chloroplasts elucidated by in situ laser analysis.

Plant autophagy is responsible for peroxisomal transition and plays an important role in the maintenance of peroxisomal quality

Plant mitochondrial rhomboid, AtRBL12, has different substrate specificity from its yeast counterpart.

Plastid Inheritance Revisited: Emerging Role of Organelle DNA Degradation in Angiosperms

Possible function of VIPP1 in maintaining chloroplast membranes.

Protection of Chloroplast Membranes by VIPP1 Rescues Aberrant Seedling Development in Arabidopsis nyc1 Mutant

Protein degradation machineries in plastids.

Protein quality control in chloroplasts: a current model of D1 protein degradation in the photosystem II repair cycle

Putative phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana induced by oxidative stress.

Reduction in amounts of mitochondrial DNA in the sperm cells as a mechanism for maternal inheritance in Hordeum vulgare

Selective Elimination of Membrane-Damaged Chloroplasts via Microautophagy

Taiwan-Japan Plant Biology 2017 Spotlight Issue: From Light Signals/Signaling to Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Development

Targeted proteome analysis of microalgae under high-light conditions by optimized protein extraction of photosynthetic organisms

The Non-Mendelian Green Cotyledon Gene in Soybean Encodes a Small Subunit of Photosystem II.

The Photosystem II Repair Cycle Requires FtsH Turnover through the EngA GTPase

The Purple leaf (Pl) locus of rice: the Pl(w) allele has a complex organization and includes two genes encoding basic helix-loop-helix proteins involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis

The Rubisco Chaperone BSD2 May Regulate Chloroplast Coverage in Maize Bundle Sheath Cells

The YELLOW VARIEGATED (VAR2) locus encodes a homologue of FtsH, an ATP-dependent protease in Arabidopsis

The balance between protein synthesis and degradation in chloroplasts determines leaf variegation in Arabidopsis yellow variegated mutants

The lack of mitochondrial AtFtsH4 protease alters Arabidopsis leaf morphology at the late stage of rosette development under short-day photoperiod.

The model plant Medicago truncatula exhibits biparental plastid inheritance.

VIPP1 Has a Disordered C-Terminal Tail Necessary for Protecting Photosynthetic Membranes against Stress

VIPP1 involved in chloroplast membrane integrity has GTPase activity in vitro.

Variegated tobacco leaves generated by chloroplast FtsH suppression: implication of FtsH function in the maintenance of thylakoid membranes.

Vegetative and sperm cell-specific aquaporins of Arabidopsis highlight the vacuolar equipment of pollen and contribute to plant reproduction.

Visualization of plastids in pollen grains: involvement of FtsZ1 in pollen plastid division.

Widespread endogenization of genome sequences of non-retroviral RNA viruses into plant genomes