Publications

2005

【 Original Papers 】

Itouga, M., Kato, Y., Deguchi, H., Ono, Y. and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Genetic diversity, sexual condition and branching pattern within Reboulia hemisphaerica (Marchantiales; Hepaticae) in Japan. Hikobia, 14: 251-261. (in Japanese with English abstract) <<index

Itouga, M., Kato, Y., Yamaguchi, I., Ono, Y. and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Phytoremediation using bryophytes, 1.: Characterization of copper accumulation and remediation of lead from fry ash using Scopelophila cataractae (Mitt.) Broth. Hikobia, 14: 263-271. (in Japanese with English abstract) <<index

Ashikari, M., Sakakibara, H., Lin, S.-Y., Yamamoto, T., Takashi, T., Nishimura, A., Angeles, E. R., Qian, Q., Kitano, H. and Matsuoka, M. (2005) Cytokinin oxidase regulates rice grain production, Science, 309: 741-745. <<Abstract

Aoki, K., Suzui, N., Fujimaki, S., Dohmae, N., Yonekura-Sakakibara, K., Fujiwara, T., Hayashi, H., Yamaya, T., and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Destination-selective long-distance movement of phloem proteins. Plant Cell, 17: 1801-1814. <<Abstract

Sun, J.-Q., Hirose, N., Wang, X.-C., Wen, P., Xue, L., Sakakibara, H. and Zuo, J.-R. (2005) The Arabidopsis SOI33/AtENT8 gene encodes a putative equilibrative nucleoside transporter that is involved in cytokinin transport in planta. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 47: 588-603. <<Abstract

Sakakibara, H., Kasahara, H., Ueda, N., Kojima, M., Takei, K., Hishiyama, S., Asami, T., Okada, K., Kamiya, Y., Yamaya, T., and Yamaguchi, S. (2005). Agrobacterium tumefaciens increases cytokinin production in plastids by modifying the biosynthetic pathway in the host plant. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102: 9972-9977. <<Abstract

Hirose, N., Makita, N., Yamaya, T. and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Functional characterization and expression analysis of a gene, OsENT2, encoding an equilibrative nucleoside transporter in Oryza sativa suggest a function in cytokinin transport. Plant Physiol. 138: 196-206. <<Abstract

Sugawara, H., Yamaya, T. and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction study of the histidine-containing phosphotransfer protein ZmHP1 from maize. Acta Cryst. F 61: 366-368. <<Abstract

Mok, M.C., Martin, R.C., Dobrev, P.I., Vankova, R., Ho, P.-S., Yonekura-Sakakibara, K., Sakakibara, H. and Mok, D.W.S. (2005) Topolins and hydroxylated thidiazuron derivatives are substrates of cytokinin O-glucosyltransferase with position specificity related to receptor recognition. Plant Physiol. 137: 1057-1066. <<Abstract

Kiba, T., Naitou, T., Koizumi, N., Yamashino, T., Sakakibara, H. and Mizuno, T. (2005) Combinatorial microarray analysis revealing Arabidopsis genes implicated in cytokinin responses through the His-to- Asp phosphorelay circuitry. Plant Cell Physiol. 46: 339-355. <<Abstract

Nakagawa, H., Jiang, C.J., Sakakibara, H., Kojima, M., Honda, I., Ajisaka, H., Nishijima, T., Koshioka, M., Homma, T., Mander, L.N. and Takatsuji, H. (2005) Overexpression of a petunia zinc-finger gene alters cytokinin metabolism and plant forms. Plant J. 41: 512-523. <<Abstract

Sugawara, H., Kawano, Y., Hatakeyama, T., Yamaya, T., Kamiya, N. and Sakakibara, H. (2005) Crystal structure of a histidine-containing phosphotransfer protein ZmHP2 from maize. Protein Sci. 14: 202-208. <<Abstract

【 Review Papers 】

Sakakibara, H. (2005) Cytokinin biosynthesis and regulation. In Vitamins and Hormones Vol. 72, Plant Hormones (Ed., Litwack, G.) Elsevier, San Diego. pp271-287.

Sakakibara, H. and Kasahara, H. (2005) A strategy of Agrobacterium to modify cytokinin biosynthesis in plastids of the host plant. BRAIN Techno News112: 25-29. BRAIN, Tokyo. (in Japanese)