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Major Publications
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- 3,339Since 2021: 1,062
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- 29Since 2021: 19
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- 49Since 2021: 33
| Publication Details | Citations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Sasaki Y, Nagano Y. Plant acetyl-CoA carboxylase: structure, biosynthesis, regulation, and gene manipulation for plant breeding. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2004 Jun;68(6):1175-1184. PubMed | 560 | Review article summarizing research conducted before joining Saga University. |
| Iizasa E, Mitsutomi M, Nagano Y. Direct binding of a plant LysM receptor-like kinase, LysM RLK1/CERK1, to chitin in vitro. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jan 29;285(5):2996-3004. PubMed | 258 | Original research. A paper by the first student assigned to our laboratory at Saga University, demonstrating that a candidate chitin receptor binds directly to chitin. |
| Sasaki Y, Konishi T, Nagano Y. The Compartmentation of Acetyl-Coenzyme A Carboxylase in Plants. Plant Physiol. 1995 Jun;108(2):445-449. PubMed | 243 | Review article. |
| Madoka Y, Tomizawa K, Mizoi J, Nishida I, Nagano Y, Sasaki Y. Chloroplast transformation with modified accD operon increases acetyl-CoA carboxylase and causes extension of leaf longevity and increase in seed yield in tobacco. Plant Cell Physiol. 2002 Dec;43(12):1518-1525. PubMed | 184 | Original research. |
| Sasaki Y, Hakamada K, Suama Y, Nagano Y, Furusawa I, Matsuno R. Chloroplast-encoded protein as a subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase in pea plant. J Biol Chem. 1993 Nov 25;268(33):25118-25123. PubMed | 182 | Original research that began during Nagano’s undergraduate studies. It was one of the key achievements recognized when Professor Yukiko Sasaki received the Japanese Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry Award. |
| Tshering Penjor, Yamamoto M, Uehara M, Ide M, Matsumoto N, Matsumoto R, Nagano Y. Phylogenetic Relationships of Citrus and Its Relatives Based on matK Gene Sequences. PLOS ONE. 2013 Apr 25;8(4):e62574. PubMed | 154 | Original research. The most highly cited paper on citrus from Saga University. |
| Nagano Y, Furuhashi H, Inaba T, Sasaki Y. A novel class of plant-specific zinc-dependent DNA-binding protein that binds to A/T-rich DNA sequences. Nucleic Acids Res. 2001 Oct 15;29(20):4097-4105. PubMed | 154 | Original research. Citations have increased substantially since around 2020. In 2023, this gene was linked to the Green Revolution. |
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