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Koichiro Shimomura

National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0003-0408-956X · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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BiochemistryPlant and Cell PhysiologyPeer-reviewedMay 28, 2026

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing reveals the involvement of a polyphenol oxidase in the shikonin-specific biosynthesis in Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Kohei Nakanishi, Yuki Takano, Kyoko Yamamoto…·Kazufumi Yazaki

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to edit the LePPO1 gene in Lithospermum erythrorhizon, showing it is involved in shikonin biosynthesis and explains the role of copper in the process.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintApr 15, 2024

Chromosome-level assembly of Cucumis sativus cv. 'Tokiwa' as a reference genome of Japanese cucumber

Takashi Seiko, Chiaki Muto, Koichiro Shimomura…·Ken Naito

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Cucumis sativus cv. 'Tokiwa' using Oxford nanopore sequencing, resulting in a longer genome with more annotated genes.

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C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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