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N. Kumakura

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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K. Shirasu· 3 shared A. Tsushima· 2 shared M. Narusaka· 2 shared N. Ishihama· 2 shared P. Gan· 2 shared Y. Narusaka· 2 shared Y. Takano· 2 shared J.-F. Dallery· 1 shared

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2021-2023 · peak 2/yr

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Efficient multiple gene knock-out in Colletotrichum higginsianum via CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and URA3- based marker recycling

K. Yonehara, N. Kumakura, T. Motoyama, N. Ishihama, J.-F. Dallery, R. O'Connell, K. Shirasu

The paper develops a CRISPR-Cas9 and URA3-based marker recycling system to efficiently knock out multiple genes in Colletotrichum higginsianum, demonstrating its effectiveness in analyzing virulence factors.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Guanosine-specific single-stranded ribonuclease effectors of a phytopathogenic fungus potentiate host immune responses

N. Kumakura, S. Singkaravanit-Ogawa, P. Gan, A. Tsushima, N. Ishihama, S. Watanabe, M. Seo, S. Iwasaki, M. Narusaka, Y. Narusaka, Y. Takano, K. Shirasu

This study identifies two ribonuclease effectors from a fungal pathogen that induce plant immune responses by cleaving single-stranded RNA at guanosine.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2021Microbiology

The Conserved Colletotrichum spp. Effector CEC3 Induces Nuclear Expansion and Cell Death in Plants

A. Tsushima, M. Narusaka, P. Gan, N. Kumakura, R. Hiroyama, N. Kato, S. Takahashi, Y. Takano, Y. Narusaka, K. Shirasu

This study identifies CEC3 as a conserved effector in Colletotrichum fungi that induces nuclear expansion and cell death in plants, supporting its role in the hemibiotrophic lifestyle.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2021Microbiology