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Rika Nakajima

University of Tsukuba

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Plant Biology· 2

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Kenta ShirasawaiD· 2 shared Kosuke KuwabaraiD· 2 shared Tohru AriizumiiD· 2 shared Kentaro EzuraiD· 1 shared Kinya ToriyamaiD· 1 shared Rena SanetomoiD· 1 shared Van Bosstraeten Alexis Gaetan· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Relationship Between Open Reading Frame 320, a Gene Causing Male Sterility in Tomatoes, and Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Potatoes

Rika Nakajima, Rena Sanetomo, Kenta Shirasawa, Tohru Ariizumi, Kosuke Kuwabara

This study identifies orf320 as a candidate gene for cytoplasmic male sterility in potato T/β-type cytoplasm by comparing mitochondrial genomes and showing its functional role in tomato male sterility.

Plant and Cell Physiology · Nov 25, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Artificial mutations in the nuclear gene encoding mitochondrial RNA polymerase restore pollen fertility in cytoplasmic male sterile tomato

Kosuke Kuwabara, Rika Nakajima, Van Bosstraeten Alexis Gaetan, Kentaro Ezura, Kinya Toriyama, Tohru Ariizumi, Kenta Shirasawa

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Oct 23, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology