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Nozomu Sakurai

Kazusa DNA Research InstituteORCID 0000-0001-5861-6228Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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Aina GotohiD· 1 shared Akifumi SugiyamaiD· 1 shared Ayumi MureiD· 1 shared Bunta WatanabeiD· 1 shared Daisuke ShibataiD· 1 shared Hao LiiD· 1 shared Hideki TakanashiiD· 1 shared Hideyuki SuzukiiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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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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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 2, 2025

Natural variation in IBF1 disrupts its interaction with CHS1 and affects metabolism of hulls in rice

Yoshiaki Ueda, Yoshinori Murata, Nozomu Sakurai…·Matthias Wissuwa

This study identifies a gene variant in rice that disrupts protein interaction and alters flavonoid and lignin metabolism, affecting hull color and pathogen resistance.

DOI 10.1101/2025.10.02.674788

plant (other)metabolomics

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Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewedSep 13, 2023

Identification of Key Yeast Species and Microbe-Microbe Interactions Impacting Larval Growth of Drosophila in the Wild

Ayumi Mure, Yuki Sugiura, Rae Maeda…·Yukako Hattori

This study identifies key yeast and bacterial species affecting Drosophila larval growth and shows their functional roles in gene regulation and metabolism.

14 citations

Drosophilametagenomics

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