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Kenji Matsui

Yamaguchi UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4875-5176Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Kan-ichi Iwasaki· 2 shared Tomoko Kawaguchi· 2 shared Ayako Hada· 1 shared Chihiro Nozaki· 1 shared Daisuke ShibataiD· 1 shared Eduardo Flores‐SandovaliD· 1 shared Facundo RomaniiD· 1 shared Feng CheniD· 1 shared

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Neryl diphosphate-derived monoterpene biosynthesis via a biosynthetic gene cluster in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

Guo Wei, Tomoko Kawaguchi, Facundo Romani, Eduardo Flores‐Sandoval, Meng Xie, Xinlu Chen, Takao Koeduka, Kan-ichi Iwasaki, Mutsumi Nakanishi, Hisashi Hemmi, Jin‐Gui Chen, John L. Bowman, Jim P. Haseloff, Kenji Matsui, Feng Chen

This paper identifies a biosynthetic gene cluster in liverwort Marchantia polymorpha that produces monoterpenes using neryl diphosphate as a substrate, revealing new insights into monoterpene biosynthesis in non-seed plants.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

LsBADH1 is responsible for sweet fragrance in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) through 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline biosynthesis

Kousuke Seki, Kenji Matsui, Miya YANAGIDATE, Keiji Nishida, Ryohei Koyama, Yuichi Uno

The paper identifies LsBADH1 as the gene responsible for 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) biosynthesis, which causes the sweet fragrance in lettuce, and shows that a premature stop codon in LsBADH1 increases 2AP levels.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

ABCG transporters are involved in the accumulation of specialized metabolites in the oil bodies of Marchantia polymorpha

Takehiko Kanazawa, Tomoko Kawaguchi, Yuta Moriwaki, Kan-ichi Iwasaki, Takashi Ueda, Kenji Matsui

This study identifies MpABCG1 and MpABCG36 as key proteins involved in the accumulation of specialized metabolites in oil bodies of Marchantia polymorpha.

Plant and Cell Physiology · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

S-Alk(en)yl-Cysteine Sulfoxides in Allium Species Are Excellent Acrolein Scavengers: Implications for Secondary Antioxidants in Plants

Ayako Hada, Chihiro Nozaki, Natsumi Tamura, Kenji Matsui, Yasumasa Matsuoka, Daisuke Shibata, Jun’ichi Mano

The paper identifies S-alk(en)yl-cysteine sulfoxides in Allium species as effective acrolein scavengers, highlighting their role as secondary antioxidants in plants.

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry · Nov 21, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology