Yoshikatsu Sato

The paper investigates calcium dynamics in Arabidopsis ovules during pollen tube reception, showing N-linked glycosylation is required for synergid cell calcium oscillations but not pollen tube reception itself.

The paper shows that extrinsic MMPs drive epithelial shape change via basal ECM disassembly in Drosophila wing discs during pupal development.

This paper introduces a plasma membrane staining method using FM4-64 to visualize living cell morphology in reproductive tissues of diverse plant species, enabling high-resolution imaging and analysis without transgenic lines.

The paper identifies FT-expressing companion cells in leaves, reveals their unique gene expression profile, and shows that NIGT1 represses FT under nitrogen-rich conditions.

The paper uses live leaf-section imaging to show that bundle sheath cells mediate mesophyll chloroplast aggregation in C4 plants.

The paper discovers a new form of cell-cell communication called DIVE, where vesicles are directly transferred between adjacent cells, potentially enabling nucleic acid exchange and phenotypic synchronization.

This study develops a fluorescent auxin probe, BODIPY-IAA2, which visualizes auxin distribution in plants without activating auxin signaling.

The paper identifies FLP1 as a gene expressed in FT-producing cells in Arabidopsis that promotes flowering and stem growth under long-day conditions.