Hiroki Takagi

The paper identifies cyclo-DOPA glucosyltransferases from Basella alba and Gomphrena globosa that mediate gomphrenin I biosynthesis and shows their structural and functional differences.

This study reconstructs the genome and karyotype evolution of Sesamum and related species, revealing hybridization events and genetic changes linked to metabolic specialization.

The paper presents a genomic breeding strategy using large-scale recombinant populations and prediction models to rapidly develop rice cultivars with desired traits.

The paper studies the evolution of an X-A balance sex determination system in hops by analyzing genome sequences of two hop species and identifies a candidate gene involved in the system.

The paper shows that the rice NLR-ID receptor Pii2 indirectly recognizes the fungal effector AVR-Pii by dissociating Pii2 from host Exo70 proteins, revealing a novel mechanism of pathogen recognition.

This paper identifies GF14h as the causal gene for low-temperature seed germination in rice and demonstrates its utility in breeding for direct seeding in cold climates.

The paper introduces updated pipelines for MutMap and QTL-seq that are faster, easier to use, and more accessible via bioconda.

The paper identifies two NBS-LRR genes, Pii-1 and Pii-2, that together confer resistance to rice blast disease in rice.