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Takanori Wakatake

National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationORCID 0000-0002-9991-9054Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 4 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Ken NaitoiD· 2 shared Kenji FukushimaiD· 2 shared Akino ShiromaiD· 1 shared Anne GreifenhageniD· 1 shared Anuphon LaohavisitiD· 1 shared Arisa ShibataiD· 1 shared Atsushi J. NaganoiD· 1 shared Chiaki MutoiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Comparative genomics and transcriptomics on salt tolerance of Vigna luteola

Yurie Iki, Fanmiao Wang, Kosuke Ito, Takanori Wakatake, Keitaro Tanoi, Ken Naito

This study identifies candidate genes associated with salt tolerance in Vigna luteola by analyzing root transcriptomes and QTL regions.

Ikushugaku zasshi · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Transcriptomic prey-capture responses in convergently evolved carnivorous pitcher plants

Takanori Wakatake, Kenji Fukushima

This study compares gene expression responses in two carnivorous pitcher plants, finding shared transcriptional patterns and distinct regulatory mechanisms in digestive enzyme genes.

New Phytologist · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Neofunctionalized RGF pathways drive haustorial organogenesis in parasitic plants

Maxwell R. Fishman, Anne Greifenhagen, Takanori Wakatake, Anuphon Laohavisit, Ryoko Hiroyama, Sachiko Masuda, Arisa Shibata, Satoko Yoshida, Ken Shirasu

This study identifies RGF peptides and their receptors as key regulators of haustorium formation in parasitic plants, revealing evolutionary mechanisms behind their neofunctionalization.

Science Advances · Sep 17, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Genome sequence of 12 Vigna species as a knowledge base of stress tolerance and resistance

Ken Naito, Takanori Wakatake, Tomoko Shibata, Kohtaro Iseki, Shuji Shigenobu, Yu Takahashi, Eri Ogiso‐Tanaka, Chiaki Muto, Kuniko Teruya, Akino Shiroma, Makiko Shimoji, Kazuhito Satou, Takashi Hirano, Atsushi J. Nagano, ‍Norihiko Tomooka, , Hiroaki Sakai

This study presents long-read genome assemblies of 12 Vigna species, revealing new WOX transcription factors and transcriptional changes linked to stress tolerance.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2022 · PreprintGenomics