Masa‐aki Ohto

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Masa‐aki Ohto is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masa‐aki Ohto has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Masa‐aki Ohto's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (4 papers). Masa‐aki Ohto is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (4 papers). Masa‐aki Ohto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Masa‐aki Ohto's co-authors include John J. Harada, Robert B. Goldberg, Robert L. Fischer, Kenzo Nakamura, Marilyn A. L. West, Raymond W. M. Kwong, Tamar Lotan, Russell S. Lo, Kelly Matsudaira Yee and Kazutoshi Yamagishi and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

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Masa‐aki Ohto

13 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 Is Sufficient to Induce Embryo Development in Vegetative Cells

1998 822 citations Tamar Lotan, Masa‐aki Ohto et al. Cell profile →

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Arabidopsis Intracellular Na+/H+ Antiporters NHX5 and NHX6 Are Endosome Associated and Necessary for Plant Growth and Development 2011 ·The Plant Cell ·Elias Bassil, Masa‐aki Ohto, Tomoya Esumi, Hiromi Tajima, Zhu Zhu, Olivier Cagnac, Mark F. Belmonte, Zvi Peleg, Toshio Yamaguchi, Eduardo Blumwald	253
2	BBX32, an Arabidopsis B-Box Protein, Functions in Light Signaling by Suppressing HY5-Regulated Gene Expression and Interacting with STH2/BBX21 2011 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Hans Holtan, (unknown), Colleen M. Marion, Luc Adam, Shiv B. Tiwari, Yu Shen, Julin Maloof, (unknown), Masa‐aki Ohto, Sasha Preuss, (unknown), Marie E. Petracek, Peter P. Repetti, T. Lynne Reuber, Oliver J. Ratcliffe, Rajnish Khanna	127
3	Effects of APETALA2 on embryo, endosperm, and seed coat development determine seed size in Arabidopsis 2009 ·Sexual Plant Reproduction ·Masa‐aki Ohto, Sandra K. Floyd, Robert L. Fischer, Robert B. Goldberg, John J. Harada	159
4	ArabidopsisTEBICHI, with Helicase and DNA Polymerase Domains, Is Required for Regulated Cell Division and Differentiation in Meristems 2006 ·The Plant Cell ·Soichi Inagaki, Takamasa Suzuki, Masa‐aki Ohto, Hiroko Urawa, Takashi Horiuchi, Kenzo Nakamura, Atsushi Morikami	100
5	Control of seed mass by APETALA2 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Masa‐aki Ohto, Robert L. Fischer, Robert B. Goldberg, Kenzo Nakamura, John J. Harada	322
6	Inactivation and deficiency of core proteins of photosystems I and II caused by genetical phylloquinone and plastoquinone deficiency but retained lamellar structure in a T‐DNA mutant of Arabidopsis 2005 ·The Plant Journal ·Hiroshi Shimada, Ryoichi Ohno, Masaru Shibata, Isamu Ikegami, Kiyoshi Onai, Masa‐aki Ohto, Ken‐ichiro Takamiya	64
7	Arabidopsis TERMINAL FLOWER 2 Gene Encodes a Heterochromatin Protein 1 Homolog and Represses both FLOWERING LOCUS T to Regulate Flowering Time and Several Floral Homeotic Genes 2003 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Toshihisa Kotake, Shinobu Takada, Kenji Nakahigashi, Masa‐aki Ohto, Koji Goto	196
8	Functional Analysis of Isoforms of NADPH:Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (POR), PORB and PORC, in Arabidopsis thaliana 2003 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Tatsuru Masuda, Naoki Fusada, (unknown), (unknown), Yoshiharu Y. Yamamoto, Masa‐aki Ohto, Kenzo Nakamura, Koji Goto, Daisuke Shibata, Yumiko Shirano, Hiroaki Hayashi, Tomohiko Kato, Satoshi Tabata, Hiroshi Shimada, Hiroyuki Ohta, Ken-ichiro Takamiya	114
9	Effects of Sugar on Vegetative Development and Floral Transition in Arabidopsis 2001 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Masa‐aki Ohto, Kiyoshi Onai, (unknown), (unknown), Takashi Araki, Kenzo Nakamura	267
10	Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 Is Sufficient to Induce Embryo Development in Vegetative Cells breakdown → 1998 ·Cell ·Tamar Lotan, Masa‐aki Ohto, Kelly Matsudaira Yee, Marilyn A. L. West, Russell S. Lo, Raymond W. M. Kwong, Kazutoshi Yamagishi, Robert L. Fischer, Robert B. Goldberg, John J. Harada	822
11	Involvement of Ca²⁺ signalling in the sugar‐inducible expression of genes coding for sporamin and β‐amylase of sweet potato 1995 ·The Plant Journal ·Masa‐aki Ohto, Kôji Hayashi, Minoru Isobe, Kenzo Nakamura	38
12	Induction of Expression of Genes Coding for Sporamin and β-Amylase by Polygalacturonic Acid in Leaf-Petiole Cuttings of Sweet Potato 1992 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Masa‐aki Ohto, (unknown), K. Nakamura	59
13	Sucrose-Induced Accumulation of β-Amylase Occurs Concomitant with the Accumulation of Starch and Sporamin in Leaf-Petiole Cuttings of Sweet Potato 1991 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Kenzo Nakamura, Masa‐aki Ohto, (unknown), Kyoko Nakamura	104

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