Misato Ohtani

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Misato Ohtani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Misato Ohtani has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Misato Ohtani's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (53 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (41 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (17 papers). Misato Ohtani is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (53 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (41 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (17 papers). Misato Ohtani collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. Misato Ohtani's co-authors include Taku Demura, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshimi Nakano, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Masaru Ohme‐Takagi, Minoru Kubo, Hitoshi Endo, Ko Kato, Nur Ardiyana Rejab and Nobuyuki Nishikubo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Misato Ohtani

85 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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NAC-MYB-based transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in land plants

2015 355 citations Yoshimi Nakano, Masatoshi Yamaguchi et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Misato Ohtani Japan	28	2.7k	2.5k	348	134	102	87	3.4k
Ying‐Hsuan Sun United States	23	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	468 1.3×	57 0.4×	131 1.3×	35	3.2k
Edouard Pesquet Sweden	28	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	421 1.2×	103 0.8×	150 1.5×	57	2.9k
Nobuyuki Nishikubo Japan	17	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	480 1.4×	40 0.3×	134 1.3×	32	2.6k
Alison K. Huttly United Kingdom	23	2.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	193 0.6×	129 1.0×	191 1.9×	36	2.8k
Trevor H. Yeats United States	23	2.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	160 0.5×	171 1.3×	105 1.0×	29	3.6k
Jozef Mravec Denmark	22	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	123 0.4×	89 0.7×	60 0.6×	49	3.0k
Jarmo Schrader Sweden	14	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	216 0.6×	60 0.4×	53 0.5×	16	2.1k
Gorou Horiguchi Japan	32	4.4k 1.6×	3.9k 1.6×	172 0.5×	137 1.0×	44 0.4×	66	5.1k
Glenn Freshour United States	16	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	332 1.0×	55 0.4×	75 0.7×	19	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Misato Ohtani

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Pietrykowska, Halina, Yuichiro Watanabe, Misato Ohtani, et al.. (2023). Conserved and non-conserved RNA–target modules in plants: lessons for a better understanding of Marchantia development. Plant Molecular Biology. 113(4-5). 121–142. 1 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Atsushi, et al.. (2023). The Carbon Flow Shifts from Primary to Secondary Metabolism during Xylem Vessel Cell Differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology. 64(12). 1563–1575. 5 indexed citations

Matsuda, Kohei, Sumire Fujiwara, Chanaka Mannapperuma, et al.. (2023). NAC domain transcription factors VNI2 and ATAF2 form protein complexes and regulate leaf senescence. Plant Direct. 7(9). e529–e529. 13 indexed citations

Thagun, Chonprakun, Yoko Horii, Misato Ohtani, et al.. (2022). Non-transgenic Gene Modulation via Spray Delivery of Nucleic Acid/Peptide Complexes into Plant Nuclei and Chloroplasts. ACS Nano. 16(3). 3506–3521. 52 indexed citations

Nakano, Yoshimi, Hitoshi Endo, Lorenz Gerber, et al.. (2022). Enhancement of Secondary Cell Wall Formation in Poplar Xylem Using a Self-Reinforced System of Secondary Cell Wall-Related Transcription Factors. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 819360–819360. 10 indexed citations

Oguchi, Taichi, Xiang Yu, Misato Ohtani, et al.. (2022). Transgenic poplar trees overexpressing AtGolS2, a stress-responsive galactinol synthase gene derived from Arabidopsis thaliana, improved drought tolerance in a confined field. Transgenic Research. 31(4-5). 579–591. 10 indexed citations

Demura, Taku, et al.. (2022). Histone Deacetylation Controls Xylem Vessel Cell Differentiation via Transcriptional Regulation of a Transcription Repressor Complex OFP1/4–MYB75–KNAT7–BLH6. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 825810–825810. 5 indexed citations

Matsumoto, Tomoko, et al.. (2021). Functional Analysis of Poplar Sombrero-Type NAC Transcription Factors Yields a Strategy to Modify Woody Cell Wall Properties. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62(12). 1963–1974. 11 indexed citations

Kubo, Minoru, Ryosuke Sano, Toshihisa Nomura, et al.. (2021). Expression of peat moss VASCULAR RELATED NAC-DOMAIN homologs in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf cells induces ectopic secondary wall formation. Plant Molecular Biology. 106(3). 309–317. 6 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato, et al.. (2021). Xylem vessel cell differentiation: A best model for new integrative cell biology?. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 64. 102135–102135. 15 indexed citations

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Yokoyama, Ryusuke, Ryosuke Sano, Misato Ohtani, et al.. (2020). Interspecific Signaling Between the Parasitic Plant and the Host Plants Regulate Xylem Vessel Cell Differentiation in Haustoria of Cuscuta campestris. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 193–193. 25 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Yoichiro, Mathias Schuetz, Faride Unda, et al.. (2018). Patterned Deposition of Xylan and Lignin is Independent from that of the Secondary Wall Cellulose of Arabidopsis Xylem Vessels. The Plant Cell. 30(11). 2663–2676. 33 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato. (2018). Plant snRNP Biogenesis: A Perspective from the Nucleolus and Cajal Bodies. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 2184–2184. 25 indexed citations

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Ishii, Tadashi, Keita Matsuoka, Hiroshi Ono, et al.. (2017). Characterization of xylan in the early stages of secondary cell wall formation in tobacco bright yellow-2 cells. Carbohydrate Polymers. 176. 381–391. 5 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato. (2016). Transcriptional regulation of snRNAs and its significance for plant development. Journal of Plant Research. 130(1). 57–66. 16 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato, Arika Takebayashi, Bo Xu, et al.. (2015). Cell dedifferentiation and organogenesis in vitro require more snRNA than does seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research. 128(3). 371–380. 11 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato. (2015). Regulation of RNA metabolism is important for in vitro dedifferentiation of plant cells. Journal of Plant Research. 128(3). 361–369. 10 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato, Nobuyuki Nishikubo, Bo Xu, et al.. (2011). A NAC domain protein family contributing to the regulation of wood formation in poplar. The Plant Journal. 67(3). 499–512. 175 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato, Taku Demura, & Munetaka Sugiyama. (2010). Particular Significance of SRD2-Dependent snRNA Accumulation in Polarized Pattern Generation during Lateral Root Development of Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 51(12). 2002–2012. 25 indexed citations

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Ohtani, Misato & Munetaka Sugiyama. (2005). Involvement of SRD2‐mediated activation of snRNA transcription in the control of cell proliferation competence in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 43(4). 479–490. 48 indexed citations

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