Saeko Kitakura

1.5k total citations
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Saeko Kitakura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saeko Kitakura has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Saeko Kitakura's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers). Saeko Kitakura is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers). Saeko Kitakura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Austria and Czechia. Saeko Kitakura's co-authors include Jiřı́ Friml, Hirokazu Tanaka, Stéphanie Robert, Riet De Rycke, Christian Löfke, Thomas Teichmann, Steffen Vanneste, Ruth De Groodt, Yasunori Machida and Yoshitaka Takano and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Cell and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Saeko Kitakura

19 papers receiving 994 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saeko Kitakura Japan 14 851 711 240 35 17 20 1.0k
Monika Kalde United Kingdom 7 722 0.8× 508 0.7× 167 0.7× 18 0.5× 8 0.5× 8 843
Junpei Takagi Japan 12 548 0.6× 623 0.9× 198 0.8× 18 0.5× 19 1.1× 18 857
Sabrina Humbert United States 6 392 0.5× 356 0.5× 284 1.2× 78 2.2× 8 0.5× 7 664
Neeraj Lal United States 7 514 0.6× 273 0.4× 168 0.7× 19 0.5× 5 0.3× 8 707
B. J. Shortt United States 6 518 0.6× 276 0.4× 148 0.6× 46 1.3× 10 0.6× 7 660
René Fuchs Germany 12 501 0.6× 242 0.3× 122 0.5× 13 0.4× 6 0.4× 26 606
Xin‐Ying Zhao China 11 439 0.5× 439 0.6× 75 0.3× 11 0.3× 8 0.5× 20 551
Hiroharu Banno Japan 17 1.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.8× 187 0.8× 43 1.2× 2 0.1× 24 1.6k
Meirav Lavy Israel 11 1.1k 1.2× 915 1.3× 69 0.3× 15 0.4× 4 0.2× 13 1.2k
Chihiro Nakamori Japan 9 371 0.4× 652 0.9× 68 0.3× 16 0.5× 6 0.4× 9 798

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saeko Kitakura

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Singkaravanit‐Ogawa, Suthitar, Ayumi Kosaka, Saeko Kitakura, et al.. (2021). Arabidopsis CURLY LEAF functions in leaf immunity against fungal pathogens by concomitantly repressing SEPALLATA3 and activating ORA59. The Plant Journal. 108(4). 1005–1019. 8 indexed citations
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Kato, Hiroaki, Kiyoshi Onai, Akira Abe, et al.. (2020). Lumi-Map, a Real-Time Luciferase Bioluminescence Screen of Mutants Combined with MutMap, Reveals Arabidopsis Genes Involved in PAMP-Triggered Immunity. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(12). 1366–1380. 4 indexed citations
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Irieda, Hiroki, Yoshihiro Inoue, Masashi Mori, et al.. (2018). Conserved fungal effector suppresses PAMP-triggered immunity by targeting plant immune kinases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(2). 496–505. 140 indexed citations
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Kitakura, Saeko, Maciek Adamowski, Luca Santuari, et al.. (2017). BEN3/BIG2 ARF GEF is Involved in Brefeldin A-Sensitive Trafficking at the trans-Golgi Network/Early Endosome in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology. 58(10). 1801–1811. 28 indexed citations
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Singkaravanit‐Ogawa, Suthitar, Kyoko Ikeda, Saeko Kitakura, et al.. (2017). Inappropriate Expression of an NLP Effector in Colletotrichum orbiculare Impairs Infection on Cucurbitaceae Cultivars via Plant Recognition of the C-Terminal Region. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 31(1). 101–111. 29 indexed citations
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Hata, Masaki, Suthitar Singkaravanit‐Ogawa, Mariola Piślewska‐Bednarek, et al.. (2016). Dysfunction of Arabidopsis MACPF domain protein activates programmed cell death via tryptophan metabolism in MAMP‐triggered immunity. The Plant Journal. 89(2). 381–393. 33 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hirokazu, Saeko Kitakura, Riet De Rycke, Ruth De Groodt, & Jiřı́ Friml. (2014). Fluorescence Imaging-Based Screen Identifies ARF GEF Component of Early Endosomal Trafficking. Current Biology. 24(23). 2868–2868.
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Kitakura, Saeko, et al.. (2014). Protein encoded by oncogene 6b from Agrobacterium tumefaciens has a reprogramming potential and histone chaperone-like activity. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 572–572. 10 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hirokazu, Tomasz Nodzyński, Saeko Kitakura, et al.. (2013). BEX1/ARF1A1C is Required for BFA-Sensitive Recycling of PIN Auxin Transporters and Auxin-Mediated Development in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(4). 737–749. 47 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hirokazu, Saeko Kitakura, Hana Rakusová, et al.. (2013). Cell Polarity and Patterning by PIN Trafficking through Early Endosomal Compartments in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genetics. 9(5). e1003540–e1003540. 69 indexed citations
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Mravec, Jozef, Jan Petrášek, Na Li, et al.. (2011). Cell Plate Restricted Association of DRP1A and PIN Proteins Is Required for Cell Polarity Establishment in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 21(12). 1055–1060. 72 indexed citations
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Kitakura, Saeko, Steffen Vanneste, Stéphanie Robert, et al.. (2011). Clathrin Mediates Endocytosis and Polar Distribution of PIN Auxin Transporters inArabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(5). 1920–1931. 253 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hirokazu, Saeko Kitakura, Riet De Rycke, Ruth De Groodt, & Jiřı́ Friml. (2009). Fluorescence Imaging-Based Screen Identifies ARF GEF Component of Early Endosomal Trafficking. Current Biology. 19(5). 391–397. 145 indexed citations
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Malenica, Nenad, Lindy Abas, René Benjamins, et al.. (2007). MODULATOR OF PIN genes control steady‐state levels of Arabidopsis PIN proteins. The Plant Journal. 51(4). 537–550. 21 indexed citations
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Ueno, Yoshihisa, Hideaki Tagami, Saeko Kitakura, et al.. (2007). An Oncoprotein from the Plant PathogenAgrobacteriumHas Histone Chaperone–Like Activity. The Plant Cell. 19(9). 2855–2865. 34 indexed citations
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Kitakura, Saeko, Masaki Ishikawa, Yoshihisa Ueno, et al.. (2006). Oncogene 6b from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Induces Abaxial Cell Division at Late Stages of Leaf Development and Modifies Vascular Development in Petioles. Plant and Cell Physiology. 47(5). 664–672. 17 indexed citations
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Kitakura, Saeko, et al.. (2002). The Protein Encoded by Oncogene 6b from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Interacts with a Nuclear Protein of Tobacco. The Plant Cell. 14(2). 451–463. 52 indexed citations
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Machida, Yasunori, Ryuichi Nishihama, Saeko Kitakura, & Erwin Heberle‐Bors. (1997). Progress in Studies of Plant Homologs of Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase and Potential Upstream Components in Kinase Cascades. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 16(6). 481–496. 27 indexed citations
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Machida, Yuichi, et al.. (1997). Progress in Studies of Plant Homologs of Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase and Potential Upstream Components in Kinase Cascades. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 16(6). 481–496. 3 indexed citations

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