Tetsuya Higashiyama

Structural basis for receptor recognition of pollen tube attraction peptides.

An mt(+) gamete-specific nuclease that targets mt(-) chloroplasts during sexual reproduction in C. reinhardtii.

[The mechanism of pollen tube guidance during fertilization].

Pollen-tube guidance: beacons from the female gametophyte.

A plant-specific dynamin-related protein forms a ring at the chloroplast division site.

Identification of higher plant GlsA, a putative morphogenesis factor of gametic cells.

The synergid cell: attractor and acceptor of the pollen tube for double fertilization.

Glom is a novel mitochondrial DNA packaging protein in Physarum polycephalum and causes intense chromatin condensation without suppressing DNA functions.

Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D.

Cyanobacterial genes transmitted to the nucleus before divergence of red algae in the Chromista.

GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 is essential for angiosperm fertilization.

Active digestion of sperm mitochondrial DNA in single living sperm revealed by optical tweezers.

Species preferentiality of the pollen tube attractant derived from the synergid cell of Torenia fournieri.

Distinct dynamics of HISTONE3 variants between the two fertilization products in plants.

Mitochondrial dynamics in plant male gametophyte visualized by fluorescent live imaging.

Double fertilization - caught in the act.

[Intercellular signaling in fertilization processes of flowering plants].

Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells.

Peptide signaling in pollen-pistil interactions.

Pollen tube guidance by attractant molecules: LUREs.

Chemical visualization of an attractant peptide, LURE.

Diverse functions of plant peptides: entering a new phase.

Live-cell imaging reveals the dynamics of two sperm cells during double fertilization in Arabidopsis thaliana.

DNA packaging proteins Glom and Glom2 coordinately organize the mitochondrial nucleoid of Physarum polycephalum.

Identification and characterization of plant Haspin kinase as a histone H3 threonine kinase.

Identification and characterization of TcCRP1, a pollen tube attractant from Torenia concolor.

Attraction of tip-growing pollen tubes by the female gametophyte.

HMG domain containing SSRP1 is required for DNA demethylation and genomic imprinting in Arabidopsis.

Double fertilization on the move.

Arabidopsis ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 protein required for leaf morphogenesis consistently forms speckles during mitosis of tobacco BY-2 cells via signals in its specific sequence.

Fertilization recovery after defective sperm cell release in Arabidopsis.

DNA methylation dynamics during sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Transcriptional repressor PRR5 directly regulates clock-output pathways.

A species-specific cluster of defensin-like genes encodes diffusible pollen tube attractants in Arabidopsis.

Fertilization recovery system is dependent on the number of pollen grains for efficient reproduction in plants.

Live-cell analysis of plant reproduction: live-cell imaging, optical manipulation, and advanced microscopy technologies.

Acquisition of LURE-binding activity at the pollen tube tip of Torenia fournieri.

Independent control by each female gamete prevents the attraction of multiple pollen tubes.

RNA-directed DNA methylation regulates parental genomic imprinting at several loci in Arabidopsis.

Mechanism of microtubule array expansion in the cytokinetic phragmoplast.

Septins promote dendrite and axon development by negatively regulating microtubule stability via HDAC6-mediated deacetylation.

The simplest integrated multicellular organism unveiled.

Spatial distribution of the RABBIT EARS protein and effects of its ectopic expression in Arabidopsis thaliana flowers.

Antisense gene inhibition by phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide in Arabidopsis pollen tubes.

Ca2+-activated reactive oxygen species production by Arabidopsis RbohH and RbohJ is essential for proper pollen tube tip growth.

Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based microdevices for studying plant reproduction.

An EAR-Dependent Regulatory Module Promotes Male Germ Cell Division and Sperm Fertility in Arabidopsis.

Live imaging of calcium spikes during double fertilization in Arabidopsis.

The carboxyl-terminal tail of the stalk of Arabidopsis NACK1/HINKEL kinesin is required for its localization to the cell plate formation site.

Identification of mRNAs that move over long distances using an RNA-Seq analysis of Arabidopsis/Nicotiana benthamiana heterografts.

Rare allele of a previously unidentified histone H4 acetyltransferase enhances grain weight, yield, and plant biomass in rice.

Two-photon imaging with longer wavelength excitation in intact Arabidopsis tissues.

The mechanism and key molecules involved in pollen tube guidance.

Generation of a homozygous fertilization-defective gcs1 mutant by heat-inducible removal of a rescue gene.

RNA-seq analysis of the response of the halophyte, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (ice plant) to high salinity.

Live Imaging and Laser Disruption Reveal the Dynamics and Cell-Cell Communication During Torenia fournieri Female Gametophyte Development.

Environment-sensitive fluorescent probe: a benzophosphole oxide with an electron-donating substituent.

Rapid Elimination of the Persistent Synergid through a Cell Fusion Mechanism.

Transcriptional repression by MYB3R proteins regulates plant organ growth.

A red-emitting ratiometric fluorescent probe based on a benzophosphole P-oxide scaffold for the detection of intracellular sodium ions.

Quantification of pollen tube attraction in response to guidance by female gametophyte tissue using artificial microscale pathway.

Live-cell imaging and optical manipulation of Arabidopsis early embryogenesis.

A comprehensive strategy for identifying long-distance mobile peptides in xylem sap.

Selective nuclear elimination in multinucleate cells.

Type IV Collagen Controls the Axogenesis of Cerebellar Granule Cells by Regulating Basement Membrane Integrity in Zebrafish.

ClearSee: a rapid optical clearing reagent for whole-plant fluorescence imaging.

A Phosphole Oxide Based Fluorescent Dye with Exceptional Resistance to Photobleaching: A Practical Tool for Continuous Imaging in STED Microscopy.

Peptide signaling in pollen tube guidance.

Phospha-fluorescein: a red-emissive fluorescein analogue with high photobleaching resistance.

Haspin has Multiple Functions in the Plant Cell Division Regulatory Network.

Direct Repression of Evening Genes by CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED1 in the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock.

Tip-localized receptors control pollen tube growth and LURE sensing in Arabidopsis.

The AMOR Arabinogalactan Sugar Chain Induces Pollen-Tube Competency to Respond to Ovular Guidance.

A Macrocyclic Fluorophore Dimer with Flexible Linkers: Bright Excimer Emission with a Long Fluorescence Lifetime.

The Restorer-of-fertility-like 2 pentatricopeptide repeat protein and RNase P are required for the processing of mitochondrial orf291 RNA in Arabidopsis.

Identification of Phosphoinositide-Binding Protein PATELLIN2 as a Substrate of Arabidopsis MPK4 MAP Kinase during Septum Formation in Cytokinesis.

Fertilization-independent Cell-fusion between the Synergid and Central Cell in the Polycomb Mutant.

Loss of function at RAE2, a previously unidentified EPFL, is required for awnlessness in cultivated Asian rice.

Cell fusion and nuclear fusion in plants.

Cytokinesis defect in BY-2 cells caused by ATP-competitive kinase inhibitors.

Pollen tube contents initiate ovule enlargement and enhance seed coat development without fertilization.

The end of temptation: the elimination of persistent synergid cell identity.

pKAMA-ITACHI Vectors for Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Knockout in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Key Structural Elements of Unsymmetrical Cyanine Dyes for Highly Sensitive Fluorescence Turn-On DNA Probes.

Cytoskeleton dynamics control the first asymmetric cell division in Arabidopsis zygote.

Structure-Activity Relation of AMOR Sugar Molecule That Activates Pollen-Tubes for Ovular Guidance.

Gametophytic Pollen Tube Guidance: Attractant Peptides, Gametic Controls, and Receptors.

Hormone Distribution and Transcriptome Profiles in Bamboo Shoots Provide Insights on Bamboo Stem Emergence and Growth.

Spatiotemporal deep imaging of syncytium induced by the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines.

Transcriptional integration of paternal and maternal factors in the Arabidopsis zygote.

RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED1 mediates germline entry in Arabidopsis.

Capability of tip-growing plant cells to penetrate into extremely narrow gaps.

Gene Regulatory Networks for the Haploid-to-Diploid Transition of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Super-Photostable Phosphole-Based Dye for Multiple-Acquisition Stimulated Emission Depletion Imaging.

A pharmacological study of Arabidopsis cell fusion between the persistent synergid and endosperm.

Live imaging reveals the dynamics and regulation of mitochondrial nucleoids during the cell cycle in Fucci2-HeLa cells.

Exocytosis-coordinated mechanisms for tip growth underlie pollen tube growth guidance.

Capacitation in Plant and Animal Fertilization.

Pollen differentiation as well as pollen tube guidance and discharge are independent of the presence of gametes.

Chemical signaling for pollen tube guidance at a glance.

A Water-Soluble Warped Nanographene: Synthesis and Applications for Photoinduced Cell Death.

Jasmonic acid facilitates flower opening and floral organ development through the upregulated expression of SlMYB21 transcription factor in tomato.

Arabinogalactan proteins and their sugar chains: functions in plant reproduction, research methods, and biosynthesis.

Time-Course Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals Key Responses of Submerged Deepwater Rice to Flooding.

Special issue on plant reproduction research in Asia.

Development of the Mitsucal computer system to identify causal mutation with a high-throughput sequencer.

Plant Reproduction: Autocrine Machinery for the Long Journey of the Pollen Tube.

MYB30 links ROS signaling, root cell elongation, and plant immune responses.

ANTH domain-containing proteins are required for the pollen tube plasma membrane integrity via recycling ANXUR kinases.

The male gamete membrane protein DMP9/DAU2 is required for double fertilization in flowering plants.

Polar vacuolar distribution is essential for accurate asymmetric division of zygotes.

Quantitative assessment of chemotropism in pollen tubes using microslit channel filters.

Hoxa13 regulates expression of common Hox target genes involved in cartilage development to coordinate the expansion of the autopodal anlage.

Characterization of the Nicotianamine Exporter ENA1 in Rice.

Intracellular localization of histone deacetylase HDA6 in plants.

ANAC032 regulates root growth through the MYB30 gene regulatory network.

A homolog of the ALOG family controls corolla tube differentiation in .

Fertilization-Coupled Sperm Nuclear Fusion Is Required for Normal Endosperm Nuclear Proliferation.

Microfluidic Mechanotyping of a Single Cell with Two Consecutive Constrictions of Different Sizes and an Electrical Detection System.

The formation of perinucleolar bodies is important for normal leaf development and requires the zinc-finger DNA-binding motif in Arabidopsis ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2.

Establishment of a novel method for the identification of fertilization defective mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana.

AtNOT1 Is a Novel Regulator of Gene Expression during Pollen Development.

Presynaptic MAST kinase controls opposing postsynaptic responses to convey stimulus valence in .

GPI-Anchored Proteins Cooperate in the Long Journey of the Pollen Tube.

Micrografting device for testing systemic signaling in Arabidopsis.

Targeted reprogramming of H3K27me3 resets epigenetic memory in plant paternal chromatin.

Cell-cell adhesion in plant grafting is facilitated by β-1,4-glucanases.

A Peptide Pair Coordinates Regular Ovule Initiation Patterns with Seed Number and Fruit Size.

GEX1 Is a Nuclear Membrane Protein of Gametes Required for Nuclear Fusion During Reproduction.

Pollen tube navigation can inspire microrobot design.

Polyspermy Block in the Central Cell During Double Fertilization of .

ClearSeeAlpha: Advanced Optical Clearing for Whole-Plant Imaging.

Dynamics of the cell fate specifications during female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis.

Persistent directional growth capability in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tubes after nuclear elimination from the apex.

Microfluidics-Based Bioassays and Imaging of Plant Cells.

Dynamic Rearrangement and Directional Migration of Tubular Vacuoles are Required for the Asymmetric Division of the Arabidopsis Zygote.

Detection of a biolistic delivery of fluorescent markers and CRISPR/Cas9 to the pollen tube.

Two aquaporins, SIP1;1 and PIP1;2, mediate water transport for pollen hydration in the pistil.

Transcriptome Dynamics of Epidermal Reprogramming during Direct Shoot Regeneration in Torenia fournieri.

Three sex phenotypes in a haploid algal species give insights into the evolutionary transition to a self-compatible mating system.

Erratum To: pKAMA-ITACHI Vectors for Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Gene Knockout in Arabidopsis Thaliana.

Seeing is Believing: Advances in Plant Imaging Technologies.

CZON-cutter - a CRISPR-Cas9 system for multiplexed organelle imaging in a simple unicellular alga.

Dynamics of mitochondrial distribution during development and asymmetric division of rice zygotes.

The DROL1 subunit of U5 snRNP in the spliceosome is specifically required to splice AT-AC-type introns in Arabidopsis.

Suppression of MYC transcription activators by the immune cofactor NPR1 fine-tunes plant immune responses.