Selected Publications
Original Papers
Yoshida, K.T., Fujii, S., Sakata, M. and Takeda, G. (1994)
Control of organogenesis and embryogenesis in rice calli. Breed. Sci. 44: 355-360.
Yoshida, K.T., Naito, S. and Takeda, G. (1994) cDNA cloning of regeneration-specific genes in rice by differential screening of randomly amplified cDNAs using RAPD primers. Plant Cell Physiol. 35: 1003-1009.
Matsumura, H., Takano, T., Yoshida, K.T. and Takeda, G. (1995) A rice mutant lacking alcohol dehydrogenase. Breed. Sci. 45: 365-367.
Yoshida, K.T., Mizobuchi-Fukuoka, R., Sakata, M. and Takeda, G. (1995) Detection of embryogenesis- and organogenesis-specific glycoproteins in rice calli. Breed. Sci. 45: 493-496.
Nakazono, M., Ishikawa, M., Yoshida, K.T., Tsutsumi, N. and Hirai, A. (1995) Multiple initiation sites for transcription of a gene for subunit 1 of F1-ATPase (atp1) in rice mitochondria. Curr. Genet. 29: 417-422.
Mizobuchi-Fukuoka, R., Yoshida, K.T., Naito, S. and Takeda, G. (1996) Cloning of a gene that is specifically expressed during somatic and zygotic embryogenesis in rice. Breed. Sci. 46: 35-38.
Chung, S.C., Yoshida, K.T. and Takeda, G. (1996) Reproductive characteristics of amphidiploids derived from an interspecific hybrid between Nicotiana trigonophylla Dun. and N. tabacum L. Breed. Sci. 46: 29-33.
Zhou, W.M. and Yoshida, K.T. (1996) Studies on hybrid inviability of interspecific hybridization in Nicotiana. An anatomical case study of hybrid plantlets in N. repanda x N. tabacum. Chinese Agronomy J. 6: 57-64.
Zhou, W.M., Lee, C.H., Chang, S.R., Yoshida, K.T. and Lur, H.S. (1996) A studies on hybrid inviability of interspecific hybridization in Nicotiana. Morphological and hormonal changes in hybrid embryos of Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana repanda. Chinese Agronomy J. 6: 129-135.
Yoshida, K.T. and Sakata, M. (1996) Immunosubtraction could detect low-abundant somatic embryogenesis specific proteins in rice. Rice Genet. NewsLetter 13: 141-144.
Kuboyama, T., Yoshida, K.T. and Takeda, G. (1997) An acidic 39-kDa protein secreted from stigmas of tobacco has an amino-terminal motif that is conserved among thaumatin-like proteins. Plant Cell Physiol. 38: 91-95.
Nakazono, M. and Yoshida, K.T. (1997) A rapid and efficient method for the isolation of differentially expressed genes: Simplified differential display. Plant Biotechnol. 14: 187-190.
Zhou, W. M., Yoshida, K. T. and Takeda, G. (1997) Studies on hybrid inviability of interspecific hybridization in Nicotiana. III. Production of sesquidiploid and amphidiploid in Nicotiana tabacum and N. repandacrosses and the view on hybrid inviability. Chinese Agronomy J. 7: 181-191.
Yoshida, K.T. and Kuboyama, T. (1997) Isolation of sexual reproduction-related genes in rice by simplified differential display. Rice Genet. NewsLetter 14: 126-129.
Kikuchi, K., Yoshida, K.T., Uekuchi-Tanaka, M., Matsuoka, M., Nagato, Y. and H.-Y. Hirano (1997) Molecular characterization of OsNACgenes. Rice Genet. NewsLetter 14: 125-126.
Zhou, W.M., Yoshida, K.T., Lee, C.H., Chang, S.R., and Lur, H.S. (1997) Studies on hybrid inviability of interspecific hybridization in Nicotiana IV. The relationship of endogenous auxin and cytokinin levels to interspecific hybrid inviability in the cross of Nicotiana repanda Willd. x N. tabacum. Chinese Agronomy J. 7: 321-326.
Kikuchi, K., Chung, S.C. and Yoshida, K.T. (1998) Isolation and analysis of new molecular markers for early embryogenesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Biotechnol. 15: 77-81.
Kikuchi, K., Yoshida, K.T., Nagato, Y. and H.-Y. Hirano (1998) Chromosomal location of the OsNAC genes. Rice Genet. NewsLetter 15: 160-161.
Yoshida, K.T., Wada T., Koyama, H., Mizobuchi-Fukuoka, R., Naito, S. (1999) Temporal and spatial patterns of accumulation of the transcript of myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase and phytin-containing particles during seed development in rice. Plant Physiol. 119: 65-72.
Kikuchi, K., M. Ueguchi-Tanaka, K.T. Yoshida, Y. Nagato, M. Matsusoka, H.-Y. Hirano (2000) Molecular analysis of the NAC gene family in rice. Mol. Gen. Genet. 262: 1047-1051.
Yoshida, K.T. and T. Kuboyama (2000) A subtilisin-like serine protease specifically expressed in reproductive organs in rice. Sex. Plant Reprod. 13: 193-199.
Kuboyama, T., K.T. Yoshida, G. Takeda (2001) Antiserum against a stigma-exudate protein of tobacco, SE32, which was identical with PPAL, a beta-expansin-like protein specific to stigma, cross-reacted with another stigma-exudate protein, SE35. Breed. Sci. 51: 131-135.
Yoshida, K.T., T. Fujiwara and S. Naito (2002) The synergistic effects of sugar and abscisic acid on myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase expression. Physiol.Plant. 114: 581-587.
Feng, X and K.T. Yoshida (2004) Molecular approaches for producing low-phytic-acid grains in rice. Plant Biotech. 21: 183-189.
Yoshida, K.T., M. Endo, M. Nakazono, H. Fukuda, T. Demura, T. Tsuchiya, and M. Watanabe (2005) cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression changes during pollination, pollen-tube elongation, fertilization, and early embryogenesis in rice pistils. Sex. Plant Reprod. 17: 269-275.
Kobayashi, S., Y. Noji, H. Nagano, K.T. Yoshida, T. Takano-Shimizu, Y. Kishima and Y. Sano (2005) Evidence for an evolutionary force that prevents epigenetic silencing between tail-to-tail rice genes with a short spacer. Gene 346: 231-240.
Kuwano, M., A. Ohyama, Y. Tanaka, T. Mimura, F. Takaiwa and K.T. Yoshida (2006) Molecular breeding for transgenic rice with low-phytic-acid phenotype through manipulating myo-inositol 3-phosphate synthase gene. Mol. Breed. 18: 263-272.
Suzuki, M., K. Tanaka, M. Kuwano and K.T. Yoshida (2007) Expression pattern of inositol phosphate-related enzymes in rice (Oryza sativa L.): Implications for the phytic acid biosynthetic pathway. Gene 405: 55-64.
Kuwano, M., T. Mimura, F. Takaiwa and K.T. Yoshida (2009) Generation of stable "low phytic acid" transgenic rice through antisense repression of 1D-myo-inositol 3-phosphate synthase gene using the 18-kDa oleosin promoter. Plant Biotechnology J. 7: 96-105.
Kuwano, M., F. Takaiwa, and K.T. Yoshida (2009) Differential effects of a transgene in caryopses located at different positions in a panicle of low phytic acid rice. Plant Cell Physiol. (in press).
Kuwano, M., T. Masumura, and K.T. Yoshida (2011) A novel endosperm transfer cell-containing region-specific gene and its promoter in rice. Plant Mol. Biol. 76: 47-56.
Kobayashi, S., N. Abe, K.T. Yoshida, S. Liu, and T. Takano (2012) Molecular cloning and characterization of plasma membrane- and vacuolar-type Na+/H+ antiporters of an alkaline-salt-tolerant monocot, Puccinellia tenuiflora. J.Plant Res. 125: 587-594.
Iwai, T., M. Takahashi, K. Oda, Y. Terada, and K.T. Yoshida (2012) Dynamic changes in the distribution of minerals in relation to phytic acid accumulation during rice seed development. Plant Physiol. 160: 2007-2014.
Chen LZ, Nishimura Y, Tetsumura T, Hamaguchi T, Sugita T, Yoshida K, Xu C (2013) Establishment of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system in Arabidopsis thaliana for functional analysis of ASG-1, an apomixis specific gene, Int. J. Curr. Biotechnol. 1: 6-12.
Nishimura, Y, Tetsumura T, Hamaguchi T, Sugita T, Ichikawa H, Yoshida KT, Xu C, Chen LZ (2013) Functional analysis of apomixis specific gene: Plant regeneration of transformed Arabidopsis with ASG-1 gene using flora dip method. Bull. Minamikyushu U, 43(A): 33-40.
Soga M, Yamaura Y, Koike S (2013) From ecological pessimism to conservation chance: reviving living dead in changing landscapes. Animal Conservation. 16, 16-18.
Nishimura Y, Yoshida KT, Tetsumura T, Sugita T, Kurihara D, Higashiyama T, Chen LZ (2014) The functional analysis of apomixis specific genes: Plant regeneration and its gene expression of HSP::ASG-1::GFP transgenic Arabidopsis. Bull. Minamikyushu U, 44(A): 35-41.
Soga M, Yamaura Y, Koike S, Gaston KJ (2014) Land sharing vs. land sparing: does the compact city reconcile urban development and biodiversity conservation? Journal of Applied Ecology. 51, 1378-1386.
Hiroki Kusuda, Wataru Koga, Miyako Kusano, Akira Oikawa, Kazuki Saito, Masami Yokota Hirai, Kaoru T. Yoshida (2015) Ectopic expression of myo-inositol-3-phosphate synthase induces a wide range of metabolic changes and confers salt tolerance in rice. Plant Science 232: 49-56.
Tagashira Y, Shimizu T, Miyamoto M, Nishida S, Yoshida KT (2015) Overexpression of a gene involved in phytic acid biosynthesis substantially increases phytic acid and total phosphorus in rice seeds. Plants (in press)
Sakai H, Iwai T, Matsubara C, Usui Y, Okamura M, Yatou O, Terada Y, Aoki N, Nishida S, Yoshida KT (2015)A decrease in phytic acid content substantially affects the distribution of mineral elements within rice seeds. Plant Science 238: 170-177.
Stott I, Soga M, Inger R, Gaston KJ (2015) Land sparing is crucial for urban ecosystem services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13, 387-393.
Ishibashi Y, Takanashi H, Yoshida KT (2016) Functional analysis of the promoter of a rice 18 kDa oleosin gene. Plant Biotechnology 33: 195-200.
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Koyanagi TF, Kurisu K, Hanaki K (2016) Urban residents' perceptions of neighbourhood nature: does the extinction of experience matter? Biological Conservation. 203, 143-150.
Soga M, Gaston KJ (2016) Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14, 94-101.
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Yamaura Y (2017) Gardening is beneficial for health: a meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports. 5, 92-99.
Yamaji N, Takemoto Y, Miyaji T, Mitani-Ueno N, Yoshida KT, Ma JF (2017) Reducing phosphorus accumulation in rice grains with an impaired transporter in the node. Nature 541: 92-95. doi: 10.1038/nature20610
Sakai H, Ikemoto Y, Kinoshita T, Moriwaki T, Yoshida KT (2017) Fourier-transform spectra of metal salts of phytic acid in the mid- to far-infrared spectral range. Vibrational Spectroscopy 92: 215-229.
Soga M, Gaston KJ, Kubo T (2018) Cross-generational decline in childhood experiences of neighborhood flowering plants in Japan. Landscape and Urban Planning. 174, 55-62.
Soga M, Gaston KJ (2018) Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences, and implications. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Others
Yoshida, K.T. and Takeda, G. (1995) Differential expression of the regeneration-specific genes in rice. In Modification of Gene Expression and Non-Mendelian Inheritance. Edited by Oono, K. and Takaiwa, F.
National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Tsukuba, Japan pp.485-495.
Kishima, Y., Kobayashi, S., Y. Noro, H. Nagano, K.T. Yoshida, T. Takano-Shimizu, Y. Sano (2005) An evolutionary force prevents epigenetic silencing between tail-to-tail rice genes with short spacer. In The Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of the Society for Advancement of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania
Kuwano, M., M. Suzuki, F. Takaiwa and K.T. Yoshida (2005) Seed-specific promoters for molecular breeding of low-phytic acid grains in rice. In The Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of the Society for Advancement of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania
Kuwano, M., M. Suzuki, F. Takaiwa and K.T. Yoshida (2006) Molecular breeding of low-phytic acid grains in rice by using the promoter of 18kDa oleosin. In The Proceedings of the 11th International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology Congress. , pp. 419-421.
Yamaji, N, Takemoto, Y, Miyaji, T, Mitani-Ueno, N, Yoshida, KT, Ma, JF (2016) Reducing phosphorus accumulation in rice grains with impaired transporter in the node. Nature (in press) doi: 10.1038/nature20610