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EurekAlert! News Release "Researchers decode 95.6% of the genome of Nicotiana benthamiana" Feb-8, 2023

IRN-France-Japan Frontiers in Plant Biology Third webinar of the IRN France-Japan Frontiers in Plant Biology : Development and Adaptation Oct-21, 2021

EMBO reports Science & Society "The molecular biology of grafting" Oct-14, 2021

EurekAlert! News Release "Planting parasites: Unveiling common molecular mechanisms of parasitism and grafting" Oct-10, 2020

EurekAlert! News Release "Scientists find an enzyme that facilitates grafting between different family species" Sept-12, 2020

Nagoya University Research Achievements News Release "Scientists find an enzyme that facilitates grafting between different family species" Sept-10, 2020

EurekAlert! News Release "Small see-through container improves plant micrografting" June-4, 2020

TEDxNagoyaU July-7, 2019 YouTube

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG) Molecular Mechanism of Nicotiana Interfamily Grafting San Diego, January 12-16, 2019.


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  • Kurotani K, Hirakawa H, Shirasawa K, Tagiri K, Mori M, Ramadan A, Ichihashi Y, Suzuki T, Tanizawa Y, An J, Winefield C, Waterhouse PM, Miura K, Nakamura Y, Isobe S and Notaguchi M. (2024) Establishing a comprehensive web-based analysis platform for Nicotiana benthamiana genome and transcriptome. Plant J. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.17178
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  • Kawakatsu Y, Hara M, Kurotani K, Arima A, Baba Y, Notaguchi M. (2024) A multiplex microfluidic device to detect miRNAs for diagnosis of plant growth status. Horticulture Research uhae323, DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae323
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  • Okada K, Yachi K, Nguyen TAN, Kanno S, Yasuda S, Tadai H, Tateda C, Lee T-H, Nguyen U, Inoue K, Tsuchida N, Ishihara T, Miyashima S, Hiruma K, Miwa K, Maekawa T, Notaguchi M and Saijo Y. (2024) Defense-related callose synthase PMR4 promotes root hair callose deposition and adaptation to phosphate deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.17134
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  • Notaguchi M, Ichita M, Kawasoe T, Monda K, Kurotani K, Higaki T, Iba K and Hashimoto-Sugimoto M. (2024) PATROL1 functions in both shoot and root biomass increase. PLANTA 260(5):105 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04526-8
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  • Kawakatsu Y, Okada R, Hara M, Tsutsui H, Yanagisawa N, Higashiyama T, Arima A, Baba Y, Kurotani K, Notaguchi M. 2024. Microfluidic device for simple diagnosis of plant growth condition by detecting miRNAs from filtered plant extracts. Plant Phenomics 6 Article ID: 0162 DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0162
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  • Kawaguchi K, Notaguchi M, Okayasu K, Sawai Y, Kojima M, Takebayashi Y, Sakakibara H, Otagaki S, Matsumoto S and Shiratake K. (2024) Plant hormone profiling of scion and rootstock cut regions and intra- and interfamily grafted junctions in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Signaling & Behavior 19: e2331358. 10.1080/15592324.2024.2331358
  • Vajjiravel P, Nagarajan D, Pugazhenthi V, Suresh A, Sivalingam MK, Venkat A, Mahapatra PP, Razi K, Murad MA, Bae DW, Notaguchi M, Seth CS, Muneer S. (2024) Circadian-based approach for improving physiological, phytochemical and chloroplast proteome in Spinacia oleracea under salinity stress under light emitting diodes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 207: 108350. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108350
  • Seki M, Kuze Y, Zhang X, Kurotani K, Notaguchi M, Nishio H, Takuya Suzaki T, Yoshida S, Sugano S, Matsushita T and Suzuki Y. (2023) Development of a method for detecting transcription start sites with high specificity. Nucleic Acids Research gkad1116. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1116
  • Yawei L, Shuting W, Adhikari PB, Bing L, Shengjun L, Yue H, Hu G, Notaguchi M and Qiang X. (2023) Evolutionary assessment of SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN LIKE genes in citrus relatives with specific focus on flowering. Molecular Horticulture 3: 13. DOI: 10.1186/s43897-023-00061-4
  • Nakagami S, Notaguchi M, Kondo T, Okamoto S, Ida T, Sato Y, Higashiyama T, Tsai AY, Ishida T, and Sawa S. (2023) Root-knot nematode modulates plant CLE3-CLV1 signaling as a long-distance signal for successful infection. Science Advances 9: eadf4803. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf480
  • Huang C, Kurotani K, Tabata R, Mitsuda N, Sugita R, Tanoi K, Notaguchi M. (2023) Nicotiana benthamiana XYLEM CYSTEINE PROTEASE genes facilitate tracheary element formation in interfamily grafting. Horticulture Research, 10: uhad072. DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad072
  • Ofori PA*, Opoku-Agyemang F, Owusu-Nketia S, Amissah N and Notaguchi M*. (2023) A New Intercropping System for Cocoa Cultivation Using Erect Cassava. Tropical Agriculture and Development. 67: 54-59. *Co-corresponding authors
  • Kurotani K, Hirakawa H, Shirasawa K, Tanizawa Y, Nakamura Y, Isobe S, Notaguchi M. (2023) Genome sequence and analysis of Nicotiana benthamiana, the model plant for interaction between organisms. Plant And Cell Physiology, 64: 248–257. DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac168
  • Ofori P, Opoku-Agyemang F, Owusu-Nketia S, Amissah N, Notaguchi M. (2022) A New Intercropping System for Cocoa Cultivation Using Erect Cassava. Tropical Agriculture and Development, In press.
  • Saito AN, Maeda AE, Takahara TT, Matsuo H, Nishina M, Ono A, Shiratake K, Notaguchi M, Yanai T Kinoshita T, Ota E, Fujimoto KJ, Yamaguchi J, Nakamichi N. (2022) Structure–Function Study of a Novel Inhibitor of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase C in Arabidopsis. Plant And Cell Physiology, 63: 1720–1728. DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac127
  • Jantean L, Okada K, Kawakatsu Y, Kurotani K, Notaguchi M. (2022) Measurement of reactive oxygen species production by luminol-based assay in Nicotiana benthamiana, Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica rapa ssp. rapa Plant Biotechnology DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.0823a
  • Kurotani K, Kawakatsu Y, Kikkawa M, Tabata R, Kurihara D, Honda H, Shimizu K, Notaguchi M. (2022) Analysis of plasmodesmata permeability using cultured tobacco BY-2 cells entrapped in microfluidic chips J. Plant Res. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01406-8
  • Li Z, Wang L, He J, Li X, Hou N, Guo J, Niu C, Li C, Liu S, Xu J, Xie Y, Zhang D, Shen X, Lu L, Geng D, Chen P, Jiang L, Wang L, Li H, Malnoy M, Deng C, Zou Y, Li C, Zhan X, Dong Y, Notaguchi M, Ma F, Xu Q, Guan Q.(2022) Chromosome-scale reference genome provides insights into the genetic origin and grafting-mediated stress tolerance of Malus prunifolia Plant Biotech J pp. 1–3. DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13817
  • Shimizu K*, Kawakatsu Y*, Kurotani K*, Kikkawa M, Tabata R, Kurihara D, Honda H. and Notaguchi M. (2022) Development of Microfluidic Chip for Entrapping Tobacco BY-2 Cells PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266982. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266982
  • Notaguchi M, Pallas V, Qiu J. and Xutong Wang X. (2022) Editorial: Systemic RNA Signalling in Plants. Front. Plant Sci. 13 Article 878728 DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.878728
  • Kurotani K, Huang C, Okayasu K, Ichihashi Y, Shirasu K, Suzuki T, Higashiyama T, Niwa M. and Michitaka Notaguchi M. (2022) Discovery of the interfamily grafting capacity of Petunia, a floricultural species. Horticulture Research 9: uhab056 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhab056
  • Kurotani K and Notaguchi M. (2021) Cell-to-cell connection in plant grafting – molecular insights into symplasmic reconstruction. Plant Cell Physiol. 62, 1362–1371 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab109/6319604
  • Kawakatsu Y, Sakamoto T, Nakayama H, Kaminoyama K, Igarashi K, Yasugi M, Kudoh H, Nagano J A, Yano K, Kubo N, Notaguchi M and Kimura S. (2021) Combination of genetic analysis and ancient literature survey reveals the divergence of traditional Brassica rapa varieties from Kyoto, Japan. Hort. Research 8, 132 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00569-0
  • Motomura K, Takeuchi H and Notaguchi M, Tsuchi H, Takeda A, Kinoshita T, Higashiyama T, Maruyama D. (2021) Persistent directional growth capability in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tubes after nuclear elimination from the apex. Nature Communications 12: 2331. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22661-8
  • Tsutsui H*, Kawakatsu Y* and Notaguchi M. (2021) A silicone micrografting chip in Arabidopsis thaliana. Bio-protocol. 11: 12. 10.21769/BioProtoc.4053
  • Okayasu K, Aoki K, Kurotani K, Notaguchi M.(2021) Tissue adhesion between distant plant species in parasitism and grafting. Commun & Integ Biol 14, 21-23 DOI: 10.1080/19420889.2021.1877016
  • Kawakatsu Y, Sawai Y, Kurotani K, Shiratake K, Notaguchi M. (2020) An in vitro grafting method to quantify mechanical forces of adhering tissues. Plant Biotechnology 20.0925a DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.20.0925a
  • Honma Y, Adhikari PB, Kuwata K, Kagenishi T, Yokawa K, Notaguchi M, Kurotani K, Toda E, Bessho-Uehara K, Liu X, Zhu S, Wu X, Kasahara RD. (2020) High-quality sugar production by osgcs1 rice. Commun Biol 3, 617 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01329-x

  • Notaguchi M, Kurotani K, Sato Y, Tabata R, Kawakatsu Y, Okayasu K, Sawai Y, Okada R, Asahina M, Ichihashi Y, Shirasu K, Suzuki T, Niwa M, Higashiyama T. (2020) Cell-cell adhesion in plant grafting is facilitated by β-1,4-glucanases. Science Vol. 369, Issue 6504: 698-702. DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3710

  • Kurotani K*, Wakatake T*, Ichihashi Y, Okayasu K, Sawai Y, Ogawa S, Cui S, Suzuki T, Shirasu K, Notaguchi M. (2020) Host-parasite tissue adhesion by a secreted type of β-1,4-glucanase in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Commun Biol 3, 407. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01143-5

  • Kurotani K, Tabata R, Kawakatsu Y, Sugita R, Okayasu K, Tanoi K, Notaguchi M. (2020) Autophagy is induced during plant grafting for wound healing. bioRxiv 2020.02.14.949453; DOI: 10.1101/2020.02.14.949453

  • Tsutsui H, Yanagisawa N, Kawakatsu Y, Ikematsu S, Sawai Y, Tabata R, Arata H, Higashiyama T, Notaguchi M. (2020) Micrografting device for testing environmental conditions for grafting and systemic signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant J. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14768


    • Huang C, Wang Y, Yang Y, Zhong C, Notaguchi M and Yu W. (2019) A Susceptible Scion Reduces Rootstock Tolerance to Ralstonia solanacearum in Grafted Eggplant. Horticulturae 5, 78, doi:10.3390/horticulturae5040078

    • Shiratake K, Notaguchi M, Makino H, Sawai Y and Borghi L. (2019) Petunia PLEIOTROPIC DRUG RESISTANCE 1 is a Strigolactone Short-distance Transporter with Long-distance Outcomes. Plant Cell Physiol. 60: 1722–1733.

    • Toju H, Okayasu K, and Notaguchi M. (2019) Leaf-associated microbiomes of grafted tomato plants. Scientific Reports. 9: 1787.

    • Endo M, Yoshida M, Sasaki Y, Negishi K, Horikawa K, Daimon Y, Kurotani K, Notaguchi M, Abe M and Araki T. (2018) Re-Evaluation of Florigen Transport Kinetics with Separation of Functions by Mutations That Uncouple Flowering Initiation and Long-Distance Transport. Plant and Cell Physiology 59: 1621–1629.

    • Muramatsu T, Suehara K, Notaguchi M, Hashimoto A. (2018) Quantitative measurement method of plural chemical elements in fresh leaves using portable x-ray fluorescent spectrometer. AFITA/WCCA2018: 31.

    • Tsutsui H and Notaguchi M. (2017) The Use of Grafting to Study Systemic Signaling in Plants. Plant Cell Physiol. 58: 1291-1301.

    • Notaguchi M. (2017) Systemic RNA in plants. Bot. S. JPN-Rev. 8: 121.

    • Kasahara RD, Notaguchi M and Honma Y. (2017) Discovery of pollen tube-dependent ovule enlargement morphology phenomenon, a new step in plant reproduction. Communicative & Integrative Biology 10: e1338989.

    • Hida H, Ozoe K, Kanno I and Notaguchi M. (2017) Methods for physical characterization of growing plant roots. MicroTAS: 0524.

    • Nishiwaki D, Hida H, Kanno I and Notaguchi M. (2017) On-chip mechanical stress test on plant root growth. MicroTAS: 0225.

    • Kasahara RD†, Notaguchi M†, Nagahara S, Suzuki T, Susaki D, Honma Y, Maruyama D and Higashiyama T. (2016) Pollen tube contents initiate ovule enlargement and enhance seed coat development without fertilization. Science Advances 2: e1600554. †Co-first author

    • Hida H, Nishiwaki D, Notaguchi M and Kanno I. (2016) Analytical methods of root growth behavior using an artificial soil device. MicroTAS 6.03. 0489.

    • Notaguchi M and Okamoto S. (2015) Dynamics of long-distance signaling via plant vascular tissues. Frontiers in Plant Science 6: Article 161. *Corresponding author

    • Notaguchi M. (2015) Identification of phloem-mobile mRNA. Journal of Plant Research 128: 27-35.

    • Notaguchi M, Higashiyama T and Suzuki T. (2015) Identification of mRNAs That Move over Long Distances Using an RNA-Seq Analysis of Arabidopsis/Nicotiana benthamiana Heterografts. Plant Cell Physiology 56: 311-321. *Corresponding author

    • Hida H, Ozoe K, Kanno I, Higashiyama T and Notaguchi M. (2015) Development of on-chip physical characterization method for root growth. Plant Biomechanics 8. *Corresponding author

    • Ozoe K, Hida H, Kanno I, Higashiyama T and Notaguchi M. (2015) Early characterization method of plant root adaptability to soil environments. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems 15: 702-705.

    • Ozoe K, Hida H, Kanno I, Higashiyama T and Notaguchi M. (2014) On-chip force measurement system for investigating plant-root growth. Micor-NanoMechatronics and Human Science 14: 91-93.

    • Hida H, Nishiyama H, Sawa S, Notaguchi M, Arata T, Higashiyama T and Kanno I. (2014) MEMS application in agriculture. ICSS 14: 144-145.

    • Notaguchi M, Wolf S and Lucas WJ. (2012) Phloem-mobile Aux/IAA transcripts target to the root tip and modify root architecture. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 54: 760-772.

    • Notaguchi M, Daimon Y, Abe M and Araki T. (2009) Graft-transmissible action of Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T protein to promote flowering. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4: 123-125.

    • Notaguchi M, Daimon Y, Abe M and Araki T. (2009) Adaptation of a seedling micro-grafting technique to the study of long-distance signaling in flowering of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Plant Research 122: 201-214.

    • Notaguchi M, Abe M, Kimura T, Daimon Y, Kobayashi T, Yamaguchi A, Tomita Y, Dohi K, Mori M and Araki T. (2008) Long-distance, graft-transmissible action of Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T protein to promote flowering. Plant Cell Physiology 49:1645-1658.

    • Abe M, Kobayashi Y, Yamamoto S, Daimon Y, Yamaguchi A, Ikeda Y, Ichinoki H, Notaguchi M, Goto K and Araki T. (2005) FD, a bZIP protein mediating signals from the floral pathway integrator FT at the shoot apex. Science 309: 1052-1056.




    Reviews

    Books

  • 黒谷賢一, 野田口 理孝. (2021) 糖鎖の加水分解酵素が植物をつなぐ. Glycoforum. Vol.24 (1), A2.

  • 黒谷賢一, 丹羽優喜, 野田口理孝. (2021) 接ぎ木の接着メカニズムの解明. Science Japan.

  • 黒谷賢一, 野田口理孝. (2021) 接ぎ木の成立メカニズムの解明と異科接木の農業利用. バイオサイエンスとインダストリー (B&I). 79(1): 16-19.

  • 野田口理孝. (2021) タバコ属植物が遠縁の植物とも接ぎ木可能なことを発見! 化学 Vol.76 No.1.

  • 妹尾啓史・増田曜子・伊藤英臣・野田口理孝・田畑亮・岡安浩次・澤井優・鈴木孝征・黒谷賢一・藤雅子・Yuniar Devi Utami・清水幸子・西條雄介・大森良弘・藤原徹・白鳥豊・太田沙由理. (2020) 理想の農業を追求する-サステイナブルで革新的な食糧生産を支える基礎研究と現場技術. 日本土壌肥料学雑誌 第91巻 第2号.

  • Okayasu K, and Notaguchi M. Efficient establishment of interfamily heterograft of Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana. Phloem: Methods and Protocols. Springer. in press.

  • Notaguchi M. (2018) Technologies for propagation and production of plants -The application of cell culture and grafting. Agricultural Biotechnology. 2: 1043–1047.

  • Notaguchi M. (in part) (2016) テイツザイガー植物生理学第4版第21章.種子果実.



Patents

  • 2019年3月20日. 野田口理孝,白武 勝裕,黒谷 賢一,田畑 亮,川勝 弥一,川口 航平,深尾 陽一朗,中林 亮,花田 耕介(国立大学法人名古屋大学, 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所,学校法人立命館)「接木改善剤」(特願2019-052727)

  • 2018年4月20日. 野田口理孝,岡田 龍,柳澤 直樹(国立大学法人 名古屋大学)「植物物質検出用流路チップ」(特願2018-081429)

  • 2016年8月25日. 野田口理孝, 丹羽優喜, 太田垣駿吾(国立大学法人 名古屋大学)「植物形質調節方法」(特願2016-164729, PCT/JP2017/029502)

  • 2016年8月12日. 野田口理孝, 立花健二, 山口隆正(国立大学法人 名古屋大学)「接ぎ木装置、播種装置、接ぎ木苗の生産方法、及び接ぎ木苗の生産システム」(特願2016-158993, PCT/JP2017/02110)

  • 2015年2月13日. 野田口理孝, 柳澤直樹, 新田英之, 池松朱夏(国立大学法人 名古屋大学)「接ぎ木用の育苗部材及び育苗セット、並びに接ぎ木苗の生産方法」(特願2015-026570, PCT/JP2016/054168)

  • 2014年10月17日. 野田口理孝(国立大学法人 名古屋大学)「接木植物体及びその生産方法」(特願2014-212889, PCT/JP2015/79118)



  • Invited lecture

    Notaguchi M. (2019) International Vegetable Grafting Symposium July 14-18, 2019 Charlotte, USA keynote speaker
    Notaguchi M. (2018) 5th International Horticulture Research Conference 20-24 July, 2018 Beijing, China
    Notaguchi M. (2017) Young Leadership Program (YLP) Israel – Japan.
    Notaguchi M. (2017) STS forum, Future Leaders Program.
    Notaguchi M. (2017) 植物の汎用的な新品種創出技術. 6th Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference. *Society Award.
    Notaguchi M. (2017) 接木技術の可能性と展望. Bio Tech Tokai.