News

2020

• 2020.11.19
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Gene Discovery Research Group Director,have been selected to the list of "Highly Cited Researchers 2020" published by Clarivate Analytics.
  -Highly Cited Researchers identifies influential researchers in 21 fields. The Web of Science serves as the basis for the regular listings of researchers whose citation records position them in the top 1% by citations for their field and year. In the Plant & Animal Science field includes 220 researchers.-
  
• 2020.9.7
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Gene Discovery Research Group Director,selected to receive "The 36th (2020) International Prize for Biology "
• 2020.4.30
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Gene Discovery Research Group Director,named as "international members of the NAS" [Interview Article]

2019

• 2020.3.16
  Press Release
  Plant Raf-like kinases regulate the mRNA population upstream of ABA-unresponsive SnRK2 kinases under drought stress
  論文  [Soma.F.,Takahashi.F.,Suzuki.T.,Shinozaki.K.,Yamaguchi-Shinozaki.K., Nat.Commun(2020) ]
• 2020.2.7
  Press Release
  DREB1A/CBF3 is repressed by transgene-induced DNA methylation in the Arabidopsis ice1-1 mutant
  Publication [Kidokoro.S,Kim.JS, et al, Plant Cell(2020)]
• 2019.12.16
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Gene Discovery Research Group Director,have been selected to the list of "Highly Cited Researchers 2019" published by Clarivate Analytics.
  -Highly Cited Researchers identifies influential researchers in 21 fields. The Web of Science serves as the basis for the regular listings of researchers whose citation records position them in the top 1% by citations for their field and year. In the Plant & Animal Science field includes 196 researchers.-
  

2018

• 2019.2.12
  Press Release
  A new drought-resistant and water-saving wheat plant
  Publication [Mega,R. et al, Nature Plants5,153–159(2019) ]
• 2018.11.29
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Gene Discovery Research Group Director,have been selected to the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" 2018 published by Clarivate Analytics.
  -Highly Cited Researchers identifies influential researchers in 21 fields. The Web of Science serves as the basis for the regular listings of researchers whose citation records position them in the top 1% by citations for their field and year. In the Plant & Animal Science field includes 223 researchers.-
  
• 2018.11.6
  Press Release
  Gene regulator that allows plant rehydration after drought
  Publication [Sato, H. et al, PNAS, 115 (47) E11178-E11187]
• 2018.7.13
  Press Release
  Full-scale monitoring of plants
  Publication [Fujita,M. et al, Plant Cell Physiol, 59,2030-2038]
• 2018.5.18
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, CSRS Director, received "Anton Lang Research Excellence Award 2018"
  
• 2018.4.27
  Dr. Kazuko Shinozaki, Visiting Scientist of the Gene Discovery Research Group, received "MIDORI Academic Prize"
  
• 2018.4.5
  Press Release
  Newly discovered hormone helps keep plants from dehydrating
  Publication [Takahashi, F. et al, Nature, 556, 235-238. ]
• 2018.2.22
  Press Release
  Identification of new factors in the stable accumulation of the PSII complexes
   Publication [Myouga, F. et al,Plant Physiol,176, 2277-2291. ]
2018.2.6
Press Release
The stress response mechanism supporting plant root elongation
-New pathways that contribute to root elongation-
 Publication [Kim JS., et al,.Plant Physiol, in press ]

2017

• 2017.10.23
  Press Release
  A novel gibberellin response regulatory mechanism via tyrosine phosphorylation
  -Understanding the mechanism that prevents seed germination in high-salt conditions-
   Publication [Nemoto.K., et al,.Nature commun, 8(1):1004 ]
• 2017.09.27
  Press Release
  A simple method for estimating biosynthetic genes for secondary metabolites
  -Copy-number variation genes promote secondary metabolite diversity-
  Publication [ [Shirai K, 34, 3111-3122 ]
• 2017.09.19
  Press Release
  Understanding how transcription factor DREB2A gives plants drought and heat tolerance-Will assist development of drought- and heat-tolerant crops-
  Publication[ [Morimoto, K., et al,.Proc Natl Acad USA, 114(40) E8528-E8536 ]
• 2017.05.29
  Press Release
  Shedding light on how plants choose water or protecting themselves against pathogens (PDF)
  Publication[ [Ariga H., et al,.Nature Plants, 3. 17072 ]
• 2017.04.04
  Press Release
  Enhanced drought tolerance in rice confirmed
  -A new step toward resolving future food shortages due to population increase -
  Publication[ [Michael Gomez Selvaraj et al,. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15, 1466-1477 ]
• 2017.03.27
  Press Release
  Two distinct response mechanisms for low-temperature stress in plant
  Publication [Kidokoro S. et al,. Plant Cell, 29, 760-774 ]
• 2017.01
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki (Group Directo) and Dr. Miki Fujita (Research Scientist) has been selected for Highly Cited Researchers 2016.
• 1.11 2017
  A new growth promotion mechanism in times of water deficit
  Publication [Soma F. et al,. Nature Plants. 6, 16204. ]

2016

• 11.17 2016
  An optimal promoter is activated at high temperatures
  Publication [Maruyama K. et al,. Plant J. 89, 671-680 ]
• 11.2 2016
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, CSRS Director, awarded "Medal with Purple Ribbon"
• 10.28 2016
  Dr. kazuo Shinozaki, Group Director, has been designated as a Person of Cultural Merit.
• 2.4 2016
  A new method for increasing heat stress tolerance in rice plants
  Publication [Sato H., et al, Plant Biotechnol J., 14, 1756-1767]
• 1.5 2016
  Initial plant response mechanism to high temperatures elucidated
  Publication[Ohama N., et al, Plant Cell., 84, 1114-1123]

2015

• 11.27 2015
  Press Release
  A gene that prevents leaf senescence under prolonged drought conditions
  Publication [Takasaki, H., et al, Plant J., 84, 1114-1123]
• 9.9 2015
  Dr. kazuo Shinozaki, Group Director, and Dr. Miki Fujita have been selected for Highly Cited Researchers 2015 by Thomson Reuters
• 8.6 2015
  Press Release
  Comparison of leaf sheath transcriptome profiles with physiological traits of bread wheat cultivars under salinity stress. ]
  Publication [Takahashi, F., et al, PLos One, 10(8), e0133322]
• 6.4 2015
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, Group Director, was selected as "American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Corresponding Membership Award"
• 1.12 2015
  A Paper (New Phytologist 202, 35–49 (2013)) by Dr. Osakabe is ranked in the Most Downloaded Paper 2013-2014 on New Phytologist
• 1.5 2015
  Press Releas
  AtPHT4;4 is a chloroplast-localized ascorbate transporter in Arabidopsis Publication[Miyaji, T., Kuromori, T. et al., Nat Commun 2015 6, 5928]

2014

• 11.26 2014

  International Workshop on Plant Water Stress Responses and Water-Use Efficiency is held on Nov. 26, 2014. Your attendance is greatly welcome!

• 6.17 2014

  Dr. kazuo Shinozaki, Group Director, and Dr. Miki Fujita have been selected for Highly Cited Researchers 2014 by Thomson Reuters

• 4.25 2014
  A Paper (New Phytologist 202, 35–49 (2013)) by Dr. Osakabe is picked up as Research Highlight in the RIKEN Research
• 3.31 2014
  Dr. Kei Hashimoto, Technical Staff of the Gene Discovery Research Group, received the "PosterAward of the 38th Kanto Division Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microscopy"
• 2.13 2014
  A Photo taken by Dr. Kiminori Toyooka, Senior Research Scientist of the Gene Discovery Research Group, was published in the EMBO Journal cover contest 2014 Gallery.

2013

• 4 2013
  Osmotic stress responses and plant growth controlled by potassium transporters in Arabidopsis
  Publication [Osakabe Y. et al., Plant Cell 2013 25,609-624]
• 4 2013
  Genetics and Phosphoproteomics Reveal a Protein Phosphorylation Network in the Abscisic Acid Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana[Press Released by Tokyo Univ. Agri Technol]
  Publication [Umezawa et al., Science Signaling 2013 Vol.6, rs8 (2013)]
• 3 2013
  Dr. Miki Fujita got 2013 PSC Director's Award

2012

• 5.15 2012
  Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA,109, 6343-6347 (2012)] by Dr. Miki Fujita was evaluated in Fuculty 1000 F1000 Evaluations
• 4.12. 2012
  Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki was selected as a "Hottest (Most Cited) Researcher" by Thomson Reuters  [Thomson Reuters Science Watch Newsletter]
• 4.3 2012
  Press Release
  Natural variation in a polyamine transporter determines paraquat tolerance in Arabidopsis
  Publication [Fujita M et al.,PNAS in press (2012)]

2011

• 4.4 2011
  [Mol Cell,41(6):649-60(2011)] by Dr. Fuminori Takahashi was evaluated in Fuculty 1000F1000 Evaluations
• 3.11 2011
  [Curr.Opin. Plant Biol. 9, 436-442 (2006) Fujita M et al.]by Fujita M et al. is the most cited article published in the latest 5 years on Elsevier, Current Opinion in Plant Biology(190citations) [Elsevier homepage]
• 3.18 2011
  Press Release
  Calmodulin-dependent activation of MAP kinase for ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
  Publication [Takahashi F et al., Mol Cell,41(6):649-60(2011)]

2010

• 1,14 2010
  Press Release
  Calmodulin-dependent activation of MAP kinase for ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
  Publication[Schmutz J. et al., Nature, 463,178-83 (2010)]

2009

• 9.22, 2009
  Press Release
  Type 2C protein phosphatases directly regulate abscisic acid-activated protein kinases in Arabidopsis
  Publication [Umezawa T. et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 106, 1758]
• 8.20, 2009
  21st International Conference on Arabidopsis Research will be held on June 6-10, 2010 at Pacifico Yokohama. [Website]
• 3.22, 2009
  Dr. Shinozaki got 2009JSPP Award with Yamaguchi-Shinozaki Kazuko.
• 3.3, 2009
  Our two papers are selected by ASPB as best 5 of the highest citation in The Plant Cell within 20 years[Link] Dr. Shinozaki is invited Plant Biology 2009 for this achievement in July 2009. [Presentation Podcast]
  
• 1.19, 2009
  Press Release
  Characterization of the ABA-regulated global responses to dehydration in Arabidopsis by metabolomics
  PublicationUrano K. et al.,Plant J, 57(6):1065-78

2008

• 6.22, 2008

  Dr. Shinozaki got 1st place of the most cited researchers in Plant Science in 1997 - 2007.　[The Thomson Corporation]

• 4, 2008
  Plant Cell,19,805-818(2007) by Takahashi F et. al.is selected at 8th of "The 100 Most-Frequently Read Articles"

2007

• 11.26, 2007
  Press Release
  We have discovered the transcription factor MS1 working as a key regulator in Arabidopsis pollen development
  Publication[Ito T. et al., Plant Cell, 19, 3549-3562]
• 5.31, 2007
  Dr. Shinozaki got 1st place of the most cited researchers in Plant & Animal Science.　[The Thomson Corporation]
• 3.19, 2007
  Press Release
  The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade MKK3?MPK6 Is an Important Part of the Jasmonate Signal Transduction Pathway in Arabidopsis
  Publication[Takahashi F. et al., Plant Cell, 19, 805-818 Open Access]