Shinichiro Sawa

Research highlight

I am interested in the evolution. Especially, I like to approach from a point of view of molecular mechanisms of 1; plant development, 2; plant parasitic nematode infection, and 3; varieties of orchids.

Résumé

1999.03: PhD, Department of Botany, Kyoto University
1999.04 - 2002.04: Assistant professor, Department of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2002.05 - 2006.10: Assistant professor, Department of Science, The University of Tokyo
2006.06 - 2010.09: Associate professor, Department of Science, The University of Tokyo
2010.10 - present: Professor, Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kumamoto University

Contact information

Tel:
(+81) 096-342-3439

Email: sawa(at)kumamoto-u.ac.jp

Address:
2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555 JAPAN
Kurokami South campus
Faculty of Science Building 1, Room C219

PhD., Professor
Plant molecular biology
Department of Molecular Agriculture

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Fertilization-dependent phloem end gate regulates seed size. Xiaoyan Liu, Kohdai P. Nakajima, Prakash Babu Adhikari, Xiaoyan Wu, Shaowei Zhu, Kentaro Okada, Tomoko Kagenishi, Ken-ichi Kurotani, Takashi Ishida, Masayoshi Nakamura, Yoshikatsu Sato, Yaichi Kawakatsu, Liyang Xie, Chen Huang, Jiale He, Ken Yokawa, Shinichiro Sawa, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Kent J. Bradford, Michitaka Notaguchi, Ryushiro D. Kasahara. Current Biology 2025/4

Tri-arabinosylation facilitates the bioactivity of CLE3 peptide in Arabidopsis. Nakagami, S., Kajiwara, T., Hibino, H., Yoshiya, T., Mochizuki, M., Tsuda, S., Yamamoto, T., Sawa, S. Plant Biotechnology 2025

TCA cycle impairment leads to PIN2 internalization and degradation via reduced MAB4 level and ARA6 components in Arabidopsis roots. Xiaomin Song, Iwai Ohbayashi, Song Sun, Qiuli Wang, Yi Yang, Mengyuan Lu, Yuanyuan Liu, Shinichiro Sawa, Masahiko Furutani. Frontiers in Plant Science 15 2024/12/16

Multiple layers of regulators emerge in the network controlling lateral root organogenesis. Antoine Beckers, Akihito Mamiya, Masahiko Furutani, Malcolm J Bennett, Hidehiro Fukaki, Shinichiro Sawa, Pascal Gantet, Laurent Laplaze, Soazig Guyomarc'h. Trends in plant science 2024/10/24

CLE peptide signaling in plant-microbe interactions. Satoru Nakagami, Taiki Kajiwara, Kenichi Tsuda, Shinichiro Sawa. Frontiers in Plant Science 15 2024/10/23

Evolution of secondary metabolites, morphological structures and associated gene expression patterns in galls induced by four closely related aphid species on a host plant species. Mayu Mizuki, Yohei Kaneko, Yoshitaka Yukie, Yoshihisa Suyama, Shun K. Hirota, Shinichiro Sawa, Minoru Kubo, Akira Yamawo, Michiko Sasabe, Hiroshi Ikeda. Molecular Ecology 33(16) 2024/7/18

VND Genes Redundantly Regulate Cell Wall Thickening during Parasitic Nematode Infection. Saki Gushino, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Misato Otani, Taku Demura, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant And Cell Physiology 2024/4/25

Dissection of the IDA promoter identifies WRKY transcription factors as abscission regulators in Arabidopsis. Sergio Galindo-Trigo, Anne-Maarit Bågman, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa, Siobhán M Brady, Melinka A Butenko. Journal of Experimental Botany 2024/1/31

Mitigation of salt effect using graphene oxide as additives in plantation. Mizuki Yamada, Nonoka Goto, Yuki Hachiya, Tatsuki Tsugawa, Lutfia Isna Ardhayanti, Md. Saidul Islam, Yoshihiro Sekine, Shintaro Ida, Shinichiro Sawa, Shinya Hayami. Environmental Science: Nano 2024

Genome size determination and chromosome characterization of Limosella aquatica L. (Scrophulariaceae) in Japan. Katogi, T, Yoshida, Y, Nakayama, K, Hoshi, Y, Sawa, S. Cytologia, 2024

トサノクロムヨウラン(ラン科)を大分県に記録する。植物地理・分類研究。福永裕一, 原浩一, 澤進一郎。植物地理・分類研究 2024

Seed size control via phloem end by callose deposition/degradation of β-1,3-glucanase. Xiaoyan Liu, Kohdai P Nakajima, Xiaoyan Wu, Shaowei Zhu, Prakash Babu Adhikari, Kentaro Okada, Kenichi Kurotani, Takashi Ishida, Masayoshi Nakamura, Yoshikatsu Sato, Liyang Xie, Chen Huang, Jiale He, Shinichiro Sawa, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Michitaka Notaguchi, Ryushiro Dora Kasahara. 2023/7/25

Root-knot nematode modulates plant CLE3-CLV1 signaling as a long-distance signal for successful infection. Satoru Nakagami, Michitaka Notaguchi, Tatsuhiko Kondo, Satoru Okamoto, Takanori Ida, Yoshikatsu Sato, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa. Science Advances 9(22) 2023/6/2

A mechanical theory of competition between plant root growth and soil pressure reveals a potential mechanism of root penetration. Haruka Tomobe, Satoru Tsugawa, Yuki Yoshida, Tetsuya Arita, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Minoru Kubo, Taku Demura, Shinichiro Sawa. Scientific Reports 13(1) 2023/5/9

PECT1, a rate-limiting enzyme in phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis, is involved in the regulation of stomatal movement in Arabidopsis. Juntaro Negi, Tomoki Obata, Sakura Nishimura, Boseok Song, Sho Yamagaki, Yuhei Ono, Makoto Okabe, Natsumi Hoshino, Kohei Fukatsu, Ryo Tabata, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Shuji Shigenobu, Masashi Yamada, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Shinichiro Sawa, Toshinori Kinoshita, Ikuo Nishida, Koh Iba. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology 2023/4/14

Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a nematode chemoattractant from Lotus corniculatus L. super-growing root culture. Morihiro Oota, Syuuto Toyoda, Toshihisa Kotake, Naoki Wada, Masatsugu Hashiguchi, Ryo Akashi, Hayato Ishikawa, Bruno Favery, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Shinichiro Sawa. Frontiers in Plant Science 13 2023/1/26

CLE3 and its homologs share overlapping functions in the modulation of lateral root formation through CLV1 and BAM1in Arabidopsis thaliana. Satoru Nakagami, Tsuyoshi Aoyama, Yoshikatsu Sato, Taiki Kajiwara, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa. The Plant Journal 113(6) 1176-1191 2023/1/23

NAC103 mutation alleviates DNA damage in an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant sensitive to excess boron. Sotta, N, Sakamoto, T, Kamiya, T, Tabata, R, Yamaguchi, K, Shigenobu, S, Yamada, M, Hasebe, M, Sawa, S, Fujiwara, T. Frontiers in Plant Science 14 1099816-1099816 2023

Contribution of vasculature to stem integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Asaoka, M, Sakamoto, S, Gunji, S, Mitsuda, N, Tsukaya, H, Sawa, S, Hamant, O, Ferjani, A. Development 2023

A rapid method for detection of the root-knot nematode resistance gene, <i>Mi-1.2</i>, in tomato cultivars. Chihiro Furumizu, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant Biotechnology 2023

Local auxin synthesis mediated by YUCCA4 induced during root-knot nematode infection positively regulates gall growth and nematode development. Reira Suzuki, Yuri Kanno, Patricia Abril-Urias, Mitsunori Seo, Carolina Escobar, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Shinichiro Sawa. Frontiers in Plant Science 13 2022/11/16

A group of CLE peptides regulates de novo shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana. Jingke Kang, Xuening Wang, Takashi Ishida, Etienne Grienenberger, Qian Zheng, Jing Wang, Yonghong Zhang, Wenqiang Chen, Mengmeng Chen, Xiu-Fen Song, Chengyun Wu, Zhubing Hu, Lingyu Jia, Chen Li, Chun-Ming Liu, Jennifer C Fletcher, Shinichiro Sawa, Guodong Wang. The New phytologist 235(6) 2300-2312 2022/9

Long-distance translocation of CLAVATA3/ESR-related 2 peptide and its positive effect on roots sucrose status. Satoru Okamoto, Azusa Kawasaki, Yumiko Makino, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant Physiology 2022/5/14

Control of Root Stem Cell Differentiation and Lateral Root Emergence by CLE16/17 Peptides in Arabidopsis. Lihua Zhang, Yi Yang, Changqing Mu, Mingyu Liu, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa, Yuxian Zhu, Limin Pi. Frontiers in Plant Science 13 2022/4/18

CLE42 delays leaf senescence by antagonizing ethylene pathway in Arabidopsis. Yi Zhang, Shuya Tan, Yuhan Gao, Chengcheng Kan, Hou-Ling Wang, Qi Yang, Xinli Xia, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa, Hongwei Guo …. The New phytologist 2022/4/9

High water adsorption features of graphene oxide: potential of graphene oxide-based desert plantation. Md. Saidul Islam, Junya Yagyu, Yoshihiro Sekine, Shinichiro Sawa, Shinya Hayami. Materials Advances 3(8) 3418-3422 2022

トサノクロムヨウラン(ラン科)を和歌山県に記録する。福永裕一, 谷幸子, 山本孝寿, 尾添宏進, 澤進一郎。植物地理・分類研究 2022

北海道白糠郡白糠町にてキタミソウ(オオバコ科)を記録する。澤進一郎, 神崎ちひろ, 神野奈穂, 吉田祐樹。植物地理・分類研究 2022

Control of Fusarium and nematodes by entomopathogenic fungi for organic production of Zingiber officinale. Aya Yanagawa, Ni Putu Ratna Ayu Krishanti, Akifumi Sugiyama, Emiria Chrysanti, Safendrri Komara Ragamustari, Minoru Kubo, Chihiro Furumizu, Shinichiro Sawa, Surendra K. Dara, Masaru Kobayashi. Journal of Natural Medicines 76(1) 291-297 2022/1

Seed Mucilage: Biological Functions and Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Robert McGee, Gillian H Dean, George W Haughn, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant and Cell Physiology 62(12) 1847-1857 2021/12/27

Discovery, characterization and functional improvement of kumamonamide as a novel plant growth inhibitor that disturbs plant microtubules. Takashi Ishida, Haruna Yoshimura, Masatsugu Takekawa, Takumi Higaki, Takashi Ideue, Masaki Hatano, Masayuki Igarashi, Tokio Tani, Shinichiro Sawa, Hayato Ishikawa. Scientific Reports 11(1) 2021/12

PUCHI Regulates Giant Cell Morphology During Root-Knot Nematode Infection in Arabidopsis thaliana. Reira Suzuki, Mizuki Yamada, Takumi Higaki, Mitsuhiro Aida, Minoru Kubo, Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Shinichiro Sawa. Frontiers in Plant Science 12 755610-755610 2021/10/6

The sequenced genomes of nonflowering land plants reveal the innovative evolutionary history of peptide signaling. Chihiro Furumizu, Anders K. Krabberød, Marta Hammerstad, Renate M. Alling, Mari Wildhagen, Shinichiro Sawa, Reidunn B. Aalen. The Plant Cell 33(9) 2915-2934 2021/9/24

The RGF/GLV/CLEL Family of Short Peptides Evolved Through Lineage-Specific Losses and Diversification and Yet Conserves Its Signaling Role Between Vascular Plants and Bryophytes. Chihiro Furumizu, Shinichiro Sawa. Frontiers in Plant Science 12 703012-703012 2021/7/20

Root-knot nematode chemotaxis is positively regulated by l -galactose sidechains of mucilage carbohydrate rhamnogalacturonan-I. Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Yuka Iwamoto, Yoichi Tsumuraya, Morihiro Oota, Teruko Konishi, Shinsaku Ito, Toshihisa Kotake, Hayato Ishikawa, Shinichiro Sawa. Science Advances 7(27) eabh4182-eabh4182 2021/7/2

Expression of peat moss VASCULAR RELATED NAC-DOMAIN homologs in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf cells induces ectopic secondary wall formation. Shiori Terada, Minoru Kubo, Nobuhiro Akiyoshi, Ryosuke Sano, Toshihisa Nomura, Shinichiro Sawa, Misato Ohtani, Taku Demura. Plant molecular biology 106(3) 309-317 2021/6

Method for Analyzing an Infection Process of Plant-parasitic Nematodes Using a Microfluidic Device. Hirotaka Hida, Rika Ebara, Shumpei Hayashi, Isaku Kanno, Chihiro Furumizu, Shinichiro Sawa. IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines 141(5) 141-146 2021/5/1

The Meloidogyne incognita Nuclear Effector MiEFF1 Interacts With Arabidopsis Cytosolic Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases to Promote Parasitism. Nhat My Truong, Yongpan Chen, Joffrey Mejias, Salomé Soulé, Karine Mulet, Maëlle Jaouannet, Stéphanie Jaubert-Possamai, Shinichiro Sawa, Pierre Abad, Bruno Favery …. Frontiers in Plant Science 12 2021/4/9

Calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate as root-knot-nematode attractants and possible trap materials to protect crop plants. Syuuto Toyoda, Morihiro Oota, Hayato Ishikawa, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant Biotechnology 38(1) 157-159 2021/3/25

The root‐knot nematode effector MiEFF18 interacts with the plant core spliceosomal protein SmD1 required for giant cell formation. Joffrey Mejias, Jérémie Bazin, Nhat‐My Truong, Yongpan Chen, Nathalie Marteu, Nathalie Bouteiller, Shinichiro Sawa, Martin D. Crespi, Hervé Vaucheret, Pierre Abad …. New Phytologist 229(6) 3408-3423 2021/3

Stem integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana requires a load-bearing epidermis. Mariko Asaoka, Mao Ooe, Shizuka Gunji, Pascale Milani, Gaël Runel, Gorou Horiguchi, Olivier Hamant, Shinichiro Sawa, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Ali Ferjani. Development 148(4) dev198028-dev198028 2021/2/15

A ClearSee-Based Clearing Protocol for 3D Visualization of Arabidopsis thaliana Embryos. Ayame Imoto, Mizuki Yamada, Takumi Sakamoto, Airi Okuyama, Takashi Ishida, Shinichiro Sawa, Mitsuhiro Aida. Plants 10(2) 190-190 2021/1/20

菌従属栄養植物ムヨウランの新品種キバナノムヨウラン。末次 健司, 海田 新悟, 福永 裕一, 澤 進一郎。植物地理・分類研究 69(2) 258 2021

Database mining of plant peptide homologues. Na Yuan, Chihiro Furumizu, Baolong Zhang, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant Biotechnology 38(1) 137-143 2021

A new form of the mycoheterotrophic plant Lecanorchis nigricans var. patipetala (Orchidaceae) from Tokyo, Japan. Fukunaga, H, Kitada, Y, Kawamura, N, Sawa, S. Orchid Digest 85 48-50 2021