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

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

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

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, 2022/11/16

Asymmetric distribution of extracellular matrix proteins in seed coat epidermal cells of Arabidopsis is determined by polar secretion. Yi‐Chen Lee, Gillian H. Dean, Erin Gilchrist, Allen Yi‐Lun Tsai, George W. Haughn. Plant Direct, 5(11), 2021/11

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

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), 2021/7

Seed Mucilage: Biological Functions and Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Allen Yi-Lun Tsai, Robert McGee, Gillian H Dean, George W Haughn, Shinichiro Sawa. Plant & cell physiology, 2021/7/1