Original articles and Reviews
C. Hosokawa, H. Yagi, S. Segami, A. J. Nagano, Y. Koumoto, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Oka, T. Matsushita, T. Shimada
The Arabidopsis katamari2 mutant exhibits a hypersensitive deedling arrest response at the phase transition from heterotrophic to autotrophic growth
Plant and Cell Physiology in press.
K. M. Daicho, Y. Hirono-Hara, H. Kikukawa, Kentaro Tamura, K. Y. Hara
Engineering yeast with a light-driven proton pump system in the vacuolar membrane
Microbial Cell Factoriese (2024) 23, 4.
A. Oishi, S. Nakagawa, Kentaro Tamura
Nucleoporin 50 proteins affect longevity and salinity stress tolerance in seeds
Journal of Experimental Botany (2024) 75, 60-72.
Mermet S, Voisin M, Mordier J, Dubos T, Tutois S, Tuffery P, Baroux C, Kentaro Tamura, Probst AV, Vanrobays E, Tatout C.
Evolutionarily conserved protein motifs drive interactions between the plant nucleoskeleton and nuclear pores
Plant Cell (2023) 35, 4284-4303.
Kentaro Tamura, M, Koide
Protein phase separation of plant nuclear pore complex
Molecular Plant (2023) 16, 973-974.
H. Kobayashi, K. Murakami, S. S. Sugano, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Oka, T. Matsushita, T, Shimada
Comprehensive analysis of peptide-coding genes and initial characterization of an LRR-only microprotein in Marchantia polymorpha
Frontiers in Plant Science (2023) 13, 1051017.
K. Onoda, M. Kato, Y. Tsunematsu, F. Eto, M, Sato, Y. Yoshioka, T. Yoshida, Kentaro Tamura, I, Yao, H. Dohra, K. Watanabe, N. Miyoshi
Biosynthetic gene expression and tissue distribution of diosgenin in Dioscorea japonica
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2023) 71, 4292-4297.
K. C. Moriya, M. Shirakawa, J. Loue-Manifel, Y. Matsuda, Y, Lu, Kentaro Tamura, Y, Oka, T. Matsushita, I, Hara-Nishimura, G. Ingram, R. Nishihama, J. Goodrich, T. Kohchi, T, Shimada
Stomatal regulators are co-opted for seta development in the astomatous liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Nature Plants (2023) 9, 302-314.
F. Ikeda, and Kentaro Tamura
Validation of Nuclear Pore Complex Protein–Protein Interactions by Transient Expression in Plants
Methods in Molecular Biology (2022) 2502, 235-243.
H. Yagi, Kentaro Tamura, T. Matsushita, and T. Shimada
Spatiotemporal relationship between auxin dynamics and hydathode development in Arabidopsis leaf teeth
Plant Signaling & Behavior (2021) 16, 1989216.
C. Goto, I. Hara-Nishimura, and Kentaro Tamura
Regulation and physiological significance of the nuclear shape in plants
Frontiers in Plant Science (2021) 12, 673905.
Kentaro Tamura, H. Ueda, and I. Hara-Nishimura
In vitro assembly of nuclear envelope in tobacco cultured cells
Nucleus (2021) 12, 82-89.
H. Yagi, A. Nagano, J. Kim, Kentaro Tamura, N. Mochizuki, A. Nagatani, T. Matsushita, and T. Shimada
Fluorescent protein-based imaging and tissue-specific RNA-seq analysis of Arabidopsis hydathodes
Journal of Experimental Botany (2021) 72, 1260-1270.
Sakamoto Y, Sato M, Sato Y, Harada A, Suzuki T, Goto C, Tamura K, Toyooka K, Kimura H, Ohkawa Y, Hara-Nishimura I, Takagi S, Matsunaga S.
Subnuclear gene positioning through lamina association affects copper tolerance
Nature Communications (2020) 11, 5914.
C. Goto, Kentaro Tamura, S. Nishimaki, D. Maruyama, and I. Hara-Nishimura
KAKU4 determines the migraion order of the vegetative nucleus and sperm cells in pollen tubes
Journal of Experimental Botany (2020) 71, 6273-6281.
Kentaro Tamura
Nuclear pore complex-mediated gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana
Journal of Plant Research (2020) 133, 449-455.
K. Ishikawa, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Fukao, and T. Shimada
Structural and functional relationships between plasmodesmata and plant endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites consisting of three synaptotagmins
New Phytologist (2020) 226, 798-808.
A. Nakazaki, K. Yamada, T. Kunieda, Kentaro Tamura, I. Hara-Nishimura, and T. Shimada
Biogenesis of leaf endoplasmic reticulum body is regulated by both jasmonate-dependent and independent pathways
Plant Signaling & Behavior (2019) 14, 1622982.
C. Goto, S. Hashizume, Y. Fukao, I. Hara-Nishimura, and Kentaro Tamura
Comprehensive nuclear proteome of Arabidopsis obtained by sequential extraction
Nucleus (2019) 10, 81-92.
K. Maeda, T. Kunieda, Kentaro Tamura, K. Hatano, I. Hara-Nishimura, and T. Shimada
Identification of periplasmic root-cap mucilage in development columella cells of Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant & Cell Physiology (2019) 60, 1296-1303.
A. Nakazaki, K. Yamada, T. Kunieda, R. Sugiyama, MY Hirai, Kentaro Tamura, I. Hara-Nishimura, and T. Shimada
Leaf ER bodies identified in Arabidopsis rosette leaves are involved in defense against herbivory
Plant Physiology (2019) 179, 1515-1524.
K. Ishikawa, Kentaro Tamura, and T. Shimada
Subcellular localisation of an endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane tethering factor, SYNAPTOTAGMIN 1, is affected by fluorescent protein fusion.
Plant Signaling & Behavior (2019) 13, e1547577.
K. Iwabuchi, H. Ohnishi, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Fukao, T. Furuya, K. Hattori, H. Tsukaya, and I. Hara-Nishimura
ANGUSTIFOLIA regulates actin filament alignment for nuclear positioning in leaves
Plant Physiology (2019) 179, 233-247.
A. Poulet, X. Zhou, Kentaro Tamura, I. Meier, C. Tatout, K. Graumann, and D. Evans
Computational methods for studying the plant nucleus
Methods in Molecular Biology (2018) 1840, 205-219.
T. Shimada, T. Kunieda, S. Sumi, Y. Koumoto, Kentaro Tamura, K. Hatano, H. Ueda, and I. Hara-Nishimura
The AP-1 complex is required for proper mucilage formation in Arabidopsis seeds
Plant & Cell Physiology (2018) 59, 2331-2338.
H. Ueda, N. Ohta, Y. Kimori, T. Uchida, T. Shimada, Kentaro Tamura, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane proteins (LUNAPARKs) are required for proper configuration of the cortical ER network in plant cells
Plant & Cell Physiology (2018) 59, 2331-2338.
K. Ishikawa, Kentaro Tamura, H. Ueda, Y. Ito, A. Nakano, I. Hara-Nishimura, and T. Shimada
Synaptotagmin-associated endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites are localized to immobile ER tubules
Plant Physiology (2018) 178, 641-653.
Kentaro Tamura, Y. Fukao, N. Hatsugai, F. Katagiri, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Nup82 functions redundantly with Nup136 in a salicylic acid-dependent defense response of Arabidopsis thaliana
Nucleus (2017) 8, 301-311.
Kentaro Tamura, T. Kawabayashi, T. Shikanai, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Decreased expression of a gene caused by a T-DNA insertion in an adjacent gene in Arabidopsis
PLoS One (2016) 11, e0147911.
X. Zhou, Kentaro Tamura, K. Graumann, and I. Meier
Exploring the protein composition of the plant nuclear envelope
Methods in Molecular Biology (2016) 1411, 45-66.
K. Iwabuchi, J. Hidema, Kentaro Tamura, S. Takagi, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Plant nuclei move to escape ultraviolet-induced DNA damage and cell death
Plant Physiology (2016) 170, 678-685.
H. Ueda, E. Yokota, K. Kuwata, N. Kutsuna, S. Mano, T. Shimada, Kentaro Tamura, G. Stefano, Y. Fukao, F. Brandizzi, T. Shimmen, M. Nishimura, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Phosphorylation of C-terminus of RHD3 has a critical role in homotypic ER membrane fusion in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology (2016) 170, 867-880.
K. Okamoto, H. Ueda, T. Shimada, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Koumoto, M. Tasaka, M. T. Morita, and I. Hara-Nishimura
An ABC transporter B family protein, ABCB19, is required for cytoplasmic streaming and gravitropism of the inflorescence stems
Plant Signalling & Behaviour (2016) 11, e1010947.
H. Ueda, Kentaro Tamura, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Functions of plant-specific myosin XI: from intracellular motility to plant postures
Current Opinion in Plant Biology (2015) 28, 30-38.
Kentaro Tamura, C. Goto, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Recent advances in understanding plant nuclear envelope proteins involved in nuclear morphology
Journal of Experimental Botany (2015) 66, 1641-1647.
K. Okamoto, H. Ueda, T. Shimada, Kentaro Tamura, T. Kato, M. Tasaka, M. T. Morita, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Regulation of organ straightening and plant posture by an actin-myosin XI cytoskeleton
Nature Plants (2015) 15031.
O. Teh, N. Hatsugai, Kentaro Tamura, K. Fuji, R. Tabata, K. Yamaguchi, S. Shigenobu, M. Yamada, M. Hasebe, S. Sawa, T. Shimada, and I. Hara-Nishimura
BEACH-domain proteins act together in a cascade to mediate vacuolar protein trafficking and disease resistance in Arabidopsis
Molecular Plant (2015) 8, 389-398.
T. Ichino, K. Fuji, H. Ueda, H. Takahashi, Y. Komoto, J. Takagi, Kentaro Tamura, R. Sasaki, K. Aoki, T. Shimada, and I. Hara-Nishimura
GFS9/TT9 contributes to intracellular membrane trafficking and flavonoid accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant Journal (2014) 80, 410-423.
M. Ohtsu, Y. Shibata, M. Ojika, Kentaro Tamura, I. Hara-Nishimura, H. Mori, K. Kawakita, and D. Takemoto
Nucleoporin 75, a component of nuclear pore complex, is involved in the MAPK-mediated production of ethylene leading to the accumulation of phytoalexin for the resistance of Nicotiana benthamiana to Phytophthora infestans
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2014) 27, 1318-1330.
Kentaro Tamura and I. Hara-Nishimura
Functional insights of nucleocytoplasmic transport in plants
Frontiers in Plant Science (2014) 5, 118.
C. Goto, Kentaro Tamura, Y. Fukao, T. Shimada, and I. Hara-Nishimura
The novel nuclear envelope protein KAKU4 modulates nuclear morphology in Arabidopsis
Plant Cell (2014) 26, 2143-2155.
J. Takagi, L. Renna, H. Takahashi, Y. Koumoto, Kentaro Tamura, G. Stefano, Y. Fukao, M. Kondo, M. Nishimura, T. Shimada, F. Brandizzi, and I. Hara-Nishimura
MAIGO5 functions in protein export from Golgi-associated endoplasmic reticulum exit sites in Arabidopsis
Plant Cell (2013) 25, 4658-4675.
Kentaro Tamura, Iwabuchi, Y. Fukao, M. Kondo, K. Okamoto, H. Ueda, M. Nishimura, and I. Hara-Nishimura
Myosin XI-i links the nuclear membrane to the cytoskeleton to control nuclear movement and shape in Arabidopsis
Current Biology (2013) 23, 1776-1781.
S. Yamaoka, Y. Shimono, M. Shirakawa, Y. Fukao, T. Kawase, N. Hatsugai, Kentaro Tamura, T. Shimada, I. Hara-Nishimura
Identification and dynamics of Arabidopsis AP-2 complex and its involvement in floral organ development
Plant Cell (2013) 25, 2958-2969.
O. Teh, Y. Shimono, M. Shirakwa, Y. Fukao, Kentaro Tamura, T. Shimada, and I. Hara-Nishimura
The AP-1 μ adaptin is required for KNOLLE localization at the cell plate to mediate cytokinesis in Arabidopsis
Plant & Cell Physiology (2013) 54, 838-847.
M. Abiko, H. Maeda, Kentaro Tamura, I. Hara-Nishimura, and T. Okamoto
Gene expression profiles in rice gametes and zygotes: Identification of gamete-enriched genes and up- or down-regulated genes in zygotes after fertilization
Journal of Experimental Botany (2013) 64, 1927-1940.
Kentaro Tamura, and I. Hara-Nishimura
The molecular architecture of the plant nuclear pore complex
Journal of Experimental Botany (2013) 64, 823-832.
W. Du, Kentaro Tamura, G. Stefano, and F. Brandizzi
The integrity of plant Golgi apparatus depends on cell growth-controlled activity of GNL1
Molecular Plant (2013) 6, 905-915