Masaaki Umeda

Expression of B2-Type Cyclin-Dependent Kinase is Controlled by Protein Degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana (2006)

Adachi, Sumiko, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

The eukaryotic cell cycle is controlled by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Plants possess six types of CDK, among which the B-type CDK (CDKB) is expressed specifically from the late S- to the...

Control of Cell Division and Transcription by Cyclin-dependent Kinase-activating Kinases in Plants (2005)

Umeda, Masaaki, Shimotohno, Akie, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) play key roles in the progression of the cell cycle in eukaryotes. A CDK-activating kinase (CAK) catalyzes the phosphorylation of CDKs to activate their enzyme...

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Control of Cell Division and Transcription by Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinases in Plants (2005)

Umeda, Masaaki, Shimotohno, Akie, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) play key roles in the progression of the cell cycle in eukaryotes. A CDK-activating kinase (CAK) catalyzes the phosphorylation of CDKs to activate their enzyme...

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Control of Cell Division and Transcription by Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinases in Plants (2005)

Umeda, Masaaki, Shimotohno, Akie, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) play key roles in the progression of the cell cycle in eukaryotes. A CDK-activating kinase (CAK) catalyzes the phosphorylation of CDKs to activate their enzyme...

Over-expression of Arabidopsis CAP Causes Decreased Cell Expansion Leading to Organ Size Reduction in Transgenic Tobacco Plants (2003)

BARRERO, ROBERTO A., UMEDA, MASAAKI, YAMAMURA, SABURO, UCHIMIYA, HIROFUMI

Cyclase‐associated proteins (CAP) are multifunctional proteins involved in Ras‐cAMP signalling and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. It has recently been demonstrated that...

A distinct cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase of Arabidopsis thaliana

Umeda, Masaaki, Bhalerao, Rishikesh P., Schell, Jeff, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Koncz, Csaba

The activation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) requires phosphorylation of a threonine residue within the T-loop catalyzed by CDK-activating kinases (CAKs). Thus far no functional CAK homologue...

A cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase regulates differentiation of root initial cells in Arabidopsis

Umeda, Masaaki, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

Cell division and differentiation continue throughout the plant life cycle without significant loss of control. However, little is known about the mechanisms that allow the continuous development of...

Differential Expression of Genes for Cyclin-Dependent Protein Kinases in Rice Plants1

Umeda, Masaaki, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi, Hashimoto, Junji, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) play key roles in regulating the eukaryotic cell cycle. We have analyzed the expression of four rice (Oryza sativa) CDK genes, cdc2Os1, cdc2Os2, cdc2Os3, and...

Arabidopsis CAP Regulates the Actin Cytoskeleton Necessary for Plant Cell Elongation and Division

Barrero, Roberto A., Umeda, Masaaki, Yamamura, Saburo, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

An Arabidopsis cDNA (AtCAP1) that encodes a predicted protein of 476 amino acids highly homologous with the yeast cyclase-associated protein (CAP) was isolated. Expression of AtCAP1 in the budding...

The Rice Cyclin-Dependent Kinase –Activating Kinase R2 Regulates S-Phase Progression

Fabian-Marwedel, Tanja, Umeda, Masaaki, Sauter, Margret

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are the central components of eukaryotic cell cycle regulation. Phosphorylation of CDKs at a conserved threonine residue is required for their full activity and is...

Control of in vitro organogenesis by cyclin-dependent kinase activities in plants

Yamaguchi, Masatoshi, Kato, Hisashi, Yoshida, Shigeo, Yamamura, Saburo, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

Little is known concerning the mechanisms by which auxin and cytokinin exert their effects on proliferation and differentiation. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are major regulators of the eukaryotic...

Arabidopsis D-Type Cyclin CYCD4;1 Is a Novel Cyclin Partner of B2-Type Cyclin-Dependent Kinase1

Kono, Atsushi, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Lee, Jeongkyung, Ito, Masaki, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

B-type cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are unique to plants and are assumed to be involved in the control of the G2-to-M phase progression and mitotic events. However, little is known about their...

The VirD2 pilot protein of Agrobacterium-transferred DNA interacts with the TATA box-binding protein and a nuclear protein kinase in plants

Bakó, László, Umeda, Masaaki, Tiburcio, Antonio F., Schell, Jeff, Koncz, Csaba

The bacterial virulence protein VirD2 plays an important role in nuclear import and chromosomal integration of Agrobacterium-transferred DNA in fungal, plant, animal, and human cells. Here we show...

The Plant-Specific Kinase CDKF;1 Is Involved in Activating Phosphorylation of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinases in Arabidopsis

Shimotohno, Akie, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Bisova, Katerina, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play essential roles in coordinate control of cell cycle progression. Activation of CDKs requires interaction with specific cyclin partners and phosphorylation of...

A distinct cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase of Arabidopsis thaliana

Umeda, Masaaki, Bhalerao, Rishikesh P., Schell, Jeff, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Koncz, Csaba

The activation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) requires phosphorylation of a threonine residue within the T-loop catalyzed by CDK-activating kinases (CAKs). Thus far no functional CAK homologue...

A cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase regulates differentiation of root initial cells in Arabidopsis

Umeda, Masaaki, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

Cell division and differentiation continue throughout the plant life cycle without significant loss of control. However, little is known about the mechanisms that allow the continuous development of...

Differential Expression of Genes for Cyclin-Dependent Protein Kinases in Rice Plants1

Umeda, Masaaki, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Yamaguchi, Masatoshi, Hashimoto, Junji, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

Cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) play key roles in regulating the eukaryotic cell cycle. We have analyzed the expression of four rice (Oryza sativa) CDK genes, cdc2Os1, cdc2Os2, cdc2Os3, and...

Arabidopsis CAP Regulates the Actin Cytoskeleton Necessary for Plant Cell Elongation and Division

Barrero, Roberto A., Umeda, Masaaki, Yamamura, Saburo, Uchimiya, Hirofumi

An Arabidopsis cDNA (AtCAP1) that encodes a predicted protein of 476 amino acids highly homologous with the yeast cyclase-associated protein (CAP) was isolated. Expression of AtCAP1 in the budding...

The Rice Cyclin-Dependent Kinase –Activating Kinase R2 Regulates S-Phase Progression

Fabian-Marwedel, Tanja, Umeda, Masaaki, Sauter, Margret

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are the central components of eukaryotic cell cycle regulation. Phosphorylation of CDKs at a conserved threonine residue is required for their full activity and is...

Control of in vitro organogenesis by cyclin-dependent kinase activities in plants

Yamaguchi, Masatoshi, Kato, Hisashi, Yoshida, Shigeo, Yamamura, Saburo, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

Little is known concerning the mechanisms by which auxin and cytokinin exert their effects on proliferation and differentiation. Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are major regulators of the eukaryotic...

Arabidopsis D-Type Cyclin CYCD4;1 Is a Novel Cyclin Partner of B2-Type Cyclin-Dependent Kinase1

Kono, Atsushi, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Lee, Jeongkyung, Ito, Masaki, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

B-type cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are unique to plants and are assumed to be involved in the control of the G2-to-M phase progression and mitotic events. However, little is known about their...

The VirD2 pilot protein of Agrobacterium-transferred DNA interacts with the TATA box-binding protein and a nuclear protein kinase in plants

Bakó, László, Umeda, Masaaki, Tiburcio, Antonio F., Schell, Jeff, Koncz, Csaba

The bacterial virulence protein VirD2 plays an important role in nuclear import and chromosomal integration of Agrobacterium-transferred DNA in fungal, plant, animal, and human cells. Here we show...

The Plant-Specific Kinase CDKF;1 Is Involved in Activating Phosphorylation of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinases in Arabidopsis

Shimotohno, Akie, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Bisova, Katerina, Uchimiya, Hirofumi, Umeda, Masaaki

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play essential roles in coordinate control of cell cycle progression. Activation of CDKs requires interaction with specific cyclin partners and phosphorylation of...

The Arabidopsis D-Type Cyclin CYCD4 Controls Cell Division in the Stomatal Lineage of the Hypocotyl Epidermis[W]

Kono, Atsushi, Umeda-Hara, Chikage, Adachi, Sumiko, Nagata, Noriko, Konomi, Mami, Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi, ...

Cyclin D (CYCD) plays an important role in cell cycle progression and reentry in response to external signals. Here, we demonstrate that Arabidopsis thaliana CYCD4 is associated with specific cell...

Targeted Degradation of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ICK4/KRP6 by RING-Type E3 Ligases Is Essential for Mitotic Cell Cycle Progression during Arabidopsis Gametogenesis[W][OA]

Liu, Jingjing, Zhang, Yiyue, Qin, Genji, Tsuge, Tomohiko, Sakaguchi, Norihiro, Luo, Guo, ...

Following meiosis, plant gametophytes develop through two or three rounds of mitosis. Although the ontogeny of gametophyte development has been defined in Arabidopsis thaliana, the molecular...

SUMO E3 Ligase HIGH PLOIDY2 Regulates Endocycle Onset and Meristem Maintenance in Arabidopsis[W][OA]

Ishida, Takashi, Fujiwara, Sumire, Miura, Kenji, Stacey, Nicola, Yoshimura, Mika, Schneider, Katja, ...

Endoreduplication involves a doubling of chromosomal DNA without corresponding cell division. In plants, many cell types transit from the mitotic cycle to the endoreduplication cycle or endocycle,...