Tetsu Kinoshita

The paper identifies EC1 bodies as structures that form a gamete pit to guide sperm cell delivery in flowering plants, revealing their role in fertilization.

glmmDMR improves DMR detection by modeling replicate-level methylation variance, reducing false positives and identifying biologically meaningful methylation changes.

This study shows blue light causes pollen tube rupture in flowering plants, with increased rupture frequency at higher intensities and associated Ca2+ influx.

The paper investigates how microtubules regulate the positioning of vegetative nuclei and sperm cells in Arabidopsis pollen tubes, showing their role in maintaining nuclear order and reproductive success.