Kimitsune Ishizaki

This study investigates the functional diversification of ERF transcription factors across land plants using liverwort and Arabidopsis, revealing conserved and lineage-specific roles in development and stress responses.

This study identifies MpGC1L, a paralog of MpGCAM1, as a positive regulator of regeneration in Marchantia polymorpha, showing distinct roles in cell-cycle re-entry during thallus regeneration.

This study identifies ROP GTPase's role in establishing cellular asymmetry during plant development from a single spore.

This study identifies GEMMIFER (MpGMFR) as a key regulator of asexual reproduction in Marchantia polymorpha by showing its necessity and sufficiency for initiating gemma formation.

This study shows that RLF, a heme-binding protein, is essential for organ development in Marchantia polymorpha and is evolutionarily conserved with a role in Arabidopsis thaliana.

This study investigates the roles of ROP GTPase regulators in organogenesis of Marchantia polymorpha, showing that both GAPs and GEFs are essential for controlling the active/inactive cycle of MpROP.

The paper shows that MpDCL1a is essential for miRNA biogenesis and regulates auxin synthesis, influencing cell identity and body development in the last common ancestor of land plants.

The paper identifies GCAM1 as an essential regulator of gemma cup development in Marchantia polymorpha, suggesting an ancient conserved mechanism for secondary meristem production in land plants.