Toshiyuki Sakai

The paper identifies the sex chromosome in white Guinea yam and describes a miRNA-mediated sex determination system involving a 1.2-Mb inversion and a W-specific microRNA gene.

The paper presents a genomic breeding strategy using large-scale recombinant populations and prediction models to rapidly develop rice cultivars with desired traits.

This study identifies a Chinese yam FT homolog, DpFT3a, that induces tuber formation in potato, suggesting its role in storage organ development.

The paper identifies a root-specific NLR gene cluster in tomato that confers resistance to nematodes and evolved from an ancient NRC network.

The paper identifies two candidate genes involved in sex determination in the dioecious wild yam Dioscorea tokoro using whole-genome sequencing and genetic analysis.

The paper analyzes NLR evolution in lettuce and related species, finding that sensor NLRs evolve faster than helper NLRs and that sensor diversification is linked to helper dependency.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of D. radicosa and demonstrates its utility for studying Digitaria evolution and Poaceae genetics.

The paper investigates the functional conservation of the NRC0 gene cluster across asterid plants and shows its role in immune responses.

RIL-StEp identifies epistatic gene interactions in rice seed hull color using SNP data from recombinant inbred lines.