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Akio Watanabe

Researcher at Akita Prefectural University

Publications -  15
Citations -  997

Akio Watanabe is an academic researcher from Akita Prefectural University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sieve tube element & Phloem. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications receiving 787 citations.

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OsHMA3, a P1B‐type of ATPase affects root‐to‐shoot cadmium translocation in rice by mediating efflux into vacuoles

TL;DR: It is proposed that the root cell cytoplasm of Cd-overaccumulating rice plants has more Cd available for loading into the xylem as a result of the lack of OsHMA3-mediated transportation of CD to the vacuoles, which results in Cd translocation to the shoots in higher concentrations.
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Mutations in Rice (Oryza sativa) Heavy Metal ATPase 2 (OsHMA2) Restrict the Translocation of Zinc and Cadmium

TL;DR: The C-terminal region of OsHMA2 is identified as essential for Cd translocation into shoots and two alleles were identified as good material for breeding rice that does not contain Cd in the grain but does contain some Zn, and that grows normally.
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Identification of QTLs controlling low-temperature germination of the East European rice ( Oryza sativa L.) variety Maratteli

TL;DR: It is concluded that the low temperature germinability of various Japanese varieties inferior in this character can be improved by marker-assisted selection without modification of other superior traits.
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Functional relationship heavy metal P-type ATPases (OsHMA 2 and OsHMA3) of rice ( Oryza sativa ) using RNAi

TL;DR: It is concluded that a complete loss of function of OsHMA2 is crucial to minimize Cd translocation from the roots to the shoots and implied that the activity of OshMA2 can be accelerated in plant in the roots without the C-terminal region of the protein.