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Keiko U. Torii
Researcher at University of Texas at Austin
Publications - 138
Citations - 9985
Keiko U. Torii is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arabidopsis & Meristem. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 122 publications receiving 8582 citations. Previous affiliations of Keiko U. Torii include Howard Hughes Medical Institute & University of Tsukuba.
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The Arabidopsis ERECTA gene encodes a putative receptor protein kinase with extracellular leucine-rich repeats.
Keiko U. Torii,Norihiro Mitsukawa,Teruko Oosumi,Yutaka Matsuura,Ryusuke Yokoyama,Robert F. Whittier,Yoshibumi Komeda +6 more
TL;DR: The cloned ER gene encodes a putative receptor protein kinases, and the results suggest that cell-cell communication mediated by a receptor kinase has an important role in plant morphogenesis.
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Stomatal Patterning and Differentiation by Synergistic Interactions of Receptor Kinases
TL;DR: This work reports that three ERECTA (ER)–family leucine-rich repeat–receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs) together control stomatal patterning, with specific family members regulating the specification ofStomatal stem cell fate and the differentiation of guard cells.
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The secretory peptide gene EPF1 enforces the stomatal one-cell-spacing rule
TL;DR: A gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is reported that encodes a small secretory peptide expressed in stomatal cells and precursors and that controlsStomatal patterning through regulation of asymmetric cell division.
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Termination of asymmetric cell division and differentiation of stomata
TL;DR: It is reported that the Arabidopsis thaliana basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) protein MUTE is a key switch for meristemoid fate transition, and it is shown that SPCH directs the first asymmetric division that initiates stomatal lineage.
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SCREAM/ICE1 and SCREAM2 Specify Three Cell-State Transitional Steps Leading to Arabidopsis Stomatal Differentiation
Masahiro M. Kanaoka,Lynn Jo Pillitteri,Hiroaki Fujii,Yuki Yoshida,Naomi L. Bogenschutz,Junji Takabayashi,Jian-Kang Zhu,Keiko U. Torii +7 more
TL;DR: This work identifies two paralogous proteins, SCREAM (SCRM) and SCRM2, which directly interact with and specify the sequential actions of SPCH, MUTE, and FAMA and suggests a model strikingly similar to cell-type differentiation in animals.