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Kenji Fukushima
Researcher at University of Würzburg
Publications - 31
Citations - 653
Kenji Fukushima is an academic researcher from University of Würzburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene & Biology. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 24 publications receiving 422 citations. Previous affiliations of Kenji Fukushima include Kyushu Tokai University & Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
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Genome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes associated with carnivory.
Kenji Fukushima,Kenji Fukushima,Kenji Fukushima,Xiaodong Fang,David Alvarez-Ponce,Huimin Cai,Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet,Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet,Cui Chen,Tien-Hao Chang,Kimberly M. Farr,Tomomichi Fujita,Yuji Hiwatashi,Yoshikazu Hoshi,Takamasa Imai,Masahiro Kasahara,Pablo Librado,Pablo Librado,Likai Mao,Hitoshi Mori,Tomoaki Nishiyama,Masafumi Nozawa,Masafumi Nozawa,Gergo Palfalvi,Gergo Palfalvi,Stephen T. Pollard,Julio Rozas,Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia,David Sankoff,Tomoko F. Shibata,Tomoko F. Shibata,Shuji Shigenobu,Shuji Shigenobu,Naomi Sumikawa,Taketoshi Uzawa,Meiying Xie,Chunfang Zheng,David D. Pollock,Victor A. Albert,Shuai Cheng Li,Mitsuyasu Hasebe,Mitsuyasu Hasebe +41 more
TL;DR: The genome of the heterophyllous pitcher plant Cephalotus follicularis is sequenced, in which it is shown that the developmental switch between carnivorous and non-carnivorous leaves is regulated, implying constraints on the available routes to evolve plant carnivory.
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Bitter Gourd Suppresses Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses
Masuko Kobori,Hirosuke Nakayama,Kenji Fukushima,Mayumi Ohnishi-Kameyama,Hiroshi Ono,Tatsunobu Fukushima,Yukari Akimoto,Saeko Masumoto,Chizuko Yukizaki,Yoshikazu Hoshi,Tomoaki Deguchi,Mitsuru Yoshida +11 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the butanol-soluble fraction of bitter gourd placenta extract strongly suppresses LPS-induced TNFalpha production in RAW 264.7 cells.
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Calcium dynamics during trap closure visualized in transgenic Venus flytrap.
Hiraku Suda,Hiraku Suda,Hiroaki Mano,Hiroaki Mano,Hiroaki Mano,Masatsugu Toyota,Masatsugu Toyota,Kenji Fukushima,Kenji Fukushima,Kenji Fukushima,Tetsuro Mimura,Izuo Tsutsui,Rainer Hedrich,Rainer Hedrich,Yosuke Tamada,Yosuke Tamada,Yosuke Tamada,Mitsuyasu Hasebe,Mitsuyasu Hasebe +18 more
TL;DR: The leaves of the carnivorous plant Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula (Dionaea) close rapidly to capture insect prey, and the role of Ca2+ in plant movement mechanisms and their evolution is investigated using transgenic Dionaea expressing aCa2+ sensor.
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Adaxial-abaxial polarity: the developmental basis of leaf shape diversity.
Kenji Fukushima,Mitsuyasu Hasebe +1 more
TL;DR: The gene networks regulating adaxial–abaxial polarity in conventional bifacial leaves are summarized and how patterning is modified in different leaf type categories is discussed.
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Oriented cell division shapes carnivorous pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea
Kenji Fukushima,Hironori Fujita,Takahiro Yamaguchi,Masayoshi Kawaguchi,Masayoshi Kawaguchi,Hirokazu Tsukaya,Mitsuyasu Hasebe,Mitsuyasu Hasebe +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea develop through cell division patterns of adaxial tissues that are distinct from those in bifacial and peltate leaves, subsequent to standard expression of adAXial and abaxial marker genes.