Shunpei Sugiyama

TL;DR: It is found that PR-1(P4) was a hallmark for the cultivar resistance conferred by Hero A against PCN and that nematode parasitism resulted in the inhibition of the SA signaling pathway in the susceptible cultivars.

TL;DR: It is found thatJA-Ile is a transportable compound, which suggests that JA-Iel is a signaling cue involved in the resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants.

TL;DR: Their SAGE results showed significant changes in expression of many unreported genes involved in nematode infection, and over 20% of the tags that were upregulated in the infected root have unknown functions (non-annotated), suggesting that the authors can obtain information on previously unreported and uncharacterized genes by SAGE.

TL;DR: A simple, sensitive and specific method using a cDNA macroarray to detect multiple viruses was devised, and lily viruses including Cucumber mosaic virus, Lily symptomless virus, and Lily mottle virus were detected successfully from leaves or roots of lily bulbs.

TL;DR: Though the RNA extraction efficiency by theBioMasher was nearly equivalent to that of the FastPrep and the glass homogenizer, sample preparation time was shorter for the BioMasher, and Reproducibility among different operators in RNA extraction from tomato roots was improved by using the Biomasher Power-Plus.