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Thomas W. Okita
Researcher at Washington State University
Publications - 210
Citations - 9822
Thomas W. Okita is an academic researcher from Washington State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Endosperm & Starch. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 207 publications receiving 9249 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas W. Okita include University of California, Davis & Michigan State University.
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Mutation of the Plastidial α-Glucan Phosphorylase Gene in Rice Affects the Synthesis and Structure of Starch in the Endosperm
Hikaru Satoh,Kensuke Shibahara,Takashi Tokunaga,Aiko Nishi,Mikako Tasaki,Seon-Kap Hwang,Thomas W. Okita,Nanae Kaneko,Naoko Fujita,Mayumi Yoshida,Yuko Hosaka,Aya Sato,Yoshinori Utsumi,Takashi Ohdan,Yasunori Nakamura +14 more
TL;DR: It is suggested thatPho1 plays a crucial role in starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm at low temperatures and that one or more other factors can complement the function of Pho1 at high temperatures.
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A single mutation that increases maize seed weight
Michael J. Giroux,Janine R. Shaw,Gerard F. Barry,B. G. Cobb,Thomas W. Greene,Thomas W. Okita,L. C. Hannah +6 more
TL;DR: The results show that single gene mutations giving rise to increased seed weight, and therefore perhaps yield, are clearly possible in a plant with a long history of intensive and successful breeding efforts.
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Nucleic acid (cDNA) and amino acid sequences of alpha-type gliadins from wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Donald D. Kasarda,Thomas W. Okita,John E. Bernardin,Preston A. Baecker,Charles C. Nimmo,Ellen J.-L. Lew,Mary D. Dietler,Frank C. Greene +7 more
TL;DR: The complete amino acid sequence for an alpha-type gliadin protein of wheat (Triticum aestivum Linnaeus) endosperm has been derived from a cloned cDNA sequence and shows a high degree of similarity with amino acid sequences derived from both cDNA clones.
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The production of recombinant proteins in transgenic barley grains.
Henriette Horvath,Jintai Huang,Oi Wong,Elizabeth Kohl,Thomas W. Okita,C. Gamini Kannangara,Diter von Wettstein +6 more
TL;DR: The grain of the self-pollinating diploid barley species offers two modes of producing recombinant enzymes or other proteins, one uses the promoters of genes with aleurone-specific expression during germination and the signal peptide code for export of the protein into the endosperm.
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Immunochemical studies on the role of the Golgi complex in protein-body formation in rice seeds.
TL;DR: Observations indicate that the transport of rice glutelins from their site of synthesis, the ER, to the site of deposition, the protein bodies, is mediated by the Golgi apparatus.