Publications

Ng, KH and T Ito. Shedding light on the role of AT-hook/PPC domain protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signaling & Behavior 5: 200-201 (2010).

Sun, B and T Ito. Floral stem cells: from dynamic balance towards termination. Biochemical Society Transactions 38: 613-616 (2010).

Nakamura, Y, R Koizumi, G Shui, M Shimojima, MR Wenk, T Ito and H Ohta. Arabidopsis lipins mediate eukaryotic pathway of lipid metabolism and cope critically with phosphate starvation. PNAS 106: 20978-20983 (2009).

Ito, T and B Sun. Epigenetic regulation of developmental timing in floral stem cells. Epigenetics 4:8, 1-4 (2009).

Ng, KH, H Yu and T Ito. AGAMOUS Controls GIANT KILLER, a Multifunctional Chromatin Modifier in Reproductive Organ Patterning and Differentiation. PLoS Biology 7: e1000251 (2009).

Liu, X, J Huang, S Parameswaran, T Ito, B Seubert, M Auer, A Rymaszewski, G Jia, HA Owen and D Zhao. The SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE Gene Is Involved in Controlling Stamen Identity in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 151: 1401–1411 (2009).

Sun, B, Y Xu, K-H Ng and T Ito. A timing mechanism for stem cell maintenance and differentiation in the Arabidopsis floral meristem. Genes & Development 23:1791–1804 (2009). Featured on cover.

Das, P, T Ito, F Wellmer, T Vernoux, A Dedieu, J Traas and EM Meyerowitz. Floral stem cell termination involves the direct regulation of AGAMOUS by PERIANTHIA. Development 136: 1605-1611 (2009).

Li, D, C Liu, L Shen, Y Wu, H Chen, M Robertson, CA Helliwell, T Ito, E Meyerowitz and H Yu: A repressor complex governs the integration of flowering signals in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell 15:110-120 (2008).

Ito, T, KH Ng, TS Lim, H Yu and EM Meyerowitz: The Homeotic Protein AGAMOUS Controls Late Stamen Development by Regulating a Jasmonate Biosynthetic Gene in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 19: 3516-3529 (2007).

Liu, C, J Zhou, K Bracha-Drori,S Yalovsky, T Ito and H Yu: Specification of Arabidopsis floral meristem identity by repression of flowering time genes. Development 134: 1901-1910(2007).

T Ito: Transcriptional network during the flower development of Arabidopsis-from organ identity to morphogenesis of reproductive organs. Protein-Nucleic Acid-Enzyme (Review in Japanese) 3: 228-238 (2005).

T. Ito: The homeotic protein AGAMOUS controls microsporogenesis by regulation of SPOROCYTELESS. Cell Technolog (Review in Japanese) 23: 1124-1125 (2004).

T. Ito, F. Wellmer, H. Yu, P. Das, N. Ito, M. A. Ferreira, J. Reichmann, E. M. Meyerowitz: The homeotic protein AGAMOUS controls microsporogenesis by regulation of SPOROCYTELESS. Nature 430: 356-360 (2004) ('Research Highlight' of Nature Reviews Genetics 5, 562-563, 2004; Dispatch of Current Biology 14, R840-R841, 2004).

H. Yu , T. Ito, Y. Zhao, J. Peng, P. Kumar, E. Meyerowitz: Floral homeotic genes are targets of gibberellin signaling in flower development. Proceeding of National Academic Science USA 101: 7827- 7832 (2004).

H. Yu, T.Ito, F.Wellmer, E. M.Meyerowitz: Repression of AGAMOUS-LIKE 24 is a crucial step in promoting flower development. Nature Genetics 36:157-61 (2004).

T. Ito, H. Sakai and E.M. Meyerowitz: Whorl specific expression of SUPERMAN gene of Arabidopsis is mediated by cis- elements in the transcribed region. Current Biology 13:1524-1530 (2003) (Cover issue).

T.Ito: Development of floral organ identity-ABC model and related genes. A chapter of book titled "Dynamics of plant genome function-gene regulation by transcription factors." (Springer-Verlag Tokyo, Incorporated):64-72  (2001).

T. Ito, E.M. Meyerowitz: Overexpression of a gene encoding a cytochrome P450, CYP78A9, induces large and seedless fruit in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 12: 1541-1550 (2000)(Cover issue).

J.L, Riechmann, T. Ito, E.M. Meyerowitz: Non-AUG initiation of AGAMOUS mRNA translation in Arabidopsis. Molecular and Cellular Biology 19: 8505-8512 (1999).

S. Sawa, T Ito, K Okada: FILAMENTOUS FLOWER controls the formation and development of Arabidopsis inflorescences and floral meristems. Plant Cell 11: 69-86 (1999).

T. Ito, N. Takahashi, Y. Shimura, K. Okada: A serine/threonine protein kinase gene isolated by an in vivo binding procedure using the Arabidopsis floral homeotic gene product, AGAMOUS." " Plant & Cell Physiology 38: 248-258 (1997)(Cover issue).

S. Sawa, T. Ito, K. Okada: A rapid method for detection of single base changes in Arabidopsis thaliana using the polymerase chain reaction. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 15: 179-185 (1997).