Education

Ph.D. in Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, 1998

Current position

Associate Professor in Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Publications (since 2013)

1. Shiratake K. and Suzuki M. (2016) Omics studies of citrus, grape and rosaceae fruit trees. Breed. Sci. in press.
   
2. Akbari M., Maejima T., Otagaki S, Shiratake K. and Matsumoto S. (2016) Efficient rooting system for apple ‘M.9.’ rootstock using rice seed coat and smocked rice seed coat. Int. J. Agron. in press.
   
3. Azuma, M., Mitsuda, N., Goto, K., Oshima, Y., Ohme-Takagi, M., Otagaki, S., Matsumoto, S. and Shiratake, K. (2016). The Petal-Specific InMYB1 Promoter Functions by Recognizing Petaloid Cells. Plant Cell Physiol 57(3): 580-587.
   
4. Reuscher, S., Fukao, Y., Morimoto, R., Otagaki, S., Oikawa, A., Isuzugawa, K. and Shiratake, K. (2016). Quantitative Proteomics-Based Reconstruction and Identification of Metabolic Pathways and Membrane Transport Proteins Related to Sugar Accumulation in Developing Fruits of Pear (Pyrus communis). Plant Cell Physiol 57(3): 505-518.
   
5. Azuma, M., Morimoto, R., Hirose, M., Morita, Y., Hoshino, A., Iida, S., Oshima, Y., Mitsuda, N., Ohme-Takagi, M. and Shiratake, K. (2016). A petal-specific InMYB1 promoter from Japanese morning glory: a useful tool for molecular breeding of floricultural crops. Plant Biotechnol J 14(1): 354-363.
   
6. Akbari M., Yamaguchi M., Maejima T., Otagaki S., Shiratake K. and Matsumoto S. (2015) Apple cultivation and breeding in Afghanistan: S-RNase genotypes and search system for suitable cultivar combination. Int. J. Agron. 2016: 3101864.
   
7. Tsukaya H., Sawada Y., Oikawa A., Shiratake K., Isuzugawa K., Saito K. and Hirai-Yokota M (2015) Intraspecific comparative analyses of metabolites between diploid and tetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana and Pyrus communis. New Negatives Plant Sci. (10.1016/j.neps.2015.06.001).
   
8. Hanada T., Nashima K., Kato M., Takashina T., Ikeda K., Sakamoto S., Takahashi H., Nakazono M., Oikawa A., Shiratake K. and Isuzugawa K. (2015) Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the WEE1 and CCS52A in European pear (Pyrus communis L.) and their possible roles in a giant fruit mutant. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol. 90: 511–517.
   
9. Suzuki M., Nakabayashi R., Mori T., Saito K. and Shiratake K. (2015) The metabolic profile of grape berry skin and a comparison of metabolomes before and after ripening. Plant Biotechnol. 32: 267-272.
   
10. Oikawa, A., Otsuka, T., Nakabayashi, R., Jikumaru, Y., Isuzugawa, K., Murayama, H., Saito, K. and Shiratake, K. (2015). Metabolic Profiling of Developing Pear Fruits Reveals Dynamic Variation in Primary and Secondary Metabolites, Including Plant Hormones. PLoS One 10(7): e0131408.
    
11. Suzuki M., Nakabayashi R., Ogata Y., Sakurai N., Tokimatsu T., Goto S., Suzuki M., Jasinski M., Martinoia E., Otagaki S., Matsumoto S., Saito K. and Shiratake K. (2015) Multi omics in grape berry skin revealed specific induction of stilbene synthetic pathway by UV-C irradiation. Plant Physiol. 168: 47-59.
    
12. Nakajima R., Otagaki S., Shiratake K. and Shogo Matsumoto (2015) Energy saving seedling production system for super-forcing cultivation of June-bearing commercial strawberry. HortScience. 50: 685–687.
    
13. Suzuki M., Jasinski M., Martinoia M., Nakabayashi R., Suzuki M. and Shiratake K. (2014) Molecular cloning and characterization of ABCG/PDR-type ABC transporter in grape berry skin. Advances in Horticultural Science. 28: 53-63.
    
14. Nakajima R., Otagaki S., Yamada K., Shiratake K. and Matsumoto S. (2014) Molecular cloning and expression analyses of FaFT, FaTFL and FaAP1 genes in cultivated strawberry: their correlation to flower bud formation. Biologia Plantarum. 58: 641-648.
    
15. Reuscher S., Isuzugawa K., Kawachi M., Oikawa A. and Shiratake K. (2014) Comprehensive element analysis of fruit flesh from European pear ‘La France’ and its giant fruit bud mutant indicates specific roles for B and Ca in fruit development. Scientia Horticulturae. 176: 255-260.
    
16. Reuscher, S., Akiyama, M., Yasuda, T., Makino, H., Aoki, K., Shibata, D. and Shiratake, K. (2014). The sugar transporter inventory of tomato: genome-wide identification and expression analysis. Plant Cell Physiol 55(6): 1123-1141.
    
17. Nashima K., Terakami S., Nishitani C., Yamamoto T., Habu T., Takahashi H., Nakazono M., Isuzugawa K., Hanada T., Takashina T., Matsumoto S., Otagaki S., Mori H., Oikawa A. and Shiratake K. (2014) Transcriptome analysis of flower receptacles of the European pear (Pyrus communis L.) 'La France' and its giant fruit sport using next-generation sequencing technology. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotech. 89: 293-300.
    
18. Nashima K., Takahashi H., Nakazono M., Shimizu T., Nishitani C., Yamamoto T., Itai A., Isuzugawa K., Hanada T., Takashina T., Kato M., Matsumoto S., Oikawa A. and Shiratake K (2013) Transcriptome analysis of giant pear fruit with fruit-specific DNA reduplication on a mutant branch. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 82: 301-311.
    
19. Nashima K., Shimizu T., Nishitani C., Yamamoto T., Takahashi H., Nakazono M., Itai A., Isuzugawa K., Hanada T., Takashina T., Matsumoto S., Otagaki S., Oikawa A. and Shiratake K. (2013) Microarray analysis of gene expression patterns during fruit development in European pear (Pyrus communis). Scientia Horticulturae. 164: 466–473.
    
20. Reuscher, S., Akiyama, M., Mori, C., Aoki, K., Shibata, D. and Shiratake, K. (2013). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of aquaporins in tomato. PLoS One 8(11): e79052.
    

Protocols by Mami Suzuki and Katsuhiro Shiratake

1. Total RNA Extraction from Grape Berry Skin for Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR