広島大学

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

• The University of Tokyo
• The University of Tokyo

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

• Biotechnology

Affiliated Academic Societies

• The Botanical Society of Japan
• The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologist
• The RNA Society of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Ethics and regulations in natural science research
2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Training of Biotechnology I
4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
5. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Seminar in Biotechnology
6. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Exercises in Biotechnology A
7. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Exercises in Biotechnology A
8. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Exercises in Biotechnology B
9. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Exercises in Biotechnology B
10. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Biotechnology

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. Diversification, through birth and death, of peptide signaling molecules during land plant evolution, Agricultural Biotechnology, 7(8), 42-46, 20230820
2. Letter to the Editor: Genome Annotation Matters—From Genes to Phylogenetic Inferences, Plant and Cell Physiology, 65(2), 181-184, 202402
3. Land plant peptide signaling: What we know-and don't know-about its evolution, PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, 176(1), 202401
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4. Peptide signaling through leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases: insight into land plant evolution, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 238(3), 977-982, 202305
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5. A rapid method for detection of the root-knot nematode resistance gene, Mi-1.2, in tomato cultivars, PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY, 40(1), 105-108, 202303
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6. Solanum lycopersicum CLASS-II KNOX genes regulate fruit anatomy via gibberellin-dependent and independent pathways, Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(3), 848-863, 202302
7. CLASS-II KNOX genes coordinate spatial and temporal ripening in tomato, Plant Physiology, 190(1), 657-668, 20220615
8. Evolving research into CLE peptide signaling opens new doors to exploring land plant diversity., Regul. Plant Growth Dev., 56, 85-91, 202112
9. Control of Fusarium and nematodes by entomopathogenic fungi for organic production of Zingiber officinale., Journal of Natural Medicines, 76(1), 291-297, 20211005
10. ★, The sequenced genomes of non-flowering land plants reveal the innovative evolutionary history of peptide signaling., The Plant Cell, 20210707
11. Method for Analyzing an Infection Process of Plant-parasitic Nematodes Using a Microfluidic Device, IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines, 141(5), 141-146, 20210501
12. Database mining of plant peptide homologues., Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan), 38(1), 137-143, 20210325
13. ★, Insight into early diversification of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases provided by the sequenced moss and hornwort genomes, Plant Molecular Biology, 107(4-5), 337-353, 20210103
14. ★, The RGF/GLV/CLEL Family of Short Peptides Evolved Through Lineage-Specific Losses and Diversification and Yet Conserves Its Signaling Role Between Vascular Plants and Bryophytes., Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 703012-703012, 2021
15. 3D Body Evolution: Adding a New Dimension to Colonize the Land., Current biology : CB, 28(15), R838-R840, 201808
16. Active suppression of a leaf meristem orchestrates determinate leaf growth., eLife, 5, pii: e15023., 201610
17. Evolution in the Cycles of Life., Annual review of genetics, 50, 133-154, 201609
18. The evolution of TALE homeobox transcription factors contributes to the increase in the complexity of the diploid body plan in land plants, BSJ-Review, 7B, 66-77, 2016
19. Antagonistic roles for KNOX1 and KNOX2 genes in patterning the land plant body plan following an ancient gene duplication., PLoS genetics, 11, e1004980, 201502
20. Evolution of the class IV HD-zip gene family in streptophytes., Molecular biology and evolution, 30, 2347-2365, 201307
21. Characterization of EMU, the Arabidopsis homolog of the yeast THO complex member HPR1., RNA (New York, N.Y.), 16, 1809-1817, 201007
22. A novel mutation in KNOPF uncovers the role of alpha-glucosidase I during post-embryonic development in Arabidopsis thaliana., FEBS letters, 582, 2237-2241, 200805
23. The Arabidopsis OBERON1 and OBERON2 genes encode plant homeodomain finger proteins and are required for apical meristem maintenance., Development (Cambridge, England), 135, 1751-1759, 200804

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. Roles of N6-methyladenosine readers and writers in the development of Marchantia polymorpha, Chihiro Furumizu, Hiroko Kajiyama, Shinichiro Sawa, 25th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society of Japan, 2024/06/26, Without Invitation, English
2. Roles of a Conserved Peptide Signaling Module in Thallus Development in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, Chihiro Furumizu, Hidefumi Shinohara, Mio Sasaki, Shinichiro Sawa, 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, 2024/03/19, Without Invitation, English
3. Plant peptide signaling: What we know-and don't know-about its (r)evolutionary history, Chihiro Furumizu, Reidunn Aalen Symposium, 2023/11/30, With Invitation, English
4. EMB genes in Marchantia: Embark on new adventures?, Chihiro Furumizu, 2023 Mini-symposia of Marchantia polymorpha, 2023/10/16, Without Invitation, English
5. Plant peptide signaling: what we know-and don't-about its evolution, Chihiro Furumizu, Taiwan-Japan Plant Biology 2023, 2023/10/15, With Invitation, English
6. Thallus development controlled with Marchantia-specific peptide hormone-receptor pair, Hayashi Y, Furumizu C, Yokoi K, Matsubayashi Y, Shinohara H, Taiwan-Japan Plant Biology 2023, 2023/10/14, Without Invitation, English

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

1. Review Editor (Frontiers in Plant Physiology), 2023/11
2. Editorial Board member (Journal of Plant Research), 2024/01

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

1. Plant Science Presentation Workshop 2024 “Let’s Speak, Communicate, and Connect!”, Chihiro Furumizu, Yasunori Ichihashi, Tomoyuki Furuya, 2024/03