Researchers

KAWASAKI Tsutomu

KAWASAKI Tsutomu
Professor/Assistant Dean
Faculty Department of Advanced Bioscience / Graduate School of Agriculture / Agricultural Technology and Innovation Research Institute
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/tsutomu_kawasaki

Education and Career

Education

  • 1984/04 - 1988/03 , Kyushu University, School of Agriculture,
  • 1988/04 - 1990/03 , Kyushu University, 農学研究科,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2010 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Agriculture 教授
  • 2007 - 2010 , Nara Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School of Biological Sciences 准教授
  • 2002 - 2007 , Nara Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School of Biological Sciences 助教授
  • 2000 - 2002 , ノースカロライナ大学チャペルヒル校 理学部 文部科学省・在外研究員
  • 1996 - 2000 , Nara Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School of Biological Sciences 助手
  • 1990 - 1996 , (株)三井業際植物バイオ研究所

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Environmental science/Agricultural science , Conservation science (plants)
  • Environmental science/Agricultural science , Plant genetics and breeding
  • Life sciences , Plants: molecular biology and physiology
  • Life sciences , Ecology and environmental science

Published Papers

  1. Quantification of NLR-Induced Cell Death Using Rice Protoplasts.
    Ayaka Yoshihisa; Tsutomu Kawasaki
    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)  3012  , 143-151, 2026 
  2. Essential role of rice ERF101 in the perception of TAL effectors and immune activation mediated by the CC-BED NLR Xa1.
    Ayaka Yoshihisa; Satomi Yoshimura; Junwen Zhou; Kei Nishikawa; Koji Yamaguchi; Tsutomu Kawasaki
    Plant cell reports  44  (2)  , 49-49, 5, Feb. 2025 
  3. Rice SRO1a Contributes to Xanthomonas TAL Effector-mediated Expression of Host Susceptible Genes
    Satomi Yoshimura; Ayaka Yoshihisa; Yusei Okamoto; Haruna Hirano; Yuina Nakai; Koji Yamaguchi; Tsutomu Kawasaki
    Plant and Cell Physiology  17, May. 2024  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. イネと白葉枯病菌の分子的攻防 , 川崎努 , アグリバイオ , Jul. 2026
  2. Plant immunity : Methods in Molecular Biology , Tsutomu Kawasaki; Hirofumi Yoshioka , Humana Press,Array , Feb. 2026
  3. 植物の自然免疫研究の最前線 , 吉久采花; 嶋田啓太; 吉村智美; 山口公志; 川崎努 , 化学と生物 , Jun. 2020

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. MAPキナーゼとPBIファミリーを介したイネ免疫制御機構の解析 , 一丸 航太; 繁田 修佑; 原田 健一; 児嶋 長次郎; 山口 公志; 吉村 智美; 川崎 努 , 日本植物病理学会大会 , 18, Sep. 2019
  2. A Xanthomonas effector suppresses host immunity possibly by inhibiting dimerization of host factor. , Koji Yamaguchi; Gohta Yamamoto; Yoshimura Satomi; Seiji Tsuge; Tsutomu Kawasaki , IS-MPMI XVIII Congress , 14, Jul. 2019
  3. NB-LRR型受容体Xa1による白葉枯病菌TALエフェクターの認識と抵抗性の発現 , 吉村 智美; 泉谷 眞帆; 安藤 駿丞; 山口 公志; 川崎 努 , 日本植物病理学会大会 , 18, Mar. 2019

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MISC

  1. Inhibitory mechanism of rice ubiquitin ligase PUB44 by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae effector XopP. , 薮内大空; 井澤夏人; 吉村智美; 山口公志; 川崎努 , 日本植物病理学会報 , 92 , 1 , 2026
  2. The Xanthomonas effector XopZ suppresses the expression level of OsRBOHH possibly by inhibiting the function of its host target. , 杉山ありさ; 豊田宗一朗; 山田朋輝; 西村太樹; 川崎努; 山口公志 , 日本植物病理学会報 , 92 , 1 , 2026
  3. Molecular mechanisms of cell death induced by rice NB-LRR type receptor Xa1-complex. , 西川慧; 吉久采花; 吉村智美; 清水元樹; 豊田正嗣; 山口公志; 川崎努 , 日本植物病理学会報 , 92 , 1 , 2026

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Awards & Honors

  1. Mar. 2026, 日本植物病理学会, 学会賞

Research Grants & Projects

  1. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 植物と道管病菌の分子的攻防の理解とそれを利用した耐病性技術の開発 , 近畿大学
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Plant NLR activation and evolution of pathogen effectors for inhibition of the NLR function , Kindai University
  3. 農林水産省, 戦略的国際共同研究推進委託事業・日中二国間共同研究事業, Development of next-generation disease-resistant rice , 近畿大学

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