Publication

Original paper/Review

*corresponding author,  # equal contribution

The clade-specific target recognition mechanisms of plant RISCs

*Hiro-oki Iwakawa

Nucleic Acids Research, gkae257, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae257,  Apr 16, 2024

プレスリリースはこちら。 


Mechanisms that regulate the production of secondary siRNAs in plants 

Yuji Fujimoto, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa

The Journal of Biochemistry, mvad071, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvad071, Sep 26, 2023


The mechanisms of siRNA selection by plant Argonaute proteins triggering DNA methylation

Wei Liu, Keisuke Shoji, Masahiro Naganuma, *Yukihide Tomari, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa

Nucleic Acids Research, gkac1135, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac1135, Dec 7, 2022


Functional specialization of monocot DCL3 and DCL5 proteins through the evolution of the PAZ domain

Shirui Chen, Wei Liu, Masahiro Naganuma, *Yukihide Tomari, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa

Nucleic Acids Research  Apr 5, 2022


Life of RISC: Formation, action, and degradation of RNA-induced silencing complex

*Hiro-oki Iwakawa, *Yukihide Tomari

Molecular Cell 82(1) 30-43 Jan, 2022


Cell-free reconstitution reveals the molecular mechanisms for the initiation of secondary siRNA biogenesis in plants

#Yuriki Sakurai, #Kyungmin Baeg, Andy Y. W. Lam, Keisuke Shoji, *Yukihide Tomari, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(31) e2102889118-e2102889118 Aug 3, 2021


Ribosome stalling caused by the Argonaute-microRNA-SGS3 complex regulates the production of secondary siRNAs in plants

*Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Andy Y.W. Lam, Akira Mine, Tomoya Fujita, Kaori Kiyokawa, Manabu Yoshikawa, Atsushi Takeda, Shintaro Iwasaki, Yukihide Tomari

Cell Reports 35(13) 109300-109300 Jun 29, 2021


Plant 22-nt siRNAs mediate translational repression and stress adaptation

#Huihui Wu, #Bosheng Li, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Yajie Pan, Xianli Tang, Qianyan Ling-hu, Yuelin Liu, Shixin Sheng, Li Feng, Hong Zhang, Xinyan, Zhang, Zhonghua Tang, Xinli Xia, Jixian Zhai, *Hongwei Guo

Nature 581 89-93 May, 2020


In vitro RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Assay Using Arabidopsis RDR6

Kyungmin Baeg, Yukihide Tomari, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa.

Bio-protocol 8(1) Jan, 2018


Silencing messages in a unique way

*Hiro-oki Iwakawa and *Yukihide Tomari.

Nature Plants 3(10) 769-770 Oct, 2017


Biochemical and single-molecule analyses of the RNA silencing suppressing activity of CrPV-1A

Mariko Watanabe, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Hisashi Tadakuma, *Yukihide Tomari

Nucleic Acids Research 45(18) 10837-10844 Oct, 2017


Requirement for eukaryotic translation initiation factors in cap-independent translation differs between bipartite genomic RNAs of red clover necrotic mosaic virus

Yuri Tajima, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Kiwamu Hyodo, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise, *Tetsuro Okuno

Virology 509 152-158 Sep, 2017


In Vitro Analysis of ARGONAUTE-Mediated Target Cleavage and Translational Repression in Plants

Yukihide Tomari and *Hiro-oki Iwakawa.

Methods in Molecular Biology 1640 55-71 Jun, 2017


The poly(A) tail blocks RDR6 from converting self mRNAs into substrates for gene silencing

Kyungmin Baeg, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa and *Yukihide Tomari.

Nature Plants 3(4) Article number: 17036 Apr, 2017


The Functions of MicroRNAs: mRNA Decay and Translational Repression.

Hiro-oki Iwakawa, *Yukihide Tomari

Trends in cell biology 25(11) 651-665 Nov, 2015


MicroRNAs Block Assembly of eIF4F Translation Initiation Complex in Drosophila

#Takashi Fukaya, #Hiro-oki Iwakawa, *Yukihide Tomari.

Molecular Cell 56(1) 67-78 Oct, 2014


Molecular insights into microRNA-mediated translational repression in plants.

Hiro-oki Iwakawa and *Yukihide Tomari.

Molecular Cell 52(4) 591-601 Nov, 2013


Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE7 selects miR390 through multiple checkpoints during RISC assembly.

Yayoi Endo, *Hiro-oki Iwakawa and *Yukihide Tomari.

EMBO reports 14(7) 652-658 Jul, 2013


Poly(A)-Binding Protein Facilitates Translation of an Uncapped/Nonpolyadenylated Viral RNA by Binding to the 3 ' Untranslated Region

Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Yuri Tajima, Takako Taniguchi, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise, Yukihide Tomari, Hisaaki Taniguchi and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Journal of Virology 86(15) 7836-7849 Aug, 2012


A long-distance RNA-RNA interaction plays an important role in programmed-1 ribosomal frameshifting in the translation of p88 replicase protein of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus

Yuri Tajima, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise, *Tetsuro Okuno

Virology 417(1) 169-178 Aug, 2011


Identification of amino acids in auxiliary replicase protein p27 critical for its RNA-binding activity and the assembly of the replicase complex in Red clover necrotic mosaic virus.

Kiwamu Hyodo, Akira Mine, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Virology 413(2) 300-309 May, 2011


Template Recognition Mechanisms by Replicase Proteins Differ between Bipartite Positive-Strand Genomic RNAs of a Plant Virus

Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Akira Mine, Kiwamu Hyodo, Mengnan An, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise, *Tetsuro Okuno

Journal of Virology 85(1) 497-509 Jan, 2011


A Y-shaped RNA structure in the 3' untranslated region together with the trans-activator and core promoter of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA2 is required for its negative-strand RNA synthesis.

Mengnan An, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Akira Mine, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Virology 405(1) 100-109 Sep, 2010


Host-dependent roles of the viral 5' untranslated region (UTR) in RNA stabilization and cap-independent translational enhancement mediated by the 3' UTR of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA1.

Siriruk Sarawaneeyaruk, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Hiroyuki Mizumoto, Hiromi Murakami, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Virology 391(1) 107-118 Aug, 2009


A viral noncoding RNA generated by cis-element-mediated protection against 5'->3' RNA decay represses both cap-independent and cap-dependent translation.

Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Hiroyuki Mizumoto, Hideaki Nagano, Yuka Imoto, Kazuma Takigawa, Siriruk Sarawaneeyaruk, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Journal of virology 82(20) 10162-10174 Oct, 2008


cis-Preferential requirement of a -1 frameshift product p88 for the replication of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA1.

Kimiyuki Okamoto, Hideaki Nagano, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Hiroyuki Mizumoto, Atsushi Takeda, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Virology 375(1) 205-212 May, 2008


cis-Acting core RNA elements required for negative-strand RNA synthesis and cap-independent translation are separated in the 3'-untranslated region of Red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA1.

Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Virology 369(1) 168-181 Dec, 2007


Cap-independent translation mechanism of red clover necrotic mosaic virus RNA2 differs from that of RNA1 and is linked to RNA replication.

#Hiroyuki Mizumoto, #Hiro-oki Iwakawa, Masanori Kaido, Kazuyuki Mise and *Tetsuro Okuno.

Journal of virology 80(8) 3781-3791 Apr, 2006

日本語総説など

植物の二次的小分子RNAの生成機構

藤本 祐司,岩川 弘宙

Journal of Japanese Biochemical Society 95(3): 346-350 (2023)


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実験医学 38(3) 436-437 2020年2月


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植物と動物におけるmicroRNAによる翻訳制御機構

岩川 弘宙, 泊 幸秀

化学と生物 53(8) 510-514 2015年


miRNAによる翻訳開始因子複合体の形成の阻害

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植物におけるマイクロRNAを介した翻訳抑制機構

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ライフサイエンス新着論文レビュー  2013年


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