Education
Ph.D., Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 2003
Current position
Tenure-track assistant professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Japan
Publications
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Asai, H., Abe, N., Matsushima, R., Crofts, N., Oitome, N. F., Nakamura, Y. and Fujita, N. (2014). Deficiencies in both starch synthase IIIa and branching enzyme IIb lead to a significant increase in amylose in SSIIa-inactive japonica rice seeds. J Exp Bot 65(18): 5497-5507.
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Matsushima, R.*, Maekawa, M., Kusano, M., Kondo, H., Fujita, N., Kawagoe, Y. and Sakamoto, W. (2014). Amyloplast-localized SUBSTANDARD STARCH GRAIN4 protein influences the size of starch grains in rice endosperm. Plant Physiol 164(2): 623-636.
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Matsushima, R.*, Yamashita, J. and Kariyama, S. (2013). A Phylogenetic Re-evaluation of Morphological Variations of Starch Grains among Poaceae Species (Special Issue: Starch Metabolism, Structure and Properties). Journal of applied glycoscience 60(1): 37-44.
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Nakano, R. T., Matsushima, R., Nagano, A. J., Fukao, Y., Fujiwara, M., Kondo, M., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2012). ERMO3/MVP1/GOLD36 is involved in a cell type-specific mechanism for maintaining ER morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 7(11): e49103.
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Tang, L. Y., Matsushima, R. and Sakamoto, W. (2012). Mutations defective in ribonucleotide reductase activity interfere with pollen plastid DNA degradation mediated by DPD1 exonuclease. Plant J 70(4): 637-649.
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Matsushima, R., Tang, L. Y., Zhang, L., Yamada, H., Twell, D. and Sakamoto, W. (2011). A conserved, Mg(2)+-dependent exonuclease degrades organelle DNA during Arabidopsis pollen development. Plant Cell 23(4): 1608-1624.
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Ozawa, R., Matsushima, R., Maffei, M. and Takabayashi, J. (2011). Interaction between Phaseolus plants and two strains of Kanzawa spider mites. Journal of Plant Interactions 6(2-3): 125-128.
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Matsushima, R.*, Maekawa, M., Fujita, N. and Sakamoto, W. (2010). A rapid, direct observation method to isolate mutants with defects in starch grain morphology in rice. Plant Cell Physiol 51(5): 728-741.
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Nakano, R. T., Matsushima, R., Ueda, H., Tamura, K., Shimada, T., Li, L., Hayashi, Y., Kondo, M., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2009). GNOM-LIKE1/ERMO1 and SEC24a/ERMO2 are required for maintenance of endoplasmic reticulum morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 21(11): 3672-3685.
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Tang, L. Y., Nagata, N., Matsushima, R., Chen, Y., Yoshioka, Y. and Sakamoto, W. (2009). Visualization of plastids in pollen grains: involvement of FtsZ1 in pollen plastid division. Plant Cell Physiol 50(4): 904-908.
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Matsushima, R., Hamamura, Y., Higashiyama, T., Arimura, S., Sodmergen, Tsutsumi, N. and Sakamoto, W. (2008). Mitochondrial dynamics in plant male gametophyte visualized by fluorescent live imaging. Plant Cell Physiol 49(7): 1074-1083.
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Matsushima, R., Hu, Y., Toyoda, K., Sodmergen and Sakamoto, W. (2008). The model plant Medicago truncatula exhibits biparental plastid inheritance. Plant Cell Physiol 49(1): 81-91.
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Miura, E., Kato, Y., Matsushima, R., Albrecht, V., Laalami, S. and Sakamoto, W. (2007). The balance between protein synthesis and degradation in chloroplasts determines leaf variegation in Arabidopsis yellow variegated mutants. Plant Cell 19(4): 1313-1328.
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Kato, Y., Miura, E., Matsushima, R. and Sakamoto, W. (2007). White leaf sectors in yellow variegated2 are formed by viable cells with undifferentiated plastids. Plant Physiol 144(2): 952-960.
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Matsushima, R., Ozawa, R., Uefune, M., Gotoh, T. and Takabayashi, J. (2006). Intraspecies variation in the Kanzawa spider mite differentially affects induced defensive response in lima bean plants. J Chem Ecol 32(11): 2501-2512.
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Nagano, A. J., Matsushima, R. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2005). Activation of an ER-body-localized beta-glucosidase via a cytosolic binding partner in damaged tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiol 46(7): 1140-1148.
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Matsushima, R., Fukao, Y., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2004). NAI1 gene encodes a basic-helix-loop-helix-type putative transcription factor that regulates the formation of an endoplasmic reticulum-derived structure, the ER body. Plant Cell 16(6): 1536-1549.
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Watanabe, E., Shimada, T., Tamura, K., Matsushima, R., Koumoto, Y., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2004). An ER-localized form of PV72, a seed-specific vacuolar sorting receptor, interferes the transport of an NPIR-containing proteinase in Arabidopsis leaves. Plant Cell Physiol 45(1): 9-17.
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Hara-Nishimura, I., Matsushima, R., Shimada, T. and Nishimura, M. (2004). Diversity and formation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived compartments in plants. Are these compartments specific to plant cells? Plant Physiol 136(3): 3435-3439.
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Matsushima, R., Kondo, M., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2003). A novel ER-derived compartment, the ER body, selectively accumulates a beta-glucosidase with an ER-retention signal in Arabidopsis. Plant J 33(3): 493-502.
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Matsushima, R., Hayashi, Y., Yamada, K., Shimada, T., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2003). The ER body, a novel endoplasmic reticulum-derived structure in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol 44(7): 661-666.
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Hara-Nishimura, I. and Matsushima, R. (2003). A wound-inducible organelle derived from endoplasmic reticulum: a plant strategy against environmental stresses? Curr Opin Plant Biol 6(6): 583-588.
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Matsushima, R., Hayashi, Y., Kondo, M., Shimada, T., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2002). An endoplasmic reticulum-derived structure that is induced under stress conditions in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 130(4): 1807-1814.
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Yamada, K., Matsushima, R., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2001). A slow maturation of a cysteine protease with a granulin domain in the vacuoles of senescing Arabidopsis leaves. Plant Physiol 127(4): 1626-1634.
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Hayashi, Y., Yamada, K., Shimada, T., Matsushima, R., Nishizawa, N. K., Nishimura, M. and Hara-Nishimura, I. (2001). A proteinase-storing body that prepares for cell death or stresses in the epidermal cells of Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol 42(9): 894-899.
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Ibaraki, Y., Matsushima, R. and Kurata, K. (2000). Analysis of morphological changes in carrot somatic embryogenesis by serial observation. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 61(1): 9-14.