Affiliation |
IWATE University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Science |
Position |
Professor |
Laboratory Address |
〒0208550 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan |
Mail Address |
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ITO Kikukatsu
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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】
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Temperature sensor
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Chaos
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Alternative Oxidase
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Mitochondria
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Thermogenic plants
Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】
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-1986.03
Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture Agricultural Chemistry Graduated
Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】
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-1991.03
Yamagata University Graduate School, Division of Medicine Doctor's Course Unfinished Course
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-1988.03
Iwate University Graduate School, Division of Agriculture Agricultural Chemistry Master's Course Completed
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2021.04-2022.03
IWATE University Agri-Innovation Center [Concurrently]
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2006.08-Now
IWATE University Professor [Duty]
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2000.07-2006.07
IWATE University Associate Professor (As Old Post Name) [Duty]
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1998.07-2000.06
IWATE University Lecturer [Duty]
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1994.06-1998.06
IWATE University Research Assistant [Duty]
External Career 【 display / non-display 】
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1991.04-1995.05
Yamagata University Research Assistant
Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】
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Life Science / Molecular biology
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Life Science / Applied molecular and cellular biology
Course Subject 【 display / non-display 】
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2020
Basic Seminar (For first-year students)
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2020
Biochemistry 2
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2020
Plant Stress Biology
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2020
Advanced Biofunctional Systems
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2021
Graduation Research
Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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Gene expression and metabolite levels converge in the thermogenic spadix of skunk cabbage
Haruka Tanimoto, Yui Umekawa, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kota Goto, Kikukatsu Ito
Plant Physiology 195 ( 2 ) 1561 - 1585 2024.02 [Refereed]
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Multiple authorship
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Degradation of mitochondrial alternative oxidase in the appendices of Arum maculatum
Kikukatsu Ito, Takafumi Ogata, Takanari Seito, Yui Umekawa, Yusuke Kakizaki, Hiroshi Osada, and Anthony L. Moore
Biochemical Journal 2020.08 [Refereed]
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Multiple authorship
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Yui Umekawa, Kikukatsu Ito
The Journal of Biochemistry 165 ( 1 ) 57 - 65 2018.12 [Refereed]
Academic Journal Multiple authorship
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Kawasaki S & Ito K
Biophysics & Physicobiology 15 235 - 250 2018.09 [Refereed]
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Multiple authorship
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Exogenous induction of thermogenesis in Arum concinnatum by salicylic acid
Danae Laina, Ioanna Oikonomou, Konstantina Koutroumpa, Michael Bariotakis, Kiriakos Kotzabasis, Kikukatsu Ito, Roger S. Seymour and Stergios A. Pirintsos
Functional Plant Biology 2018.08 [Refereed]
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Multiple authorship
Review Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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Thermoregulation in heat-producing skunk cabbage
5 ( 5 ) 59 - 62 2021.04
Academic Journal
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Temperature regulation by thermogenic flowers.
Roger S. Seymour, Kikukatsu Ito
Plant Physiology and Development ( Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger ) 2017.11
Academic Journal
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Heat-production and respiration control in Eastern skunk cabbage.
Kikukatsu Ito
84 ( 10 ) 853 - 857 2012.10
Academic Journal
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Thermogenic plants
Onda Y. and Ito, K.
Bioscience & Industry ( Japan Bioindustry association ) 65 ( 11 ) 542 - 543 2007.11
Others
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Thermoregulatory system in skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
Takanori Ito, Yasuko Ito, Kikukatsu Ito
KASEAA ( Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry ) 44 ( 4 ) 225 - 232 2006.04
Others
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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Negative activation energies in homeothermic control in thermogenic plants.
Poster (General) Kikukatsu Ito & Yui Umekawa
2018.06 -
Modified Arrhenius model reveals the biochemical basis for thermoregulation of skunk cabbage
Poster (General)
2017.01 -
Redox regulation of AOX for homeothermy in skunk cabbage
Poster (General) Yui Umekawa, Kikukatsu Ito
2016.11-2016.12 -
The homeothermic control based on pre-equilibrium reaction in thermogenic skunk cabbage
Oral Presentation(General) Yui Umekawa, Kikukatsu Ito
2016.10 -
Isolation and expression analysis of a cDNA encoding for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in thermogenic skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus renifolius.
Poster (General) Md Abu Sayed, Yui Umekawa, Kikukatsu Ito
2016.10
Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】
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2012.11.28
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Young Investigator Award of The Japanese Biochemical Society, Tohoku Branch
2004.05
All winners: ITO KIKUKATSU
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Early Career Scientist Best 6, Gordon Research Conference
1999.01
All winners: ITO KIKUKATSU
Industrial Property 【 display / non-display 】
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Temperature control method and temperature controller.
Patent
Application number EP20040822565 Publication number EP1852765A4 Registration number US8150558 B2
Application date: 2012.04.03
Publication date: 2012.04.03