Extracellular malate induces stomatal closure via direct activation of guard-cell anion channel SLAC1 and stimulation of Ca²⁺ signaling. Mimata Y, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. New Phytol (2022) https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18400

Malate induces stomatal closure via a receptor-like kinase GHR1- and reactive oxygen species-dependent pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mimata Y, Munemasa S, Akter F, Jahan I, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2022) https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbac122

Negative regulation of salicylic acid-induced stomatal closure by glutathione in Arabidopsis thaliana. Akter F, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2022) https://doi.org/10.1093/bbb/zbac116

Green tea catechins, (−)-catechin gallate, and (−)-gallocatechin gallate are potent inhibitors of ABA-induced stomatal closure. Sato K, Saito S, Endo K, Kono M, Kakei T, Taketa H, Kato M, Hamamoto S, Grenzi M, Costa A, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Ishimaru Y, Uozumi N. Adv Sci (2022) 9: 2201403.

Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunity and water loss. Liu Z, Hou S, Rodrigues O, Wang P, Luo D, Munemasa S, Lei J, Liu J, Ortiz-Morea FA, Wang X, Nomura K, Yin C, Wang H, Zhang W, Zhu-Salzman K, He SY, He P, Shan L. Nature (2022) 605: 332-339.

Exogenous oxalic acid protects germinating chickpea seeds against cadmium injury. Sakouhi L, Kharbech O, Massoud MB, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Chaoui A. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci (2022) 22: 647-659.

Oxalic acid mitigates cadmium toxicity in Cicer arietinum L. germinating seeds by maintaining the cellular redox homeostasis. Sakouhi L, Kharbech O, Massoud MB, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Chaoui A. J Plant Growth Regul (2022) 41: 697-709.

Calcium and ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid mitigate toxicity and alteration of gene expression associated with cadmium stress in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) shoots. Sakouhi L, Kharbech O, Massoud MB, Gharsallah C, Hassine SB, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Chaoui A. Protoplasma (2021) 258: 849-861.

Modulation of frequency and height of cytosolic calcium spikes by plasma membrane anion channels in guard cells. M Tahjib-Ul-Arif, S Munemasa, T Nakamura, Y Nakamura, Y Murata. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2021) 85: 2003-2010.

Stomatal response to isothiocyanates in Arabidopsis thaliana. Afrin S, Okuma E, Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Jahan MS, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Murata Y. J Exp Bot (2020) 71: 6921-6931.

A role for calcium-dependent protein kinases in differential CO₂- and ABA-controlled stomatal closing and low CO₂-induced stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Schulze S, Dubeaux G, Ceciliato PHO, Munemasa S, Nuhkat M, Yarmolinsky D, Aguilar J, Diaz R, Azoulay-Shemer T, Steinhorst L, Offenborn JN, Kudla J, Kollist H, Schroeder JI. New Phytol (2020) 229: 2765-2779.

Reactive carbonyl species mediate methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure. Islam MM, Ye W, Akter F, Rhaman MS, Matsushima D, Munemasa S, Okuma E, Nakamura Y, Biswas MS, Mano J, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2020) 61: 1788-1797.

Stomatal immunity against fungal invasion comprises not only chitin-induced stomatal closure but also chitosan-induced guard cell death. Ye W, Munemasa S, Shinya T, Wu W, Ma T, Lu J, Kinoshita T, Kaku H, Shibuya N, Murata Y. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2020) 117: 20932-20942.

Exogenous proline enhances antioxidant enzyme activities but does not mitigate growth inhibition by selenate stress in tobacco BY-2 cells. Khatun M, Matsushima D, Rhaman MS, Okuma E, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2020) 84: 2281-2292.

Interaction of intracellular hydrogen peroxide accumulation with nitric oxide production in abscisic acid signaling in guard cells. Jannat R, Senba T, Muroyama D, Uraji M, Hossain MA, Islam MM, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Mori IC, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2020) 84: 1418-1426.

The Myrosinases TGG1 and TGG2 function redundantly in reactive carbonyl species signaling in Arabidopsis guard cells. Rhaman MS, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2020) 61: 967-977.

Salicylic acid receptor NPR1 is involved in guard cell chitosan signaling. Prodhan Y, Issak M, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2020) 84: 963-969.

MAP3Kinase-dependent SnRK2-kinase activation is required for abscisic acid signal transduction and rapid osmotic stress response. Takahashi Y, Zhang J, Hsu PK, Ceciliato PHO, Zhang L, Dubeaux G, Munemasa S, Ge C, Zhao Y, Hauser F, Schroeder JI. Nat Commun (2020) 11: 12.

Ethylene inhibits methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure by modulating guard cell slow-type anion channel activity via the OPEN STOMATA 1/SnRK2.6 kinase-independent pathway in Arabidopsis. Munemasa S, Hirao Y, Tanami K, Mimata Y, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2019) 60: 2263-2271.

Yeast screening system reveals the inhibitory mechanism of cancer cell proliferation by benzyl isothiocyanate through down-regulation of Mis12. Abe-Kanoh N, Kunisue N, Myojin T, Chino A, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Satoh A, Moriya H, Nakamura Y. Sci Rep (2019) 9: 8866.

Reactive carbonyl species function as signal mediators downstream of H₂O₂ production and regulate [Ca²⁺]_cyt elevation in ABA signal pathway in Arabidopsis guard cells. Islam MM, Ye W, Matsushima D, Rhaman MS, Munemasa S, Okuma E, Nakamura Y, Biswas MS, Mano J, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2019) 60: 1146-1159.

The mechanism of SO₂-induced stomatal closure differs from O₃ and CO₂ responses and is mediated by nonapoptotic cell death in guard cells. Ooi L, Matsuura T, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Katsuhara M, Hirayama T, Mori IC. Plant Cell Environ (2019) 42: 437-447.

Abscisic acid-independent stomatal CO₂ signal transduction pathway and convergence of CO₂ and ABA signaling downstream of OST1 kinase. Hsu PK, Takahashi Y, Munemasa S, Merilo E, Laanemets K, Waadt R, Pater D, Kollist H, Schroeder JI. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2018) 115: E9971-E9980.

Methyl-β-cyclodextrin potentiates the BITC-induced anti-cancer effect through modulation of the Akt phosphorylation in human colorectal cancer cells. Yang Q, Miyagawa M, Liu X, Zhu B, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2018) 82: 2158-2167.

Benzyl isothiocyanate ameliorates lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes during adipocyte differentiation. Liang Y, Sasaki I, Takeda Y, Zhu B, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2018) 82: 2130-2139.

Eukaryotic lipid metabolic pathway is essential for functional chloroplasts and CO₂ and light responses in Arabidopsis guard cells. Negi J, Munemasa S, Song B, Tadakuma R, Fujita M, Azoulay-Shemer T, Engineer CB, Kusumi K, Nishida I, Schroeder JI, Iba K. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2018) 115: 9038-9043.

Guard cell salicylic acid signaling is integrated into abscisic acid signaling via the Ca²⁺/CPK-dependent pathway. Prodhan MY, Munemasa S, Nahar MN, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Plant Physiol (2018) 178: 441-450.

Ion channels regulate nyctinastic leaf opening in Samanea saman. Oikawa T, Ishimaru Y, Munemasa S, Takeuchi Y, Washiyama K, Hamamoto S, Yoshikawa N, Mutara Y, Uozumi N, Ueda M. Curr Biol (2018) 28: 2230-2238.

Effects of calcium and EGTA on thiol homeostasis and defense-related enzymes in Cd-exposed chickpea roots. Sakouhi L, Rahoui S, Gharsallah C, Munemasa S, Ferjani EE, Murata Y, Chaoui A. Acta Physiol Plant (2018) 40: 20.

Blue light and CO₂ signals converge to regulate light-induced stomatal opening. Hiyama A, Takemiya A, Munemasa S, Okuma E, Sugiyama N, Tada Y, Murata Y, Shimazaki KI. Nat Commun (2017) 8: 1284.

Inhibition of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase impairs the benzyl isothiocyanate-induced accumulation of autophagic molecules and Nrf2 in human colon cancer cells. Liu X, Abe-Kanoh N, Liu Y, Zhu B, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2017) 81: 2212-2215.

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid is a potential aldehyde dehydrogenase inducer in murine hepatoma Hepa1c1c7 cells. Liu Y, Kurita A, Nakashima S, Zhu B, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2017) 81: 1978-1983.

Benzyl isothiocyanate ameliorates acetaldehyde-induced cytotoxicity by enhancing aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in murine hepatoma Hepa1c1c7 cells. Liu Y, Yamanaka M, Abe-Kanoh N, Liu X, Zhu B, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Food Chem Toxicol (2017) 108: 305-313.

Inhibition of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase ameliorates antiproliferation by benzyl isothiocyanate in human colon cancer cells. Liu X, Takano C, Shimizu T, Yokobe S, Abe-Kanoh N, Zhu B, Nakamura T, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2017) 491: 209-216.

Exogenous proline enhances the sensitivity of Tobacco BY-2 cells to arsenate. Nahar MN, Islam MM, Hoque MA, Yonezawa A, Prodhan MY, Nakamura T, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2017) 81: 1726-1731.

Chitosan signaling in guard cells requires endogenous salicylic acid. Prodhan MY, Issak M, Nakamura T, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2017) 81: 1536-1541.

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits human angiotensin-converting enzyme activity through an autoxidation-dependent mechanism. Liu Z, Nakashima S, Nakamura T, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. J Biochem Mol Toxicol (2017) 31: e21932.

Exogenous proline and glycinebetaine mitigate the detrimental effect of salt stress on rice plants. Sobahan MA, Akter N, Murata Y, Munemasa S. Silpakorn Univ Sci Technol J (2016) 10: 38-43.

L-Met activates Arabidopsis GLR Ca²⁺ channels upstream of ROS production and regulates stomatal movement. Kong D, Hu HC, Okuma E, Lee Y, Lee HS, Munemasa S, Cho D, Ju C, Pedoeim L, Rodriguez B, Wang J, Im W, Murata Y, Pei ZM, Kwak JM. Cell Rep (2016) 17: 2553-2561.

Reactive carbonyl species mediate ABA signaling in guard cells. Islam MM, Ye W, Matsushima D, Munemasa S, Okuma E, Nakamura Y, Biswas S, Mano J, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2016) 57: 2552-2563.

Calcium and EGTA alleviate cadmium toxicity in germinating chickpea seeds. Sakouhi L, Rahoui S, Massoud MB, Munemasa S, Ferjani EE, Murata Y, Chaoui A. J Plant Growth Regul (2016) 35: 1064-1073.

Involvement of OST1 protein kinase and PYR/PYL/RCAR receptors in methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis guard cells. Yin Y, Adachi Y, Nakamura Y, Munemasa S, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2016) 57: 1779-1790.

A novel tag-free probe for targeting molecules interacting with a flavonoid catabolite. Nakashima S, Liu Z, Yamaguchi Y, Saiki S, Munemasa S, Nakamura T, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Biochem Biophys Rep (2016) 7: 240-245.

Galloylated catechins as potent inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme. Liu Z, Nakamura T, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Food Sci Technol Res (2016) 22: 847-851.

Calcium specificity signaling mechanisms in abscisic acid signal transduction in Arabidopsis guard cells. Brandt B, Munemasa S, Wang C, Nguyen D, Yong T, Yang PG, Poretsky E, Belknap TF, Waadt R, Alemán F, Schroeder JI. eLife (2015) 4: e03599.

Identification of Open Stomata1-interacting proteins reveals interactions with Sucrose Non-fermenting1-Related Protein Kinases2 and with type 2A protein phosphatases that function in abscisic acid responses. Waadt R, Manalansan B, Rauniyar N, Munemasa S, Booker MA, Brandt B, Waadt C, Nusinow DA, Kay SA, Kunz HH, Schumacher K, DeLong A, Yates JR 3rd, Schroeder JI. Plant Physiol (2015) 169: 760-779.

Open Stomata 1 kinase is essential for yeast elicitor-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Ye W, Adachi Y, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2015) 56: 1239-1248.

Inhibition by acrolein of light-induced stomatal opening through inhibition of inward-rectifying potassium channels in Arabidopsis thaliana. Islam MM, Ye W, Matsushima D, Khokon MA, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2015) 79: 59-62.

Nuclear factor-kappaB sensitizes to benzyl isothiocyanate-induced antiproliferation in p53-deficient colorectal cancer cells. Abe N, Hou DX, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Nakamura Y. Cell Death Dis (2014) 5: e1534.

Cyclic adenosine 5′-diphosphoribose (cADPR) cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate positively function in Ca²⁺ elevation in methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure, cADPR is required for methyl jasmonate-induced ROS accumulation NO production in guard cells. Hossain MA, Ye W, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Biol (2014) 16: 1140-1144.

Regulation of reactive oxygen species-mediated abscisic acid signaling in guard cells and drought tolerance by glutathione. Munemasa S, Muroyama D, Nagahashi H, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Front Plant Sci (2013) 4: 472.

Identification of cyclic GMP-activated nonselective Ca²⁺-permeable cation channels and associated CNGC5 and CNGC6 genes in Arabidopsis guard cells. Wang YF, Munemasa S, Nishimura N, Ren HM, Robert N, Han M, Puzõrjova I, Kollist H, Lee S, Mori I, Schroeder JI. Plant Physiol (2013) 163: 578-590.

Calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK6 positively functions in induction by yeast elicitor of stomatal closure and inhibition by yeast elicitor of light-induced stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Ye W, Muroyama D, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Physiol (2013) 163: 591-599.

Neither endogenous abscisic acid nor endogenous jasmonate is involved in salicylic acid-, yeast elicitor-, or chitosan-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana. Issak M, Okuma E, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2013) 77: 1111-1113.

Endogenous abscisic acid is involved in methyl jasmonate-induced reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide production but not in cytosolic alkalization in Arabidopsis guard cells. Ye W, Hossain MA, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. J Plant Physiol (2013) 170: 1212-1215.

Negative regulation of methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure by glutathione in Arabidopsis. Akter N, Okuma E, Sobahan MA, Uraji M, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. J Plant Growth Regul (2013) 32: 208-215.

FIA functions as an early signal component of abscisic acid signal cascade in Vicia faba guard cells. Sugiyama Y, Uraji M, Watanabe-Sugimoto M, Okuma E, Munemasa S, Shimoishi Y, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Iwai S, Murata Y. J Exp Bot (2012) 63: 1357-1365.

Negative regulation of abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure by glutathione in Arabidopsis. Okuma E, Jahan MS, Munemasa S, Hossain MA, Muroyama D, Islam MM, Ogawa K, Watanabe-Sugimoto M, Nakamura Y, Shimoishi Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. J Plant Physiol (2011) 168: 2048-2055.

Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) induces stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Khokon MA, Jahan MS, Rahman T, Hossain MA, Muroyama D, Minami I, Munemasa S, Mori IC, Nakamura Y, Murata Y. Plant Cell Environ (2011) 34: 1900-1906.

K252a-sensitive protein kinases but not okadaic acid-sensitive protein phosphatases regulate methyl jasmonate-induced cytosolic Ca²⁺ oscillation in guard cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. Hossain MA, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. J Plant Physiol (2011) 168: 1901-1908.

Chemical genetics reveals negative regulation of abscisic acid signaling by a plant immune response pathway. Kim TH, Hauser F, Ha T, Xue S, Böhmer M, Nishimura N, Munemasa S, Hubbard K, Peine N, Lee BH, Lee S, Robert N, Parker JE, Schroeder JI. Curr Biol (2011) 21: 990-997.

Involvement of endogenous abscisic acid in methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Hossain MA, Munemasa S, Uraji M, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Physiol (2011) 156: 430-438.

Involvement of extracellular oxidative burst in salicylic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Khokon AR, Okuma E, Hossain MA, Munemasa S, Uraji M, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Environ (2011) 34: 434-443.

The Arabidopsis calcium-dependent protein kinase, CPK6, functions as a positive regulator of methyl jasmonate signaling in guard cells. Munemasa S, Hossain MA, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Physiol (2011) 155: 553-561.

Chitosan-induced stomatal closure accompanied by peroxidase-mediated reactive oxygen species production in Arabidopsis. Khokon MA, Uraji M, Munemasa S, Okuma E, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2010) 74: 2313-2315.

Yeast elicitor-induced stomatal closure and peroxidase-mediated ROS production in Arabidopsis. Khokon MA, Hossain MA, Munemasa S, Uraji M, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2010) 51: 1915-1921.

Cytosolic alkalization and cytosolic calcium oscillation in Arabidopsis guard cells response to ABA and MeJA. Islam MM, Hossain MA, Jannat R, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2010) 51: 1721-1730.

Closing plant stomata requires a homolog of an aluminum-activated malate transporter. Sasaki T, Mori IC, Furuichi T, Munemasa S, Toyooka K, Matsuoka K, Murata Y, Yamamoto Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2010) 51: 354-365.

Roles of AtTPC1, vacuolar two pore channel 1, in Arabidopsis stomatal closure. Islam MM, Munemasa S, Hossain MA, Nakamura Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2010) 51: 302-311.

MAP kinases MPK9 and MPK12 are preferentially expressed in guard cells and positively regulate ROS-mediated ABA signaling. Jammes F, Song C, Shin D, Munemasa S, Takeda K, Gu D, Cho D, Lee S, Giordo R, Sritubtim S, Leonhardt N, Ellis BE, Murata Y, Kwak JM. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (2009) 106: 20520-20525.

Roles of RCN1, regulatory A subunit of protein phosphatase 2A, in methyl jasmonate signaling and signal crosstalk between methyl jasmonate and abscisic acid. Saito N, Munemasa S, Nakamura Y, Shimoishi Y, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Cell Physiol (2008) 49: 1396-1401.

Purification of the functional plant membrane channel KAT1. Hibi T, Aoki S, Oda K, Munemasa S, Ozaki S, Shirai O, Murata Y, Uozumi N. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2008) 374: 465-469.

The coronatine-insensitive 1 mutation reveals the hormonal signaling interaction between abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate in Arabidopsis guard cells. Specific impairment of ion channel activation and second messenger production. Munemasa S, Oda K, Watanabe-Sugimoto M, Nakamura Y, Shimoishi Y, Murata Y. Plant Physiol (2007) 143: 1398-1407.

CDPKs CPK6 and CPK3 function in ABA regulation of guard cell S-type anion- and Ca²⁺-permeable channels and stomatal closure. Mori IC, Murata Y, Yang Y, Munemasa S, Wang YF, Andreoli S, Tiriac H, Alonso JM, Harper JF, Ecker JR, Kwak JM, Schroeder JI. PLoS Biol (2006) 4: e327.

Plant hormone regulation of abiotic stress responses. Waadt R, Seller CA, Hsu PK, Takahashi Y, Munemasa S, Schroeder JI. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol (2022) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-022-00479-6

Mechanism of stomatal closure in plants exposed to drought and cold stress. Agurla S, Gahir S, Munemasa S, Murata Y, Raghavendra AS. Book: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Survival Strategies in Extreme Cold and Desiccation, Adaptation Mechanisms and Their Applications (2018) 1081: 215-232.

アブシジン酸誘導気孔閉口におけるカルシウムシグナル制御機構　～明らかになった植物のカルシウムシグナル暗号解読システム～. 宗正晋太郎. 化学と生物 (2017) 55: 666-667.

Regulation of stomatal responses to abiotic and biotic stresses by redox state. Murata Y, Munemasa S, Mori IC. Book: Redox State as a Central Regulator of Plant-Cell Stress Responses (2016) 331-347.

Diverse stomatal signaling and the signal integration mechanism. Murata Y, Mori IC, Munemasa S. Annu Rev Plant Biol (2015) 66: 369-392.

Mechanisms of abscisic acid-mediated control of stomatal aperture. Munemasa S, Hauser F, Park J, Waadt R, Brandt B, Schroeder JI. Curr Opin Plant Biol (2015) 28: 154-162.

Methyl jasmonate signaling and signal crosstalk between methyl jasmonate and abscisic acid in guard cells. Munemasa S, Mori IC, Murata Y. Plant Signal Behav (2011) 6: 939-941.