Publications of R. Yokoyama

Kappel, S., Frieboes, M. J., Yokoyama, R., Kappel, C., Tóth, S. Z., Fernie, A. R., Jahns, P., Smirnoff, N., Aarabi, F. & Armbruster, U. Developmental and environmental effects on VTC2-dependent leaf ascorbate accumulation and functions. Journal of Experimental Botany (2025). doi:10.1093/jxb/eraf035

Yokoyama, R. & Maeda, H. Arabidopsis 3-Deoxy-d-Arabino-Heptulosonate 7-Phosphate (DAHP) Synthases of the Shikimate Pathway Display Both Manganese- and Cobalt-Dependent Activities. Plant Direct 9, (2025).

Yokoyama, R. Spatial sugar separation is key to how fast you get old. Plant Physiology 196, 2269–2270 (2024).

Yokoyama, R. Enzyme promiscuity powers plant chemical diversity ー a case of prenyltransferases in biosynthesis of quinone derivatives. Plant Physiology 195, 2485–2487 (2024).

Yokoyama, R. How to make green and purple from gold. Plant Physiology 194, 1268–1270 (2024).

Yokoyama, R. Sense or nonsense? The role of protein acetylation in cyanobacterial photosynthesis and growth. Plant Physiology 194, 595–597 (2024).

El-Azaz, J., Moore, B., Takeda-Kimura, Y., Yokoyama, R., Wijesingha Ahchige, M., Chen, X., Schneider, M. & Maeda, H. A. Coordinated regulation of the entry and exit steps of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis supports the dual lignin pathway in grasses. Nature Communications 14, (2023).

Yokoyama, R. AOX in action—making plant mitochondrial metabolism special. Plant Physiology 192, 2585–2857 (2023).

Yokoyama, R. EngineeRING the gear of ATP synthase: a way to address complexity and flexibility of photosynthesis. Plant Physiology 192, 691–693 (2023).

Yokoyama, R. Evolution of aromatic amino acid metabolism in plants: a key driving force behind plant chemical diversity in aromatic natural products. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 379, (2024).

Rosado-Souza, L., Yokoyama, R., Sonnewald, U. & Fernie, A. R. Understanding source–sink interactions: Progress in model plants and translational research to crops. Molecular Plant 16, 96–121 (2023).