Research Achievements - Original paper -

Essential yet dispensable: the role of CINNAMATE 4 HYDROXYLASE in rice cell wall lignification

Supatmi, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Senri Yamamoto, Osama A. Afifi, Pingping Ji, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu

Plant Physiology     2025.03  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

Disruption of aldehyde dehydrogenase decreases cell wall-bound p-hydroxycinnamates and improves cell wall digestibility in rice

Senri Yamamoto, Osama Ahmed Afifia, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Laura E. Bartley, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu

The Plant Journal   120 ( 6 ) 2828 - 2845   2024.11  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

Disruption of p-Coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferases in rice drastically alters lignin composition

Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Shiro Suzuki, Takuto Tanaka, Senri Yamamoto, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, John Ralph, Laura E. Bartley, Toshiaki Umezawa

Plant Physiology   194 ( 2 ) 832 - 848   2024.02  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Regioselective stilbene O-methylations in Saccharinae grasses

Andy C. W. Lui, Kah Chee Pow, Nan Lin, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Guoquan Liu, Ian Godwin, Zhuming Fan, Chen Jing Khoo, Yuki Tobimatsu, Lanxiang Wang, Quan Hao, Clive Lo

Nature Communications   14   3462   2023.06  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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SWATH-MS-based proteogenomic analysis reveals the involvement of alternative splicing in poplar upon lead stress

Fu-Yuan Zhu, Xin Chin, Yu-Chen Song, Lydia Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Bei Gao, Mo-Xian Chen, Fu-Liang Cao

Genome Research   33   371 - 385   2023.03  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Lignocellulose molecular assembly and deconstruction properties of lignin-altered rice mutants

Andri Fadillah Martin, Yuki Tobimatsu, Pui Ying Lam, Naoyuki Matsumoto, Takuto Tanaka, Shiro Suzuki, Ryosuke Kusumi, Takuji Miyamoto, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Masaomi Yamamura, Taichi Koshiba, Keishi Osakabe, Yuriko Osakabe, Masahiro Sakamoto, Toshiaki Umezawa

Plant Physiology   191 ( 1 ) 70 - 86   2023.01  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Genome-edited rice deficient in two 4-COUMARATE:COENZYME A LIGASE genes displays diverse lignin alterations

Osama Ahmed Afifi, Yuki Tobimatsu, Pui Ying Lam, Andri Fadillah Martin, Takuji Miyamoto, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Toshiaki Umezawa

Plant Physiology   190 ( 4 ) 2155 - 2172   2022.12  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Deficiency in flavonoid biosynthesis genes CHS, CHI, and CHIL alters rice flavonoid and lignin profiles

Pui Ying Lam, Lanxiang Wang, Andy CW Lui, Hongjia Liu, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Mo-Xian Chen, Fu-Yuan Zhu, Jianhua Zhang, Toshiaki Umezawa, Yuki Tobimatsu, Clive Lo

Plant Physiology ( Plant Physiology )  188 ( 4 ) 1993 - 2011   2022.04  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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New Insights on Structures Forming the Lignin-Like Fractions of Ancestral Plants

Jorge Rencoret, Ana Gutiérrez, Gisela Marques, José C del Río, Yuki Tobimatsu, Pui Ying Lam, Marta Pérez-Boada, Francisco Javier Ruiz-Dueñas, José M Barrasa, Angel T Martínez

Frontiers in Plant Science   12   740923   2021.10  [Refereed]  [Invited]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Monolignol acyltransferase for lignin p-hydroxybenzoylation in Populus

Yunjun Zhao, Xiaohong Yu, Pui-Ying Lam, Kewei Zhang, Yuki Tobimatsu, Chang-Jun Liu

Nature Plants ( Nature Plants )  7   1288 - 1300   2021.09  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Localised laccase activity modulates distribution of lignin polymers in gymnosperm compression wood

Hideto Hiraide, Yuki Tobimatsu, Arata Yoshinaga, Pui Ying Lam, Masaru Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Matsushita, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Keiji Takabe

New Phytologist   230   2186 - 2199   2021.06  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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Termite gut microbiota contribution to wheat straw delignification in anaerobic bioreactors

Louison Dumond, Pui Ying Lam, Gijs van Erven, Mirjam Kabel, Fabien Mounet, Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati, Yuki Tobimatsu, Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering   9 ( 5 ) 2191 - 2202   2021.02  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Identifying transcription factors that reduce wood recalcitrance and improve enzymatic degradation of xylem cell wall in poplar

Chiaki Hori, Naoki Takata, Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Soichiro Nagano, Jenny C Mortimer, Dan Cullen

Scientific Reports   10 ( 1 ) 22043   2020.12  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Transgenic expression of flavanone 3-hydroxylase redirects flavonoid biosynthesis and alleviates of anthracnose susceptibility in Sorghum

Lanxiang Wang, Andy CW Lui, Pui Ying Lam, Guoquan Liu, Ian D Godwin, Clive Lo

Plant Biotechnology Journal   18 ( 11 ) 2170 - 2172   2020.11  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Convergent recruitment of 5ʹ-hydroxylase activities by CYP75B flavonoid B-ring hydroxylases for tricin biosynthesis in Medicago legumes

Andy CW Lui, Pui Ying Lam, Kwun Ho Chan, Lanxiang Wang, Yuki Tobimatsu, Clive Lo

New Phytologist ( New Phytologist )  228 ( 1 ) 269 - 284   2020.10  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Possible mechanisms for the generation of phenyl glycoside‐type lignin–carbohydrate linkages in lignification with monolignol glucosides

Yasuyuki Miyagawa, Yuki Tobimatsu, Pui Ying Lam, Takahito Mizukami, Sayaka Sakurai, Hiroshi Kamitakahara, Toshiyuki Takano

The Plant Journal   104 ( 1 ) 156 - 170   2020.09  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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The Arabidopsis R2R3 MYB transcription factor MYB15 is a key regulator of lignin biosynthesis in effector-triggered immunity

Seu Ha Kim, Pui Ying Lam, Myoung-Hoon Lee, Hwi Seong Jeon, Yuki Tobimatsu, Ohkmae K Park

Frontiers in Plant Science   11   583153   2020.09  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Flavonoids are indispensable for complete male fertility in rice

Lanxiang Wang, Pui Ying Lam, Andy CW Lui, Fu-Yuan Zhu, Mo-Xian Chen, Hongjia Liu, Jianhua Zhang, Clive Lo

Journal of Experimental Botany   71 ( 16 ) 4715 - 4728   2020.08  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Fiber-specific regulation of lignin biosynthesis improves biomass quality in Populus

Jinshan Gui, Pui Ying Lam, Yuki Tobimatsu, Jiayan Sun, Cheng Huang, Shumin Cao, Yu Zhong, Toshiaki Umezawa, Laigeng Li

New Phytologist   226 ( 4 ) 1074 - 1087   2020.05  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

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Lignin-inspired hydrophobic modification of nanocellulose by enzyme-catalyzed radical coupling of coniferyl alcohol in Pickering emulsion

Kyohei Kanomata, Naoya Fukuda, Takuma Miyata, Pui Ying Lam, Toshiyuki Takano, Yuki Tobimatsu, Takuya Kitaoka

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering   8 ( 2 ) 1185 - 1194   2020.01  [Refereed]

Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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