Keiko Torii
ktorii@u.washington.eduUniversity of Washington,
Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions
Developmental Biology, Stem Cells & Aging
Genetics, Genomics & Evolution
stem cells, receptor signaling, and patterning in plants
Faculty Contact Information
Accepting Students For:
Publications
The following publications were retrieved from PubMed:
Stem cells within the shoot apical meristem: identity, arrangement and communication.
Uchida N, Torii KU.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2019 Mar; 6(76)1067-1080
Perraki A, DeFalco TA, Derbyshire P, Avila J, Séré D, Sklenar J, Qi X, Stransfeld L, Schwessinger B, Kadota Y, Macho AP, Jiang S, Couto D, Torii KU, Menke FLH, Zipfel C.
Nature. 2018 Nov; 7733(563)E30
Dissecting plant hormone signaling with synthetic molecules: perspective from the chemists.
Hagihara S, Yamada R, Itami K, Torii KU.
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2019 Feb; (47)32-37
Phosphocode-dependent functional dichotomy of a common co-receptor in plant signalling.
Perraki A, DeFalco TA, Derbyshire P, Avila J, Séré D, Sklenar J, Qi X, Stransfeld L, Schwessinger B, Kadota Y, Macho AP, Jiang S, Couto D, Torii KU, Menke FLH, Zipfel C.
Nature. 2018 Sep; 7722(561)248-252
Harnessing synthetic chemistry to probe and hijack auxin signaling.
Torii KU, Hagihara S, Uchida N, Takahashi K.
New Phytol. 2018 Oct; 2(220)417-424
Kinoshita T, McCourt P, Asami T, Torii KU.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2018 Aug 1; 8(59)1483-1486
A Super Strong Engineered Auxin-TIR1 Pair.
Yamada R, Murai K, Uchida N, Takahashi K, Iwasaki R, Tada Y, Kinoshita T, Itami K, Torii KU, Hagihara S.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2018 Aug 1; 8(59)1538-1544
Rapid and reversible root growth inhibition by TIR1 auxin signalling.
Fendrych M, Akhmanova M, Merrin J, Glanc M, Hagihara S, Takahashi K, Uchida N, Torii KU, Friml J.
Nat Plants. 2018 Jul; 7(4)453-459
MUTE Directly Orchestrates Cell-State Switch and the Single Symmetric Division to Create Stomata.
Han SK, Qi X, Sugihara K, Dang JH, Endo TA, Miller KL, Kim ED, Miura T, Torii KU.
Dev Cell. 2018 May 7; 3(45)303-315.e5
Hormonal and environmental signals guiding stomatal development.
Qi X, Torii KU.
BMC Biol. 2018 Feb 20; 1(16)21
Chemical hijacking of auxin signaling with an engineered auxin-TIR1 pair.
Uchida N, Takahashi K, Iwasaki R, Yamada R, Yoshimura M, Endo TA, Kimura S, Zhang H, Nomoto M, Tada Y, Kinoshita T, Itami K, Hagihara S, Torii KU.
Nat Chem Biol. 2018 Mar; 3(14)299-305
Kimura Y, Tasaka M, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Development. 2018 Jan 8; 1(145)
Friesner J, Assmann SM, Bastow R, Bailey-Serres J, Beynon J, Brendel V, Buell CR, Bucksch A, Busch W, Demura T, Dinneny JR, Doherty CJ, Eveland AL, Falter-Braun P, Gehan MA, Gonzales M, Grotewold E, Gutierrez R, Kramer U, Krouk G, Ma S, Markelz RJC, Megraw M, Meyers BC, Murray JAH, Provart NJ, Rhee S, Smith R, Spalding EP, Taylor C, Teal TK, Torii KU, Town C, Vaughn M, Vierstra R, Ware D, Wilkins O, Williams C, Brady SM.
Plant Physiol. 2017 Dec; 4(175)1499-1509
Mechanisms and Strategies Shaping Plant Peptide Hormones.
Hirakawa Y, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2017 Aug 1; 8(58)1313-1318
Ziadi A, Uchida N, Kato H, Hisamatsu R, Sato A, Hagihara S, Itami K, Torii KU.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Aug 24; 69(53)9632-9635
Small Pores with a Big Impact.
Blatt MR, Brodribb TJ, Torii KU.
Plant Physiol. 2017 Jun; 2(174)467-469
Qi X, Han SK, Dang JH, Garrick JM, Ito M, Hofstetter AK, Torii KU.
Elife. 2017 Mar 7; (6)
Stomatal development in time: the past and the future.
Qu X, Peterson KM, Torii KU.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2017 Aug; (45)1-9
Cryptic bioactivity capacitated by synthetic hybrid plant peptides.
Hirakawa Y, Shinohara H, Welke K, Irle S, Matsubayashi Y, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Nat Commun. 2017 Feb 6; (8)14318
Tameshige T, Ikematsu S, Torii KU, Uchida N.
J Exp Bot. 2017 Jan; 1(68)45-53
Ikematsu S, Tasaka M, Torii KU, Uchida N.
New Phytol. 2017 Mar; 4(213)1697-1709
Impact of erecta mutation on leaf serration differs between Arabidopsis accessions.
Tameshige T, Okamoto S, Tasaka M, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Plant Signal Behav. 2016 Dec; 12(11)e1261231
A Secreted Peptide and Its Receptors Shape the Auxin Response Pattern and Leaf Margin Morphogenesis.
Tameshige T, Okamoto S, Lee JS, Aida M, Tasaka M, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Curr Biol. 2016 Sep 26; 18(26)2478-2485
ERECTA and BAK1 Receptor Like Kinases Interact to Regulate Immune Responses in Arabidopsis.
Jordá L, Sopeña-Torres S, Escudero V, Nuñez-Corcuera B, Delgado-Cerezo M, Torii KU, Molina A.
Front Plant Sci. 2016; (7)897
Plant synthetic biology for molecular engineering of signalling and development.
Nemhauser JL, Torii KU.
Nat Plants. 2016 Mar 2; (2)16010
Putarjunan A, Torii KU.
Dev Growth Differ. 2016 May; 4(58)341-54
Lineage-specific stem cells, signals and asymmetries during stomatal development.
Han SK, Torii KU.
Development. 2016 Apr 15; 8(143)1259-70
50 years of Arabidopsis research: highlights and future directions.
Provart NJ, Alonso J, Assmann SM, Bergmann D, Brady SM, Brkljacic J, Browse J, Chapple C, Colot V, Cutler S, Dangl J, Ehrhardt D, Friesner JD, Frommer WB, Grotewold E, Meyerowitz E, Nemhauser J, Nordborg M, Pikaard C, Shanklin J, Somerville C, Stitt M, Torii KU, Waese J, Wagner D, McCourt P.
New Phytol. 2016 Feb; 3(209)921-44
Stomatal differentiation: the beginning and the end.
Torii KU
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2015 Dec; (28)16-22
Differential Function of Arabidopsis SERK Family Receptor-like Kinases in Stomatal Patterning.
Meng X, Chen X, Mang H, Liu C, Yu X, Gao X, Torii KU, He P, Shan L.
Curr Biol. 2015 Sep 21; 18(25)2361-72
Horst RJ, Fujita H, Lee JS, Rychel AL, Garrick JM, Kawaguchi M, Peterson KM, Torii KU.
PLoS Genet. 2015 Jul; 7(11)e1005374
Co-Immunoprecipitation of Membrane-Bound Receptors.
Avila JR, Lee JS, Torii KU.
Arabidopsis Book. 2015; (13)e0180
Competitive binding of antagonistic peptides fine-tunes stomatal patterning.
Lee JS, Hnilova M, Maes M, Lin YC, Putarjunan A, Han SK, Avila J, Torii KU.
Nature. 2015 Jun 25; 7557(522)439-43
Cell walls as a stage for intercellular communication regulating shoot meristem development.
Tameshige T, Hirakawa Y, Torii KU, Uchida N.
Front Plant Sci. 2015; (6)324
Cui H, Kong D, Wei P, Hao Y, Torii KU, Lee JS, Li J.
Mol Plant. 2014 Dec; 12(7)1727-39
Bemis SM, Lee JS, Shpak ED, Torii KU.
J Exp Bot. 2013 Dec; 17(64)5323-33
Take a deep breath: peptide signalling in stomatal patterning and differentiation.
Richardson LG, Torii KU.
J Exp Bot. 2013 Dec; 17(64)5243-51
Peterson KM, Shyu C, Burr CA, Horst RJ, Kanaoka MM, Omae M, Sato Y, Torii KU.
Development. 2013 May; 9(140)1924-35
Peterson KM, Torii KU.
J Vis Exp. 2012 Dec 31; 70
A tale of two systems: peptide ligand-receptor pairs in plant development.
Lee JS, Torii KU.
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2012; (77)83-9
Meng X, Wang H, He Y, Liu Y, Walker JC, Torii KU, Zhang S.
Plant Cell. 2012 Dec; 12(24)4948-60
Cell biology - building blocks for dynamic development and behaviors.
Torii KU, Tasaka M.
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2012 Dec; 6(15)575-7
Mix-and-match: ligand-receptor pairs in stomatal development and beyond.
Torii KU
Trends Plant Sci. 2012 Dec; 12(17)711-9
Two-dimensional spatial patterning in developmental systems.
Torii KU
Trends Cell Biol. 2012 Aug; 8(22)438-46
Uchida N, Lee JS, Horst RJ, Lai HH, Kajita R, Kakimoto T, Tasaka M, Torii KU.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 17; 16(109)6337-42
Direct interaction of ligand-receptor pairs specifying stomatal patterning.
Lee JS, Kuroha T, Hnilova M, Khatayevich D, Kanaoka MM, McAbee JM, Sarikaya M, Tamerler C, Torii KU.
Genes Dev. 2012 Jan 15; 2(26)126-36
Pillitteri LJ, Peterson KM, Horst RJ, Torii KU.
Plant Cell. 2011 Sep; 9(23)3260-75
The presence of multiple introns is essential for ERECTA expression in Arabidopsis.
Karve R, Liu W, Willet SG, Torii KU, Shpak ED.
RNA. 2011 Oct; 10(17)1907-21
Uchida N, Igari K, Bogenschutz NL, Torii KU, Tasaka M.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2011 May; 5(52)804-14
FERONIA as an upstream receptor kinase for polar cell growth in plants.
Kanaoka MM, Torii KU.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 12; 41(107)17461-2
Guseman JM, Lee JS, Bogenschutz NL, Peterson KM, Virata RE, Xie B, Kanaoka MM, Hong Z, Torii KU.
Development. 2010 May; 10(137)1731-41
Plant twitter: ligands under 140 amino acids enforcing stomatal patterning.
Rychel AL, Peterson KM, Torii KU.
J Plant Res. 2010 May; 3(123)275-80
Peterson KM, Rychel AL, Torii KU.
Plant Cell. 2010 Feb; 2(22)296-306
van Zanten M, Snoek LB, van Eck-Stouten E, Proveniers MC, Torii KU, Voesenek LA, Millenaar FF, Peeters AJ.
Plant Signal Behav. 2010 Mar; 3(5)284-6
Ethylene-induced hyponastic growth in Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by ERECTA.
van Zanten M, Basten Snoek L, van Eck-Stouten E, Proveniers MC, Torii KU, Voesenek LA, Peeters AJ, Millenaar FF.
Plant J. 2010 Jan; 1(61)83-95
Hara K, Yokoo T, Kajita R, Onishi T, Yahata S, Peterson KM, Torii KU, Kakimoto T.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2009 Jun; 6(50)1019-31
Kanaoka MM, Pillitteri LJ, Fujii H, Yoshida Y, Bogenschutz NL, Takabayashi J, Zhu JK, Torii KU.
Plant Cell. 2008 Jul; 7(20)1775-85
Hord CL, Sun YJ, Pillitteri LJ, Torii KU, Wang H, Zhang S, Ma H.
Mol Plant. 2008 Jul; 4(1)645-58
The bHLH protein, MUTE, controls differentiation of stomata and the hydathode pore in Arabidopsis.
Pillitteri LJ, Bogenschutz NL, Torii KU.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2008 Jun; 6(49)934-43
Breaking the silence: three bHLH proteins direct cell-fate decisions during stomatal development.
Pillitteri LJ, Torii KU.
Bioessays. 2007 Sep; 9(29)861-70
Pillitteri LJ, Bemis SM, Shpak ED, Torii KU.
Development. 2007 Sep; 17(134)3099-109
The secretory peptide gene EPF1 enforces the stomatal one-cell-spacing rule.
Hara K, Kajita R, Torii KU, Bergmann DC, Kakimoto T.
Genes Dev. 2007 Jul 15; 14(21)1720-5
Stomatal development: three steps for cell-type differentiation.
Torii KU, Kanaoka MM, Pillitteri LJ, Bogenschutz NL.
Plant Signal Behav. 2007 Jul; 4(2)311-3
Bemis SM, Torii KU.
Dev Biol. 2007 Apr 1; 1(304)367-81
Termination of asymmetric cell division and differentiation of stomata.
Pillitteri LJ, Sloan DB, Bogenschutz NL, Torii KU.
Nature. 2007 Feb 1; 7127(445)501-5
[Stomatal patterning and differentiation: emerging role of cell-cell signaling].
Torii KU
Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. 2006 Feb; 2(51)145-54
Woodward C, Bemis SM, Hill EJ, Sawa S, Koshiba T, Torii KU.
Plant Physiol. 2005 Sep; 1(139)192-203
Enns LC, Kanaoka MM, Torii KU, Comai L, Okada K, Cleland RE.
Plant Mol Biol. 2005 Jun; 3(58)333-49
Stomatal patterning and differentiation by synergistic interactions of receptor kinases.
Shpak ED, McAbee JM, Pillitteri LJ, Torii KU.
Science. 2005 Jul 8; 5732(309)290-3
Torii KU
Int Rev Cytol. 2004; (234)1-46
Shpak ED, Berthiaume CT, Hill EJ, Torii KU.
Development. 2004 Apr; 7(131)1491-501
Godiard L, Sauviac L, Torii KU, Grenon O, Mangin B, Grimsley NH, Marco Y.
Plant J. 2003 Nov; 3(36)353-65
Shpak ED, Lakeman MB, Torii KU.
Plant Cell. 2003 May; 5(15)1095-110
Receptor kinase activation and signal transduction in plants: an emerging picture.
Torii KU
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2000 Oct; 5(3)361-7
Stoop-Myer C, Torii KU, McNellis TW, Coleman JE, Deng XW.
Plant J. 1999 Dec; 6(20)713-7
Torii KU, Stoop-Myer CD, Okamoto H, Coleman JE, Matsui M, Deng XW.
J Biol Chem. 1999 Sep 24; 39(274)27674-81
Torii KU, McNellis TW, Deng XW.
EMBO J. 1998 Oct 1; 19(17)5577-87
The Arabidopsis ERECTA gene is expressed in the shoot apical meristem and organ primordia.
Yokoyama R, Takahashi T, Kato A, Torii KU, Komeda Y.
Plant J. 1998 Aug; 3(15)301-10
McNellis TW, Torii KU, Deng XW.
Plant Cell. 1996 Sep; 9(8)1491-503
Torii KU, Mitsukawa N, Oosumi T, Matsuura Y, Yokoyama R, Whittier RF, Komeda Y.
Plant Cell. 1996 Apr; 4(8)735-46
Research Summary
We study how lineage-specific stem cells are maintained or terminally differentiate during plant development using stomatal patterning as a model system. Stomata are small valves serving as an interface between plants and atmosphere, and their presence is essential for plant survival and our global environment. We revealed that intricate cell-cell communications mediated by small chemical signals influence the pattern of stem cell divisions and fate specification. We aim to elucidate how functional tissue patterns are generated using cross-disciplinary approaches.