Professor
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Fields of Interest
Biography
My general research interest is elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which organisms respond to various environmental changes. Currently, I am interested in studying seasonal and diurnal time-keeping mechanisms in plants.
Please see the details in the lab website.
Professional Preparation
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Biology B.S., 1996
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Biology M.S., 1998
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Biology Ph.D., 2001
The Scripps Research Institute Biochemistry Postdoc., 2001-2005
Appointments
2017- Professor, University of Washington
2013-2017 Associate professor, University of Washington
2008-2013 Assistant professor, University of Washington
2007-2008 Associate Research Scientist, University of California, San Diego
2007-2007 Visiting Assistant Scientist, University of California, San Diego
2007-2007 Assistant Professor of Plant Biology, The Scripps Research Institute
2005-2007 Staff Scientist, The Scripps Research Institute
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Selected Research
- Circadian rhythms in floral scent emission, Imaizumi Takato and Fenske Myles P., Frontiers in Plant Science (2016)
- Circadian clock gene <i>LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL</i> directly regulates the timing of floral scent emission in <i>Petunia</i>, Imaizumi Takato, Shim Jae Sung, Riffell Jeffrey A., Hazelton Kristen D. Hewett, Fenske Myles P., Hempton Andrew K., and Yamamoto Breanne M., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 112, Issue 31, p.9775 - 9780 (2015)
- Natural variation in transcriptional rhythms modulates photoperiodic responses., Imaizumi Takato, Shim Jae Sung, and Kubota Akane, Trends in plant science, 2015 Mar 19 (2015)
- Linked circadian outputs control elongation growth and flowering in response to photoperiod and temperature., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Smith Robert W, Millar Andrew J, Seaton Daniel D, MacGregor Dana R, Stewart Kelly, Steel Gavin, Foreman Julia, Penfield Steven, and Halliday Karen J, Molecular systems biology, 2015, Volume 11, p.776 (2015)
- Circadian clock and photoperiodic response in Arabidopsis: from seasonal flowering to redox homeostasis., Imaizumi Takato and Shim Jae Sung, Biochemistry, 2015 Jan 20, Volume 54, Issue 2, p.157-70 (2015)
- Photoperiodic flowering regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Kinmonth-Schultz Hannah A, and Golembeski Greg S, Advances in botanical research, 2014 Jan 1, Volume 72, p.1-28 (2014)
- Photoperiodic Flowering: Time Measurement Mechanisms in Leaves., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Kinmonth-Schultz Hannah A, and Shim Jae Sung, Annual review of plant biology, 2014 Dec 12 (2014)
- Distinct roles of FKF1, GIGANTEA, and ZEITLUPE proteins in the regulation of CONSTANS stability in Arabidopsis photoperiodic flowering., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Lee Sang Yeol, Estrada Daniel A, Johnson Richard S, Kim Somi K, and MacCoss Michael J, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014 Dec 9, Volume 111, Issue 49, p.17672-7 (2014)
- Structure and Function of the ZTL/FKF1/LKP2 Group Proteins in Arabidopsis., Imaizumi Takato and Zoltowski Brian D, The Enzymes, 2014, Volume 35, p.213-39 (2014)
- Arabidopsis CRY2 and ZTL mediate blue-light regulation of the transcription factor CIB1 by distinct mechanisms., Imaizumi Takato, Liu Hongtao, Wang Qin, Liu Yawen, Zhao Xiaoying, Somers David E, Tobin Elaine M, and Lin Chentao, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013 Oct 22, Volume 110, Issue 43, p.17582-7 (2013)
- Flowering time regulation: photoperiod- and temperature-sensing in leaves., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, and Ito Shogo, Trends in plant science, 2013 Oct, Volume 18, Issue 10, p.575-83 (2013)
- Circadian clock-regulated physiological outputs: dynamic responses in nature., Imaizumi Takato, Kinmonth-Schultz Hannah A, and Golembeski Greg S, Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2013 May, Volume 24, Issue 5, p.407-13 (2013)
- The KAC family of kinesin-like proteins is essential for the association of chloroplasts with the plasma membrane in land plants., Imaizumi Takato, Suetsugu Noriyuki, Sato Yoshikatsu, Tsuboi Hidenori, Kasahara Masahiro, Kagawa Takatoshi, Hiwatashi Yuji, Hasebe Mitsuyasu, and Wada Masamitsu, Plant & cell physiology, 2012 Nov, Volume 53, Issue 11, p.1854-65 (2012)
- CONSTANS and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES 1 complex is involved in the induction of FLOWERING LOCUS T in photoperiodic flowering in Arabidopsis., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Lee Ilha, Lee Sang Yeol, and Hong Jong Chan, The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 2012 Jan, Volume 69, Issue 2, p.332-42 (2012)
- LOV domain-containing F-box proteins: light-dependent protein degradation modules in Arabidopsis., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, and Ito Shogo, Molecular plant, 2012 May, Volume 5, Issue 3, p.573-82 (2012)
- FLOWERING BHLH transcriptional activators control expression of the photoperiodic flowering regulator CONSTANS in Arabidopsis., Olmstead Richard G, Miller Ryan J, Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Ito Shogo, Josephson-Day Anna R, and Breton Ghislain, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2012 Feb 28, Volume 109, Issue 9, p.3582-7 (2012)
- FKF1 conveys timing information for CONSTANS stabilization in photoperiodic flowering., Imaizumi Takato, Song Young Hun, Smith Robert W, To Benjamin J, and Millar Andrew J, Science (New York, N.Y.), 2012 May 25, Volume 336, Issue 6084, p.1045-9 (2012)
- The ELF4-ELF3-LUX complex links the circadian clock to diurnal control of hypocotyl growth., Nusinow Dmitri A, Helfer Anne, Hamilton Elizabeth E, King Jasmine J, Imaizumi Takato, Schultz Thomas F, Farré Eva M, and Kay Steve A, Nature, 2011 Jul 21, Volume 475, Issue 7356, p.398-402 (2011)
- Similarities in the circadian clock and photoperiodism in plants, Ito S, Song Y H, and Imaizumi T, Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2010 (2010)
- Arabidopsis circadian clock and photoperiodism: time to think about location, Imaizumi T, Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2010, Volume 13, Issue 1, p.83-9 (2010)
- CUL1 regulates TOC1 protein stability in the Arabidopsis circadian clock, Imaizumi T, Harmon F, and Gray W M, Plant J, 2008, Volume 55, Issue 4, p.568-79 (2008)
- FKF1 and GIGANTEA complex formation is required for day-length measurement in Arabidopsis, Kay S A, Imaizumi T, Sawa M, and Nusinow D A, Science, 2007, Volume 318, Issue 5848, p.261-5 (2007)
- In SYNC: the ins and outs of circadian oscillations in calcium, Kay S A, Imaizumi T, and Schroeder J I, Sci STKE, 2007, Volume 2007, Issue 390, p.pe32 (2007)
- PRR3 Is a vascular regulator of TOC1 stability in the Arabidopsis circadian clock, Pruneda-Paz J L, Kay S A, Imaizumi T, Harmon F G, Para A, and Farre E M, Plant Cell, 2007, Volume 19, Issue 11, p.3462-73 (2007)
- Photoperiodic control of flowering: not only by coincidence, Kay S A and Imaizumi T, Trends Plant Sci, 2006, Volume 11, Issue 11, p.550-8 (2006)
- FKF1 F-box protein mediates cyclic degradation of a repressor of CONSTANS in Arabidopsis, Kay S A, Imaizumi T, Schultz T F, Harmon F G, and Ho L A, Science, 2005, Volume 309, Issue 5732, p.293-7 (2005)
- FKF1 is essential for photoperiodic-specific light signalling in Arabidopsis, Kay S A, Imaizumi T, Tran H G, Swartz T E, and Briggs W R, Nature, 2003, Volume 426, Issue 6964, p.302-6 (2003)
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