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A series of studies was conducted at Rockefeller University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and Yokohama National University, with particular guidance and instruction from Drs. Nam-Hai Chua and Yasuo Hotta. At the Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Drs. Yoji Doi, Shuichi Yamashita, Shigetou Namba and Tsuneo Tsuchizaki taught the basics as a researcher. In carrying out the research, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Dr. Ichiro Uyeda) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the NEDO project (Dr. Takeshi Matsumura) were particularly supportive. I also sincerely appreciate the great encouragement, support and cooperation from many other people and express my sincere gratitude here.
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Hiratsuka, K. Studies on regulated expression of plant defense genes. J Gen Plant Pathol 86, 531–533 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-020-00960-0
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