Thomas W. Okita

Mutation of the Plastidial α-Glucan Phosphorylase Gene in Rice Affects the Synthesis and Structure of Starch in the Endosperm

Hikaru Satoh, Kensuke Shibahara, Takashi Tokunaga et al. · The Plant Cell · 2008 · 310 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +15

Nucleic acid (cDNA) and amino acid sequences of alpha-type gliadins from wheat (Triticum aestivum).

Donald D. Kasarda, Thomas W. Okita, John E. Bernardin et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1984 · 240 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +12

Immunochemical studies on the role of the Golgi complex in protein-body formation in rice seeds

Hari B. Krishnan, Vincent R. Franceschi, Thomas W. Okita · Planta · 1986 · 223 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +15

Identification of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase isoforms essential for starch synthesis in the leaf and seed endosperm of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Sang‐Kyu Lee, Seon‐Kap Hwang, Muho Han et al. · Plant Molecular Biology · 2007 · 222 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Plant Sciences +16

A single mutation that increases maize seed weight.

Michael J. Giroux, Janine R. Shaw, Gerard F. Barry et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 213 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Plant Biology +13