多様な姿で多彩な役割を果たす色素体。植物の生命の原動力となるそのダイナミクスを明らかにする
Uncovering the dynamics of plastids, the power driving plant life
白色体、有色体、葉緑体...植物細胞特有のオルガネラ「色素体」は、
植物の一生の中で、色や姿かたち、機能をさまざまに変化させます。
色素体の変わる能力の秘密を解き明かし、それが植物の多様な生に果たす役割を探求します。
Goals of our Area : Plastids, such as leucoplasts, chromoplasts, and chloroplasts, are organelles unique to plant cells. Throughout the plant's life, these plastids change in color, shape, and function in various ways. We aim to uncover the mechanisms underlying plastid plasticity and explore the roles of plastids in the diverse life of plants.
Functional analysis of the factors regulating plastid reprogramming
to uncover how cells and plastids undergo coordinated phase transitions when the state of cellular differentiation changes.
Elucidation of lipid-mediated thylakoid biogenesis and chloroplast differentiation
to clarify how thylakoid membranes are formed and how this process contributes to chloroplast fate determination in plant cells.
Investigation of the regulatory mechanism of plastid in the tissue differentiation of grass plants
by identifying the factors that determine plastid differentiation and understand the mechanisms, with applications to plant organoid culture technologies.
Elucidating the mechanisms of chloroplast collapse and zombification
to uncover the intercellular mechanisms behind plastid collapse and zombification caused by pathogens, with the aim of improving plant disease resistance.
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