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Laboratory of Plant Epigenetics
Associate Professor / NISHIMURA Taisuke
Associate ProfessorNISHIMURA Taisuke
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- "Epigenetics", a control mechanism of gene expression
- Positive action and Logical thinking
- Improvement of plant genetic engineering
Supervisor
Associate Professor / Taisuke NISHIMURA
Dr. Nishimura always puts students first. He kindly helps us solve them, when we have difficulties in our research activities. He also gives us opportunities to develop logical thinking and presentation skills. We enjoy talking with him to get a lot of knowledge in various fields.
Research Content
In eukaryotes, chemical modifications of DNA, such as DNA methylation, determine which genes are expressed from the genome. The determinant process by DNA methylation is often independent of any changes of DNA sequence itself. Such a regulatory mechanism is called epigenetics. In plants, DNA methylation patterns are maintained from generation to generation. We apply the epigenetic regulation systems to developing a new breeding technique using model plants; Arabidopsis and tomato.
Observation of transgenic plants expressing GFP fusion protein using fluorescence microscope.
A Day in the Lab
Because our experiments use plants as experimental materials, we need to grow plants of the appropriate stage for each experiment. Therefore, we need to consider plant growth when scheduling our experiments. The results of the experiments are shared at the weekly progress seminar. Dr. Nishimura gives us advices for the next step in the seminar. In weekly journal club, one of lab members introduce us interesting articles in biological field. Lab members get along well regardless of grade level, and the student room's atmosphere is always good.
Group photo
Thesis Subjects
- (B)Study on the mechanism of gene silencing that involves the Arabidopsis hda19-3 mutant
- (M)Genetic analysis of epi-alleles on chromosome 1 involved in leaf development of Arabidopsis thaliana.
- (M)Transcriptome and genetic approaches to identify the epi-alleles responsible for high shoot regeneration activity.
The number of
PhD Graduates
0
Major employers of Graduates
- MACOHO Co., Ltd
- Kosaka Construction Co., Ltd.
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- TOKAN KOGYO CO., LTD.
- Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation
- HOKURIKU ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
- Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
- NAKABOHTEC CORROSION PROTECTING CO.,LTD.
- NIPRO PHARMA CORPORATION
- NAGASAKA APIARY CO.,LTD.
