Research Task
Development of technology to control plant growth and morphogenesis by modifying the cytoskeleton
Understanding the mechanism of plant cell wall formation and development of technology for cell wall engineering
Understanding the mechanism of plant cell wall formation and development of technology for cell wall engineering
Research Keywords
Plants, Cytoskeletons, Cell wall, Growth, Morphogenesis
Application Fields
Biofunctional applications, Biomanufacturing
Skills
Transgenic, Genome editing, Imaging analysis
Cytoskeletal proteins, actin and microtubules, form filaments in plant cells and perform diverse functions through material transport. We are working to understand the functional mechanisms of the cytoskeleton and to develop fundamental technologies to control plant functions.