Research Task
"Elucidation of biosynthesis and regulation mechanisms of plant secondary metabolisms
Development of host plant suitable for useful metabolite production
Development of genome-editing technology
Development of host plant suitable for useful metabolite production
Development of genome-editing technology
Research Keywords
plant secondary metabolism, triterpene, genome editing, metabolic engineering
Application Fields
Biomanufacturing, Biofunctional applications
Skills
genome editing, NGS (Next-Generation Sequencing), hairy root, particle bombardment
We are investigating the biosynthetic and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of useful plant secondary metabolites, mainly triterpenes, and developing useful metabolite production technologies based on these mechanisms. We are also working on the development of transformation and genome editing technologies to accelerate development of host plants for useful metabolite production.