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RIKEN BioResource Research Center (BRC®) Experimental Plant Division

Director: Masatomo Kobayashi (Ph.D.)

Research Summary

Masatomo  Kobayashi(Ph.D.)

Plant science is important for the production of food and useful materials as well as the preservation of the global environment. Since April 2002, the Experimental Plant Division has been selected as a national core institution of the Arabidopsis, plant cultured cells and DNA resources by the Japanese government. The aim of the laboratory is the collection, preservation and distribution of seeds, plant DNA materials and plant cultured cells. A model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana is the major origin of our resources. Development of novel technologies for the preservation and characterization of wild-type Arabidopsis and plant cultured cells is carried out. Training course is operated to distribute the technologies. In addition, we intend to establish a research platform of Brachypodium distachyon, a novel experimental plant of monocot, to contribute crop breeding research.

Main Research Fields

  • Biology

Related Research Fields

  • Biological Sciences
  • Agricultural Sciences

Keywords

  • Plant Bio-resource
  • Plant Genome Science
  • Plant Hormones

Selected Publications

  • 1.Sadhukhan, A, Kobayash,i Y, Nakano, Y, Iuchi, S, Kobayashi, M, Sahoo, L, and Koyama, H.
    "Genome-wide association study reveals that the aquaporin NIP1;1 contributes to
    variation in hydrogen peroxide sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana."
    Mol Plant S1674-2052 (17), 30199-5 (2017).
  • 2.Ariga, H, Katori, T, Tsuchimatsu, T, Hirase, T, Tajima, Y, Parker, JE, Alcázar, R, Koornneef, M, Hoekenga, O, Lipka, AE, Gore, MA, Sakakibara, H, Kojima, M, Kobayashi Y, Iuchi S, Kobayashi M, Shinozaki K, Sakata Y, Hayashi T, Saijo Y, and Taji T.
    "NLR locus-mediated trade-off between abiotic and biotic stress adaptation in Arabidopsis."
    Nat Plants 3:17072. (2017).
  • 3.Kobayashi, Y, Sadhukhan, A, Tazib, T, Nakano, Y, Kusunoki, K, Kamara, M, Chaffai, R, Iuchi, S, Sahoo, L, Kobayashi, M, Hoekenga, OA, and Koyam,a H.
    "Joint genetic and network analyses identify loci associated with root growth under NaCl stress in Arabidopsis thaliana."
    Plant Cell Environ. 39(4), 918-34 (2016).
  • 4.Tokizawa, M, Kobayashi, Y, Saito, T, Kobayashi, M, Iuchi, S, Nomoto, M, Tada, Y, Yamamoto, YY, and Koyama, H.
    "SENSITIVE TO PROTON RHIZOTOXICITY1, CALMODULIN BINDING TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR2, and Other Transcription Factors Are Involved in ALUMINUM-ACTIVATED MALATE TRANSPORTER1 Expression."
    Plant Physiol. Mar;167(3), 991-1003 (2015).
  • 5.Kinoshita, A, ten Hove, CA, Tabata, R, Yamada, M, Shimizu, N, Ishida, T, Yamaguchi, K, Shigenobu, S, Takebayashi, Y, Iuchi, S, Kobayashi, M, Kurata, T, Wada, T, Seo, M, Hasebe, M, Blilou, I, Fukuda, H, Scheres, B, Heidstra, R, Kamiya, Y, and Sawa, S.
    "A plant U-box protein, PUB4, regulates asymmetric cell division and cell proliferation in the root meristem."
    Development 142(3), 444-53 (2015)
  • 6.Chen, Y, Hou, M, Liu, L, Wu, S, Shen, Y, Ishiyama, K, Kobayashi, M, McCarty, DR, and Tan, BC.
    "The maize DWARF1 encodes a gibberellin 3-oxidase and is dual localized to the nucleus and cytosol."
    Plant Physiol. 166(4),2028-39 (2014)
  • 7.Himuro, Y, Ishiyama, K, Mori, F, Gondo, T, Takahashi, F, Shinozaki, K, Kobayashi, M, and Akashi, R.
    "Arabidopsis galactinol synthase AtGolS2 improves drought tolerance in the monocot model Brachypodium distachyon."
    J Plant Physiol. 171(13), 1127-31 (2014)
  • 8.Satou, M, Enoki H, Oikawa, A, Ohta, D, Saito, K, Hachiya, T, Sakakibara, H, Kusano, M, Fukushima, A, Saito, K, Kobayashi, M, Nagata, N, Myouga, F, Shinozaki, K, and Motohashi, R.
    "Integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolome of Arabidopsis albino or pale green mutants with disrupted nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins."
    Plant Mol Biol. 85(4-5), 411-28 (2014)
  • 9.Sawaki, Y, Kobayashi, Y, Kihara-Doi, T, Nishikubo, N, Kawazu, T, Kobayashi, M, Kobayash,i Y, Iuchi, S, Koyama, H, and Sato, S.
    "Identification of a STOP1-like protein in Eucalyptus that regulates transcription of Al tolerance genes."
    Plant Sci. 223, 8-15 (2014)
  • 10.Fukami-Kobayashi, K, Nakamura, Y, Tamura, T, and Kobayashi, M.
    "SABRE2: a database connecting plant EST/full-length cDNA clones with Arabidopsis information."
    Plant Cell Physiol. 55(1), e5 (2014)

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Lab Members

Principal investigator

Masatomo Kobayashi
Director

Core members

Satoshi Iuchi
Senior Research Scientist
Hiroshi Abe
Senior Research Scientist
Toshihiro Kobayashi
Senior Research Scientist
Shiori Ota
Technical Staff II
Mayumi Sugawara
Technical Staff II
Atsuko Iuchi
Technical Staff II
Kanako Ishiyama
Technical Staff II
Fumie Mori
Technical Staff II
Yuri Shitomi
Technical Staff II
Yukie Aso
Technical Staff II
Megumi Honjo
Technical Staff II
Atsuko Matsuda
Technical Staff II

Contact Information

3-1-1 Koyadai
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-0074 Japan
Email: kobayasi [at] rtc.riken.jp

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