教員紹介

Professor

Maruyama Akiko

Research Interests

“Effects of sulfur deficiency on the uptake and transport of other nutrients in plants”
“Regulatory mechanism of glucosinolates catabolism in plants”
“Role of sulfur metabolism in plant response and adaptation to environmental stress”
“Essentiality of selenium for plants and plant tolerance to selenate”
“Effects of heavy metal treatment on sulfur assimilation and metabolism, and the physiological meaning of the effects”
“Regulatory mechanism of sulfur assimilation and metabolism in plants”
“Identification and characterization of the sulfur response mutants to identify novel regulatory proteins of sulfur assimilation and metabolism”
“Transcriptional regulation of sulfate transporters in response to sulfur nutritional status”
“Molecular mechanism of sulfate uptake and translocation in plants”
“Functional identification of the proteins which transcript accumulation are regulated by sulfur level”
“Regulatory mechanism of glucosinolates synthesis in plants”

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Outline Activities

I am responsible for undergraduate and graduate education in disciplines related to plant nutrition, i.e., Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, and Plant Physiology, etc.Our research focuses on the mechanisms and regulation of the acquisition, assimilation, and metabolism of sulfur, an essential plant nutrient, as well as the contribution of sulfur metabolism and sulfur-containing metabolites to the environmental stress responses (nutrient deficiencies, heavy metals, drought, disease, etc.) in plants.I'm also contributing the society through volunteering activities such as education, public seminars, and committee member activities in the related academic organizations.

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Educational Activities

Undergraduate School

Laboratory Course of Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry I
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry II

Graduate School

Master's Thesis Research II
Seminar in a Specified Field II
Master's Thesis