{"id":1375,"date":"2023-07-18T09:55:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=1375"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T05:00:16","slug":"areas07_pstress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-chikyu\/areas07_pstress\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Stress Responses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-69 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/theme.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"279\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Since plants cannot move, they must cope with various environmental stresses. In our group, we are focusing on &#8220;mineral stress&#8221; including deficiency of essential nutrients or excess of toxic and essential elements. We are working on the identification of transporters involved in the uptake, root-to-shoot translocation, and distribution\/redistribution of different mineral elements mainly in rice, and on the regulatory mechanisms of these transporters in response to environmental changes. Our goal is to improve the productivity and safety of crops through the manipulation of transporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/plant.stress\/index.html\">Link to group homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/\">Institute of Plant Science and ResourcesInstitute of Plant Science and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/MA.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prof. MA Jian Feng<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: maj <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[at]<\/span> rib.okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Plant stress, Mineral transport, Transporters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/27c3959acff5a7f474506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/YAMAJI.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assoc. Prof. YAMAJI Naoki<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: n-yamaji<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [at]<\/span> rib.okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Plant stress, Mineral transport, Transporters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/b5117bf384a0e7a674506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/MITANI.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assoc. Prof. MITANI Namiki<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: namiki-m<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [at]<\/span> rib.okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Plant stress, Mineral transport, Transporters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/380c4cc183201f2974506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Molecular mechanism of transport system of mineral elements<\/h5>\n<div style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/img1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/img1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/img2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_pstress\/img2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mineral elements including essential and toxic elements are transported from soil to different organs and tissues in plants, which are mediated by various transporters. However, most transporters have not been fully functionally characterized. We focus on transport systems in rice and are working on three different aspects; 1) identification and functional characterization of unknown transporters, 2) regulation mechanisms of transporters in response to environmental changes, 3) manipulation of useful transporters for better and safe crop production.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Since plants cannot move, they must cope with various environmental stresses. 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