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FUKAO YOICHIRO

Department / Course College of Life Sciences Department of Bioinformatics

Title / Position Professor

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Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Life Sciences
2.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration Japan Biochar Research Center

Academic background
1.	～2003/03	Doctorial Course │ Department of Molecular Biomechanics │ School of Life Science │ The Graduate University for Advanced Studies │ Completed Ph. D. (Doctor of Science)
2.	～1998/03	Department of Bioscience │ Faculty of Biotechnology │ Fukui Prefectural Unicersity │ Graduated

Research activities
1.		International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO)
2.		The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

Subject of research
1.	Studies on the tolerance mechanisms to environmental stress in plants

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of zinc deficient stresses tolerance in plants Plants are sessile organisms that need to live in several places even though environmental conditions are not suitable for them. We have special interest in the molecules involved in tolerance to Zn deficiency in plant cells. Among the essential trace elements in plants, Zn shortage threatens nearly 50% of cultivated fields worldwide. Therefore, we have been searching for proteins and peptides with essential functions for tolerance to Zn deficiency, by applying comprehensive omics techniques as a strategy. Proteins and peptides of particular interest are studied one by one using biochemical and molecular biological approaches, to understand how plants adapt to Zn deficiency. We have been especially focusing on peptides that were recently identified in plants by genome wide bioinformatics approaches.

Present specialized field
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology, Plant nutrition/Soil science (Keyword：Plant, Minerals, Heat Stress, Omics)

Books
1.	2015	Peptide separation methodologies for in-depth proteomics. │ ,pp.195-209
2.	2014	Omics based approaches for improvement of common bean. │ ,pp.271–302
3.	2008	Peroxisome │ ,pp.377-389

Papers
1.	2024/05	An NLR paralog Pit2 generated from tandem duplication of Pit1 fine-tunes Pit1 localization and function. │ Nature communications │ 15 (1),pp.4610
2.	2024/05	ARGONAUTE1-binding Tudor domain proteins function in small interfering RNA production for RNA-directed DNA methylation. │ Plant physiology │ 195 (2),pp.1333-1346
3.	2022/04/27	The endoplasmic reticulum membrane-bending protein RETICULON facilitates chloroplast relocation movement in Marchantia polymorpha │ Plant journal │ 111 (1),pp.205-216
4.	2022/02/28	Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst │ Plant Physuiology │ 189 (2),pp.839-857
5.	2022/01/28	The TGN/EE SNARE protein SYP61 and the ubiquitin ligase ATL31 cooperatively regulate plant responses to carbon/nitrogen conditions in Arabidopsis │ Plant Cell │ 34 (4),pp.1354-1374
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/10	Characterization of plastids in zinc-deficient Arabidopsis roots
2.	2023/10	MAIGO3-mediated capture-and-release of ER exit sites facilitates protein transport from ER to Golgi stacks in Arabidopsis
3.	2023/06	Defensin-like proteins induced by zinc deficiency are involved in Arabidopsis root elongation
4.	2023/06	Dynamics of Plasma Membrane Nanodomains during Disease Response in Arabidopsis thaliana
5.	2023/06	Histone chaperone NAP1 proteins are involved in nitrogen deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana
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External Researcher ID
ORCID ID
0000-0003-0760-570X