Speaker: Hiroyuki Tsuji

Associate Professor

Kihara Institute for Biological Research

Yokohama City University 641-12 Maioka, Totsuka, Yokohama 244-0813 Japan

Email:  tsujih@yokohama-cu.ac.jp

Report title: guard cell 'omics reported mpk4 complexes and CO2 response

Report time: 10:30 am, November 8, 2019

Address: Shuhua multi function hall, College of life science and technology

Associate: Zhang Dabing

Reporter information:

Education

2004 Ph.D. in Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 

2001 M.S. in Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan. 

1999 B.S. in Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

 

Professional Experience

2015-Present Associate Professor, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Japan. 

2006-2015 Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. Working with Dr. Ko Shimamoto Laboratory. 

2004-2006 Post-doctoral Fellow, Bioscience and Biotechnology Centre, Nagoya University, Japan       Adviser: Dr. Makoto Matsuoka

 

Representative papers in recent five years:

1. Kaneko-Suzuki, M., Ishikawa, R., Terakawa, C., Kojima, C., Fujiwara, M., Ohki, I., Tsuji, H., Shimamoto, K., Taoka, K. (2018) TFL1-like proteins in rice antagonize rice FT-like protein in inflorescence development by competition for complex formation with 14-3-3 and FD. Plant Cell Physiol. 59:458–468. 

2. Tamaki, S., *Tsuji, H.(*Corresponding Author), Matsumoto, A., Fujita, A., Shimatani, Z., Terada, R., Sakamoto, T., Kurata, T., Shimamoto, K. (2015)FT-like proteins induce transposon silencing in the shoot apex during floral induction in rice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 112; E901-911.

3. *Tylewicz, S., *Tsuji, H., *Miskoloczi, P. (*Co-first Authors), Petterle, A., Azeez, A., Jonsson, K., Shimamoto, K., Bhalerao, R.P. (2015) Dual role of tree florigen activation complex component FD in photoperiodic growth control and adaptive response pathways. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 112; 3140-3145.  

4. *Taoka K, *Ohki I, *Tsuji H (*co-first authors), Furuita K, Hayashi K, Yanase T, Yamaguchi M, Nakashima C, Purwestri YA, Tamaki S, Ogaki Y, Shimada C, Nakagawa A, Kojima C, Shimamoto K (2011) 14-3-3 proteins act as intracellular receptors for rice Hd3a florigen. Nature 476: 332-335.