Reproductive System RIKEN ECL Research Team
Development of crop reproductive system customized functional RNAs that are respectively adapted under harsh environments
RIKEN ECL Team Leader
Reina Komiya Ph.D. (Bioscience)
- 2007
- Ph.D., Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
- 2008
- Global COE Special Postdoctoral Fellow, NAIST
- 2009
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Genetics
- 2011
- Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- 2014
- Science and Technology Associate, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
- 2017
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) Researcher, JST (Concurrent Post)
- 2024
- RIKEN ECL Team Leader, Reproductive System RIKEN ECL Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (-current)
| Main Research Fields : | Biology |
|---|---|
| Related Research Fields : | Informatics / Interdisciplinary science and engineering / Biological Sciences / Biology / Agricultural sciences |
| Keywords : | Crop Science / Plant Reproduction / RNA Biology / Non-coding RNA・Non-coding Genomic Region / Mobile Signal |
| Strategic Program : |
Outline
We need to increase crop productivity and keep the yields stable under harsh environments, including global warming. Our research has focused on the reproductive roles of numerous NON-coding RNAs, which don’t encode protein, in crop sciences. This research aim is to elucidate the reproductive non-coding RNA system in plants and the importance of non-coding genomic regions that are ubiquitously present in higher organisms. As a final goal, we intend to develop the RNA regulation devices via functional RNAs that are respectively adapted under various environments.
Subjects
- Molecular mechanism of functional non-coding RNAs in plant reproduction
- Reproductive strategy in environmental response
- Cell-to-cell communication through mobile signals in stamen development
- Innovative RNA engineering for delivery system
- Imaging of a rice anther (a major part of the satmen)
- The anther was stained with SR2200, and fluorescence was strongly observed in somatic anther walls. More than 700 types of non-coding RNA are specifically expressed in the anthers.
CONTACT
reina.komiya [at] riken.jp
