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Cambial Stem Cell System RIKEN ECL Research Unit

Main Research Fields :
Biology
Related Research Fields :
Agricultural sciences
Keywords :
Secondary Growth / Cambium / Stem Cell / Environmental Response / Morphogenesis
Project :
B

Elucidating the stem cell systems that enable continuous plant growth

RIKEN ECL Unit Leader

Dongbo Shi Ph.D.

Dongbo Shi

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2014
Ph.D., Kyoto University, Graduate School of Biostudies
2016
Germany, Heidelberg University, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
2020
Germany, Heidelberg University, JSPS Overseas Research Fellow
2020
Germany, Heidelberg University, JST PRESTO Researcher
2021
RIKEN CSRS, JST PRESTO Researcher
2022
Germany, University of Potsdam, Junior Group Leader
2024
RIKEN ECL Unit Leader, Cambial Stem Cell System RIKEN ECL Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (-current)

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RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Cambial Stem Cell System RIKEN ECL Research Unit

tohaku.seki

YokohamaAccess
1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan

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Outline

Many plants can continue to grow throughout their lives. Stem cells play an important role in the continued growth of plants, and among them, cambial stem cells have been the driving force behind the secondary growth of plants, contributing to the gigantic size of land plants. Cambial stem cells maintain themselves while differentiating into various cell types and change their activity in response to the environment, such as the seasons in coordination with surrounding cells. However, many of the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. By uncovering these mechanisms, we will reveal the plant-like nature of growth at the cellular level and explore the differences in survival strategies between plants and animals.

Subjects

  1. Molecular mechanisms governing secondary growth.
  2. Dynamics of cambial stem cells.
  3. Environmental response of cambial stem cells
Single cambial stem cell contributes to both xylem and phloem
Cambial stem cells form a cell layer