2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Molecular mechanism of stomatal movements in response to the environmental stimuli

Planned Research

Project Area	Integrated analysis of strategies for plant survival and growth in response to global environmental changes
Project/Area Number	22119005
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Review Section	Biological Sciences
Research Institution	Nagoya University
Principal Investigator	KINOSHITA Toshinori 名古屋大学, 理学研究科(WPI), 教授 (50271101)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	TAKAHASHI Koji 名古屋大学, 大学院理学研究科, 助教 (40283379) INOUE Shin-ichiro 名古屋大学, 大学院理学研究科, 助教 (40532693)
Project Period (FY)	2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywords	植物 / 気孔 / 環境応答 / 細胞膜H+-ATPase / 青色光 / アブシジン酸 / 成長促進 / 乾燥耐性
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Stomata in the plant epidermis regulate gas exchange between plants and atmosphere. Stomatal aperture is regulates numerous environmental signals. Opening of stomata induces uptake of CO2 for photosynthesis and transpiration. In this study, we investigated signaling pathways for stomatal opening and closing by genetic, physiological, and biochemical methods. In addition, we examined effect of stomatal aperture in the transgenic plants on plant growth and drought resistance.
Free Research Field	植物分子生理学