Selective regulation of salicylic acid signaling for inducing the systemic acquired resistance of various crops

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05621
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Applied biochemistry
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Miyakawa Takuya 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 特任准教授 (50596559)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 植物ホルモン / サリチル酸 / 抵抗性誘導剤 / X線結晶構造解析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone that regulates the immune response of plants and induces systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to prevent infection of plant pathogens. In SA signaling, NPR proteins function as SA receptors and control the expression of SA responsive genes. In this study, we investigated the complex formation of NPR proteins and the transcription factor for SA responsive genes, and then conducted a structural biology study on the regulation mechanism of SA signaling by NPR proteins.

Free Research Field

構造生物学