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53Department of Applied BiologyExploring the undiscovered abilities of plants to tap their power to enrich our livesI am carrying out research into the numerous functions of plants. For instance, plants have the ability to attach sugars such as glucose to substances they produce, store them in cells, and then remove the sugar later when it is required. My lab is examining whether this function can be put to use in medicine through application to the processing of substances.Associate Professor Taguchi took his current position after working as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University and at the University's DNA research facility. His area of research is applied biochemistry, specically enzyme reactions and DNA analysis related to the production of useful plant materials and their practical application.The plants we are researching have the ability to neutralize hazardous substances to protect themselves, and this ability can be utilized for environmental cleanup. By researching and explaining the power of plants, we can discover numerous capabilities that can be applied in our daily lives.Outlook for researchGraduates are employed by food companies and companies involved in analysis or pharmaceutical products. Many are also employed by agricultural companies.Outlook for students after graduationThe leaves of the mulberry tree contain a substance that is eective in lowering blood sugar. We are studying the mechanism by which that substance is created.DNA is extracted from the familiar green horseradish leaf, which contains antioxidants.A student analyzes the base sequence of DNA extracted from a plant.Goro TaguchiAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Applied BiologyUtilizing Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which carries out genetic engineering on its ownI am carrying out research on how to use A. tumefaciens, which has the ability to insert its own DNA into the chromosomes of plants, to develop DNA insertion methods for numerous crops; research to infect plants with A. tumefaciens to create useful substances; and research to alter A. tumefaciens through genetic engineering to give the bacterium new capabilities.Associate Professor Nogawa took his current position after working as an assistant professor at the Nagaoka University of Technology and as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University. His principal areas of research are genetic engineering and applied microbiology focusing on plants and microorganisms.In addition to creating plants that do not need pesticides, we can create raw materials for industry and pharmaceuticals. Through the use of genetically modied plants, these substances will be created using only solar energy and CO2.Outlook for researchWhile many graduates are employed by food companies, others work at computer and chemical companies and as public ocials, for example as plant protection ocers.Outlook for students after graduationTransformed mulberry produced more cytokinin from ipt gene which integrated into plant genome by in planta method. Transformant did not show apical dominance.VirE2 protein transfers foreign DNA into plant nucleus. Modied VirE2 protein localized in plastid (chloroplast). Blue: nucleus, Green: modied VirE2.Wild type VirE2Modied VirE2Masahiro NogawaAssociate ProfessorTransformantNON-transformant

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