Plant Physiology Lab

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Exploring how plants build their bodies, from tissues and organs

The Plant Physiology Lab (Ito Group) studies, at the molecular level, how plant tissues form and how cells differentiate.
Plants acquired multicellular bodies independently of animals, and, living without moving around, have developed their own distinct mechanisms for building their bodies.
Using Arabidopsis thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha, the lab investigates these mechanisms with methods such as molecular biology, physiology, genetics, and imaging.

ResearchResearch themes

The lab aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of tissue formation and cell differentiation in plants. Using vascular tissue and the root apical meristem as models, it investigates the functions of key transcription factors and signaling molecules.

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Vascular and Root Tissue Formation↗

Using vascular tissue and the meristem at the root tip as models, the lab explores how plant tissues form and how cells differentiate. It analyzes key transcription factors and signaling molecules, as well as the mechanisms that regulate transcription.

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