Takumi Takeda
Personal Details |
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| Name | : Dr. Takumi Takeda | |
| Nationality | : Japanese | |
| Former position in group | : Postdoctoral researcher | |
Degrees
- PhD in Gene Expression of Woody Plants, Kyoto University, 2000
Research interests
Xyloglucan is major polysaccharide of primary cell wall in Dicot plants and proposed to be associated with cell elongation. A cleavage of xyloglucan tether formed between cellulose microfibrils by hydrogen bond may cause cell wall loosening in elongating cells. On the other hand, formation of newly generated tether gives the increase in physical properties to cell wall. My project involved a study of the significance of xyloglucan tether during cell elongation in vivo and in vitro.
Publications
- Takumi Takeda, Yashshi Mitsuishi, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi. Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase in Suspension-cultured Poplar Cells. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 60, 1950-1955 (1996).
- Takumi Takeda, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi. Expression of Gene Encoding Endo-1,4-b-glucanase in Suspension-cultured Poplar Cells. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 61, 907-908 (1997).
- Takumi Takeda, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi. A Homologue of EGL1 Encoding Endo-1,4-b-glucanase in Elongating Pea Stems. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 64, 636-640 (2000).
Conference contributions
- Takumi Takeda, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi: Expression of endo-1,4-b-glucanase gene in suspension-cultured poplar cells, 7th Cell Wall Meeting, Spain (1995).
- Takumi Takeda, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi: Expression of gene encoding endo-1,4-b-glucanase, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase and expansin in elongating pea stems, Plant Physiology, Canada (1997).
- Takumi Takeda, Fukumi Sakai and Takahisa Hayashi: Expression of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase during cellulose biosynthesis in auxin-treated pea stems, Gordon Research Conference, America (2000).
- Takumi Takeda, Yuzo Furuta, Tatsuya Awano, Koichi Mizuno and Takahisa Hayashi: Xyloglucans control cell growth in pea stems, 13th Cell Wall Meeting, France (2001).
Research Funded by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science