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Shinya Hagihara

Shinya Hagihara

RIKEN

Team Director

Japan

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Plant chemical biology, Sustainable agriculture, New breeding technology

ACADEMIC CAREER

B.S., 1998, Kyoto University; Ph.D., 2003, Kyoto University (advisor: Isao Saito); Postdoctoral Training, 2003-2007, RIKEN (advisor: Yukishige Ito); Postdoctoral Training, 2007-2008, University of Geneva (advisor: Stefan Matile); Assistant Professor, 2008-2013, Tohoku University, Associate Professor. 2013-2018, Nagoya University, Team Director, 2018-present, RIKEN

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Chemical genetics reveals cross-regulation of plant developmental signaling by the immune peptide-receptor pathway. Herrmann, A. et al. Science advances, 11, eads3718 (2025)

  • Discovery of a Plant 14-3-3 Inhibitor Possessing Isoform Selectivity and In Planta Activity. Nishiyama, K., et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 63, e202400218 (2024)

  • A super-sensitive auxin-inducible degron system with an engineered auxin-TIR1 pair. Nishimura, K., et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 48, e108 (2020)

  • Isoform-selective regulation of mammalian cryptochromes. Simon, N., et al. Nat. Chem. Biol., 16, 676-685 (2020)

  • Rapid and reversible root growth inhibition by TIR1 auxin signalling. Fendrych, M., et al. Nat. Plants, 4, 453-459 (2018)

  • Chemical hijacking of auxin signaling with an engineered auxin-TIR1 pair. Uchida, N., et al. Nat. Chem. Biol., 14, 299-307 (2018)

  • Discovery of Shoot Branching Regulator Targeting Strigolactone Receptor DWARF14. Yoshimura, M., et al. ACS Cent. Sci., 4, 230-234 (2018)

  • Probing strigolactone receptors in Striga hermonthica with fluorescence. Tsuchiya, Y., et al. Science, 349, 864-868 (2015)

WHY MY LAB?

Research environment for interdisciplinary research between chemistry and plant biology that contribute to sustainable food production, and support program for non-Japanese students (e.g., RIKEN IPA program).

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