KASAHARA Hiroyuki

Professional Career

Apr, 1997 - Nov, 2000 : Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University
Dec, 2000 - Mar, 2005 : Researcher, Plant Science Center, RIKEN
Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2012 : Senior Research Scientist, Plant Science Center, RIKEN
Dec, 2011 - Mar, 2015 : PRESTO Researcher (concurrent), JST
Apr, 2012 - Jan, 2016 : Senior Research Scientist, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
Feb, 2016 - Mar, 2016 : Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Apr, 2016 - Jan, 2021 : Professor, Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Feb, 2016 - Present : RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
Feb, 2021 - Present : Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Academic Degrees

1997/03 Ph.D. in Engineering, Kindai University

Research Interests

Plant hormone, Auxin, Indole-3-acetic acid, Phenylacetic acid, Metabolism, Arabidopsis

Publications

• Harada, M., Kubotsu, T., Agui, T., Dai, X., Zhao, Y., Kasahara, H., Hayashi, K. Investigation of physiological roles of UDP-glycosyltransferase UGT76F2 in auxin homeostasis through the TAA-YUCCA auxin biosynthesis pathway. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.).　88 (11), 1326-1335, 2024
• Lee, C.-Y., Harper, C.P., Lee, S.G., Qi, Y., Clay, T., Aoi, Y., Jez, J.M., Kasahara, H., Blodgett, J.A.V., Kunkel, B.N. Investigating the biosynthesis and roles of the auxin phenylacetic acid during Pseudomonas syringae-Arabidopsis thaliana pathogenesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (Front Plant Sci.). 15:1408833, 2024
• Katagiri, S., Kamiyama, Y., Yamashita, K., Iizumi, S., Suzuki, R., Aoi, Y., Takahashi, F., Kasahara, H., Kinoshita, T. and Umezawa, T. Accumulation of Phosphorylated SnRK2 Substrate 1 Promotes Drought Escape in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology 2024, 5(2), 259-268. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcad146.