Metabolomics Research Group
Group Director Kazuki Saito
Deputy Group DirectorMasanori Arita
Building a Research Platform
We are responsible for building a research platform aimed at improving plant production based on integrated genome sciences founded on metabolome research. We perform comprehensive analyses of gene expression and exhaustive metabolite analyses using model plants, such as Arabidopsis, and plants in practical use, such as crops and medicinal plants. Using this information, we investigate metabolism-related functions in plant physiological responses and growth processes with the objective of identifying new and useful gene functions and networks. In addition, we focus on bioinformatics analyses in order to integrate metabolomes, transcriptomes, and proteomes with the aim of a systematic analysis of plants.
Metabolomics
The identification and quantification of all metabolites in a cell and correlating these to genomic functions.
- Metabolome Analysis Research Team
- Team leader Kazuki Saito
Fundamentals for metabolomics research - comprehensive metabolic profiling by mass spectrometry
- Metabolic Systems Research Team
- Team leader Masami Yokota Hirai
Elucidation of plant production by comprehensive analyses of metabolites and transcripts.
- Advanced NMR Metabomics Research Unit
- Unit leader Jun Kikuchi
Novel methods for measurement of living systems are making new breakthroughs in life science.
- Integrated Genomics Research Team
- Unit leader Yukihisa Shimada
Integration of omics data brings in a new era.
- Integrated Genome Informatics Research Unit
- Unit leader Tetsuya Sakurai
Integration of plant information, and development of analysis support environment.
- Metabolome Informatics Research Unit
- Unit leader Masanori Arita
Biology will marry with computer science.