时 间：2016年3月3日上午9:30-10:30
地 点：禧强楼报告厅
主办单位：海峡联合研究院园艺中心
题 目：Known proteins, unexpected functions: a new insight into
the transport mechanism of arsenite and cesium
报 告 人：Abidur Rahman
Profile：Associate Professor
CryobiofrontierResearchCenter Faculty of AgricultureIwateUniversity.
Ph.D-2001- Kobe University, Japan；
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow-2002-Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute；
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher- 2003-2006- Biology Department University of Massachusetts，Amherst-USA.
Current research topics in the lab
Understanding the role of auxin in regulating temperature stress mediated growth and development.
Mechanism of subcellular targeting of auxin efflux proteins;
Understanding the molecular cross talk between actin and hormones during meristem development.
Elucidating the regulatory/ molecular mechanism of 2,4-D induced change in cytoskeletal structure and its impact on
selective herbicidal action on monocots and dicots.
Understanding the role of actin dynamicity in determining the plants response to auxin.
Elucidating the molecular pathway of IBA response in plant development.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cadmium and caesium toxicity in plants to engineer hyperaccumulator
plants for phytoremediation.
Publications
1. Hanzawa T, Shibasaki K, Numata T, Kawamura K, Gaude T, Rahman A* (2013) Cellular auxin homeostasis under
high temperature is regulated through a SORTING NEXIN 1 dependentendosomal trafficking pathway. Plant Cell doi/10.1105/tpc.113.115881
2. Rahman A* , Takahashi M, Shibasaki K, Wu S, Inaba T, Tsurumi S, Baskin TI (2010) Gravitropism of Arabidopsis
thaliana roots requires the polarization of PIN2 toward the root tip in meristematic cortical cells. Plant Cell 22: 1762-1776.
3. Shibasaki K, Uemura M, Tsurumi S, Rahman A* (2009) Auxin response in Arabidopsis under cold stress: underlying molecular
mechanisms. Plant Cell21: 3823-3838
4. Okamoto T, Tsurumi S, Shibasaki K, Obana Y, Takaji H, Oono Y, Rahman A* (2008) Genetic Dissection of Hormonal Responses
in the Roots of Arabidopsis Grown under Continuous Mechanical Impedance. Plant Physiol146: 1651-1662