Dr. Emiko Harada

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsPlant Physiology,Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
KeywordsCalcareous soil, submerged plant, hyperaccumulating plant, phytoremediation, heavy metal

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityHIkone
InstitutionThe University of Shiga Prefecture
InstituteSchool of Environmental Sciences
Homepagehttp://www.ses.usp.ac.jp/shigen/staff/stf_harada.html

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dierk ScheelAbteilung Stress- und Entwicklungsbiologie, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle (IPB), Halle (Saale)
Prof. Dr. Stephan ClemensAbteilung Stress- und Entwicklungsbiologie, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle (IPB), Halle (Saale)
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2002

Programme(s)

2001Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2007Sarret G, Isaure MP, Marcus MA, Harada E, Choi YE, Pairis S, Fakra S, Manceau A. Chemical forms of calcium in Ca,Zn- and Ca,Cd-containing grains excreted by tobacco trichomes. . In: Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2007, 738-746
2006Sarret G, Harada E, Choi YE, Isaure MP, Geoffroy N, Fakra S, Marcus MA, Birschwilks M, Clemens S, Manceau A: Tobacco detoxify toxic levels of zinc by exuding Zn-substituted calcite and Zn phosphate through the trichomes. In: Plant Physiology , 2006, 1021-1034
2005Seo JW, Jeong JH, Shin CG, Lo SC, Han SS, Yu KW, Harada E, Han, JY Choi YE. Hyperproduction of phytosterols and triterpene saponins by Eleutherococcus senticosus transgenically overexpressing the squalene synthase gene. . In: Phytochemistry, 2005, 869-877
2005Choi YE, Harada E.: Roles of calcium and cadmium on Cd-containing intra-and extracellular formation of Ca crystals in tobacco. . In: J Plant Biology, 2005, 113-119
2004Harada E, v. Roepenack-Lahaye E, Clemens S.: A cyanobacterial protein with similarity to phytochelatin synthases catalyzes the conversion of glutathione to gamma-glutamylcysteine and lacks phytochelatin synthase activity. . In: Phytochemistry , 2004, 3179-3185
2004Weber M, Harada E, Vess C, v. Roepenack-Lahaye E, Clemens S. Comparative microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis halleri roots identifies nicotianamine synthase, a ZIP transporter and other genes as metal hyperaccumulation factors.. In: Plant J, 2004, 269-281
2004Choi YE, Harada E, Kim GH, Yoon ES, Sano H. Distribution of Elements on Tobacco Trichomes and leaves under cadmium and sodium stresses. . In: J Plant Biology , 2004, 75-82