Hiroki Takagi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

Researcher Hiroki Takagi has made significant contributions to various fields, including plant biology, microbiology, and disease modeling. In plant biology, studies have elucidated the prebiotic effect of galacto-<i>n</i>-biose on intestinal lactic acid bacteria, enhancing acetate production, and identified a new pathogen effector in rice-blast fungus interactions. Additionally, research on rice has revealed the impact of regulatory factor14h on low-temperature seed germination, breeding applications, and epigenetic regulation of ecotype-specific heat-activated transposon expression. Furthermore, Takagi's work in microbiology and disease modeling has led to discoveries on the production of putrescine by Lactilactobacillus curvatus, a potential antimicrobial agent, and the identification of Arabidopsis genes involved in plant immunity and resistance to diseases such as Niemann-Pick type C disease.