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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thrilled to share our new work led by former student Soyoung Jung, w/ Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center (WCIC)! By engineering soybeans as a chassis for betalains (natural red dyes), we opened the door for a cost-effective, sustainable replacement for synthetic Red #3 & #40. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3zhbt3wx

Pictures of soybean plants that accumulate high levels of natural red pigments, betalains.

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A huge thanks to everyone who attended and supported the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) meeting in Madison last week! We shared exciting science through oral/poster presentations and had stimulating discussions throughout. See you next summer 2027 at Cornell!

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Plant Metabolic Network 🌱 @plantmetabolism.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We are excited to announce that PMN is a sponsor at this year's Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA)! You can meet us during PSNA at our booth where we invite researchers to contribute their enzyme data to PMN's database! For more info: go.wisc.edu/PSNA2026

Outdoor seating area by a lake with text announcing the 65th Annual PSNA Meeting at University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 15-19, 2026, and a QR code for more info.

Informational flyer for a plant science conference, listing important dates, topics, sponsors, confirmed speakers, and discussion leaders, with various scientific journal and company logos.

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We are excited to have Mohan in Maeda lab and PMN team! Mohan brings expertise in plant enzyme characterization and aims to define multi-substrate specificity of aminotransferase family enzymes across the plant kingdom. Welcome!

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We are honored to be named a recipient of the 2025 WARF Innovation Award at the 100th anniversary of WARF! Our innovation of red soybean hyper-accumulating betalain natural pigments became possible through the partnership between UW's Botany research and the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center (WCIC).

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Thanks for featuring our article with the beautiful “aromatic” cover art!

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Nitrogen is vital for plant growth, yet its regulation is poorly understood. Jacob Kunkel and Jorge El-Azaz from our lab discovered that knocking out ACR11 boosts N metabolism but makes Arabidopsis hyper-sensitive to N. Understanding ACR11 could improve crop N use efficiency. tinyurl.com/6h298faa

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Thank you Dinesh Christendat for hosting the wonderful visit! I really enjoyed meeting with many students and faculty and learning about exciting plant science happening in Toronto!

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award and applications for the TPJ-PSNA Early Career Award! The deadline is January 30, 2026. Find the guideline at: www.psna-online.org/awards #PSNA #PlantMetabolism

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Our latest Plant Physiology paper identified four mutations in DAHP synthases that act synergistically to supercharge the shikimate pathway in BOP grasses, boosting aromatic chemical production. Read more at 🔗 tinyurl.com/yfvpvzm5 We greatly appreciate the support from @NSF PGRP and MCB!

The structure model of Brachypodium DAHP synthase (BdDHS1b), which carry four mutations that make this enzyme hyper active due to relaxed sensitivity to negative feedback inhibition.

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Our new study in Nature Plants maps how "multi-tasking" enzymes in plants transfer nitrogen, a key step toward improving crop N use efficiency. 🌱 Big thanks to our collaborators from Max Planck, Hokkaido Univ, & MSU, and for support from @NSF and @DOE. Learn more: rdcu.be/eFOFN #PlantMetabolism

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Mapping multi-substrate specificity of Arabidopsis aminotransferases

Nature Plants - Systematic characterization of Arabidopsis aminotransferase family enzymes uncovered many previously unrecognized activities and revealed their multi-substrate specificity, aspects...

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Save the date! The 65th Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) meeting is coming to Madison, WI, from June 15-19, 2026. Join us at the Memorial Union for exciting science, supportive community, and Wisconsin's finest! More info at psna-online.org #PSNA2026 #Phytochemistry #PlantScience

Pictures of the Memorial Union at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where the 2026 PSNA meeting will be held from June 15 to 19, 2026.

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Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Plants make thousands of #phenolic compounds—like morphine, auxin, anthocyanins, lignin—from the #ShikimatePathway. In our #TIBS review, Jorge El-Azaz discussed how multiple enzyme isoforms fine tune the production of diverse aromatic natural products in plants. #Metabolism #SyntheticBiology

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 📚 Curious how AI + multi-omics are revolutionizing plant metabolism research? 🌱 Check out Dang´s lab @plantbiocore.bsky.social, nice review on unlocking nature’s chemistry for next-gen bioproduction #plantscience #AI @ubcpress.bsky.social 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70288

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From data to discovery: leveraging big data in plant natural products biosynthesis research

Decoding complex plant metabolic pathways remains a significant scientific challenge. This review highlights how the integration of increasingly abundant big data from multi-omics technologies with a....

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