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Wellcome!

We have just started our new research project
for Cytoskeleton and Morphogenesis.

The cytoskeleton networks play central roles
for establishing cell and tissue architecture.
Among the cytoskeletal components,
"microtubules" serve as rails for intracellular trafficking
and their appropriate organization is critical
for the generation of cell polarity,
which is the foundation of cell differentiation, morphogenesis,
as well as the maintenance of homeostasis.
The microtubule array is not just a static railway network;
it undergoes repeated collapse and reassembly
during cell morphogenesis.
We have studied the molecular mechanisms
governing complex microtubule patterning and discovered
"microtubule plus-end-tracking proteins (+TIPs)",
which control the position of microtubule ends.
In this project, we are trying to find out novel systems
that integrate the communications
between cytoskeletons within cells and surrounding cells
in tissues and animals.

 

This research project is granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
through the "Funding Program for Next Generation World-Leading Researchers (NEXT Program)",
initiated by the Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP).

 

Feel free to contact us!
e-mail: y-kiyosue(@ mark)cdb.riken.jp