Center of Biomembrane Functions Controlling Biological Systems◆FY2010-2015 Kochi University Research Center Project

■Theme 1　 Discovery of unknown components of the membrane structure 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (Component Group)
	Neurobiology of olfactory learning and individual recognition
	Hideto Kaba (Department of Physiology, Medical School)
	Identification of phage receptors and elucidation of their functions
	Shigenori Matsuzaki (Department of Microbiology and Infection, Medical School)
	A study on axon guidance molecules in the ventral telencephalon
	Shinji Hirano (Deapartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical School)
	Mechanisms for expression of selectin ligands on KL-6/MUC1
	Akihito Yokoyama (Department of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine, Medical School)

■Theme２　Identification of molecular interactions in the biomembranes (Network Group)
	Roles of brain phospholipids turnover in the central regulation of sympatho-adrenomedullary outflow
	Takahiro Shimizu (Department of Pharmacology, Medical School)
	Antigen recognition mechanism in the glycolipid-enriched lipid rafts
	Keiko Udaka (Department of Immunology, Medical School)
	Intermolecular network in membrane microdomains
	Koichi Honke (Department of Biochemistry, Medical School)

■Theme 3　Elucidation of signal transduction pathways from the membrane to the nucleus, and vice versa (Signal Group)
	New therapeutic approach to kidney diseases by regenerative medicine
	Yoshio Terada (Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Medical School)
	Crosstalk between epidermis and immunocytes to develop dermatitis after disruption of permeability barrier
	Shigetoshi Sano (Department of Dermalogy, Medical School)
	Non-coding RNA mediated regulation of cellular signaling
	Shuji Sakamoto (Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Science Research Center)
	Signaling mechanism regulating neural tube morphogenesis in ascidians
	Sigeki Fujiwara (Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Science)
	Cell signaling pathways leading to the formation of a resting cyst in protozoa
	Tatsuomi Matsuoka (Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science)
	Cell membrane molecules regulating viral gene expression and analysis of their signal transduction
	Masanori Daibata (Department of Microbiology and Infection, Medical School)

■Research Support（Support Group）
	Administration / Mass spectrometry
	*Koichi Honke (Department of Biochemistry, Medical School)*
	(1) Research support for the generation and analysis of transgenic mice (2) Development of in vivo imaging methods by MRI and other imaging technologies
	Masayuki Tsuda (Division of Laboratory Animal Science, Sicence Research Center)