Department of Cell Biology

Staff:

Professor

Eisuke Mekada, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Ryo Iwamoto, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Hiroto Mizushima, Ph.D.

Specially Appointed Researcher

Takashi Nakamura, Ph.D.

Graduate Student

Ryouji Konakawa

Soon Chai Fen

Hu Liuying

Ryosuke Ide

Shota Suzuki

Katsuhiko Nishiwaki

Maki Yamamoto

Ami Watanabe

Subjects:

1. The role of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor in development.
2. The mode of actions of membrane-anchored growth factors.
3. Ectodomain shedding mechanism of EGF family growth factor.
4. Physiological role of CD9 and the tetraspanin family proteins.

Papers published in 2015

1. Identification of diphtheria toxin R domain mutants with enhanced inhibitory activity against HB-EGF.

   Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroto Mizushima, Hiroyuki Abe, Ryo Iwamoto, Haruki Nakamura and Eisuke Mekada

   J Biochem, 157 (5), 331-343, 2015.

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Department of Cell Biology

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University