From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
中野 明彦 (なかの あきひこ)
NAKANO, Akihiko
| Title | Professor |
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| Affiliation | Department of Biological Sciences (Plant Science), Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 5, Faculty of Science Bldg.2, BF |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4469 24469 (ext.) |
Research Field
Molecular Cell Biology, Developmental Cell Biology
Research Subject
Molecular Mechanisms of Intracellular Membrane Traffic and Its Roles in Higher-order Functions
Current Research
Intracellular membrane traffic plays important roles in the formation and maintenance of cell polarity and further in the formation of tissue and organ through directional secretion and endocytosis. It also acts on the maintenance of homeostasis in the cell and environmental response through formation and maintenance of vacuole and other organelles. Mainly using the higher plant Arabidopsis as research materials, we are trying to understand the molecular mechanisms of membrane traffic and its roles in higher-order functions based on the methods of molecular genetics, biochemistry and cell biology.
Keywords
Membrane Traffic, Vesicle Trafficking, Cell Polarity, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, Vacuole, Endosome, Secretion, Endocytosis