Updated : October 6, 2020

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Supervisor

Shin Takasawa (Professor and Chairman)

Asako Itaya-Hironaka (Associate Professor)

Akiyo Yamauchi (Assistant Professor)

Specialized Subjects

1. Physiological and pathological significance of the CD38-cyclic ADP-ribose signal system.
2. Physiological and pathological significance of the regenerating gene (Reg)-Reg receptor system.
3. Translational control of proinsulin biosynthesis.
4. Cell death and regeneration in salivary gland.
5. Effects of intermittent hypoxia in mammalian cells and its molecular mechanisms.
6. Reg family genes and proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic targets in cancer.
7. Reg family genes and proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic targets in autoimmune diseases.