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Cell Function Lab
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The lab explores the mechanisms of development, the nervous system, and cells using a variety of approaches.
AboutAbout the lab
Independent research, advanced in collaboration
The Cell Function Lab is a research group in the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Science and the Biological Science Division of the Graduate School of Science at Kyushu University, in which each faculty member conducts research on an independent theme.
The materials and methods vary widely, including frog eggs, praying mantises, cultured animal cells, nematodes, and mathematical models.
Faculty members collaborate so that each line of research can develop.
The lab aims to train undergraduate and graduate students with broad perspectives and a wide range of research skills.
Key terms
- Cell cycle
- The sequence of steps, from growth to division, that a cell goes through when it proliferates
- Sensorimotor transformation
- The mechanism that generates appropriate motor commands in response to sensory information
- Organelle
- A structure inside a cell. Each has its own function and works in coordination with the others
ResearchResearch themes
Each faculty member pursues an independent theme, studying mechanisms in development, the nervous system, and inside cells, among other areas. Materials and methods vary widely, using African clawed frogs, praying mantises, cultured animal cells, nematodes, and mathematical models.
*Illustrative imageControl of the cell cycle in early development
Development, in which a single fertilized egg repeats cell division to become a complex organism, is the result of harmonious cell proliferation. The lab studies the basic mechanisms controlling cell proliferation and, building on them, aims to elucidate the mechanisms of individual development.
*Illustrative imageNeural mechanisms of motor control in insects
The forelegs (sickles) of a praying mantis catching prey change their movement depending on the prey's position. The mechanism of "sensorimotor transformation," which produces appropriate motor commands from sensory information, is poorly understood, and the lab investigates the structure and function of the nervous system to elucidate the neural circuits.
*Illustrative imageAnalyzing biological phenomena with mathematical models
The lab uses mathematical models to analyze phenomena studied in neuroscience and biophysics. Examples include short-term plasticity in synaptic transmission and intracellular transport of materials by molecular motors.
*Illustrative imageFormation and function of organelles
Inside cells, organelles with their own functions have developed, and life activities are maintained through their coordinated action. The lab studies how organelles acquire their characteristic shapes and functions, and how their functions are regulated in response to environmental change.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Cell Function Lab consist of faculty and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- LecturerNobushige Nakajo
- LecturerYoshifumi Yamawaki
- Assistant ProfessorYasuhiro Imafuku
- Assistant ProfessorKanji Okumoto
- Associate ProfessorTakayuki Teramoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Cell cycle showing G0 G1 arrest” Lucia de Diego Mialdea / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Control of the cell cycle in early development: “Embryo in flower” AudeNommick / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Neural mechanisms of motor control in insects: “This is a stick insect, also called a walking stick” Tajudeen Abdullahi Olaoluwa / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analyzing biological phenomena with mathematical models: “Mathematical and Simulation Modeling in Neuroscience (NeuroMat 2018) 21” Sturm / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Formation and function of organelles: “Monomastix opisthostigma (DOTkamina)” Dotkamina / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Mathematical Biology Lab): “Bactritida-ammonoidea evolution morphology” Antonov / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Ecological Science Lab): “Carrhotus viduus Jumping spider - Salticidae three-quarter view in Don Det Laos - Focus stacking” Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Behavioral Neuroscience Lab): “Mouse Brain (NIH BioArt )” Courtesy of NIAID Ryan Kissinger / Public domain (cropped)
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