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Cell Biology Lab
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The lab explores how tissue order is maintained through competition and forces between cells.
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Exploring cell competition, which preserves tissue order
The Cell Biology Lab studies how tissues, formed by the assembly of cells, maintain their order.
The lab focuses on cell competition, a phenomenon in which, when an abnormal cell that does not fit in with its surroundings appears within a tissue, neighboring normal cells detect it and eliminate it.
The lab investigates how neighboring cells sense an abnormal cell, focusing on the physical properties between cells.
Associate Professor Kana Aoki joined the lab in July 2026.
Key terms
- Cell competition
- A phenomenon in which, when an abnormal cell that is not suited to its environment appears within a tissue, neighboring normal cells sense it and eliminate it from the tissue
- Intercellular tension
- The force acting between adjacent cells through cell-cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton
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This lab investigates the mechanisms by which tissues autonomously maintain order, centering on cell competition. It focuses on the process in which chemical signals and physical forces are converted into each other.
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- Associate ProfessorKana Aoki
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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: “Salivary gland epithelial tissue growing in vitro” Irebustini / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Triggering principles of cell competition: “Limbal epithelium. Cells. SEM-BSE” Ivan A. Novikov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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