A prestigious PRESTO grant from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has been awarded to Dr. Shinji Matsuda.FY2011 Mazda Shinnanji lecturer as a new research leader was elected in。A study of the theme in the five-year period will begin "cell in the transport and synaptic plasticity of control by the light"。

The new academic field "Glyconeurobiology"has been adopted (http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1308745.htm）。2011It is scheduled from the year 2015、As a member of the planning group、The control of the integrated nerve function will aim to operating principle elucidation of sugar chain that target。

2011On September 27 (Fire) 14：00～17：00It gave a kick-off meeting at Nagoya University ES Hall。

Osaka Bioscience Institute "new group of molecules -C1q protein to control the synapse formation and functional plasticity and delta receptor" lecture at the monthly seminar of (OBI) and was done by Yuzusaki。

This is a review article by Dr. Yuzaki published in The Special Issue of the Current Opinion in Neurobiology on "Synaptic function and regulation (April issue in 2011)To "、Review of Yuzusaki was published on C1ql1 family of molecules is a new synapse formation and maintenance factor Cbln1 and its related protein。Thing that summarizes the work so far of the laboratory。

From Kyoto Hirokawa Shoten、"Transport Zoom of the world - from the headwaters of the membrane transport studies to the future" was out。Is a book that covers the history of the study of channel transporter and its related molecules until recently topic。Yuzusaki has shared writing to the section of the ligand-gated channels of Chapter 2 ion channel。For details please Click here. 。

RIKEN Brain Science Institute (RIKEN-BSI)BSI-Seminar Series is the flagship seminar (BSS)Yuzu Saki gave a lecture at。6Month 9 days - we were given the opportunity to interact with researchers in many of BSI over the two days of the 10 days。

Matsuda (Keiko) and Yuzusaki was featured in the "Japanese researchers placed on the science."。

In the link below you can read the digital edition (article of Yuzusakiken is 28 pages)。

From “Japanese Scientists in Science 2010.” Reprinted with permission from AAAS.“

Probing TARP modulation of AMPA receptor conductance with polyamine toxins.

Keiko Matsuda's paper There are published in the European Journal of Neuroscience、In this issue Featured Article. It was chosen to。Sudhof Dr. told me to write a comment article。



It is a follow-up report of a strong synapse formation and maintenance molecule Cbln1 in the cerebellum, which we have already reported。Although last year's Science paper (2010), the postsynaptic receptors has reported that it is a GluD2、In this paper presynaptic side of the receptor Neurexin (Nrx)It is、In addition brain regions (hippocampus and cerebral cortex) other than the cerebellum any similar molecule (Cbln2 and GluD1)It reported that has a similar synapse formation action。Nrx is known as the gene responsible for autism、But as its receptor, such as Neuroligin and LRRTM it has been known、Nrx-Cbln1-GluD2 is、It is possible to control the synapse formation was found by an independent molecular mechanisms and these molecules。

Baby girl of the second child was born in Kakegawa Assistant Professor。It is 撫菜 (shepherd's purse) chan。Congrats!!

The neural substrates of rapid-onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Nature Neuroscience 14.357–365 (2011)
http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v14/n3/abs/nn.2753.html

β-Adducin Is Required for Stable Assembly of New Synapses and Improved Memory upon Environmental Enrichment

Neuron.. 2011 Mar 24;69(6):1132-46.

http://download.cell.com/neuron/pdf/PIIS0896627311001565.pdf?intermediate=true