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2015 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Establishing the Design Principles to Control the Directional Cell Motility on Material Surface Topographies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26870166
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

久代 京一郎  東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (90632539)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Keywordsマイクロトポグラフィー / 細胞移動 / 癌転移 / ハイドロゲル
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

In recent years, research that utilize micropattern geometries and structures to manipulate cellular behaviors have gained much attention. However, how the microstructures affect the directional movement of cells still remains unclear. This is particularly important for phenomenon like cancer metastasis, where cancer cells migrate through the different microstructures within our body. Understanding this rule will not only deepen our understanding of such phenomena, but also enable precise, structure-guided manipulation of cell motility on synthetic biomaterial devices for applications such as cancer diagnosis based on cell motility (as opposed to traditional antibody-based methods) and cell separation.

Although our research has deviated from the original plan due to technological difficulties, we have found many interesting phenomenon regarding the differences in response to microgroove topography for both cancerous and non-cancerous cells. For example, different types of cancerous cells could climb over the microgroove walls, whereas the normal cells typically migrate along the walls. Furthermore, by employing genetic alterations, we identified key molecular species related to cancer malignancy (APC, Ras) and how it relates to migration along microstructures. Our findings suggest that as cancer malignancy increases, the cancer cells become less sensitive to topographical cues, facilitating them to migrate to different parts of the body during metastasis. Our work has resulted in multiple publications, invited lectures and departmental seminars at multiple universities.

  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 6 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 6 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Simultaneous characterization of protein–material and cell–protein interactions using dynamic QCM-D analysis on SAM surfaces2016

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro, Chih-Hao Lee and Madoka Takai
    • Journal Title

      Biomaterials Science

      Volume: - Pages: -

    • DOI

      10.1039/C5BM00613A

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] ‘Non-Osmosis’ Hydrogels: a Rational Strategy for Safely Degradable Hydrogels2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyuki Kamata, Keiichiro Kushiro, Madoka Takai, Ung-il Chung and Takamasa Sakai
    • Journal Title

      Angewandte Chemie (Communications)

      Volume: - Pages: -

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Positive regulation of the enzymatic activity of gastric H+,K+-ATPase by sialylation of its β-subunit.2016

    • Author(s)
      Takuto Fujii, Midori Watanabe, Takahiro Shimizu, Hiroshi Takeshima, Keiichiro Kushiro, Madoka Takai and Hideki Sakai
    • Journal Title

      Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

      Volume: 1858 Pages: 1228-1235

    • DOI

      doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.02.029

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Slope-Dependent Cell Motility Enhancements at the Walls of PEG-Hydrogel Microgroove Structures2015

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro, Takamasa Sakai and Madoka Takai
    • Journal Title

      Langmuir

      Volume: 31 Pages: 10215-10222

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02511

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Polymer brush biointerfaces for highly sensitive biosensors that preserve the structure and function of immobilized proteins2015

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Takasu, Keiichiro Kushiro, Katsuyoshi Hayashi, Yuzuru Iwasaki, Suzuyo Inoue, Emi Tamechika and Madoka Takai
    • Journal Title

      Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

      Volume: 216 Pages: 428-433

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.snb.2015.04.056

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] USING MICROGROOVE TOPOGRAPHY TO DISTINGUISH NON-CANCEROUS AND CANCEROUS CELL TYPES THROUGH DIFFERENCES IN DIRECTIONAL CELL MOTILIY2015

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro, Akihide Ryo and Madoka Takai
    • Journal Title

      μTAS 2015 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences.

      Volume: 1 Pages: 683-685

    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Effects of Hydrogel Microgroove Microtopography on Cell Motility Behaviors2016

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro, Akihide Ryo and Madoka Takai
    • Organizer
      EMN (Energy Materials Nanotechnology) Meeting on Hydrogel Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      Peninsula Excelsior Hotel (Singapore, Singapore)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-09 – 2016-05-13
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 癌細胞の悪性化によるマイクロ溝構造 における移動性の変化2016

    • Author(s)
      久代 京一郎、梁 明秀、高井 まどか
    • Organizer
      第33回化学とマイクロ・ナノシステム学会 Cheminas33
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学生産技術研究所(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-25 – 2016-04-26
  • [Presentation] USING MICROGROOVE TOPOGRAPHY TO DISTINGUISH NON-CANCEROUS AND CANCEROUS CELL TYPES THROUGH DIFFERENCES IN DIRECTIONAL CELL MOTILIY2015

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro, Akihide Ryo and Madoka Takai
    • Organizer
      μTAS 2015 19th International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Hwabaek international Convention Center (Gyeongju, Korea)
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-26 – 2015-10-29
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Distinguishing and Separating Normal and Cancerous Cells through Cell Motility on Microgroove Structures2015

    • Author(s)
      Keiichiro Kushiro and Madoka Takai
    • Organizer
      3rd Annual Workshop on Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Medicine: Emerging Frontiers and Applications
    • Place of Presentation
      Partners Research Building (Cambridge, USA)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-27 – 2015-07-31

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Published: 2017-01-06  

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