Cellular and Molecular Biology

Prof. TAHARA Hidetoshi

【Research Keyword】
microRNA, Telomere, Extracellular Vesicles, Exosome, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, Aging, Cancer

【Recent highlights】
miR-22 represses cancer progression by inducing cellular senescence, Dan Xu et al. J Cell Biol. 2011 Apr 18; 193(2): 409–424.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.05.025
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300281

Profiles of Faculty and Research Scholars

【Major Papers of the Laboratory】
・Telomerase activation by hTRT in human normal fibroblasts and hepatocellular carcinomas, Nature genetics, 18(1), 65-68, 19980401
・Telomerase activity in human liver tissues: comparison between chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinomas, Cancer Res., 55(13), 2734-2736, 19950401
・Increase in expression level of p21sdi1/cip1/waf1 with increasing division age in both normal and SV40-transformed human fibroblasts, Oncogene, 10(5), 835-840, 19950401

【Education】
1.Biochemistry V
2.Biochemistry VI
3.Basic Research I
4.Basic Research II
5.Molecular Biology
6.Cell Biology

【Research】
1.MicroRNA in aging and cacner
2.Exosome in aging and cancer
3.Development of annti-cancer drug


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