CYTOARCHITEC

The study of self-organization in a biosystem, a system comprised of skeletons in cells so-called as cytoskeleton (microtubules and actin) and its related motor proteins, provides one with unique tools and design principles not seen in other systems. The biosystem is one of the best candidates for innovation since they autonomously form various structures, and determine the morphology of the cell wherein they lie. This allows a designer with the ability to innovate with these self-assembling structures, potentially bringing this microscopic design into the macroscopic world. We are studying it using the reconstituted system of cytoskeleton combining with micro/nanotechnologies... We are studying self-assembly of cytoskeleton in vitro using micro / nanotechnology and DNA nanotech ( DNA origami). Our another target is application of self-assembly for artificial design.

Primary location: Fukuoka Japan