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ひびきのキャンパス

Takanori KIHARA

Takanori KIHARA

Title Professor
Degree PhD
Department Department of Life and Environment Engineering
E-mail tkihara[ at ]kitakyu-u.ac.jp
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Education 2000 BA, College of Arts and Sicences, The University of Tokyo
2002 MA, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2009 PhD, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Employment History

2002-2004: Technical Staff, AIST
2005-2006: JSPS Fellowship
2006-2009: Research Associate, The University of Tokyo
2009-2013: Assistant Professor, Osaka University
2013-2024: Associate Professor, The University of Kitakyushu
2024- : Professor, The University of Kitakyushu

Teaching Activities Molecular Biology, Genetic Eingineering, Health and Eivironmental Sciences
Research Interest ● Biomenralization
● Cell biophysics
● Tissue Engineering
Publications

【2013-2022】
● Phan, T.K.T., Do, T.L., Tachibana, K., Kihara, T., Alpha-mangostin dephosphorylates ERM to induce adhesion and decrease surface stiffness in KG-1 cells, Human Cell, 35, 189-198 (2022)
● Kihara, T., Matsumoto, T., Nakahashi, Y., Tachibana, K., Mechanical stiffness softening and cell adhesion are coordinately regulated by ERM dephosphorylation in KG-1 cells, Human Cell, 34, 1709-1716 (2021)
● Phan, T.K.T., Shahbazzadeh, F., Kihara, T., Alpha-mangostin reduces mechanical stiffness of various cells, Human Cell, 33, 347-355 (2020)
● Tachibana, K., Ohnishi, H., Haghparast, S.M.A., Kihara, T., Miyake, J., Activation of PKC induces leukocyte adhesion by the dephosphorylation of ERM, Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 523 (1), 177-182 (2020)
● Kihara, T., Umezu, C., Sawada, K., Furutani, Y., Osteogenic cells form mineralized particles, a few μm in size, in a 3D collagen gel culture, PeerJ, 7, e7889 (2019)
● Phan, T.K.T., Shahbazzadeh, F., Pham, T.T.H., Kihara, T., Alpha-mangostin inhibits the migration and invasion of A549 lung cancer cells, PeerJ, 6, e5027 (2018)
● Kihara, T., Sugimoto, Y., Shinohara, S., Takaoka, S., Miyake, J., Cysteine-rich protein 2 accelerates actin filament cluster formation, PLoS One, 12 (8), e0183085 (2017)
● Kihara, T., Kashitani, K., Miyake, J., In silico characterization of cell-cell interactions using a cellular automata model of cell culture, BMC Res Notes, 10 (1), 283 (2017)
● Haghparast, S.M.A., Kihara, T., Miyake, J., Distinct mechanical behavior of HEK293 cells in adherent and suspended states, PeerJ, 3, e1131 (2015)
● Han, S.W., Morita, K., Simona, P., Kihara, T., Miyake, J., Banu, M., Adachi, T., Probing Actin Filament and Binding Protein Interaction Using an Atomic Force Microscopy, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 14 (8), 5654-5657 (2014)
● Kihara, T., Ito, J., Miyake, J., Measurement of biomolecular diffusion in extracellular matrix condensed by fibroblasts using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, PLoS ONE, 8 (11), e82382 (2013)
● Yamaguchi, S., Komiya, S., Matsunuma, E., Yamahira, S., Kihara, T., Miyake, J., Nagamune, T., Transfer printing of transfected cell microarrays from poly(ethylene glycol)-oleyl surfaces onto biological hydrogels, Biotechnol Bioeng., 110 (12), 3269-3274 (2013)
● Haghparast, S.M.A., Kihara, T., Shimizu, Y., Yuba, S., Miyake, J., Actin-based biomechanical features of suspended normal and cancer cells, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 116 (3), 380-385 (2013)
● Shinohara, S., Kihara, T., Sakai, S., Matsusaki, M., Akashi, M., Taya, M., Miyake, J., Fabrication of in vitro three-dimensional multilayered blood vessel model using human endothelial and smooth muscle cells and high-strength PEG hydrogel, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 116 (2), 231-234 (2013)
● Kihara, T., Yoshida, T., Haghparast, S.M.A., Miyake, J., Elasticity mapping analysis of apical cell periphery actin structures of normal fibroblasts and cervical cancer cells, J. Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, 3 (2), 124-129 (2013)
● Silberberg, Y.R., Mieda, S., Amemiya, Y., Sato, T., Kihara, T., Nakamura, N., Fukazawa, K., Ishihara, K., Miyake, J., Nakamura, C., Evaluation of the actin cytoskeleton state using an antibody-functionalized nanoneedle and an AFM, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 40 (1), 3-9 (2013)

Other activities Part-time lecturer, International Buddhist University
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