JAPANESE 
Shohei Maekawa, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Biosignal Transduction, Bioinformation
Research Interests
Molecular and cell biological characterization of the molecular components participating in the construction and function of the mammalian nervous system.
Research Focus
1. Identification and characterization of the molecular components of the mammalian neuronal raft
2. Mechanism of the construction and remodeling of the membrane raft
3. Functional analysis of membrane raft in the nervous system
4. Molecular mechanism of Ca2+ signaling in the nervous system
Recent Publication
- Maekawa S, Kobayashi Y, Odagaki S-I, Makino M, Kumanogo H, Nakamura S, Morita M, Hayashi. (2013).
Interaction of NAP-22 with brain glutamic acid decarboxylase(GAD).
Neuroscience Letters 537 50-54. - Takaichi, R., Odagaki, S-I., Kumanogoh, H., Nakamura, S, Morita, M., Maekawa, S. (2012)
Inhibitory effect of NAP-22 on the phosphatase activity of synaptojanin-1.
J. Neurosci. Res.90, 21-27. - Odagaki, S-I., Kumanogoh, H., Nakamura, S., Maekawa, S. (2009)
Biochemical interaction of an actin capping protein, CapZ, with NAP-22.
J. Neurosci. Res. 87. 1980-1985. - Maimaitiyiming, M., Kumanogoh, H., Nakamura, S., Nagata, K-I., Suzaki, T., Maekawa, S. (2008)
Biochemical characterization of membrane-associated septin from rat brain.
J. Neurochem. 106, 1175-1183. - Taguchi, K., Kumanogoh, H., Nakamura, S., Maekawa, S. (2007)
Localization of phospholipase Cβ1 on the detergent-resistant membrane microdomain prepared from the synaptic plasma membrane of rat brain.
J. Neurosci. Res. 85 1364-1371.
Contact
Office: Building C, room 108 (lab: room 101)
Tel: +81-78-803-6507, Fax: +81-78-803-6507
E-mail: smaekawa@kobe-u.ac.jp