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Faculty of Science
Assistant Lecturer/Assistant professor

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • 博士(情報工学), 九州工業大学
■ Research Keyword
  • +TIPs
  • microtubule dynamics
  • microtubule
■ Field Of Study
  • Life sciences, Cell biology, Cell Biology
  • Life sciences, Biophysics, Biophysics
  • Life sciences, Functional biochemistry, Functional biochemistry
  • Life sciences, Structural biochemistry, Structural biochemistry
  • Life sciences, Molecular biology, Molecular biology

Career

■ Career
  • 01 Apr. 2013 - 31 Mar. 2014
    RIKEN, Japan, Center for Life Science Technologies, Technical Scientist (PR)
  • 01 Oct. 2009 - 31 May 2012
    The University of Warwick, UK, Warwick Medical School, Research Fellow
  • Jan. 2006 - Sep. 2009
    Marie Curie Research Institute, UK, Molecular Motors Group, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • 01 Apr. 2001 - 31 Dec. 2005
    RIKEN, Japan, Brain Science Institute, Researcher
■ Educational Background
  • 01 Apr. 1998 - 31 Mar. 2001
    Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School,, Division of Information Engineering
  • 01 Apr. 1996 - 31 Mar. 1998
    Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School, Division of Information Engineering
  • 01 Apr. 1992 - 31 Mar. 1996
    Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 生物化学システム工学科

Research activity information

■ Paper
  • Nucleotide- and Mal3-dependent changes in fission yeast microtubules suggest a structural plasticity view of dynamics
    Ottilie von Loeffelholz; Neil A. Venables; Douglas Robert Drummond; Miho Katsuki; Robert Cross; Carolyn A. Moores
    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Dec. 2017, Refereed
  • 微小管中のseam(継ぎ目)は脱重合を引き起こす
    生物物理, 2016, Refereed
  • Ectopic A-lattice seams destabilize microtubules
    Miho Katsuki; Douglas R. Drummond; Robert A. Cross
    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2014, Refereed
  • Mal3 Masks Catastrophe Events in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Microtubules by Inhibiting Shrinkage and Promoting Rescue
    Miho Katsuki; Douglas R. Drummond; Michael Osei; Robert A. Cross
    JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Oct. 2009, Refereed
  • Mal3, the Schizosaccharomyces pombe homolog of EB1, changes the microtubule lattice
    Amedee des Georges; Miho Katsuki; Douglas R. Drummond; Michael Osei; Robert A. Cross; Linda A. Amos
    NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Oct. 2008, Refereed
  • Identification of a strong binding site for kinesin on the microtubule using mutant analysis of tubulin
    Seiichi Uchimura; Yusuke Oguchi; Miho Katsuki; Takeo Usui; Hiroyuki Osada; Jun-ichi Nikawa; Shin'ichi Ishiwata; Etsuko Muto
    EMBO JOURNAL, Dec. 2006, Refereed
  • Identification of a 250 kDa putative microtubule‐associated protein as bovine ferritin
    Mohammad R Hasan; Daisuke Morishima; Kyoko Tomita; Miho Katsuki; Susumu Kotani
    The FEBS journal, 01 Feb. 2005, Refereed
  • A novel LIM and SH3 protein (lasp-2) highly expressing in chicken brain
    AG Terasaki; H Suzuki; T Nishioka; E Matsuzawa; M Katsuki; H Nakagawa; S Miyamoto; K Ohashi
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2004
  • The number of repeat sequences in microtubule-associated protein 4 affects the microtubule surface properties
    Kiyotaka Tokuraku; Kazuyuki Matsushima; Takanori Matui; Hiroyuki Nakagawa; Miho Katsuki; Rie Majima; Susumu Kotani
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, 28 May 2003, Refereed
  • The actin-depolymerizing factor destrin has an actin-stabilizing domain
    K Tokuraku; S Okamoto; M Katsuki; H Nakagawa; S Kotani
    BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY, Dec. 2001, Refereed
  • Purification and characterization of a new, ubiquitously distributed class of microtubule‐associated protein with molecular mass 250 kDa
    M Katsuki; K Tokuraku; H Nakagawa; S Kotani
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, Dec. 2000, Refereed
  • Functional analysis of microtubule-binding domain of bovine MAP4
    M Katsuki; K Tokuraku; H Murofushi; S Kotani
    CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, Oct. 1999, Refereed
  • Microtubule‐binding property of microtubule‐associated protein 2 differs from that of microtubule‐associated protein 4 and tau
    K Tokuraku; M Katsuki; T Matui; T Kuroya; S Kotani
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, Sep. 1999, Refereed
  • A new model for microtubule‐associated protein (MAP)‐induced microtubule assembly: The Pro‐rich region of MAP4 promotes nucleation of microtubule assembly in vitro
    K Tokuraku; M Katsuki; H Nakagawa; S Kotani
    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, Jan. 1999, Refereed
  • Theassembly‐promoting sequence region'of microtubule‐associated protein 4 failed to promote microtubule assembly
    M Katsuki; K Tokuraku; H Nakagawa; H Murofushi; S Kotani
    FEBS LETTERS, Nov. 1997, Refereed
■ Books and other publications
  • Methods Mol Biol.: Preparation of dual-color polarity-marked fluorescent microtubule seeds
    Katsuki M; Muto E; Cross RA, Joint work, Chapter 9
    Humana Press, 2011
    9781617792519
  • Methods Mol Biol.: Purification of Tubulin from the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    Douglas R Drummond; Susan Kain; Anthony Newcombe; Christina Hoey; Miho Katsuki; Robert A Cross, Joint work, Chapter 3
    Humana Press, 2011
    9781617792519
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • Dynamics of A-lattice microtubules
    Miho Katsuki; Douglas R. Drummond; Robert A. Cross
    56th Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society (San Diego, California), 02 Feb. 2012, Biophysical Society
  • The mechanism of microtubule dynamics regulation by Mal3 in vitro
    Miho Katsuki; Douglas R. Drummond; Michael Osei; Robert A. Cross
    British Society for Cell Biology Meeting (Edinburgh, Scotland), Apr. 2009
  • In vitro reconstitution of regulated S. pombe microtubule dynamics: the synergy of Mal3 and Tea2.
    Katsuki M; Drummond D; Osei M; des Georges A; Amos LA; Cross RA
    4th International Fission Yeast Meeting / workshop (Copenhagen, Denmark), Jun. 2007
  • Role of microtubule in kinesin motility studied by mutational analysis of tubulin
    日本生物物理学会 43回年会 シンポジウム (札幌), Nov. 2005
■ Affiliated academic society
  • Biophysical Society (US)
  • The American Society for Cell Biology
  • The Biophysical Society of Japan
■ Research Themes
  • 微小管内にある不均一構造の動的変化の観察と機能の解析
    新学術領域研究(公募研究)動的構造生命科学を拓く新発想測定技術-タンパク質が動作する姿を活写する-
    Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2017
  • Single molecule analysis of microtubule tip tracking in vitro
    Association for International Cancer Research Project Grant (UK)
    Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2012
■ Social Contribution Activities
  • Nano-scale transport
    planner
    The Royal Society, UK, The Royal Society's Annual Summer Science Exhibition, London, UK, 03 Jul. 2012, 08 Jul. 2012
  • Microtubule Dynamics Work Shop
    organizing_member
    Marie Curie Research Institute, Oxted, UK, 2008