Chemistry Pharmacy
Laboratory of Bio-analytical Chemistry
Elucidation of Glycan Functions will Guide the Regenerative Medicine Towards a New Stage!
Glycans play important physiological functions in living bodies through binding to a large number of molecules, including proteins. Disorders in glycan structures ac cause cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, immune deficiency and so forth. With this recent background, glycoscience would be expected to supply applications in regenerative medicine, which is the focus of much attention as a new field of medicine. We intend to analyze the biological role of glycans expressed on iPS and ES cell surfaces during cell reprogramming and differentiation. Our aim is to contribute to regenerative medicine by developing more efficient, sage and simple cell culture technology using the results.