Research Update Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear, and anxiety By combining molecular biology with neuroscience, researchers have found that a well-known gene works to withstand psychiatric stress. 09 September 2022
Research Update Key protein linked to appetite and obesity in mice Loss of a protein essential for degrading mRNA from the forebrain of mice leads to increased appetite and the onset of obesity, a new study finds. 15 October 2021
Research Update A surprising protein player in diabetes A study looking at pancreatic beta cells has found a link between a commonly found protein, a subset of switched-off genes and the development of diabetes. 31 August 2020
Research Update Good News for Feast Lovers? Obesity-Promoting Genes Discovered A deeper understanding of the genetic mechanism of fat burning 17 December 2015
Research Update Cell Suicide Prevention Squad OIST researchers discover mechanisms aiding cell viability and survival. 04 December 2015
Institutional News Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto to Receive Prestigious Cancer Research Award The Japanese Cancer Association is awarding OIST Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto a prestigious award for his contributions to cancer research. 24 September 2014
Research Update MRI for Laboratory Animals OIST’s new magnetic resonance imaging system allows physiological analyses of small animals. 11 July 2014
Research Update Seeking the Causes of Hyperactivity In a recent paper, the Cell Signal Unit reported that mice, lacking an intracellular trafficking protein called LMTK3, are hyperactive. 25 April 2014
Research Update A Step toward Clarification of the Mechanisms of Osteoporosis The bone metabolism is largely regulated by hormones, but more recently, the involvement of an intracellular protein named CNOT has been discovered. 05 March 2014
Research Update How Do Neurons Recognize Each Other at Synapses? In a paper in the June 5 issue of Neuron, researchers in the Cell Signal Unit and colleagues identified the mechanism behind how synapses assemble in cortico-basal ganglia circuits. 17 May 2013
Research Update Taking Out the Garbage: How Cells Know What to Keep and What to Toss To respond to the body’s needs, our cells are constantly switching specific genes on or off. Flipping the switch means the cells either start or stop making copies of a gene out of molecules known as RNA; these so-called “transcripts” are then read by protein-making machinery to manufacture the gene’s final product. 08 October 2012
