ISHIKAWA Toru Professor
ThemeRelation to Intracellular regulatory mechanism and structural function in epithelial ion channel and transporter protein
Field | General physiology, Cell physiology, Epithelial membrane transport, Molecular physiology of ion channel and transporter |
Keyword | Calcium-activated potassium ion channel, Epithelial sodium ion channel, Bicarbonate permeability anion channel, Voltage-activated chloride channel, Divalent cation permeability TRPM6/7 channel, Electrogenic sodium bicarbonate ion cotransporter, Electrogenic sodium phosphoric acid ion cotransporter, Epithelial transportation of bicarbonate ion, Epithelial transportation of sodium ion, Epithelial tissue, Exocrine, Ruminant parotid gland acinous cell, Pig trachea fimbria epithelium cell |
Introduction
My lab focuses on the intracellular regulatory mechanism of ion transport protein function expressed in exocrine glands, such as salivary glands, and epithelial cells. I'd like to move my research forward by comprehensively using electrophysiological, molecular and cell biological methods and organ and tissue perfusion methods. For example, one theme is to identify membrane transport protein molecule groups that exist in the parotid gland of ruminants such as bovines. The groups enable amazing substance transport (particularly of bicarbonate ions and phosphate ions). Another theme is the identification of the function control molecule groups that control the membrane transport protein molecule groups. In addition to these studies, I hope to contribute to the understanding and treatment of human diseases caused by the structure and dysfunction of ion channels and transporters (i.e., channelopathies and diseases of transporters) through basic studies on cell physiology using porcine tracheal mucosa epithelium and ciliated epithelial cells.
List of current research topics
- Intracellular regulation mechanism of electrogenic sodium bicarbonate ion cotransporter functionally expressed in bovine parotid acinar cells
- Electrophysiological properties and molecular basis of divalent cation-permeable ion channels functioally expressed in bovine parotid acinar cells
- Electrophysiological properties of epithelial sodium channel functionally expressed in porcum tracheal fibrous epithelial cells
- Calcium-activated potassium transport pathway functionally expressed in the basolateral membrane of the mandibular acinar cell of the rat
Academic degree | D.Vet. |
License | Veterinaryan |
Self introduction |
I've been interested in general physiology and cell physiology since my school days, and I've studied the functions and intracellular regulatory mechanisms of ion channels and transporters, which are important for substance transport in epithelial tissues and epithelial cells. |
Room address | General Research Building 1 |
Room number | S1105-1 |
Mail address | torui ![]() |
Belongs
Research Department/Department of Veterinary Medicine/Division of Veterinary Sciences/Section of Physiology and PharmacologyRelated industries | Medicine, Veterinary Medicine |
Affiliated academic society | Physiological Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Veterinary Science |
Academic background | 1984 Bachelor, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University 1986 Master's Course, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University 1989 Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University 1989-1992 Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Physiology, The University of Sydney 1992-1998 Research Fellow, National Institute for Physiological Sciences 1995-1998 Ministry of Education Overseas Researcher and Visiting Researcher, SickKids, Toronto, Canada 1997-1998 Absense from Research Work, National Institute for Physiological Sciences 1998-2009 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University 2009-2017 Professor, Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine 2017- Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine |