98th iCeMS Seminar: Univ. of Tokyo Prof. Emer. Tadashi Sugawara

Self-reproduction of vesicle compartments is linked to the self-replication of encapsulated DNA. Externally added membrane precursors are taken up by the vesicles and converted into membrane molecules, enabling the vesicles to grow and divide. Vesicles within which DNA is amplified undergo rapid and sequential divisions, distributing newly formed DNA to daughter vesicles. This represents a promising approach for the construction of an artificial cell.

Lecturer Title	Prof. Emer. Tadashi Sugawara, The University of Tokyo Research Center for Complex Systems Biology, The University of Tokyo Title: Constructive Approach Towards Artificial Cell
Date / Time	December 27, 2011 / 13:00-14:30
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), Main Building iCeMS Complex 1, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (130KB)
Host	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Co-Host	Center for Frontier Medicine, Global COE Program, Kyoto University
Contact	iCeMS Kitagawa Lab kitagawa-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp