Muneyuki MATSUO Last updated: Oct 21, 2019 at 02:33
Research Interests
autocatalysis(1) ,
physical autocatalysis(1) ,
coacervate(1) ,
lipid(68) ,
DNA(107) ,
peptide(83) ,
biomaterials(154) ,
droplet(16) ,
liquid-liquid phase separation(8) ,
Self-reproduction(2) ,
Alife(1) ,
Self-Organization(50) ,
Softmatter(52) ,
Origin of Life(17) ,
Vesicle(7) ,
Liposome(39) ,
Artificial Protocell(1) ,
Artificial Life(34) Published Papers
Chemistry Letters 48(8) 932-935 Jul 2019 [Refereed]
Muneyuki Matsuo, Yumi Kan, Kensuke Kurihara, Takehiro Jimbo, Masayuki Imai, Taro Toyota, Yuiko Hirata, Kentaro Suzuki, Tadashi Sugawara
Scientific Reports 9:6916 1-11 May 2019 [Refereed]
Matsuo M, Ohyama S, Sakurai K, Toyota T, Suzuki K, Sugawara T
Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 222 1-7 Apr 2019 [Refereed]
Kurihara Kensuke, Matsuo Muneyuki, Yamaguchi Takumi, Sato Sota
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1862(2) 358-364 Feb 2018 [Refereed]
Kurihara K, Okura Y, Matsuo M, Toyota T, Suzuki K, Sugawara T
Nature communications 6 8352 Sep 2015 [Refereed]
Highlighted in Nature Commun.
Takahashi K, Matsuo M, Banno T, Toyota T
Soft matter 11(35) 7053-7058 Sep 2015 [Refereed]
Research Grants & Projects
Mutation of GV-based model protocell induced by diversity of membrane potential
31st Leave a Nest Grant as the Microtech Award
Project Year: Sep 2016 - Sep 2018 Investigator(s): Muneyuki MATSUO
Population analysis of GV-based model protocell by flowcytometry
The University of Tokyo:
Project Year: Aug 2016 - Jan 2017 Investigator(s): Muneyuki MATSUO
The Construction of Evolution System in Vesicle-based Protocell
The University of Tokyo:
Project Year: Jul 2015 - Dec 2015 Investigator(s): Muneyuki MATSUO
Others
Dec 2018 Feature: Nature Communications, "Early Earth Collection"
https://www.nature.com/collections/fwfkcbxlgj
Nov 2017 Seminar: Model Protocells
Muneyuki MATSUO
Apr 2016 Feature: Life from View Point of Artificial Cell through Molecular Interaction, Biohistory Journal, 88.
http://www.brh.co.jp/seimeishi/journal/088/research/1.html
Mar 2016 News: JST Science News
http://sciencechannel.jst.go.jp/M160001/detail/M150001019.html
Feb 2016 Feature："With protocells, scientists prove the chemistry that started biology", c&en, 94, 20-22.
Sep 2015 Hightlight: Nature Asia Group, "Model protocell may predict primordial cell cycle"
http://www.natureasia.com/en/research/highlight/10236?utm_source=English%20Research%20Highlights&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EN&utm_campaign=NatureIndex
Sep 2015 Press Release: Nature Communications, "Cell Biology: Model protocell may predict primordial cell cycle"
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/press_releases/ncomms0915.html
Dec 2015 Seminar: Protocell Model Exhibing Bifurcation of Transformation: Budding vs Multi-tubulation
Martin M. Hanczyc Lab @ University of Trento
Awards & Honors
Sep 2016
31st Leave a Nest Grant as the Microtech Award
Mar 2016
Best Poster Award, Synergy of Fluctuation and Structure, 2nd Workshop for Young Researchers
Apr 2015
Scholarship Grants for Doctor Students, Yoshida Scholarship Foundation
Mar 2015
Honorable Award of the Department of Multi-Disciplinary Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Oct 2014
Best Poster Award, The Japan Society of Molecular Science
Apr 2013
Scholarship Grants for Master Students, Yoshida Scholarship Foundation
Conference Activities & Talks
Cooperative Interaction between Spontaneous Peptide Oligomerization and Compartment Generation
Muneyuki MATSUO、Kensuke KURIHARA
Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Cell Synthesis Research 18 Oct 2018
Natural Oligomerization of Peptide under Aqueous Condition
Muneyuki MATSUO
The 56th Annual Meeting of the BSJ 16 Sep 2018
Spontaneous amide bond formation for constructing model of origin of protein
Muneyuki MATSUO
The 98th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting 20 Mar 2018
Phenotypic Plasticity Intrinsic in Vesicle-based Model Protocell Emerged by Primitive Central Dogma
Muneyuki MATSUO, Kensuke KURIHARA, Taro TOYOTA, Kentaro SUZUKI, Tadashi SUGAWARA
The 97th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting 17 Mar 2017
Synthesizing Life ! [Invited]
Muneyuki MATSUO
The Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference 2 Mar 2017
Competition of GV-based Model Protocells through novel gene expression system
Muneyuki MATSUO
56th Summer School of the Biophysical Society of Japan 2 Sep 2016
Phenotypic Plasticity of Vesicle-based Protocell
Muneyuki MATSUO
Synergy of Fluctuation and Structure, 2nd Workshop for Young Researchers 11 Mar 2016
Morphological diversity of giant vesicle-based protocell depending on degree of complexation of DNA and catalysts
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
Pacifichem2015 18 Dec 2015
Elected to the Finalist
Bifurcation of Protocell Transformation Depending on the Maturation Degree of DNA-based Pseudoenzyme [Invited]
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
International Workshop on Challenge to Synthesizing Life 25 Aug 2015
Giant Vesicle-based Protocell Model Exhibing Bifurcation of Transformation: Budding vs Multi-tubulation
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
International Symposium on Fluctuation and Structure out of Equilibrium 21 Aug 2015
Novel Gene Expression System of Vesicle-based Model Protocell
Muneyuki MATSUO
Molecular Robotics Meeting for Young Reseachers 1 Aug 2015
Membrane Self-Organization
Muneyuki MATSUO
Symposium for Self-Organization 12 Jul 2015
Morphological Diversity Emerged by complexation between DNA and Catalyst in Vesicle-based Protocell
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
Syschem2015 19 May 2015
Deformation Modes Induced by DNA-Catalyst Complex in Vesicle-based Protocell
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
Japan Society of Molecular Science Annual Meeting 22 Sep 2014
Membrane Deformation Mediated by DNA-Amphiphiles Complexes in Model Protocell Based on Vesicle
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
ORIGINS 2014 10 Jul 2014
Deformation of vesicle-based model protocells into urchin-like giant vesicles induced by lipoplex formation of DNA and cationic membrane lipid
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
The 94th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting 29 Mar 2014
Urchin-Type Deformation in Model Protocells
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
Japanese Society for Cell Synthesis Research 14 Nov 2013
Synthesis and Vesicle-Formation of Novel Amphiphiles Including Phosphoric Acid Diester
M.Matsuo, K.Kurihara, T.Toyota, T.Sugawara
Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry 5 Sep 2013
Evolvable Artificial-Cells
Muneyuki MATSUO
Symposium for Self-Organization 29 Jun 2013
Social Contribution
Lecture for Kirigaoka Junior High School Students
[Lecturer] Kirigaika Junior High School 25 Aug 2014
M.Matsuo
Open Seminar for Taisei High School Students
[Organizing Member, Demonstrator] Taisei High School 4 Mar 2014
T.Toyota, M.Matsuo, A.Arisa
Open Seminar: The Construction of Living System
[Demonstrator] (The Univ. of Tokyo, Komaba) 26 Nov 2013
T.Toyota, M.Matsuo, Y.Tanaka
Science Seminar for Rism and Form
[Organizing Member, Demonstrator] JST amicus0131 (Chiba Univ.) 6 Aug 2013
T.Toyota, M.Matsuo, Y.Tanaka
Misc
Kei TAKAHASHI, Taro TOYOTA, Muneyuki MATSUO
Creative Disturbance 2015
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