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Fumihiko Nakamura——Professor

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fnakamura@tju.edu.cn
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B210, 2F Building 24, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University
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School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
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Education Experience
1990-1993 Ph. D. Animal Science Tohoku University, Japan
1994-1995 Postdoctoral Cell Biology Stanford University
Professional Experience
1995-2000 Associate Professor Tohoku University
2001-2005 Research Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2006-2008 Instructor Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2008-2016 Assistant Professor Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2016- Professor Tianjin University
Research Area

The Nakamura group focuses on the regulation of the cellular actin cytoskeleton and in particular on the molecular mechanisms of chemical and mechanical signal transduction (mechanotransduction), a conversion of mechanical forces into cellular biochemical signals. Mechanotransduction is essential for many physiological processes in diverse organisms during development and maintenance of all tissues. Defects in mechanotransduction, often caused by mutations or deregulation of proteins that disturb cellular or extracellular mechanics, are implicated in the development of various diseases, ranging from muscular dystrophies and hypertension-induced vascular and cardiac hypertrophy to cancer progression and metastasis. Despite its importance, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of mechanotransduction. The group uses a wide range of techniques including proteomics, microscopy, molecular biology, and cell biology, and appreciate collaboration with expertises in structural biology, mechanical engineering, single molecular analysis, computer simulation, and drug design.

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Honors and Awards
Japan society for the promotion of science for Japanese junior scientists
Nissan Science Foundation, Japan
Kurita Water and Environment Foundation, Japan
Naito Foundation, Japan
The HUSEC grant for an interdisciplinary seed proposal project, Harvard University, USA
Patents
Highlighted Publications
Mao, Z., and *Nakamura, F. Structure and Function of Filamin C in the Muscle Z-Disc, Int J Mol Sci, 2020; 21
Wang, J., *Nakamura, F. Identification of Filamin A Mechanobinding Partner II: Fimbacin Is a Novel Actin Cross-Linking and Filamin A Binding Protein, Biochemistry, 2019, 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00101
Wang, L., *Nakamura, F. Identification of Filamin A Mechanobinding Partner I: Smoothelin Specifically Interacts with the Filamin A Mechanosensitive Domain 21, Biochemistry, 2019, 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00100
*Nakamura, F. Mechanotransduction in blood cells. Asia-Pacific Journal of Blood Types and Genes, 2017;1(1):1-9
*Nakamura F, Song M, Hartwig JH, Stossel TP. Documentation and localization of force-mediated filamin A domain perturbations in moving cells. Nat Commun. 2014;5:4656 PMID 25120197, PMC 4139033
*Nakamura F. FilGAP and its close relatives: a mediator of Rho-Rac antagonism that regulates cell morphology and migration. Biochem J. 2013;453(1):17-25 PMID 23763313
Ehrlicher AJ, *Nakamura F (co-first and corresponding author), Hartwig JH, Weitz DA, Stossel TP. Mechanical strain in actin networks regulates FilGAP and integrin binding to filamin A. Nature. 2011 PMID 21926999
Playford MP, Nurminen E, Pentikainen OT, Milgram SL, Hartwig JH, Stossel TP, *Nakamura F. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator interacts with multiple immunoglobulin domains of filamin A. J Biol Chem. 2010;285(22):17156-65 PMID 20351098, PMC 2878090
*Nakamura F, Osborn TM, Hartemink CA, Hartwig JH, Stossel TP. Structural basis of filamin A functions. J Cell Biol. 2007;179(5):1011-25 PMID 18056414
Nakamura F, Pudas R, Heikkinen O, Permi P, Kilpelainen I, Munday AD, Hartwig JH, Stossel TP, Ylanne J. The structure of the GPIb-filamin A complex. Blood. 2006;107(5):1925-32 PMID 16293600
Hishiya A, Ohnishi M, Tamura S, *Nakamura F. Protein phosphatase 2C inactivates F-actin binding of human platelet Moesin. J Biol Chem. 1999;274(38):26705-12
Nakamura F, Huang L, Pestonjamasp K, Luna EJ, Furthmayr H. Regulation of F-actin binding to platelet moesin In vitro by both phosphorylation of threonine 558 and polyphosphatidylinositides. Mol Biol Cell. 1999;10(8):2669-85
ResearcherID Publications
Year Title Author(s) Source Volume
2013 FilGAP and its close relatives: a mediator of Rho-Rac antagonism that regulates cell morphology and migration Nakamura, Fumihiko Biochemical Journal 453
2013 Mechanical perturbation of filamin A immunoglobulin repeats 20-21 reveals potential non-equilibrium mechanochemical partner binding function Chen, Hu; Chandrasekar, Saranya; Sheetz, Michael P.; et al. Scientific Reports 3
2012 Electron Microscopy and 3D Reconstruction Reveals Filamin Ig Domain Binding to F-Actin Suphamungmee, Worawit; Nakamura, Fumihiko; Hartwig, John H.; et al. Journal of Molecular Biology 424
2011 Differential Mechanical Stability of Filamin A Rod Segments Chen, Hu; Zhu, Xiaoying; Cong, Peiwen; et al. Biophysical Journal 101
2011 Improved High-Force Magnetic Tweezers for Stretching and Refolding of Proteins and Short DNA Chen, Hu; Fu, Hongxia; Zhu, Xiaoying; et al. Biophysical Journal 100
2011 Mechanical strain in actin networks regulates FilGAP and integrin binding to filamin A Ehrlicher, A. J.; Nakamura, F.; Hartwig, J. H.; et al. Nature 478
2011 Refilin holds the cap. Gay, Olivia; Nakamura, Fumihiko; Baudier, Jacques Communicative & integrative biology 4
2011 RefilinB (FAM101B) targets FilaminA to organize perinuclear actin networks and regulates nuclear shape Gay, Olivia; Gilquin, Benoit; Nakamura, Fumihiko; et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108
2011 The filamins Organizers of cell structure and function Nakamura, Fumihiko; Stossel, Thomas P.; Hartwig, John H. Cell Adhesion & Migration 5
2010 Actin Filament Length Tunes Elasticity of Flexibly Cross-Linked Actin Networks Kasza, K. E.; Broedersz, C. P.; Koenderink, G. H.; et al. Biophysical Journal 99