Researchers at Kanazawa University are engaged in a variety of research projects. More than 100 research papers are published every month. The "papers of the month" award is an honor bestowed upon the best academic papers, which will contribute to the development of human intelligence.

Papers of the Month Jun 2020

• Theory of cell extrusion from epithelia in brain development and cancer metastasis

  Satoru Okuda (Nano Life Science Institute), et al.

  "A mechanical instability in planar epithelial monolayers leads to cell extrusion"

  Biophys. J.

• Radioisotope therapy of neuroblastoma in children using radiolabeled norepinephrine analog

  Daiki Kayano (University Hospital), Seigo Kinuya (Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), et al.

  "High-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma in Japan"

  Ann. Nucl. Med.

• Structure and mode of action of bacterial toxin revealed by atomic force microscopy

  Takayuki Kuraishi (Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences), Noriyuki Kodera (Nano Life Science Institute), et al.

  "Molecular and functional analysis of pore-forming toxin Monalysin from entomopathogenic bacterium pseudomonas entomophila"

  Front. Immunol.