Biography

Journal Articles

• Wellings, J.J., Thorpe, J.M., Yendole, K., Matsubayashi, Y. and Hartley, P.S., 2025. Effect of short and long-term cadmium exposure on behaviour and cardiac function in Drosophila. Environmental Pollution, 366.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., 2023. Mechanical waves help zebrafish regrow their tails. Nature Physics, 19 (9), 1241-1242.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., 2022. Dynamic movement and turnover of extracellular matrices during tissue development and maintenance. Fly, 16 (1), 248-274.
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• Diaz-de-la-Loza, M.D.C., Matsubayashi, Y. and Stramer, B.M., 2021. Sensing wounds by spilling cellular guts: Damage-associated protease release can initiate tissue repair. Developmental Cell, 56 (15), 2137-2139.
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• Marcotti, S., Sánchez-Sánchez, B.J., Serna-Morales, E., Dragu, A., Díaz-de-la-Loza, M.D.C., Matsubayashi, Y. and Stramer, B.M., 2021. Protocol for intervention-free quantification of protein turnover rate by steady-state modeling. STAR Protocols, 2 (1).
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Sánchez-Sánchez, B.J., Marcotti, S., Serna-Morales, E., Dragu, A., Díaz-de-la-Loza, M.D.C., Vizcay-Barrena, G., Fleck, R.A. and Stramer, B.M., 2020. Rapid Homeostatic Turnover of Embryonic ECM during Tissue Morphogenesis. Developmental Cell, 54 (1), 33-42.e9.
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• de Kerckhove, M., Matsubayashi, Y. et al., 2018. Targeting miR-223 in neutrophils enhances the clearance of Staphylococcus aureus in infected wounds. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 10 (10).
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• Gyoergy, A., Roblek, M., Ratheesh, A., Valoskova, K., Belyaeva, V., Wachner, S., Matsubayashi, Y., Sánchez-Sánchez, B.J., Stramer, B. and Siekhaus, D.E., 2018. Tools allowing independent visualization and genetic manipulation of Drosophila melanogaster macrophages and surrounding tissues. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 8 (3), 845-857.
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• Matsubayashi, Y. et al., 2017. A Moving Source of Matrix Components Is Essential for De Novo Basement Membrane Formation. Current Biology, 27 (22), 3526-3534.e4.
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• Matsubayashi, Y. and Millard, T.H., 2016. Analysis of the Molecular Mechanisms of Reepithelialization in Drosophila Embryos. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle), 5 (6), 243-250.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Coulson-Gilmer, C. and Millard, T.H., 2015. Endocytosis-dependent coordination of multiple actin regulators is required for wound healing. J Cell Biol, 210 (3), 419-433.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Razzell, W. and Martin, P., 2011. 'White wave' analysis of epithelial scratch wound healing reveals how cells mobilise back from the leading edge in a myosin-II-dependent fashion. J Cell Sci, 124 (Pt 7), 1017-1021.
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• Sehara, K., Toda, T., Iwai, L., Wakimoto, M., Tanno, K., Matsubayashi, Y. and Kawasaki, H., 2010. Whisker-related axonal patterns and plasticity of layer 2/3 neurons in the mouse barrel cortex. J Neurosci, 30 (8), 3082-3092.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Iwai, L., Toda, T., Lu, Q.R. and Kawasaki, H., 2009. Immunostaining for oligodendrocyte-specific galactosphingolipids in fixed brain sections using the cholesterol-selective detergent digitonin. J Neurosci Methods, 178 (1), 87-98.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Iwai, L. and Kawasaki, H., 2008. Fluorescent double-labeling with carbocyanine neuronal tracing and immunohistochemistry using a cholesterol-specific detergent digitonin. J Neurosci Methods, 174 (1), 71-81.
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• Toda, T., Hayakawa, I., Matsubayashi, Y., Tanaka, K., Ikenaka, K., Lu, Q.R. and Kawasaki, H., 2008. Termination of lesion-induced plasticity in the mouse barrel cortex in the absence of oligodendrocytes. Mol Cell Neurosci, 39 (1), 40-49.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Ebisuya, M., Honjoh, S. and Nishida, E., 2004. ERK activation propagates in epithelial cell sheets and regulates their migration during wound healing. Curr Biol, 14 (8), 731-735.
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• Ogawa, S., Matsubayashi, Y. and Nishida, E., 2004. An evolutionarily conserved gene required for proper microtubule architecture in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genes Cells, 9 (2), 83-93.
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• Matsubayashi, Y. and Nishida, E., 2002. [Regulating mechanisms and functions of MAP kinases]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso, 47 (11), 1399-1403.
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• Matsubayashi, Y., Fukuda, M. and Nishida, E., 2001. Evidence for existence of a nuclear pore complex-mediated, cytosol-independent pathway of nuclear translocation of ERK MAP kinase in permeabilized cells. J Biol Chem, 276 (45), 41755-41760.
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Profile of Teaching UG

• Advanced Systems Biology
• Introduction to Biology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Exploring and Understanding Sciene
• Introduction to Clinical Genetics

Grants

• Investigating the mechanisms that orchestrate basement membrane formation – toward the invention of future therapies (The Academy of Medical Sciences, 01 May 2023). Awarded

External Responsibilities

• FY2023-2027 MEXT KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (A), 'Integration of Extracellular Information by Multimodal ECM Activity', Advisor (2023-2027), https://www.multimodal-ecm.com/

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

• Café Scientifique – The hidden life of white blood cells: how they help construct our bodies (07 Nov 2023)

Qualifications

• PhD in Molecular Cell Biology (Kyoto University, Japan, 2004)
• BSc (Hons) in Science (Kyoto University, Japan, 1999)

Memberships

• Advance HE (former Higher Education Academy), Fellow (2022-),
• British Society for Cell Biology, Member (2009-),